Umberto Manera is Assistant Professor and Neurologist at the “Rita Levi Montalcini” Department of Neuroscience of the University of Turin and the Neurology Unit of “Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino”. He has been working at the ALS Center in Turin since 2010. He mainly deals with clinical research on ALS. His scientific activity includes several topics, including neuroepidemiology, the evaluation of disease phenotypes and respiratory function assessment measures, biomarkers, neuroimaging. He also works as a sub-investigator for various randomized clinical trials. He is currently co-author of more than 110 scientific articles published in international peer-reviewed journals.