He was born in Catania (Italy) in 1982. He is currently working as a Senior Academic Researcher at the University of Catania (Italy). After graduation with honours in Medicine, He trained at the School of Neurology and got the international PhD at the same University. As visiting Clinical Research Fellow, He further trained at the Department of Neuroscience and Clinical Neurophysiology of the Newcastle University (UK). In 2013 He was selected for a Scientific Fellowship promoted by the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS). From 2013 to October 2018, He worked as a Consultant Neurologist at the “Oasi Research Institute–IRCCS” in Troina (Italy), which is a Collaborating Center of the World Health Organization (WHO). From 2015 to October 2018, He taught Neurology at the University of Enna (Italy). He have authored more than 120 publications in internationally-indexed peer-reviewed Journals and Conferences or Meetings, and He currently serve as Editor and invited Reviewer of several international Journals. More recently, He obtained the Master of Science (Level I) in Clinical Research and the National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor (procedure for the Italian University Professor recruiting, based on rigorous criteria of scientific qualification).

Afaf El-Ansary, female, biochemist, graduated from biochemistry department, Ain Shams University, Egypt in 1974. She worked in the National Reserch Centre, Egypt from 1976-2000, from 2001-2015 she work as teaching staff member in biochemistry department, King Saud University, KSA. Since 2016, she is working as senior scientist in the central laboratory, KSU. She was recognized by the Marquis Who's Who in science and engineering, Eight's edition, 2005-2006. She is member in number of national and international societies and she is recorded as reviewer and editorial board member in many international journals. In recent years she focused on the screening of biochemical markers related to autism with special attention to the role of gut-brain axis and she got more than 140 published papers in high impact factor Journals related to this research interest. She is member in Predictive, Preventive and Personalized Medicine Society (Moscow).

Undergraduate in Psychology from Universidade de São Paulo (1977), Master's in Psychology from Universidade de São Paulo (1984), PhD at Psychology from Universidade de São Paulo (1992). PPhD at Psychopathology . Visiting Professor of the Master at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Seville. Coordinator at USP of Research and Extension project with the University of Seville. She has agreements with the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Coimbra; and with the University of Huelva(Spain) and approved research project - coordinator by her at the University of São Paulo with the University of Lyon.