Ricardo Wagner De Almeida VÃtor
Professor
Parasitology
University of Minas
Brazil
Biography
He holds a PhD in Pharmacy from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1980), a Master's degree (1985) and a PhD in Parasitology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1992). Full Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He has experience in Parasitology, with emphasis on Human and Animal Parasite Protozoology, working mainly on the following topics: Toxoplasma gondii: diagnosis, isolation and characterization of strains, virulence and typing by PCR-RFLP, experimental models of toxoplasmosis, seroepidemiology, toxoplasmosis in small ruminants.
Research Interest
Experimental toxoplasmosis models, Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii isolates obtained in Brazil, Serological diagnosis and epidemiology of toxoplasmosis, Immune response in toxoplasmosis.
Publications
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NASCIMENTO, BRUNA B.; CARTELLE, CHRISTIANE T.; NOVIELLO, MARIA DE L.; PINHEIRO, BRENO V.; DE ALMEIDA VITOR, RICARDO W .; SOUZA, DANIELLE DA G.; OF VASCONCELOS GENEROUSO, SIMONE; CARDOSO, VALBERT N.; MARTINS, FLAVIANO DOS S.; NICOLI, JACQUES R.; ARANTES, PINK ME. Influence of indigenous microbiota on experimental toxoplasmosis in conventional and germ-free mice. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY , v. 98, p. 1, 2017.
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OF ARAÚJO, THÃDIA EVELYN; COELHO-DOS-REIS, JORDANA GRAZZIELA; BÉLA, SAMANTHA RIBEIRO; CARNEIRO, ANA CAROLINA AGUIAR VASCONCELOS ; MACHADO, ANDERSON SILVA ; CARDOSO, LUDMILA MELO; RIBEIRO, ÃGATA LOPES; DIAS, MICHELLE HALLAIS FRANCE; QUEIROZ ANDRADE, GLÃUCIA MANZAN; Vasconcelos-Santos, Daniel Vitor ; JANUARY, José Nélio ; TEIXEIRA-CARVALHO, ANDRÉA ; VITOR, RICARDO WAGNER ALMEIDA ; FERRO, ELOISA AMÃLIA VIEIRA; Martins-Filho, Olindo Assis. Early serum biomarker networks in infants with distinct retinochoroidal lesion status of congenital toxoplasmosis. Cytokine , v. 95, p. 102-112, 2017.
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SILVA, LETÃCIA AZEVEDO; REIS-CUNHA, JOÃO LUÃS; BARTHOLOMEU, DANIELLA CASTANHEIRA; VÃtor, RICARDO WAGNER ALMEIDA . Genetic Polymorphisms and Phenotypic Profiles of Sulfadiazine-Resistant and Sensitive Toxoplasma gondii Isolates Obtained from Newborns with Congenital Toxoplasmosis in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Plos One , v. 12, p. e0170689, 2017.
