Prof. Emilio Jirillo has been a Full Professor of Immunology at Bari University since 1986, and a Scientific Director of the National Institute of Gastroenterology, Castella Grotte (Italy) from 1996 to 2009. His research areas include Microbial Immunity, Mucosal Immunity, Immunonutrition, Contact Dermatitis, Necrosis, Friedreich Ataxia, and Obesity. He has 494 publications with 8207 citations and an h-index of 48
(Scopus, 21 December 2023).
Prof. Dr. Luigi Santacroce is an Assistant Professor in the Ionian Department of the University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, and a Senior Consultant Microbiologist of the Lab Service of Microbiology and Virology of the Policlinico University Hospital of Bari. He graduated top of his medical school class in Bari, in 1990, followed by a specialization course in Cardiac surgery and in Digestive surgery. He then became a Consultant Microbiologist in 2006. He also followed a master’s program in Emergency medicine. Since the 1990s, he has been dedicated to research on the pathophysiology of human conditions, especially factors for the development of oncologic and infectious diseases. During the last decade, he started a cooperative program of research on regenerative medicine and stem cells. He is a Principal Investigator in international research programs, in particular about the human microbiota. He has served as a speaker and member of organizing committees in several scientific events, both national and international, and
has written a number of scientific papers. Since 2010, he has been the President
of the Nursing degree course at the University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, and
Erasmus+ Coordinator at the same university. He is also a member and past
President of the Italian Navy-University of Bari Joint Commission for teaching
activity. He is also Dr. hc in International Relations at Logos International
University and Peace Education at Instituto Educando Paz.
