Pietro Mastroeni

Professor Pietro Mastroeni serves as Professor of Infection and Immunity at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, where he has been a faculty member since 1999. He is affiliated with Darwin College and part of the School of Biological Sciences at Cambridge.

His educational background includes:

• Doctor of Science (ScD), Darwin College, University of Cambridge (2017)
• PhD, Department of Pathology and Darwin College, University of Cambridge (1994)
• Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (MD), University of Messina, Italy (1990)

Professor Mastroeni's research focuses on pathogenesis, immunobiology, and treatment of bacterial infections. His laboratory develops multidisciplinary approaches to study in vivo pathogen behavior (location, division, death, gene regulation and spread), immunity, immunoevasion, and vaccine/antibiotic efficacy. His current work extends to developing new vaccines against bacterial septicaemic diseases. Key research areas include:

• Immunology and Innate Immunity mechanisms
• Host-pathogen interactions
• Macrophage-pathogen dynamics
• Bacterial pathogenesis
• Antibiotic resistance mechanisms
• Vaccine development

His significant honors include:

• Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology (FAAM)
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB)
• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)

Professor Mastroeni's career progression at Cambridge includes University Lecturer in Microbiology (1999-2004), University Senior Lecturer (2004-2008), University Reader in Infection and Immunity (2008-2021), and Professor (2021-present). He maintains numerous professional affiliations including the American Society for Microbiology, British Society for Immunology (BSI) and its Vaccine Affinity Group, and serves as Honorary researcher at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 2006.