Enzo Emanuele
Enzo Emanuele (born June 10, 1977) is an
Italian clinical pathologist known for his
interdisciplinary research in the field of
biological psychology. He has studied the biochemical basis of romantic
interpersonal attraction and identified the
neurotrophin nerve growth factor (NGF) as a key biochemical mediator of falling in
love. The implications of this research have been criticized in the popular press. In 2008, his
genetic research, which showed an association between
serotonin and
dopamine receptor gene polymorphisms and certain
love traits, was awarded with the International Zdenek Klein
Award for Human
Ethology from
Charles University in
Prague, Czech Republic.
Emanuele is also known for his studies on
biomarkers of atherosclerosis. On October 3, 2009, Enzo Emanuele was awarded by the
Italian Society for the Study of
Atherosclerosis (SISA),
Lombardy Section, with the Giovanni Galli
Prize for his scientific contributions in the field of cardiovascular biomarkers.
He graduated as
MD from the
University of Pavia in
Pavia, Italy in 2002.
Emanuele is Associate Editor of the journal ''Atherosclerosis''. He is also member of the editorial board of the ''Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation''.
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