Immune Cell Biology & Cancer Immunology

Caserta S, Pera A. Editorial: Exploring immune memory dynamics in chronic antigen exposure and disease progression: implications for immunotherapy. Frontiers in Immunology, 2026 Corresponding last author

Tantoush F, Allsup D, Naylor-Adamson L, Voncken F and Caserta S. Ibrutinib enhances the bias of T cell responses towards staphylococcal superantigens sustaining inflammation in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Frontiers in Immunology, 2025 Corresponding last author

Naylor-Adamson L, Chacko AR, Booth Z, Caserta S, Jarvis J, Khan S, Hart SP, Rivero F and Allsup DJ, Arman M. Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors impair FcγRIIA-driven platelet responses to bacteria in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Frontiers in Immunology, 2021

Reus B* & Caserta S*, Larsen M, Morrow G, Bano A, Rajkumar C, Pera A, Kern F. In-depth profiling of T-cell responsiveness to commonly recognized CMV antigens in older people reveals important sex differences. Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 *equally contributing co-first author

Caserta S, Ghezzi P. Release of redox enzymes and micro-RNAs in extracellular vesicles, during infection and inflammation. Free Radic Biol Med, 2021

Kirkham F, Pera A, Simanek AM, Bano A, Morrow G, Reus B, Caserta S, Smith HE, Davies KA, Rajkumar C, Kern F. Cytomegalovirus infection is associated with an increase in aortic stiffness in older men which may be mediated in part by CD4 memory T-cells. Theranostics, 2021

Caserta S, Pera A. Editorial: Immune Responses to Persistent or Recurrent Antigens: Implications for Immunological Memory and Immunotherapy. Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Corresponding author

Pera A, Caserta S, Albanese F, Blowers P, Morrow G, Terrazzini N, Smith HE, Rajkumar C, Reus B, Msonda JR, Verboom M, Hallensleben M, Blasczyk R, Davis KA, Kern F. CD28(null) pro-atherogenic CD4 T-cells explain the link between CMV infection and an increased risk of cardiovascular death. Theranostics, 2018

Terrazzini N, Mantegani P, Kern F, Fortis C, Mondino A, Caserta S. IL-7 unveils pathogen-specific T cells by enhancing antigen-recall responses. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 Corresponding last author

Caserta S, Mengozzi M, Kern F, Newbury SF, Ghezzi P, Llewelyn MJ. Severity of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Affects the Blood Levels of Circulating Inflammatory-Relevant MicroRNAs. Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 Corresponding author

Trub M, Barr TA, Morrison V, Brown S, Caserta S, Rixon J, Ivens A, and Gray D. Multi-stage development of T follicular helper cells leads to heterogeneity of phenotype and function. Frontiers in Immunology, 2017

Bajwa M, Vita S, Vescovini R, Larsen M, Sansoni P, Terrazzini N, Caserta S, Thomas D, Davies KA, Smith H, and Kern F. CMV-specific T-cell responses at older ages: broad responses with a large central memory component may be key to long-term survival. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017

Bajwa M, Vita S, Vescovini R, Larsen M, Sansoni P, Terrazzini N, Caserta S, Thomas D, Davies KA, Smith H, and Kern F. Functional diversity of CMV-specific T-cells is maintained in older people and significantly associated with protein specificity and response size. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016

Caserta S, Kern F, Cohen J, Drage S, Newbury SF and Llewelyn MJ. Circulating Plasma microRNAs can differentiate Human Sepsis and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS). Scientific Reports, 2016 Corresponding author

Sylwester A, Nambiar K, Caserta S, Klenerman P, Picker L, and Kern F. A new perspective of the structural complexity of HCMV-specific T cell responses. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 2016

Caserta S, Taylor AL, Terrazzini N and Llewelyn MJ. Induction of human regulatory T cells with bacterial superantigens. Methods Mol Biol., 2016 Corresponding author

Caserta S, Nausch N, Sawtell A, Drummond R, Barr T, MacDonald AS, Mutapi F, Zamoyska R. Chronic infection drives expression of the inhibitory receptor CD200R, and its ligand CD200, by mouse and human CD4 T cells. PLoS One, 2012

Caserta S, Borger JG, Zamoyska R. Central and Effector Memory CD4 and CD8 T cell Responses to Tumor-associated Antigens. Critical Reviews in Immunology, 2012

Caserta S, Kleczkowska J, Mondino A, Zamoyska R. Reduced functional avidity promotes central and effector memory CD4 T cell responses to tumor-associated antigens. J Immunol., 2010

Caserta S, Alessi P, Basso V, Mondino A. IL-7 is superior to IL-2 for ex vivo expansion of tumour- specific CD4(+) T cells. Eur J Immunol., 2010

Parravicini V, Caserta S. The immunomodulatory roles of vitamin D: new tricks for an old dog. Mol Interv., 2010

Salmond RJ, Filby A, Qureshi I, Caserta S, Zamoyska R. T-cell receptor proximal signaling via the Src- family kinases, Lck and Fyn, influences T-cell activation, differentiation, and tolerance. Immunol Rev., 2009

Caserta S, Alessi P, Guarnerio J, Basso V and Mondino A. Synthetic CD4+ T cell-targeted antigen- presenting cells elicit protective antitumor responses. Cancer Res., 2008

Zimmermann VS, Casati A, Schiering C, Caserta S, Michelini RH, Basso V and Mondino A. Tumors hamper the immunogenic competence of CD4+ T cell-directed dendritic cell vaccination. J Immunol., 2007

Caserta S and Zamoyska R. Memories are made of this: synergy of T cell receptor and cytokine signals in CD4 central memory cell survival. Trends Immunol., 2007

Benigni F, Zimmermann VS, Hugues S, Caserta S, Basso V, Rivino L, Ingulli E, Malherbe L, Glaichenhaus N and Mondino A. Phenotype and homing of CD4 tumor-specific T cells is modulated by tumor bulk. J Immunol., 2005

Abbiamo una serie di collaborazioni attive e passate alle quali stanno contribuendo/hanno contribuito laureati precedentemente o attualmente sotto la mia supervisione principale, in particolare:

  • Fisal Tantoush (ex studente di Dottorato, ora Research Fellow in Immunology presso la BSMS, Brighton)
  • Laden Fenercioglu (ex studentessa di Dottorato, ora Global Medical Affairs Associate presso Reckitt)
  • Bijal Trivedi (attuale studente di Dottorato in Medicina, con sede nel Regno Unito)
  • Hio Vu (attuale studentessa di Dottorato, con sede nel Regno Unito)
  • Wanzhu Jia (ex studentessa di Master by Research e attuale studentessa di dottorato, con sede nel Regno Unito)
  • Angel Garcia (ex studentessa di Master by Research)
  • Daiga Spore (ex studentessa di Master by Research)
  • Rachel Williams (ex studentessa di Master by Research)
  • Jevan Terry (attuale studente di Master by Research, con sede nel Regno Unito)
  • Ellie-Mae Hickingbotham-McDaid (attuale studentessa di Master by Research, con sede nel Regno Unito)

Insieme a co-supervisioni secondarie (Elliot Brown, Daniel Fletcher e George Siskakis) coinvolte in collaborazioni con numerosi accademici e clinici in Italia e all'estero.