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Introduction

The Graduate Program on Applied Microbiology and Parasitology of the Universidade Federal Fluminense (PPGMPA/UFF), through its Master’s and Doctorate courses, aims to train qualified professionals to be able to develop basic and applied research in two major areas (Microbiology and Parasitology). Our Program currently has 2 research lines:

Clinical, epidemiological and evolutionary aspects: Description: Phenotypic and molecular diagnosis of viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, helminths and arthropods of modern biological specimens of archaeological and paleontological origin. Typing of classic and neglected, emerging and re-emerging pathogens. Epidemiology of the pathogen, host and environment triad in the context of One Health, with the investigation of factors that affect human diseases and other animal species. Understand the determinants of the health and disease process using the approaches of epidemiological surveillance and education in health sciences in diseases of human and veterinary importance. Phylogenetic, immunological and evolutionary analysis of hosts, microbial and parasitic agents.

Strategies for the control of microbial and parasitic agents:
Description: Characterization and use of distinct models of host-parasite interaction. Origin and selection of microbial virulence factors and host defense mechanisms in infectious processes in humans and other animals. Mechanisms of action, resistance and investigation of prototypes with potential antimicrobial and antiparasitic action, of natural or synthetic origin, and alternative therapeutic strategies.

Our research lines support our main goal, which is based on the scientific and technological development that addresses regional, national and international issues involving different aspects of infectious and parasitic diseases, with impact on human and animal health and the environment. Research projects carried out by our professors focus, for instance, on antimicrobial resistance, enteropathogenic agents, pneumococcal diseases, toxoplasmosis, malaria, sporotrichosis, HIV, oncogenic viruses, arboviruses, zoonotic potential of several microorganisms, and diseases related to microbial contamination in the environment, as well as the development of new or alternative drugs/strategies to treat viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases. In addition, our scope is in line with the One Health concept, in order to integrate human and animal health and the environment, considering the adoption of effective public policies for disease control prevention and control of diseases.

Social Insertion

Our researchers have been using, through projects that integrate teaching, research and extension, a set of techniques, products and methodologies developed and implemented in interaction with the population. These actions often represent effective and innovative solutions for transformation, social inclusion and improvement of the living conditions of the population assisted. Together, these projects also bring innovations to the teaching-learning process in the field of health, impacting the students’ training process and making them professionals with a critical sense, ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and with a broader knowledge about health determinants.

Curriculum

Master’s course – Minimum duration of 2 semesters and maximum duration of 4 semesters. Master’s students must achieve at least 1,530 hours of academic activities, including obligatory and optional disciplines, as well as the development of a dissertation.

Doctorate course – Minimum duration of 4 semesters and maximum duration of 8 semesters. Doctorate students must achieve at least 2,940 hours of academic activities, including obligatory and optional disciplines, as well as the development of a thesis.

Our Program currently offers 35 disciplines, including obligatory and optional ones. Students will have the opportunity to take classes taught by professors of our Program as well as by professors/researchers from different universities and research institutions, which will enrich the discussion of the subjects addressed in the disciplines. In addition, students are allowed and encouraged to take classes in other graduate programs of the university and other institutions (up to 1/3 of the disciplines) in order to broaden their knowledge and network, enabling potential collaborations.

Disciplines

Advanced Seminars on Applied Microbiology and Parasitology I – CMB 10017
Advanced Seminars on Applied Microbiology and Parasitology II – CMB 10105
Advanced Topics in Bacteriology – CMB 10029
Advanced Topics in Bacteriology II – CMB 10106
Advanced Topics in Environmental Microbiology – CMB 10027
Advanced Topics in Health Education – CMB 10124
Advanced Topics in Immunology – CMB 10026
Advanced Topics in Immunology II – CMB 10107
Advanced Topics in Mycology – CMB 10030
Advanced Topics in Mycology II – CMB 10108
Advanced Topics in Parasitology I – CMB 10083
Advanced Topics in Parasitology II – CMB 10109
Advanced Topics in Virology I – CMB 10032
Advanced Topics in Virology II – CMB 10110
Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria of Clinical Interest – Genetic, Biochemical and Epidemiological Aspects – CMB 10025
Biosafety and Good Laboratory Practices – CMB 10011
Environmental and Food Virology – CMB 10028
Epidemiology Applied to Microbiology and Parasitology – CMB 10103
Exploring Biological Sciences using the English Language – CMB 10104
General Microbiology – CMB 10100
History, Origin and Evolution of Infectious Diseases – CMB 10021
Immunodiagnosis – CMB 10022
Laboratory Epidemiology of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases in Humans I – CMB 10101
Laboratory Epidemiology of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases in Humans II – CMB 10102
Molecular Biology Applied to Diagnosis of Microbial and Parasitic Diseases – CMB 10023
News on Zoonoses and Human Parasitic Infections – CMB 10019
Parasite-Host Interaction – CMB 10014
Principles of Molecular Biology – CMB 10020
Relevance of communication: from cell to human – CMB 10095
Research Ethics – CMB 10013
Scientific Methodology – CMB 10010
Seminars for Monitoring the Progress of the Study Project I – CMB 10015
Seminars for Monitoring the Progress of the Study Project II – CMB 10016
Statistics Applied to Biological Assays – CMB 10012
Teaching Training – CMB 10018

