Research
Major research areas:
- Evaluation of host mechanisms involved in the immunopathogenesis of infectious and chronic-degenerative diseases.
- Viral infections: Arboviruses (Dengue Virus, Zika virus , Chikungunya virus), HTLV-1, HIV, Hepatitis viruses.
- Protozoan infections: Leishmania spp., Schistosoma mansoni
- Bacterial infections: Staphylococcus sp., Streptococcus sp., Pseudomonas sp.
- Cardiovascular disorders, stress conditions and tumor control.
- Oral pathology
- Development and application of new technologies for Infectious Diseases diganosis.
- Novel biosensors for Arboviruses and Leishmania spp.
- Immunosenescence.
- Evaluation of the immune responses against pathogens in the elderly population.
- Epidemiology and risk factors for endemic diseases.
- Disease distribution and risk factors to Dengue virus, Leishmania sp. and Candida sp. infections
- ImmuNano: Evaluation of the immunomodulatory effects of nanostructured compounds.
- ImmunoInformatics: In silico strategies and tools for the discovery and the selection of specific pathogen epitope-immune response interaction.
- Biomaterials:
- Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems
- Stomatology and Pediatric Oncology therapy
- Scaffolds for tissue engineering
Community-level projects:
. Evaluation of parasitological and serological screening in the elderly living in low-income areas of João Pessoa, Paraíba.
. Practical training of vaginal cytology techniques for laboratory technicians.
. Explaining the importance of canine visceral leishmaniasis control to students from public secondary schools of João Pessoa, Paraíba.
. Evaluation of parasitological and serological screening in the elderly living in low-income areas of João Pessoa, Paraíba.
. Practical training of vaginal cytology techniques for laboratory technicians.
. Explaining the importance of canine visceral leishmaniasis control to students from public secondary schools of João Pessoa, Paraíba.