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Giada De Palma

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Assistant Professor (Part-Time)MedicineMcMaster University

Giada De Palma

Assistant Professor (Part-Time)

Medicine

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2020

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Supervision signals

Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
No graduate courses on record.
86 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 CIHR grant, most recently in 2021.

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216

Publications

6,709

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Publications by year

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Other appointments

Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences

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Contact

depalma@mcmaster.ca

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine
Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine
Celiac Disease Research and ManagementMedicine
Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

From the 150 most recent of 216 publications.

Microbial metabolism of food allergens determines the severity of IgE-mediated anaphylaxis

Sánchez-Martínez E, Rondeau LE, Garrido-Romero M, da Luz BB, Haas DA, Yuen G, Coppens D, Hall P, Dang R, Wang X-Y

Cell Host and Microbe202612 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2026.02.013

Dietary Tryptophan Enhances Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation and Reduces Colitis Through Microbial Metabolism

Rondeau LE, Da Luz BB, Haas D, Muppidi P, Wang X, Dang R, Rueda G, Nardelli A, De Palma G, Sokol H

Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology (CMGH)20263 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2026.101811

669. Gut Microbiota From Drug-Naïve Schizophrenia Patients Drives Sex-Specific Metabolic and Microbial Perturbations in Mice

Singh R, Pereira S, Panganiban K, Hamel L, Wright DC, Prevot TD, Mueller DJ, Remington G, Agarwal SM, Bercik P

Biological Psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.03.903

Poster Session II – Poster of Distinction II A321 3D IMAGING UNCOVERS STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS IN THE MUSCULARIS MACROPHAGES AND ICC NETWORK ASSOCIATED WITH MICROBIOTA-MEDIATED GUT DYSFUNCTION

Giordano E, Shimbori C, Lu J, De Palma G, Bai X, Collins S, Bercik P

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology2026

DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwaf042.320

Poster Session II – Poster of Distinction II - A209 CONNECTING ADVERSE FOOD REACTION TO GUT INFLAMMATION: DISRUPTION OF MICROBIAL METABOLISM BY GUT INFLAMMATION DRIVES ADVERSE FOOD REACTIONS

da Luz BB, Rondeau L, Muppidi P, Vicentini FA, De Palma G, Bercik P, Caminero A

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology2026

DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwaf042.208

Gut inflammation promotes adverse food reactions by disrupting the microbial metabolism of food triggers

Da Luz BB, Rondeau LE, Dang R, Coppens D, Boron D, Muppidi P, Linton J, Vicentini FA, Marshall JK, De Palma G

2026Senior author

DOI: 10.64898/2026.02.05.703147

Poster Session II – Poster of Distinction II A320 BIOACTIVE PHOSPHOLIPIDS AS MEDIATORS OF ALTERED BEHAVIOUR AND VISCERAL HYPERSENSITIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH MICROBIOTA FROM PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD)

Vicentini FA, Pujo J, Hall-Bruce M, Rueda G, Nardelli A, Jiang A, Horta A, Khalil A, Quaderi M, Shimbori C

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology2026

DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwaf042.319

The role of gut microbiota in chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction: exploring fecal microbiota transplantation as a treatment option

De Palma G, Costanzini A, Mohan V, Sidani S, Saqib Z, Pigrau M, Lu J, Calo NC, Pinto-Sanchez I, Verdu EF

Gut Microbes2026First author

DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2025.2610597

Poster Session II A323 BACTERIA-DERIVED SATURATED AND MONOUNSATURATED LYSOPHOSPHOLIPIDS CONTRIBUTE TO VISCERAL PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH IBS

Quaderi M, Pujo J, Vicentini FA, De Palma G, Collins S, Bercik P

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology2026

DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwaf042.322

Gut Microbiota From Drug-Naïve Schizophrenia Patients Drives Sex-Specific Metabolic and Microbial Perturbations in Mice

Singh R, Pereira S, Panganiban K, Hamel L, Wright DC, Prevot TD, Mueller DJ, Remington G, Agarwal SM, Bercik P

Biological Psychiatry2026

Roles and appointments

Research associate, Medicine, McMater University

Research institutes and memberships

Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute

Researchers with similar interests

Premysl Bercik

Medicine

Gut microbiota and health, Gastrointestinal motility and disorders

Waliul Khan

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

Gut microbiota and health, Gastrointestinal motility and disorders

Elena Verdu

Medicine

Gut microbiota and health, Gastrointestinal motility and disorders

Nikhil Pai

Pediatrics

Gut microbiota and health, Gastrointestinal motility and disorders

Elyanne Ratcliffe

Pediatrics

Gastrointestinal motility and disorders, Gut microbiota and health

Jonathan Schertzer

Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences

Gut microbiota and health, Diet and metabolism studies

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Gut microbiota and health Dear Professor De Palma, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Microbial metabolism of food allergens determines the severity of IgE-mediated anaphylaxis" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Research

Microbial metabolism of food allergens determines the severity of IgE-mediated anaphylaxis

Dietary Tryptophan Enhances Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation and Reduces Colitis Through Microbial Metabolism

669. Gut Microbiota From Drug-Naïve Schizophrenia Patients Drives Sex-Specific Metabolic and Microbial Perturbations in Mice

Poster Session II – Poster of Distinction II A321 3D IMAGING UNCOVERS STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS IN THE MUSCULARIS MACROPHAGES AND ICC NETWORK ASSOCIATED WITH MICROBIOTA-MEDIATED GUT DYSFUNCTION

Poster Session II – Poster of Distinction II - A209 CONNECTING ADVERSE FOOD REACTION TO GUT INFLAMMATION: DISRUPTION OF MICROBIAL METABOLISM BY GUT INFLAMMATION DRIVES ADVERSE FOOD REACTIONS

Gut inflammation promotes adverse food reactions by disrupting the microbial metabolism of food triggers

Poster Session II – Poster of Distinction II A320 BIOACTIVE PHOSPHOLIPIDS AS MEDIATORS OF ALTERED BEHAVIOUR AND VISCERAL HYPERSENSITIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH MICROBIOTA FROM PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD)

The role of gut microbiota in chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction: exploring fecal microbiota transplantation as a treatment option

Poster Session II A323 BACTERIA-DERIVED SATURATED AND MONOUNSATURATED LYSOPHOSPHOLIPIDS CONTRIBUTE TO VISCERAL PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH IBS

Gut Microbiota From Drug-Naïve Schizophrenia Patients Drives Sex-Specific Metabolic and Microbial Perturbations in Mice

Roles and appointments

Research institutes and memberships

Frequent collaborators

Premysl Bercik

Stephen Michael Collins

Elena Verdu

Michael Surette

Xiaopeng Bai

Maria Pinto-Sanchez

Researchers with similar interests

Premysl Bercik

Waliul Khan

Elena Verdu

Nikhil Pai

Elyanne Ratcliffe

Jonathan Schertzer