Claudio Franceschi

Professor Emeritus of Immunology

Immunologist, pioneer of aging research. Professor Emeritus at the University of Bologna. Coined the concept of 'inflammaging' (chronic age-related inflammation), which has become a paradigm in geroscience. Contributed to the study of Italian centenarians and the immune mechanisms of aging. Among the most cited researchers in the world in immunology and gerontology. Member of the Academia Europaea.