Dr Cinzia Cantacessi

Our current research focus is the application of next-generation sequencing technologies and bioinformatics to the study of developmental regulation in parasites of human and veterinary health importance, as well as of host-parasite relationships, with a particular emphasis on the interactions between gastrointestinal, soil-transmitted helminths of humans (e.g. hookworms, whipworms, roundworms) and the gut microbiota of their vertebrate hosts. Our research interests also include fundamental explorations of parasite biology, particularly focusing on gastropod-borne helminths and canine vector-borne parasites.