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Personal Statement
Val Ferro read Biochemistry at the University of Aberdeen (BSc Hons 1985) and carried out postgraduate research into Tumour Biology at the University of St. Andrews. (PhD, 1989). She moved to the University of Strathclyde in 1989 as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, managing commercially-funded projects on vaccine development. She became a lecturer in 2006 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2018.
Research Interests
Current research interests within Dr Ferro's group focuses on three main areas: development of non-invasive human and veterinary vaccines, development of anti-fertility vaccines and natural product research.
Teaching Interests
Val teaches at both undergraduate (Years 1, 2 and 4) and postgraduate level.
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Projects 2002 2022
Design of self-peptide adjuvant couples for enhanced immunogenicity
Mulheran, P., Ferro, V. & Mullen, A.
BBSRC (Biotech & Biological Sciences Research Council)
1/10/18 → 30/09/22
Project: Research - Studentship › Research Studentship
Selected Research Output 1995 2018
Translational modifications to improve vaccine efficacy in an oral influenza vaccine
Bennett, E., Mullen, A. B. & Ferro, V. A., Dec 2009, In : Methods. 49, 4, p. 322-327 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Influenza Vaccines
Vaccines
Antigens
Translational Medical Research
Bile Acids and Salts
Immunisation with a plasmid DNA vaccine encoding gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH-I) and T-helper epitopes in saline suppresses rodent fertility
Khan, M. A. H., Ogita, K., Ferro, V. A., Kumasawa, K., Tsutsui, T. & Kimura, T., 4 Mar 2008, In : Vaccine. 26, 10, p. 1365-1374 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
DNA Vaccines
recombinant vaccines
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
epitopes
Lipid vesicle size of an oral influenza vaccine delivery vehicle influences the Th1/Th2 bias in the immune response and protection against infection
Mann, J. F. S., Shakir, E., Carter, K. C., Mullen, A. B., Alexander, J. & Ferro, V. A., 2 Jun 2009, In : Vaccine. 27, 27, p. 3643-3649 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Influenza Vaccines
influenza
mouth
immune response
vaccines
Cochleates derived from Vibrio cholerae O1 proteoliposomes: The impact of structure transformation on mucosal immunisation
Acevedo, R., Perez, O., Zayas, C., Perez, J. L., Callico, A., Cedre, B., Garcia, L., McKee, D., Mullen, A. & Ferro, V., 12 Oct 2012, In : PLOS One. 7, 10, 8 p., e46461Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Vibrio cholerae O1
Immunization
adjuvants
immunization
Electron microscopy
Delivering natural products and biotherapeutics to improve drug efficacy
Obeid, M. A., Al Qaraghuli, M. M., Alsaadi, M., Alzahrani, A. R., Niwasabutra, K. & Ferro, V. A., 1 Nov 2017, In : Therapeutic Delivery. 8, 11, p. 947–956 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Open Access
File
Drug Industry
Drug Delivery Systems
Biological Products
Modern 1601-history
Drug Discovery
Crystal structures of hibiscus acid and hibiscus acid dimethyl ester isolated from Hibiscus sabdariffa (Malvaceae)
Zheoat, A. M., Gray, A., Igoli, J., Kennedy, A. R. & Ferro, V. A., 22 Aug 2017, In : Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports. E73, p. 1368-1371 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
tetrahydrofuran
Dimethyl Sulfoxide
esters
Esters
Hydrogen bonds
Formulation of Nonionic Surfactant Vesicles (NISV) prepared by microfluidics for therapeutic delivery of siRNA into cancer cells
Obeid, M. A., Elburi, A., Young, L. C., Mullen, A. B., Tate, R. J. & Ferro, V. A., 3 Jul 2017, In : Molecular Pharmaceutics. 14, 7, p. 2450-2458 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Microfluidics
Surface-Active Agents
Small Interfering RNA
Green Fluorescent Proteins
Neoplasms
