Marta graduated in Pharmacy at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and completed a Master's degree and Ph.D. in Sciences (Microbiology) at the same institution. Currently, she is a Full Professor in the Department of General Microbiology—Institute of Microbiology at UFRJ. She has experience in the field of Microbiology, with an emphasis in the Parasitology field, acting on the following topics: the expression of peptidases and proteolytic inhibitors on cell biology and the virulence of pathogenic microorganisms, as well as repositioning compounds to treat these infections.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Chemotherapy
leishmaniasis
Leishmania
Trypanosoma
drug repurposing
Chagas disease
Antiprotozoal therapy
Fingerprints
33%
Leishmania
33%
Trypanosoma
20%
leishmaniasis
17%
Chagas disease
12%
Chemotherapy
5%
drug repurposing
Short Biography
Marta graduated in Pharmacy at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and completed a Master's degree and Ph.D. in Sciences (Microbiology) at the same institution. Currently, she is a Full Professor in the Department of General Microbiology—Institute of Microbiology at UFRJ. She has experience in the field of Microbiology, with an emphasis in the Parasitology field, acting on the following topics: the expression of peptidases and proteolytic inhibitors on cell biology and the virulence of pathogenic microorganisms, as well as repositioning compounds to treat these infections.
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