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Igor C. Almeida

Director
Biomolecule Analysis and Omics Unit (former Biomolecule Analysis and Core Facility)

Professor
Biological Sciences
Bioinformatics
Border Biomedical Research Center (BBRC)

Office Building: Bioscience Research Building
Office Room: 5124
Phone: (915) 747-6086
Email: icalmeida@utep.edu

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Awards and Honors

Member, Brazilian Academy of Sciences - Brazilian Academy of Sciences (12/01/2022)
Guest Editor, PLOS Pathogens - PLOS Pathogens (06/01/2020-06/30/2020)
Ad-hoc member, Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group 2020/05 ZTR1 NTU-2 (01) 1 - NIH (02/01/2020-02/28/2020)
Editorial Board, Microorganisms - Molecular Diversity Preservation Internationa (MDPI) (11/01/2019-11/30/2019)
Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention Program (STARs) Award, US$500,000 - The University of Texas System (03/01/2019-03/31/2019)
Associate Editor, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases - PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (03/01/2019)
Fellow-Elected, American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) - American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) (03/01/2017)
Member of Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group 2016/05 ZAI1 PA-I (M2) - National Institutes of Health (NIH)/ NAID (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Member of the Editorial Board - Parasitology International (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Member of the Editorial Board (Review Editor) - Frontiers in Mycology (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Outstanding Performance Award for Securing Extramural Funding - Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP), College of Science (COS), UTEP (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Special Visiting Researcher - Science Without Borders Program, Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq) (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Member of the Editorial Board - Journal of Glycomics & Lipidomics (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
Member of the Editorial Board - Parasitology International (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
Member of the Editorial Board (Review Editor) - Frontiers in Mycology (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
Special Visiting Researcher - Science Without Borders Program, Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq) (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
Member of the Editorial Board - Journal of Glycomics & Lipidomics (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Member of the Editorial Board - Parasitology International (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Member of the Editorial Board (Review Editor) - Frontiers in Mycology (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Special Visiting Researcher - Science Without Borders Program, Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq) (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
NIH Peer Review Committee Member - NIH/Pathogenic Eukaryotes Review Panel (PTHE) (06/01/2013-06/30/2013)
Distinguished Achievement Award for Research - University of Texas at El Paso (05/01/2013-05/31/2013)
Research Accomplishment Award - College of Science, University of Texas at El Paso (05/01/2013-05/31/2013)
Member of the Editorial Board - Parasitology International (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
Member of the Editorial Board (Review Editor) - Frontiers in Mycology (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
Special Visiting Researcher - Science Without Borders Program, Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq) (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
Millionaire Research Award - Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP), University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) (04/01/2012-04/30/2012)
Member of the Editorial Board - Journal of Glycomics & Lipidomics (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Member of the Editorial Board (Review Editor) - Frontiers in Mycology (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Regular Member of Pathogenic Eukaryotes (PTHE) Review Panel - National Institutes of Health (NIH) (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Outstanding Performance Award for Securing Extramural Funding - Office of Research and Projects (ORSP), College of Science (COS), UTEP (05/01/2011-05/31/2011)
Outstanding Performance Award for Securing Extramural Funding - Office of Research and Projects (ORSP), College of Science (COS), UTEP (05/01/2011-05/31/2011)
Outstanding Performance Award for Securing Extramural Funding - Office of Research and Projects (ORSP), College of Science (COS), UTEP (05/01/2011-05/31/2011)
Member of the Editorial Board - Parasitology International (12/01/2010)
Member of the Editorial Board (Review Editor) - Frontiers in Mycology (12/01/2010)
Member of the Editorial Board - Journal of Glycomics & Lipidomics (11/01/2010)
Distingued Achievement Award - College of Science, UTEP (05/08/2009)
STARS Block Award - (UT System funds), University of Texas at El Paso, College of Science (07/01/2007-07/31/2007)
Proteomics and Bioinformatics Workshop Team Travel Award (01/31/2006)

Education

Microbiology, University of Dundee (1998)
Ph D in Microbiology and Immunology, Escola Paulista de Medicina-EPM (currently UNIFESP) (1994)
MS in Molecular Biology, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM),Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) (1989)
Pharmacy degree, Universidade Regional do Nordeste (currently UEPb) (1981)

Publications

Big is not better: Comparing two alpha-Gal-bearing glycotopes in neoglycoproteins as biomarkers for Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infection Carbohydrate research Carbohydrate Research: 536 (2023), Alberto Montoya, E R. Gil, I Vinales, I L. Estevao, P Taboada, M C. Torrico, F Torrico, J D. Marco, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.
Oncogenic KRASG12D Reprograms Lipid Metabolism by Upregulating SLC25A1 to Drive Pancreatic Tumorigenesis. Cancer Research Cancer Research 83 22 (2023), R Zhang, X Peng, J X. Du , R Boohaker, I L. Estevao, B I. Grajeda, Marc B. Cox, Igor C. Almeida, Weiqin Lu.
Traversing the Cell Wall: The Chitinolytic Activity of Histoplasma capsulatum Extracellular Vesicles Facilitates Their Release. Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland) Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland) 9 11 (2023), Alessandro Valdez, T N. de Souza, Bonilla JJA, D Zamith-Miranda, A C. Piffer, Araujo GRS, A J. Guimarães, S Frases, A K. Pereira, T P. Fill, I L. Estevao, Alejandro Torres, Igor C. Almeida, J D. Nosanchuk, L Nimrichter.
Fatty acid elongases 1-3 have distinct roles in mitochondrial function, growth, and lipid homeostasis in Trypanosoma cruzi. The Journal of Biological Chemistry The Journal of Biological Chemistry 299 6 (2023), L Pagura, P C. Dumoulin, Carla Ellis, M T. Mendes, I L. Estevao, Igor C. Almeida, B A. Burleigh.
The Trypanosoma brucei MISP family of invariant proteins is co-expressed with BARP as triple helical bundle structures on the surface of salivary gland forms, but is dispensable for parasite development within the tsetse vector. PLoS Pathogens PLoS Pathogens 19 3 (2023), A Casas-Sanchez, R Ramaswamy, S Perally, L R. Haines, C Rose, M Aguilera-Flores, S Portillo, M Verbeelen, S Hussain, L Smithson, C Yunta, M J. Lehane, S Vaughan, J van den Abbeele, Igor C. Almeida, M J. Boulanger, Á Acosta-Serrano.
Treatment with benznidazole and pentoxifylline regulates microRNA transcriptomic profile in a murine model of Chagas chronic cardiomyopathy. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 17 3 (2023), P Silva Grijó Farani, B da Iandra Silva Ferreira, K Begum, G Vilar-Pereira, I R. Pereira, E A. Fernández-Figueroa, R A. Cardenas-Ovando, Igor C. Almeida, Sourav Roy, J Lannes-Vieira, O C. Moreira.
Synthesis and Photoreactivity of 7-Nitroindoline-S-thiocarbamates ACS Omega 8 (2023), Philip T. Baily, H. P. Del Castillo, Irodiel Vinales, Juan E. Urbay, Aurelio Paez, Matthew R. Weaver, Roberto Iturralde, Igor L. Estevao, Sohan R. Jankuru, Igor C. Almeida, Chunquiang Li, Carl W. Dirk, Katja Michael.
Oncogenic KRASG12D reprograms lipid metabolism by upregulating SLC25A1 to drive pancreatic tumorigenesis Cancer Research 83 22 (2023), R. Zhang, X. Peng, J.X. Du, R. Boohaker, I. Estevao, B. Grajeda, Marc B. Cox, Igor C. Almeida, Weiqin Lu.
Serodiagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of New-World tegumentary leishmaniasis using synthetic type-2 glycoinositolphospholipid-based neoglycoproteins. Emerging Microbes & Infections Emerging Microbes & Infections 11 1 (2022), S M. Viana, Alberto Montoya, A M. Carvalho, B S. de Mendonça, S Portillo, J J. Olivas, N H. Karimi, I L. Estevao, U Ortega-Rodriguez, E M. Carvalho, W O. Dutra, R A. Maldonaldo, Katja Michael, C I. de Oliveira, Igor C. Almeida.
Serodiagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of New-World tegumentary leishmaniasis using synthetic type-2 glycoinositolphospholipid-based neoglycoproteins. Emerging microbes & infections 11 1 (2022), S M. Viana, Alberto Montoya, A M. Carvalho, B S. de Mendonça, S Portillo, J J. Olivas, N H. Karimi, I L. Estevao, U Ortega-Rodriguez, E M. Carvalho, W O. Dutra, R A. Maldonaldo, Katja Michael, C I. de Oliveira, Igor C. Almeida.
A Branched and Double Alpha-Gal-Bearing Synthetic Neoglycoprotein as a Biomarker for Chagas Disease. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 27 17 (2022), Alberto Montoya, E G. Carvajal, U Ortega-Rodriguez, I L. Estevao, R A. Ashmus, S R. Jankuru, S Portillo, Carla Ellis, C D. Knight, J Alonso-Padilla, L Izquierdo, M J. Pinazo, J Gascon, V Suarez, Douglas Watts, I R. Malo, J M. Ramsey, B De Alarcón Noya, O Noya, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.
A branched, double alpha-Gal-bearing synthetic neoglycoprotein as a biomarker for Chagas disease Molecules 27 (2022), Alba L. Montoya, Elisa G. Carvajal, Uriel Ortega-Rodriguez, Igor L. Estevao, Roger A. Ashmus, Sohan R. Jankuru, Susana Portillo, Cameron C. Ellis, Colin D. Knight, Julio Alonso-Padilla, Luis Izquierdo, Maria-Jesus Pinazo, Joaquim Gascon, Veronica Suarez, Douglas M. Watts, Iliana R. Malo, Janine M. Ramsey, Belkisyolé Alarcón De Noya, Oscar Noya, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.
