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).
