CV Lattes
Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina (FM) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Undergraduate in Biological Sciences at the Sao Paulo State University, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Vicente (2015). Has a Master in Sciences degree by the Sao Paulo University (USP) at the Medical School (2019). Has experience in the area of Parasitology with emphasis in Parasitic Protozoology. Works in the search for alternative treatments with natural or synthetic compounds for leishmaniasis in the New World, and currently in the area of drug repositioning with the same end. Post-graduate in Clinical Microbiology by the Albert Einstein Hospital (2020). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Leishmaniasis is an endemic disease present in 98 countries and is considered a neglected disease by the World Health Organization. Caused by parasite protozoans from Leishmania genus and transmitted by vectors, the disease may present clinical forms which vary from simple lesions that self-heal to the visceral form, which affects internal organs and leads to death if left non-treated. Th…
The Asteraceae family is the most numerous systematic group among the Angiosperms and for this reason, they are most studied in relation to traditional uses, chemical composition, and pharmacological effects. Recently, we verified that purified compost from the leaves of Baccharis uncinella (Asteraceae) had a strong leishmanicidal activity, more specifically the fraction containing oleano…
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