Prof. Maurizio Cutolo (MC) is Professor of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Director of Research Laboratories, Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology and Postgraduate School of Rheumatology, University of Genoa. MC actually is Deputy Chair of Department of Internal Medicine - University of Genoa. MC is former President of both the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) (2013–2015) and the International League (ILAR-2015), MC is Advisor of the EULAR Education Committee. MC actually is Deputy-Chair of the European network on Rare and Complex Connective Tissue Disease (ReCONNET-ERN). MC is the founder and Chairman of the SG on “Neuroimmune Endocrinology on RMDs” and cochair of SG on “Microcirculation in RMDs” at EULAR. He is member of the Editorial Board of Ann Rheum Dis, RMDopen, Associate Editor of Clin Exp Rheumatol. MC and hisTEAM, are involved in systemic sclerosis; capillaroscopy in rheumatic diseases; role of sex hormones in the immune response and rheumatic diseases; the endocrine system of D vit; the chronotherapy of rheumatoid arthritis with night glucocorticoids; synovial macrophages as targets for biologicals in rheumatoid arthritis; chronic inflammation and cancer; and the role of biosimilars in rheumatic diseases. MC is author-coauthor of more than 655 publications (PUB MED) and H index 83