Claudio Bucolo is a Full Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Catania. He held, in the past, the position of Visiting Scholar in Pharmacology at the Eye Research Institute of Oakland University (Rochester, MI, USA). He was the first Italian to receive the international "Dr. Roger Vogel Award for Pharmaceutical Research 2015” for his significant contribution in the field of research of new drugs for the treatment of ophthalmic diseases. In 2014, he received the "Silver Fellow Medal" of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and, in 2019, he received the "Gold Fellow Medal" with the following motivation: "In honor of outstanding service to the eye and vision community”. In 2019, the Neuroscience Center of Excellence of Louisiana State University awarded him the prestigious "Chancellor's Award Guest" award with the following motivation: "For exceptional contributions to pharmacology applied to ophthalmology and outstanding academic leadership". His research interests include the field of ocular pharmacology and neuropharmacology. He is the author of over 200 scientific articles published in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters.