Priscilla de Laet Santana

Assistant Professor at the Department of Basic Health Sciences, State University of Maringá (DBS/UEM) since 2016, teaching Pathology and Parasitology for health courses. Currently teaches General Pathology for Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. A collaborating lecturer in the Postgraduate Programme in Health Sciences (PCS/UEM), experience in Pathology and Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, with an emphasis on Parasitic Diseases, working mainly on the following subjects: Toxoplasmosis - replacement of drugs and natural compounds for research into new treatment options in vivo (animal model); pathology and pathogenic mechanisms; gestational and congenital toxoplasmosis - diagnosis, epidemiology and control. Coordinator of the CNPq research group on Toxoplasmosis/UEM and member of the General Pathology Laboratory/UEM group. Post-doctorate in Experimental Pathology from the State University of Londrina (2019); PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from the Piracicaba School of Dentistry - UNICAMP; Master's degree in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases from the Federal University of São Paulo (Escola Paulista de Medicina). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)