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Marco Orecchioni

Assistant Professor

Marco Orecchioni

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Bio

Marco Orecchioni, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the Immunology Center of Georgia, Augusta University. His research explores how ectopic olfactory receptors function as immune sensors in monocytes and macrophages, decoding endogenous lipid and metabolic signals to shape inflammation, chemotaxis, foam cell formation, and tumor-immune crosstalk. His lab uses advanced molecular, spatial, and in vivo models to define the relevance of these chemosensory pathways in shaping the immune response.

Education

  • Ph.D., Biological and Biomedical Scie Univ of Sassari Fac of Med, 2017

  • MS, Biotechnology Univ of Sassari Fac of Med, 2013

  • BS, Biotechnology Univ of Sassari Fac of Med, 2011

Awards & Honors

  • Early Career Editorial Board Member of Circulation Research Circulation Research, 2025

  • Invited Speaker at GRK 2381 University of Tubingen, 2025

  • Early Career Faculty Travel Grant Award American Association of Immunologists, 2025

  • The paper Fusco, L. et al. Advance Materials 2025 was featured on the cover of the i Advance Materials, 2025

  • Invited to chair a Scientific Session at Immunology 2024 AAI , 2024

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • MOIM 9210

    Invest of a Problem

  • BIOM 8120

    Cardiovas Physio & Pharma

  • GNMD 8052

    Func Geno & Prote Using Anml M

  • VBIO 9210

    Investigation of a Prob

  • MOIM 9020

    Seminar in MOIM

  • PHRM 9020

    Seminar in Pharmacology

  • CURS 2990

    Undergrad Research I

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Olfr2 Promotes Recruitment of Monocytes via CX3CR1 in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, 2026
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Oncolytic HSV-1-Mediated JAG1 Blockade Induces Glioma Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype to Increase Macrophage Activation and Cetuximab-Mediated Senolysis, 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Macrophages: friend or foe in diabetes pathogenesis and therapy, 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Hyperinsulinemia promotes atherosclerosis by inducing metabolic reprogramming of autoreactive CD4+ T cells 2359, 2025
    Conference Proceeding
  • Olfactory receptor 2 signaling enhances monocyte chemotactic migration in the atherosclerotic aorta 4009, 2025
    Conference Proceeding