The role of Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors alpha (PPARalfa) as a genetic risk factor in Visceral Leishmaniasis.

• Grant number: 10/19973-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: June 01, 2011
• End date: April 30, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Parasitology - Protozoology of Parasites
• Principal Investigator: Paulo Eduardo Martins Ribolla
• Grantee: Diego Peres Alonso
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IBB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 12/24452-5 - Role of apolipoprotein E (apoE) isoforms in cholesterol flux of Leishmania spp. infected macrophages, BE.EP.PD