Dr. Sara Carloni is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology at Humanitas University, Italy. Her career spans over a decade of cutting-edge research into microbial pathogenesis, microbiota-host interactions, the gut-brain axis, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). A pivotal figure in translational microbiology, Dr. Carloni has contributed substantially to both experimental and clinical microbiology. Her breakthrough discovery of a choroid plexus vascular barrier associated with intestinal inflammation, published in Science (2021), has positioned her as a global leader in microbiota and neuroinflammation studies. As a corresponding or leading author on multiple high-impact publications and a frequent speaker at international conferences, she continues to influence the future of biomedical sciences.
Dr. Sara Carloni stands out as an innovative and collaborative microbiologist, contributing significantly to modern biomedical research. With over 19 peer-reviewed publications, an H-index of 11, and over 1200 citations, she merges basic science discoveries with clinical applications, particularly in AMR surveillance and gut-brain communication. Her multidisciplinary and translational approach places her at the forefront of microbiology, making her a strong contender for high-level research recognitions and global scientific leadership.
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🍼 Maternal gut microbiota influences immune activation at the maternal-fetal interface affecting pregnancy outcome
🗞 Nature Communications
📅 2025-05-09 | 🔗 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58533-8
👩🔬 Contributors: Silvia Giugliano, Andrea Gatti, Martina Rusin, Tilo Schorn, Silvia Pimazzoni, Michela Calanni-Pileri, Valentina Fraccascia, Sara Carloni, Maria Rescigno
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🧫 Epidemiology and resistance profiles of bacteria isolated from blood samples in septic patients at emergency department admission: A 6-year single-centre retrospective analysis from Northern Italy
🗞 Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
📅 2025-03 | 🔗 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2024.12.023
👩🔬 Contributors: Valeria Cento, Sara Carloni, Riccardo Sarti, et al.
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🤰 Role of the maternal gut microbiota in immune activation at the maternal-fetal interface: Impact on preeclampsia
📄 Preprint
📅 2023-05-30 | 🔗 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2845955/v1
👩🔬 Contributors: Maria Rescigno, Silvia Giugliano, Sara Carloni, Tilo Schorn
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🧠 Unveiling the gut-brain axis: Structural and functional analogies between the gut and the choroid plexus vascular and immune barriers
🗞 Seminars in Immunopathology
🔗 DOI: 10.1007/S00281-022-00955-3
👩🔬 Contributors: Sara Carloni, Maria Rescigno
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🦠 Gut vascular barrier impairment leads to intestinal bacteria dissemination and colorectal cancer metastasis to liver
🗞 Cancer Cell
🔗 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2021.03.004
👩🔬 Contributors: Bertocchi, A., Carloni, S., et al.
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🧠 Identification of a choroid plexus vascular barrier closing during intestinal inflammation
🗞 Science
🔗 DOI: 10.1126/science.abc6108
👩🔬 Contributors: Carloni, S., Bertocchi, A., et al.
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🧪 SARS-CoV-2 serology in 4000 health care and administrative staff across seven sites in Lombardy, Italy
🗞 Scientific Reports
🔗 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91773-4
👩🔬 Contributors: Sandri, M.T., Carloni, S., et al.
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🧫 Complement C3aR loss drives colorectal cancer by modulating gut microbiota
🗞 Journal of Immunology
🔗 WOS: WOS:000589972400485
👩🔬 Contributors: Guglietta, Silvia, Carloni, Sara, et al.
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🦠 Endogenous murine microbiota member Faecalibaculum rodentium and its human homologue protect from intestinal tumour growth
🗞 Nature Microbiology
🔗 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0649-5
👩🔬 Contributors: Zagato, E., Carloni, S., et al.
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🧪 IgG serology in health care and administrative staff populations from 7 hospitals representative of different exposures to SARS-CoV-2 in Lombardy, Italy
📄 medRxiv Preprint
🔗 DOI: 10.1101/2020.05.24.20111245
👩🔬 Contributors: Sandri, M.T., Carloni, S., et al.
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💩 Therapeutic faecal microbiota transplantation controls intestinal inflammation through IL10 secretion by immune cells
🗞 Nature Communications
🔗 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07359-8
👩🔬 Contributors: Burrello, C., Carloni, S., et al.
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🧬 The small RNA ReaL: A novel regulatory element embedded in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing networks
🗞 Environmental Microbiology
🔗 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13886
👩🔬 Contributors: Carloni, S., Macchi, R., et al.
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🦠 Post-transcriptional regulation of the virulence-associated enzyme AlgC by the σ²²-dependent small RNA ErsA of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
🗞 Environmental Microbiology
🔗 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12590
👩🔬 Contributors: Ferrara, S., Carloni, S., et al.