Milena Silva Souza

@uesc.br

Department of Biological Sciences
State University of Santa Cruz

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Immunology and Allergy, Virology
228

Scholar Citations

9

Scholar h-index

9

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Standardization of C6/36 cells for DENV-2 virological assays: isolation, TCID₅₀ and serum neutralization
    EJ Dos Santos, A da Rocha Santos, M Moreira Costa Fogaça, ...
    BMC Research Notes , 2026
    2026
  • Genetic polymorphisms in the E2 glycoprotein of chikungunya virus (2014-2023) and their potential implications for immunity and vaccine design
    MMC Fogaça, MS Souza, RD da Silva Brito, ERGR Aguiar, WB Luiz, ...
    International Journal of Infectious Diseases 163 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Antigenic drift in SARS-CoV-2: diminished vaccine protection in pediatric populations against Omicron and its JN. 1 subvariant
    J Pires Farias, MS Souza, MM Costa Fogaça, RD da Silva Brito, ...
    Expert Review of Vaccines 24 (1), 1128-1136 , 2025
    2025
  • Declining COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Brazil: a global health warning
    MS Souza, JP Farias, LC de Souza Ferreira, JH Amorim
    Journal of Infection 90 (2) , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Antigenic drift in SARS-CoV-2: diminished vaccine protection in pediatric populations against Omicron and its JN. 1 subvariant
    JP Farias, MS Souza, MMC Fogaça, RD da Silva Brito, ...
    Expert review of vaccines 24 (1), 1128-1136 , 2025
    2025
  • Serotype‐Specific Dengue Virus IgG Assay Using EdIII‐Based Recombinant Proteins and Its Application in an Endemic Population in Northeast Brazil
    SS Pereira, RRG Machado, JP Farias, R Adreata‐Santos, ...
    Journal of Medical Virology 96 (12), e70100 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • Elderly Individuals Exhibit Elevated Levels of Anti‐Monkeypox Virus Antibodies Compared to Adults, Youth, and Children
    ICM Dos Santos, MS Souza, MMC Fogaça, RD da Silva Brito, ...
    Journal of Medical Virology 96 (11), e70083 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Cover Image, Volume 96, Number 2, February 2024
    MS Souza, JP Farias, R Andreata‐Santos, MP Silva, RDS Brito, ...
    Journal of Medical Virology 96 (2), e29588 , 2024
    2024
  • Neutralizing antibody response after immunization with a COVID‐19 bivalent vaccine: Insights to the future
    MS Souza, JP Farias, R Andreata‐Santos, MP Silva, RDS Brito, ...
    Journal of Medical Virology 96 (2), e29416 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 15
  • The fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose increased the neutralizing antibody response against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant in a diverse Brazilian population
    J Pires Farias, R Andreata-Santos, R Dalety da Silva Brito, M Silva Souza, ...
    Microbiology Spectrum 11 (6), e02857-23 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 4
  • Immune targets to stop future SARS-CoV-2 variants
    M Silva Souza, J Pires Farias, W Barros Luiz, A Birbrair, ...
    Microbiology Spectrum 11 (6), e02892-23 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 5
  • The Dynamic Modeling and the Control Architecture of the New High-Dynamic Double-Crystal Monochromator (HD-DCM-Lite) for Sirius/LNLS
    GS de Albuquerque, AV Perna, JLB Neto, MAL Moraes, MS Souza
    Proc. ICALEPCS’21, 619-624 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 1
  • The HD-DCM-Lite: a high-dynamic DCM with extended scanning capabilities for Sirius/LNLS beamlines
    AV Perna, GS de Albuquerque, HOC Duarte, RR Geraldes, MAL Moraes, ...
    Proc. MEDSI’20, 203-206 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 10
  • Installation and Commissioning of the Exactly-constrained X-ray Mirror Systems for Sirius/LNLS
    VB Zilli, C Bueno, GV Claudiano, RR Geraldes, GN Kontogiorgos, ...
    Proc. MEDSI’20, 33-36 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 4
  • The design of Exactly-constrained X-ray mirror Systems for Sirius
    RR Geraldes, G Claudiano, LM Volpe, MS Souza, A Sikorski, VZ Ferreira, ...
    Proc. MEDSI’18, 173-178 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 27
  • Perceptions of animal experimentation: a longitudinal survey with veterinary students in Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
    GF Machado, GD Melo, SHV Perri, FV Fernandes, OC Moraes, MS Souza, ...
    Journal of Biological Education 51 (4), 391-398 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 12
  • A juvenilização do HIV/AIDS: um desafio na contemporaneidade
    CRL Silva, ERV Silva, HB Carvalho, MSP Souza
    Anais do II Congresso Brasileiro de Ciências da Saúde, 14-16 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 5
  • Leishmania infection and neuroinflammation: Specific chemokine profile and absence of parasites in the brain of naturally-infected dogs
    GD Melo, JES Silva, FG Grano, MS Souza, GF Machado
    Journal of neuroimmunology 289, 21-29 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 21
  • Avaliação de atributos químicos em solos com barragem subterrânea em agroecossistemas do semiárido.
    WB de LUCENA, GB FERREIRA, MSL da SILVA, MM MOREIRA, ...
    2015
    Citations: 2
  • Zymographic patterns of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in the CSF and cerebellum of dogs with subacute distemper leukoencephalitis
    GF Machado, GD Melo, MS Souza, AA Machado, DS Migliolo, OC Moraes, ...
    Veterinary immunology and immunopathology 154 (1-2), 68-74 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 14

