HIV Biology and Variability
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What’s in a name? Species-wide whole-genome sequencing resolves invasive and noninvasive lineages of Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi B
7. Connor, T.R., Owen, S.V., Langridge, G., Connell, S., Nair, S., Reuter, S., Dallman, T.J., Corander, J., Tabing, K.C., Le Hello, S., Fookes, M., Doublet, B., Zhou, Z., Feltwell, T., Ellington, M.J., Herrera, S., Gilmour, M., Cloeckaert, A., Achtman, M., Parkhill, J., Wain, J., De Pinna, E., Weill, F.-X., Peters, T., Thomson, N. What’s in a name? Species-wide whole-genome sequencing resolves invasive and noninvasive lineages of Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi B (2016) mBio, 7 (4).
PUBMED DOIInvasive salmonella infections among children from Rural Mozambique, 2001-2014
9. Mandomando, I., Bassat, Q., Sigaúque, B., Massora, S., Quintó, L., Ácacio, S., Nhampossa, T., Vubil, D., Garrine, M., Macete, E., Aide, P., Sacoor, C., Herrera-León, S., Ruiz, J., Tennant, S.M., Menéndez, C., Alonso, P.L. Invasive salmonella infections among children from Rural Mozambique, 2001-2014 (2015) Clinical Infectious Diseases, 61, pp. S339-S345.
PUBMED DOIFrecuencia de sustituciones relevantes asociadas a resistencia en la región NS5A a elbasvir en el virus de la hepatitis C en pacientes con genotipo 1a en España
2. Palladino C, Esteban-Cartelle B, Mate-Cano I, Sánchez-Carrillo M, Resino S, Briz V. Frecuencia de sustituciones relevantes asociadas a resistencia en la región NS5A a elbasvir en el virus de la hepatitis C en pacientes con genotipo 1a en España Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2018; 36 (5): 262-267. (A; FI= 1.707; Q2 Microbiology).
PUBMED DOIDevelopment of water-soluble polyanionic carbosilane dendrimers as novel and highly potent topical anti-HIV-2 microbicides.
4. Briz V, Sepulveda-Crespo D, Diniz AR; Borrego P, Rodes B; Javier de la Mata F, Gomez R, Taveira N, Muñoz-Fernandez MA. Development of water-soluble polyanionic carbosilane dendrimers as novel and highly potent topical anti-HIV-2 microbicides. Nanoscale 2015, 7(35): 14669-14683. (A; FI= 7.76; D1 Materials Science, Multidisciplinary).
PUBMED DOIHepatitis A outbreak disproportionately affecting men who have sex with men (MSM) in the European Union and European Economic Area, June 2016 to May 2017.
6. Hepatitis A outbreak disproportionately affecting men who have sex with men (MSM) in the European Union and European Economic Area, June 2016 to May 2017. Ndumbi P, Freidl GS, Williams CJ, Mårdh O, Varela C, Avellón A, …. Severi E; Members Of The European Hepatitis A Outbreak Investigation Team. Euro Surveill. 2018 Aug;23(33). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.33.1700641.
PUBMED DOIDetection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) core-specific antibody suggests occult HCV infection among blood donors
7. Detection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) core-specific antibody suggests occult HCV infection among blood donors. Quiroga JA, Avellón A, Bartolomé J, Andréu M, Flores E, González MI, González R, Pérez S, Richart LA, Castillo I, Alcover J, Palacios R, Carreño V, Echevarría JM. Transfusion. 2016 Jul;56(7):1883-90. Epub 2016 May 17.
PUBMED DOIHepatitis E virus: Assessment of the epidemiological situation in humans in Europe, 2014/15.
8. Hepatitis E virus: Assessment of the epidemiological situation in humans in Europe, 2014/15. Adlhoch C, Avellon A, Baylis SA, Ciccaglione AR, Couturier E, de Sousa R, Epštein J, Ethelberg S, Faber M, Fehér Á, Ijaz S, Lange H, Manďáková Z, Mellou K, Mozalevskis A, Rimhanen-Finne R, Rizzi V, Said B, Sundqvist L, Thornton L, Tosti ME, van Pelt W, Aspinall E, Domanovic D, Severi E, Takkinen J, Dalton HR. J Clin Virol. 2016 Sep;82:9-16. Epub 2016 Jun 23.
PUBMED DOIFull coding hepatitis E virus genotype 3 genome amplification method
9. Full coding hepatitis E virus genotype 3 genome amplification method. Muñoz-Chimeno M, Forero JE, Echevarría JM, Muñoz-Bellido JL, Vázquez-López L, Morago L, García-Galera MC, Avellón A. J Virol Methods. 2016 Apr;230:18-23. Epub 2016 Jan 16.
