Rafael Lima Guimarães
Adjunct Professor
Genetics and Evolution
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Brazil
Biography
Rafael Lima Guimarães currently working as Adjunct Professor of the Department of Genetics of the Federal University of Pernambuco and permanent member of the Graduate Programs in Genetics (PPGG) and in Applied Biology to Health (PPGBAS-LIKA) of UFPE. Graduate in Biological Sciences Bachelor's Degree in the Federal University of Pernambuco and Doctor in Biotechnology in Health by the Northeast Network of Biotechnology - RENORBIO and Post-Doctorate by the Laboratory of Immunopathology Keizo Asami (LIKA / UFPE) and University of Trieste (Italy).
Research Interest
​​Human Molecular Genetics, with emphasis on analysis of polymorphism associated with different pathologies and Host factors related to the response to antiretroviral treatment in people living with HIV / AIDS.
Publications
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Silva RC, Cruz HL, Brandão LA, Guimarães RL, Montenegro LM, Schindler HC, Segat L, Crovella S. DEFB1 gene polymorphisms and tuberculosis in a Northeastern Brazilian population. brazilian journal of microbiology. 2016 Jun;47(2):389-93.
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Celerino DS, Rodrigues DM, Victor CC, Cláudio AL, André CB, Crovella S, Lima GR. HLA-C single nucleotide polymorphism associated with increased viral load level in HIV-1 infected individuals from Northeast Brazil. Current HIV research. 2017 May 11.
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da Silva RC, Coelho AV, Moura RR, Arraes LC, Brandão LA, Guimarães RL, Crovella S. CUL5 and APOBEC3G polymorphisms are partially implicated in HIV-1 infection and antiretroviral therapy in a Brazilian population. Current HIV research. 2017 Mar 15.
