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Malaghan Institute of Medical Research: Wellington, NZ

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Allergic and Parasitic Diseases)
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The University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB

2019-01 to 2019-12 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Centre for Inflammation Research)
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Francesco Vacca

Education and qualifications (3)

The University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB

2016 to 2019 | PhD in Inflammation (Centre for Inflammation Research)
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Francesco Vacca

Edinburgh Napier University: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB

2014 to 2015 | MSc Biomedical Science
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Francesco Vacca

Università degli Studi di Cagliari: Cagliari, Sardegna, IT

2010 to 2013 | Biomedical Science (TSLB)
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Francesco Vacca

Works (11)

Controlled infection with cryopreserved human hookworm induces CTLA-4 expression on Tregs and upregulates tryptophan metabolism

Gut Microbes
2024-12-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2416517
Part of ISSN: 1949-0976
Part of ISSN: 1949-0984
Contributors: Francesco Vacca; Thomas Mules; Mali Camberis; Brittany Lavender; Sophia-Louise Noble; Alissa Cait; Kate Maclean; John Mamum; Bibek Yumnam; Tama Te Kawa et al.
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Francesco Vacca

A Small Intestinal Helminth Infection Alters Colonic Mucus and Shapes the Colonic Mucus Microbiome

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2024-11-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijms252212015
Contributors: Thomas C. Mules; Francesco Vacca; Alissa Cait; Bibek Yumnam; Alfonso Schmidt; Brittany Lavender; Kate Maclean; Sophia-Louise Noble; Olivier Gasser; Mali Camberis et al.
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Helminth infection induces a distinct subset of CD101<sup>hi</sup> lung tissue–infiltrating eosinophils that are differentially regulated by type 2 cytokines

Immunology &amp; Cell Biology
2024-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/imcb.12796
Part of ISSN: 0818-9641
Part of ISSN: 1440-1711
Contributors: Sophia-Louise Noble; Francesco Vacca; Kerry L Hilligan; Thomas Mules; Graham Le Gros; Stephen Inns
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Francesco Vacca

Modulation of intestinal epithelial permeability by chronic small intestinal helminth infections

Immunology &amp; Cell Biology
2024-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/imcb.12749
Part of ISSN: 0818-9641
Part of ISSN: 1440-1711
Contributors: Thomas Mules; Jeffry S Tang; Francesco Vacca; Bibek Yumnam; Alfonso Schmidt; Brittany Lavender; Kate Maclean; Sophia-Louise Noble; Craig Waugh; Roel van Ginkel et al.
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Francesco Vacca

Controlled Hookworm Infection for Medication-free Maintenance in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: A Pilot, Double-blind, Randomized Control Trial

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
2024-05-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izad110
Part of ISSN: 1078-0998
Part of ISSN: 1536-4844
Contributors: Thomas Mules; Brittany Lavender; Kate Maclean; Francesco Vacca; Sophia-Louise Noble; Bibek Yumnam; Tama Te Kawa; Alissa Cait; Jeffry Tang; David O’Sullivan et al.
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Francesco Vacca

Immune profiling, microbiome, metabolomics, and gut physiology of a 1-year controlled human hookworm infection

2023-03-15 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.14.23287270
Contributors: Francesco Vacca; Brittany Lavender; Sophia-Louise Noble; Alissa Cait; Kate Maclean; John Mamum; Bibek Yumnam; Tama Te Kawa; Thomas C Mules; Laura Ferrer-Font et al.
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Tissue-specific immunity in helminth infections

Mucosal Immunology
2022-06-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41385-022-00531-w
Part of ISSN: 1933-0219
Part of ISSN: 1935-3456
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Francesco Vacca

A Truncated Form of HpARI Stabilizes IL-33, Amplifying Responses to the Cytokine

Frontiers in Immunology
2020-06-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01363
Part of ISSN: 1664-3224
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Francesco Vacca

A helminth-derived suppressor of ST2 blocks allergic responses

eLife
2020-05-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.7554/elife.54017
Part of ISSN: 2050-084X
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Francesco Vacca
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HpARI Protein Secreted by a Helminth Parasite Suppresses Interleukin-33

Immunity
2017-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2017.09.015
Part of ISSN: 1074-7613
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Francesco Vacca

Methylation analysis of the phosphates and tensin homologue on chromosome 10 gene (PTEN) in multiple myeloma

Clinical Epigenetics
2014-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/1868-7083-6-16
Part of ISSN: 1868-7075
Part of ISSN: 1868-7083
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Francesco Vacca
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