Giardial lipid rafts share virulence factors with secreted vesicles and participate in parasitic infection in mice. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 12 (2022), B I. Grajeda, A De Chatterjee, C M. Villalobos, B C. Pence, Carla Ellis, V Enriquez, Sourav Roy, Sukla Roychowdhury, A K. Neumann, Igor C. Almeida, Samantha Patterson, Siddhartha Das.
Extracellular Vesicles Regulate Biofilm Formation and Yeast-to-Hypha Differentiation in Candida albicans. mBio 13 3 (2022), L Honorato, de Araujo JFD, Carla Ellis, A C. Piffer, Y Pereira, S Frases, G R. de Sousa Araújo, B Pontes, M T. Mendes, M D. Pereira, A J. Guimarães, N M. da Silva, G Vargas, L Joffe, M Del Poeta, J D. Nosanchuk, D Zamith-Miranda, Dos Reis FCG, H C. de Oliveira, M L. Rodrigues, S de Toledo Martins, L R. Alves, Igor C. Almeida, L Nimrichter.
Inhibition of Protein N-Glycosylation Blocks SARS-CoV-2 Infection mBio (2022), A Casas-Sanchez, A Romero-Ramirez, E Hargreaves, Carla Ellis, B I. Grajeda, I L. Estevao, E I. Patterson, G L. Hughes, Igor C. Almeida, T Zech, Á Acosta-Serrano.
Sheltered in Stromal Tissue Cells, Trypanosoma cruzi Orchestrates Inflammatory Neovascularization via Activation of the Mast Cell Chymase Pathway Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) 11 2 (2022), L Vellasco, E Svensjö, C A. Bulant, P J. Blanco, F Nogueira, G Domont, N P. de Almeida, C R. Nascimento, D Silva-Dos-Santos, C E. Carvalho-Pinto, E H. Medei, Igor C. Almeida, J Scharfstein.
Specific Recognition of β-Galactofuranose-Containing Glycans of Synthetic Neoglycoproteins by Sera of Chronic Chagas Disease Patients. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 27 2 (2022), Alba L. Montoya, Eileni R. Gil, E L. Heydemann, Igor L. Estevao, Bianca E. Luna, Cameron C. Ellis, Sohan R. Jankuru, Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya, Oscar Noya, Maria P. Zago, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.
Speciﬁc Recognition of β-Galactofuranose-Containing Glycans of Synthetic Neoglycoproteins by Sera of Chronic Chagas Disease Patients Molecules 27 (2022), Alba L. Montoya, Eileni R. Gil, Emily L. Heydemann, Igor L. Estevao, Bianca E. Luna, Cameron C. Ellis, Sohan R. Jankuru, Belkisyole Alarcon de Noya, Oscar Noya, Maria P. Zago, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.
Serodiagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of New-World tegumentary leishmaniasis using synthetic type-2 glycoinositolphospholipid-based neoglycoproteins Emerging Microbes & Infections 11 1 (2022), Sayonara Viana, Alba L. Montoya, Augusto M. Carvalho, Brunele S. de Mendonca, Susana Portillo, Janet J. Olivas, Nassim H. Karimi, Igor L. Estevao, Uriel Ortega-Rodriguez, Edgar M. Carvalho, Walderez O. Dutra, Rosa A. Maldonado, Katja Michael, , Camila I. de Oliveira, Igor C. Almeida.
New chemotherapy regimens and biomarkers for Chagas disease: the rationale and design of the TESEO study, an open-label, randomised, prospective, phase-2 clinical trial in the Plurinational State of Bolivia. BMJ Open BMJ Open 11 12 (2021), Cristina Alonso-Vega, Julio A. Urbina, Sergi Sanz, María-Jesús Pinazo, Jimy J. Pinto, Virginia R. Gonzalez, Gimena Rojas, Lourdes Ortiz, Wilsoon Garcia, Daniel Lozano, Dolors Soy, Rosa A. Maldonado-Medina, Rana Nagarkatti, Alain Debrabant, Alejandro Schijman, Maria C. Thomas, Manuel C. López, Katja Michael, Isabela Ribeiro, Joaquim Gascon, Faustino Torrico, Igor C. Almeida.
New regimens of benznidazole monotherapy and in combination with fosravuconazole for treatment of Chagas disease (BENDITA): a phase 2, double-blind, randomised trial. The Lancet Infectious Diseases The Lancet Infectious Diseases 21 8 (2021), F Torrico, J Gascón, F Barreira, B Blum, Igor C. Almeida, C Alonso-Vega, T Barboza, G Bilbe, E Correia, W Garcia, L Ortiz, R Parrado, J C. Ramirez, I Ribeiro, N Strub-Wourgaft, M Vaillant, S Sosa-Estani.
Treatment with Suboptimal dose of Benznidazole Mitigates Immune Response Molecular Pathways in Mice with Chronic Chagasic Cardiomyopathy Front Cell Infect Microbiol 11 (2021), Priscila S. Grijó Farani, Khodeza Begum, Glaucia Vilar-Pereira, Isabela R. Pereira , Igor C. Almeida, Sourav Roy, Joseli Lannes-Vieira, Otacilio C. Moreira.
Reversed Immunoglycomics Identifies α-Galactosyl-Bearing Glycotopes Specific for Leishmania major Infection JACS Au JACS Au 1 8 (2021), Alberto Montoya, V M. Austin, S Portillo, I Vinales, R A. Ashmus, I Estevao, S R. Jankuru, Y Alraey, W S. Al-Salem, Á Acosta-Serrano, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.
