CV Lattes
Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences (Federal University of São Paulo, 1973), Master's degree in Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) from the Federal University of São Paulo (1976) and PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from the Federal University of São Paulo (1982). Works at the University of São Paulo since 1988, and has experience in the area of Parasitology, with emphasis on Protozoology, particularly Leishmania and free-living protozoa of the genus Acanthamoeba. She has experience in cysteine- and serine-peptidases, in the axenic cultivation of Leishmania amastigotes and in the isolation, cultivation and biochemical and molecular characterization of Acanthamoeba (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba are worldwide distributed, being frequently isolated from the environment. The organisms grow and multiply as phagotrophic trophozoites, and encyst when the conditions become adverse. Cysts resist desiccation, a variety of chemical and physical agents, remaining viable and infective for several years. Acanthamoeba spp. are known to cause sever…
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