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CONCENTRATION AREA I: IMMUNOLOGY AND PHYSIOPATHOLOGY<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Line of Research: EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES ON THE PHYSIOPATHOLOGY OF DISEASES<\/em><\/div>\n

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Andr\u00e9ia Machado Leopoldino<\/strong>
\nE-mail: andreiaml@usp.br
\n– 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.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/sites.usp.br\/lmscc\/<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Cleni Mara Marzocchi Machado<\/strong>
\nE-mail: clenimar@usp.br
\n– Biology of Receptors for IgG (FcgR) and for complement (CR) in neutrophils, implications for their effector functions in physiological and pathological states.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Cristina Ribeiro de Barros Cardoso<\/strong>
\nE-mail: cristina@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Immunology of mucosas and Immunoendocrinology.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Fabiani Gai Frantz<\/strong>
\nE-mail: frantz@usp.br
\n– At the Laboratory of Immunology and Epigenetics we investigate how epigenetic alterations due to chronic infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and HIV (respectively, causative agents of tuberculosis and AIDS), act in the programming of the cells of the innate immune system. The laboratory is focused on the identification of immune and epigenetic biomarkers of different clinical presentations of tuberculosis and HIV infection, through functional and phenotypic characterization of Natural Killer cells, monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, and neutrophils.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Fab\u00edola Atti\u00e9 de Castro<\/strong>
\nE-mail: castrofa@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Cell and molecular mechanisms involved in the physiopathology of chronic myeloproliferative disorders and solid tumors.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Kelen Cristina Ribeiro Malmegrim de Farias<\/strong>
\nE-mail: kelenfarias@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Evaluation of immunological, hematological, and inflammatory markers and in patients with sickle cell disease submitted to transplantation of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells and other therapeutic modalities;
\n– Cell therapy for hematological, immunological, and inflammatory diseases: evaluation of clinical response and biological markers.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Luciana Oliveira de Almeida<\/b><\/strong>
\nE-mail: lubio2001@usp.br
\n– Epigenetic regulation in the resistance to antitumor treatment.
\nCV Lattes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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L\u00facia Helena Faccioli<\/strong>
\nE-mail: faccioli@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Study of inflammatory reaction in infectious and parasitic diseases;
\n– Study of plants with anti-inflammatory activity.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Marcelo Dias Baruffi<\/strong>
\nE-mail: mdbaruff@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– 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.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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S\u00e9rgio Akira Uyemura<\/strong>
\nE-mail: suyemura@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Evaluation of the plant extracts effect on blood biochemical parameters;
\n– Bioenergetic studies and calcium mobilization in mammalian and microorganism cells.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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S\u00e9rgio de Albuquerque<\/strong>
\nE-mail: sdalbuqu@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Biology of Trypanosoma cruzi<\/em>: Study of the kinetics of infection by different mechanisms;
\n– Chemoprophylaxis and experimental therapy of parasitic diseases determined by trypanosomatides.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Tathiane Maistro Malta Pereira<\/strong>
\nE-mail: tathimalta@usp.br
\n– Biologia Celular e Molecular, Epigen\u00e9tica, C\u00e9lulas-tronco, Oncologia e Bioinform\u00e1tica;
\n– Desenvolve pesquisas na \u00e1rea de Epigen\u00f4mica do c\u00e2ncer, com foco em tumores do Sistema Nervoso Central.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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CONCENTRATION AREA II: BIOAGENTS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO PHARMACY<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Line of Research: DIAGNOSTIC, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION AND THERAPEUTIC ALTERNATIVES<\/em><\/div>\n

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Ana L\u00facia da Costa Darini<\/strong>
\nE-mail: aldarini@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Molecular Epidemiology and Genetics of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria;
\n– Genetics of virulence and antibiotic resistance in enterococci and staphylococci.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Ana Patr\u00edcia Yatsuda Natsui<\/strong>
\nE-mail: ayatsuda@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Proteins secreted by protozoa and helminths: Identification and evaluation of potential candidates for prophylactic and\/or diagnostic use.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Carlos Henrique Tomich de Paula da Silva<\/strong>
\nE-mail: tomich@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Molecular modeling and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships (QSAR) in the rational design of drug candidates or new treatments.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Danillo Lucas Alves Esp\u00f3sito<\/b>
\nE-mail: esposito@usp.br
\n– Immunometabolism modulations, polarization and migration of Immunometabolism modulations, polarization and migration of primary human monocytic lineage analyzed through single-cell trnscriptome (scRNA-Seq) and metabolomics methodologies following arbov\u00edrus infection.
