Laura Oliveira

Dr
Laura
Oliveira

Postdoc
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Email 
lauraoliveira [at] micro.ufrj.br
Biography

Laura has a PhD in Microbiology by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2018), Master in Biological Sciences with emphasis on Immunology and Infectious and Parasitic Diseases by the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2014) and graduated in Pharmacy by the College of Pharmacy and Biochemistry of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2011). She worked as an assistant professor of Microbiology at the Institute of Biological Sciences of Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2018-2019) and at the College of Medical Sciences of the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (2019-2020). She is the current Young Ambassador of Science to Brazil by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and a member of the ASM Young Leaders Circle committee (management 2018/2021). She has experience in the field of Microbiology, especially in methods used for the molecular characterization of bacteria, including conventional PCR (polymerase chain reaction) and quantitative real-time PCR (real-time PCR), sequencing, PFGE (pulsed field electrophoresis), DGGE (denaturation gel electrophoresis), MLST (Multilocus Sequence Typing) and MALDI-TOF MS (Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry). Since 2017 she has also participated in initiatives science communication and outreach, such as the ASM/UFRJ International Student Chapter and DivulgaMicro projects. She works mainly on the following themes: phenotypic and molecular characterization of Gram positive cocci, antimicrobial resistance, virulence and molecular diversity of bacteria, science communication and outreach.

Research interests

I am interested on the study of the diversity and evolution of Streptococcus agalactiae recovered from human and animal sources for the development of improved measures for the control and prevention of associated infections.

Discipline
Bacteriology Bioinformatics Epidemiology Molecular biology
Host species
Cattle Fish
Pathogen
Bacteria
Stage of vaccine development
Antigen discovery and immunogen design Deployment