Pierre Michetti is Professor of Gastroenterology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland and represents Switzerland in the European Helicobacter Study Group. His work on immunological aspects of the digestive tract, with a particular interest in the development of a Helicobacter pylori vaccine and in inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s Disease and ulcerative colitis) has been rewarded by a number of prizes both in Switzerland and in the USA. Pierre Michetti is author or co-author of more than 100 scientific articles and specialist book chapters.
His work on immunological aspects of the digestive tract, with a particular interest in the development of a Helicobacter pylori vaccine and in inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s Disease and ulcerative colitis) has been rewarded by a number of prizes both in Switzerland and in the USA. Pierre Michetti is author or co-author of more than 100 scientific articles and specialist book chapters.