Ilaria Capua

Direttrice del One Health Center of Excellence dell’Università della Florida

Ilaria Capua is full professor and Director of the One Health Center of Excellence at the University of Florida. Veterinarian by training and virologist by passion, she has also been a Member of the Italian Parliament for over three years (2013-2016). She has authored over 220 scientific publications in peer reviewed journals and has published scientific books on Avian Influenza and Newcastle disease and 4 books for the general public. She is active in the field of science communication and in promoting female leadership in the scientific arena. She has been a fake news victim and for this reason she advocates for greater scientific accuracy in the legal system and in the press. She regularly contributes columns and editorials to mainstream Italian press.