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Paola Morici’s research lies at the intersection of biophysics, microbiology, and photomedicine, with a primary focus on combating antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections through innovative light-based therapies. Her most cited work, “Spectroscopic characterization and fluorescence imaging of Helicobacter pylori endogenous porphyrins” (2017, 43 citations), established a foundational method for detecting this gastric pathogen by exploiting its natural porphyrin fluorescence—a technique that enables non-invasive diagnosis and targeted treatment. Building on this, her 2020 study on “The in vitro Photoinactivation of Helicobacter pylori by a Novel LED-Based Device” (29 citations) demonstrated a powerful alternative to conventional antibiotics, which increasingly fail due to rising resistance. By engineering a specific LED device to activate endogenous porphyrins, Morici showed that photodynamic inactivation could effectively eradicate H. pylori without drugs, offering a promising strategy against infections linked to gastritis and gastric cancer. Her work not only advances antimicrobial photodynamic therapy but also provides a blueprint for tackling other resistant pathogens, earning her recognition as a key innovator in non-pharmacological infection control.
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