Role of Extracellular Vesicles During Parasite-host Cell

About the Speaker:

Marcel I Ramirez is a full professor from Carlos Chagas Institute-Fiocruz Paraná and a fellow from the Brazilian Research Council (CNPq). He holds a degree in Biomedicine from the University of Antofagasta Chile, master's degree in Microbiology and Immunology from the  Federal University of São Paulo, UNIFESP and a PhD in Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) UNIFESP. Post-doctorate studies In Cell Biology department, Unifesp Brazil, Immunology department London Metropolitan University, England. Cell biology department Royal Holloway College, London University, Biochemical department Max Planck Institute Germany and Immunology department German Trias and Pujol Institute Badalona Spain. He has experience in the area of Parasitology with an emphasis on Cell Biology and immunology, working mainly in the areas of parasite-host cell interaction. His laboratory focuses on characterising extracellular vesicles working mainly with Trypanosoma cruzi and Giardia intestinalis parasites.