Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Infectious Diseases
Research interest
Research interests include Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Viral Infections and Vectors, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, and Malaria Research and Control.
Lipid-targeting antiviral strategies: Current state and future perspectives.
Synthetic heparan sulfate mimics based on chitosan derivatives show broad-spectrum antiviral activity.
Biosensors for the detection of flaviviruses: A review.
Neutral sphingomyelinase 2 inhibition alters inflammatory gene expression signatures in the brain of mice infected with West Nile virus.
Fluorescence-based biosensors for West Nile virus detection.
A Tetrapodal Tryptophan Derivative with Multiple Exposed Free Carboxylic Acids Blocks Host Cell Entry of Omicron SARS-Cov-2 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus.
Reprogramming of liver metabolism during West Nile virus infection unveils novel aspects of disease pathophysiology.
Effect of long-term moderate red wine consumption in CD1 female mice.
Synthetic heparan sulfate mimics based on chitosan derivatives show broad-spectrum antiviral activity
Lipid signatures of West Nile virus infection unveil alterations of sphingolipid metabolism providing novel biomarkers.
Pharmacological Elevation of Cellular Dihydrosphingomyelin Provides a Novel Antiviral Strategy against West Nile Virus Infection.
Identification of West Nile virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase non-nucleoside inhibitors by real-time high throughput fluorescence screening.
Mechanisms of Infection in Zika Virus.
Allosteric Inhibition of Neutral Sphingomyelinase 2 (nSMase2) by DPTIP: From Antiflaviviral Activity to Deciphering Its Binding Site through In Silico Studies and Experimental Validation.
Low Immune Cross-Reactivity between West Nile Virus and a Zika Virus Vaccine Based on Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara.
Pathogenicity and virulence of West Nile virus revisited eight decades after its first isolation.
Relevance of oxidative stress in inhibition of eIF2 alpha phosphorylation and stress granules formation during Usutu virus infection.
Previous Usutu Virus Exposure Partially Protects Magpies (<i>Pica pica</i>) against West Nile Virus Disease But Does Not Prevent Horizontal Transmission.
Key Parameters of Tumor Epitope Immunogenicity Revealed Through a Consortium Approach Improve Neoantigen Prediction
Flt3 ligand augments immune responses to anti-DEC-205-NY-ESO-1 vaccine through expansion of dendritic cell subsets
Potential for Protein Kinase Pharmacological Regulation in <i>Flaviviridae</i> Infections.
Genome Sequence of Oenococcus oeni OE37, an Autochthonous Strain Isolated from an Italian White Wine.
Combined Vaccination with NY-ESO-1 Protein, Poly-ICLC, and Montanide Improves Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses in Patients with High-Risk Melanoma
Targeting host metabolism by inhibition of acetyl-Coenzyme A carboxylase reduces flavivirus infection in mouse models.
Current Progress of Avian Vaccines Against West Nile Virus.