CV Lattes
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Bachelor's degree in Biomedicine from the Federal University of Alfenas (Unifal-MG) and Master's and Doctorate in Sciences from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp). Based in Lund, Sweden. Post-doctoral researcher at Lund University. International experience as guest researcher at the Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Denmark. Research areas: pathogen-host interaction, immunological characteristics and diagnosis of bacterial and viral respiratory infections. Interests include biofilms and microbial resistance in chronic infections. My current research aims to characterize the immune response in asthma and COPD using assays based on immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence and flow cytometry. I also work on the immunological characteristics of patients with cystic fibrosis and chronic lung infections, and of patients who have been infected with or immunized against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, causing Covid-19. My scientific background also includes early diagnosis of chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection in cystic fibrosis using ELISA-based methods for serum and mucosal antibody detection; epidemiology and clinical significance of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in cystic fibrosis and other conditions; and virulence factors of the yeast Cryptococcus neoformans. Other experiences include teaching (in the disciplines of scientific methodology, public health and scientific writing) and editing of scientific and academic texts. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Pulmonary disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The remarkable mucus accumulation in the airways leads to chronic infections caused by a series of pathogens, with Pseudomonas aeruginosa being the predominant pathogen, mainly due to the adaptation mechanisms of this bacterium to the stress conditions of the CF airways, including biofil…
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease resulting from dysfunction of the CFTR protein, essential for the transport of ions and water across the cell membrane, and the lung disease is the most prominent clinical manifestation. Dehydration of the respiratory secretions occurs resulting in increased viscosity, impairing of mucociliary transport, developing chronic low airways obstruction,…
There is an urgent need to develop a method to be used to diagnose early and latent nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection in persons with cystic fibrosis (CF). The prevalence of Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABSC) is increasing among Danish CF patients and the effect on lung function is devastating. Despite treatment, less than a third of patients with MABSC were able to clear t…
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease resulting from dysfunction of the CFTR protein, essential for the transport of ions and water across the cell membrane, and the lung disease is the most prominent clinical manifestation. Dehydration of the respiratory secretions occurs resulting in increased viscosity, impairing of mucociliary transport, developing chronic low airways obstruction,…
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