CV Lattes
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia (IB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
graduate at Ciências Biológicas from Universidade de São Paulo (1978) and ph.d. at Genetics from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1987). He is currently full professor at Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Has experience in Genetics, focusing on Animal Genetics, acting on the following subjects: calliphoridae, diptera, cochliomyia hominivorax, muscidae and mitochondrial dna. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The species Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae), popularly known as the screwworm, is an important obligate ectoparasite that causes traumatic myiasis in warm-blooded vertebrates, especially in domestic animals. The pregnant females of the species locate wounds exposed in the host where they deposit their eggs. After hatching, the larvae feed on the living tissues of the host…
The New World screwworm (NWS), Cochliomyia hominivorax, Coquerel 1858 (Diptera: Calliphoridae), is considered as one of the most important pests of livestock in South America, accounting for severe losses in animal production. The larval stages of this species feed on living tissues in wounds of warm-blooded animals, both wild and domestic, after hatching from eggs laid by adult females. …
Livestock is one of the most important economic activities in Brazil. Nevertheless, animal production has suffered significant losses due to the impact of endo-and ectoparasites on livestock. In this scenario there is the screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax, which is an important ectoparasite causing primary myiasis endemic in the Americas. In Brazil, this species control is accomplish…
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that act in the post transcriptional modulation of the genetic expression. In animals, the incomplete base complementarity between the miRNA and the target site of the messenger RNA inhibit their translation, thus making them key genes for expression control. The analysis of differentially expressed miRNAs can provide a better understanding of …
The cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), was recently introduced in Brazil. During the 2012-2013 harvest, producers reported reduced yields up to 35% on major crops. The economic losses reached US$ 1 billion only in western Bahia, triggering a phytosanitary crisis. The deficiencies in existing taxonomic keys to deal with the morphologically indist…
This project aims to identify and characterize microRNAs (miRNAs) in screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax, and blowfly Cochliomyia macellaria, generating the first data of miRNAs for dipteran species of the family Calliphoridae (Diptera: Brachycera). Among the species of this family, the screwworm fly C. hominivorax is the leading causing fly of traumatic myiasis in neotropical regions,…
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Identifying genomic regions that underlie the adaptive radiation of insects is a major goal in modern evolutionary biology. The emergence of obligatory ectoparasitism in blowflies has been the subject for scientific debate for over a half-century, creating the need for studies regarding how genomic architecture is linked to adaptive ecological transitions. Previous studies suggested that …
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