Researcher Board

International Collaborators:

Prof. Arturo Casadevall (Johns Hopkins University, USA): Research Group – Collaborators: Prof. Allan Jefferson Guimarães and Prof. Livia Liporagi Lopes
Prof. Ananias Escalante (University of Philadelphia, USA): Collaborator: Prof. Ricardo Luiz Dantas Machado.
Prof Craig Stephens. Project: Epidemiological study of Gram positive bacteria using new generation sequencing. Collaborator: Prof. Fábio Aguiar Alves.
Prof. David Sands (Montana State University, USA): Project “Plasmid Healing by Ethiopian Barley: A Natural Food Approach to Reduce Plasmid-Mediated Antibiotic Resistance” – Collaborator: Prof. Bruno Penna.
Prof. Ekaterina Dadachova (University of Saskatchewan, Canada): Research Group – Collaborator: Prof. Allan Jefferson Guimarães.
Prof. Hector Mora-Montes (Universidad de Guanajauto, Mexico): Research Group “Center for Investigation of Microorganisms” – Collaborators: Prof. Andrea Regina Baptista and Prof. Ricardo Luiz Dantas Machado
Prof. Joshua D. Nosanchuk (Albert Einstein School of Medicine, USA): Research Group – Collaborator: Prof. Allan Jefferson Guimarães.
Dr. Karl Reinhard (University of Nebraska, USA) – Collaborator: Prof. Daniela Leles.
Dr. Mariel A. Marlow, PhD (CDC, USA): Research Group “Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases” – Collaborator: Prof. Felipe Piedade Gonçalves Neves.
Prof. Martin Conda-Sheridan (University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA): Project: Peptide test with antimicrobial effect against bacteria. Collaborators: Prof. Fabio Fábio Aguiar Alves and Prof. Bruno Penna.
Dr. Norman Arthur Ratcliffe (University of Swansea, United Kingdom) – Visiting Professor at UFF. Collaboration with the Program and with Prof. Dilvani Oliveira Santos.
Dr. Raquel da Hora Barbosa (BIDMC – Harvard Medical School – USA). Collaborator: Prof. Ana Maria Viana Pinto.
Prof. Rui Bessa (University of Lisbon, Portugal): Project Bovine Cysticercosis in a slaughterhouse under federal health supervision in the Vale do Rio Doce: prevalence of the disease and anatomopathological analysis of lesions suggestive of cysticercosis – Collaborator: Prof. Beatriz Brener de Figueiredo.
Dr. Serena Delbue (University of Milan, Italy): Project “Monitoring and molecular characterization of human polyomavirus” – Collaborator: Prof. Rafael Brandão Varella.
Prof. Tarsis Brust (PBA). Project: Tests of triazole compounds with antimicrobial effect – Collaborator: Prof. Fábio Aguiar Alves.

Papers published between 2017-2020

Click here to view the list of the main papers published by our permanent researchers between 2017-2020.

Eligibility Requirement

Individuals must have a bachelor’s degree or higher degree in a field related to Microbiology or Parasitology, such as life sciences, environmental sciences, biotechnology, bioinformatics, and others.

How to Apply

Students should contact the Program secretary with course-related questions via e-mail (ppgmpa.uff@gmail.com). Full instructions will be sent by e-mail. The Program reserves the right to modify the courses as may become necessary.

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