Mayke Bezerra Alencar

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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal)
Birthplace: Brazil

Ph.D. in Sciences in the field of Pathogen-Host Interaction Biology (2022) at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences II, University of São Paulo (ICB-II/USP). Holds a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from the State University of Alagoas (UNEAL) - Campus II (2017). Currently conducting postdoctoral research at ICB-II/USP. Has experience in the areas of metabolism, biochemistry, and bioenergetics, with a specific focus on: protozoan biochemistry and bioenergetics, amino acid metabolism, and the effects of severe nutritional stress on pathogenic parasites. In academic governance, served as President (2018-2019) and Vice-President (2019-2020) of the ICB-USP Graduate Students Association. Was a Student Representative on the ICB-USP Research Committee (2018-2019) and on the ICB-USP Faculty Council (Congregação) (2020-2021). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)

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Several studies, including from our research group, have described the importance of amino acids in the biology of trypanosomatids, focusing on the group known as TriTryps, which includes Trypanosoma cruzi, Trypanosoma brucei, and pathogenic species of the genus Leishmania. TriTryps use amino acids for several functions other than protein synthesis such as cell differentiation, invasion o…
Evaluation of the Succinyl-CoA Synthetase/Acetate:Succinate CoA Transferase (SCS/ASCT) cycle in the biology of Trypanosoma cruzi: contribution of amino acids in the production of mitochondrial ATP at the substrate level, bioenergetics and lipid synthesis, BP.PD

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Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas Disease, is a flagellate parasite that alternates its life cycle between invertebrate and vertebrate hosts, including humans. This parasite needs to survive in different environmental conditions, which expose it to different energy and carbon sources, such as carbohydrates and amino acids. Previous studies have shown the participation of am…
The metabolic connection between metionine and cysteine: a relevant aspect of the S metabolism in T. cruzi, BP.DD

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Ariel Mariano Silber

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Biological Sciences Parasitology

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