Biologist (2009), Master (2012) and PhD (2017) in Genetics and Molecular Biology at UNICAMP, worked with the development of non-viral vectors for gene and drug delivery, based on recombinant modular proteins, more specifically, dynein light chains that were modified to behave like nanoparticles. Performed a Postdoctoral internship at the Vaccine Development Laboratory of ICB-USP, working with the development of nanonovacines against Zika virus and SARS-CoV-2, using different nanoparticle strategies, more specifically Self Assembling Protein Nanoparticles, Lipid Nanoparticles and Gold Nanoparticles produced by microfluidics. Currently working a researcher at the Nanobiotechnology Laboratory at the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (Barcelona - Spain), where she works on the development of secretory nano- and microparticles that act as amyloid mimetics, releasing recombinant proteins in a controlled manner. In her work, such nanomaterials are applied to different experimental models, such as delivery of anti-tumor drugs, vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 and colorectal cancer, in addition to the development of nanoparticles that promote delivery of drugs through the skin. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemics has infected 20 million people worldwide in seven months and demands immediate and accurate efforts to prevent its spread. The subunit vaccines proposed in this project will employ the SAPN technology (self-assembling protein nanoparticles) and are formulated with highly immunogenic fragments of structural proteins, particularly S and N (Spike and Nucleoca…
Over the last years viruses from Flavivirus family have been responsible for several epidemies, gaining special notoriety in Brazil for the resurgence of Yellow Fever and Zika virus (ZIKV) association with neurological syndromes. WHO regards the development of safe and efficient vaccines against these pathogens a priority. In this context subunit vaccines are particularly promising for be…
A major holdback to the wide application of gene therapy and DNA vaccination arises from the lack of an ideal vector, that is both safe and efficient. Although safer, nonviral vectors face a series of physical, enzymatic and diffusional barriers that limits the transgene's arrival to the nucleus of target cells. As a continuation of the work previously developed during the student's maste…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented situation regarding its fast spread and the associated economical losses. Since late 2019 when it first emerged, SARS-CoV-2 has already caused millions of deaths worldwide and despite vaccination efforts continues to escalate. Even though several vaccines are already commercially available, they still face several limitations that open space…
Over the last years viruses from Flavivirus family have been responsible for several epidemies, gaining special notoriety in Brazil for the Zika virus (ZIKV) association with neurological syndromes. Since the recent ZIKV outbreak, the development of innovative vaccination strategies has been considered a major priority. Amongst all vaccination strategies, nanovaccines have emerged as a pr…
The definition of an ideal gene delivery vector has recently been modified to include cell targeting as a major issue. Our group has developed a recombinant dynein-based vector, T-Rp3, which proved to be very efficient for cell uptake and intracellular trafficking, but its in vivo application may be severely limited by its lack of cell specificity. In this context, our recent collaboratio…
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