1. Molecular Epidemiology of Parasitic and Infectious Diseases
Leader: Joice Neves Reis Pedreira
Researchers: Tânia Fraga Barros, Soraia Machado Cordeiro
Lines of Research:
- Epidemiology of Emerging infectious diseases associated with urbanization and social inequality;
- Molecular epidemiology of bacterial meningitis;
- Molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae resistant to penicillin;
- Supervision of Antimicrobial Resistance;
2. Research Group in Microbiology
Leaders: Tânia Fraga Barros/Eudes Silva Velozo
Researcher: Joice Neves Reis Pedreira
Lines of Research:
- Antimicrobial Activity of Natural Products
- Microbiological and molecular characterization of Candida and Cryptococcus
- Identification of Toxigenic Fungi
- Respiratory Infections in patients with cystic fibrosis
3. Immuno-Biological Laboratories
Leader: Fernanda Washington de Mendonça Lima/Ricardo David Couto
Researchers: Marcia Cristina Aquino Teixeira, Neci Matos Soares
Lines of Research:
- Immunomodulatory action of medicinal plants of the semiarid in goats
- Laboratory of Research in Immunology – LAPIM Research and Development of Immunobiologicals
- Prevention and control of infectious diseases
4. Laboratory of Research in Medical Matters - LAPEMM
Leaders: Eudes da Silva Velozo / Tânia Fraga Barros
Lines of Research:
- Phytochemical Study and Evaluation of Biologic Activity
- Planning of Drugs against tropical diseases
- Conveyor Systems for Natural and Synthetic Products
5. Immunology Research Laboratory – LAPIM
Leaders: Ajax Mercês Atta / Maria Luiza Brito de Sousa Atta
Researcher: Isabela da Silva Oliveira
Lines of Research:
- Applied Immunology (Autoimmune Diseases and Hepatitis C)
6. Research in Hematology and Molecular Biology
Leader: Marilda Souza Gonçalves
Lines of Research:
- Genetic, epidemiological, clinical, molecular, biochemical, and immunological study of the sickle cell disease
- Epidemiological and Molecular Research on Hematologic Diseases
7. Group of Evaluation and Planning of Bioactive Molecules
Leader: Marcelo Santos Castilho and Samuel Silva da Rocha Pita
Lines of Research:
- Planning of Drugs against infectious diseases.
- In silico techniques applied to drugs development
- Neuro, nephron, and genotoxicity of environmental pollutants
8. Neuro, Nephron and Genotoxicity of Environmental Contaminants
Leader: José Antonio Menezes Filho
Researcher: Ana Leonor Pardo Campos Godoy
Lines of Research:
- Biomarkers of exposure to organic pollutants
- Exposure to environmental pollutants and Neuropsychological effects in children and adults
- Interference of Environmental Pollutants in Pharmacokinetics
9. Research Group on Property Evaluation in Health
Leader: Maria da P. Spínola Miranda/ Cleber Alberto Schmidt
Researchers: Denis de Melo Soares, Edith Cristina Laignier Cazedey, Neila de Paula Pereira, Ricardo David Couto
Lines of Research:
- Evaluation of input and products with health properties
- Evaluation of additives, xenobiotic, toxins, and toxicity
- Immunopathogenesis and Immunomodulation in inflammatory and infectious diseases
10. Immunopatogenesis and immunomodulation in Inflammatory and Infectious Diseases
Leader: Luciana Santos Cardoso
Lines of Research:
- Phenotypic and Immunological Characterization of severe asthma
- Study on Immunomodulator Potential of Schistosoma mansoni recombinant antigens
- Tissue Engineering and Immunopharmacology – FIOCRUZ
11. Tissue engineering and Immunopharmacology- FIOCRUZ
Leader: Milena Botelho Pereira Soares
Researchers: Cristiane Flora Villarreal, Daniel Pereira Bezerra, among others
Lines of Research:
- Evaluation of the pharmacological activity of natural and synthetic products
- Studies of the interaction of stem cells and derivatives with Zika virus
- Pathophysiology of pain and new molecular targets for analgesics
- Immunopathology of Chagas disease
- Immunopathology of cutaneous leishmaniasis
- Immunotherapy, pharmacology and genetic factors in cancer
- Mechanisms of pathogenesis and therapeutic intervention in cardiovascular diseases, cellular reprogramming and its applications
- Stem cell therapy in degenerative and traumatic diseases
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