Multi-omic approaches for the study of Chikungunya disease

• Grant number: 19/24251-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• Start date: July 31, 2020
• End date: June 26, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Microbiology
• Principal Investigator: Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo
• Grantee: William Marciel de Souza
• Supervisor: Nuno Miguel Rodrigues Pascoal Faria
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University of Oxford, England
• Associated to the scholarship: 17/13981-0 - Characterization, genomics and diagnostic of viruses with importance for public health in Brazil by high throughput sequencing, BP.PD

Abstract

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) causes acute and often symptomatic infections that are associated with fever and debilitating polyarthralgia/polyarthritis. CHIKV infection has also been associated with high lethality among elderly patients with preexisting conditions. Surprisingly, over 25% of CHIKV-related deaths in the Americas have been reported in Fortaleza city, Ceará State, Brazil. In this context, this project aims to understand the evolutionary and pathogenesis mechanisms associated with CHIKV-related deaths. To achieve this, we will perform a multi-platform omics analysis of peripheral samples recovered from different body compartments of fatal and non-fatal CHIKV patients to identify key virus-host interactions and biomarkers underlying disease severity. We will conduct extensive studies of CHIKV genetic diversity across viral genomes to identify selective pressures and hotspots of virus diversity along the genome that may be associated with disease severity. Finally, we will create a data-centric bioinformatic environment for the visualization of genomic, clinical and epidemiological data related to arbovirus circulation in Brazil. This study will shed light into the mechanisms underlying CHIKV severity, and will provide a valuable community resource for the analysis of genomic, clinical and epidemiological data on arboviruses circulating in Brazil. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DE SOUZA, WILLIAM MARCIEL; FUMAGALLI, MARCILIO JORGE; CARRERA, JEAN PAUL; DE ARAUJO, JANSEN; CARDOSO, JEDSON FERREIRA; DE CARVALHO, CRISTIANO; DURIGON, EDISON LUIZ; QUEIROZ, LUZIA HELENA; FARIA, NUNO RODRIGUES; MURCIA, PABLO R.; et al. Paramyxoviruses from neotropical bats suggest a novel genus and nephrotropism. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION, v. 95, NOV 2021. (15/05778-5, 19/24251-9, 13/14929-1, 18/09383-3, 17/13981-0, 18/14389-0)

ROMANO, CAMILA MALTA; FELIX, ALVINA CLARA; DE PAULA, ANDERSON VICENTE; DE JESUS, JAQUELINE GOES; ANDRADE, PAMELA S.; CANDIDO, DARLAN; DE OLIVEIRA, FRANCIANE M.; RIBEIRO, ANDREIA C.; DA SILVA, FRANCINI C.; INEMAMI, MARTA; et al. SARS-CoV-2 reinfection caused by the P.1 lineage in Araraquara city, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, v. 63, 2021. (17/13981-0, 19/03859-9, 19/24251-9, 18/14389-0)

CANDIDO, DARLAN S.; CLARO, INGRA M.; DE JESUS, JAQUELINE G.; SOUZA, WILLIAM M.; MOREIRA, FILIPE R. R.; DELLICOUR, SIMON; MELLAN, THOMAS A.; DU PLESSIS, LOUIS; PEREIRA, RAFAEL H. M.; SALES, FLAVIA C. S.; et al. Evolution and epidemic spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil. Science, v. 369, n. 6508, SI, p. 1255+, SEP 4 2020. (20/04558-0, 16/00194-8, 19/21301-5, 18/14389-0, 18/14933-2, 17/13981-0, 20/04836-0, 18/25468-9, 16/18445-7, 18/09383-3, 18/17176-8, 19/12000-1, 19/07544-2, 19/24251-9)

DE SOUZA, WILLIAM M.; MURARO, STEFANIE P.; SOUZA, GABRIELA F.; AMORIM, MARIENE R.; SESTI-COSTA, RENATA; MOFATTO, LUCIANA S.; FORATO, JULIA; BARBOSA, PRISCILLA P.; TOLEDO-TEIXEIRA, DANIEL A.; BISPO-DOS-SANTOS, KARINA; et al. lusters of SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.7 Infection after Vaccination with Adenovirus-Vectored and Inactivated Vaccine. Viruses-Basel, v. 13, n. 11, NOV 2021. (16/00194-8, 18/14389-0, 18/13645-3, 17/26908-0, 20/02159-0, 17/13981-0, 19/09704-7, 18/10224-7, 19/24251-9, 20/04558-0)

