Francesco Dieli (born May 23, 1958) is an Italian immunologist. He was born in Prizzi,

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

. After high school education, in 1983 he got his degree with honors in medicine at the

University of Palermo The University of Palermo () is a public university, public research university in Palermo, Italy. It was founded in 1806, and is currently organized in 12 Faculties. History The University of Palermo was officially founded in 1806, although it ...

, where he specialized in

pathology Pathology is the study of disease. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in the context of modern medical treatme ...

. He got his PhD in immunology in 1999. He is full professor of immunology and director of the Division of Immunology and Immunogenetics at the University of Palermo, Italy. Professor Dieli’s research has covered several aspects of human immunology: delayed-type hypersensitivity responses,

immune response An immune response is a physiological reaction which occurs within an organism in the context of inflammation for the purpose of defending against exogenous factors. These include a wide variety of different toxins, viruses, intra- and extracellula ...

against

Mycobacterium tuberculosis ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (M. tb), also known as Koch's bacillus, is a species of pathogenic bacteria in the family Mycobacteriaceae and the causative agent of tuberculosis. First discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch, ''M. tuberculosis'' ha ...

and

cancer immunotherapy Cancer immunotherapy (immuno-oncotherapy) is the stimulation of the immune system to treat cancer, improving the immune system's natural ability to fight the disease. It is an application of the basic research, fundamental research of cancer im ...

. Professor Dieli has been involved in over 150 publications and is author of 2 patents. Professor Dieli awarded the Albanese prize in 1983 and the Lauro Chiazzese prize in 1984. He is honorary member of the

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since 2001 and honorary member of the

Academy of Medical Sciences The Academy of Medical Sciences is an organisation established in the UK in 1998. It is one of the four UK National Academy, National Academies, the others being the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society. Its ...

since 2002. Professor Dieli if founding member of the biopharmaceutical company TetraPharm s.r.l. and Dean of the International PhD programme in Immunopharmacology at the University of Palermo. Professional Societies • Italian Society of Pathology (1984–present) • Member of the Council of the Italian Society of Pathology (2010–present) • Italian Society of Immunology (1985–1989) • British Society for Immunology (1990–present) • American Association of Immunologists (2007–present) • Federation of the American Societies for Experimental Biology (2007–present) Editorial Boards • PLoS ONE • Frontiers in Mucosal Immunity • The Open Autoimmunity Journal • The Open Biomarkers Journal • Recent Patents in Biomarkers • The World Journal of Stem Cells Peer Reviewing • Ad hoc reviewer for several journals including:

Science Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...

, Nature Medicine, Immunity,

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Blood Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. Blood is com ...

Journal of Immunology The ''Journal of Immunology'' is a biweekly peer-reviewed medical journal that publishes basic and clinical studies in all aspects of immunology. Established in 1916, it changed its name to ''Journal of Immunology, Virus Research and Experimental C ...

, European Journal of Immunology, Immunology, Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Journal of Leukocyte Biology, PLoS Medicine, PLoS ONE, Molecular Medicine, Clinical Cancer Research, British Journal of Cancer, Cancer Research, Journal of Infectious Diseases, Infection and Immunity. • Ad hoc reviewer for several grants agencies including:

Wellcome Trust The Wellcome Trust is a charitable foundation focused on health research based in London, United Kingdom. It was established in 1936 with legacies from the pharmaceutical magnate Henry Wellcome (founder of Burroughs Wellcome, one of the predec ...

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...

, Medical Research Council of UK, Funding for Scientific Research of Belgium, National Research Agency of France,

National Cancer Institute The National Cancer Institute (NCI) coordinates the United States National Cancer Program and is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of eleven agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ...

of France, Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation for Scientific and Medical Research of USA, Health Research Board of Ireland, Italian Ministry of Universities and Research, Italian Ministry of Health, Italian

National Institute of Health The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in 1887 and is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Servic ...

, Italian-German University. Appointments • National Research Council of Italy (CNR), SAB member. Kuwait University, Promotion Committee member. University of Palermo Incubator, SAB member. “Piera Cutino” Foundation for Research, SAB Chairman. UNESCO International Centre for AIDS and Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, member. Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (TBVI), member. UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/ WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), member.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dieli, Francesco 1958 births Living people Italian immunologists Academic staff of the University of Palermo Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences National Research Council (Italy) people