MAJOR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1. Molecular biology: cloning, expression, sequencing and transfection of genes.
2. Biochemistry of protozoan parasite-derived proteins: biochemical characterization and enzymatic acitivity.
3. Experimental chemotherapy in vivo and in vitro: testing of drugs against Schistosoma mansoni and T. cruzi.
4. Cell culture of pathogenic protozoa (e.g. T. cruzi, Leishmania sp.) and mammalian cells.
5. Eletronic and optical microscopy.