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Vania Vicente

Fedral University of Parana, Universidade de São Paulo

Research areas: Medicine · Infectious Diseases · Fungal Infections and Studies · Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases · Antifungal resistance and susceptibility

ORCID iD 0000-0002-2953-4861
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About

Graduated in Biological sciences and PhD in Agricultural Microbiology from the University of São Paulo USP/ESALQ, Brazil. Postdoctoral in Molecular Taxonomy of Fungi from the CBS Institute/Netherlands (current Westerdijk institute). Full Professor at the Department of Basic Pathology of the Federal University of Parana (UFPR) Brazil, permanent member of the Graduate Programs in Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology (PPGEBB) and in Microbiology, Parasitology and Pathology (PPGMPP) at UFPR. Productivity fellow and leader of the CNPq research group (https://www.gov.br/cnpq/pt-br) with emphasis on Molecular Characterization of Microorganisms of Clinical and Biotechnological Interest. Coordinator of the Black Yeast Genome project and of a National Institute of Science and Technology project in Conservation and Exploration of Biological Resources of Network Collections: INCT-CERBC in Brazil, with several international cooperations. Head of the team responsible for the creation and management of the Microbiological Collections Center of the Taxonline Network Collections of Paraná State (CMRP/Taxonline- https://www.cmrp-taxonline.com/taxonline). Currently member of the Executive Board of the World Federation of Cultural Collections (WFCC), term 2021-2025 and the Latin America Federation for Culture Collections (FELACC).

Employment

  • Fedral University of Parana Professor/Doctor
    1996 - Present

Education

Projects & Funding

  • Cooperação internacional na exploração dos recursos biológicos de espécies de interesse biotecnológico e da biodiversidade de agentes de doenças endêmicas dos acervos de coleções microbianas. National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
    2024 - 2026
  • Conservação e exploração dos recursos biológicos de coleções em rede National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
    2023 - 2028
  • Abordagem metagenômica e ferramentas moleculares para rastreamento ambiental e diagnóstico de micoses endêmicas. National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
    2022 - 2025
  • Consolidação das coleções de culturas microbiológicas da rede paranaense (cmrp)– taxon line (rede paranaense de coleções biológicas do estado do paraná) National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
    2013 - 2016
  • Avaliação do potencial de virulência de leveduras negras e coleções microbiológicas Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
    2012 - Present
  • CARACTERIZAÇÃO BIOLÓGICA E MOLECULAR DE MICRORGANISMOS ISOLADOS DE AMOSTRAS CLÍNICAS Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
    2003 - Present
  • Caracterização de microrganismos de interesse clínico e biotecnológico Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
    2002 - Present

Publications (203)