CV Lattes
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Faculdade de Medicina (FMB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Assistant Professor of the Department of Basic Pathology of the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). Graduated in Biomedical Sciences at Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2003), master's at Pathological Anatomy and Clinical Pathology from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2008) and doctorate at Pathological Anatomy and Clinical Pathology from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2012). Acts as supervisor for master and doctorate degrees at the Post Graduation in Patology (UNESP) and in Obstetrics and Gynecology (UFPR) Has experience in Microbiology, focusing oninfections of the lower genital tract and vaginal micobiota. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common type of abnormal vaginal flora of women in reproductive age. Several gynecologic and obstetrical complications are associated to BV, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, increased risk for HIV acquisition and premature deliveries. BV is characterized by the replacement of vaginal Lactobacillus sp. by other bacterial species, mostly anaerobes. Ma…
Studies on the vaginal microbiome have started only recently, following the researches for characterizing the human microbiome. Describing the real composition of microbial community in the vagina using microbiome studies is crucial for women's health, since abnormal vaginal microbiota is associated with increased risk for acquisition of sexually transmitted infections, infertility and po…
Normal vaginal flora is commonly defined as the prevalence of Lactobacillus spp. over the many other bacteria that may colonize this milieu. Recent studies have been providing increasing evidence of the strict relation between the bacterial composition of vaginal flora and host's immune response. Moreover, alterations in the levels of inflammatory mediators caused by abnormal vaginal flor…
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