Where traditional drug discovery meets modern technology in the quest for new drugs
Al Qaraghuli, M. M., Alzahrani, A. R., Niwasabutra, K., Obeid, M. A. & Ferro, V. A., 4 Jun 2017, In : Annals of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics. 2, 11, p. 1-5 5 p., 1061Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Open Access
File
Drug Discovery
Technology
Research
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Biological Availability
Metabolomic profiling of the synergistic effects of melittin in combination with cisplatin on ovarian cancer cells
Alonezi, S., Tusiimire, J., Wallace, J., Dufton, M. J., Parkinson, J. A., Young, L. C., Clements, C. J., Park, J-K., Jeon, J-W., Ferro, V. A. & Watson, D. G., 14 Apr 2017, In : Metabolites. 7, 14, p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Melitten
Metabolomics
Ovarian Neoplasms
Cisplatin
Cells
Comparison of the physical characteristics of monodisperse non-ionic surfactant vesicles (NISV) prepared using different manufacturing methods
Obeid, M. A., Gebril, A. M., Tate, R. J., Mullen, A. B. & Ferro, V. A., 3 Feb 2017, In : International Journal of Pharmaceutics. p. 1-23 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Surface-Active Agents
Microfluidics
Heating
Cholesterol
Alcohols
The effects of hydration media on the characteristics of non-ionic surfactant vesicles (NISV) prepared by microfluidics
Obeid, M. A., Khadra, I., Mullen, A. B., Tate, R. J. & Ferro, V. A., 10 Jan 2017, In : International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 516, 1-2, p. 52-60 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Microfluidics
Surface-Active Agents
HEPES
Lipids
Tromethamine
Brain changing tubers: gene expression changes following mediaeval tuber consumption
Woods, N., Gebril, A., Simpson, A., Iannetta, P., Kenicer, G., Tate, R. J., Pickard, B., Gray, A. I. & Ferro, V. A., 14 Dec 2016, In : Planta Medica. 81, S 01, p. S1-S381Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract
Gene expression
Hypothalamus
Brain
RNA
Gene Expression
Effects of crude extracts from mushrooms on different cancer cell lines
Niwasabutra, K., Igoli, J. O., Young, L., Gray, A. I. & Ferro, V. A., 14 Dec 2016, In : Planta Medica. 81, S 01, p. S1-S381Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract
Agaricales
Complex Mixtures
Cells
Cell Line
Coriolaceae
Phytochemical and biological investigation of Calliandra surinamensis as a potential treatment for diabetes
Alzahrani, A., Abbott, G., Young, L. C., Igoli, J., Gray, A. I. & Ferro, V. A., 14 Dec 2016, In : Planta Medica. 81, S 01, p. S1-S381Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract
ferulic acid
Phytochemicals
Hexanes
Medical problems
Methanol
Analysis of the binding loops configuration and surface adaptation of different crystallized single‐domain antibodies in response to various antigens
Al Qaraghuli, M. M. & Ferro, V., 30 Apr 2017, In : Journal of Molecular Recognition. 30, 4, 12 p., e2592Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Single-Domain Antibodies
Antibody Formation
Antigens
Antibodies
Complementarity Determining Regions
Natural vaccine adjuvants and immunopotentiators derived from plants, fungi, marine organisms, and insects
Woods, N., Niwasabutra, K., Acevedo, R., Igoli, J., Altwaijry, N. A., Tusiimire, J., Gray, A. I., Watson, D. G. & Ferro, V. A., 10 Nov 2016, Immunopotentiators in Modern Vaccines. Schijns, V. E. J. C. & O'Hagan, D. T. (eds.). 2nd ed. London, p. 211-230 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Immunologic Adjuvants
Aquatic Organisms
Insects
Fungi
Vaccines
Current trends in research, development and production of prophylactic vaccines: Report of Vaccipharma 2015 Congress
Acevedo, R., Landys, M., García-Rivera, D., Fernandez, S., Alvarez, N., Ferro, VA., Pagliusi, S. & Holst, J., 25 Oct 2016, In : SOJ Immunology. 4, 2, 13 p., 00151Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Open Access
File
Vaccines
Research
Pharmacology
Education
Melia