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Levels of matrix metalloproteinase‐2 and metalloproteinase‐9 in the cerebrospinal fluid of dogs with visceral leishmaniasis
    NR Marangoni, GD Melo, OC Moraes, MS Souza, SHV Perri, GF Machado
    Parasite immunology 33 (6), 330-334 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 36
  • Differential alterations in the activity of matrix metalloproteinases within the nervous tissue of dogs in distinct manifestations of visceral leishmaniasis
    GF Machado, GD Melo, OC Moraes, MS Souza, M Marcondes, SHV Perri, ...
    Veterinary immunology and immunopathology 136 (3-4), 340-345 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 30
  • Avaliação fisiológica e comportamental de cães utilizados em terapia assistida por animais (TAA)
    KCM Yamamoto, EYT Silva, KN Costa, MS Souza, MLM Silva, ...
    Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia 64, 568-576 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 29
  • The design of Exactly-constrained X-ray mirror Systems for Sirius
    RR Geraldes, G Claudiano, LM Volpe, MS Souza, A Sikorski, VZ Ferreira, ...
    Proc. MEDSI’18, 173-178 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 27
  • Leishmania infection and neuroinflammation: Specific chemokine profile and absence of parasites in the brain of naturally-infected dogs
    GD Melo, JES Silva, FG Grano, MS Souza, GF Machado
    Journal of neuroimmunology 289, 21-29 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 21
  • Neutralizing antibody response after immunization with a COVID‐19 bivalent vaccine: Insights to the future
    MS Souza, JP Farias, R Andreata‐Santos, MP Silva, RDS Brito, ...
    Journal of Medical Virology 96 (2), e29416 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 15
  • Zymographic patterns of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in the CSF and cerebellum of dogs with subacute distemper leukoencephalitis
    GF Machado, GD Melo, MS Souza, AA Machado, DS Migliolo, OC Moraes, ...
    Veterinary immunology and immunopathology 154 (1-2), 68-74 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 14
  • Perceptions of animal experimentation: a longitudinal survey with veterinary students in Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
    GF Machado, GD Melo, SHV Perri, FV Fernandes, OC Moraes, MS Souza, ...
    Journal of Biological Education 51 (4), 391-398 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 12
  • The HD-DCM-Lite: a high-dynamic DCM with extended scanning capabilities for Sirius/LNLS beamlines
    AV Perna, GS de Albuquerque, HOC Duarte, RR Geraldes, MAL Moraes, ...
    Proc. MEDSI’20, 203-206 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 10
  • Immune targets to stop future SARS-CoV-2 variants
    M Silva Souza, J Pires Farias, W Barros Luiz, A Birbrair, ...
    Microbiology Spectrum 11 (6), e02892-23 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 5
  • A juvenilização do HIV/AIDS: um desafio na contemporaneidade
    CRL Silva, ERV Silva, HB Carvalho, MSP Souza
    Anais do II Congresso Brasileiro de Ciências da Saúde, 14-16 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 5
  • Declining COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Brazil: a global health warning
    MS Souza, JP Farias, LC de Souza Ferreira, JH Amorim
    Journal of Infection 90 (2) , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Serotype‐Specific Dengue Virus IgG Assay Using EdIII‐Based Recombinant Proteins and Its Application in an Endemic Population in Northeast Brazil
    SS Pereira, RRG Machado, JP Farias, R Adreata‐Santos, ...
    Journal of Medical Virology 96 (12), e70100 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • The fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose increased the neutralizing antibody response against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant in a diverse Brazilian population
    J Pires Farias, R Andreata-Santos, R Dalety da Silva Brito, M Silva Souza, ...
    Microbiology Spectrum 11 (6), e02857-23 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 4
  • Installation and Commissioning of the Exactly-constrained X-ray Mirror Systems for Sirius/LNLS
    VB Zilli, C Bueno, GV Claudiano, RR Geraldes, GN Kontogiorgos, ...
    Proc. MEDSI’20, 33-36 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 4
  • Phyisiological and behavioral assessment in dogs used in Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT)
    KCM Yamamoto, EYT Silva, KN Costa, MS Souza, MLM Silva, ...
    Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia 64, 568-576 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 3
  • Avaliação de atributos químicos em solos com barragem subterrânea em agroecossistemas do semiárido.
    WB de LUCENA, GB FERREIRA, MSL da SILVA, MM MOREIRA, ...
    2015
    Citations: 2
  • Genetic polymorphisms in the E2 glycoprotein of chikungunya virus (2014-2023) and their potential implications for immunity and vaccine design
    MMC Fogaça, MS Souza, RD da Silva Brito, ERGR Aguiar, WB Luiz, ...
    International Journal of Infectious Diseases 163 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Elderly Individuals Exhibit Elevated Levels of Anti‐Monkeypox Virus Antibodies Compared to Adults, Youth, and Children
    ICM Dos Santos, MS Souza, MMC Fogaça, RD da Silva Brito, ...
    Journal of Medical Virology 96 (11), e70083 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • The Dynamic Modeling and the Control Architecture of the New High-Dynamic Double-Crystal Monochromator (HD-DCM-Lite) for Sirius/LNLS
    GS de Albuquerque, AV Perna, JLB Neto, MAL Moraes, MS Souza
    Proc. ICALEPCS’21, 619-624 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 1