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Mr Steve Pedrini

Research Associate

Staff Member Details
Email: s.pedrini@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6409-8022

Steve is currently involved in projects involving biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease.

Research Areas and Interests

  • Alzheimer, Dementia, Biomarkers

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2023.
  • Master of Science in Biology, Italy, 1997.

Research Outputs

2023

Journal Articles

  • Chatterjee, P., Vermunt, L., Gordon, B., Pedrini, S., Boonkamp, L., Armstrong, N., Xiong, C., Singh, A., Li, Y., Sohrabi, H., Taddei, K., Molloy, M., Benzinger, T., Morris, J., Karch, C., Berman, S., Chhatwal, J., Cruchaga, C., Graff-Radford, N., Day, G., Farlow, M., Fox, N., Goate, A., Hassenstab, J., Lee, J., Levin, J., McDade, E., Mori, H., Perrin, R., Sanchez-Valle, R., Schofield, P., Levey, A., Jucker, M., Masters, C., Fagan, A., Bateman, R., Martins, R., Teunissen, C. (2023). Plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein in autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease: Associations with Aβ-PET, neurodegeneration, and cognition. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 19(7), 2790-2804. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12879.
  • Chatterjee, P., Dore, V., Pedrini, S., Krishnadas, N., Thota, R., Bourgeat, P., Ikonomovic, MD., Rainey-Smith, S., Burnham, SC., Fowler, C., Taddei, K., Mulligan, R., Ames, D., Masters, CL., Fripp, J., Rowe, CC., Martins, R., Villemagne, VL. (2023). Plasma Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Is Associated With 18F-Smbt-1 Pet: Two Putative Astrocyte Reactivity Biomarkers For Alzheimer'S Disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 92(2), 615-628. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-220908.
  • Chatterjee, P., Pedrini, S., Doecke, J., Thota, R., Villemagne, V., Doré, V., Singh, A., Wang, P., Rainey-Smith, S., Fowler, C., Taddei, K., Sohrabi, H., Molloy, M., Ames, D., Maruff, P., Rowe, C., Masters, C., Martins, R. (2023). Plasma Aβ42/40 ratio, p-tau181, GFAP, and NfL across the Alzheimer's disease continuum: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study in the AIBL cohort. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 19(4), 1117-1134. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12724.
  • Yuan, J., Pedrini, S., Thota, R., Doecke, J., Chatterjee, P., Sohrabi, H., Teunissen, CE., Verberk, IM., Stoops, E., Vanderstichele, H., Meloni, BP., Mitchell, C., Rainey-Smith, S., Goozee, K., Tai, AC., Ashton, N., Zetterberg, H., Blennow, K., Gao, J., Liu, D., Mastaglia, F., Inderjeeth, C., Zheng, M., Martins, R. (2023). Elevated Plasma Sclerostin Is Associated With High Brain Amyloid-Β Load In Cognitively Normal Older Adults. Npj Aging, 9(1), article number 17. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41514-023-00114-4.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Pedrini, S., Chatterjee, P., Nakamura, A., Tegg, M., Hone, E., Rainey-Smith, S., Rowe, C., Dore, V., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Kaneko, N., Kirby, S., Taddei, K., Fernando, B., Martins, I., Bharadwaj, P., Sohrabi, H., Masters, C., Brown, B., Martins, R. (2022). The Association Between Alzheimer's Disease-Related Markers and Physical Activity in Cognitively Normal Older Adults. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 14(2022), article number 771214. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2022.771214.
  • Chatterjee, P., Pedrini, S., Ashton, N., Tegg, M., Goozee, K., Singh, A., Karikari, T., Simrén, J., Vanmechelen, E., Armstrong, N., Hone, E., Asih, P., Taddei, K., Doré, V., Villemagne, V., Sohrabi, H., Zetterberg, H., Masters, C., Blennow, K., Martins, R. (2022). Diagnostic and prognostic plasma biomarkers for preclinical Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 18(6), 1141-1154. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12447.
  • Thota, R., Chatterjee, P., Pedrini, S., Hone, E., Ferguson, J., Garg, M., Martins, R. (2022). Association of Plasma Neurofilament Light Chain With Glycaemic Control and Insulin Resistance in Middle-Aged Adults. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13(2022), article number 915449. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.915449.
  • Pedrini, S., Doecke, J., Hone, E., Wang, P., Thota, R., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Dore, V., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Rainey-Smith, S., Verdile, G., Sohrabi, H., Raida, M., Taddei, K., Gandy, S., Masters, C., Chatterjee, P., Martins, R. (2022). Plasma high-density lipoprotein cargo is altered in Alzheimer's disease and is associated with regional brain volume. Journal of Neurochemistry, 163(1), 53-67. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.15681.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Chatterjee, P., Tegg, M., Pedrini, S., Fagan, A., Xiong, C., Singh, A., Taddei, K., Gardener, S., Masters, C., Schofield, P., Multhaup, G., Benzinger, T., Morris, J., Bateman, R., Greenberg, S., Van Buchem, M., Stoops, E., Vanderstichele, H., Teunissen, C., Hankey, G., Wermer, M., Sohrabi, H., Martins, R. (2021). Plasma amyloid‐beta levels in a pre‐symptomatic dutch‐type hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathy pedigree: A cross‐sectional and longitudinal investigation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(6), Article number 2931. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22062931.
