by Sabrina | Mar 17, 2022 | Laboratories
Biomolecular Simulations Biomolecular simulations make use of computer programs to recreate and visualize the behavior and phenomena that rule biological processes at the molecular level. These tools make it possible to simulate experiments in more controlled...
by Sabrina | Mar 16, 2022 | Laboratories
Metabolic Diseases and Aging Obesity is a serious medical problem that involved a high percentage of the world population. Traditionally conceived as a disease of developed countries, it is now recognized as a pandemic by WHO. In Uruguay, nearly 60% of the adult...
by Sabrina | Mar 16, 2022 | Laboratories
Molecular and Structural Microbiology The Laboratory of Molecular and Structural Microbiology (LMSM) seeks to understand how bacteria sense signals from their environment and internal milieu, to thereafter respond and adapt. Pathogenic bacteria are a particular...
by Sabrina | Mar 16, 2022 | Laboratories
Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia Research Our laboratory focuses on the study of the mechanisms involved in the origins and progression of Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia (CLL), the most common type of leukemia in people over 50 years, whose incidence in Uruguay is 5 cases per...
by Sabrina | Mar 16, 2022 | Laboratories
Host-Pathogen Interactions The Host-Pathogen Interaction Laboratory is focused on the study of human and animal pathogens, in particular the protozoan parasites Trypanosoma cruzi —which causes Chagas disease—, T. vivax and T. evansi; the causative agent of Leishmania,...
by Sabrina | Mar 16, 2022 | Laboratories
Immunovirology At the Immunovirology Laboratory, we study the cellular and molecular processes involved in leukemic transformation by oncogenic viruses. In particular, we work with the Enzootic Bovine Leukemia (LBE) caused by the Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV), which has...
