Immunopatology

Immunopatology

Leaders: Ricardo Tostes Gazzinelli and Lis Ribeiro do Valle Antonelli

 

Aggravation: Malaria, Toxoplasmosis, Leishmaniasis, Cancer and Chagas Disease

 

Mission: Understanding the immunological mechanisms associated with the pathogenesis of diseases caused by protozoa parasites in order to be used in future approaches. The group also teaching and research activities for graduate and postgraduate research students.

 

Research lines:

 

Role of innate immunity in infection by protozoa.

Immunopathogenesis of malaria.

Development of new immunological adjuvants.

Development of vaccines against protozoan infections and cancer.

 

 

Human Resources

 

Researchers

Alexandre Vieira Machado de Magalhães

Lis Ribeiro do Valle Antonelli

Marco Antônio da Silva Campos

Ricardo Tostes Gazzinelli

 

External Collaborators

Ana Paula Salles Moura Fernandes – UFMG

Aristóbolo Mendes – UFMG

Bráulia Costa Caetano – IOC

Douglas T. Golenbock – University of Massachusetts

Hélida Monteiro de Andrade – UFMG

Helton Santiago – UFMG

Irene da Silva Soares – USP

Kevin Maloy – University of Oxford

Marcos V. Melo de Andrade – UFMG

Mauricio M. Rodrigues – UNIFESP

Mauro Shugiro Tada – CEPEM

Paula Cristina B. de Faria – UFMG

Wagner Luiz Tafuri – UFMG

 

Students

Aline Roberta Souza Diniz

Ana Beatriz Navarro Sad

Ana Paula Maia Peixoto Marino

Bruna Mattioly Valente

Bruno Galvão Filho

Cláudio Gonçalves Rosemary

Guilherme de Castro Maia

Gustavo Cardoso de Oliveira

Isabella Cristina Hirako

Larissa Marina Nogueira

Luara Isabela dos Santos

Marco Antônio Silva Ataíde

Maria Marta Figueiredo

Natalia Lima Pessoa

Natalia Martinez de Araújo

Patrícia Aparecida de Assis

Bruno Coelho Rocha

Pedro Augusto Carvalho Costa

Priscilla Henriques

Suelen Queiroz Diniz

Thais Abdala Torres

 

Technicians

Ana Paula Faria Gonçalves

Cintia Marilia Santana

Clécia Vieira de Oliveira Almeida

Heloisa Helena Costa da Cruz

Marina Bicalho de Alvarenga Mendes