Lifetime Achievement Award 2025

Born in Milano in 1937, he graduated as MD at the University of Milano in 1961. In the following ten years he completed his training as Neurologist and Neurophysiologist at the University of Parma getting his Professorship in neurology in 1971. In 1972 he has beeen appointed as director of the department of Neurophysiology and Epileptology National Neurological Institute C. Besta of Milano where he spent the rest of his life except for periods spent as Fogarty fellow at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (New York), visiting scientist at UCLA (Los Angeles) and invited professor in several universities.

His main research interest was on basic and clinical epileptology. He has been awarded with the Annual Epilepsy Award of the American Epilepsy society in 2000 and with the European Epilepsy Award in 2006. He served as ILAE president (2001-2005). Since 2002 he is president of the international School of Neurological Sciences of San Servolo (Venice).

In 1971 he married Clara Milanese, neurologist, who gave him two children, Federico, scientist and Francesca, writer. Clara sadly passed away in October 2024, to her he dedicates the Lifetime Scientific Award.