World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
57
Citations
12345
World Ranking
3620
National Ranking
314

Overview

Pietro Mastroeni is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Immunology and Microbiology. Within these broad areas, specific subfields include Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Food Science, Immunology, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics of their research focus on the epidemiology and study of bacterial and parasitic infections, including:

  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications

They have authored several papers in recognized scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Antibodies and Protection in Systemic Salmonella Infections: Do We Still Have More Questions than Answers? (2020) in Infection and Immunity
  • Salmonella Paratyphi A Outer Membrane Vesicles Displaying Vi Polysaccharide as a Multivalent Vaccine against Enteric Fever (2020) in Infection and Immunity
  • Modifying bacterial flagellin to evade Nod-like Receptor CARD 4 recognition enhances protective immunity against Salmonella (2020) in Nature Microbiology
  • Changes in the Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Northeastern Iran (2020) in Turkish Journal of Parasitology
  • The rK39 Antigen from an Iranian Strain of Leishmania infantum: Detection of Anti-Leishmania Antibodies in Humans and Dogs (2020) in Iranian Journal of Parasitology

Frequent publication venues for Mastroeni's work include:

  • Infection and Immunity
  • Iranian Journal of Parasitology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Microbiology
  • Turkish Journal of Parasitology

Their collaborative network features several frequent coauthors such as Panchali Kanvatirth, Bibi Razieh Hosseini Farash, Omar Rossi, Abdolmajid Fata, and Elham Moghaddas, with multiple shared publications.

Best Publications

  • Antimicrobial Actions of the Nadph Phagocyte Oxidase and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Experimental Salmonellosis. I. Effects on Microbial Killing by Activated Peritoneal Macrophages in Vitro

    Andrés Vazquez-Torres;Jessica Jones-Carson;Pietro Mastroeni;Harry Ischiropoulos

  • Salmonella pathogenicity island 2-dependent evasion of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase.

    Andrés Vazquez-Torres;Yisheng Xu;Jessica Jones-Carson;David W. Holden

  • Antimicrobial actions of the NADPH phagocyte oxidase and inducible nitric oxide synthase in experimental salmonellosis. II. Effects on microbial proliferation and host survival in vivo.

    Pietro Mastroeni;Andrés Vazquez-Torres;Ferric C. Fang;Yisheng Xu

  • Antibiotic treatment of Clostridium difficile carrier mice triggers a supershedder state, spore-mediated transmission, and severe disease in immunocompromised hosts.

    Trevor D. Lawley;Simon Clare;Alan W. Walker;David Goulding

  • Salmonella: immune responses and vaccines

    Pietro Mastroeni;J. A. Chabalgoity;S. J. Dunstan;D. J. Maskell

  • Modelling within-Host Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Invasive Bacterial Disease

    Andrew J Grant;Olivier Restif;Trevelyan J McKinley;Mark Sheppard

  • Adoptive transfer of immunity to oral challenge with virulent salmonellae in innately susceptible BALB/c mice requires both immune serum and T cells.

    P Mastroeni;B Villarreal-Ramos;C E Hormaeche

  • Immunity to salmonellosis

    Gordon Dougan;Victoria H John;Sophie Palmer;Pietro Mastroeni

  • Igh-6(-/-) (B-cell-deficient) mice fail to mount solid acquired resistance to oral challenge with virulent Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium and show impaired Th1 T-cell responses to Salmonella antigens.

    Pietro Mastroeni;Pietro Mastroeni;C. Simmons;R. Fowler;C. E. Hormaeche

  • Interleukin 18 Contributes to Host Resistance and Gamma Interferon Production in Mice Infected with Virulent Salmonella typhimurium

    Pietro Mastroeni;S. Clare;S. Khan;J. A. Harrison

  • Role of T cells, TNFα and IFNγ in recall of immunity to oral challenge with virulent salmonellae in mice vaccinated with live attenuated aro− salmonella vaccines

    Pietro Mastroeni;Bernardo Villarreal-Ramos;Carlos E. Hormaeche

  • Cytokine and Chemokine Responses Associated with Clearance of a Primary Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection in the Chicken and in Protective Immunity to Rechallenge

    G. S. K. Withanage;Paul Wigley;Pete Kaiser;Pietro Mastroeni

  • Immunity to systemic Salmonella infections.

    Pietro Mastroeni

  • Rapid Expression of Chemokines and Proinflammatory Cytokines in Newly Hatched Chickens Infected with Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium

    G. S. K. Withanage;Pete Kaiser;Paul Wigley;Claire Powers

  • Role of antibody to lipopolysaccharide in protection against low- and high-virulence strains of Francisella tularensis.

    Mark Fulop;Pietro Mastroeni;Michael Green;Richard W Titball

  • Interleukin-12 Is Required for Control of the Growth of Attenuated Aromatic-Compound-Dependent Salmonellae in BALB/c Mice: Role of Gamma Interferon and Macrophage Activation

    Pietro Mastroeni;Pietro Mastroeni;J. A. Harrison;J. H. Robinson;S. Clare

  • Dynamics of bacterial growth and distribution within the liver during Salmonella infection

    Mark Sheppard;Cerian Webb;Fred Heath;Victoria Mallows

  • Importance of antibody and complement for oxidative burst and killing of invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella by blood cells in Africans

    Esther N. Gondwe;Malcolm E. Molyneux;Margaret Goodall;Stephen M. Graham

  • Development of acquired immunity to Salmonella.

    Pietro Mastroeni;Nathalie Ménager

  • TLR and B Cell Receptor Signals to B Cells Differentially Program Primary and Memory Th1 Responses to Salmonella enterica

    To Ma. Barr;Sheil A. Brown;Pietr O. Mastroeni;David Gray

  • Effect of interleukin 12 neutralization on host resistance and gamma interferon production in mouse typhoid.

    P Mastroeni;J A Harrison;J A Chabalgoity;C E Hormaeche

Frequent Co-Authors

Duncan J. Maskell
Duncan J. Maskell University of Melbourne
Gordon Dougan
Gordon Dougan University of Cambridge
Calman A. MacLennan
Calman A. MacLennan Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Simon Clare
Simon Clare Wellcome Sanger Institute
Clare E. Bryant
Clare E. Bryant University of Cambridge
David A. Gray
David A. Gray University of Nottingham
Nicholas R. Thomson
Nicholas R. Thomson Wellcome Sanger Institute
Ferric C. Fang
Ferric C. Fang University of Washington
Sam P. Brown
Sam P. Brown Georgia Institute of Technology
Cameron P. Simmons
Cameron P. Simmons University College London

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

For those interested in Immunology, exploring related healthcare fields can open numerous career opportunities. Nursing pathways, particularly nurse practitioner programs, offer specialized roles that complement immunological expertise. Finding affordable education options is essential, and students should consider affordable pmhnp programs designed to balance quality with cost efficiency.

Advancing your nursing education can also lead to lucrative positions. The doctor of nursing practice salary varies by state, but generally reflects a strong return on investment for those pursuing doctoral-level nursing degrees. Specialized roles such as transitioning from a family nurse practitioner to more acute care settings help expand clinical expertise and career prospects, as detailed in guides on fnp to acute care np.

For professionals looking to expedite their journey, enrolling in an accelerated np program can reduce time spent in school while maintaining rigorous training standards. These options are ideal for those eager to apply their immunology background within advanced nursing roles quickly and effectively.

Best Scientists Citing Pietro Mastroeni

Trending Scientists