Building infrastructure for African human genomic data management

Francesco Profumo
Francesco Profumo
Minister of Education
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 November 2011
Prime Minister	Mario Monti
Preceded by	Mariastella Gelmini
Personal details
Born	3 May 1953; Savona
Political party	Independent

Francesco Profumo (born 3 May 1953) is an Italian engineer and academic who has been Italy's Minister of Education since 16 November 2011. He has been President of the National Research Council (CNR) since August 2011 and had previously served as Chancellor of the Politecnico di Torino from 2005 to 2011.

Early life

Profumo was born in Savona on 3 May 1953.

Career

Profumo started his professional career in research and development at Ansaldo in Genova in 1978. He served there until mid-1980s.^[1] In 1985, he moved to Torino as a researcher and associate professor at the local Politecnico. In 2003, he was named Dean of the 1st Engineering Faculty of the Politecnico, and in 2005, he became Chancellor of the university. On 13 August 2011, he succeeded Luciano Maiani as President of the National Research Council (CNR).^[1] On 16 November 2011, Prime Minister Mario Monti appointed him Minister of Education.^[1]

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Biography

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Academic offices
Preceded by Giovanni Del Tin	Dean of Politecnico di Torino 2005–2011	Incumbent
Preceded by Luciano Maiani	President of National Research Council of Italy since 2011	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Mariastella Gelmini	Italian Minister of Education since 2011	Incumbent

^ ^a ^b ^c "A remedy via research?". Public Service. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

[ps12-1] "A remedy via research?". Public Service. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

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 ==Career==
-In 1978, Profumo started his professional career in [[research and development]] at [[Ansaldo]] in [[Genova]]. In 1985, he moved to [[Torino]] as a [[researcher]] and [[associate professor]] at the local [[Politecnico di Torino|Politecnico]]. In 2003, he was named Dean of the 1st Engineering Faculty of the Politecnico, and in 2005, he became Chancellor of the university. On 13 August 2011, he succeeded [[Luciano Maiani]] as President of the [[Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche|National Research Council]] (CNR), and on 16 November 2011 [[Prime Minister of Italy|Prime Minister]] [[Mario Monti]] appointed him Minister of Education. His areas of professional interest include [[power electronics]] conversion, innovative [[power device]]s, and [[power conditioning]] systems, among others.{{cn|date=May 2012}}
+Profumo started his professional career in [[research and development]] at [[Ansaldo]] in [[Genova]] in 1978. He served there until mid-1980s.<ref name=ps12/> In 1985, he moved to [[Torino]] as a [[researcher]] and [[associate professor]] at the local [[Politecnico di Torino|Politecnico]]. In 2003, he was named Dean of the 1st Engineering Faculty of the Politecnico, and in 2005, he became Chancellor of the university. On 13 August 2011, he succeeded [[Luciano Maiani]] as President of the [[Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche|National Research Council]] (CNR).<ref name=ps12/> On 16 November 2011, [[Prime Minister of Italy|Prime Minister]] [[Mario Monti]] appointed him Minister of Education.<ref name=ps12>{{cite web|title=A remedy via research?|url=http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=19522|publisher=Public Service|accessdate=9 September 2012|date=26 April 2012}}</ref>
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Francesco Profumo


Minister of Education
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 November 2011
Prime Minister	Mario Monti
Preceded by	Mariastella Gelmini

Personal details
Born	3 May 1953 Savona
Political party	Independent

Building infrastructure for African human genomic data management

Revision as of 10:48, 9 September 2012

Early life

Career

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