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Mercedes Dominguez has been the head of the Unit of Microbial Immunology at the Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII). The research carried out in recent years includes the study of mastocytosis, and leishmaniasis, the development of analytical immunoassays to detect different substances, and the immunoproteomic characterization of antigens from Streptococcus suis, Lactococcus garvieae, and Mycobacterium spp. The mastocytosis studies have focused on developing methods to identify markers for improving the diagnosis and monitoring of the disease. The main research line has been the analysis, characterization, and quantification of the complement system in mammals infected by Leishmania, with a particular focus on the early infection mechanisms of mammals by Leishmania and the antigenic characterization of promastigotes. As a result, the Unit has obtained over a hundred monoclonal antibodies against complement proteins from different mammal species. The Unit has also developed immunoassays for the detection and quantification of proteins with relevance to biomedicine (such as human histidine decarboxylase and Laforin) and toxins (Ricin, SEB SEA, TSST-1, DPT, Aflatoxin, Fumonisin, etc.). The sandwich ELISA developed for Ricin detection is included in the services of the Biological Alert Laboratory Network (RELAB). Additionally, the Unit recently obtained a multiprotein complex named P22 (protected under patent), which has been used to develop and validate an indirect ELISA for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in domestic animals (cattle, goat, sheep, pigs, and camelids) and wild animals (white deer, wild boar, and badgers) with high sensitivity (60-100%) and excellent specificity (90-100%). Furthermore, the Unit has generated monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against a variety of physiological proteins, some of which are of considerable interest for biomedical research and clinical analysis. For example, as mentioned earlier, monoclonal antibodies against numerous complement components of various species (human, mouse, rabbit, etc.) have been developed, some of which are useful in the development of analytical immunoassays for CV date 05-11-2023 2 medical clinics. The extensive experience in this area led to the creation of a spin-off called BIOHAPTENYC, where Mercedes Dominguez serves as the technical and production manager. As a result of her research, Dr. Mercedes DomÃnguez • Has published 75 papers in international publications. • Has made contributions as an invited speaker at national and international congresses. • Has been the director of 5 Ph.D. students and is currently supervising 2 others. • Has participated in 26 research projects funded by public bodies and private companies. • Holds six patents derived from her teaching and research activities.
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Biography. Nisha Bhandari, Ph.D student. I, Nisha Bhandari, am in the final year of my Ph.D. studying influenza vaccine design at IISc, India, under Prof. Raghavan Varadarajan (Department: Molecular Biophysics Unit). My primary research interest lies in developing a universal vaccine against the influenza virus. My research involves subjecting the 'headless' HA stem immunogen to a random mutagenesis library to improve its biophysical properties and immunogenicity. To achieve this, I used yeast cells to display the immunogen and conducted FACS sorting and analysis for further characterization.
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My name is Ezajul Hoque Bhuiuan. I completed my Bachelor of Pharmacy(Hons.) B. Pharm. in 2018. During my Bachelor of Pharmacy degree, I learned about the branch of pharmacy. I did my project work about Nanoparticles in different drug delivery systems, it was all about academic work. Assistant professor Shammy Sarwar was my supervisor for that project. I learned essential information about human physiology and various system for drugs from absorption to excretion. After that, I was at Radiant Pharmaceutical Limited in Product Management Department (PMD) as a Product Associate from 2019 to 2021. I am currently living in Taiwan and pursuing TZU CHI UNIVERSITY to get master's degree in biomedical sciences. My study focuses on phage and antibiotic combinations against Enterobacter cloacae, and Professor Nien-Tsung Lin is my adviser.
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Dr. Asif Mahmood studied virology at the School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, China, and graduated with a Ph.D. in 2019. He then joined the research group of Prof. Wen Zhang at the School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Jiangsu University. He has published several research articles in SCI(E) journals.)
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Irina Ungureanu (Negut), Ph.D., is a 3rd Rank Scientific Researcher, who devotes a big part of her research to surface modification of medical devices and the development of antimicrobial coatings. She is an author of 45 ISI-indexed research papers, > 40 conferences attendance, 5 book chapters, and one patent, accumulating 700 independent citations and an H-index=13.