Born in Cagliari, Italy, on May 16, 1950. 1975 M.D. degree with distinction at the University of Cagliari, Italy. 1976 Assistant at the Institute of Mental and Nervous Diseases, University of Cagliari. 1977 Research Fellow at the Institute of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Cagliari., Italy. 1978-1979 Research Fellow at the Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas, Medical School, Houston, TX, USA. 1980-1983 Visiting Associate at the Laboratory of Preclinical Pharmacology, National Institutes of Mental Health, Washington D.C., USA. 1983-1988 Research Fellow at the Institute of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy. 1988-1990 Associate Professor of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy. 1990-1992 Professor of Chemotherapy, School of Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy 1992-2020 Professor of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy