“In 1956, as a young graduate student, I went to ask for my thesis in the building of the biological institutes in via Porcell number 4, in Cagliari”. Thus began the adventure in pharmacology of Gian Luigi Gessa , the scientist from Cagliari who will turn ninety next Wednesday.
He will celebrate them by publishing a study on "Frontiers in neuroscience" , yet another career studded with successes and awards.
He argues that there is no recipe for living well and for a long time: “I smile when they theorize the saving power of centenarians' cheese or wine. I am sober, now in all senses. I don't even go windsurfing anymore. I still have a passion for neuroscience ".
He rejects the idea that Covid has come out of the Wuhan laboratory and talks about the difficulties of young people in today's world of work and suppresses distance learning: "I am not against new technologies, but we must distinguish how they are used". It also addresses the issue of research in Sardinia, complicated by the scarcity of funding .
The complete interview tomorrow on the Unione Sarda.