Dr Luisa Pedro

Lecturer

Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

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The primary focus of my research is to study how tumours modulate the immune response during tumour development and progression, with the objective of developing novel immune-based therapies to improve tumour eradication and enhance patient outcomes.

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Publications

Identification of aceNKPs, a committed common progenitor population of the ILC1 and NK cell continuum
Rodriguez-Rodriguez Noe, Clark Paula A, Gogoi Mayuri, Ferreira Ana C F, Kerscher Bernhard, Crisp Alastair, Jolin Helen E, Murphy Jane E, Sivasubramaniam Meera, Pedro Luisa, Walker Jennifer A, Heycock Morgan W D, Shields Jacqueline D, Barlow Jillian L, McKenzie Andrew N J
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Vol 119 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2203454119
Tumor-derived lactic acid modulates activation and metabolic status of draining lymph node stroma
Riedel Angela, Helal Moutaz, Pedro Luisa, Swietlik Jonathan J, Shorthouse David, Schmitz Werner, Haas Lisa, Young Timothy, da Costa Ana SH, Davidson Sarah, Bhandare Pranjali, Wolf Elmar, Hall Benjamin A, Frezza Christian, Oskarsson Thordur, Shields Jacqueline D
Cancer Immunology Research Vol 10, pp. 482-497 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-21-0778
Impact of locally administered carboxydextran-coated super-paramagnetic iron nanoparticles on cellular immune function
Pedro Luisa, Harmer Quentin, Mayes Eric, Shields Jacqueline D
Small Vol 15 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201900224
Exploring the role of stromal osmoregulation in cancer and disease using executable modelling
Shorthouse David, Riedel Angela, Kerr Emma, Pedro Luisa, Bihary Dóra, Samarajiwa Shamith, Martins Carla P, Shields Jacqueline, Hall Benjamin A
Nature Communications Vol 9 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05414-y
Macrophages are exploited from an innate wound healing response to facilitate cancer metastasis
Muliaditan Tamara, Caron Jonathan, Okesola Mary, Opzoomer James W, Kosti Paris, Georgouli Mirella, Gordon Peter, Lall Sharanpreet, Kuzeva Desislava M, Pedro Luisa, Shields Jacqueline D, Gillett Cheryl E, Diebold Sandra S, Sanz-Moreno Victoria, Ng Tony, Hoste Esther, Arnold James N
Nature Communications Vol 9 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05346-7
Registered report : Melanoma exosomes educate bone marrow progenitor cells toward a pro-metastatic phenotype through MET
Lesnik Jake, Antes Travis, Kim Jeewon, Griner Erin, Pedro Luisa
eLife Vol 5 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.07383

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Professional Activities

Frontiers in Immunology (Journal)
Peer reviewer
6/2022
Frontiers in Oncology (Journal)
Peer reviewer
6/2022

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Projects

Identification of drivers of tumour immuno-modulation
Pedro, Luisa (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2026

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Dr Luisa Pedro
Lecturer
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Email: luisa.pedro@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2693