Milan Raska completed his Ph.D. at the age of 35 years from Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic. He spent his postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA at the laboratories of prof. Mestecky and prof. Novak. Dr. Raska is currently a Professor of Immunology at Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic. He has published more than 80 papers in peer-reviewed journals. His research is focused on novel approaches in design of recombinant protein-based and DNA vaccines, on liposome-based delivery systems and on mechanisms involved in the etiopathogenesis of autoimmune disease immunoglobulin A nephropathy.