\nCV Lattes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Elaine Cristina Pereira De Martinis<\/strong>
\nE-mail: edemart@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Microbial ecology in food, biofilms and interrelationships with health and disease.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ecomas\/<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Eliana Guedes Stehling<\/strong>
\nE-mail: eliana.stehling@gmail.com
\n– Environmental Microbiology and Bioremediation.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Elisa Maria de Sousa Russo<\/strong>
\nE-mail: elisa@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Gene Modification of Human Cells \u2013 Induction and Study of Pluripotency;
\n– Expression and Production of Recombinant Proteins of Pharmaceutical and Medical Interest.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Gilberto \u00dabida Leite Braga<\/strong>
\nE-mail: gbraga@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Genetics and photobiology of microorganisms.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Hamilton Cabral<\/strong>
\nE-mail: hamilton@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Obtention of recombinant enzymes, purification and determination of kinetic parameters and their applications.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Juliana Cancino Bernardi<\/strong>
\nE-mail: jucancino@usp.br
\n– Development of nanostructured and photoresponsive theranostic systems applied to photothermal therapy for disease treatment;
\n– Electrochemical and colorimetric biosensors as an alternative to diagnostic systems in clinical medicine.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Juliana Pfrimer Falc\u00e3o<\/strong>
\nE-mail: jufalcao@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Molecular Epidemiology, identification, virulence, genomic and transcriptomic of enterobacteria and other Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria of clinical interest.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Kelen Cristina Ribeiro Malmegrim de Farias<\/strong>
\nE-mail: kelenfarias@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Evaluation of immunological, hematological, and inflammatory markers and in patients with sickle cell disease submitted to transplantation of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells and other therapeutic modalities;
\n– Cell therapy for hematological, immunological, and inflammatory diseases: evaluation of clinical response and biological markers.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Leonardo Neves de Andrade<\/strong>
\nE-mail: leonardo@fcfrp.usp.br
\nAntimicrobial resistance and bacterial virulence:
\n(i) Investigation of chemical, physical and biological effects on antimicrobial sensitivity and bacterial virulence;
\n(ii) Research of new antimicrobial drugs.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Marcelo Dias Baruffi<\/strong>
\nE-mail: mdbaruff@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Glycoimmunology: recognition of carbohydrates in the immune response.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Marcia Eliana da Silva Ferreira<\/strong>
\nE-mail: mesfe@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Study of virulence and pathogenicity mechanisms of human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>;
\n– Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Candida spp<\/em>\u00a0isolates that cause candidemia.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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M\u00e1rcia Regina von Zeska Kress<\/strong>
\nE-mail: kress@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Molecular study of medically important fungi: Genetic Sequencing and Omics; Pathogenesis; and Drug Resistance and Development.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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S\u00e9rgio de Albuquerque<\/strong>
\nE-mail: sdalbuqu@fcfrp.usp.br
\n– Biology of Trypanosoma cruzi<\/em>: study of the kinetics of infection by different mechanisms;
\n– Chemoprophylaxis and experimental therapy of parasitic diseases determined by trypanosomatides.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Taisa Magnani Dinamarco<\/strong>
\nE-mail: tdinamarco@ffclrp.usp.br
\n– Characterization of the biotechnological potential of hydrolytic enzymes involved in the hydrolysis of plant biomass.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Tathiane Maistro Malta Pereira<\/strong>
\nE-mail: tathimalta@usp.br
\n– Integrative epigenomic analysis of gliomas – defining regulatory regions associated with stemness and the hypermethylating phenotype of tumors with mutations in the IDH1\/2 genes.
\nCV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>