Professore Associato

Prof. Squassina is associate professor of Pharmacology at University of Cagliari (Italy), adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada), and Chief of the Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at University of Cagliari. Dr. Squassina is a pharmacologist and molecular biologist, with extensive expertise in the genomics and pharmacogenomics of mental
disorders. He trained as a pharmacologist and molecular biologist in Italy and Canada. His research activity has been mainly focused on the investigation of the genetic bases of mood disorders, suicide, and response to psychotropic medications. Prof. Squassina is involved in many ongoing international efforts aimed at disentangling the biological underpinnings of psychiatric disorders and clinical outcomes of pharmacological interventions. He is engaged in educational activities in the field of neuropsychopharmacology and pharmacogenomics, both nationally and
internationally. Prof. Squassina has published 8 book chapters and more than 180 papers in peer reviewed journals.
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Scopus: total number of publications: 180; citations: 8228; H-Index: 36
Google Scholar: citations: 12165; H-Index: 46; i10-Index: 112