Pedro Ferreira

Possui doutorado em Doutorado pelo Instituto Karolinska (2010). Tem experiência na área de Medicina, com ênfase em Anatomia Patológica e Patologia Clínica

Informações coletadas do Lattes em 10/11/2022

Acadêmico

Formação acadêmica

Doutorado em Doutorado

2006 - 2010

Instituto Karolinska
Título: Molecular basis for the mechanism of action and resistance to artemisinin combination therapy in Plasmodium falciparum
Orientador: Andreas Martensson
Bolsista do(a): .

Especialização em Engenharia Biotecnologica

2002 - 2004

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança

Curso técnico/profissionalizante

1999 - 2002

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança

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 Pouco, Fala Pouco, Lê Pouco, Escreve Pouco.

Áreas de atuação

Grande área: Ciências da Saúde / Área: Medicina / Subárea: Anatomia Patológica e Patologia Clínica.

Produções bibliográficas

  • MOK, S. ASHLEY, E. A. FERREIRA, P. E. ZHU, L. LIN, Z. YEO, T. CHOTIVANICH, K. IMWONG, M. PUKRITTAYAKAMEE, S. DHORDA, M. NGUON, C. LIM, P. AMARATUNGA, C. SUON, S. HIEN, T. T. HTUT, Y. FAIZ, M. A. ONYAMBOKO, M. A. MAYXAY, M. NEWTON, P. N. TRIPURA, R. WOODROW, C. J. MIOTTO, O. KWIATKOWSKI, D. P. NOSTEN, F. , et al. DAY, N. P. J. PREISER, P. R. WHITE, N. J. DONDORP, A. M. FAIRHURST, R. M. BOZDECH, Z. ; Population transcriptomics of human malaria parasites reveals the mechanism of artemisinin resistance. Science (New York, N.Y.) , v. 347, p. 431-435, 2015.

  • VEIGA, M. I. ; OSORIO, N. S. ; FERREIRA, P. E. ; FRANZEN, O. ; DAHLSTROM, S. ; LUM, J. K. ; NOSTEN, F. ; GIL, J. P. . Complex Polymorphisms in the Plasmodium falciparum Multidrug Resistance Protein 2 Gene and Its Contribution to Antimalarial Response. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (Print) , v. 58, p. 7390-7397, 2014.

  • LUN, ZHAO-RONG ; FERREIRA, PEDRO E ; FU, LIN-CHUN . Artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum. Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print) , v. 14, p. 450-451, 2014.

  • PANDEY, K. ; PANDEY, B. D. ; MALLIK, A. K. ; ACHARYA, J. ; KATO, K. ; KANEKO, O. ; FERREIRA, P. E. . A New Molecular Surveillance System for Leishmaniasis. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene , v. 90, p. 1082-1086, 2014.

  • ABKALLO, HUSSEIN M. ; LIU, WEIMIN ; HOKAMA, SARINA ; FERREIRA, PEDRO E. ; NAKAZAWA, SHUSUKE ; MAENO, YOSHIMASA ; QUANG, NGUYEN T. ; KOBAYASHI, NOBUYUKI ; KANEKO, OSAMU ; HUFFMAN, MICHAEL A. ; KAWAI, SATORU ; MARCHAND, RON P. ; CARTER, RICHARD ; HAHN, BEATRICE H. ; CULLETON, RICHARD . DNA from pre-erythrocytic stage malaria parasites is detectable by PCR in the faeces and blood of hosts. International Journal for Parasitology , v. 44, p. 467-473, 2014.

  • JOVEL, IRINA TATIANA ; FERREIRA, PEDRO EDUARDO ; VEIGA, MARIA ISABEL ; MALMBERG, MAJA ; M RTENSSON, ANDREAS ; KANEKO, AKIRA ; ZAKERI, SEDIGHEH ; MURILLO, CLARIBEL ; NOSTEN, FRANCOIS ; BJÖRKMAN, ANDERS ; URSING, JOHAN . Single nucleotide polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum V type H+ pyrophosphatase gene (pfvp2) and their associations with pfcrt and pfmdr1 polymorphisms. Infection, Genetics and Evolution (Print) , v. 24, p. 111-115, 2014.

  • FERREIRA, PEDRO E. ; LUMSDEN, RICHARD ; MORRIS, SHEILA ; AMAN, RASHID ; ALEXANDER, CLAIRE ; MITA, TOSHIHIRO ; CULLETON, RICHARD . Travellers as sentinels: Assaying the worldwide distribution of polymorphisms associated with artemisinin combination therapy resistance in Plasmodium falciparum using malaria cases imported into Scotland. International Journal for Parasitology , v. 43, p. 885-889, 2013.

  • FERREIRA, PEDRO EDUARDO ; CULLETON, RICHARD ; GIL, JOSE PEDRO ; MESHNICK, STEVEN RICHARD . Artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum: what is it really?. Trends in Parasitology , v. 29, p. 318-320, 2013.

  • MORRIS, ULRIKA ; AYDIN-SCHMIDT, BERIT ; SHAKELY, DELÉR ; M RTENSSON, ANDREAS ; JÖRNHAGEN, LOUISE ; ALI, ABDULLAH S ; MSELLEM, MWINYI I ; PETZOLD, MAX ; GIL, JOSÉ P ; FERREIRA, PEDRO ; BJÖRKMAN, ANDERS . Rapid diagnostic tests for molecular surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria -assessment of DNA extraction methods and field applicability. Malaria Journal (Online) , v. 12, p. 106, 2013.

