Cinzia Cantacessi

Cinzia Cantacessi is a Fellow at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the School of Biological Sciences. Her research focuses on parasitology, with specific interests in soil-transmitted helminths, host-parasite interactions, and the gut microbiome. She explores how gastrointestinal helminth parasites modify the host gut flora to their advantage. Her work incorporates metagenomics, high-throughput sequencing, and bioinformatics techniques. She is also a Theme Lead for Infection and Immunity within the Department of Veterinary Medicine.

Cinzia Cantacessi, affiliated with the University of Cambridge, is a scholar specializing in Parasitology, Genetics, and Bioinformatics. Her research focuses on the genomic and transcriptomic analysis of parasitic organisms, including Schistosoma haematobium, Ascaris suum, and Clonorchis sinensis. She investigates the role of wild canids and felids in parasite transmission, the impact of helminth infections on the gut microbiota, and the biological mechanisms of parasitic diseases such as liver fluke-induced carcinogenesis. Her work also explores the interactions between helminths and the microbiota in veterinary species and the potential of parasitic secretomes for biotechnological applications.