Omics Approaches for Understanding Biogenesis, Composition and Functions of Fungal Extracellular Vesicles. Frontiers in Genetics 12 (2021), D Zamith-Miranda, R da Peres Silva, S P. Couvillion, E L. Bredeweg, M C. Burnet, C Coelho, Elizabeth Camacho, L Nimrichter, R Puccia, Igor C. Almeida, A Casadevall, M L. Rodrigues, L R. Alves, J D. Nosanchuk, E S. Nakayasu.
Glycoconjugates and methods for their use U.S. Patent (2021), Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael, Nate Schocker, Susana Portillo, Rosa A. Maldonado.
New chemotherapy regimens and biomarkers for Chagas disease: the rationale and design of the TESEO study, an open-label, randomised, prospective, phase-2 clinical trial in the Plurinational State of Bolivia BMJ Open 11 (2021), C Alonso-Vega, Julio A. Urbina, S Saenz, Maria J. Espinazo, j J. Pinto, V R. Gonzalez, G Rojas , L Ortiz, W Garcia, D Lozano, D Soy, Rosa A. Maldonado-Medina, R Nagarkatti, A Debrabant, Alejandro Schijman,, Maria C. Thomas, Manuel C. Lopez, Katja Micheal, Isabel Ribeiro, J Gascon, Faustino Torrico, Igor C. Almeida.
Plasma-Derived Extracellular Vesicles as Potential Biomarkers in Heart Transplant Patient with Chronic Chagas Disease. Emerging infectious diseases 26 8 (2020), N Cortes-Serra, M T. Mendes, C Mazagatos, J Segui-Barber, Cameron C. Ellis, C Ballart, A Garcia-Alvarez, M Gállego, J Gascon, Igor C. Almeida, M J. Pinazo, C Fernandez-Becerra.
Plasma-derived extracellular vesicles from Plasmodium vivax patients signal spleen fibroblasts via NF-kB facilitating parasite cytoadherence. Nature communications 11 1 (2020), H Toda, M Diaz-Varela, J Segui-Barber, W Roobsoong, B Baro, S Garcia-Silva, A Galiano, M Gualdrón-López, Almeida ACG, Brito MAM, G C. de Melo, I Aparici-Herraiz, C Castro-Cavadía, W M. Monteiro, E Borràs, E Sabidó, Igor C. Almeida, J Chojnacki, J Martinez-Picado, M Calvo, P Armengol, J Carmona-Fonseca, M F. Yasnot, R Lauzurica, A Marcilla, H Peinado, M R. Galinski, Lacerda MVG, J Sattabongkot, C Fernandez-Becerra, H A. Del Portillo.
Target product profile for a test for the early assessment of treatment efficacy in Chagas disease patients: An expert consensus. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 14 4 (2020), J Alonso-Padilla, M Abril, B de Alarcón Noya, Igor C. Almeida, A Angheben, T Araujo Jorge, E Chatelain, M Esteva, J Gascón, M J. Grijalva, F Guhl, A M. Hasslocher-Moreno, M C. López, A Luquetti, O Noya, M J. Pinazo, J M. Ramsey, I Ribeiro, A M. Ruiz, A G. Schijman, S Sosa-Estani, M C. Thomas, F Torrico, M Zrein, A Picado.
Trypanosoma cruzi-Infected Human Macrophages Shed Proinflammatory Extracellular Vesicles That Enhance Host-Cell Invasion via Toll-Like Receptor 2 Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 10 (2020), A Cronemberger-Andrade, P Xander, R P. Soares, N L. Pessoa, M A. Campos, Cameron C. Ellis, Brian Grajeda, Y Ofir-Birin, Igor C. Almeida, N Regev-Rudzki, A C. Torrecilhas.
A Targeted Mass Spectrometric Analysis Reveals the Presence of a Reduced but Dynamic Sphingolipid Metabolic Pathway in an Ancient Protozoan, Giardia lamblia FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY 9 (2019), Trevor Duarte, Cameron C. Ellis, Grajeda, Brian, I, De Chatterjee, Atasi, Igor C. Almeida, Siddhartha Das.
A prophylactic α-Gal-based glycovaccine effectively protects against murine acute Chagas disease. NPJ vaccines 4 (2019), S Portillo, B G. Zepeda, E Iniguez, J J. Olivas, N H. Karimi, O C. Moreira, A F. Marques, Katja Michael, Rosa A. Maldonado-Medina, Igor C. Almeida.
A prophylactic alpha-Gal-based glycovaccine effectively protects against murine acute Chagas disease NPJ VACCINES 4 (2019), Susana Portillo, Brenda G. Zepeda, Eva Iniguez, Janet J. Olivas, Nasim H. Karimi, Otacilio C. Moreira, Alexandre F. Marques, Katja Michael, Rosa A. Maldonado-Medina, Igor C. Almeida.
A Targeted Mass Spectrometric Analysis Reveals the Presence of a Reduced but Dynamic Sphingolipid Metabolic Pathway in an Ancient Protozoan, Giardia lamblia FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY 9 (2019), Trevor Duarte, Cameron C. Ellis, Grajeda, Brian, I, De Chatterjee, Atasi, Igor C. Almeida, Siddhartha Das.
Receptor Heterodimerization and Co-Receptor Engagement in TLR2 Activation Induced by MIC1 and MIC4 from Toxoplasma gondii INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES 20 20 (2019), Flavia C. Mendonca-Natividade, Carla D. Lopes, Rafael Ricci-Azevedo, Aline Sardinha-Silva, Camila F. Pinzan, Paiva Alegre-Maller, Ana Claudia, Lilian L. Nohara, Alan B. Carneiro, Ademilson Panunto-Castelo, Igor C. Almeida, Maria C. Roque-Barreira.
Synthesis of neoglycoproteins as potential biomarkers and vaccines for Chagas disease ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 257 (2019), Elisa G. Carvajal, Susana Portillo, Fikri Avci, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.

