Abstract
The present PhD project, entitled "Characterization of TcCyp19 and evaluation of its role during the cellular infection by Trypanosoma cruzi", was initiated by the joint work of Prof. Sergio Schenkman with Prof. Bradford Mcgwire of Ohio University who initiated studies showing the expression of cyclophilin 19 (TcCyp 19) in T. cruzi, the protozoan parasite that causes Chagas' disease. They…