Dr. Mario Salmeri is an Associate Professor of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania. In 1989, he was rewarded in the competition for Technical Officer VIII Q. F. at the Institute of Microbiology, University of Catania. His research interests include the effect of bacterial infections on the blood–brain/retinal barrier, the effect of bacterial infections on pancreatic cells, sexually transmitted infections, clinical microbiology, applied microbiology and antibiotic therapy.