Antônio Carlos de Freitas

Professor
Molecular biology and Bioinformatics
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Brazil

Professor Molecular Biology
Biography

Antônio Carlos de Freitas Currently working as Associate Professor of the Department of Genetics and responsible for the Laboratory of Molecular Studies and Experimental Therapy.He has a Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences from UNESP / Rio Claro - Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho State University, Master's Degree in Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology Concentration Area), Federal University of São Paulo: Construction of vectors applied to therapy Genetics; PhD in Biological Sciences (area of ​​concentration in Molecular Biology) by the Federal University of São Paulo: Diagnosis for Fragile X Syndrome Has Post-Doctorate by the Butantan Institute.

Research Intrest

Biology of human and bovine papillomavirus infection  Development of Vaccine and Diagnostic Strategies Expression of heterologous proteins Differential gene expression Functional gene evaluation

List of Publications
G de Lima E, MM do Amaral C, CQ Peixe F, PAD Gurgel A, da Costa Silva Neto J, C de Freitas A. Putative Mechanisms of Viral Transmission and Molecular Dysregulation of Mammary Epithelial Cells by Human Papillomavirus: Implications for Breast Cancer. Current molecular medicine. 2016 Aug 1;16(7):650-9.
de Freitas AC, Gurgel AP, de Lima EG, São Marcos BD, do Amaral CM. Human papillomavirus and lung cancinogenesis: an overview. Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology. 2016 Dec 1;142(12):2415-27.
Rodrigo Saldanha Gazzaneo L, Pandolfi V, Luiz Santos de Jesus A, Crovella S, Maria Benko-Iseppon A, Carlos de Freitas A. Heterologous expression systems for plant defensin expression: Examples of success and pitfalls. Current Protein and Peptide Science. 2017 Apr 1;18(4):391-9.
Silva MN, Silva DM, Leite AS, Gomes AL, Freitas AC, Pinheiro-Junior JW, Castro RS, Jesus AL. Identification and genetic characterization of classical swine fever virus isolates in Brazil: a new subgenotype. Archives of virology. 2017 Mar 1;162(3):817-22.