Biography

Ms. Nilma de Souza Fernandes is currently enrolled in PhD in Biotechnology at Amazonas Federal University, Brazil. She obtained her Masters degree in Bioengineering at Federal University of Sao Joao del Rei. In past she worked as Graduate Research and Teaching Assistance. She has published 2 papers & 10 abstracts as writer/co-writer. She also organized number of events and deliver lecturers in many topics.

Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences

Protozoology

Cell Biology

Ethnopharmacology

Proteomics

Selected Publications

Dias-Lopes, G., L. Saboia-Vahia, E.T. Margotti, N.D.S. Fernandes and C.L.D.F. Castro et al., 2017. Morphologic study of the effect of iron on pseudocyst formation in Trichomonas vaginalis and its interaction with human epithelial cells. Memorias Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 112: 664-673.
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De Souza Fernandes, N., V. Desoti, C.V., Nakamura and V. Florencio, 2016. Atividade in vitro de extratos de Ocotea em Trypanosoma cruzi e Leishmania amazonensis. Scient. Amazonia, 5: 93-98.
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Castro, C., R.F.S. Menna-Barreto, N.D.S. Fernandes, L. Saboia-Vahia and G. Dias-Lopes et al., 2016. Iron-modulated pseudocyst formation in Tritrichomonas foetus. Parasitology, 143: 1034-1042.
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Borges-Veloso, A., L. Saboia-Vahia, P. Cuervo, R.C. Pires and C. Britto et al., 2012. Proteolytic profiling and comparative analyses of active trypsin-like serine peptidases in preimaginal stages of Culex quinquefasciatus. Parasites Vectors, Vol. 5, No. 1. 10.1186/1756-3305-5-123.
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Cuervo, P., N. Fernandes and J.B. de Jesus, 2011. A proteomics view of programmed cell death mechanisms during host-parasite interactions. J. Proteom., 75: 246-256.
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