Dr. Risolino was born and raised in Lagonegro in the south of Italy. At 18 he moved to Napoli, where he spent almost 12 years earning a Master’s and PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology from the Second University of Naples, Caserta, Italy. From 2012-2014, Dr. Risolino worked as a Research Fellow in Molecular Oncology at the Institute of Genetics and Biophysics, CNR, Naples, Italy. In February 2014, he moved to New York City and joined Dr. Selleri’s Lab as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University. In 2015 the laboratory was relocated to the UCSF Department of Orofacial Sciences and Department of Anatomy where Dr. Risolino is currently the Assistant Researcher in the Selleri Lab. This atmosphere will continue to be critical to the development of…