Ingra Morales Claro

Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics at the University of Kentucky. Former Postdoctoral Research Associate at Imperial College London (2023). Holds a PhD in Sciences from the Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (2021), with a doctoral research internship at the University of Birmingham, UK (2019). Completed a specialization in Diagnostic Methods for Hemoglobinopathies and Tropical Hematology at the Laboratory of Medical Parasitology, Hospital das Clínicas, FMUSP (20162017), and holds a Bachelors degree in Biomedicine from the Federal University of Alfenas (2015).Has contributed to research initiatives such as ZIBRA (Zika in Brazil Real-Time Analysis), ZIBRA II, CADDE (Brazil-UK Centre for Arbovirus Discovery, Diagnosis, Genomics and Epidemiology), COSERGE (Unifying COVID-19 Genomics, Serology, and Epidemiology in Brazil), and the Amazônia +10 Initiative.Her expertise includes arboviruses and emerging/re-emerging viruses, with a focus on next-generation sequencing (NGS), molecular biology, bioinformatics, and molecular epidemiology. Her research focuses on viral genomics and epidemiology to investigate emerging viruses and to support the development of effective strategies for the detection, preparedness, and response to viral outbreaks affecting humans and animals. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)