Metabolomic profiling of the effects of melittin on cisplatin resistant and cisplatin sensitive ovarian cancer cells using mass spectrometry and biolog microarray technology
Alonezi, S., Tusiimire, J., Wallace, J., Dufton, M. J., Parkinson, J. A., Young, L. C., Clements, C. J., Park, J. K., Jeon, J. W., Ferro, V. A. & Watson, D. G., 13 Oct 2016, In : Metabolites. 6, 4, 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Melitten
Metabolomics
Microarrays
Ovarian Neoplasms
Cisplatin
Chemical and antimicrobial profiling of propolis from different regions within Libya
Siheri, W., Zhang, T., Ebiloma, G. U., Biddau, M., Woods, N., Hussain, M. Y., Clements, C. J., Fearnley, J., Edrada Ebel, R., Paget, T., Müller, S., Carter, K. C., Ferro, V. A., De Koning, H. P. & Watson, D. G., 19 May 2016, In : PLOS One. 11, 5, 16 p., e0155355Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Crithidia fasciculata
Mycobacterium marinum
Libya
Propolis
Leishmania donovani
Effect of bee venom and its fractions on the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines in PMA-differentiated U937 cells co-stimulated with LPS
Tusiimire, J., Wallace, J., Woods, N., Dufton, M. J., Parkinson, J. A., Abbott, G., Clements, C. J., Young, L., Park, J. K., Jeon, J. W., Ferro, V. A. & Watson, D. G., 19 Apr 2016, In : Vaccines. 4, 2, 15 p., 11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Bee Venoms
U937 Cells
Acetates
Cytokines
Interleukin-6
A new ceramide along with eight known compounds from the roots of Artemisia incisa pamp
Mamoon-Ur-Rashid, Alamzeb, M., Ali, S., Khan, A. A., Igoli, J. O., Ferro, V. A., Gray, A. I. & Khan, M. R., 30 Sep 2015, In : Records of Natural Products. 9, 3, p. 297-304 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Artemisia
ceramides
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Ceramides
Staphylococcal Pneumonia
Immunization of Female Mice with a Plasmid DNA Vaccine Coding EightRepeats of Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone (Gnrh-I) and Eight T-HelperEpitopes Suppress Fertility In Vivo
Rima, U., Kimura, T., Gebril, A. M., Islam, M., Bari, A., Ferro, V. & Khan, M., 26 Mar 2015, In : Journal of Vaccines and Vaccination. 6, 3, 7 p., 1000282Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
DNA Vaccines
recombinant vaccines
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Fertility
Choice and design of adjuvants for parenteral and mucosal vaccines
Savelkoul, H. F. J., Ferro, V. A., Strioga, M. M. & Schjins, V. E. J. C., 5 Mar 2015, In : Vaccines. 3, 1, p. 148-171 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review
Open Access
File
Vaccines
Antigen-Presenting Cells
Antigen Presentation
Cytokines
T-Lymphocytes
Vaccines Against Non-Infectious, Non-Cancer Novel Targets
Garside, D. A., Acevedo, R., Alsaadi, M., Nimmo, N., Gebril, A. M., Lamprou, D., Mullen, A. & Ferro, V., 5 Jan 2015, Novel Approaches and Strategies for Biologics, Vaccines and Cancer Therapies. Singh, M. & Salnikova, M. (eds.). 1st ed.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Active Immunotherapy
Biological Products
Vaccines
Determination of the potential bioavailability of plant microRNAs using a simulated human digestion process
Philip, A., Ferro, V. A. & Tate, R. J., 2015, In : Molecular Nutrition and Food Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
MicroRNAs
microRNA
Biological Availability
bioavailability
Digestion
Fertility control in wildlife: review of current status, including novel and future technologies
Garside, D., Gebril, A., Alsaadi, M. & Ferro, V. A., 5 Aug 2014, Reproductive Biology and Integrated Conservation Science: Progress and Prospects. Holt, W. V., Brown, J. L. & Comizzoli, P. (eds.). New York: Springer, p. 467-488 22 p. (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology; vol. 753)Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
wildlife damage management
contraception
contraceptives
animal and human health
Contraception
