Andrea Grignolio, Ph.D. in History of Science, he is professor on contract in History of Medicine, University of Rome “La Sapienza”. In 2004 he studied at the Centre Cavaillès of École Normale Supérieure in Paris, in 2006-2007 was a Post-doctoral Fellowship at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University, and in 2009 was a visiting scholar at the Office for History of Science and Technology, UC Berkeley. He is author of papers and essays appeared on national and international journals and books.