Aparecida Tanaka

Aparecida
Tanaka

Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Biography

1984 - Bachelor in Chemistry (UNESP) - Brazil

1993 - PhD in science (UNIFESP) - Brazil

1995 - postdoctoral degree at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich (LMU) - Germany

1997 - Adjunct Professor in the Biochemistry Department of the São Paulo Medical School - UNIFESP - Brazil

2007 - Associate Professor - Free Teacher in the Biochemistry Department of the São Paulo Medical School - UNIFESP - Brazil

2018 - Full Professor in the Biochemistry Department of the São Paulo Medical School - UNIFESP - Brazil.

Research interests

I have been working in the biochemistry and molecular biology of arthropods hematophagous animails. I am looking for molecules that can be used in the control of ticks (vaccine) and mosquitos.