CONCENTRATION AREA I: IMMUNOLOGY AND PHYSIOPATHOLOGY
Line of Research: EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES ON THE PHYSIOPATHOLOGY OF DISEASES
Andréia Machado Leopoldino
Email: andreiaml@usp.br
Molecular and functional study of tumor markers, sphingolipid molecules and cell signaling pathways involved in cell differentiation and in cancer with potential for new targets and therapeutic strategies.
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Email: andreiaml@usp.br
Molecular and functional study of tumor markers, sphingolipid molecules and cell signaling pathways involved in cell differentiation and in cancer with potential for new targets and therapeutic strategies.
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https://sites.usp.br/lmscc/
Cleni Mara Marzocchi Machado
Email: clenimar@usp.br
Biology of Receptors for IgG (FcgR) and for complement (CR) in neutrophils, implications for their effector functions in physiological and pathological states.
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Email: clenimar@usp.br
Biology of Receptors for IgG (FcgR) and for complement (CR) in neutrophils, implications for their effector functions in physiological and pathological states.
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Cristina Ribeiro de Barros Cardoso
Email: cristina@fcfrp.usp.br
Immunology of mucosas and Immunoendocrinology.
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Email: cristina@fcfrp.usp.br
Immunology of mucosas and Immunoendocrinology.
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Fabiani Gai Frantz
Email: frantz@usp.br
– Investigation of epigenetic changes due to chronic infections related to the modulation of innate immune system programming and inflammatory response;
– Identification of immunologic and epigenetic biomarkers in different clinical presentations of tuberculosis and HIV infection, through the functional and phenotypic characterization of innate immune cells.
CV Lattes
Email: frantz@usp.br
– Investigation of epigenetic changes due to chronic infections related to the modulation of innate immune system programming and inflammatory response;
– Identification of immunologic and epigenetic biomarkers in different clinical presentations of tuberculosis and HIV infection, through the functional and phenotypic characterization of innate immune cells.
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Fabíola Attié de Castro
Email: castrofa@fcfrp.usp.br
Myeloproliferative neoplasm pathogenesis.
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Email: castrofa@fcfrp.usp.br
Myeloproliferative neoplasm pathogenesis.
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José Clóvis do Prado Júnior
Email: jcprado@fcfrp.usp.br
– Action of the immune response in sistemic prasitosis and the modulation of HPA axis.
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Email: jcprado@fcfrp.usp.br
– Action of the immune response in sistemic prasitosis and the modulation of HPA axis.
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Kelen Cristina Ribeiro Malmegrim de Farias
Email: kelenfarias@fcfrp.usp.br
– Cell therapies for immunological, inflammatory and hematological diseases: development and immune monitoring.
– Optimization of large-scale production of mesenchymal stromal cells and their extracellular vesicles for therapeutic purposes.
– Mesenchymal stromal cells: role in immunosurveillance and in the pathogenesis of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
– Role of the hematopoietic and thymic niches in the development and/or progression of immunological and hematological diseases.
CV Lattes
Email: kelenfarias@fcfrp.usp.br
– Cell therapies for immunological, inflammatory and hematological diseases: development and immune monitoring.
– Optimization of large-scale production of mesenchymal stromal cells and their extracellular vesicles for therapeutic purposes.
– Mesenchymal stromal cells: role in immunosurveillance and in the pathogenesis of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
– Role of the hematopoietic and thymic niches in the development and/or progression of immunological and hematological diseases.
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Lúcia Helena Faccioli
Email: faccioli@fcfrp.usp.br
– Regulation of the immune response by lipid mediators;
– Natural products with anti-inflammatory activity.
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Email: faccioli@fcfrp.usp.br
– Regulation of the immune response by lipid mediators;
– Natural products with anti-inflammatory activity.
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Marcelo Dias Baruffi
Email: mdbaruff@fcfrp.usp.br
Structural/functional studies of proteins that bind glycan (lectin) and the involvement of these molecules in the physiopathology/diagnosis/therapy of degenerative and infectious diseases.
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Email: mdbaruff@fcfrp.usp.br
Structural/functional studies of proteins that bind glycan (lectin) and the involvement of these molecules in the physiopathology/diagnosis/therapy of degenerative and infectious diseases.
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Maria Regina Torqueti
Email: torqueti@fcfrp.usp.br
– Interference of Drugs in Hemostasy;
– Activity anti Tumoral of Phytoestrogens and Animal Toxins.
