Tereza Cristina Leal Balbino

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 pathogenicity, antimicrobial resistance, and CRISPR/Cas systems.

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Molecular Biology

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