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Daniele PiomelliPhD MD (h.c.)

Daniele studied neuroscience with James H. Schwartz and Eric Kandel at Columbia University, and with Paul Greengard at the Rockefeller University.

In 2000, two of his mentors (Kandel and Greengard) were awarded the Nobel Prize for their contributions to physiology and medicine.

After working in Paris and La Jolla, Daniele joined the University of California, Irvine, where he is now Louise Turner Arnold Chair in Neurosciences and Distinguished Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology.

He is an author of >420 peer-reviewed articles, three full-length books, and >35 patents. Since 2018, Daniele is Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.

Curriculum Vitae

Postal Address

University of California, Irvine
Departments of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Pharmacology, and Biological Chemistry
Gillespie Neuroscience Research Facility, Room 3101
Irvine, California 92697

Phone

(949) 824-7080

Fax

(949) 824-6305

E-mail

piomelli@uci.edu

1977

Degree in Classical Studies, Lyceum ‘Sannazzaro’, Naples, Italy

1982

Pharm.D., magna cum laude; University of Naples, Italy

1988

Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Columbia University, New York

2018-present

Distinguished Professor, Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California Irvine

Director, UCI Center for the Study of Cannabis

2017

Co-founder, Exxel Pharmaceuticals Inc., Vancouver, Canada

2017-18

Visiting Professor, University of Parma, Italy

2015

Co-founder, Neokera Pharmaceuticals LLC, Irvine, California

2013

Co-founder, Anteana Therapeutics Inc., San Diego, California

2012

Co-founder, Thesan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Clemente, California

7/12-present

Professor, Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California Irvine

1/07-8/16

Founding Director, Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Italian Institute of Technology, Genoa, Italy

7/05-present

Louise Turner Arnold Chair in the Neurosciences

Professor, Biological Chemistry; University of California, Irvine, California

2001-present

Fellow, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory; University of California, Irvine

2000-07

Founder, Kadmus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Irvine, California

7/00-7/12

Professor, Pharmacology; University of California, Irvine

9/98-7/00

Associate Professor, Pharmacology; University of California, Irvine

2/95-9/98

Senior Fellow and Lab Head; The Neurosciences Institute, San Diego, California

8/92-2/95

Directeur de Recherche, INSERM; Paris, France

9/90-8/92

Chargé de Recherche, INSERM; Paris, France

5/88-8/90

Postdoctoral Associate, The Rockefeller University, New York

12/87-5/88

Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University, New York