Prof. Sante Roperto, Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, Naples University “Federico II”. Graduated in Veterinary Medicine (110/110, cum laude and mention) at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Naples University “Federico II” on 30 October 2001. Reviewer for the following international journals: BMC Veterinary Research-British Journal of Cancer; Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry; Journal of General Virology; Journal of Comparative Pathology; Oncogene; PLoS ONE Research in Veterinary Science; The Veterinary Journal; Transboundary and Emerging Diseases; Veterinary Dermatology; Veterinary Microbiology; Veterinary Pathology; Annals of Translational Medicine. Research activity in the field of infectious diseases: virological and bacteriological diagnosis; serology; molecular biology and diagnosis. Membership of the European Society of Veterinary Microbiology. Membership of the Società Italiana delle Scienze Veterinarie. Membership of the Working Communication Group Committee of the European Society of Veterinary Microbiology. Awards: International Prize "Honor et Gratitudinis" by the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca University, Romania. for research activity (October 2017).