Nutrients

Dr. Francisco J. Pérez-Cano

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1. Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
2. Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute (INSA), Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
Interests: immunonutrition; flavonoids; microbiota; oligosaccharides; probiotics; breast milk; immune programming
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Dr. Armin Alaedini

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Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, 1130 Saint Nicholas Ave., New York, NY 10032, USA
Interests: host-microbe interaction; gut ecosystem; gut-immune-brain connection; food sensitivity; gluten/wheat-related disorders; neuroimmunology

Prof. Dr. Clara Balsano

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Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences-MESVA, School of Emergency-Urgency Medicine, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Interests: metabolic syndrome; hepatocarcinoma; MASLD; NAFLD; MAFLD; obesity; liver steatosis; nutrition; autoimmune hepatitis; transition biometal; digital health; HBV and HCV infective diseases
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Dr. Mattia Bellan

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Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", 28100 Novara, Italy
Interests: aging; healthy aging; rheumatology; immunology; internal medicine; vitamin D

Prof. Dr. Dimitrios P. Bogdanos

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Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41110 Larissa, Greece
Interests: autoimmunity; autoimmune diseases; diet; immunosupression; immunoregulation; microbiome; nutrition; rheumatic diseases
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Prof. Dr. Rita Businaro

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School of Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Interests: immune system; macrophages; microglia; inflammation; cytokines; chemokines; Alzheimer's disease (AD); atherosclerosis; diet as non-pharmacological treatment for chronic degenerative diseases; ketogenic diet
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Dr. Giacomo Caio

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1. Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
2. Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital—Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Interests: celiac disease; non-celiac gluten/wheat sensitivity; gluten-related disorders; amylase trypsin inhibitors; food allergy; food sensitivity; food intolerance; irritable bowel syndrome; functional gastrointestinal disorders; leaky gut; microbiome; small bowel enteropathies
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Prof. Dr. Margarida Castell Escuer

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1. Secció de Fisiologia, Departament de Bioquímica i Fisiologia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
2. Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA-UB), UB, Barcelona, Spain
Interests: flavonoids; antioxidants; allergy; inflammation; immunomodulation; methylxanthines; sport
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Dr. Marco Centanni

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Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, 04100 Latina, Italy
Interests: thyroid; microbiota; adaptive immunology

Prof. Dr. Yan Chen

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Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
Interests: biology; cell biology; animal models; obesity; type 2 diabetes; metabolic disorders; intermittent dietary restriction; fatty liver; auto-immune diseases

Prof. Dr. Maria Sole Chimenti

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Department of “Medicina dei Sistemi”, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Interests: rheumatic diseases; autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases; spondyloarthritis; rheumatoid arthritis; dietary interventions in rheumatological diseases
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Prof. Dr. Paul J. Ciclitira

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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Interests: coeliac disease; peptic ulcer; hiatus hernia; irritable bowel syndrome; ulcerative colitis; gastrointestinal infections; nutrition
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Prof. Dr. Alfredo Corell

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1. Department of Medical Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain
2. Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, IBiS, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, CSIC, University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
Interests: immunonutrition; novel foods; olive oil; lipid metabolism; protein hydrolysates; bioactive peptides; foodomics; probiotics
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Prof. Dr. Alessio Fasano

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Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Interests: gut microbiome and nutrition; gut permeability; intestinal mucosal immunology; celiac disease and other gluten related disorders; autism, autoimmune diseases
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Dr. María José Forteza

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Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, 17164 Stockholm, Sweden
Interests: immunometabolism; cardiovascular diseases; atherosclerosis; inflammation

Prof. Dr. Claudio Franceschi

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Department of Specialty, Diagnostic and Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Interests: aging; nutrition; Mediterranean Diet; gut microbiota; immunosenescence; inflammation

Prof. Dr. Dietmar Fuchs

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Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biocenter, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Interests: neopterin; tryptophan; kynurenine; analytical chemistry; biomarkers; immunobiochemistry
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Dr. Elizabeth M. Gardner

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Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Interests: aging; diet restriction; food additives; NK cells; innate immunity; T cells; adaptive immunity

Dr. Alessandro Granito

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1. Associate Professor, Division of Internal Medicine, Hepatobiliary and Immunoallergic Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
2. Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
Interests: hepatocellular carcinoma; liver cancer; autoimmune hepatitis; primary biliary cholangitis; primary sclerosing cholangitis; celiac disease
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Dr. Åsa Håkansson

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Department of Food Technology Engineering and Nutrition, Lund University, Naturvetarvägen 12, 223 62 Lund, Sweden
Interests: functional foods; probiotics; gut microbiota ecology; the interplay between the microbiota and the immune system; nutritional immunology; inflammation related disorders (inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, celiac disease) and intestinal permeability

Dr. Nagaraja Haleagrahara

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College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
Interests: rheumatoid arthritis; nutrition; immunology; diabetes mellitus; phytonutrients; oxidative stress; neurodegenerative disease
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Prof. Dr. Robert G. Hamilton

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Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
Interests: medical product and environmental allergen testing; diagnostic allergy testing; natural rubber latex allergy; humoral (antibody) immune responses in allergic and infectious disease; immunogenicity and allergenicity of new drugs

Dr. Sung Nim Han

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Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University, 1Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
Interests: vitamin D; immunology; obesity; fatty acid; inflammation

Prof. Dr. Hubertus Himmerich

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Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
Interests: eating disorders; obesity; nutrition and mental disorders; weight regulation; psychopharmacology
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Dr. Francesca Anna Ingegnoli

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Clinical Rheumatology Unit, ASST Pini-CTO, Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Interests: systemic sclerosis; rheumatoid arthritis; nutrition; patient-reported outcomes; capillaroscopy
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Prof. Dr. Ascensión Marcos

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Immunonutrition Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), C/Jose Antonio Novais, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: immunonutrients; bioactive compounds; probiotics; microbiota–nutrition axis and lifestyle; health; disease; humans
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Prof. Dr. Antonella Muraro

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Food Allergy Referral Centre, Padua University Hospital, 35128 Padua, Italy
Interests: food allergy; food immunotherapy; anaphyaxis; atopic dermatitis; allergies in pediatric age
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Dr. Kosuke Nishi

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Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8566, Japan
Interests: bioactive molecule; chronic disorder; immunomodulation; ADME

Dr. Debra Jane Palmer

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Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, 15 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
Interests: food allergy; allergic disease; nutrition; eczema; pregnancy; lactation
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Dr. Carlos Pastor-Vargas

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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: food allergy; cross-reactivity; food allergens
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