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Flaviviruses spread in South America and the development of nanovaccines for Zika
3 octobre 2019 @ 12:00 - 13:00 EDT
Pause-conférence | Dre Marianna Favaro (Brésil)
La Dre Marianna Favaro, post-doctorante à l’Université de São Paulo, sera l’invité du Pr Steve Bourgault, co-directeur du CERMO-FC, le Jeudi 3 octobre 2019 à 12h00 au PK-1140.
Dre Marianna Favaro, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of São Paulo, will be the guest of Pr Steve Bourgault, co-director of the CERMO-FC, on Thursday October 3 at 12:00 in PK-1140
Biography:
Marianna Favaro obtained her PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology at State University of Campinas (Brazil) in 2018, where she worked on the development of gene delivery vectors that could mimic viral behavior inside the cells. During that time, she also worked with the Nanobiotechnology group at the Autonomous University of Barcelona as a visiting PhD student to further develop the gene delivery vectors, as well as to work with drug delivery strategies for colorectal cancer. Last year, she joined the Microbiology Department at University of São Paulo (Brazil) as a postdoctoral researcher aiming to translate her previous knowledge in nanobiotechnology to the development of Zika virus vaccines, considered a major emergency in the country.
Abstract:
Over the last years viruses from Flavivirus family have been responsible for several epidemies, gaining special notoriety in South America for the resurgence of Yellow Fever and the steady rise in the number of Dengue cases. After the recent emergence of Zika virus and its association with neurological syndromes and birth defects, the development of safe and efficient vaccines against this virus became a priority. Since the main target of vaccination programs would be pregnant women, the use of nanotechnology might be the best strategy to reach high levels of immune response without the risks of using whole viruses. The combined effort of choosing promising antigens and effective assemblies that promote rational activation of the immune system might be the way to develop innovative and efficient vaccines for Zika virus.
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