Alberto Caminero Fernandez

Dr. Alberto Caminero Fernandez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University (Faculty of Health Sciences). His research focuses on gut microbiota and its role in celiac disease, intestinal inflammation, and food sensitivities.

His work investigates how microbial metabolism of dietary antigens (e.g., gluten, wheat proteins) influences immune activation, visceral hypersensitivity, and inflammatory bowel diseases. Key methodologies include gnotobiotic mouse models, 16S rRNA sequencing, and protease activity analysis.

• 2025: Explored food allergen metabolism and microbiome reproducibility
• 2024: Published mechanistic studies on PAR2 activation in colitis, wheat protein neuroinflammation, and T-cell responses in celiac disease
• 2023: Investigated bacterial proteases in intestinal diseases and microbiota biogeography in celiac patients