  • Chatterjee, P., Cheong, Y., Bhatnagar, A., Goozee, K., Wu, Y., McKay, M., Martins, I., Lim, F., Pedrini, S., Tegg, M., Villemagne, V., Asih, P., Dave, P., Shah, T., Dias, C., Fuller, S., Hillebrandt, H., Gupta, S., Hone, E., Taddei, K., Zetterberg, H., Blennow, K., Sohrabi, H., Martins, R. (2021). Plasma metabolites associated with biomarker evidence of neurodegeneration in cognitively normal older adults. Journal of Neurochemistry, 159(2), 389-402. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.15128.
  • Pedrini, S., Chatterjee, P., Hone, E., Martins, R. (2021). High-density lipoprotein-related cholesterol metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Neurochemistry, 159(2), 343-377. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.15170.
  • Chatterjee, P., Pedrini, S., Stoops, E., Goozee, K., Villemagne, V., Asih, P., Verberk, I., Dave, P., Taddei, K., Sohrabi, H., Zetterberg, H., Blennow, K., Teunissen, C., Vanderstichele, H., Martins, R. (2021). Plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein is elevated in cognitively normal older adults at risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Translational Psychiatry, 11(June 2021), Article number 27. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-01137-1.
  • Roe, J., Vidal-Piñeiro, D., Sørensen, ., Brandmaier, A., Düzel, S., Gonzalez, H., Kievit, R., Knights, E., Kühn, S., Lindenberger, U., Mowinckel, A., Nyberg, L., Park, D., Pudas, S., Rundle, M., Walhovd, K., Fjell, A., Westerhausen, R., Masters, C., Bush, A., Fowler, C., Darby, D., Pertile, K., Restrepo, C., Roberts, B., Robertson, J., Rumble, R., Ryan, T., Collins, S., Thai, C., Trounson, B., Lennon, K., Li, Q., Ugarte, F., Volitakis, I., Vovos, M., Williams, R., Baker, J., Russell, A., Peretti, M., Milicic, L., Lim, L., Rodrigues, M., Taddei, K., Taddei, T., Hone, E., Lim, F., Fernandez, S., Rainey-Smith, S., Pedrini, S., Martins, R., Doecke, J., Bourgeat, P., Fripp, J., Gibson, S., Leroux, H., Hanson, D., Dore, V., Zhang, P., Burnham, S., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Yates, P., Pejoska, S., Jones, G., Ames, D., Cyarto, E., Lautenschlager, N., Barnham, K., Cheng, L., Hill, A., Killeen, N., Maruff, P., Silbert, B., Brown, B., Sohrabi, H., Savage, G., Vacher, M. (2021). Asymmetric thinning of the cerebral cortex across the adult lifespan is accelerated in Alzheimer’s disease. Nature Communications, 12(1), Article number 721. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21057-y.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Pedrini, S., Hone, E., Gupta, V., James, I., Teimouri, E., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Masters, C., Rainey-Smith, S., Verdile, G., Sohrabi, H., Raida, M., Wenk, M., Taddei, K., Chatterjee, P., Martins, I., Laws, S., Martins, R. (2020). Plasma High Density Lipoprotein Small Subclass is Reduced in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients and Correlates with Cognitive Performance. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 77(2), 733-744. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-200291.
  • Chatterjee, P., Mohammadi, M., Goozee, K., Shah, T., Sohrabi, H., Dias, C., Shen, K., Asih, P., Dave, P., Pedrini, S., Ashton, N., Hye, A., Taddei, K., Lovejoy, D., Zetterberg, H., Blennow, K., Martins, R. (2020). Serum Hepcidin Levels in Cognitively Normal Older Adults with High Neocortical Amyloid-β Load. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 76(1), 291-301. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-200162.
  • Chatterjee, P., Fernando, M., Fernando, B., Dias, C., Shah, T., Silva, R., Williams, S., Pedrini, S., Hillebrandt, H., Goozee, K., Barin, E., Sohrabi, H., Garg, M., Cunnane, S., Martins, R. (2020). Potential of coconut oil and medium chain triglycerides in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 186(March 2020), Article number 111209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2020.111209.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Chatterjee, P., Elmi, M., Goozee, K., Shah, T., Sohrabi, H., Dias, C., Pedrini, S., Shen, K., Asih, P., Dave, P., Taddei, K., Vanderstichele, H., Zetterberg, H., Blennow, K., Martins, R. (2019). Ultrasensitive Detection of Plasma Amyloid-β as a Biomarker for Cognitively Normal Elderly Individuals at Risk of Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 71(3), 775-783. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-190533.
