Felice Mastroleo is a senior researcher at the SCK CEN (Belgian Nuclear Research Centre), Institute for Nuclear Medical Applications (NMA). He received his master's degree in biology at the University of Liège from 1997 to 2001 and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Microbiology and Proteomics at the University of Mons from 2004 to 2008. His research interests include the intestine; cancers; microbiome; natural food supplements; probiotics; and prebiotics.