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Hire Dr. Karina P.

Brazil

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Medical writer with 10+ years of experience in clinical research

Profile Summary

Atur in research projects on infectious and parasitic diseases including their diagnoses.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Mycology/Fungi
• ☆ Parasitology
• ☆ Virology
• ☆ Coronaviruses
• ☆ Enteroviruses
• ☆ Zika Virus
• ☆ Retrovirology
• ☆ Cytomegaloviruses
• ☆ Adenoviruses
• ☆ Molecular Virology
• ☆ Bacteriology
• ☆ Gram-Negative Bacteria
• ☆ Gram-Positive Bacteria
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Microarrays
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ Transcriptomics
• ☆ Comparative Genomics
• ☆ Lipidomics
• ☆ Proteomics
• ☆ Genomics
• ☆ Molecular Evolution
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ☆ ATAC-Seq
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Synthetic Genomics
• ☆ Protein Sequencing
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ Genome Sequencing
• ☆ Microinjection
• ☆ Mutagenesis
• ☆ Exome Sequencing
• ☆ Recombinant DNA
• ☆ RNA Synthesis
• ☆ RNA Sequencing
• ☆ DNA/Gene Synthesis
• ☆ Oligonucleotide Synthesis
• ☆ Plasmid DNA
• ☆ DNA Damage & Repair
• ☆ Molecular Ecology
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Population Genetics
• ☆ Vaccine Development
• ☆ In vitro Diagnostics
• ☆ In vitro Diagnostic Validation
• ☆ In vitro Diagnostic Design
• ☆ Biomarker Analysis
• ☆ Pharmacovigilance/Drug Safety Monitoring
• ☆ Medical Genetics
• ☆ Immunogenetics
• ☆ Human Biology
• ☆ Hematology
• ☆ Hematology-Oncology
• ☆ Leukemia & Lymphoma
• ☆ Infectious Disease
• ☆ Viral Diseases
• ☆ Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
• ☆ Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
• ☆ West Nile Virus
• ☆ COVID-19
• ☆ Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus
• ☆ Bacterial Diseases
• ☆ Leprosy
• ☆ Antibiotic Resistance Research
• ☆ Antibiotic Stewardship
• ☆ Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
• ☆ HIV/AIDS Treatment
• ☆ Tropical Medicine
• ☆ Malaria
• ☆ Dengue
• ☆ Clinical Laboratory Science
• ☆ Molecular Pathology
• ☆ Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Health Technology Assessment
• ☆ Health Informatics
• ☆ Cytopathology
• ☆ Hemophilia
• ☆ Zoonoses
• ☆ Pharmaceutical Technology
• ☆ Foodborne Disease

Services

• Writing

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Newswriting

Work Experience

BIOLOGIST / BIOCHEMIST

DNA Laboraotry

January 2019 - January 2021

BIOLOGIST / BIOCHEMIST

Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz (FioCruz)

January 2015 - January 2021

Biomedical Researcher

FUAM

January 2013 - December 2017

Education

Masters (Science)

Fiocruz

January 2017 - January 2019

Bachelor’s in Biological sciences

Universidade Estácio de Sá - Brazil

January 2012 - January 2016

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Karina Pinheiro Pessoa(2022). Spread of Gamma (P.1) Sub-Lineages Carrying Spike Mutations Close to the Furin Cleavage Site and Deletions in the N-Terminal Domain Drives Ongoing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Amazonas, Brazil . Microbiology Spectrum. 10. (1). American Society for Microbiology

Pessoa, Karina, Naveca, Felipe Gomes, Nascimento, Valdinete, Souza, Victor, Corado, Andre de Lima, Nascimento, Fernanda, Silva, George, Mejia, Matilde Contreras, Brandao, Maria Julia, Costa, Agatha, et al. (2022). Spread of Gamma (P.1) Sub-Lineages Carrying Spike Mutations Close to the Furin Cleavage Site and Deletions in the N-Terminal Domain Drives Ongoing Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Amazonas, Brazil . Microbiology Spectrum.

Karina Pinheiro Pessoa(2021). COVID-19 in Amazonas, Brazil, was driven by the persistence of endemic lineages and P.1 emergence . Nature Medicine. 27. (7). p. 1230--1238. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Pessoa, Karina, Zanchi, Fernando Berton, Mariuba, Luis Andre, Nascimento, Valdinete, Souza, Victor, Corado, Andre, Nascimento, Fernanda, Costa, agatha Kelly, Duarte, Debora, Silva, George, et al. (2021). Structural analysis of SARS-Cov-2 nonstructural protein 1 polymorphisms found in the Brazilian Amazon . Experimental Biology and Medicine.

Pessoa, Karina, Naveca, Felipe Gomes, Nascimento, Valdinete, de Souza, Victor Costa, Corado, Andre de Lima, Nascimento, Fernanda, Silva, George, Costa, Agatha, Duarte, Debora, Mejia, Matilde, et al. (2021). COVID-19 in Amazonas, Brazil, was driven by the persistence of endemic lineages and P.1 emergence . Nature Medicine.

Karina Pessoa, Felipe Naveca, Valdinete Nascimento, Victor Souza, André Corado, Fernanda Nascimento, George Silva, Ágatha Costa, Débora Duarte, Matilde Mejía, et al. (2021). COVID-19 epidemic in the Brazilian state of Amazonas was driven by long-term persistence of endemic SARS-CoV-2 lineages and the recent emergence of the new Variant of Concern P.1 . Research Square.

Karina Pinheiro Pessoa(2020). Oropouche virus detection in saliva and urine . Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 115. {FapUNIFESP} ({SciELO})

do Nascimento, Valdinete Alves, Abdalla Santos, Joao Hugo, da Silva Monteiro, Dana Cristina, Pessoa, Karina Pinheiro, Leao Cardoso, Antonio Jose, de Souza, Victor Costa, Abdalla, Ligia Fernandes, Naveca, Felipe Gomes (2020). Oropouche virus detection in saliva and urine . Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.

Ribeiro Meneses, Catia Alexandra, do Nascimento, Valdinete Alves, de Souza, Victor Costa, Maito, Rodrigo Melo, Comes, Marconi Aragao, Santa Brigida Cunha, Claudeth Rocha, Antony, Ilma de Aguiar, Oliveira e Silva, Maria Eliane, de Souza Campos, Daniela Palha, Guerra Corado, Andre de Lima, et al. (2019). Molecular characterisation of the emerging measles virus from Roraima state, Brazil, 2018 . Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.

PREPRINT

Karina Pinheiro Pessoa(2021). COVID-19 epidemic in the Brazilian state of Amazonas was driven by long-term persistence of endemic SARS-CoV-2 lineages and the recent emergence of the new Variant of Concern P.1 . []. Research Square Platform {LLC}

Karina Pinheiro Pessoa(2021). COVID-19 epidemic in the Brazilian state of Amazonas was driven by long-term persistence of endemic SARS-CoV-2 lineages and the recent emergence of the new Variant of Concern P.1 . []. Research Square Platform {LLC}