Ana Maria Caetano De Faria
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Immunology
University of Minas
Brazil
Biography
She holds a medical degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1984), a master's degree in Microbiology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1989), a PhD in Immunology from the University of São Paulo (1994) and a postdoctoral fellowship from Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA (1998-1999 and 2003). She was a Visiting Researcher at the University of Bologna, Italy from September 2001 to February 2012. She was a member of the board of the Brazilian Society of Immunology, SBI (2011-2013), FAPEMIG Biological Sciences and Biotechnology Advisory Board (2011-2013) and was a member of the Immunology Advising Committee of CNPq (2012-2015). She is currently Full Professor of Immunology at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He has experience in Immunology, with emphasis in Immunobiology, acting mainly in the following subjects: Immunology of Mucosa.
Research Interest
Nutrition Immunobiology, Oral Tolerance, Immunology of Mucosa, Immunobiology of Aging.
Publications
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Durso DF, Bacalini MG, do Valle ÃF, Pirazzini C, Bonafé M, et al. (2017) Aberrant methylation patterns in colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis. Oncotarget; 8 : 12820.
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Comin F, Speziali E, Martinsâ€Filho OA, Caldas IR, Moura V, et al. (2007) Ageing and Tollâ€like receptor expression by innate immune cells in chronic human schistosomiasis. Clinical & Experimental Immunology; 149 : 274-284.
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Faria A, Weiner HL. (2005) Oral tolerance. Immunological reviews; 206 : 232-259.
