Rate My Professor Roberto La Ragione

His research interests center on host-microbe interactions, pathogenesis of food-borne pathogens including E. coli, Salmonella, and Brachyspira, antimicrobial resistance transmission, and alternatives to antibiotics such as vaccines, prebiotics, and probiotics. He developed novel in vitro models like 3D cell culture and organ culture for studying interventions, the first commercial avian pathogenic E. coli vaccine (PoulVacE), and Salmonella vaccines contributing to reduced prevalence in livestock and humans. Key publications include "Screening for Bacillus Isolates in the Broiler Gastrointestinal Tract" (2005, 605 citations), "Competitive exclusion by Bacillus subtilis spores of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis and Clostridium perfringens in young chickens" (2003, 439 citations), and "Virulotyping and Antimicrobial Resistance Typing of Salmonella enterica Serovars Relevant to Human Health in Europe" (2010, 297 citations). Awards include Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath, 2010), RCPath College Medal (2023), Honorary Associateship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (2020), FRSB, CBiol, FIBMS, CSci, and Associate European College of Veterinary Microbiology. He chairs the Humanimal Trust and the Royal College of Pathologists Veterinary Pathology SAC, serves on the APHA Science Advisory Board and FSA ACMSF AMR sub-committee, and was past president of the Med-Vet-Net Association and Veterinary Research Club.