FAZIO Francesco

Prof. Fazio is a Full Professor of Veterinary Physiology (MVET-01/B) in the Department of Veterinary Sciences at the University of Messina. He previously served as PhD Coordinator (2022–2025) for the program in Veterinary, Biotechnological and Agricultural Sciences at the same university. Currently, he teaches several courses including Applied Vegetative Physiology (Veterinary Medicine, LM-42), Applied Animal Physiology for Quality Production (Safety and Quality of Animal Productions, LM-86), and Physiology of Livestock Animals at the School of Specialization in Inspection of Food of Animal Origin. Prof. Fazio serves on the editorial boards of multiple journals, including Animals, Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Turkish Journal of Zoology, Journal of Applied Aquaculture, and Journal of Equine Veterinary Science; he previously served as Editor-in-Chief of Veterinary Medicine – Open Journal (2019–2023) and as Associate Editor of Heliyon (2023–2025). He is also a guest editor for special issues in Frontiers in Physiology and Animals, focusing on topics such as aquatic physiology, environmental pollution, nanotoxicology, phytoremediation, and the impact of climate change on animal health. His research interests span veterinary sciences, agriculture, marine and freshwater biology, zoology, fisheries, public health, and disease management. He has authored 356 Scopus-indexed publications, amassing more than 8,500 citations (h-index 44), and maintains active collaborations with scientific institutions across Turkey, Bulgaria, the USA, Iran, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, and Italy. Prof. Fazio is a Diplomate of the European College of Aquatic Animal Health (ECAAH) and a member of the Italian Society of Veterinary Physiology (SoFiVet).