Assessment of the antigen-specific antibody response induced by mucosal administration of a GnRH conjugate entrapped in lipid nanoparticles
Gebril, A. M., Lamprou, D., Alsaadi, M., Stimson, W., Mullen, A. & Ferro, V., Jul 2014, In : Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine. 10, 5, p. 971-979 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Mucosal Administration
Antigens
Antibodies
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Nanoparticles
Bacterial outer membrane vesicles and vaccine applications
Acevedo, R., Fernandez, S., Zayas, C., Acosta, A., Sarmiento, M. E., Ferro, V., Rosenqvist, E., Campa, C., Cardoso, D., Garcia, L. & Perez, J. L., 2014, In : Frontiers in Immunology. 5, 121, 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue
Open Access
File
Vaccines
Membranes
Serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis
Serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis
Mycobacterium smegmatis
Phytochemical and antitrypanosomal investigation of the fractions and compounds isolated from Artemesia elegantissima
Rashid, M-U., Ali, S., Alamzeb, M., Igoli, J., Clements, C., Shah, SQ., Ferro, V., Gray, A. & Khan, M. R., 2014, In : Pharmaceutical Biology. 52, 8, p. 983-987 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Trypanosoma brucei brucei
Phytochemicals
Scopoletin
Artemisia
Stigmasterol
An update on the potential for male contraception: emerging options
Garside, D. A., Gebril, A. M., Alsaadi, M., Nimmo, N., Mullen, A. & Ferro, V., 11 Apr 2013, In : Open Access Journal of Contraception. 2013, 4, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Immunologic Contraception
Contraception
Spermatozoa
Vasectomy
Plant Extracts
Immune adjuvant effect of V. cholerae O1 derived Proteoliposome coadministered by intranasal route with Vi polysaccharide from Salmonella Typhi
Acevedo, R., Callico, A., Arunguren, Y., Zayas, C., Valdes, Y., Perez, O., Ferro, V. & Perez, J. L., 25 Feb 2013, In : BMC Immunology. 14, Supplement 1, S10Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue
Open Access
File
Salmonella typhi
Cholera
Polysaccharides
Immunoglobulin G
Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines
Second international congress on immunopharmacology: delivery systems and current strategies for drug design
Acevedo, R., Landys, M., Acosta, A., Bercovier, H., Norazmi, M. N., Ferro, V. & Sarmiento, M. E., 25 Feb 2013, In : BMC Immunology. 14, Supplement 1, 2 p., S1Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue
Open Access
File
Drug Design
Spinocerebellar Degenerations
Cuba
Biological Products
Helicobacter pylori
Evaluation of immunocastration conjugates based on GnRH linked to carrier molecules in a male rodent model
Seghatoleslam, A., Ferro, V., Mansourian, M., Kargar, M., Hosseini, M. H., Manavian, M., Gebril, A. M., Mostavi-Pour, Z. & Namavari, M., Feb 2013, In : Comparative Clinical Pathology. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Rodentia
Gonadal Steroid Hormones
Testicular Hormones
Fertility Agents
Antidiabetic and antimicrobial activities of fractions and compounds isolated from Berberis brevissima Jafri and Berberis parkeriana Schneid
Ali, S., Igoli, J., Clements, C., Semaan, D., Almazeb, M., Rashid, M-U., Shah, S. Q., Ferro, V., Gray, A. & Khan, M. R., 2013, In : Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology. 8, 3, p. 336-342 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Berberis
Methicillin
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Berberine
Hypoglycemic Agents
The inhibitory effect of Haloxylon salicornicum on contraction of the mouse uterus
Saleem, N. H., Ferro, V. A., Simpson, A. M., Igoli, J., Gray, A. I. & Drummond, R. M., 23 Sep 2013, In : Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013, 10 p., 714075Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Uterus
Synephrine
Adrenergic Receptors
Dysmenorrhea
Egypt
Methanol immersion reduces spherical aberration of water dipping lenses at long wavelengths used in multi-photon laser scanning microscopy
