Valentina Caputi

Research microbiologist

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Agricultural Research Service (2023–2026); United States Department of Agriculture (2023–2026); University of Padua (2013–2022); University College Cork (2018–2024); University of Arkansas System (2025); Istituto Oncologico Veneto (2017); Agricultural Research Service - Southeast Area (2025–2026); APC Microbiome Institute (2018–2024); Ospedale generale di zona San Camillo Treviso (2017–2018)

23 h-index 64 pubs 1,899 cited

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Valentina Caputi studies the interactions between the host and its microbiome, with a particular focus on the gut microbiome and its influence on host physiology and neurodevelopment. Her research utilizes various animal models, including chickens and Japanese quail, to investigate these relationships. Caputi has explored how factors like cold stress can alter catecholaminergic and serotonergic responses in the chicken gut, correlating with shifts in the microbiome. She has also investigated the role of the intestinal microbiome in conditions such as autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and Rett syndrome, as well as its connection to pain perception and gender. Further research examines how the microbiome impacts neuroactive steroid levels and how prenatal stress can affect fetal neurodevelopment. Caputi has published 39 papers, with an h-index of 10 and 332 citations. She collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Nicholas B. Anthony and Anna L. F. V. Assumpcao.

Metrics

h-index: 23
Publications: 64
Citations: 1,899

Positions

Assistant Research Professor in Poultry Intestinal Health 2026–present

Auburn University Departmet of Poultry Science ORCID
Research microbiologist publications 2021–2026

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ORCID
Research microbiologist 2022–2026

USDA-ARS Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Fayetteville, AR, US ORCID

Selected Publications

CCR2-dependent monocytes gut-homing contributes to enteric neuroplastic changes in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity (2026)

Molecular Medicine DOI OpenAlex
Small Intestine Neuromuscular Dysfunctions and Neurogliopathy in a Mouse Model of High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity: Involvement of Toll-Like Receptor 4 (2025)

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Small Intestine Neuromuscular Dysfunctions and Neurogliopathy in a Mouse Model of High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity: Involvement of Toll-Like Receptor 4 (2025)

Preprints.org DOI OpenAlex
Small intestine neuromuscular dysfunction in a mouse model of dextran sulfate sodium-induced ileitis: Involvement of dopaminergic neurotransmission (2022)

Life Sciences 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Microbiota-Immune Interactions in Ulcerative Colitis and Colitis Associated Cancer and Emerging Microbiota-Based Therapies (2021)

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2 citations DOI OpenAlex