Silvia Turroni is Associate Professor in Chemistry and Biotechnology of Fermentation, Dept. Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna (Bologna, Italy). Her research activity, documented by >135 publications in international peer-reviewed journals and >120 participations in national and international congresses (of which >55 as invited speaker), is mainly focused on the characterization of the compositional and functional structure of the human gut microbiome, and its impact on human health.