AUTHOR=Carbone Ennio , De Felice Mario , Di Rosa Francesca , D'Oro Ugo , Fontana Silvia , La Cava Antonio , Maio Michele , Matarese Giuseppe , Racioppi Luigi , Ruggiero Giuseppina , Terrazzano Giuseppe 

TITLE=Serafino Zappacosta: An Enlightened Mentor and Educator

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Immunology

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00217

DOI=10.3389/fimmu.2020.00217

ISSN=1664-3224

ABSTRACT=<p>With this article, the authors aim to honor the memory of Serafino Zappacosta, who had been their mentor during the early years of their career in science. The authors discuss how the combination of Serafino Zappacosta's extraordinary commitment to teaching and passion for science created a fostering educational environment that led to the creation of the “<italic>Ruggero Ceppellini Advanced School of Immunology</italic>.” The review also illustrates how the research on the MHC and the inspirational scientific context in the Zappacosta's laboratory influenced the authors' early scientific interests, and subsequent professional work as immunologists.</p>