  • Hata, S., Omori, C., Kimura, A., Saito, H., Kimura, N., Gupta, V., Pedrini, S., Hone, E., Chatterjee, P., Taddei, K., Kasuga, K., Ikeuchi, T., Waragai, M., Nishimura, M., Hu, A., Nakaya, T., Meijer, L., Maeda, M., Yamamoto, T., Masters, C., Rowe, C., Ames, D., Yamamoto, K., Martins, R., Gandy, S., Suzuki, T. (2019). Decrease in p3-Alcb37 and p3-Alcb40, products of Alcadein b generated by g-secretase cleavages, in aged monkeys and patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 5(1), 740-750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2019.09.015.
  • Chatterjee, P., Zetterberg, H., Goozee, K., Lim, C., Jacobs, K., Ashton, N., Hye, A., Pedrini, S., Sohrabi, H., Shah, T., Asih, P., Dave, P., Shen, K., Taddei, K., Lovejoy, D., Guillemin, G., Blennow, K., Martins, R. (2019). Plasma neurofilament light chain and amyloid-β are associated with the kynurenine pathway metabolites in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 16(2019), Article number 186. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-019-1567-4.
  • Ashton, N., Nevado-Holgado, A., Barber, I., Lynham, S., Gupta, V., Chatterjee, P., Goozee, K., Hone, E., Pedrini, S., Blennow, K., Scholl, M., Zetterberg, H., Ellis, K., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Masters, C., Aarsland, D., Powell, J., Lovestone, S., Martins, R., Hye, A. (2019). A plasma protein classifier for predicting amyloid burden for preclinical Alzheimer’s disease. Science Advances, 5(2), Article number eaau7220. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau7220.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Martins, R., Villemagne, V., Sohrabi, H., Chatterjee, P., Shah, T., Verdile, G., Fraser, P., Taddei, K., Gupta, V., Rainey-Smith, S., Hone, E., Pedrini, S., Lim, F., Martins, I., Frost, S., Gupta, S., O'Bryant, S., Rembach, A., Ames, D., Ellis, K., Fuller, S., Brown, B., Kirby, S., Fernando, B., Bharadwaj, P., Burnham, S., Laws, S., Barron, A., Goozee, K., Wahjoepramono, EJ., Asih, P., Doecke, J., Salvado, O., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Gandy, S., Masters, C. (2018). Alzheimer’s Disease: A Journey from Amyloid Peptides and Oxidative Stress, to Biomarker Technologies and Disease Prevention Strategies—Gains from AIBL and DIAN Cohort Studies. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 62(3), 965-992. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-171145.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Gupta, V., Hone, E., Pedrini, S., Doecke, J., O'Bryant, S., James, I., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Masters, C., Martins, R. (2017). Altered levels of blood proteins in Alzheimer’s disease longitudinal study: Results from Australian Imaging Biomarkers lifestyle study of ageing cohort. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, 8(2017), 60-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2017.04.003.
  • Pedrini, S., Gupta, V., Hone, E., Doecke, J., O’bryant, S., James, I., Bush, AI., Rowe, CC., Villemagne, VL., Ames, D., Masters, CL., Martins, R. (2017). A blood-based biomarker panel indicates IL-10 and IL-12/23p40 are jointly associated as predictors of beta-amyloid load in an AD cohort. Scientific Reports, 7(OCT 25 2017), Article number 14057. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14020-9.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Barr, R., Verdile, G., Wijaya, L., Morici, M., Taddei, K., Gupta, V., Pedrini, S., Jin, L., Nicolazzo, JA., Knock, E., Fraser, P., Martins, R. (2016). Validation and characterization of a novel peptide that binds monomeric and aggregated β-Amyloid and inhibits the formation of neurotoxic oligomers. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 291(2), 547-559. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M115.679993.
  • Gupta, V., Doecke, J., Hone, E., Pedrini, S., Laws, S., Thambisetty, M., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Masters, C., Macaulay, SL., Rembach, A., Rainey-Smith, S., Martins, R. (2016). Plasma apolipoprotein J as a potential biomarker for Alzheimer's disease: Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle study of aging. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, 3(2016), 18-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2015.12.001.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Gupta, V., Wilson, A., Burnham, S., Hone, E., Pedrini, S., Laws, S., Lim, F., Rembach, A., Rainey-Smith, S., Ames, D., Cobiac, L., Macaulay, SL., Masters, C., Rowe, C., Bush, A., Martins, R. (2015). Follow-up plasma apolipoprotein E levels in the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle Flagship Study of Ageing (AIBL) cohort. Alzheimer's Research and Therapy, 7(1), Article no.16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-015-0105-6.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Tan, W., Naniche, N., Bogush, A., Pedrini, S., Trotti, D., Pasinelli, P. (2013). Small peptides against the mutant SOD1/Bcl-2 toxic mitochondrial complex restore mitochondrial function and cell viability in mutant SOD1-mediated ALS. Journal of Neuroscience, 33(28), 11588-11598. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5385-12.2013.

