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RENAN VASCONCELOS DA GRA?A FILHO
RENAN VASCONCELOS DA GRA?A FILHO
2013-2017: B.Sc. in Biological Sciences degree at Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceará (IFCE), Brazil. Mentor: Dr. Manoel Paiva de Araújo Neto.
2017-2019: M.Sc. degree in Veterinary Sciences at State University of Ceará (UECE), Brazil. Thesis: Identification, antifungal sensitivity, virulence factors and pathogenicity of reptile and amphibian yeast microbiota. Mentor: Dr. Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha.
2020 - currently: Ph.D. candidate in Microbiology – Department of Microbiology at Institute of Biological Sciences – Federal University of Minas Gerais. Thesis: Tryptophan metabolism by Candida albicans and its impacts on opportunistic infection after chemotherapy. Mentor: Dr. Caio Tavares Fagundes. Target date to defense: June 2024.
Federal University of Minas Gerais
Brazil
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Biography
During my undergraduate studies, I was introduced to scientific research with fungal identification of environmental samples, for example: mangrove waters, crabs, reptiles, amphibians and air samples. During the Masters graduation I joined the Medical Mycology Specialized Center (CEMM), thus my research line shifted towards medical mycology, researching relevant yeast isolated from reptiles and amphibians, aiming the investigation of antifungal sensibility, virulence factors and in vivo pathogenicity, so I worked with four genera of pathogens (Candida, Cryptococcus, Trichosporon and Rhodotorula). After getting my master’s degree, I decided to learn more deeply about microbiology and medical mycology. Therefore, I joined a PhD program specialized in microbiology. Focusing on host-microorganism interaction. Thus, I joined the Laboratory Host-microorganism Interaction (LIMHO) at UFMG. For my PhD thesis, I have been studying the role of tryptophan metabolism for Candida albicans virulence and how chemotherapy-induced intestinal mucositis contributes to opportunistic infection by these yeasts. Moreover, during both my masters and PhD, I had experience in teaching undergraduate students in the microbiology at university.
Research Interest
Fungal Identification;
• Investigation of virulence factors in fungal strains; • Biofilms and Microbiology techniques;
• CLSI Antimicrobial susceptibility assays;
• Antimicrobial Resistance;
• Cell extraction and culture;
• Molecular Biology – DNA and RNA extraction, Polymerase chain reaction (PCR);
• In vivo models: Mice and Caenorhabditis elegans;
• Gut Microbiome models.