P. Poltronieri got a Ph.D. in cellular and molecular pathology at medical faculty of Verona university. He spent two years in Japan as post-doc, with contract by JSPS (96-97). Back in Lecce, he got a post-doc fellowship and then won a permanent position with Nartional research council of Italy, at the Institute of Sciences of Food Productions (CNR-ISPA) in Lecce, from 1999 to december 2020. Presently he is consultant for Indian universities.