Research Projects

  • Analysis of neurofilament biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Multiple sclerosis, and childhood dementia, National Foundation for Medical Research and Innovation, Alzheimer's Disease, 2023 ‑ 2025, $250,000.
  • Generation and Validation of 3 antibodies for the detection of GFAP isoforms for the diagnosis of preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease, Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Bryant Stokes Neurological Research Fund - Early Career Researcher, 2024, $100,000.
  • In-depth Neurofilament analysis as potential biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease, National Foundation for Medical Research and Innovation, NFMRI - Grant, 2020 ‑ 2024, $170,000.
  • Sponsorship of Research Fellow (multiple roles), Lions Alzheimer's Foundation, Sponsorship, 2022 ‑ 2023, $753,000.
  • Sponsorship of Research Fellows (multiple roles), Australian Alzheimer's Research Foundation, Australian Alzheimer's Research Foundation - Sponsorship, 2022 ‑ 2023, $815,000.
  • Sponsorship of Research Fellow (Eugene Hone, Prashant Bharadwaj, Steve Pedrini), Lions Alzheimer's Foundation, Sponsorship, 2021, $420,378.
  • Continuation of the 15M S.A work & In vitro testing of the Phylomers, Alzhyme Pty Ltd, Grant, 2015, $103,875.
  • Investigating beta amyloid-binding peptides as specific imaging agents for Alzheimers disease., Hollywood Private Hospital Research Foundation, Grant, 2015, $15,000.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Development and Validation of an Ultrasensitive Single Molecule Array Digital Assay for Human Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP)

Completed Supervisions

No data available
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