Dipartimento di Scienze biomediche
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