Prof Dilip Mahapatra Medical Director Lugh Medical Centre Dundalk Ireland, is a visiting professor in medicine to Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty City, University department of mucosal gastroenterology, Bern University, Switzerland, SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar & Velamal Hospital & Research Institute, Madurai and Shalby Group Hospitals, Ahmedabad, India. His research interest is in coeliac disease and is an international supervisor for Ph. D candidates in the medical university of Asthana , Republic of Kazakhstan and a collaborator for small mammal studies for developing a mouse model with the department of pharmacy, V.B.S.Purvanchal University, India.