Prof. Mičetić Turk obtained her bachelor degree in medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Croatia in the year 1970. She performed the specialization in Paediatrics at the Clinical Hospital Ljubljana, sitting for the specialistic exam in 1976. In 1980, she obtained the Master degree at Medical Faculty, University of Zagreb, Croatia  and her PhD at the Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana in the year 1987.

In the year 1989 she became Assistant Professor in Paediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, and in 1994 Professor in Paediatrics at the same faculty. In 2001 she became a full professor at University of Maribor, Medical Faculty in the field of Paediatrics. From 1997 till 2007 she held the position of Dean of the University College of Nursing Studies, University of Maribor. Under her lead the college was transformed into Faculty of Health Sciences in the year 2006.

She is employed at University Medical Center Maribor. Since 1977 she have held the position of a full-time gastroenterologist at the Paediatric Clinic, as the Head of the Paediatric Gastroenterology Unit.
Her particular research interest is concerned with the investigation of coeliac disease,  inflammatory bowel diseases, nutrition and the importance of trace elements in children’s diet.

During her career she has written more than 300 research and professional papers published in recognised international and national journals,  major conferences and co-authored some textbooks.

She is a member of  ESPGHAN, ESPEN, UEMS, WACE (World Association for Common Education), ACCENDIO,  New York Academy of Sciences, FINE and national professional societies.

In the year 2006 she was awarded with the title doctor honoris causa at the University of Oulu, Finland for her scientific and professional contribution in medicine and health sciences.

His research interests are focused mostly on mucosal immunology; from a clinical point of view they include: coeliac disease, food allergies, inflammatory chronic bowel disease. He is the author of 3 volumes, 86 monographies/reviews, 112 original papers and of 184 contributions to national and international congresses. He is Senior Associate Editor of Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (JPGN). He has been involved in two previous research projects on celiac disease funded by the EU (5th and 6th Framework) and is responsible of a workpackage in a current project on prevention of celiac disease (CD Prevent) in the 6th EU Framework.

Dr Josianne Scerri completed a Bachelor’s degree in Education graduating with first class honours. She continued her postgraduate studies obtaining a Masters in Education. Her  doctorate was obtained from the School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, where she conducted a prospective study on the Illness representations and related outcomes in patients with chronic diseases  having genetic/environmental triggers and their carers. She has been an invited keynote speaker addressing diverse groups, amongst which health professionals, patients, carers and the scientific community. She has also had papers on chronic disease translated and published in various countries amongst which Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Belgium, Hungary and Luxembourg.

Dr Josianne Scerri has presented papers at various international conferences amongst which the Annual conference of the British Health Psychology society, International conference on skin and wound care, European meeting on psychosocial aspects in genetics,  International conference of applied psychology, European Health psychology conference  and International medical conferences on coeliac disease.