Antonello Paparella is a Full Professor of Food Microbiology at the University of Teramo. After a long carreer as a Researcher in the Food Industry, he was appointed as Associate Professor in 2000 and Full Professor in 2006. Professor Paparella and his colleagues have done pioneering research on food safety, e.g., regarding emerging antimicrobials for food protection and shelf-life extension, microbial ecology and pathogens in meat and seafood, microbial metabolites of food interest, and molds. He has coordinated several research projects on food innovation: food biopreservation with essential oils, sourdough applications for gluten-free products, vacuum tumbling for nitrite-free meat products, and discriminating methods for seafood classification. Antonello Paparella is a familiar face on Italian television as an expert in Food Science.