Giulia Accardi is a researcher working on longevity, studying centenarians as the best model for successful aging, to identify new strategies for aging successfully (especially those related to nutrition). She earned a Ph.D. at the Department of Biopathology and Medical and Forensic Biotechnology (DIBIMEF), University of Palermo. She is interested in immunogenetics, studying the role of HLA and KIR in response to viral infection. She is an Assistant Professor/Researcher of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Pathology at the University of Palermo. She is a part of the European project ISOLDA (Horizon 2020), which focuses on identifying improved strategies for the vaccination of older adults. Her research topics mainly include Aging, Longevity, Nutrition, Centenarian, Nutraceuticals, Functional Food, and Immunogenetics.