Presentations

42. Neoglicoconjugados de alfa-Gal: Novas Perspectivas no Diagnóstico, Tratamento, e Prevenção da Doença de Chagas (2023), Volume Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Igor C. Almeida.
41. Neoglicoconjugados de alfa-Gal: Novas Perspectivas no Diagnóstico, Tratamento, e Prevenção da Doença de Chagas (2023), Volume Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Igor C. Almeida.
Exploring New Immunosweet Horizons: Trypanosoma cruzi Neoglycoconjugates as Vaccines and Biomarkers for Chagas Disease (2023), Volume Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil, Igor C. Almeida.
Reversed immunoglycomics for the development of diagnostic biomarkers for Chagas disease (2023), Volume Virtual, Igor C. Almeida.
Synthesis of an N-acetylglucosamine acceptor as a building block for a Trypanosoma cruzi-derived glycan (2023), Volume Natural Gas Conference Center at UTEP, Ariadne K. Vasquez, Eileni R. Gil, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.
38. High Prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi Infections in Hospitalized Parturient Women in the US-Mexico Border (2023), Volume Galveston, Texas, Igor C. Almeida.
Reversed immunoglycomics for the development of diagnostic biomarkers for Chagas disease. Dept. of Morphology, Federal (2022), Volume Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, Igor C. Almeida.
Reversed immunoglycomics for the development of diagnostic biomarkers for Chagas disease. (2022), Volume Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, Igor C. Almeida.
Reversed immunoglycomics for the development of diagnostic biomarkers for Chagas disease (2022), Volume Belem, PA, Brazil, Igor C. Almeida.
Reversed immunoglycomics for the development of diagnostic biomarkers for Chagas disease and tegumentary leishmaniasis. (2022), Volume Richland, WA, Igor C. Almeida.
Glycan-based biomarkers for early assessment of outcomes of Chagas disease chemotherapy. Symposium “Novel biomarkers of disease progression and treatment efficacy in Chagas disease”. (2022), Volume Seattle, WA, Igor C. Almeida.
Synthesis of novel branched alpha-Gal-containing oligosaccharides derived from Trypanosoma cruzi tGPI-mucins (2022), Volume Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Elisa G. Carvajal, Uriel Ortega-Rodriguez, Cameron C. Ellis, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.
TESEO Clinical Trial. Panel: Planned and ongoing clinical studies in Chagas disease. (2022), Volume Hotel Tequendama, Bogotá, Colombia, Igor C. Almeida.
The Global Burden of Chagas Disease: How Could Basic and Translational Research Alleviate That (2022), Volume El Paso, TX, Igor C. Almeida.
Glycan-Based Biomarkers for Chagas Disease and Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (2022), Volume Salta, Argentina, Igor C. Almeida.
Glycan-Based Vaccines and Biomarkers for Chagas Disease (2022), Volume Mendoza, Argentina, Igor C. Almeida.
Synthesis of branched alpha-Gal-containing glycans derived from Trypanosoma cruzi (2021), Volume Honolulu, HI - virtual, Elisa Garcia Carvajal, Uriel Ortega Rodriguez, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.
Synthesis of branched alpha-Gal-containing glycans derived from Trypanosoma cruzi (2021), Volume Honolulu, HI - virtual, Elisa Garcia Carvajal, Uriel Ortega Rodriguez, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.
Specific Recognition of beta-Galactofuranosyl-Containing Glycans by Sera from Chronic Chagas Disease Patients (2021), Volume El Paso, TX, Eileni R. Gil, Alba L. Montoya, Emily L. Heydemann, Igor L. Estevao, Bianca E. Luna, Cameron Ellis, Elisa Garcia Carvajal, Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya, Oscar Noya, Jorge Diego Marco, Maria Paola Zago, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.
Specific Recognition of beta-Galactofuranosyl-Containing Glycans by Sera from Chronic Chagas Disease Patients (2021), Volume El Paso, TX, Eileni R. Gil, Alba L. Montoya, Emily L. Heydemann, Igor L. Estevao, Bianca E. Luna, Cameron Ellis, Elisa Garcia Carvajal, Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya, Oscar Noya, Jorge Diego Marco, Maria Paola Zago, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.
Glycan-Based Biomarkers and Vaccines for Chagas Disease and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (2021), Volume Virtual, Igor C. Almeida.
Reversed Immunoglycomics for Development of Chemotherapeutic Biomarkers and Vaccines in Chagas Disease (2021), Volume Virtual, Igor C. Almeida.
High resolution mass spectrometric analysis reveals that Giardia cysts are metabolically active and generates membrane lipids with long chain fatty acyl moieties (2021), Volume Virtual , Cameron C. Ellis, Brian I. Grajeda, Breanna C. Pence, Igor C. Almeida, Siddhartha Das.
Avances en Investigación en Biomarcadores de la Enfermedad de Chagas (2021), Volume Virtual, Igor C. Almeida.
Discovery of Glyco-Biomarkers for Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by a Reversed Immunoglycomics Approach (2020), Volume Honolulu, HI - virtual, Alba L. Montoya, Irodiel Vinales, Susana Portillo, Uriel Ortega Rodriguez, Igor L. Estevao, Victoria Austin, Nassim Hosseini, Janet J. Olivas, Sohan R. Jankuru, Roger A. Ashmus, Faustino Torrico, Mary Cruz Torrico, Maria Paola Zago, Jorge Diego Marco, Alvaro Acosta-Serrano, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.
Discovery of Glyco-Biomarkers for Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by a Reversed Immunoglycomics Approach (2020), Volume Honolulu, HI - virtual, Alba L. Montoya, Irodiel Vinales, Susana Portillo, Uriel Ortega Rodriguez, Igor L. Estevao, Victoria Austin, Nassim Hosseini, Janet J. Olivas, Sohan R. Jankuru, Roger A. Ashmus, Faustino Torrico, Mary Cruz Torrico, Maria Paola Zago, Jorge Diego Marco, Alvaro Acosta-Serrano, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.
Homenagem ao Prof. Rodolpho Raja Gabaglia Travassos (2020), Volume Virtual, Igor C. Almeida.
alpha-Gal glycotopes as biomarkers and vaccines for Chagas disease and leishmaniasis (2020), Volume Virtual (Zoom), Igor C. Almeida.
TESEO Study: New Chemotherapeutic Regimens and Biomarkers for Chagas Disease (2020), Volume Virtual, Igor C. Almeida.
Professor Luiz Travassos and the alpha-Gal Story in Chagas Disease (2020), Volume Virtual (Zoom), Igor C. Almeida.
alpha-Gal glycotopes as vaccines and therapeutic biomarkers for Chagas disease (2020), Volume Virtual (Zoom), Igor C. Almeida.
Characterization of antigenic alpha-Gal-containing extracellular vesicles (EVs) from Trypanosoma cruzi. (2019), Volume Panama City, Panama, Igor C. Almeida.
alpha-Gal glycotopes as effective glycovaccines and chemotherapy biomarkers in Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis). (2019), Volume Boston, MA, USA, Igor C. Almeida.
alpha-Gal glycotopes as effective glycovaccines and chemotherapy biomarkers in Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) (2019), Volume Norwich, UK, Igor C. Almeida.
alpha-Gal glycotopes as effective glycovaccines and chemotherapy biomarkers in Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) (2019), Volume Cambridge, UK, Igor C. Almeida.
alpha-Gal glycotopes as an innovative approach for vaccines and chemotherapy biomarkers in Chagas disease. (2019), Volume Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, Igor C. Almeida.
Early assessment of therapeutic outcomes in experimental and clinical Chagas disease (2019), Volume Hotel Galvez, Galveston, TX, USA, Igor C. Almeida.
Synthesis of neoglycoproteins as potential diagnostic tools for cutaneous leishmaniasis (2019), Volume Orlando, FL, Alba L. Montoya, V Austin, K S. Subramaniam, S Portillo, E Heydemann, Igor C. Almeida, Alvaro Acosta-Serrano, Katja Michael.

