Full Professor of Pharmacology

Associate Professor of Pharmacology (BIOS-11/A)
School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SSMF)
Department of Pharmacy (DIFAR)
University of Genoa (UniGe)

Education and Training
2009. Doctorate in Biochemistry, Doctoral School in Molecular and Clinical Experimental Medicine and Biology, UniGe.
2006. National qualification for the profession of Pharmacist (328/340)
2005. Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology (cum laude), UniGe.

Professional experiences
2018 - present. Associate Professor of General Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, SSMF, DIFAR, UniGe.
2012-2018. Fixed-term researcher; SSMF, DIFAR, UniGe.
2009-2012. Postdoc fellow; SSMF, DIMES, UniGe.
2008. Visiting scientist, MRC Toxicology Unit, Leicester, UK.

Other professional experiences and assignments
Since 2025. Member of the Board of Directors of the IANUA Consortium, UniGe.
Since 2025. Scientific member and President of OPBA, University of Trento.
Since 2024. Member of the Department Board, DIFAR, UniGe.
2022-2025 Member of the Teaching Commission, DIFAR, UniGe.
Since 2020. Coordinator of the Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, DIFAR, UniGe.
Since 2019. Member of the Orientation and Tutoring Commission, DIFAR, UniGe.
Since 2017. Director of the online newsletter, “SIF young Journal club".
2015-2017 Member of the Young Researchers Committee, Italian Society of Pharmacology.
Since 2015. Member of the Steering Committee and deputy coordinator of ISB-IANUA, UniGe High School.
Since 2013. Member of the Teaching Board, Doctoral Course in Experimental Medicine, UniGe.

Research funding
Since 2006 he has received 23 research project grants: 10 as Principal investigator/unit coordinator, 5
as a participant, 3 private contracts and 2 donations.

Bibliometric publications and indexes
Author/co-author of 85 peer reviewed articles.
Total impact factor (JCR 2024): 437.62
Average impact factor: 5,089
Citations: 2689 (Scopus)
H index: 30 (Scopus)