João Trindade Marques
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Immunology
University of Minas
Brazil
Biography
He is Adjunct Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais. He holds a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1997), a master's degree (1998) and a doctorate (2002) from the Microbiology Department of the Biological Sciences Institute of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, postdoctoral fellow at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland / OH (2002 to 2006) and at Northwestern University in Chicago / IL (2006 to 2010), USA.
Research Interest
Immunology and Microbiology with emphasis on the role of non-coding RNAs and RNA pathways of interference in host-parasite interaction.
Publications
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Marques JT, Carthew RW. (2007) A call to arms: coevolution of animal viruses and host innate immune responses. TRENDS in Genetics; 23 : 359-364.
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Marques JT, Kim K, Wu PH, Alleyne TM, Jafari N, et al. (2010) Loqs and R2D2 act sequentially in the siRNA pathway in Drosophila. Nature structural & molecular biology; 17 : 24-30.
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Chattopadhyay S, Marques JT, Yamashita M, Peters KL, Smith K, et al. (2010) Viral apoptosis is induced by IRFâ€3â€mediated activation of Bax. The EMBO journal; 29 : 1762-1773.
