Curriculum
CURRICULUM Prof. Angelo QUARANTA
BIOGRAPHICAL
Name: Angelo QUARANTA
Business address:
Department of Veterinary Medicine
University of Bari Aldo Moro – Italy
EDUCATION and TRAINING
GRADUATE
1986 Degree in Veterinary Medicine “summa cum laude”
University of Bari - Italy
1987-1988 Veterinary Officer of the Italian Military Veterinary Corps
2010-present Captain of the Italian Medical Corps
APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS
ACADEMIC:
2018-present Full Professor of Veterinary Physiology
2001-2018 Associate Professor of Veterinary Physiology
University of Bari - Department of Veterinary Medicine
1991-2001 Researcher of Domestic Animal Physiology
University of Bari - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Department of General and Environmental Physiology
1999-present Member of Board of PhD:
Infectious Diseases of carnivorous
Human and animal reproductive biology
Animal Health and Zoonosis
University of Bari
2004-present Principal applicant of the research project
University of Bari
2008-2012 Department Head Assistant
2011-2014 President of the Committee on Animal Research and Ethics
University of Bari
2014-present President of Animal Welfare Body
University of Bari
2019-2022 President of Quality Assurance Committee
University of Bari
2012-present Head of the Section of “Animal Physiology and Behavior”, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari
2016 Director of Post-graduate course “Veterinary Bioethics”, University of Bari
NON ACADEMIC:
1986-present Member of Veterinary Medicine College of Bari
2004 Waltham Foundation Grant
(project title “Behavioural assessment of canine laterality and its relationship with immune function”)
2005 Board of Experts of the CIVR (Committee for Research Evaluation) - MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research)
2006 PhD Examiner
University of New England, Armidale - Australia
2011 PhD Examiner
University of Adelaide - Australia
2007-2013 Review in “Nature”, "Scientific American", “Faculty of 1000”, “Science”
2007 Documentary participation in "Dog Genius", National Geographic TV
2007-2008 Cited in “New York Times”, “Daily Telegraph”, “Herald Tribune”, “Discovery Channel”, “CBS News”, etc.
2008-present Referee Board Member of MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research)
2003-present Teacher at several meetings for ECM (Italian Committee Credits)
2009 C.R.P. Foundation Grant
(Project title “Cetacea”)
2010 Waltham Foundation Grant
(Project title “The asymmetrical mind of the dog: Behavioural lateralization in animal welfare”)
2010 Royal Canin Italia
(Project title "Nostril preference in Food preference ")
2009 Royal Canin Italia
(Project title "Sniffing behavior of dogs")
2000-present Peer-reviewer for the Journals:
Animal Behaviour, Animal Cognition, Neuroscience, Behavioural Processes, Laterality, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, International Blood Research & Reviews, Environmental Sciences Europe, Peer J, PLos ONE, Journal of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry (JVSAH), Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, Animal Reproduction Science, Veterinary Medicine International, Reproduction in Domestic Animals, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, BMC Veterinary Research, Scientific Reports, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Sensors, Translational Psychiatry, Veterinary Sciences
2018-present Guest Editor:
- Symmetry, Special Issue "Brain Functional Lateralization in Animals"
- Animals, Special Issue “Advanced Research in animal Communication”
2013-present Editor-in-Chief:
- International Journal of Neuroscience and Behavioral Science
2013-present Editorial Board:
- Symmetry, section Biology and Symmetry
- Dog Behavior
- The Open Access Journal of Science and Technology
- Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Health (JVSAH)
- International Journal of Veterinary Health Science & Research (IJVHSR)
2000-present Honorary Member of ASETRA (Italian Association of Veterinary Behaviorist)
2010-present Veterinary Behaviorist (FNOVI - Ministry of Health, Italy)
2017-present Veterinary Certified Expert in AAI (Animal Assisted Interventions)
AWARDS
Scientific Award "Domenico Ridola", Novaurora, Matera (2019).
Review in “Nature” (2007): John Whitfield - 'Here boy' makes dogs wag to the right. Direction of tail wagging highlights different tasks of brain halves. http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070319/full/070319-6.html
Participation in the documentary "Dog Genius", National Geographic TV (2007) - Isham Randolph, Coordinating Producer, National Geographic Television, Washington, DC 20036.
Review in "Faculty of 1000" (2007): Peter F. MacNeilage: Faculty of 1000 Biology, 4 Apr 2007 http://www.f1000biology.com/article/id/1072072/evaluation.
Review in "Faculty of 1000" (2008): MacNeilage P: F1000 Prime Recommendation of [Siniscalchi M et al., PLoS ONE 2008, 3(10):e3349]. Faculty of 1000, 09 Dec 2008; DOI:10.3410/f.1128834.585919. f1000.com/prime/1128834#eval585919.
Review in “Science” (2013): http://news.sciencemag.org/brain-behavior/2013/10/video-what-tail-wagging-means-other-dogs.
Review in "Scientific American" (2015): Julie Hecht. What You Don't Know About Your Dog's Nostrils. Published online | Scientific American | https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/dog -spies/what-you-don-t-know-about-your-do g-s-nostrils/.
2 letters of commendation from the Dean of University of Bari (2007).
MAIN FIELDS OF RESEARCH
159 research papers concerning:
Animal Behavior
Animal Physiology, Endocrinology and Reproduction
Peer-reviewed papers on International Journals (IF): 62
Peer-reviewed papers on National Journals: 26
Conferences: 61
Chapter on books: 5
Monograph: 1
Book Translate: 1
Other: 3
Articles have been cited 1704 times, h-index 23 (Scopus.com, March 2023).