Leaders: Edelberto Santos Dias

Focus: Leishmaniasis

Mission:

The group’s mission is to generate, disseminate and transfer scientific knowledge through the proposition and development of research projects addressing the etiological agent, the vector, reservoirs, human and canine cases of leishmaniases. Our main purpose is to adress the epidemiological panoramas of the disease, which will serve as experimental models to assist in its prevention and control in different transmission areas in Brazil. is Students from different levels (undergraduate, master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral) participate in the development of research projects as part of human scientific training activities.

Research Lines:

• Biological, biochemical and molecular characterization of Leishmania parasites;
• Epidemiological studies to assist in prevention and control of leishmaniases;
• Studies on the genetic variability of phlebotomine sand flies and Leishmania parasites;
• Diagnostic methods of leishmaniases;
• Classical and molecular taxonomy of phlebotomine sand flies.

Human Resources

Researchers

Celia Maria Ferreira Gontijo George Luiz Lins Machado Coelho Consuelo Latorre Fortes Dias Joao Carlos Franca da Silva Edelberto Santos Dias Luciana de Almeida Silva Teixeira Eduardo de Castro Ferreira Marília Fonseca Rocha Erika Michalsky Monteiro Ricardo Andrade Barata Evaldo Nascimento Wilson Mayrink

Students Ailton Junior Antunes da Costa Kelly Medrado Scofield Silva Eliane Gonçalves Paiva Lopes Luiza de Araújo Ramos Fabiana de Oliveira Lara e Silva Maiara Alves Silva Fabiana Rodrigues da Paixão Rosana Silva Lana Fernanda Carvalho de Menezes Shara Regina da Silva Jéssica Brito Ferreira Sirlei Franck Thies Josiane Valadão Lopes

Technicians Ana Cristina Vianna Mariano da Rocha Lima Fabiana de Oliveira Lara e Silva Lisiane Gomes Vivian Cristina de Abreu