Prof Megraud Francis

Emeritus Professor of bacteriology at the University of Bordeaux, France and also the secretary of the European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group.
He created the National Reference Center for Campylobacters & Helicobacters in France in 1993, which he headed until 2017 and is one of the founding members and current Secretary of the European Helicobacter & Microbiota Study Group. He has been involved in the EHMSG yearly Workshops since 1988.

His interest for Campylobacters & Helicobacter pylori dates back to the early days after the discovery of these bacteria. He has been involved in epidemiological studies and clinical trials on H. pylori eradication. His main current interests are the role of H. pylori in gastric cancer and antimicrobial resistance.