Jacopo Meldolesi

Jacopo Meldolesi is a Full Professor of General Pharmacology at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, Italy, with a career spanning over five decades. He has held significant leadership roles including Scientific Director of the Dept. of Basic Research and Biotechnology (DIBIT) at Scientific Institute San Raffaele and Director of the Neuroscience Department from 1999 to 2004. A post-doctoral researcher under Nobel Laureate George E. Palade at Rockefeller University, Meldolesi has contributed extensively to cellular neurobiology and membrane traffic research.

• Member of EMBO (1984), Academia Europaea (1992), and Accademia dei Lincei (2001)
• Presidential roles in Italian Society of Neuroscience (1997-1999) and Federation of Italian Biological Societies (2003-2007)

His editorial contributions include serving on the boards of Journal of Cell Biology (1988-), Trends in Pharmacological Sciences (1980-), and EMBO Journal (2007-). Meldolesi has authored over 250 articles in prestigious journals with a total impact factor exceeding 1900 and over 15,000 citations (H-index: 69).

Scientific Awards:

• Camillo Golgi Award (1988)
• Feltrinelli Award (1994)
• Gold Medal of the President of the Italian Republic (1999)