Norris, G., Gebril, A. M., Ferro, V. & McConnell, G., 21 Nov 2012, In : Biomedical Optics Express. 3, 12, p. 3314-3324 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
File
Immersion
dipping
Photons
Confocal Microscopy
submerging
Optimizing efficacy of mucosal vaccines
Gebril, A. M., Alsaadi, M., Acevedo, R., Mullen, A. & Ferro, V., Sep 2012, In : Expert Review of Vaccines. 11, 9, p. 1139-1155 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Vaccines
Nose
Cell Communication
Immune System
Safety
An update on developments in female hormonal contraception
Garside, D. A., Gebril, A. M., Nimmo, N., Alsaadi, M., Mullen, A. & Ferro, V., 2012, In : Current Womens Health Reviews. 8, 4, p. 276-288 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Female Contraceptive Agents
Contraception
Birth Intervals
Health Resources
Poverty
In vitro study of protein release from AFCo1 and implications in mucosal immunisation
Acevedo, R., Romeu, B., Zayas, C., Gonzalez, E., Lastre, M., del Campo, J., Mullen, A., Ferro, V. & Perez, O., 2012, In : VacciMonitor. 21, 2, 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Neisseria
Immunization
Stomach
Nose
Antigens
Cytotoxicity of isolated compounds from the extracts of Struchium sparganophora (Linn) Ktze asteraceae
Kasim, L. S., Ferro, V., Odukoya, OA., Ukpo, GE., Seidel, V., Gray, A. & Waigh, R., Oct 2011, In : Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences. 24, 4, p. 475-478 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Asteraceae
Luteolin
Western Africa
Ovarian Neoplasms
Cultured Cells
Reproductive component vaccine developments for contraceptive and non-contraceptive uses
Ferro, V. A. & Garside, D. A., Sep 2011, In : Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents. 21, 9, p. 1473-1482 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Contraceptive Vaccines
Contraceptive Agents
Immunologic Contraception
Vaccination
Autoantigens
Evaluation of cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities of Struchium sparganophora (Linn) Ktze Asteraceae.
Kasim, L. S., Ferro, V. A., Odkoya, O. A., Ukpo, G. E., Seidel, V., Gray, A. I. & Waigh, R., 18 Mar 2011, In : Journal of Medicinal Plant Research. 5, 6, p. 862-867 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Asteraceae
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
minimum inhibitory concentration
anti-infective agents
extracts
Antimicrobial agents from the leaf of Struchium sparganophora (Linn) Ktze, Asteraceae.
Kasim, L. S., Ferro, V., Odkoya, O. A., Drummond, A., Ukpo, G. E., Seidel, V., Gray, A. & Waigh, R., Jan 2011, In : Journal of Microbiology and Antimicrobials. 3, 1, p. 13-17 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Asteraceae
anti-infective agents
minimum inhibitory concentration
fungi
leaves
Adjuvants and vaccine delivery systems
Ferro, V., 2011, Novel Approaches to Vaccine Research. Hefferon, K. L. (ed.). p. 199-222 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Vaccines
Adjuvant strategies required for targeting mucosal tissues
Ferro, V. A. & Pérez, O., 31 Dec 2009, In : Methods. 49, 4, p. 299-300 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Pulmonary drug delivery with vesicles comprising non-ionic surfactants
Carter, K., Mullen, A. & Ferro, V., 30 Dec 2009, IPC No. PCT/GB2009/000539, Patent No. WO/2009/156706Research output: Patent
Drug Compounding
Platinum
Surface-Active Agents
Respiratory System
Lung Diseases
Phytochemicals from Flemingia vestita (Fabaceae) and Stephania glabra (Menispermeaceae) alter cGMP concentration in the cestode Raillietina echinobothrida
Das, B., Tandon, V., Lyndem, L. M., Gray, A. I. & Ferro, V. A., Apr 2009, In : Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology and Pharmacology. 149, 3, p. 397-403 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Stephania
Cestoda
Cyclic GMP
Phytochemicals
Fabaceae
Delivery systems: a vaccine strategy for overcoming mucosal tolerance?
