Richard L. Ferrero

Richard Ferrero is a microbiologist. He is a senior research fellow of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). In the Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases at the Hudson Institute, he also holds the position of senior scientist and head of the Gastrointestinal Infection and Inflammation Research Group.

Biography Ferrero studied at the University of New South Wales (Sydney). He studied microbiology and biochemistry from 1981 to 1984. He then completed his honours in 1985 and his Ph.D. of Microbiology in 1990. After the completion of his Ph.D., Ferrero moved to Paris and gained a postdoctoral position at the Pasteur Institute. At the Pasteur Institute, Ferrero was appointed to his tenured research position in the Département de Bactériologie et Mycologie.

Ferrero's other contributions to the scientific community include being on the editorial board of the journal Helicobacter. He has also helped on a Canadian Helicobacter pylori consensus panel which served to create a treatment of Helicobacter pylori infections in children and adolescents through evidence-based approaches. He also regularly reviews abstracts for major international conferences in both the fields of Helicobacter research and gastroenterology. He is also an international member of the scientific committee The International Workshop on Pathogenesis and Host Response in Helicobacter Infections. Ferrero has been awarded for his findings from multiple scientific and medical bodies. He is regularly invited to present his research both nationally and internationally at conferences.