Nicola Cirillo received his Ph.D. in Oral Immunopathology and Experimental Medicine in 2007. He is currently a Professor of Dental Medicine, Pathology, and Pharmacology at the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, the University of Melbourne. His scholarly activity is concerned with oral mucosal diseases and spans laboratory-based, translational, and clinical research, with a focus on the bench-to-bedside approach.