Epigenetics and Rare Diseases

Lorenzo Emmi headed the Reference Center for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, at AOU Careggi Hospital, Florence for many years, teaching at several medical schools at Florence University. He is author of many articles in international peer-reviewed journals and author/editor of volumes related to his field of activity. He has lead a group of rheumatologists in the preparation of Regional guidelines on systemic autoimmune diseases and is currently in charge, as head of the Center for Autoimmune Diseases, of establishing a regional network on allergologic diseases for the Tuscany region. Dr. Emmi is series editor with Professor Domenico Prisco.

Vassilios Fanos is Chief of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Puericulture Institute and Neonatal Section, Cagliari University Hospital, Italy. After earning his MD with honors in 1982 from the University of Padua, he qualifyed in pediatrics, neonatal pathology and intensive care postgraduate degrees with full marks from Verona University, School of Medicine and Surgery. He became Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cagliari in 2003, and Board member of the Italian Society of Neonatology for 9 years (6 Secretary, 3 treasurer). He is Founder, Past Executive Board Member and Scientific Officer UENPS (Union European Neonatal Perinatal Societies), past Board member UMENS (Union MEditerranean Neonatal Societies) and President of the Italian Pediatric Commission on Risk Management. Awarded prices at National and International meetings, he also acts as Member of the European Workshop of Neonatology (since 1986) and of the International Perinatal Collegium (since 2011). Professor Fanos coordinates several multicenter clinical researches in neonatology, including a major grant from the Italian Ministry of Health (1st among 245 projects) on metabolomics and neonatal sepsis. His areas of scientific interest include: nephrology, pharmacology, infections, laboratory medicine, pathology, metabolomics (59 collaborations in metabolomics with 15 countries). Vassilios Fanos is also acting as Editor in Chief of the Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, board member and referee of many International Journals. He has been lecturing and organizing over 56 Congresses and International Workshops on Neonatology, while authoring more than 500 publications (of which 258 on Pub Med) in National and International Journals, and contributing to 30 books and proceedings.