Prof Domenico Otranto

Domenico Otranto DVM, PhD, Diplomate EVPC, FRES
He is Full Professor of Animal Parasitic Diseases at the Department of Veterinary Medicine (University of Bari) where he is currently Head (2015-). He is President of the European Veterinary Parasitology College and executive board member of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (2015-2025). He is recipient of the Young Scientist award from the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (2007) and the International award of the Accademia dei Lincei (2006).

His research output includes authorship of more than 440 peer-reviewed articles in international scientific journals and of numerous book chapters. His research focuses on the study of arthropods and arthropod borne diseases. He currently works on different aspects of canine and feline vector borne diseases of zoonotic concern with both a basic and an applied approach. He is Editor in Chief of Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2009-), co-Editor of Parasitology Research, Advisor Editor of Parasites and Vectors and editorial board member of four scientific international journals in the field of the Parasitology. He is organizer of the Parasitology Summer Courses (ParSCo) held under the aegis of the European Veterinary Parasitology College.