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Nelder de Figueiredo Gontijo

Professor
Parasitology
University of Minas
Brazil

Professor Biochemistry
Biography

He holds a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences (1986), a Master's degree in Biochemistry and Immunology (1990) and a PhD in Biochemistry and Immunology (1995) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He is currently a full professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He has experience in the field of Parasitology, with emphasis in Biochemistry and Physiology of Hematophagous Insects and Parasite Vector Biology Interaction, working mainly in the following subjects: Physiology of the digestive tract of Lutzomyia longipalpis, Leishmania-phlebotomine interaction, Biological activity of triatomine salivary molecules, phlebotomines and other hematophagous arthropods.

Research Intrest

Leishmania biology, Parasitic-vector interaction, Feeding behavior of hematophagous insects, Biochemistry and physioplogy of hematophagous insects.

List of Publications
Ferreira VP, Vale VF, Pangburn MK, Abdeladhim M, Mendes-Sousa AF, Coutinho-Abreu IV, Rasouli M, Brandt EA, Meneses C, Lima KF, Araújo RN. SALO, a novel classical pathway complement inhibitor from saliva of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis. Scientific reports. 2016;6.
Roatt BM, de Oliveira Aguiar-Soares RD, Reis LE, de Oliveira Cardoso JM, Mathias FA, de Brito RC, da Silva SM, Gontijo ND, de Almeida Ferreira S, Valenzuela JG, Corrêa-Oliveira R. a Vaccine Therapy for canine Visceral leishmaniasis Promoted significant improvement of clinical and immune status with reduction in Parasite Burden. Frontiers in Immunology. 2017;8.
de Sousa G, dos Santos VC, de Figueiredo Gontijo N, Constantino R, e Silva GD, Bahia AC, Gomes FM, de Alcantara Machado E. Morphophysiological study of digestive system litter-feeding termite Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar, 1832). Cell and Tissue Research. 2017 Jun 1;368(3):579-90.

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