Emilio Russo PhD

Emilio Russo first graduated in pharmaceutical chemistry and Technology at the University of Messina (Italy) and then in Medicine at the University of Catanzaro (Italy). He carried out a Ph.D. in Pharmacology on in vitro and in vivo models of epilepsy at the School of Pharmacy, University of London. Postgraduate Research Assistant at the Pharmacology Department, School of Pharmacy of London, he then gained a lectureship at the University of Catanzaro in 2008 and then Associate Professor in Pharmacology at the School of Medicine of the same University in 2015. He has been the Director of the School of Specialization in Pharmacology between 2017 and 2020 and he has an active role in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Pharmacology. Prof. Russo's interests involve __Pharmacology and physiopathology of Epilepsies and Epileptogenesis, Discovery of new potential antiseizure medications drugs, Comorbidity of Epilepsy with psychiatric diseases, Animal modes of Epilepsy, Clinical efficacy and safety of antiseizure medications. He is the Coordinator of the antiseizure medications committee of the Italian League against Epilepsy (LICE) since 2017 and a Component of the Italia Study group for cannabis of the Italian League against Epilepsy (LICE) since 2017.