Fernanda Balem

Possui graduação (Bacharelado e Licenciatura) em Ciencias Biologicas pela Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões (2003), e doutorado em Ciencias (Biologia Celular e Tecidual) pela Universidade de Sao Paulo (2012).

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Acadêmico

Formação acadêmica

Doutorado em Ciências (Biologia Celular e Tecidual)

2007 - 2012

Universidade de São Paulo
Título: Finding New Approaches to Treat Retinitis Pigmentosa Caused by Mutations in the Photoreceptor Rhodopsin
Orientador: em University of Pittsburgh ( Judith Klein-Seetharaman)
com Dania Emi Hamassaki. Bolsista do(a): Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.

Graduação em Ciencias Biologicas

1999 - 2003

Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões
Orientador: Karine Arend

Idiomas

Bandeira representando o idioma Inglês

Compreende Bem, Fala Bem, Lê Bem, Escreve Bem.

Bandeira representando o idioma Português

Compreende Bem, Fala Bem, Lê Bem, Escreve Bem.

Bandeira representando o idioma Francês

Compreende Bem, Fala Bem, Lê Bem, Escreve Razoavelmente.

Áreas de atuação

Grande área: Ciências Biológicas / Área: Biologia Geral.

Grande área: Ciências Biológicas / Área: Biofísica.

Produções bibliográficas

  • Balem, Fernanda ; Yanamala, Naveena ; Klein-Seetharaman, Judith . Additive Effects of Chlorin E6 and Metal Ion Binding on the Thermal Stability of Rhodopsin. Photochemistry and Photobiology , v. 85, p. 471-478, 2009.

  • Tirupula, Kalyan C. ; Balem, Fernanda ; Yanamala, Naveena ; Klein-Seetharaman, Judith . pH-dependent Interaction of Rhodopsin with Cyanidin-3-glucoside. 2. Functional Aspects. Photochemistry and Photobiology , v. 85, p. 463-470, 2009.

  • Yanamala, Naveena ; Tirupula, Kalyan C. ; Balem, Fernanda ; Klein-Seetharaman, Judith . pH-dependent Interaction of Rhodopsin with Cyanidin-3-glucoside. 1. Structural Aspects. Photochemistry and Photobiology , v. 85, p. 454-462, 2009.

  • Qi, Y. ; BALEM, F. ; Faloutsos, C. ; KLEIN-SEETHARAMAN, J. ; Bar-Joseph, Z. . Protein complex identification by supervised graph local clustering. Bioinformatics (Oxford) , v. 24, p. i250-i268, 2008.

  • Akamine, P.S. ; Balem, F. ; Ioshimoto, G.L. ; Ventura, D.F. ; Klein-Seetharaman, Judith ; Hamassaki, D. E. . Effects of Chlorin e6 in the P23H Rat Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa. In: XXVI Reunião Anual da Federação de Sociedades de Biologia Experimental (FeSBE), 2011, Rio de Janeiro. XXVI Reunião Anual da Federação de Sociedades de Biologia Experimental (FeSBE), 2011.

  • Balem, F. ; Yanamala, Naveena ; Akamine, P.S. ; Ioshimoto, G.L. ; Nagy, B.V. ; Ventura, D.F. ; Hamassaki, D. E. ; Klein-Seetharaman, Judith . Stabilization of mutant rhodopsin in treatment of retinal degeneration in Retinitis pigmentosa. In: 8th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, 2011, Florence. 8th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, 2011.

  • Balem, F. ; Yanamala, Naveena ; Akamine, P.S. ; Ioshimoto, G.L. ; Ventura, D.F. ; Hamassaki, D. E. ; Klein-Seetharaman, Judith . Stabilization of mutant rhodopsin in treatment of retinal degeneration in Retinitis pigmentosa. In: 10e Colloque, 2011, Marseille. 10e Colloque, Societe des Neurosciences, 2011.

  • Balem, F. ; Yanamala, Naveena ; Akamine, P.S. ; Ioshimoto, G.L. ; Ventura, D.F. ; Klein-Seetharaman, Judith ; Hamassaki, D. E. . Effects of Chlorin E6 on the Thermal Stability of Rhodopsin In Vitro and Its Significance In Vivo. In: XXXIV Congresso da SBNeC, 2010, caxambu do Sul. XXXIV Congresso da SBNeC, 2010.

