Mariola J Ferraro,
D.Phil.
Department:
AG-MICROBIOLOGY / CELL SCI
Business Phone:
(352) 846-0954
Business Email:
mjferraro@ufl.edu
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2020-2024
MCB5205 Microbiology of Human Pathogens
2022
MCB4934 Special Topics in Microbiology and Cell Science
2018-2024
MCB7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
2017-2024
MCB7979 Advanced Research
2016-2024
MCB7922 Journal Colloquy
2020-2024
MCB4203 Bacterial Pathogens
2016-2023
MCB6937 Special Topics in Microbiology
2017-2018,2021-2022
MCB6971 Research for Master’s Thesis
2018,2020-2023,2023-2024
MCB6940 Supervised Teaching
2016-2019
MCB4403 Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function
2018
GMS7979 Advanced Research
2017-2018
MCB6905 Experimental Microbiology
2018
VME7979 Advanced Research
2018
GMS7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
2023
MCB6458 Post Translational Modifications of Proteins in Microbiology
Research Profile
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0003-0459-7716
Publications
2024
Altered quorum sensing and physiology of Staphylococcus aureus during spaceflight detected by multi-omics data analysis.
NPJ microgravity.
10(1)
[DOI] 10.1038/s41526-023-00343-7.
[PMID] 38191486.
2024
Changes in lipid composition of host-derived extracellular vesicles following Salmonella infection
Microbiology Spectrum.
12(1)
[DOI] 10.1128/spectrum.02796-23.
[PMID] 38078720.
2023
Erratum for Sheppe et al., “Yersinia pseudotuberculosis YopJ Limits Macrophage Response by Downregulating COX-2-Mediated Biosynthesis of PGE2 in a MAPK/ERK-Dependent Manner”
Microbiology Spectrum.
11(3)
[DOI] 10.1128/spectrum.03997-22.
[PMID] 37022198.
2023
Murine Norovirus Interaction with Enterobacter cloacae Leads to Changes in Membrane Stability and Packaging of Lipid and Metabolite Vesicle Content
Microbiology Spectrum.
11(2)
[DOI] 10.1128/spectrum.04691-22.
[PMID] 36943087.
2023
Using Activity-Based Proteomics for the Quantification of Deubiquitinases in Animal Tissue.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.).
2591:45-57
[DOI] 10.1007/978-1-0716-2803-4_4.
[PMID] 36350542.
2022
Current understanding of extracellular vesicle homing/tropism.
Zoonoses (Burlington, Mass.).
2
[DOI] 10.15212/zoonoses-2022-0004.
[PMID] 35601996.
2022
Fluorescent Labeling of Small Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) Isolated from Conditioned Media.
Bio-protocol.
12(12)
[DOI] 10.21769/BioProtoc.4447.
[PMID] 35864901.
2022
Identification of active deubiquitinases in the chicken tissues
PROTEOMICS.
22(1-2)
[DOI] 10.1002/pmic.202100122.
2022
Interaction with mammalian enteric viruses alters outer membrane vesicle production and content by commensal bacteria
Journal of Extracellular Vesicles.
11(1)
[DOI] 10.1002/jev2.12172.
[PMID] 34981901.
2021
Yersinia pseudotuberculosisYopJ Limits Macrophage Response by Downregulating COX-2-Mediated Biosynthesis of PGE2 in a MAPK/ERK-Dependent Manner
Microbiology Spectrum.
9(1)
[DOI] 10.1128/spectrum.00496-21.
[PMID] 34319170.
2021
Antigen-encapsulating host extracellular vesicles derived from Salmonella-infected cells stimulate pathogen-specific Th1-type responses in vivo
PLOS Pathogens.
17(5)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009465.
[PMID] 33956909.
2021
Characterization and proteomic analysis of outer membrane vesicles from a commensal microbe, Enterobacter cloacae.
Journal of proteomics.
231
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jprot.2020.103994.