Grants

Targeting cancer with antibodies present in parasitic diseases
Border Biomedical Research Center - Research Infrastructure Core (RIC)
Border Biomedical Research Center

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	BIOL 6190 - Independent Research	25116
Spring 2025	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	22407
Spring 2025	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	26163
Spring 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	24846
Fall 2024	BIOL 6399 - Dissertation	10164
Fall 2024	BIOL 5202 - Independent Research	17734
Fall 2024	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	18088
Fall 2024	BIOL 5301 - Select Adv Topics Biol Science	17186	Syllabus
Fall 2024	BIOL 6321 - Select Adv Topics Biol Science	17187	Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	22407
Spring 2025	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	26163
Spring 2024	BIOL 6190 - Independent Research	26149
Spring 2024	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	22675
Spring 2024	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	27801
Spring 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	25703
Fall 2023	BIOL 6399 - Dissertation	10252
Fall 2023	BIOL 6190 - Independent Research	17844
Fall 2023	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	15228	Syllabus
Fall 2023	BIOL 4398 - Special Problems	10208
Fall 2023	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	12214
Summer 2023	BIOL 6399 - Dissertation	31494
Spring 2023	BIOL 6398 - Dissertation	27918
Spring 2023	BIOL 6399 - Dissertation	27919
Spring 2023	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	22943
Spring 2023	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	27145
Fall 2022	BIOL 6398 - Dissertation	10590
Fall 2022	BIOL 6399 - Dissertation	10593
Fall 2022	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	10574
Fall 2022	BIOL 6690 - Independent Research	10604
Fall 2022	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	19878
Fall 2022	BIOL 4398 - Special Problems	10465
Fall 2022	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	14333
Summer 2022	BIOL 4398 - Special Problems	30072
Summer 2022	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	32441
Spring 2022	BIOL 6398 - Dissertation	20592
Spring 2022	BIOL 6490 - Independent Research	20488
Spring 2022	BIOL 6590 - Independent Research	20489
Spring 2022	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	24310
Spring 2022	BIOL 4398 - Special Problems	20200
Fall 2021	BIOL 6190 - Independent Research	12494
Fall 2021	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	10574
Fall 2021	BIOL 6590 - Independent Research	10602
Fall 2021	BIOL 6690 - Independent Research	10604
Summer 2021	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	30119
Spring 2021	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	20470
Spring 2021	BIOL 6690 - Independent Research	20455
Spring 2021	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	24677	Syllabus
Spring 2021	BIOL 5302 - Resrch Biological Science	20262
Spring 2021	BIOL 4398 - Special Problems	20228
Fall 2020	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	10615
Fall 2020	BIOL 6690 - Independent Research	10645
Fall 2020	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	14706
Fall 2020	BIOL 5302 - Resrch Biological Science	10556
Summer 2020	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	30119
Spring 2020	BIOL 6399 - Dissertation	20754
Spring 2020	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	20547
Spring 2020	BIOL 6490 - Independent Research	20620
Spring 2020	BIOL 6690 - Independent Research	20532
Spring 2020	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	25207
Spring 2020	BIOL 4198 - Special Problems	20249
Spring 2020	BIOL 4398 - Special Problems	20292
Spring 2020	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	24224
Fall 2019	BIOL 6398 - Dissertation	10669
Fall 2019	BIOL 6399 - Dissertation	10672
Fall 2019	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	10653
Fall 2019	BIOL 6490 - Independent Research	10679
Fall 2019	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	15033
Fall 2019	BIOL 4198 - Special Problems	10499
Fall 2019	BIOL 4298 - Special Problems	10506
Summer 2019	BIOL 6399 - Dissertation	30665
Summer 2019	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	30144
Summer 2019	BIOL 5399 - Thesis	30133
Spring 2019	CBCH 4320 - Adv Topics in Mil Biochem	22774
Spring 2019	BIOL 6399 - Dissertation	20783
Spring 2019	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	20551
Spring 2019	BIOL 6490 - Independent Research	20631
Spring 2019	BIOL 6590 - Independent Research	20632
Spring 2019	BIOL 6690 - Independent Research	20536
Spring 2019	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	25588
Spring 2019	BIOL 5398 - Thesis	20353
Fall 2018	BIOL 6399 - Dissertation	10698
Fall 2018	BIOL 6290 - Independent Research	13068
Fall 2018	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	10679
Fall 2018	BIOL 6690 - Independent Research	10709
Fall 2018	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	15411
Fall 2018	BIOL 5302 - Resrch Biological Science	10620
Fall 2018	BIOL 4298 - Special Problems	10524
Fall 2018	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	15199
Summer 2018	BIOL 6398 - Dissertation	30686
Summer 2018	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	30143
Summer 2018	BIOL 5302 - Resrch Biological Science	30116
Summer 2018	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	33125
Spring 2018	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	20577
Spring 2018	BIOL 6690 - Independent Research	20562
Spring 2018	BIOL 5301 - Select Adv Topics Biol Science	24842
Spring 2018	BIOL 4298 - Special Problems	20278
Spring 2018	BIOL 4298 - Special Problems	20279
Spring 2018	BIOL 4398 - Special Problems	20300
Spring 2018	BIOL 4398 - Special Problems	20301
Spring 2018	BIOL 5399 - Thesis	20368
Spring 2018	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	24922
Fall 2017	MICR 4353 - Immunology	13830
Fall 2017	BIOL 6290 - Independent Research	13239
Fall 2017	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	10711
Fall 2017	BIOL 6690 - Independent Research	10741
Fall 2017	BIOL 5308 - Rsrch Funding & Prof Developmt	13551
Fall 2017	BIOL 6308 - Rsrch Funding & Prof Developmt	13552
Fall 2017	BIOL 4198 - Special Problems	10536
Fall 2017	BIOL 5398 - Thesis	10694
Fall 2017	BIOL 5399 - Thesis	10698
Fall 2017	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	15653
Summer 2017	MICR 4353 - Immunology	35361
Summer 2017	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	30143
Summer 2017	BIOL 4398 - Special Problems	30097
Summer 2017	BIOL 4398 - Special Problems	31779
Summer 2017	BIOL 5399 - Thesis	30133
Spring 2017	BIOL 6390 - Independent Research	20585
Spring 2017	BIOL 6490 - Independent Research	20667
Spring 2017	BIOL 6590 - Independent Research	20668
Spring 2017	BIOL 6690 - Independent Research	20570
Spring 2017	BIOL 6345 - Molecular Parasitology	26859
Spring 2017	BIOL 4198 - Special Problems	20261
Spring 2017	BIOL 4198 - Special Problems	22363
Spring 2017	BIOL 4398 - Special Problems	20304
Spring 2017	BIOL 5399 - Thesis	20372
Spring 2017	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	25333

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2024	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	22675	Evaluation
Spring 2024	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	27801	Evaluation
Fall 2023	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	15228	Evaluation
Spring 2023	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	22943	Evaluation
Fall 2022	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	19878	Evaluation
Spring 2022	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	24310	Evaluation
Spring 2021	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	24677	Evaluation
Fall 2020	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	14706	Evaluation
Spring 2020	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	25207	Evaluation
Fall 2019	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	15033	Evaluation
Spring 2019	CBCH 4320 - Adv Topics in Mil Biochem	22774	Evaluation
Spring 2019	BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.	25588	Evaluation

