My ongoing predoctoral research in Dr. Kuroda’s lab is focused on the mechanisms of SIV viral persistence in long-lived macrophages in the lungs of SIVmac251-infected rhesus macaques. This model also lends itself to studies on accelerated aging. Macrophage biology is central to both of these areas of research. I believe the results from my research will likely be highly relevant to human health as they will provide new details into the complex dynamic between SIV/HIV, aging, and macrophages, which will allow for further extrapolations into the development of inflammatory disease and progression. I am currently developing a novel protocol for the isolation and purification of alveolar and interstitial macrophages in the lungs for large transcription complexes, which I hope to submit as a first author publication in the next few months.

• Responds to emergency and non-emergency situations including fires, medical injuries and illness; hazardous materials spills; technical rescues such as auto, elevator, and rope rescues; false alarms; flooding; and other situations and carries out specifically assigned duties such as connecting hoses, operating equipment, emergency vehicle driving and operation, positioning ladders, and providing basic life support care as allowed as an EMT.• Maintains equipment in a state of readiness and performs maintenance to prolong the useful life of the equipment.• Participates in training exercises, demonstrations, and instruction to prepare for emergency situations.

• Perform assigned duties in a BioSafety Level (BSL) 2 or 3 facilities where non-humans primates may be either naturally or experimentally infected with potentially hazardous diseases such as HIV, SIV, or Herpes B virus.• Running laboratory analysis with equipment/techniques: centrifuges; pH meters; water purification systems; biosafety cabinets; chemical fume hoods; microscopes, CO2 incubators, autoclaves, Flow cytometry.• Designing and running experiments techniques such as tissue digestion, PBMC's isolation, intracellular staining for flow cytometry, or confocal microscopy.• Performing laboratory bench work and maintenance

Master in Preventive Veterinary Medicine - MPVMFocused on epidemiology, statistics, data management, implementation of research with animal/human health, leadership, ecosystem health, and infectious disease epidemiology. My personal research project uses spatial epidemiology to understand Bartonella henselae spatial and temporal patterns in the dogs and the interface between humans, and other animals.

• Assisting with nursing skills such as venipuncture, catheter placement, dentistry, anesthesia, fluidotherapy, radiology and patient restraint• Assisting with daily basis veterinary hospital routine, scheduling appointments; checking in and checking out patients; anamnesis; control of inventory; Running lab work• Observing treatments, planning and discussing case dynamics

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Auxiliar e executar atividades padronizadas de laboratório (automatizadas ou técnicas clássicas), necessárias ao diagnóstico, nas áreas de Parasitologia, Microbiologia, Imunologia, Hematologia, Bioquímica, Biologia Molecular e Urinálise.