Ettore Novellino

Prof. Ettore Novellino is a prominent figure in the Italian academic and scientific landscape, with a career characterized by a constant commitment to research excellence, teaching, and university governance. Currently, Prof. Novellino holds the position of Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome. Throughout his prestigious career, he has taught at high-profile institutions, including the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa and the University of Naples Federico II, where he consolidated his role as an internationally renowned scientist. His institutional career has been marked by positions of high responsibility. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy at the Federico II University of Naples (2000-2006) and, concurrently, as President of the Conference of Italian Pharmacy Faculty Deans. His commitment extended to scientific management, leading the Department of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry and subsequently the Department of Pharmacy at Federico II, the latter recognized as a Department of Excellence by MIUR under his leadership (2013-2018). He has held crucial roles at the national level as a member of the National University Council (Chemistry Area) and of the Scientific Technical Committee of the Ministry of Health. Prof. Novellino's scientific activity is vast and of the highest impact. With an H-index of 90 and over 35,770 citations, he is recognized globally as one of the leading experts in the field of Drug Discovery, computational chemistry, and nutraceuticals.