Collaborating Faculty
Ana Leonor Abrahão Nencioni
Research Areas:
Lab:
Laboratório de Farmacologia
Currículo lattes | ana.nencioni@butantan.gov.br
Research Areas: Toxins and Biological Systems Laboratory: Pharmacology Graduated in Biology from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (1990) with a master's degree (1996) and PhD (2001) in Experimental and Comparative Pathology at University of São Paulo. Experience in Pharmacology area, with emphasis on neurosciences and toxicology. She develops studies with venoms and scorpion toxins, focusing mainly on convulsion, behavior, central nervous system and perinatal development.
Claudia Trigo Pedroso de Moraes
Research Areas:
Toxinas e Sistemas Biológicos
Lab:
Laboratório de Bacteriologia
Currículo lattes | claudia.moraes@butantan.gov.br
Currently, is Technical Assistant for Scientific and Technological Research V of the Butantan Institute, at the Bacteriology Laboratory. She finished the Direct Doctorate in Microbiology at the University of São Paulo in 2009, with an emphasis on Virology. For ten years, however, has been developing research projects related to the pathogenesis and virulence mechanisms of diarrhogenic Escherichia coli.
Eladio Oswaldo Flores Sanchez
Research Areas:
Toxins and Biological Systems
Lab:
Laboratório de Bioquímica
Currículo lattes | eladio.flores@funed.mg.gov.br
He is a PhD in Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) by the Federal University of São Paulo (1992), postdoctoral staff in Protein Chemistry at the University of Southern California (1994-1996). He is currently a full researcher (AST5-F) at the Ezequiel Dias Foundation. He has experience in biochemistry of macromolecules, with emphasis on protein structure and elucidation of the mechanism of action. The main focus are active components of venoms animal (snakes, spiders) with action on the haemostatic mechanism and extracellular matrix (ECM) interaction. Proteins with enzymatic activity (metalloproteases, serine proteases, 1-amino acid oxidases, phospholipases A2, among others) and enzyme-free derivatives (disintegrins, lectins) are included.
Felipe Gobbi Grazziotin
Research Areas:
Lab:
Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução
Currículo lattes | fgrazziotin@gmail.com
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences (UCS), a master’s degree in Zoology (PUCRS) and a PhD in Zoology (UNESP). Between 2012 and 2016 he was a post-doctoral researcher working at MZUSP (Brazil) and FSU (USA). Currently, he is a researcher at the Laboratory of Zoological Collections (LECZ), where he is the curator of the Herpetology Collection of Butantan Institute. He has experience in Zoology and Genetics, with emphasis in systematics and snake evolution, working mainly on the following subjects: molecular phylogeny, population genetics, bioinformatics, micro and macroevolution of snakes.
Fernanda Faria
Research Areas:
Bioprospecting and development
Lab:
Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Inovação
Currículo lattes | fernanda.faria@butantan.gov.br
Graduated in Biological Sciences from IB-USP (1993), Master (1999) and Doctor (2004) in Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) from UNIFESP, with internship at INSERM - Paris / France. Has experience in Biochemistry, acting mainly on: hemostasis, coagulation inhibitors, platelet aggregation, expression of recombinant proteins and molecules derived from hematophagous animals.
Hugo Vigerelli de Barros
Research Areas:
Toxinas e Sistemas Biológicos / Bioprospecção e Desenvolvimento
Lab:
Laboratório de Genética
Currículo lattes | hugo.barros@butantan.gov.br
Bachelor’s in biology (2008), Master (2013) and Doctor (2017) in Sciences-Toxinology (Instituto Butantan). Currently Post - Doctor in Genetics Laboratory, working with prospecting of toxins with osteoclast differentiation potential and immunomodulatory activity. Experience in biochemistry, with emphasis on isolation and identification of biomolecules and bioassays.
Leo Kei Iwai
Research Areas:
Lab:
Laboratório Especial de Toxinologia Aplicada
Luciana Aparecida Freitas de Sousa
Research Areas:
Structural Toxinology
Lab:
Laboratório de Imunopatologia
Milton Yutaka Nishiyama Junior
Research Areas:
Bioprospecting and development
Lab:
Laboratório Especial de Toxinologia Aplicada
Currículo lattes | milton.nishiyama@butantan.gov.br
PhD in Bioinformatics from the University of São Paulo and associate researcher at the Laboratory of Applied Toxinology (LETA) and Coordinator of the Center for Bionformatics and Computational Biology at the Butantan Institute. Interested in machine learning and neural networks models for predicting biomarkers and bioactive peptides, based on the integration of multi-omics large-scale data from Homo sapiens and non-model organisms, such as venomous and pathogenic animals related to public health, for understanding the molecular mechanisms that govern biological systems.
Selma Maria de Almeida Santos
Research Areas:
Biologia integrada à Toxinologia/Toxinas e Sistemas Biológicos.
Lab:
Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução
Currículo lattes | selma.santos@butantan.gov.br
Scientific Researcher (Level VI) at the Instituto Butantan. Selma earned her doctorate in Sciences and her post-doctorate in Anatomy of Wild Animals from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science at the University of São Paulo. She has vast background in Animal Reproduction and is primarily interested in understanding how the incidence of snakebites is influenced by snake biological variables, such as sexual maturity, ontogeny, and activity pattern. She also investigates the reproductive cycles and evolution of reproductive strategies of snakes and lizards.
Sonia Aparecida de Andrade Chudzinski
Research Areas:
Bioprospecting and Development
Lab:
Laboratório Especial de Toxinologia Aplicada
Currículo lattes | sonia.andrade@butantan.gov.br
Graduation in Chemistry by the Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, UFMS (1995). Master and PhD on Sciences by Universidade Federal de São Paulo, UNIFESP (2003). Post-doc studies in Instituto Butantan – São Paulo. Experience in the Biochemistry area with emphasis in hemostasis, synthesis and studies on the action of peptidic inhibitors.