Prof. Micaela Morelli

 

Academic Career

1976 Degree Biological Sciences with full credit University of Cagliari

1978-81 Fellowship, Institute of Pharmacology, University of Cagliari

1981-82 and 1986 Research Associate Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

1982-90    Researcher, Institute of Pharmacology, University of Cagliari

From 1990   Full Professor of Pharmacology University of Cagliari

From 1995   Associate to CNR Institute of Neuroscience

1997-2000   Chairman of the Department of Toxicology, University of Cagliari

From 2015-2021  Pro Rector for Research University of Cagliari

 

Professional Experience

2001-2006    Elected member of the Italian Neuroscience Society Council

2004-2010   Councilor of the International Basal Ganglia Society (IBAGS)

2004-2013   Representative of the University of Cagliari in the Steering Committee of the Bank of Sardinia Foundation

2013-2014    Board of Directors of the Bank of Sardinia Foundation

From 2014-   Board of Directors of “Associazione Fondazioni e Casse di Risparmio” (ACRI) Ricerca

2005-2010   Italian representative on the International Brain Research Organisation (IBRO)

2010-2016   Councillor of IBRO- PERC committee

2016-2022   IBRO Nominating Committee

2015-2017 Scientific Committee of the Movement Disorders Society

2020-21   Scientific Committee of PNR (National Plan of Research) of MUR

2022-   Representative of the University of Cagliari in the Steering Committee of the Sardinia Foundation

2020-    Evaluators of the French “Agence National de la Recerche” (ANR)

2021-    Scientific Committee of “Comitato Nazionale Protezione Animali usati fini Scientifici” (CNPA) of the Ministry of Health

2022-    Board of Directors of the European Brain Foundation (EBF)

 

Research Grants latest 10 years

2022-   Research component of “NeurOmic.DataNet” research project Ministry of Health

2019-2021   Research component of ENI-CBC-MED “New Business opportunities & Environmental suSTainability using MED GRAPE nanotechnological products (BestMedGrape), research project

2019-2022 Responsible of Research grant PRIN of the MIUR

2017-2020 Responsible of Research grant PRIN of the MIUR

2012-2014 Research component of Grant from Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research

2012-2015 Responsible of Research Grant from LR7 of Region of Sardinia

2011-2014 Research component of Research grant from Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, funded by Italian-Polish Dpt. of Foreign Affairs (J.Wardas)

 

Honors and Awards

From 2013-2016 Member of CEPR (MIUR) (Committee of Experts for Research Politics)

2018- 2020 President of the Italian Neuroscience Society

2020 Designated “Research Woman of the years” by Scienza Società Scienza

 

Scientific activity

Prof. Micaela Morelli has devoted her research interests to the study of drugs active in the central nervous system and particularly to drugs for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and to amphetamine-like drugs. Author of 235 publications on international journals with impact factor, total citations: 9720;  H-index: 52