Ferro, V. A., Mann, J. F. S., Acevedo, R., del Campo, J. & Pere, O., Jan 2009, In : Expert Review of Vaccines. 8, 1, p. 103-112 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Vaccines
Nose
Oral Administration
Antigens
Adjuvants: an essential component of neisseria vaccines
Acevedo, R., Romeu, B., del Campo, J., Gonzales, E., Balbao, J., Zayas, C., Cuello, M., Cabrera, O. & Ferro, V. A., 2009, In : VacciMonitor. 18, 2, p. 93-96 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
File
Neisseria
Vaccines
Antigens
Immune System
DNA Vaccines
Immunisation of male mice with a plasmid DNA vaccine encoding gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH-I) and t-helper epitopes suppresses fertility in vivo
Khan, M. A. H., Ferro, V. A., Koyama, M., Kinugasa, Y., Song, M., Ogita, K., Murata, Y. & Kimura, T., 4 May 2007, In : Vaccine. 25, 18, p. 3544-3553 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
DNA Vaccines
recombinant vaccines
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
epitopes
Effect of immunisation against gonadotropin releasing hormone isoforms (mammalian GnRH-I, chicken gnRH-II and lamprey gnRH-III) on murine spermatogenesis
Khan, M. A. H., Prevost, M., Waterston, M. M., Harvey, M. J. & Ferro, V. A., 1 Mar 2007, In : Vaccine. 25, 11, p. 2051-2063 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Lampreys
Petromyzontiformes
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Spermatogenesis
spermatogenesis
Natural product research: the challenges facing the modern researcher
Ferro, V. A. & Gray, A., 2007, In : Methods. 42, 4, p. 313-314 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Traditional Medicine
Complementary Therapies
Biological Products
Medicine
Research Personnel
Screening methods used to determine the anti-microbial properties of aloe vera inner gel
Ferro, V. A., Habeeb, F., Shakir, E., Bradbury, F., Cameron, P., Taravati, M., Gray, A. & Drummond, A. J., 2007, In : Methods. 42, 4, p. 315-320 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Aloe
Assays
Screening
Gels
Bacteria
The inner gel component of aloe vera suppresses bacterial-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines from human immune cells
Ferro, V. A., Habeeb, F., Stables, G., Bradbury, F., nong, S., Cameron, P. & Plevin, R. J., 2007, In : Methods. 42, 4, p. 388-393 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Gels
Cytokines
Aloe
Shigella flexneri
Powders
Evaluation of two GnRH-I based vaccine formulations on the testes function of entire suffolk cross ram lambs
Earl, E. R., Waterston, M. M., Aughey, E., Harvey, M. J., Matschke, C., Colston, A. & Ferro, V. A., 12 Apr 2006, In : Vaccine. 24, 16, p. 3172-3183 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Diphtheria Toxoid
Suffolk (sheep breed)
Tetanus Toxoid
toxoids
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Oral delivery of tetanus toxoid using vesicles containing bile salts (bilosomes) induces significant systemic and mucosal immunity
Alexander, J., Mann, J. F. S., Scales, H. E., Shakir, E., Carter, K. C., Mullen, A. & Ferro, V. A., Feb 2006, In : Methods. 38, 2, p. 90-95 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Mucosal Immunity
Tetanus Toxoid
Bile Acids and Salts
Small Intestine
Antigens
Mucosal immunisation: successful approaches to targeting different tissues
Ferro, V. A. & Carter, K. C., 2006, In : Methods. 38, 2, p. 61-64 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Immunization
Tissue
Antigens
Vaccination
Vaccines
The effects of cardamonin on lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory protein production and MAP kinase and nFkappaB signalling pathways in monocytes/macrophages
Hatziieremia, S., Gray, A., Ferro, V. A., Paul, A. & Plevin, R. J., 2006, In : British Journal of Pharmacology. 149, p. 188-198 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
Lipopolysaccharides
Monocytes
Macrophages
Phosphorylation
Translation of an experimental oral vaccine formulation into a commercial product
Carter, K. C., Ferro, V. A., Alexander, J. & Mullen, A., 2006, In : Methods. 38, 2, p. 65-68 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Vaccines
Research Personnel
Intellectual Property
