Yara Maria Traub-csekö
Researcher
Parasitology
Oswaldo Cruz Institute- Fiocruz
Brazil
Biography
He holds a bachelor's degree from the Federal University of Paraná (1966), a master's degree from Columbia University (1976) and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Columbia University (1977). He is currently a researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Oswaldo Cruz Institute. He has experience in the field of Parasitology, with emphasis on Molecular Biology of Parasites and Vectors, working mainly in the following subjects: Leishmania, Lutzomyia longipalpis, innate immunity, parasite-vector interaction
Research Interest
Leishmania, Lutzomyia longipalpis, innate immunity, parasite-vector interaction.
Publications
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3. Di-Blasi, T ; LOBO, A. R. ; NASCIMENTO, L. M. ; COÌ ; Pestana, K. ; MarÃn-Villa, M ; Tempone, Antonio J. ; TELLERIA, E. ; Ramalho-Ortigão, J.M. ; MCMAHONPRATT, D. ; Traub-Cseko, Y.M. . The Flagellar Protein FLAG1/SMP1 is a Candidate for Leishmania -Sand Fly Interaction. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.), v. 15, p. 202-209, 2015.
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2. Pitaluga, A.N. ; MOREIRA, M.E.C. ; Traub-Csekö, Y.M. . A putative role for inosine 5 monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) in Leishmania amazonensis programmed cell death. Experimental Parasitology, v. 149, p. 32-38, 2015.
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1. NUNES, B. T. ; TELLERIA, E. ; SILVA-NEVES, M. ; Marques, C ; AZEVEDO-BRITO, D. A. ; PITALUGA, A. N. ; Traub-Csekö, Yara M . The sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis LL5 embryonic cell line has active Toll and Imd pathways and shows immune responses to bacteria, yeast and Leishmania. Parasites & Vectors, v. 9, p. 222, 2016.
