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Ciriaco Piccirillo

ResearcherMicrobiology and ImmunologyMcGill University

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Ciriaco Piccirillo

Researcher

Microbiology and Immunology

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2023.
Principal investigator on 9 research grants (9 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2019.

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Research

T Cells Regulatory T Cells Nephrotic Syndrome Autoimmunity Foxp3 Lymphocytes Minimal Change Disease Rituximab

Latest papers

Extracellular vesicle storm during the course of Ebola virus infection in primates.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023
Unbiased immune profiling reveals a natural killer cell-peripheral nerve axis in fibromyalgia.
Pain · 2022
The role of Leishmania GP63 in the modulation of innate inflammatory response to Leishmania major infection.
PloS one · 2021

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Unraveling immune-microbiome networks in radiation-based organ-preserving therapies for muscle-invasive bladder cancer
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,507,050
Immunogenicity and safety of COVID-19 vaccine Co-administration and Interval in Immunocompromised hosts (CO2I2 Trial).
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$5,222,039
Engineering bacteria-based nanoplexes for melanoma immunomodulation
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,002,150

All 36 grants and awards

Unraveling immune-microbiome networks in radiation-based organ-preserving therapies for muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kassouf, Wassim

Keywords: Bladder Cancer; Immunology; Microbiome; Radiation

$1,507,050

Immunogenicity and safety of COVID-19 vaccine Co-administration and Interval in Immunocompromised hosts (CO2I2 Trial).

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects

Principal investigators: Sapir-Pichhadze, Ruth; Stalker, Leanne; Colmegna, Ines; Costiniuk, Cecilia T; Suri, Rita

Keywords: Cellular Immunity; Cost Effectiveness; Covid-19; Humoral Immunity; Immunogenicity; Influenza; Neutralization; Quality Of Life; Safety; Vaccine

$5,222,039

Engineering bacteria-based nanoplexes for melanoma immunomodulation

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tabrizian, Maryam; Radzioch, Danuta

Keywords: 6-Bromo-Indirubin-3'-Oxime (6bio); Advanced Melanoma; Bacterial Colonization And Biodistribution; Characterization Of The Nanoplex And Carrier Systems; Copper Diethyldithiocarbamate (Cuet); Engineered Msr-1bacteria-Lpn Carrier; Immunotherapy; In-Vitro Immunomodulatory Effect Using Melanoma Cell Lines; Investigation Of Immune Response In Relevant Mouse Models; Lipid-Polymer Cuet/6bio Nanoplexes (Lnp)

$1,002,150

Immunogenicity and safety of COVID-19 vaccine Co-administration and Interval in Immunocompromised hosts (CO2I2 Trial).

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects - Indirect Costs

Principal investigators: Sapir-Pichhadze, Ruth; Stalker, Leanne; Colmegna, Ines; Costiniuk, Cecilia T; Suri, Rita

Keywords: Cellular Immunity; Cost Effectiveness; Covid-19; Humoral Immunity; Immunogenicity; Influenza; Neutralization; Quality Of Life; Safety; Vaccine

$1,305,510

Pathogenesis of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: defining the role of B cells and autoantibodies reactive to podocyte proteins

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Takano, Tomoko; Piccirillo, Ciriaco A

Keywords: Nephrotic Syndrome

$956,250

Modelling of human FOXP3+ regulatory T cell functional development in health and disease using artificial thymic organoids.

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Piccirillo, Ciriaco A

Keywords: Autoimmunity; Cell Therapy; Digital Spatial Tissue Profiling; Foxp3; Gene Editing; Humanized Mouse Models; Organoids; Primary Immunodeficiencies; Regulatory T Cells; T Cells

$1,426,725

Adverse Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr: Emer. COVID Res. Gaps/Prior- Dif. Impacts on Hist. Excl/Underserved Pops

Principal investigators: Sapir-Pichhadze, Ruth; Ragoussis, Ioannis

Keywords: Covid-19; Ethnocultural And Indigenous Communities; Genomics; Hla; Immunogenetics; Immunosuppression; Kidney Transplantation; Sars-Cov-2; Sex; Survival

$499,844

Conformal coating using layer-by-layer self-assembly of polyelectrolytes for immunomodulation of pancreatic islets

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tabrizian, Maryam

Keywords: Female Non-Obese Diabetic-Immunodeficient Mice; Human Pancreatic Islets; Immune Markers' Identification; Immunoisolation/Immunoprotection; Insulin Producing Beta Cells; Islet Functionality/Metabolism/Integrity; Layer-By-Layer Self-Assembly; Modified-Chitosan & -Alginate Polyelectrolytes; Nanofilm Onto Beta Cell Spheroids; Type 1 Diabetes (T1d)

$849,150

Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network: CoVaRR-Net - Extension

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.: Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network (CoVaRR-Net) Extension

Principal investigators: Langlois, Marc-Andre; Abraham, Ninan; Behr, Marcel A; Brouwers, Melissa C; Crawley, Angela M; Flamand, Louis; Gingras, Anne-Claude; Gommerman, Jennifer L; Grimshaw, Jeremy M; Hsu, Amy T; Huyser, Kimberly R; Manuel, Douglas G; Muhajarine, Nazeem; Ragoussis, Ioannis; Rasmussen, Angela; Shapiro, Jesse

Keywords: Covarr-Net; Covid-19; Rapid-Response; Sars-Cov-2; Variants Of Concern

$9,000,000

Viral diversity and immune escape variants in vulnerable individuals post-vaccination.

Nominated PICIHR2021Operating Grant: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps and Priorities - Variants

Principal investigators: Piccirillo, Ciriaco A

Keywords: Computational Biology; Hematological Malignancies; Immune Escape Variants; Immunosenescence; Mutations; Serology; T Cells; Vaccines; Viral Genomics; Viral Transmission

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Ciriaco Piccirillo

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Extracellular vesicle storm during the course of Ebola virus infection in primates.

Unbiased immune profiling reveals a natural killer cell-peripheral nerve axis in fibromyalgia.

The role of Leishmania GP63 in the modulation of innate inflammatory response to Leishmania major infection.

Rare Genetic Variants of Large Effect Influence Risk of Type 1 Diabetes.

Impairment of dendritic cell function by excretory-secretory products: a potential mechanism for nematode-induced immunosuppression.

Unraveling immune-microbiome networks in radiation-based organ-preserving therapies for muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Immunogenicity and safety of COVID-19 vaccine Co-administration and Interval in Immunocompromised hosts (CO2I2 Trial).

Engineering bacteria-based nanoplexes for melanoma immunomodulation

Immunogenicity and safety of COVID-19 vaccine Co-administration and Interval in Immunocompromised hosts (CO2I2 Trial).

Pathogenesis of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: defining the role of B cells and autoantibodies reactive to podocyte proteins

Modelling of human FOXP3+ regulatory T cell functional development in health and disease using artificial thymic organoids.

Adverse Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Conformal coating using layer-by-layer self-assembly of polyelectrolytes for immunomodulation of pancreatic islets

Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network: CoVaRR-Net - Extension

Viral diversity and immune escape variants in vulnerable individuals post-vaccination.

Frequent collaborators

Martin Olivier

Mariela Segura

Mariela Segura

Constantin Polychronakos

Luda Diatchenko

Darwyn Kobasa

Arkady Khoutorsky

David Langlais

Martin Olivier

Despoina Manousaki

Anastasia Nijnik