Team

 

Lab memebr, 2026

Seven people in Dr. Moreira lab member are standing and posting for the image.

Current members

 

Dr. Cristiano C. Moreira

PI: Dr. Cristiano Moreira

Assistant Professor
BMB Division

BSc.: Federal University of São Carlos, 1999

MSc.: University of São Paulo, 2002

PhD.: University of São Paulo, 2005

Post-Doc: Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics/LNCC, 2006

Post-Doc: UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2006-2013

Assistant/Associate Professor: São Paulo State University, UNESP, 2013-2021

Visiting Professor: Emory University, Atlanta-GA, 2021-2023

 

Teaching:

BIOL4110 Microbial Physiology, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025.

3 credits, 51-65 students, College of Science

 

BIOL3999 BIOL7990 Research, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025.

College of Science

 

BIOL7990 Research, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025.

College of Science

 

Amanta Rahman

Chad

Maria

Amanta Rahman, MSc (Joined in Fall 2024)

PhD candidate (BMB Division)

 

BSc.: Biochemistry and Biotechnology, North South University, Bangladesh

MSc.: Biotechnology, BRAC University, Bangladesh

 

Hobbies: Reading and cooking

Chadwick  A. Hamm, MSc (Joined in Fall 2025)

Graduate student (BMB Divison: Huel Perkins Fellowship Awarded 2025)

 

BSc.: Animal Science, Auburn University

MSc.: Biological Science, Auburn University

 

Hobbies: reading

NgocMai "Maria" Vu, BSc (Joined in Fall 2026)

Graduate student

 

 

 

Hobbies: - 

 

Madelyn

Briggs

Numwan

Madelyn  Moore (Joined in Fall 2025, fall 2026)

Undergrads student

 

Major.: Biology

 

Hobbies:

 

 

 

Briggs D. Wood (Joined in 2024)

Undergrads student

 

Major: Microbiology

 

Hobbies:

 

 

 

 

Duangsamorn "Numwan" Boyd, MSc (Joined in Fall 2024)

Lab manager/Research associate

 

BSc.: Biology, ChiangMai University, Thailand

MSc.: Biotechnology, University of Phayao, Thailand

 

Hobbies: cooking, painting, crafting, gardening


Alumni

 

Karine Melchior

Karine Melchior, PhD

joined as a Master and PhD. student

São Paulo State University of California San Diego - NIH

Currently: Scientist at Biotech Company, São Carlos-Brazil

 

 

Bluna Lustri

Bruna C.Lustri Morgado, PhD

joined as a Master and PhD. student

São Paulo State University

Currently: Postdoc at São Paulo State University, Brazil

 

 

Isabela Martins

Isabela M. Martins, PhD

joined as a PhD. student

São Paulo State University

 

Currently: Postdoc at Butantan Institute-São Paulo Brazil

 

 

Patrick silva                        

Patrick da Silva, PhD

joined as a Master and PhD. student

São Paulo State University

 

Currently: Research Fellow in Neurology, Harvard University-Brigham and Women’s Hospital                  

 

 

Fernanda Manieri

Fernanda Z. Manieri, PhD

joined as a Master and PhD. student 

São Paulo State University

Currently: Postdoc at University of São Paulo    

 

 

Tamara Ribeiro

Tamara R M. Ribeiro, PhD

joined as a Master and PhD. student

São Paulo State University

 

Currently: Postdoc at Vanderbilt University (Byndloss Lab)

 

 

 

 

Luana Leite

 

 

Luana de Sales Leite, MSc

Joined as a Master’s student

São Paulo State University

 

Currently: Researcher at UNESP – Araraquara.                                                

 

 

Drille Thainara

 

 

 

 

Drielle Thainara Perez Paschoa, MSc

Joined as a Master’s student

São Paulo State University

 

Currently: Employed at The Cancer Hospital of Barretos, SP- Brazil

 

 

Vania Braz

 

 

Vania M. Braz, PhD

joined as a Postdoctoral Supervision

São Paulo State University

 

Currently: works for a Biotech startup company, São Paulo-Brazil (Fapesp funded)

 

 

Toby Mosher

 

 

Toby Mosher, BSc

joined as a undergrad student (Senior/Junior)

Louisiana State University

Major: Biochemistry and Microbiology

Honor’s aid

FadA and CitX role on Salmonella pathogenesis

 

 

 

Heidi Brewster

 

 

Heidi C. Brewster, BSc

joined as a undergrad student (Junior)

Louisiana State University

Major: Biology

Presidential’s aid

Clinical uropathogenic E. coli strains KPC-2


São Paulo State University

Bruna C.Lustri Morgado, UNESP, with scholarship 
Karine Melchior, UNESP, with scholarship 
Beatriz Faria Lemos Brighenti, UNESP
Carolina Mazza A. Oliveira, UNESP, with scholarship 
Luca Andrade Gimenez, UNESP 
Daniel Paiva De Domenico, UNESP, with scholarship 
Karla Gaban Pereira Rodrigues, UNESP, with scholarship 
Rodrigo Felip Dias Lourenço, UNESP, with scholarship 
Lucas Epiphanio Xavier, UNESP, with scholarship 
Steffani Janischofsky, UNESP
Júlia Sampaio de Freitas Ferreira, UNESP
Fernanda Caroline Coirada Oliveira, UNESP, with scholarship 
Thereza Meyer (Munchen University, Germany)
Katja Knieling (Universität Saarbrücken, Germany)