[PMID] 33007464.
2021
Intravacuolar Pathogens Hijack Host Extracellular Vesicle Biogenesis to Secrete Virulence Factors.
Frontiers in immunology.
12
[DOI] 10.3389/fimmu.2021.662944.
[PMID] 33959131.
2021
Roles of Eicosanoids in Regulating Inflammation and Neutrophil Migration as an Innate Host Response to Bacterial Infections
Infection and Immunity.
89(8)
[DOI] 10.1128/iai.00095-21.
2020
An atlas of the catalytically active liver and spleen kinases in chicken identified by chemoproteomics.
Journal of proteomics.
225
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jprot.2020.103850.
[PMID] 32502695.
2020
CNS-Targeting Therapies for Lysosomal Storage Diseases: Current Advances and Challenges.
Frontiers in molecular biosciences.
7
[DOI] 10.3389/fmolb.2020.559804.
[PMID] 33304924.
2020
Exosomes released by breast cancer cells under mild hyperthermic stress possess immunogenic potential and modulate polarization in vitro in macrophages.
International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group.
37(1):696-710
[DOI] 10.1080/02656736.2020.1778800.
[PMID] 32568583.
2020
Long-term Changes in the Central Amygdala Proteome in Rats with a History of Chronic Cocaine Self-administration.
Neuroscience.
443:93-109
[DOI] 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.06.011.
[PMID] 32540363.
2020
Modification of the host ubiquitome by bacterial enzymes.
Microbiological research.
235
[DOI] 10.1016/j.micres.2020.126429.
[PMID] 32109687.
2019
Adolescent rat social play: Amygdalar proteomic and transcriptomic data.
Data in brief.
27
[DOI] 10.1016/j.dib.2019.104589.
[PMID] 31673590.
2019
Hectd3 promotes pathogenic Th17 lineage through Stat3 activation and Malt1 signaling in neuroinflammation
Nature Communications.
10(1)
[DOI] 10.1038/s41467-019-08605-3.
[PMID] 30741923.
2019
Proteomic and transcriptional profiling of rat amygdala following social play.
Behavioural brain research.
376
[DOI] 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.112210.
[PMID] 31493430.
2018
Endocannabinoid hydrolases in avian HD11 macrophages identified by chemoproteomics: inactivation by small-molecule inhibitors and pathogen-induced downregulation of their activity.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry.
444(1-2):125-141
[DOI] 10.1007/s11010-017-3237-0.
[PMID] 29196970.
2018
PGE2 Augments Inflammasome Activation and M1 Polarization in Macrophages Infected With Salmonella Typhimurium and Yersinia enterocolitica.
Frontiers in microbiology.
9
[DOI] 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02447.
[PMID] 30429830.
2018
Proteome-wide lysine acetylation identification in developing rice (Oryza sativa) seeds and protein co-modification by acetylation, succinylation, ubiquitination, and phosphorylation.
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics.
1866(3):451-463
[DOI] 10.1016/j.bbapap.2017.12.001.
[PMID] 29313810.
2018
Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Alters the Extracellular Proteome of Macrophages and Leads to the Production of Proinflammatory Exosomes
Infection and Immunity.
86(2)
[DOI] 10.1128/iai.00386-17.
2018
SQANTI: extensive characterization of long-read transcript sequences for quality control in full-length transcriptome identification and quantification.
Genome research.
28(3):396-411
[DOI] 10.1101/gr.222976.117.
[PMID] 29440222.
2017
The effects of model aromatic lignin compounds on growth and lipid accumulation of Rhodococcus rhodochrous
International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation.
121:79-90
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ibiod.2017.03.023.
2016
Analysis of differentially expressed proteins in Yersinia enterocolitica-infected HeLa cells.
Biochimica et biophysica acta.
1864(5):562-9
[DOI] 10.1016/j.bbapap.2016.02.004.
[PMID] 26854600.
