Gianluca Matteoli PhD

Gianluca Matteoli graduated in Veterinary Medicine (2002) at the University of Naples, Italy. Dr. Matteoli started his PhD studies on a project that addressed the interaction between intestinal pathogens and innate immune system. During his PhD training supported by Marie Curie Training Site fellowship, he spent two years at the Medical Microbiology Institute, University of Tubingen, Germany. During his postdoctoral training, he expanded his knowledge in intestinal immunity by joining the lab of Prof. M. Rescigno at the European Institute of Oncology (Milan, Italy), where he developed an interest in the molecular mechanisms involved in the maintenance of intestinal immune tolerance and their role in preventing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

To further pursue his interest in mucosal immunology, in early 2010 he joined the Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven (Belgium) working together with Prof. Guy Boeckxstaens, on the immunomodulatory properties of enteric neurons. As recognition of his scientific achievements from the 1st of October 2014 Dr. Matteoli was appointed as Assistant Professor in Mucosal Immunology at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven. His research has gained international recognition as reflected by several peer review publications in top-journals, invitations to international scientific meetings, participation in expert groups, editorial boards and grant support form national and international founding bodies.