Professor

Marcelo Bispo de Jesus

Marcelo Bispo de Jesus is Group Leader of Nano-cell Interactions Lab. at the University of Campinas, Brazil. He received his Ph.D. in cell biology from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Dr de Jesus was granted with the Young Investigators Awards FAPESP, before taking up a position at the University of Campinas. In his current position, Dr de Jesus leads a multidisciplinary team working in the field of gene delivery and nanotoxicology.

Ph.D. student

Thaís de Moraes Lacerda

She holds a degree in Biomedicine from the Universidade São Francisco and a Master’s degree from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP). She is currently a Ph.D. student at the Nano-Cell Interactions Lab. at the State University of Campinas. Has experience in biochemistry and cell biology with a focus on nanoparticle-cell interactions and mainly works on the following topics: signaling pathways, TGF, cytotoxicity, flow cytometry, and image analysis.

Ph.D. student

Andre Lopes ferreira

Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences (Teaching Degree) from the Federal University of São Carlos (2021). Completed a Master’s degree in Chemistry at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), focusing on the development of sensors (electrochemical, colorimetric, and optical) for clinical applications in the detection of pathogens and biomarkers, with an emphasis on the Bioanalytical field. Currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate Program in Molecular and Morphofunctional Biology (IB-UNICAMP), where his research project focuses on the design of platforms for dsRNA delivery, aiming at gene silencing and pest control in agriculture. He has extensive experience in nanotechnology, materials engineering, molecular biology, genetics, chemistry, nanoparticle synthesis and characterization, and biotechnology.

undergrad student

Luisa Pereira Cardoso

Master student

Mariana Rodrigues da Silva

Mariana has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and a internship in alternative methods using animals at the National Biosciences Laboratory (LNBio) of the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM). She is a master’s student at the Nanoparticles and Cell Interactions Laboratory (NanoCell) at UNICAMP and has experience in cell culture and cytotoxic analysis.

Master student

Bruno Losi Menna

Ph.D. student

Luana Pereira Cardoso

She holds a degree in Biological Sciences from São Paulo State University (UNESP), Ilha Solteira campus, where she conducted scientific research on the use of herbal medicines in cancer, funded by a FAPESP scholarship. She earned a Master’s degree in Biosciences, focusing on Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, from UNESP in São José do Rio Preto, investigating the effect of herbal medicines on cancer-associated inflammatory pathways. Currently, she is a PhD candidate in the Nanoparticle-Cell Interactions Laboratory (NanoCell) at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), within the Molecular and Morphofunctional Biology program. Her research focuses on the effects of biomolecular coronas on metallic nanoparticles in breast cancer cells and cachexia models. She has extensive experience in Molecular Biology, particularly in gene and protein expression analysis, and also works in the field of Cellular Biology, focusing on cytotoxicity, fluorescence microscopy, and tumor processes.

Undergrad student

Keila Lívian Pereira Coelho

Ginna Camila Barrero Tique

She holds a degree in Natural Sciences and Biology from the University of Tolima (UT), where she completed her undergraduate thesis in the field of nanoparticle toxicity. Currently, she is a Master’s student in the Nanoparticle-Cell Interactions Laboratory (NanoCell) at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP). She has experience in Biochemistry and Cellular Biology, with an emphasis on nanoparticle-cell interactions, working mainly on the following topics: neurotoxicology, confocal microscopy, and image analysis.