Michael Maes

Dr. Michael Maes is a Senior Researcher and Guest Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Plovdiv. He specializes in translational neuroscience, bridging clinical psychiatry with neuroimmunology and molecular biology to address psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.

• Research focuses on inflammation, oxidative/nitrosative stress, and immune pathways in depression, schizophrenia, and chronic fatigue syndrome.
• Contributed to identifying biomarkers for depression staging and treatment response prediction.
• Proposed novel drug targets such as ω3-PUFAs, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory compounds.

Scientific Recognition:

• Highly Cited Author (ISI/Thomson Reuters since 2003)
• Worldwide #1 in multiple fields including depression, oxidative stress, and CFS (Expertscape, 2022)
• Published in top journals like Molecular Psychiatry and Biological Psychiatry

His work has been presented in over 300 invited lectures and spans interdisciplinary collaborations in medical simulation, diagnostics, and environmental health.