DE SOUZA, WILLIAM MARCIEL; BUSS, LEWIS FLETCHER; CANDIDO, DARLAN DA SILVA; CARRERA, JEAN-PAUL; LI, SABRINA; ZAREBSKI, ALEXANDER E.; PEREIRA, RAFAEL HENRIQUE MORAES; PRETE, JR., CARLOS A.; DE SOUZA-SANTOS, ANDREZA ARUSKA; PARAG, KRIS V.; et al. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil. NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR, v. 4, n. 8, JUL 2020. (17/13981-0, 19/24251-9, 18/12579-7, 18/14389-0)

DE SOUZA SANTOS, ANDREZA ARUSKA; CANDIDO, DARLAN DA SILVA; DE SOUZA, WILLIAM MARCIEL; BUSS, LEWIS; LI, SABRINA L.; PEREIRA, RAFAEL H. M.; WU, CHIEH-HSI; SABINO, ESTER C.; FARIA, NUNO R.. Dataset on SARS-CoV-2 non-pharmaceutical interventions in Brazilian municipalities. SCIENTIFIC DATA, v. 8, n. 1, MAR 4 2021. (17/13981-0, 19/24251-9, 18/14389-0)

SILVA DE LIMA, SHIRLENE TELMOS; DE SOUZA, WILLIAM MARCIEL; CAVALCANTE, JOHN WASHINGTON; CANDIDO, DARLAN DA SILVA; FUMAGALLI, MARCILIO JORGE; CARRERA, JEAN-PAUL; SIMOES MELLO, LEDA MARIA; DE CARVALHO ARAUJO, FERNANDA MONTENEGRO; CAVALCANTE RAMALHO, IZABEL LETICIA; DE ALMEIDA BARRETO, FRANCISCA KALLINE; et al. Fatal Outcome of Chikungunya Virus Infection in Brazil. Clinical Infectious Diseases, v. 73, n. 7, p. E2436-E2443, OCT 1 2021. (18/00837-1, 17/13981-0, 18/09383-3, 19/24251-9)

IANI, FELIPE C. M.; GIOVANETTI, MARTA; FONSECA, VAGNER; SOUZA, WILLIAM M.; ADELINO, TALITA E. R.; XAVIER, JOILSON; JESUS, JAQUELINE G.; PEREIRA, MAIRA A.; SILVA, MARCOS V. F.; COSTA, ALANA V. B.; et al. Epidemiology and evolution of Zika virus in Minas Gerais, Southeast Brazil. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION, v. 91, JUL 2021. (18/14389-0, 17/13981-0, 18/17176-8, 19/12000-1, 19/24251-9)

FARIA, NUNO R.; MELLAN, THOMAS A.; WHITTAKER, CHARLES; CLARO, INGRA M.; CANDIDO, DARLAN DA S.; MISHRA, SWAPNIL; CRISPIM, MYUKI A. E.; SALES, FLAVIA C.; HAWRYLUK, IWONA; MCCRONE, JOHN T.; et al. Genomics and epidemiology of the P.1 SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Manaus, Brazil. Science, v. 372, n. 6544, p. 815+, MAY 21 2021. (20/04558-0, 19/21568-1, 19/21301-5, 18/14389-0, 17/13981-0, 20/04272-9, 18/25468-9, 16/18445-7, 19/21858-0, 18/17176-8, 19/12000-1, 19/07544-2, 18/12579-7, 19/24251-9)

AMORIM, MARIENE R.; SOUZA, WILLIAM M.; BARROS, JR., ANTONIO C. G.; TOLEDO-TEIXEIRA, DANIEL A.; BISPO-DOS-SANTOS, KARINA; SIMEONI, CAMILA L.; PARISE, PIERINA L.; VIEIRA, ALINE; FORATO, JULIA; CLARO, INGRA M.; et al. Respiratory Viral Shedding in Healthcare Workers Reinfected with SARS-CoV-2, Brazil, 2020. Emerging Infectious Diseases, v. 27, n. 6, p. 1737-1740, JUN 2021. (20/04558-0, 16/00194-8, 20/02448-2, 18/14389-0, 17/13981-0, 17/26908-0, 19/24251-9, 20/02159-0)

LI, SABRINA L.; PEREIRA, RAFAEL H. M.; PRETE JR, CARLOS A.; ZAREBSKI, ALEXANDER E.; EMANUEL, LUCAS; ALVES, PEDRO J. H.; PEIXOTO, PEDRO S.; BRAGA, CARLOS K., V; DE SOUZA SANTOS, ANDREZA ARUSKA; DE SOUZA, WILLIAM M.; et al. Higher risk of death from COVID-19 in low-income and non-White populations of SAo Paulo, Brazil. BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH, v. 6, n. 4, p. 11-pg., 2021-04-01. (19/21858-0, 19/24251-9, 18/14389-0, 17/13981-0)