Bio

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Awards and Honors

Member, Brazilian Academy of Sciences - Brazilian Academy of Sciences (12/01/2022)
Guest Editor, PLOS Pathogens - PLOS Pathogens (06/01/2020-06/30/2020)
Ad-hoc member, Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group 2020/05 ZTR1 NTU-2 (01) 1 - NIH (02/01/2020-02/28/2020)
Editorial Board, Microorganisms - Molecular Diversity Preservation Internationa (MDPI) (11/01/2019-11/30/2019)
Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention Program (STARs) Award, US$500,000 - The University of Texas System (03/01/2019-03/31/2019)
Associate Editor, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases - PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (03/01/2019)
Fellow-Elected, American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) - American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) (03/01/2017)
Member of Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group 2016/05 ZAI1 PA-I (M2) - National Institutes of Health (NIH)/ NAID (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Member of the Editorial Board - Parasitology International (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Member of the Editorial Board (Review Editor) - Frontiers in Mycology (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Outstanding Performance Award for Securing Extramural Funding - Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP), College of Science (COS), UTEP (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Special Visiting Researcher - Science Without Borders Program, Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq) (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Member of the Editorial Board - Journal of Glycomics & Lipidomics (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
Member of the Editorial Board - Parasitology International (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
Member of the Editorial Board (Review Editor) - Frontiers in Mycology (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
Special Visiting Researcher - Science Without Borders Program, Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq) (01/01/2014-12/31/2014)
Member of the Editorial Board - Journal of Glycomics & Lipidomics (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Member of the Editorial Board - Parasitology International (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Member of the Editorial Board (Review Editor) - Frontiers in Mycology (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Special Visiting Researcher - Science Without Borders Program, Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq) (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
NIH Peer Review Committee Member - NIH/Pathogenic Eukaryotes Review Panel (PTHE) (06/01/2013-06/30/2013)
Distinguished Achievement Award for Research - University of Texas at El Paso (05/01/2013-05/31/2013)
Research Accomplishment Award - College of Science, University of Texas at El Paso (05/01/2013-05/31/2013)
Member of the Editorial Board - Parasitology International (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
Member of the Editorial Board (Review Editor) - Frontiers in Mycology (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
Special Visiting Researcher - Science Without Borders Program, Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq) (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
Millionaire Research Award - Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP), University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) (04/01/2012-04/30/2012)
Member of the Editorial Board - Journal of Glycomics & Lipidomics (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Member of the Editorial Board (Review Editor) - Frontiers in Mycology (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Regular Member of Pathogenic Eukaryotes (PTHE) Review Panel - National Institutes of Health (NIH) (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Outstanding Performance Award for Securing Extramural Funding - Office of Research and Projects (ORSP), College of Science (COS), UTEP (05/01/2011-05/31/2011)
Outstanding Performance Award for Securing Extramural Funding - Office of Research and Projects (ORSP), College of Science (COS), UTEP (05/01/2011-05/31/2011)
Outstanding Performance Award for Securing Extramural Funding - Office of Research and Projects (ORSP), College of Science (COS), UTEP (05/01/2011-05/31/2011)
Member of the Editorial Board - Parasitology International (12/01/2010)
Member of the Editorial Board (Review Editor) - Frontiers in Mycology (12/01/2010)
Member of the Editorial Board - Journal of Glycomics & Lipidomics (11/01/2010)
Distingued Achievement Award - College of Science, UTEP (05/08/2009)
STARS Block Award - (UT System funds), University of Texas at El Paso, College of Science (07/01/2007-07/31/2007)
Proteomics and Bioinformatics Workshop Team Travel Award (01/31/2006)

Microbiology, University of Dundee (1998)
Ph D in Microbiology and Immunology, Escola Paulista de Medicina-EPM (currently UNIFESP) (1994)
MS in Molecular Biology, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM),Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) (1989)
Pharmacy degree, Universidade Regional do Nordeste (currently UEPb) (1981)

Publications

Big is not better: Comparing two alpha-Gal-bearing glycotopes in neoglycoproteins as biomarkers for Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infection Carbohydrate research Carbohydrate Research: 536 (2023), Alberto Montoya, E R. Gil, I Vinales, I L. Estevao, P Taboada, M C. Torrico, F Torrico, J D. Marco, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.
Oncogenic KRASG12D Reprograms Lipid Metabolism by Upregulating SLC25A1 to Drive Pancreatic Tumorigenesis. Cancer Research Cancer Research 83 22 (2023), R Zhang, X Peng, J X. Du , R Boohaker, I L. Estevao, B I. Grajeda, Marc B. Cox, Igor C. Almeida, Weiqin Lu.
Traversing the Cell Wall: The Chitinolytic Activity of Histoplasma capsulatum Extracellular Vesicles Facilitates Their Release. Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland) Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland) 9 11 (2023), Alessandro Valdez, T N. de Souza, Bonilla JJA, D Zamith-Miranda, A C. Piffer, Araujo GRS, A J. Guimarães, S Frases, A K. Pereira, T P. Fill, I L. Estevao, Alejandro Torres, Igor C. Almeida, J D. Nosanchuk, L Nimrichter.
Fatty acid elongases 1-3 have distinct roles in mitochondrial function, growth, and lipid homeostasis in Trypanosoma cruzi. The Journal of Biological Chemistry The Journal of Biological Chemistry 299 6 (2023), L Pagura, P C. Dumoulin, Carla Ellis, M T. Mendes, I L. Estevao, Igor C. Almeida, B A. Burleigh.
The Trypanosoma brucei MISP family of invariant proteins is co-expressed with BARP as triple helical bundle structures on the surface of salivary gland forms, but is dispensable for parasite development within the tsetse vector. PLoS Pathogens PLoS Pathogens 19 3 (2023), A Casas-Sanchez, R Ramaswamy, S Perally, L R. Haines, C Rose, M Aguilera-Flores, S Portillo, M Verbeelen, S Hussain, L Smithson, C Yunta, M J. Lehane, S Vaughan, J van den Abbeele, Igor C. Almeida, M J. Boulanger, Á Acosta-Serrano.

Presentations

42. Neoglicoconjugados de alfa-Gal: Novas Perspectivas no Diagnóstico, Tratamento, e Prevenção da Doença de Chagas (2023), Volume Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Igor C. Almeida.
41. Neoglicoconjugados de alfa-Gal: Novas Perspectivas no Diagnóstico, Tratamento, e Prevenção da Doença de Chagas (2023), Volume Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Igor C. Almeida.
Exploring New Immunosweet Horizons: Trypanosoma cruzi Neoglycoconjugates as Vaccines and Biomarkers for Chagas Disease (2023), Volume Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil, Igor C. Almeida.
Reversed immunoglycomics for the development of diagnostic biomarkers for Chagas disease (2023), Volume Virtual, Igor C. Almeida.
Synthesis of an N-acetylglucosamine acceptor as a building block for a Trypanosoma cruzi-derived glycan (2023), Volume Natural Gas Conference Center at UTEP, Ariadne K. Vasquez, Eileni R. Gil, Igor C. Almeida, Katja Michael.

Targeting cancer with antibodies present in parasitic diseases
Border Biomedical Research Center - Research Infrastructure Core (RIC)
Border Biomedical Research Center

Current/Future Courses

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BIOL 6190 - Independent Research

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25116

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BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

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22407

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Spring 2025

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BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

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26163

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Spring 2025

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RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

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24846

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Fall 2024

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BIOL 6399 - Dissertation

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10164

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BIOL 5202 - Independent Research

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17734

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Fall 2024

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BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

Section

18088

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Fall 2024

Course

BIOL 5301 - Select Adv Topics Biol Science

Section

17186

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Fall 2024

Course

BIOL 6321 - Select Adv Topics Biol Science

Section

17187

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Spring 2025

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BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

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22407

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26163

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Spring 2024

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BIOL 6190 - Independent Research

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26149

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BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

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22675

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BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

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27801

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RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

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25703

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Fall 2023

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BIOL 6399 - Dissertation

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10252

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Fall 2023

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BIOL 6190 - Independent Research

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17844

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BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

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15228

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Fall 2023

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BIOL 4398 - Special Problems

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10208

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RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

