World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
10667
World Ranking
15629
National Ranking
1230

Overview

Pedro Piccardo is a researcher affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their work spans several fields of biomedical science, with a focus on medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Through their published research, Piccardo has contributed to the understanding of complex proteinopathies, prion diseases, and infectious diseases.

Piccardo's recent research output includes papers published across a variety of scientific journals and platforms. Notable publications include:

  • Characterization of the therapeutic effect of antibodies targeting the Ebola glycoprotein using a novel BSL2-compliant rVSVΔG-EBOV-GP infection model (2021) in Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • Experimental Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Squirrel Monkeys: The Same Complex Proteinopathy Appearing after Very Different Incubation Times (2022) in Pathogens
  • Therapeutic window for treatment of prion disease defined by timed depletion of Prion protein (2024) in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • TREM2 supports neuronal protection and microglial reactivity without an effect on misfolded protein deposition in chronic neurodegenerative prion disease (2025) in Frontiers in Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Piccardo include Barry Bradford, Jean Manson, Hana Lee, Ian L. McWilliams, and Aaron P. Lewkowicz.

Their publications typically appear in venues such as:

  • Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • Pathogens
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience

Piccardo's research topics focus primarily on:

  • Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism

They are actively engaged in subfields including neurology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and biochemistry. This disciplinary range aligns with their focus on complex neurological and infectious conditions involving protein misfolding and neurodegeneration.

Best Publications

  • Classification of sporadic Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease based on molecular and phenotypic analysis of 300 subjects

    Piero Parchi;Armin Giese;Sabina Capellari;Paul Brown

  • Lack of apolipoprotein E dramatically reduces amyloid beta-peptide deposition.

    Kelly R. Bales;Tatyana Verina;Richard C. Dodel;Richard C. Dodel;Yansheng Du

  • Apolipoprotein E is essential for amyloid deposition in the APP(V717F) transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

    Kelly R. Bales;Tatyana Verina;David J. Cummins;Yansheng Du

  • NEUROLOGICAL ILLNESS IN TRANSGENIC MICE EXPRESSING A PRION PROTEIN WITH AN INSERTIONAL MUTATION

    R. Chiesa;P. Piccardo;B. Ghetti;D. A. Harris

  • Vascular variant of prion protein cerebral amyloidosis with tau-positive neurofibrillary tangles: the phenotype of the stop codon 145 mutation in PRNP.

    Bernardino Ghetti;Pedro Piccardo;Maria Grazia Spillantini;Yousuke Ichimiya

  • Phenotypic variability of Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease is associated with prion protein heterogeneity

    Pedro Piccardo;Stephen R. Dlouhy;Patricia M.J. Lievens;Katherine Young

  • Codeposition of Cystatin C with Amyloid-β Protein in the Brain of Alzheimer Disease Patients

    Efrat Levy;Magdalena Sastre;Asok Kumar;Gloria Gallo

  • Accumulation of prion protein in the brain that is not associated with transmissible disease.

    Pedro Piccardo;Jean C. Manson;Declan King;Bernardino Ghetti

  • Prion Protein Amyloidosis

    Bernardino Ghetti;Pedro Piccardo;Bias Frangione;Orso Bugiani

  • Endogenous proteolytic cleavage of normal and disease-associated isoforms of the human prion protein in neural and non-neural tissues.

    Adolfo Jiménez-Huete;Patricia M.J. Lievens;Rubén Vidal;Pedro Piccardo

  • Accumulation of protease-resistant prion protein (PrP) and apoptosis of cerebellar granule cells in transgenic mice expressing a PrP insertional mutation

    Roberto Chiesa;Bettina Drisaldi;Elena Quaglio;Antonio Migheli

  • Association between conformational mutations in neuroserpin and onset and severity of dementia

    Richard L Davis;Antony E Shrimpton;Robin W Carrell;David A Lomas

  • Molecular distinction between pathogenic and infectious properties of the prion protein.

    Roberto Chiesa;Pedro Piccardo;Elena Quaglio;Elena Quaglio;Bettina Drisaldi

  • INHERITED PRION DISEASES

    Q Kong;Wk Surewicz;Rb Petersen;W Zou

  • Proteasomal inhibition induced by manganese ethylene-bis-dithiocarbamate: relevance to Parkinson's disease

    Y Zhou;F-S Shie;Pedro Piccardo;T J Montine

  • A 7-kDa prion protein (PrP) fragment, an integral component of the PrP region required for infectivity, is the major amyloid protein in Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease A117V.

    Fabrizio Tagliavini;Patricia M.J. Lievens;Christine Tranchant;Jean Marie Warter

  • Host PrP glycosylation: a major factor determining the outcome of prion infection

    Nadia L Tuzi;Enrico Cancellotti;Herbert Baybutt;Lorraine Blackford

  • Prion Proteins with Different Conformations Accumulate in Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker Disease Caused by A117V and F198S Mutations

    Pedro Piccardo;Juris J. Liepnieks;Albert William;Stephen R. Dlouhy

  • Lysine-directed post-translational modifications of tau protein in Alzheimer's disease and related tauopathies

    Christiana Kontaxi;Pedro Piccardo;Andrew C. Gill

  • Vascular variant of prion protein cerebral amyloidosis with tau-positive neurofibrillary tangles

    B Ghetti;Pedro Piccardo;M G Spillantini;Y Ichimiya

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernardino Ghetti
Bernardino Ghetti Indiana University
Jean Manson
Jean Manson University of Edinburgh
Fabrizio Tagliavini
Fabrizio Tagliavini Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
David A. Harris
David A. Harris Boston University
Martin R. Farlow
Martin R. Farlow Indiana University
Frances Prelli
Frances Prelli New York University
D. C. Gajdusek
D. C. Gajdusek National Institutes of Health
James W. Ironside
James W. Ironside University of Edinburgh
Pierluigi Gambetti
Pierluigi Gambetti Case Western Reserve University
Blas Frangione
Blas Frangione New York University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Biology and Biochemistry opens doors to many rewarding careers in healthcare and science. For students interested in the nutrition side of these fields, consider pursuing a holistic nutrition degree online. These programs offer flexible schedules and a comprehensive understanding of nutrition in health and disease.

For those aiming for leadership roles, earning an affordable online mba in healthcare management can boost your credentials. This pathway provides valuable skills in managing healthcare teams and operations, further expanding your career options beyond laboratory or clinical work.

Another avenue to consider is medical coding and billing. Salaries and job prospects can vary depending on certification. Comparing ccs vs cpc salary will help you choose the most strategic credential, depending on your career goals in healthcare administration.

Interested in this specialty? Discover how to advance your career and learn more about certified medical coder salary and the qualifications required to enter this fast-growing field.

Best Scientists Citing Pedro Piccardo

Trending Scientists