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Email: torqueti@fcfrp.usp.br
– Interference of Drugs in Hemostasy;
– Activity anti Tumoral of Phytoestrogens and Animal Toxins.
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Sérgio Akira Uyemura
Email: suyemura@fcfrp.usp.br
Bioenergetic and molecular studies of mitochondrial components of microorganisms.
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Email: suyemura@fcfrp.usp.br
Bioenergetic and molecular studies of mitochondrial components of microorganisms.
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Sérgio de Albuquerque
Email: sdalbuqu@fcfrp.usp.br
Biology of Trypanosoma cruzi: Study of the kinetics of infection by different mechanisms.
Chemoprophylaxis and experimental therapy of parasitic diseases determined by trypanosomatides.
CV Lattes
Email: sdalbuqu@fcfrp.usp.br
Biology of Trypanosoma cruzi: Study of the kinetics of infection by different mechanisms.
Chemoprophylaxis and experimental therapy of parasitic diseases determined by trypanosomatides.
CV Lattes
CONCENTRATION AREA II: BIOAGENTS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO PHARMACY
Line of Research: DIAGNOSTIC, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION AND THERAPEUTIC ALTERNATIVES
Ana Lúcia da Costa Darini
Email: aldarini@fcfrp.usp.br
Study of genetic of resistance of antibiotics, aiming at both the detection of antibiotic resistance genes and the genetic mechanism involved in Gram-negative bacteria.
Focus on the study of resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics, quinolones, aminoglycosides and polymyxins in Enterobacterales, Pseudomonas sp and Acinetobacter sp .
Diagnostic and Molecular epidemiology of bacterial infections.
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Email: aldarini@fcfrp.usp.br
Study of genetic of resistance of antibiotics, aiming at both the detection of antibiotic resistance genes and the genetic mechanism involved in Gram-negative bacteria.
Focus on the study of resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics, quinolones, aminoglycosides and polymyxins in Enterobacterales, Pseudomonas sp and Acinetobacter sp .
Diagnostic and Molecular epidemiology of bacterial infections.
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Ana Patrícia Yatsuda Natsui
Email: ayatsuda@fcfrp.usp.br
– Proteins involved in the life cycle of Neospora caninum: identification and evaluation of potential candidates for prophylactic, therapeutic and/or diagnostic use,
– Evaluation of the activity and mechanisms of potential drugs for the treatment of neosporosis and toxoplasmosis,
– Production of soluble recombinant proteins in E.coli for use in diagnosis and/or as a biopharmaceutical.
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Email: ayatsuda@fcfrp.usp.br
– Proteins involved in the life cycle of Neospora caninum: identification and evaluation of potential candidates for prophylactic, therapeutic and/or diagnostic use,
– Evaluation of the activity and mechanisms of potential drugs for the treatment of neosporosis and toxoplasmosis,
– Production of soluble recombinant proteins in E.coli for use in diagnosis and/or as a biopharmaceutical.
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Carlos Henrique Tomich de Paula da Silva
Email: tomich@fcfrp.usp.br
– Molecular modeling and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships (QSAR) in the rational design of drug candidates or new treatments.
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Email: tomich@fcfrp.usp.br
– Molecular modeling and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships (QSAR) in the rational design of drug candidates or new treatments.
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Elaine Cristina Pereira De Martinis
Email: edemart@fcfrp.usp.br
Microbial ecology in food, biofilms and interrelationships with health and disease.
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Email: edemart@fcfrp.usp.br
Microbial ecology in food, biofilms and interrelationships with health and disease.
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Elisa Maria de Sousa Russo
Email: elisa@fcfrp.usp.br
– Expression of Recombinant Proteins with Medical and Pharmaceutical Interest.
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Email: elisa@fcfrp.usp.br
– Expression of Recombinant Proteins with Medical and Pharmaceutical Interest.
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Gilberto Úbida Leite Braga
Email: gbraga@fcfrp.usp.br
– Fungal photobiology
– Antimicrobial photodynamic treatment.
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Email: gbraga@fcfrp.usp.br
– Fungal photobiology
– Antimicrobial photodynamic treatment.
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Hamilton Cabral
Email: hamilton@fcfrp.usp.br
Obtention of recombinant enzymes, purification and determination of kinetic parameters and their applications.
