Agnes Alessandra Sekijima Takeda

Specialist in Technological Development in the Cardiology group of the National Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio). Degree in Biological Sciences from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2004) and PhD in Biological Sciences (Genetics) from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2009). Experience in structural molecular biology, with an emphasis on Molecular Biophysics, working mainly in protein crystallography, molecular modelling and biophysical techniques such as liquid chromatography, circular dichroism (CD), dynamic light scattering (DLS) and differential scanning fluorescence (DSF). She was also editor on the website "Mulheres na Ciência" (http://mulheresnaciencia.com.br). Her research interests comprises protein engineering for biotechnological applications, nuclear import mechanisms, and drug development. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)