Ana Carolina Monteleone Cassiano

PhD in Basic and Applied Immunology from the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil. During her doctoral studies, she was awarded a scholarship from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), which included an 18-month research internship abroad as part of a sandwich PhD program at the Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), in Portugal. She also completed a specialization in Immunogenetics through the Professional Improvement Program (PAP) at USP-HCFMRP. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Biomedicine from Faculdades Integradas Padre Albino (2015), with comprehensive theoretical and practical training in disciplines such as Pathology, Clinical and Laboratory Genetics, Chemotherapy, Imaging and Radiology, and Clinical Analysis.She is currently a postdoctoral researcher focused on Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) at the EMBRAPII Unit for Drug Discovery and Development (UE FMRP - USP). Her professional experience includes a strong background in molecular biology, biomedicine, and immunology, with expertise in techniques such as 3D cell culture, CRISPR-Cas9, gene expression analysis, flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, histology, and scanning electron microscopy. Her doctoral research focused on investigating the impact of the Aire gene on medullary thymic epithelial cells. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)