Degree in Medicine (1975), specializations “Internal Medicine” (1984); “Allergy and Clinicla Immunology” (1978); “Occupational Medicine” (1980). Full Professor in Occupational Medicine (2002 – 2020) and Professor of Allergy at G. d’Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy (1992 – 2020). Head of the “Allergy and Clinical Immunology” Unit of the University Hospital, Chieti, Italy (2012 to 2020). Research activity: Main scientific interests: Immunotherapy, Food Allergy, Autoimmune Diseases, Asthma, Nickel Allergy, Stem Cells, Autophagy, Immunotoxicity, Nanotoxicity. Coordinator of the collaborative research between the European Commission and G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti on "In vitro study of metal-induced effects on the immune system: mechanisms of regulation and toxicity" and on "Development of umbilical cord haematopoietic stem cell model as potential human transformation assay for carcinogenesis". Collaborative research with "Shanxi Medical University", China and Osaka University, Japan. ORCID: 0000-0002-9224-5886 Position in Scientific Societies: President of the Italian Society of Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology International Role: Main representative of the Research Center for Ageing of the G. d’Annunzio University Foundation (NGO in consultative status) at the “Department of Public Information” and the “Economic and Social Council” of the United Nations