  • Balem, Fernanda ; Yanamala, Naveena ; Klein-Seetharaman, Judith . Additive Effects of Chlorin E6 and Metal Ion Binding on the Thermal Stability of Rhodopsin in Vitro.. In: VIII European Symposium of the Protein Society, 2009, Zurich. VIII European Symposium of the Protein Society, 2009.

  • Balem, Fernanda ; Klein-Seetharaman, Judith . Synergistic Effects of Chlorin E6 and Metal Ion Binding on the Thermal Stability of Rhodopsin. In: 13th International Conference on Retinal Proteins, 2008, Barcelona. 13th International Conference on Retinal Proteins. Barcelona: UAB- Univertat Autonoma de Barcelona, 2008.

  • BALEM, F. ; DUTTA, A. ; KLEIN-SEETHARAMAN, J. . Unfolding and Misfolding of Rhodopsin. In: Joint Meetting of the Biophysical Society, 52nd Annual Meeting & 16th International Biophysical Congress, 2008, Long Beach, CA. Joint Meetting of the Biophysical Society, 52nd Annual Meeting & 16th International Biophysical Congress, 2008.

  • BALEM, F. ; DHIMAN, H. K. ; WU, H. J. ; KLEIN-SEETHARAMAN, J. . Interactions of Stains-All with Negatively Charged Proteins. In: 51st Annual Meeting of teh Biophysical Society, 2007, Baltimore,. 51st Annual Meeting of teh Biophysical Society, 2007.

  • BALEM, F. ; DUTTA, A. ; KLEIN-SEETHARAMAN, J. . Finding New Approaches to Treat Retinites Pigmentosa Caused by Mutations in teh Photoreceptor Rhodopsin. In: Science 2007, University of Pittsburgh, 2007, Pittsburgh, PA. Science 2007, 2007.

  • DUTTA, A. ; BALEM, F. ; KLEIN-SEETHARAMAN, J. . Toward Validating the Long-Range Interactions Model in Understanding Folding of Rhodopsin. In: Science 2007, University og Pittsburgh, 2007, Pittsburgh, PA. Science 2007, 2007.

  • BALEM, F. ; DHIMAN, H. K. ; WU, H. J. ; KLEIN-SEETHARAMAN, J. . Interaction of Stains-All with Negatively Charged Proteins. In: Science 2006, University of Pittsburgh, 2006, Pittsburgh, PA. Science 2006, 2006.

  • DHIMAN, H. K. ; Abarca-Heidemann, K. ; BALEM, F. ; PLEVELIC, N. ; KAUPP, B. ; KLEIN-SEETHARAMAN, J. . Larg-scale expression and purification of GARP-2 for structural analysis by NMR. In: Science 2005, University of Pittsburgh, 2005, Pittsburgh, PA. Science 2005, 2005.

  • Akamine, P.S. ; Balem, F. ; Ioshimoto, G.L. ; Ventura, D.F. ; Klein-Seetharaman, Judith ; Hamassaki, D. E. . Effects of Chlorin e6 in the rat model of Retinitis Pigmentosa. 2011. (Apresentação de Trabalho/Congresso).

  • BALEM, F. ; DUTTA, A. ; KLEIN-SEETHARAMAN, J. . Finding New Approaches to Treat Retinitis Pigmnetosa Caused by Mutations in the Photoreceptor Rhodopsin. 2007. (Apresentação de Trabalho/Conferência ou palestra).

Prêmios

2010

Menção honrosa, SBNeC.

2006

Helmholtz-DAAD-Fellowship, German Academic Exchange Service.

2005

Research Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh - Depto of Structure Biology.

2003

Bolsa de pesquisa, EAWAG -Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology.

Histórico profissional

Experiência profissional

2006 - 2011

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Vínculo: Pesquisador Visitante, Enquadramento Funcional: Pesquisador

2005 - 2012

University of Pittsburgh

Vínculo: Research fellow, Enquadramento Funcional: Pesuisador Visitante, Regime: Dedicação exclusiva.

2003 - 2004

Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology

Vínculo: Estagiario, Enquadramento Funcional: pesquisador visitante, Carga horária: 40, Regime: Dedicação exclusiva.