Research: The Role of Platelets in Innate and Adaptive Immunity: IBD and Vaccination as models to study the Platelet-Immune crosstalk
Name: Davide Pallucci
Office Address: Department of Translational and Precision Medicine
Sapienza University of Rome
Viale dell'Università 37, 00185 Roma
Work Email: davide.pallucci@uniroma1.it
Education:
07/2020
Bachelor’s
Degree with
Honors
Molecular Medicine
La Sapienza University of
Rome, Italy
07/2022
Ongoing
Master’s Degree
with Honors
PhD Student
Immunology
(P.I. Prof. Lucia Stefanini)
Immunology and
Thromboinflammation
(P.I. Prof. Lucia Stefanini)
La Sapienza University of
Rome, Italy
La Sapienza University of
Rome, Italy
Appointments at Hospitals/Affiliated Institutions:
2023 Visiting PhD Student Immunology Boston Children’s Hospital-
Harvard Medical School
Other Professional Positions:
2020-2022 Tutor Camplus College, Rome,
Italy
Mentor and Teacher for
Medicine Students
Publications:
2022
Platelet and immune
signature associated
with a rapid response to
the BNT162b2 mRNA
COVID-19 vaccine.
2023
Distinct platelet
crosstalk with adaptive
and innate immune cells
after adenoviral and
mRNA vaccination
against SARS-CoV-2.
(pre-print)
2023
Breakthrough infections
after COVID-19
vaccinations do not
elicit platelet
hyperactivation and are
associated with high
platelet-lymphocyte and
low platelet-neutrophil
aggregates
Co-author
Co-author
Co-author
Flego D, Cesaroni S, Romiti
GF, et al. Platelet and immune
signature associated with a
rapid response to the
BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19
vaccine. J Thromb Haemost.
2022;20(4):961-974.
doi:10.1111/jth.15648
Lombardi L, Maiorca F,
Marrapodi R, et al. Distinct
platelet crosstalk with adaptive
and innate immune cells after
adenoviral and mRNA
vaccination against SARS-
CoV-2 [published online
ahead of print, 2023 Mar
12]. J Thromb Haemost.
2023;S1538-7836(23)00229-5.
doi:10.1016/j.jtha.2023.03.003
Maiorca F, Lombardi L,
Marrapodi R, Pallucci D,
Sabetta A, Zingaropoli MA,
Perri V, Flego D, Romiti GF,
Corica B, Miglionico M,
Russo G, Pasculli P, Ciardi
MR, Mastroianni CM, Ruberto
F, Pugliese F, Pulcinelli F,
Raparelli V, Cangemi R,
Visentini M, Basili S,
Stefanini L. Breakthrough
infections after COVID-19
vaccinations do not elicit
platelet hyperactivation and
are associated with high
platelet-lymphocyte and low
platelet-neutrophil aggregates.
Res Pract Thromb Haemost.
2023 Nov 14;7(8):102262.
doi:
10.1016/j.rpth.2023.102262.
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PMID: 38193050; PMCID:
PMC10772876.