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12214

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BIOL 6399 - Dissertation

Section

31494

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BIOL 6398 - Dissertation

Section

27918

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Spring 2023

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BIOL 6399 - Dissertation

Section

27919

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Spring 2023

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BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

22943

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Spring 2023

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RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

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27145

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Fall 2022

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BIOL 6398 - Dissertation

Section

10590

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Fall 2022

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BIOL 6399 - Dissertation

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10593

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BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

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10574

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Fall 2022

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BIOL 6690 - Independent Research

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10604

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Fall 2022

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BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

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19878

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Fall 2022

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BIOL 4398 - Special Problems

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10465

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RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

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14333

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Summer 2022

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BIOL 4398 - Special Problems

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30072

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Summer 2022

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RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

32441

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Spring 2022

Course

BIOL 6398 - Dissertation

Section

20592

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BIOL 6490 - Independent Research

Section

20488

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Spring 2022

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BIOL 6590 - Independent Research

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20489

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Spring 2022

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BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

24310

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Spring 2022

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BIOL 4398 - Special Problems

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20200

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Fall 2021

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BIOL 6190 - Independent Research

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12494

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Fall 2021

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BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

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10574

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Fall 2021

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BIOL 6590 - Independent Research

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10602

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Fall 2021

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BIOL 6690 - Independent Research

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10604

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BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

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30119

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BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

Section

20470

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Spring 2021

Course

BIOL 6690 - Independent Research

Section

20455

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Spring 2021

Course

BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

24677

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Spring 2021

Course

BIOL 5302 - Resrch Biological Science

Section

20262

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Spring 2021

Course

BIOL 4398 - Special Problems

Section

20228

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Fall 2020

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BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

Section

10615

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Fall 2020

Course

BIOL 6690 - Independent Research

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10645

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Fall 2020

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BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

14706

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Fall 2020

Course

BIOL 5302 - Resrch Biological Science

Section

10556

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Summer 2020

Course

BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

Section

30119

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Spring 2020

Course

BIOL 6399 - Dissertation

Section

20754

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BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

Section

20547

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BIOL 6490 - Independent Research

Section

20620

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Spring 2020

Course

BIOL 6690 - Independent Research

Section

20532

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Spring 2020

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BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

25207

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BIOL 4198 - Special Problems

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20249

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BIOL 4398 - Special Problems

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20292

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Spring 2020

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RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

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24224

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Fall 2019

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BIOL 6398 - Dissertation

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10669

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BIOL 6399 - Dissertation

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10672

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BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

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10653

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BIOL 6490 - Independent Research

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10679

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BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

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15033

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BIOL 4198 - Special Problems

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10499

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BIOL 4298 - Special Problems

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10506

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BIOL 6399 - Dissertation

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30665

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Summer 2019

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BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

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30144

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Summer 2019

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BIOL 5399 - Thesis

Section

30133

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Spring 2019

Course

CBCH 4320 - Adv Topics in Mil Biochem

Section

22774

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Spring 2019

Course

BIOL 6399 - Dissertation

Section

20783

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Spring 2019

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BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

Section

20551

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Spring 2019

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BIOL 6490 - Independent Research

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20631

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Spring 2019

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BIOL 6590 - Independent Research

Section

20632

Syllabus

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Spring 2019

Course

BIOL 6690 - Independent Research

Section

20536

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Spring 2019

Course

BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

25588

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Spring 2019

Course

BIOL 5398 - Thesis

Section

20353

Syllabus

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Fall 2018

Course

BIOL 6399 - Dissertation

Section

10698

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Fall 2018

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BIOL 6290 - Independent Research

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13068

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Fall 2018

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BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

Section

10679

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Fall 2018

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BIOL 6690 - Independent Research

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10709

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Fall 2018

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BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

15411

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Fall 2018

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BIOL 5302 - Resrch Biological Science

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10620

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Fall 2018

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BIOL 4298 - Special Problems

Section

10524

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Fall 2018

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RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

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15199

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Summer 2018

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BIOL 6398 - Dissertation

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30686

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Summer 2018

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BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

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30143

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Summer 2018

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BIOL 5302 - Resrch Biological Science

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30116

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Summer 2018

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RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

33125

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Spring 2018

Course

BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

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20577

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Spring 2018

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BIOL 6690 - Independent Research

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20562

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Spring 2018

Course

BIOL 5301 - Select Adv Topics Biol Science

Section

24842

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Term

Spring 2018

Course

BIOL 4298 - Special Problems

Section

20278

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

BIOL 4298 - Special Problems

Section

20279

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

BIOL 4398 - Special Problems

Section

20300

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

BIOL 4398 - Special Problems

Section

20301

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

BIOL 5399 - Thesis

Section

20368

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

24922

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

MICR 4353 - Immunology

Section

13830

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

BIOL 6290 - Independent Research

Section

13239

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

Section

10711

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

BIOL 6690 - Independent Research

Section

10741

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

BIOL 5308 - Rsrch Funding & Prof Developmt

Section

13551

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

BIOL 6308 - Rsrch Funding & Prof Developmt

Section

13552

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

BIOL 4198 - Special Problems

Section

10536

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

BIOL 5398 - Thesis

Section

10694

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

BIOL 5399 - Thesis

Section

10698

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2017

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

15653

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2017

Course

MICR 4353 - Immunology

Section

35361

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2017

Course

BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

Section

30143

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2017

Course

BIOL 4398 - Special Problems

Section

30097

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2017

Course

BIOL 4398 - Special Problems

Section

31779

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2017

Course

BIOL 5399 - Thesis

Section

30133

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

BIOL 6390 - Independent Research

Section

20585

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

BIOL 6490 - Independent Research

Section

20667

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

BIOL 6590 - Independent Research

Section

20668

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

BIOL 6690 - Independent Research

Section

20570

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

BIOL 6345 - Molecular Parasitology

Section

26859

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

BIOL 4198 - Special Problems

Section

20261

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

BIOL 4198 - Special Problems

Section

22363

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

BIOL 4398 - Special Problems

Section

20304

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

BIOL 5399 - Thesis

Section

20372

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2017

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

25333

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

22675

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

27801

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

15228

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

22943

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

19878

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

24310

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

24677

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

14706

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

25207

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2019

Course

BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

15033

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CBCH 4320 - Adv Topics in Mil Biochem

Section

22774

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2019

Course

BIOL 3192 - Professional Development Sem.

Section

25588

Evaluation

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