Renata Auricchio, MD, PhD

Renata Auricchio is associate professor at University Federico II of Naples, Italy, Director of Inter-Universitary Center “European Laboratory for the Investigation of Food Induced Disease (ELFID)”, at the same University and Head of Regional Celiac Disease Center for children. She has been involved for many years in the study of celiac disease in childhood. In particular, she was committed to clinical studies of prevention of celiac disease and identification of risk factors (environmental, genetics and immunological) involved in the early phases of the disease and collecting a large cohorts of patients in different phases of the disease (potential celiac disease). Her research group has investigated also in depth the biological properties of gliadin peptides and their possible role in the activation of innate immunity. She has active roles of responsibility in the European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) as secretary of the special interest group of Celiac Disease and as Deputy in Chief Editor of JPGN reports.