Dr. Antonietta Messina is an Associate Professor at the Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy, and a specialist in Sports Medicine. She has engaged in
research activities during her studies, especially in the field of dysmetabolic pathologies, both at the Department of Experimental Medicine and at the Sports Physiology Service of the Second University of Naples. She is the author of many publications on the treatment and prevention of obesity and related pathologies, with particular emphasis on the importance of correct nutritional intake and sporting activity in the treatment of these pathologies.
Dr. Vincenzo Monda is a Medical Dietitian of SSC Napoli. He is a doctor specializing in Food Science and is responsible for nutrition and integration at SSC Napoli, from the Serie A TIM first team to the youth
sectors. He is a Professor of Physiology and Nutrition and is involved in research at the University of Campania Vanvitelli, where he has completed more than 97 scientific studies, published in recognized scientific journals. He deals with nutrition for sportspersons, at all ages and levels, from amateur to professional athletes, and clinical and preventive nutrition, for all ages and lifestyles.
Prof. Fiorenzo Moscatelli is an Associate Professor who works at the Faculty of Human Sciences, Education and Sport, Pegaso Telematic University, Napoli, Italy. He also works at the Department of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy, and at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy. He completed his
Ph.D. in Sport Science and Ergonomics at the University of Rome “Foro Italico” in 2017. He is an academic researcher and has contributed to research in medicine and transcranial magnetic stimulation. He has an h-index of 27 and has co-authored 66 publications receiving 1931 citations (Scopus, 2 November 2023).
Marcellino Monda is a Full Professor of Physiology (scientific disciplinary field BIO-09) at the Department of Experimental Medicine of the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy and President of the Napoli Graduate School of Medicine of the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”. He is also the Director of the School of Specialisation in Sports Medicine at the School of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, the Director of the UOC of Dietetics, Sports Medicine and Psychophysical Wellbeing at the University Hospital of the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” and Rector’s Delegate for Sport. His main lines of research (on laboratory animals and humans) are (1) Nervous control of body temperature. (2) Correlations between thermogenesis and eating behavior. (3) Cortical and hypothalamic control of vegetative functions. (4) Autonomic responses to stimulation with orexin A under various conditions, including those from the administration of psychotropic drugs. (5) Control of nociceptive transmission. (6) Metabolic-vegetative structure in physiological and pathological conditions (obesity and diabetes).
Giovanni Messina has been a Professor of Physiology at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Foggia since 2016. He obtained his Ph.D. in Food and Health from the Second University of Naples, Faculty of Medicine, studying from 2002 to 2005. He held
a Residency in Nutrition Science, Second University of Naples, Faculty of Medicine from 2005 to 2009 and a Residency in Sport Science, Second University of Naples, Faculty of Medicine from 2010 to 2015. His main lines of research (Laboratory animals and humans) are (1) Nervous control of body temperature;
(2) Correlations between thermogenesis and feeding behavior; (3) Cortical and hypothalamic control of vegetative functions; (4) Autonomic responses to stimulation with orexin A in physiological, clinical, and sports conditions; (5) Control of nociceptive transmission; (6) Variations in metabolic and vegetative
parameters in physiological, clinical, and sports conditions; (7) Variations in Heat Rate Variability in physiological, clinical, and sports conditions; (8) Functional assessment of corticospinal system excitability in athletes through transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
Domenico Tafuri is a Full Professor and Head of the Department of Medical, Exercise, and Wellbeing Sciences, University of Naples Parthenope, Naples, Italy. He was the Pro-rector of the University of Naples Parthenope and also a Delegate for Sport, Doctor-Surgeon, and Specialist in Sports Medicine.
