Tereza Cristina Leal Balbino
Research senior/ Microbiology department · Instituto Aggeu Magalhães
Research Interests
Engages in research in the field of Molecular Genetics and Microorganisms, with an emphasis on Bacteria; investigates microbiological biodiversity through genetic analysis, phylogeny, and molecular evolution; studies molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity and a...
Biography
Senior researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Brazil, working in the field of Molecular Genetics of Microorganisms. Her research focuses on antimicrobial resistance, microbial diversity, molecular epidemiology, and the interaction between mobile genetic elements, bacteriophages, and CRISPR/Cas systems, with an integrated One Health perspective. She has extensive experience in genomic and molecular approaches applied to bacterial pathogens of clinical, environmental, and animal origin, contributing to surveillance, epidemiological monitoring, and translational research in public health.
Education
She holds a degree in Biology from FAFIRE and earned her MSc (1996) and PhD (2001) in Genetics from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). She conducted research and specialized training in molecular marker–based microbial genetics at the University of Notre Dame and at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, USA). She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Microbiology and Molecular Biology at Fiocruz (2001–2002). Her research focuses on Molecular Genetics of Microorganisms, with emphasis on microbial diversity, molecular epidemiology and phylogeny, mechanisms of pathog...
Recent Scopus Publications
- Molecular epidemiological study of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from hospitals in Brazil by MLST and CRISPR/Cas system analysis
- Assessment of MepA inhibition potential using thiadiazine derivatives through fluorometry, docking, and qPCR
- Diversity and Role of Prophages in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Resistance Genes and Bacterial Interactions
- Tunable photoluminescence of electrosynthesized Ag2S@ZnSe quantum dots for nanomedicine applications
- Antimicrobial and cytotoxic effects of Lippia alba essential oil on multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7151-3514
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PmRCorYAAAAJ
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6506509317