Late diagnosis is one of the biggest issues in stomach cancer. The major focus of my research is Helicobacter pylori, responsible for one of the most common infections in humans and the causative agent of peptic ulcer disease and stomach cancer, with the goal to save lives thorough better detection and treatments.

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Professor Richard Ferrero ARC Discovery Projects success

Areas of interest

Antimicrobial resistance Gastroenteritis Inflammation and cancer Stomach cancer

Research group

Gastrointestinal Infection and Inflammation

Biography

The major focus of Professor Ferrero’s research is Helicobacter pylori, the main causative agent of peptic ulcer disease and stomach cancer. His work in this area has been broad, covering various scientific disciplines: from microbial physiology and molecular pathogenesis, through to mucosal immunology, innate immunity and vaccine development.

Among his major research achievements has been pre-clinical studies directed at the development of candidate H. pylori vaccines. On a more fundamental level, his research has led to the identification of how innate immune proteins within host cells regulate the inflammation caused by H. pylori infection and how bacterial membrane blebs, known as outer membrane vesicles, can activate these proteins to regulate inflammation.

Professor Ferrero has contributed more than 120 works in journals and books, as well as being an inventor on patents. His works have been published in leading scientific journals, including GastroenterologyImmunity, PNAS and Nature Immunol.

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