Background
Gessa, Gian Luigi was born on July 13, 1932 in Cagliari, Italy. Son of Martino Luigi and Maria (Agus) Gessa.
Gessa, Gian Luigi was born on July 13, 1932 in Cagliari, Italy. Son of Martino Luigi and Maria (Agus) Gessa.
Doctor of Medicine, U. Cagliari, 1956.
Assistant professor Institute Pharmacology, U. Cagliari, 1958-1960; chairman Institute Pharmacology, U. Cagliari, 1965-1967; professor Institute Pharmacology, U. Cagliari, 1970-1986; department chairman neuroscience, U. Cagliari, since 1986. Visiting scientist, laboratory chemical pharmacology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1960-1962,67-70.
Member Italian Society Biological Psychiatry (president 1980-1983), Italian Society Neurosci. (president 1983-1988), Collegium International Neuropsychopharmacologicum, European Neurosci. Association, International Brain Research Organisation, European College Neuropsychopharmacology, European Behavioral Pharmacology Society.
Married Maria Antonietta Contu, May 1, 1961. Children: Claudia, Giorgia Sara, Diego Daniele.