Influenza Vaccines
Intellectual property
Efficacy of an anti-fertility vaccine based on mammalian gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH-I)--a histological comparison in male animals
Ferro, V. A., Khan, M. A. H., McAdam, D., Colston, A., Aughey, E., Mullen, A. B., Waterston, M. M. & Harvey, M. J. A., 30 Sep 2004, In : Veterinary immunology and immunopathology. 101, 1-2, p. 73-86 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
spermatogenesis
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Fertility
Spermatogenesis
Peptide vaccines in immunocontraception
Ferro, V. A. & Mordini, E., 29 Feb 2004, In : Current Opinion in Molecular Therapeutics. 6, 1, p. 83-89 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Immunologic Contraception
Contraceptive Vaccines
Subunit Vaccines
Communicable Diseases
Vaccines
Immune responses to a GnRH-based anti-fertility immunogen, induced by different adjuvants and subsequent effect on vaccine efficacy
Ferro, V. A., Costa, R., Carter, K. C., Harvey, M. J., Waterston, M. M., Mullen, A., Matschke, C., Mann, J. F. S., Colston, A. & Stimson, W. H., 25 Feb 2004, In : Vaccine. 22, 8, p. 1024-31 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
adjuvants
Fertility
Vaccines
triacetin
Optimisation of a lipid based oral delivery system containing A/Panama influenza haemagglutinin
Mann, J. F. S., Ferro, V. A., Mullen, A., Tetley, L., Mullen, M., Carter, K. C., Alexander, J. & Stimson, W. H., 2004, In : Vaccine. 22, 19, p. 2425-2429 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Panama
Hemagglutinins
hemagglutinins
influenza
Human Influenza
Use of a highly specific monoclonal antibody against the central variable amino acid sequence of mammalian gonadotropin releasing hormone to evaluate GnRH-I tissue distribution compared with GnRH-I binding sites in adult male rats
Khan, M. A. H., Ferro, V. A. & Stimson, W. H., 30 Apr 2003, In : American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 49, 4, p. 239-48 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Tissue Distribution
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Rats
Amino Acid Sequence
Binding Sites
Use of a highly specific monoclonal antibody against the central variable amino acid sequence of mammalian gonadotropin releasing hormone to evaluate gnRH-I tissue distribution compared with gnRH-I binding sites in adult male rat
Khan, M. A., Ferro, V. A. & Stimson, W. H., Apr 2003, In : American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 49, 4, p. 239-248 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Tissue Distribution
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Amino Acid Sequence
Binding Sites
Monoclonal Antibodies
In vitro susceptibilities of Shigella flexneri and Streptococcus pyogenes to inner gel of Aloe barbadensis Miller
Ferro, V. A., Bradbury, F., Cameron, P., Shakir, E., Rahman, S. R. & Stimson, W. H., 31 Mar 2003, In : Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 47, 3, p. 1137-1139 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Aloe
Shigella flexneri
Streptococcus pyogenes
Gels
Bacteria
Current advances in antifertility vaccines for fertility control and noncontraceptive applications
Ferro, V. A., 31 Dec 2002, In : Expert Review of Vaccines. 1, 4, p. 443-452 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Contraceptive Vaccines
Contraception
Immunologic Contraception
Population Control
Contraceptive Agents
Influence of carrier protein conjugation site and terminal modification of a GnRH-I peptide sequence in the development of a highly specific anti-fertility vaccine part I
Ferro, V. A., Khan, M. A., Earl, E. R., Harvey, M. J., Colston, A. & Stimson, W. H., 9 Dec 2002, In : American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 48, 6, p. 361-371 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Fertility
Carrier Proteins
Vaccines
Peptides
Part II: influence of dimerization of a modified GnRH-I peptide sequence on a male antifertility vaccine
Ferro, V. A., Harvey, M. J. A., Colston, A. & Stimson, W. H., 9 Dec 2002, In : American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 48, 6, p. 372-380 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Contraceptive Vaccines
