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Personal profile
Biography
I am an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow and a Research Group Leader at the Hudson Institute. After completing my PhD at the University of NSW in 1990, I moved to the Institut Pasteur (Paris) where I worked as postdoctoral fellow (1990-1994) and later as a tenured research scientist (1994-2004). In 2004, I returned to Australia to a teaching/research appointment in the Department of Microbiology, Monash University. I was subsequently recruited by the Hudson Institute in 2009.
My main research interests span the fields of Helicobacter pylori, NOD-like receptor proteins and bacterial membrane vesicles. My research has translated to important outcomes in H. pylori antibiotic resistance, pathogenesis, vaccine development and innate immunology. This research has been published in over 100 works in books and peer-review journals, including Cell Host Microb., Gastroenterol., Immunity, mBio, PNAS USA, Nat Immunol. and Nat Rev Immunol. My publications in peer-review journals have an average citation number of 58, with 27 of these publications having > 100 citations. My H-index is 43.
I have collaborated with and/or consulted for vaccine (Aventis Pasteur Vaccins, Acambis Inc, Ondek Pty Ltd) and pharmaceutical (Bayer Germany) companies. We are currently engaged in contract work with Aché Laboratorios Farmaceuticos, Brazil. I am on the editorial board of the journal Helicobacter and served on a Canadian H. pylori consensus panel to develop an evidence-based approach to the treatment of H. pylori infection in children and adolescents. Since 2009, I have chaired abstract review panels for the American Gastroenterological Association. I review abstracts for three leading conferences in the Helicobacter field, as well as manuscripts submitted to leading international journals (e.g. J Extracell Ves., Nature, Nat Commun., PLoS Pathogens) and grant applications submitted to domestic and international funding bodies e.g. NHMRC, ARC, ANR (France), DFG (Germany), NMRC (Singapore), Wellcome Trust (U. K.). I am a scientific committee member for the International Workshop on Pathogenesis and Host Response in Helicobacter infections.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Higher Education, Graduate Certificate, MONASH UNIVERSITY
2007 → 2009
Microbiology, Ph.D., University of New South Wales (UNSW)
1986 → 1990
Microbiology, Honours equivalent, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
1985
Microbiology & Biochemistry, B.App.Sc., University of Technology Sydney
1981 → 1984
Research area keywords
- Helicobacter pylori
- Gastric (Stomach) Cancer
- Inflammation
- Innate immunity
- Digestive disease
- Membrane vesicles
- Exosomes
- Infectious Diseases
- inflammasome
- B cell lymphoma
- Nod-like receptor
Network
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Unravelling the regulatory functions of NLRC5 in anti-cancer immunity
Ferrero, R., Tong, D., Kufer, T. & Hatten, H.
15/02/23 → 14/02/25
Project: Research
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Innate immune cytosolic DNA sensors as novel pro-tumorigenic drivers in stomach cancer
Jenkins, B., Ferrero, R., Zavros, Y., Thomas, P. & Kumar, B.
1/07/22 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Combating Antimicrobial Resistance with Bismuth, Gallium and Indium
Andrews, P., Dove, A., Ferrero, R. & Meagher, L.
8/06/22 → 7/06/25
Project: Research
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Defining a protective role for NLRC5 signalling in Helicobacter pylori disease
Ferrero, R., Kufer, T. & D'Elios, M.
1/01/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Toll-like Receptor 9 Promotes Initiation of Gastric Tumorigenesis by Augmenting Inflammation and Cellular Proliferation
Tang, K., McLeod, L., Livis, T., West, A. C., Dawson, R., Yu, L., Balic, J. J., Chonwerawong, M., Wray-McCann, G., Oshima, H., Oshima, M., Deswaerte, V., Ferrero, R. L. & Jenkins, B. J., Jan 2022, In: Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 14, 3, p. 567-586 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Analysis of Innate Immune Responses to Helicobacter pylori
Chonwerawong, M. & Ferrero, R. L., 2021, Helicobacter pylori: Methods and Protocols. Smith, S. M. (ed.). United States: Humana Press, p. 191-214 24 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology; vol. 2283).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric carcinogenesis
Noto, J. M. & Ferrero, R. L., 2021, Research and Clinical Applications of Targeting Gastric Neoplasms. Jenkins, B. J. (ed.). United Kingdom: Academic Press, p. 91-118 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Helicobacter pylori Xanthine-Guanine-Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase - A Putative Target for Drug Discovery against Gastrointestinal Tract Infections
Keough, D. T., Wun, S. J., Baszczyňski, O., Eng, W. S., Špaček, P., Panjikar, S., Naesens, L., Pohl, R., Rejman, D., Hocková, D., Ferrero, R. L. & Guddat, L. W., 13 May 2021, In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64, 9, p. 5710-5729 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Nod1 promotes colorectal carcinogenesis by regulating the immunosuppressive functions of tumor-infiltrating myeloid cells
Maisonneuve, C., Tsang, D. K. L., Foerster, E. G., Robert, L. M., Mukherjee, T., Prescott, D., Tattoli, I., Lemire, P., Winer, D. A., Winer, S., Streutker, C. J., Geddes, K., Cadwell, K., Ferrero, R. L., Martin, A., Girardin, S. E. & Philpott, D. J., 26 Jan 2021, In: Cell Reports. 34, 4, 24 p., 108677.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access30 Citations (Scopus)