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Andre Luis Souza dos Santos

Full Professor at General Microbiology Department of Microbiology Institute · Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

https://researchid.co/andresantos
@ufrj.br
8319Google Scholar Citations
48Google Scholar h-index
213Google Scholar i10-index

Research Interests

Mycology and Parasitology

Biography

André is currently a Full Professor in the Department of General Microbiology at the Paulo de Góes Institute of Microbiology at UFRJ, a Level 1A Research Productivity Fellow of CNPq, a “Scientist of Our State” of FAPERJ, and has appeared in recent years in the “Top 2% Scientists in the World” – Elsevier/Stanford List. André collaborates with numerous international institutions (Ireland, Austria, France, Portugal, England, South Africa, Nigeria, China, Iran, and Australia). Main productivity indicators include: 333 articles published in internationally indexed journals, 15 book chapters, 2 prefaces, 2 books, 9 patents filed, 7 editorial works, and an H-index of 47 (7810 citations, Google Scholar).

Education

André Santos holds a technical degree in Biotechnology (Federal Technical School of Chemistry, 1990–1994), a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences: Microbiology and Immunology (March 1994 to February 1999) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and a Master’s (March 1999 to May 2000) and PhD (June 2000 to March 2002) in Microbiology from UFRJ.

Recent Google Scholar Publications

  1. Novel targets and potential therapeutic approaches for chromoblastomycosis: phosphatase/peptidase inhibitors and metal-based compounds containing 1, 10-phenanthroline
    Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 121 (suppl 1), e250305 , 2026, 2026
  2. Nephroprotective Effects of Wedelolactone against Snake Venom-Induced Acute Kidney Injury: Insights into Experimental Envenomation
    ACS omega 11 (10), 15956-15969 , 2026, 2026
  3. Role of Iron Availability in Modulating Pseudomonas aeruginosa ’s Antifungal Effects on Planktonic and Biofilm Growth of Scedosporium / Lomentospora Under …
    Journal of Fungi 12 (2), 89 , 2026, 2026
  4. Secretion of serine proteases by planktonic- and biofilm-growing cells of Candida parapsilosis
    Brazilian Journal of Microbiology 56 (4), 2703-2716 , 2025, 2025
  5. Biological Activity of Silver (I)-1, 10-Phenanthroline Complexes Against Fonsecaea pedrosoi: In Silico Predictions, In Vitro Macrophage Interactions and In Vivo Efficacy in …
    Pharmaceuticals 18 (12), 1819 , 2025, 2025 | Citations: 1.0

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