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 28,000 citations and an h-index of 90 (Scopus), and holds 10 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), the Tu Youyou Award (2020), and the ICRS Lifetime Achievement Award (2024). Maccarrone has also been recognized among the top 2% of scientists and the top 100 biochemists worldwide, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2023). Since 2024, he is Chair of the FEBS Advanced Courses Committee and Director of FEBS.