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Email: hamilton@fcfrp.usp.br
Obtention of recombinant enzymes, purification and determination of kinetic parameters and their applications.
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José Clóvis do Prado Júnior
Email: jcprado@fcfrp.usp.br
– Action of the immune response in sistemic prasitosis and the modulation of HPA axis.
CV Lattes
Email: jcprado@fcfrp.usp.br
– Action of the immune response in sistemic prasitosis and the modulation of HPA axis.
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Juliana Pfrimer Falcão
Email: jufalcao@fcfrp.usp.br
– Molecular epidemiology, virulence, genomics and transcriptomics of Gram-negative enteropathogenic bacteria and other bacteria of clinical interest.
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Email: jufalcao@fcfrp.usp.br
– Molecular epidemiology, virulence, genomics and transcriptomics of Gram-negative enteropathogenic bacteria and other bacteria of clinical interest.
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Leonardo Neves de Andrade
Email: leonardo@fcfrp.usp.br
– Antimicrobial resistance and bacterial virulence:
– Phenotypic and molecular evaluation of bacterial survival strategies and mechanisms that contribute to antibiotic treatment failure;
– Study of the phenotype, genetics and molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance (antibiotics, metals, and biocides) and bacterial virulence;
– Research of new antimicrobial drugs.
CV Lattes
Email: leonardo@fcfrp.usp.br
– Antimicrobial resistance and bacterial virulence:
– Phenotypic and molecular evaluation of bacterial survival strategies and mechanisms that contribute to antibiotic treatment failure;
– Study of the phenotype, genetics and molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance (antibiotics, metals, and biocides) and bacterial virulence;
– Research of new antimicrobial drugs.
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Marcelo Dias Baruffi
Email: mdbaruff@fcfrp.usp.br
Glycoimmunology: recognition of carbohydrates in the immune response.
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Email: mdbaruff@fcfrp.usp.br
Glycoimmunology: recognition of carbohydrates in the immune response.
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Marcia Eliana da Silva Ferreira
Email: mesfe@fcfrp.usp.br
Study of virulence and pathogenicity mechanisms of human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus.
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Candida spp. isolates that cause candidemia.
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Email: mesfe@fcfrp.usp.br
Study of virulence and pathogenicity mechanisms of human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus.
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Candida spp. isolates that cause candidemia.
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Márcia Regina von Zeska Kress
Email: kress@fcfrp.usp.br
– Molecular study of medically important fungi.
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Email: kress@fcfrp.usp.br
– Molecular study of medically important fungi.
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Sérgio Akira Uyemura
Email: suyemura@fcfrp.usp.br
Evaluation of the plant extracts effect on blood biochemical parameters.
Bioenergetic studies and calcium mobilization in mammalian and microorganism cells.
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Email: suyemura@fcfrp.usp.br
Evaluation of the plant extracts effect on blood biochemical parameters.
Bioenergetic studies and calcium mobilization in mammalian and microorganism cells.
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Sérgio de Albuquerque
Email: sdalbuqu@fcfrp.usp.br
Biology of Trypanosoma cruzi: study of the kinetics of infection by different mechanisms.
Chemoprophylaxis and experimental therapy of parasitic diseases determined by trypanosomatides.
CV Lattes
Email: sdalbuqu@fcfrp.usp.br
Biology of Trypanosoma cruzi: study of the kinetics of infection by different mechanisms.
Chemoprophylaxis and experimental therapy of parasitic diseases determined by trypanosomatides.
CV Lattes
Taisa Magnani Dinamarco
Email: tdinamarco@ffclrp.usp.br
Characterization of the biotechnological potential of hydrolytic enzymes involved in the hydrolysis of plant biomass.
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Email: tdinamarco@ffclrp.usp.br
Characterization of the biotechnological potential of hydrolytic enzymes involved in the hydrolysis of plant biomass.
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Tathiane Maistro Malta Pereira
Email: tathimalta@usp.br
Integrative epigenomic analysis of gliomas – defining regulatory regions associated with stemness and the hypermethylating phenotype of tumors with mutations in the IDH1/2 genes.
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Email: tathimalta@usp.br
Integrative epigenomic analysis of gliomas – defining regulatory regions associated with stemness and the hypermethylating phenotype of tumors with mutations in the IDH1/2 genes.
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