PUBMED DOIAntigenicity of Leishmania-Activated C-Kinase Antigen (LACK) in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells, and Protective Effect of Prime-Boost Vaccination With pCI-neo-LACK Plus Attenuated LACK-Expressing Vaccinia Viruses in Hamsters
2. Fernández L, Carrillo E, Sánchez-Sampedro L, Sánchez C, Ibarra-Meneses AV, Jimenez MA, Almeida VDA, Esteban M, Moreno J. Antigenicity of Leishmania-Activated C-Kinase Antigen (LACK) in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells, and Protective Effect of Prime-Boost Vaccination With pCI-neo-LACK Plus Attenuated LACK-Expressing Vaccinia Viruses in Hamsters. Front Immunol. 2018 Apr 23;9:843.
PUBMED DOIInterleukin-2 as a marker for detecting asymptomatic individuals in areas where Leishmania infantum is endemic.
5. Ibarra-Meneses AV, Carrillo E, Sánchez C, García-Martínez J, López Lacomba D, San Martin JV, Alves F, Alvar J, Moreno J. Interleukin-2 as a marker for detecting asymptomatic individuals in areas where Leishmania infantum is endemic. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 Aug;22(8):739.e1-4.
PUBMED DOIProtein malnutrition impairs the immune response and influences the severity of infection in a hamster model of chronic visceral leishmaniasis.
7. Carrillo E, Jimenez MA, Sanchez C, Cunha J, Martins CM, da Paixão Sevá A, Moreno J. Protein malnutrition impairs the immune response and influences the severity of infection in a hamster model of chronic visceral leishmaniasis. PLoS One. 2014 Feb 25;9(2):e89412.
PUBMED DOIMolecular typing of Leishmania infantum isolates from a leishmaniasis outbreak in Madrid, Spain, 2009 to 2012
9. Chicharro C, Llanes-Acevedo IP, García E, Nieto J, Moreno J, Cruz I. Molecular typing of Leishmania infantum isolates from a leishmaniasis outbreak in Madrid, Spain, 2009 to 2012. Euro Surveill. 2013 Jul 25;18(30):20545.
PUBMED DOIHigh levels of anti-Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva antibodies in different reservoirs from the re-emerging leishmaniasis focus in Madrid, Spain.
2. Martín-Martín I, Molina R, Rohoušová I, Drahota J., Volf P, Jiménez M. High levels of anti-Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva antibodies in different reservoirs from the re-emerging leishmaniasis focus in Madrid, Spain. Vet Parasitol 2014, 202: 207–216.
PUBMED DOICould wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) be reservoirs for Leishmania infantum in the focus of Madrid, Spain?
3. Jiménez M, González E, Martín-Martín I, Hernández S, Molina R. Could wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) be reservoirs for Leishmania infantum in the focus of Madrid, Spain?. Vet Parasitol 2014, 202: 296–300.
PUBMED DOIReview of ten-years presence of Aedes albopictus in Spain 2004–2014: known distribution and public health concerns.
5. Collantes F, Delacour S, Alarcón-Elbal PM, Ruiz-Arrondo I, Delgado JA, Torrell-Sorio A, Bengoa M, Eritja R, Miranda MA, Molina R, Lucientes J. Review of ten-years presence of Aedes albopictus in Spain 2004–2014: known distribution and public health concerns. Parasit Vectors. 2015 Dec 23;8:655.
PUBMED DOIPhleboviruses detection in Phlebotomus perniciosus from a human leishmaniasis focus in South-West Madrid region, Spain.
6. Remoli ME, Jiménez M, Fortuna C, Benedetti E, Marchi A, Genovese D, Gramiccia M, Molina R, Ciufolini MG. Phleboviruses detection in Phlebotomus perniciosus from a human leishmaniasis focus in South-West Madrid region, Spain. Parasit Vectors 2016, 9:205.
PUBMED DOIInfectivity of Post-Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis patients to sand flies: revisiting a proof of concept in the context of the Kala-azar Elimination Program in the Indian subcontinent.
7. Molina R, Ghosh D, Carrillo E, Monnerat S, Bern C, Mondal D, Alvar J. Infectivity of Post-Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis patients to sand flies: revisiting a proof of concept in the context of the Kala-azar Elimination Program in the Indian subcontinent. Clin Infect Dis 2017, 65:
PUBMED DOIPrevalence and molecular characterization of Strongyloides stercoralis, Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., and Blastocystis spp. isolates in schoolchildren in Cubal, Central Angola
2. Dacal E, Saugar JM, de Lucio A, Hernández de Mingo M, Robinson E, Aznar Ruiz de Alegría ML, Espasa M, Ninda A, Gandasegui J, Sulleiro E, Moreno M, Salvador F, Molina I, Rodríguez E, Carmena D. 2018. Prevalence and molecular characterization of Strongyloides stercoralis, Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., and Blastocystis spp. isolates in schoolchildren in Cubal, Central Angola. Parasites and Vectors, 11: 67.
