Mauro Maccarrone

Mauro Maccarrone is a Professor of Biochemistry at the University of L’Aquila, Italy, and Head of the Lipid Neurochemistry Unit at the European Center for Brain Research in Rome. He has published extensively, with 24,702 citations and an h-index of 83 (Scopus), and holds 9 patents. Maccarrone has been a key figure in cannabinoid research, serving as President of the International Cannabinoid Research Society (2010-2011) and chairing the 2015 Gordon Research Conference on Cannabinoid Function in the CNS. He has received several prestigious awards, including the IACM Award (2007), the Mechoulam Award (2016), and the Tu Youyou Award (2020). Maccarrone has also been recognized among the top 2% of scientists worldwide and as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2023). Since 2024, he is Chair of the FEBS Advanced Courses Committee and Director of FEBS.