Isabel Da Fonseca, Senior Research Scientist
Doctorate in Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Dr. Luiz Augusto Basso and Dr. Diogenes Santiago Santos.
Master in Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Dr. Carlos Termignoni. BS Pharmacy, Catholic University of Pelotas, Brazil Hometown: Porto Alegre, Brazil Period: Summer 2012- Project: Role of Protein Dynamics in UGMs Publications: 1. Da Fonseca, I., Kizajakina, K., Sobrado, P. (2013). UDP-galactopyranose mutases from Leishmania species that cause visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 538. 103-10. 2. Boechi, L., de Oliveira, C.A., da Fonseca, I., Kizjakina, K., and Sobrado, P., Tanner, J.J., McCammon J.A, (2013) Substrate-dependent dynamics of UDP-Galactopyranose Mutase: implications for drug design. Protein Science. 11. 1490-501. 2. Da Fonseca, I., Qureshi, I.A., Mehra-Chaudharay, R., Kizjakina, K., Tanner, J.J., and Sobrado, P. (2014) Contributions of Unique Active Site Residues of Eukaryotic UDP-Galactopyranose Mutases to Substrate Recognition and Active Site Dynamics. Biochemistry. 53, 7794-7804. |