2016
Deubiquitinases: Novel Therapeutic Targets in Immune Surveillance?
Mediators of Inflammation.
2016:1-13
[DOI] 10.1155/2016/3481371.
[PMID] 27597804.
2016
The Effect of Oxygen on Bile Resistance in Listeria monocytogenes.
Journal of proteomics & bioinformatics.
9(4):107-119
[PMID] 27274623.
2016
Use of focused ultrasonication in activity-based profiling of deubiquitinating enzymes in tissue
Analytical Biochemistry.
515:9-13
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ab.2016.09.016.
[PMID] 27663132.
Grants
Apr 2022
ACTIVE
The Function of Host-derived Extracellular Vesicles in Trafficking of Bacterial Antigens to Stimulate the Antibacterial Immune Response
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID
Oct 2021
– May 2023
Modeling host-microbe interaction under microgravity conditions using Enterobacter model
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FL SPACE GRANT
via NASA
Jun 2021
– Oct 2021
Sapphire North Americas Return to Research grants
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: CAYMAN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Mar 2021
ACTIVE
Assessing the impact of Agr quorum sensing on Staphylococcus aureus physiology in the space flight environment
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NASA KENNEDY SPACE FLIGHT CTR
May 2020
ACTIVE
Host enzymes as targets of novel host-directed antimicrobial therapies
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: US ARMY MED RES ACQUISITION
Aug 2019
– Jun 2021
Evaluating and modifying exosome production and content to improve human norovirus cultivation in B cells.
Role: Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator
Funding: ALTERNATIVES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOU
Jul 2019
– Oct 2021
Exososomal CNS-Delivery of Therapies for a Lysosomal Disorder
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NINDS
Jun 2019
– Aug 2022
The impact of human norovirus interactions on commensal bacteria
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID
Jun 2019
– Oct 2022
Function and protein cargo of exosomes in antigen presenting cells during Salmonella infection
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID
Jun 2019
– May 2022
OR-DRPD-ROF2019: Regulation of exosome production and content resulting from human norovirus infection of B cells.
Role: Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator
Funding: UF RESEARCH
Oct 2018
– Oct 2021
Quorum sensing and S. aureus virulence potential during simulated microgravity growth
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NASA STENNIS SPACE FLIGHT CTR
Aug 2018
– Feb 2020
Use of novel magnetic aptamer-based nanoparticles with DNAse-sensitive labels for detection and capture of exosomes followed by omics-based
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: ALTERNATIVES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOU
Oct 2017
– Oct 2018
Functions of lipid mediators in innate immune responses to enteric infections
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: CAYMAN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Sep 2017
ACTIVE
Florida Pathways to Success: a research university/minority-serving community college partnership to enhance retention and diversity of transfer students
Role: Project Manager
Funding: NATL SCIENCE FOU
Jan 2017
– Dec 2021
Broadening the STEM Pipeline with Research Experiences in Agricultural Science
Role: Project Manager
Funding: US DEPT OF AG NATL INST OF FOOD AND AG
Sep 2016
– Sep 2018
High Throughput Salmonella Detector
Role: Project Manager
Funding: NVE CORPORATION
via US DEPT OF AG NATL INST OF FOOD AND AG
Aug 2015
– Oct 2018
Identifying Active Deubiquitinases and Kinases in Chicken
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV
via US DEPT OF AG NATL INST OF FOOD AND AG
Jul 2015
ACTIVE
UF component for SRI program
Role: Project Manager
Funding: UNIV OF CENTRAL FLORIDA SPACE INST
via FL LEGISLATURE
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 846-0954
Emails:
- Business:
- mjferraro@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO BOX 110700
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND CELL SCIENCE
GAINESVILLE FL 326110700 - Business Street:
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1355 MUSEUM RD ROOM 1031/ ROOM 1151
MICROBIOLOGY AND CELL SCIENCE
GAINESVILLE FL 32611