Patricia Hessab Alvarenga, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist

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Education:

Ph.D., Biological Chemistry, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil 

M.Sc., Biological Chemistry, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil 

B.Sc., Biological Sciences (Genetics), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil 

Languages Spoken: Portuguese

Biography

Dr. Alvarenga has been studying vector biochemistry and physiology for more than 15 years. Lately, she has been involved in the functional and structural characterization of proteins with relevance to vector biology, including protein families present in the saliva of different disease vectors.