PUBMED DOIMolecular diversity and frequency of the diarrheagenic enteric protozoan Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. in a hospital setting in Northern Spain.
3. Azcona-Gutiérrez JM, de Lucio A, Hernández-de-Mingo M, García-García C, Soria-Blanco LM, Morales L, Aguilera M, Fuentes I, Carmena D. 2017. Molecular diversity and frequency of the diarrheagenic enteric protozoan Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. in a hospital setting in Northern Spain. PLoS One, 12: e0178575.
PUBMED DOIDetection of zoonotic protozoa Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis suihominis in wild boars from Spain. Zoonoses Public Health
4. Calero-Bernal, R., Pérez-Martín, J.E., Reina, D., Serrano, F.J., Frontera, E., Fuentes, I, Dubey, J.P., 2016. Detection of zoonotic protozoa Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis suihominis in wild boars from Spain. Zoonoses Public Health. 63:346-50
PUBMED DOIContent with Investigacion .
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Maria Jesús Perteguer Prieto
Investigadora Titular, Jefa de grupo
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Sara Vázquez Ávila
Técnico de Laboratorio
Obtuve mi título como Técnico de Laboratorio Clínico y Biomédico en el año 2020 y en el 2021obtuve el Grado Superior de Anatomía Patológica y Citodiagnóstico. Trabajé en el Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (Sevilla) y en el Departamento de Farmacología de la Facultad de Medicina (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). Actualmente soy Técnico de Laboratorio en el Laboratorio de Helmintos del CNM (ISCIII).
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Javier Sotillo Gallego
Científico Titular
ORCID code: 0000-0002-1443-7233
En el año 2011 obtuve mi título de doctor “cum laude” por la Universidad de Valencia. Durante mi etapa postdoctoral en la James Cook University en Australia (2012-2019) me especialicé en estudiar las interacciones parásito-hospedador usando diferentes técnicas ómicas. En 2019 volví España y comencé a trabajar en el Laboratorio de Helmintos del CNM (ISCIII) primero como Investigador Miguel Servet y más adelante como Investigador Ramón y Cajal. Actualmente soy Científico Titular en el mismo laboratorio.
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Ana Hernández González
Laboral Fijo Doctor
ORCID code: 0000-0001-6762-8175
Licenciada en Biología y doctora en Enfermedades Tropicales por la Universidad de Salamanca. Puestos ocupados con anterioridad: investigadora predoctoral en el IRNASA-CSIC (contrato JAE predoc), investigadora postdoctoral en el CNM (contrato Sara Borrell) e investigadora contratada como técnico superior en el CNM (RICET). Actualmente, personal Laboral Fijo Doctor en el laboratorio de Helmintos del CNM.
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Esther Rodríguez Pérez
Técnico de Laboratorio
ORCID code: 0000-0002-3680-7733
Obtuve mi título como Graduada en Biología Sanitaria en el año 2015 y en el año 2019 obtuve el Grado Superior de Laboratorio de Diagnóstico Clínico. De 2019 a 2022 trabajé en el Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), en el Departamento de Biogeoquímica y Ecología Microbiana. Actualmente trabajo como Técnico de Laboratorio en el Laboratorio de Helmintos del CNM (ISCIII).
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Lourdes Castro Companioni
Ayudante de Investigación
ORCID code: 0009-0003-2746-4067
Bióloga sanitaria graduada en la Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (UAH), con master de Microbiología y Salud pública en la UAH en colaboración con el ISCIII.
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The activities of the HIV viral and biology unit (UBVVIH) include research, service to the National Health System (NHS) and the administration of Justice and teaching. Its main lines of research are molecular epidemiology and HIV-1 phylogeny, in which the UBVVIH has carried out numerous national and international collaborations, focusing on the identification of viral genetic forms and the study of their correlations with epidemiological variables. Related lines are phylodynamics and phylogeography, which study the origin and dynamics of growth and spread of HIV-1 variants. Such studies can be used to better understand the evolution of the epidemic and to plan public health actions.
The UBVHIV also produces and characterises primary isolates and functional clones of the envelope of various genetic forms of HIV-1, which are deposited in repositories and used by numerous international groups. Other lines of research are described in the corresponding section. In terms of service to the NHS, the UBVVIH carries out antiretroviral resistance tests and prediction of tropism as a therapeutic guide in HIV-1 infected patients. As for its collaboration with the Justice Administration, the UBVVIH carries out expert opinions through phylogenetic studies of sequences for legal cases of possible HIV transmissions.