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Maria Carvalho

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Maria Carvalho is a PhD student at Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, focusing on vector control strategies against malaria by manipulating mosquitoes' natural microbiota to block parasite transmission. She holds a BSc in Human Biology from University of East London and an MSc in Biomedical Sciences from IHMT, where her thesis on red blood cell pyruvate kinase deficiency and malaria earned a merit award. Maria has published in peer-reviewed journals, presented at an international conference, and contributes as a peer reviewer for PLoS. Her research interests span malaria control, host-pathogen interactions, and the role of microbiota in disease transmission.
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Research Focus:
Investigation of control strategies against malaria, currently vector control through mosquito microbiota derived EVs and biofilms.

REPELMALARIA: Evaluation of IR3535 as a Spatial Repellent for Malaria Control (REPELMALARIA-MOVAM)
When the host cell is not so cosy anymore – A drop off in energy or an increase in toxicity? (PTDC_BIA-CEL_28456_2017)

Carvalho, M., Medeiros, M. M., Morais, I., Lopes, C. S., Balau, A., Santos, N. C., Carvalho, F. A., & Arez, A. P. (2023). 2,3-Diphosphoglycerate and the protective effect of pyruvate kinase deficiency against malaria infection—Exploring the role of the red blood cell membrane. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(2), 1336. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24021336


Morais, I., Medeiros, M. M., Carvalho, M., Morello, J., Teixeira, S. M., Maciel, S., Nhantumbo, J., Balau, A., Rosa, M. T. G., Nogueira, F., Rodrigues, J. A., Carvalho, F. A., Antunes, A. M. M., & Arez, A. P. (2022). Synthetic red blood cell-specific glycolytic intermediate 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) inhibits Plasmodium falciparum development in vitro. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 12, 840968. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2022.840968

Lequechane, J. D., Craveiro, I., Azevedo, N., Abílio, A. P., Zimba, E., Carvalho, M., Duajá, A., Gonçalves, L., Manuel, J. L., & Silveira, H. (2024). Community participatory mapping of malaria mosquito breeding sites in Mozambique. Malaria Journal, 23(264). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-05084-w

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