Research & Innovation Services
Paul Giacomin
- Research Development and Partnership Advisor
- paul.giacomin@jcu.edu.au
Arnold Mangott
- Research Development and Partnership Advisor
- arnold.mangott@jcu.edu.au
Exploring new therapeutic approaches for coeliac disease based on biological effects of hookworm treatment. (Old ID 27271)
Paul Giacomin
01 May 2021 - 30 Nov 2022
We hypothesise that hookworm infection creates an anti-inflammatory environment in the small intesti...
Novel therapeutics for diabetes sourced from Northern Australian biota. (Old ID 27346)
Paul Giacomin
02 Aug 2021 - 30 Jun 2023
he aim of this project is to develop lead diabetes drug candidates from hookworm saliva and build a ...
Laser based diagnostics for STH infections (Old ID 26822)
Paul Giacomin
01 Jan 2020 - 30 Apr 2022
Developing novel laser based methods for rapid diagnosis and quantification of parasitic worm infect...
Can experimental hookworm infection prevent metabolic disease/Type 2 diabetes? (Old ID 24710)
Paul Giacomin
01 Jan 2018 - 01 Jun 2019
We will conduct a world-first clinical trial in Cairns testing the safety and efficacy of experiment...
New therapies for Coeliac Disease: Helminths and their secreted products. (Old ID 22524)
Paul Giacomin
01 Feb 2016 - 01 May 2019
Coeliac Disease (CeD) is a common and debilitating autoimmune disorder (affecting 1% of the Queensla...
Hookworm peptide therapeutic for oral treatment of IBD (Old ID 26317)
Paul Giacomin
01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2022
We intend to develop an orally delivered peptide that can modulate the immune system and be develope...
Novel therapeutics for diabetes sourced from Northern Australian biota. (Old ID 27321)
Paul Giacomin
01 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2022
The aim of this project is to develop lead diabetes drug candidates from hookworm saliva and build a...
Hookworm therapy for restoring tolerance in coeliac disease (Old ID 22142)
Paul Giacomin
01 Oct 2016 - 30 Mar 2018
Parasitic worms have an amazing ability to manipulate the immune system, and our research group rece...
Hookworm therapy for Coeliac Disease: A randomised, double blink, placebo-controlled clinical trial (Old ID 22151)
Paul Giacomin
01 Jan 2016 - 30 Apr 2021
Parasitic worms have an amazing ability to manipulate the immune system, and our research group rece...
Preclinical evaluation of novel drug lead compounds discovered from Wet Tropics plant (Old ID 28949)
Paul Giacomin
01 Jan 2023 - 15 Sep 2025
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects 1 in 250 Australians including the people living in Far Nor...
Experimental human hookworm infection: a narrative historical review
- 2021
- Public Library of Science
- Researchers:Paul GiacominAlex Loukas
The production of Necator americanus larvae for use in experimental human infection
- 2022
- BioMed Central
- Researchers:Paul GiacominAlex Loukas
Mollusk allergy: Not simply cross-reactivity with crustacean allergens
- 2022
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Researchers:Paul GiacominAlex LoukasLudwig Lopata
Peptides derived from hookworm anti-inflammatory proteins suppress inducible colitis in mice and inflammatory cytokine production by human cells
- 2022
- Frontiers Research Foundation
- Researchers:Guangzu ZhaoMatt FieldDarren PickeringRachael RyanRoland RuscherPaul GiacominAlex LoukasNorelle Daly
Novel antiinflammatory biologics shaped by parasite–host coevolution
- 2022
- National Academy of Sciences
- Researchers:Roland RuscherDarren PickeringMatt FieldDaniel BrowneRachael RyanDenise DoolanPaul GiacominAlex Loukas
Effect of experimental hookworm infection on insulin resistance in people at risk of type 2 diabetes
- 2023
- Nature Publishing Group
- Researchers:Doris PierceRachael RyanMatt FieldAlex LoukasRobyn McDermottPaul Giacomin
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