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Biography
Dr. Carolina De Marco Verissimo graduated in Biomedical Pathology and obtained her Masters degree in Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology in Brazil. Carolina received a joint-PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology from PUCRS, Brazil and Griffith University, Australia. Her research focused on the characterization of glycans from helminth parasites to improve the diagnosis of angistrongyliasis and schistosimiasis infections. Carolina joined the Molecular Parasitology Laboratory in 2017, then at Queens University Belfast. Her current work at NUI Galway focuses on the study of parasite (helminth) proteins and glycans involved in processes of infection, host immune regulation and pathology. a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:www.nuigalway.iescience-engineeringschool-of-natural-sciencesdisciplineszoologyresearchmolecularparasitologyhttp:www.nuigalway.iescience-engineeringschool-of-natural-sciencesdisciplineszoologyresearch... @MPLNUIG on Twitter
Research Interests
I am interested on understanding how those parasites of great importance to human and animal health, agriculture and economy manipulate their host through the presentation and secretion-excretion of specific molecules (proteins and glycans), and with this to develop novel and effective alternatives to prevent parasitic infections.
Education/Academic qualification
BSc, Msc, PhD
External positions
Postdoctoral Researcher, National University of Ireland, Galway
6 Jun 2019 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Binding and cleavage of pro-urokinase by a tegument extract of Fasciola hepatica newly excysted juveniles activate the host fibrinolytic system
Serrat, J., Torres-Valle, M., De Marco Verissimo, C., Siles-Lucas, M. & González-Miguel, J., 25 Jan 2025, In: Veterinary research. 56, 1, p. 20 1 p.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
In vitro co-culture of Fasciola hepatica newly excysted juveniles (NEJs) with 3D HepG2 spheroids permits novel investigation of host-parasite interactions
Vitkauskaite, A., McDermott, E., Lalor, R., Verissimo, C. D. M., Dehkordi, M. H., Thompson, K., Owens, P., Fearnhead, H. O., Dalton, J. P. & Calvani, N. E. D., 31 Dec 2025, In: Virulence. 16, 1, p. 2482159Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Moonlighting on the Fasciola hepatica tegument: Enolase, a glycolytic enzyme, interacts with the extracellular matrix and fibrinolytic system of the host
O’Kelly, E., Cwiklinski, K., Verissimo, C. D. M., Calvani, N. E. D., Corrales, J. L., Jewhurst, H., Flaus, A., Lalor, R., Serrat, J., Dalton, J. P. & González-Miguel, J., Aug 2024, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 18, 8, p. e0012069 e0012069.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Protection of mice against cecal ligation and puncture-induced polymicrobial sepsis by a Fasciola hepatica helminth defence molecule
Fazekas, B., Hamon, S., De Marco Verissimo, C., Cwiklinski, K., López Corrales, J., Gaughan, S., Ryan, S., Taggart, C. C., Weldon, S., Griffin, M. D., Dalton, J. P. & Lalor, R., 2024, In: Shock. 63, 1, p. 132-140 9 p., 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002489.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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A new multiplex SARS-CoV-2 antigen microarray showed correlation of IgG, IgA, and IgM antibodies from patients with COVID-19 disease severity and maintenance of relative IgA and IgM antigen binding over time.
Simpkin, A., Kilcoyne, M., De Marco Verissimo, C., Dalton, J. P., Masterson, C. & Laffey, J. G., 1 Mar 2023, In: Plos One. 18, 3, e0283537.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Orla Drysdale Queeens University Belfast
Verissimo, C. (Other)
2019Activity: Other › Postgraduates Supervised
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James Rooney Queeens University Belfast
Verissimo, C. (Other)
2018 → 2019Activity: Other › Postgraduates Supervised
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ConcludedMedical and Molecular Parasitology
Verissimo, C. (Participant)
2015 → …Activity: Other › Education
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International Staff Network, NUI Galway (External organisation)
Verissimo, C. (Member)
1 Apr 2014 → 1 Jun 2020Activity: Membership › Membership of board
Prizes
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International Scholarship for MSc Internship
Verissimo, C. (Recipient), Jun 2011
Prize: Honorary award
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International Scholarship for PhD Internship
Verissimo, C. (Recipient), Jul 2014
Prize: Honorary award
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