Prof. Cezmi Akdis is a medical researcher in the field of immunology. He is director of the Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF) in Davos, Switzerland, and the editor in chief of the journal Allergy. He has been an Ordinarius Professor in University of Zürich Medical Faculty since 2006, and one of the directors of the Christine Kühne-Center for Allergy Research and Education in Davos, Switzerland.
Prof. Akdis received his medical degree from Uludag University Medical Faculty, Bursa, Turkey in 1985. He has specialized in infectious disease and clinical microbiology in 1991 and in immunology at Uludag University in 1994, and further was named a Venia Legendi (Habilitation) at the University of Zürich 2001.
He has published more than 500 articles. He has also been selected to the ISI Web of Science and has received the Thomson Reuters (Clarivate) Highly Cited Researcher in the field of immunology in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Among his other notable academic positions and extensive contributions, Prof. Akdis was President of the European Academy of Allergy & Clinical between 2011-2013 and is currently Editor-in-Chief of Allergy, a position he has held since 2018.
Prof. Akdis is founder and organizer of World Immune Regulation Meetings, Davos I-XIV and one of the founders and Past Chair of International Coalition in Allergy and Asthma (iCAALL), a presidents’ network between 4 main organizations in the area of allergy and clinical immunology. He is also one of the