Dimerization
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Tetanus Toxoid
Castration
Immunoneutralisation of GnRH-I, without cross-reactivity to GnRH-II, in the development of a highly specific anti-fertility vaccine for clinical and veterinary use
Ferro, V. A., Khan, M. A., Latimer, V. S., Brown, D., Urbanski, H. F. & Stimson, W. H., 30 Aug 2001, In : Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 51, 2, p. 109-29 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Fertility
Vaccines
Tetanus Toxoid
Antibody Specificity
Anti-gonadotropin releasing hormone vaccines and their potential use in the treatment of hormone-responsive cancers
Ferro, V. A. & Stimson, W. H., 31 Jul 1999, In : BioDrugs. 12, 1, p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Vaccines
Hormones
Poisons
Neoplasms
Fertility-disrupting potential of synthetic peptides derived from the beta-subunit of follicle-stimulating hormone
Ferro, V. A. & Stimson, W. H., 30 Sep 1998, In : American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 40, 3, p. 187-197 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Beta Subunit Follicle Stimulating Hormone
FSH Receptors
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
Fertility
Peptides
Investigation into suitable carrier molecules for use in an anti-gonadotrophin releasing hormone vaccine
Ferro, V. A. & Stimson, W. H., 31 Jul 1998, In : Vaccine. 16, 11-12, p. 1095-1102 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Vaccines
vaccines
tetanus
Immunoneutralisation of gonadotrophin releasing hormone: a potential treatment for oestrogen-dependent breast cancer
Ferro, V. A. & Stimson, W. H., 31 Aug 1997, In : European Journal of Cancer. 33, 9, p. 1468-1478 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Estrogens
Breast Neoplasms
Tuberculin
Neoplasms
Effects of adjuvant, dose and carrier pre-sensitisation on the immunisation efficacy of a GnRH analogue
Ferro, V. A. & Stimson, W. H., 31 Dec 1996, In : Drug Design and Discovery. 14, 3, p. 179-195 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Immunization
Tetanus Toxoid
Testosterone
Gonadal Steroid Hormones
An investigation into the immunogenicity of a GnRH analogue in male rats: a comparison of the toxicity of various adjuvants used in conjunction with GnRH-glycys
Ferro, V. A., O'Grady, J. E., Notman, J. & Stimson, W. H., 30 Apr 1996, In : Vaccine. 14, 5, p. 451-457 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Aluminum Hydroxide
synthetic hormones
aluminum hydroxide
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
A novel method for boronating antibodies without loss of immunoreactivity, for use in neutron capture therapy
Ferro, V. A., Morris, J. H. & Stimson, W. H., Aug 1995, In : Drug Design and Discovery. 13, 1, p. 13-25 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Neutron Capture Therapy
Boron
Boron Compounds
Streptavidin
Antibodies
Development of a hormone neutralizing vaccine, using GnRH-glycys-PPD, for use in the treatment of oestrogen-dependent disorders
Ferro, V. A., O'Grady, J. E., Notman, J. & Stimson, W. H., 30 Jun 1995, In : Therapeutic immunology. 2, 3, p. 147-157 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Tuberculin
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Estrogens
Vaccines
Hormones
Thesis
Anticancer activity of Lovage (Levisticum officinale Koch) extracts
Author: Abubaker, N., 1 Sep 2011Supervisor: Ferro, V. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
Chemical and molecular analysis of Libyan desert plants used in camel feed
Author: Ben Zaed, S. A. S., 1 Oct 2015Supervisor: Ferro, V. (Supervisor) & Tate, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Activities 2004 2017
South African Medical Research Council (External organisation)
Ferro, V. (Advisor)2017 → 2018
Activity: Membership › Membership of peer review panel or committee
University of Stirling (External organisation)
Ferro, V. (Advisor)Nov 2017 → 2018
Activity: Membership › Membership of board
Impacts
Economic benefit and competitive advantage from commercial adoption of an innovative non-invasive delivery method for drugs and vaccines
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