  • MALMBERG, MAJA ; NGASALA, BILLY ; FERREIRA, PEDRO E ; LARSSON, ERIK ; JOVEL, IRINA ; HJALMARSSON, ANGELICA ; PETZOLD, MAX ; PREMJI, ZUL ; GIL, JOSÉ P ; BJÖRKMAN, ANDERS ; M RTENSSON, ANDREAS . Temporal trends of molecular markers associated with artemether-lumefantrine tolerance/resistance in Bagamoyo district, Tanzania. Malaria Journal (Online) , v. 12, p. 103, 2013.

  • MALMBERG, M. ; FERREIRA, P. E. ; TARNING, J. ; URSING, J. ; NGASALA, B. ; BJORKMAN, A. ; MARTENSSON, A. ; GIL, J. P. . Plasmodium falciparum Drug Resistance Phenotype as Assessed by Patient Antimalarial Drug Levels and Its Association With pfmdr1 Polymorphisms. The Journal of Infectious Diseases , v. 207, p. 842-847, 2013.

  • FROBERG, G. ; FERREIRA, P. E. ; MARTENSSON, A. ; ALI, A. ; BJORKMAN, A. ; GIL, J. P. . Assessing the Cost-Benefit Effect of a Plasmodium falciparum Drug Resistance Mutation on Parasite Growth In Vitro. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (Print) , v. 57, p. 887-892, 2013.

  • CULLETON, RICHARD LEIGHTON ; FERREIRA, PEDRO EDUARDO . Duffy Phenotype and infections in Humans and Apes, Africa. Emerging Infectious Diseases (Print) , v. 18, p. 1704-1705, 2012.

  • VEIGA, M. I. ; FERREIRA, P. E. ; MALMBERG, M. ; JORNHAGEN, L. ; BJORKMAN, A. ; NOSTEN, F. ; GIL, J. P. . pfmdr1 Amplification Is Related to Increased Plasmodium falciparum In Vitro Sensitivity to the Bisquinoline Piperaquine. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (Print) , v. 56, p. 3615-3619, 2012.

  • FERREIRA, P. E. ; CULLETON, R. . Dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum Selection After Artemether-Lumefantrine Treatment in Africa. The Journal of Infectious Diseases , v. 205, p. 1473-1475, 2012.

  • JOVEL, IRINA T ; MEJÍA, ROSA E ; BANEGAS, ENGELS ; PIEDADE, RITA ; ALGER, JACKELINE ; FONTECHA, GUSTAVO ; FERREIRA, PEDRO E ; VEIGA, MARIA I ; ENAMORADO, IRMA G ; BJORKMAN, ANDERS ; URSING, JOHAN . Drug resistance associated genetic polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax collected in Honduras, Central America. Malaria Journal (Online) , v. 10, p. 376, 2011.

  • FERREIRA, PEDRO EDUARDO ; HOLMGREN, GABRIELLE ; VEIGA, MARIA ISABEL ; UHLÉN, PER ; KANEKO, AKIRA ; GIL, JOSÉ PEDRO . PfMDR1: Mechanisms of Transport Modulation by Functional Polymorphisms. Plos One , v. 6, p. e23875, 2011.

  • VEIGA, MARIA ISABEL ; FERREIRA, PEDRO EDUARDO ; JÖRNHAGEN, LOUISE ; MALMBERG, MAJA ; KONE, AMINATOU ; SCHMIDT, BERIT AYDIN ; PETZOLD, MAX ; BJÖRKMAN, ANDERS ; NOSTEN, FRANCOIS ; GIL, JOSE PEDRO . Novel Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum ABC Transporter Genes Are Associated with Major ACT Antimalarial Drug Resistance. Plos One , v. 6, p. e20212, 2011.

  • NGASALA, B. E. ; MALMBERG, M. ; CARLSSON, A. M. ; FERREIRA, P. E. ; PETZOLD, M. G. ; BLESSBORN, D. ; BERGQVIST, Y. ; GIL, J. P. ; PREMJI, Z. ; BJORKMAN, A. ; MARTENSSON, A. . Efficacy and Effectiveness of Artemether-Lumefantrine after Initial and Repeated Treatment in Children < 5 Years of Age with Acute Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Rural Tanzania: A Randomized Trial. Clinical Infectious Diseases , v. 52, p. 873-882, 2011.

  • NGASALA, BILLY E ; MALMBERG, MAJA ; CARLSSON, ANJA M ; FERREIRA, PEDRO E ; PETZOLD, MAX G ; BLESSBORN, DANIEL ; BERGQVIST, YNGVE ; GIL, JOSÉ P ; PREMJI, ZUL ; M RTENSSON, ANDREAS . Effectiveness of artemether-lumefantrine provided by community health workers in under-five children with uncomplicated malaria in rural Tanzania: an open label prospective study. Malaria Journal (Online) , v. 10, p. 64, 2011.

  • VEIGA, MARIA ISABEL ; FERREIRA, PEDRO EDUARDO ; SCHMIDT, BERIT AYDIN ; RIBACKE, ULF ; BJÖRKMAN, ANDERS ; TICHOPAD, ALES ; GIL, JOSÉ PEDRO . Antimalarial Exposure Delays Plasmodium falciparum Intra-Erythrocytic Cycle and Drives Drug Transporter Genes Expression. Plos One , v. 5, p. e12408, 2010.

  • DAHLSTRÖM, SABINA ; FERREIRA, PEDRO E. ; VEIGA, M. ISABEL ; SEDIGHI, NAZLI ; WIKLUND, LISA ; M RTENSSON, ANDREAS ; FÄRNERT, ANNA ; SISOWATH, CHRISTIN ; OSÓRIO, LYDA ; DARBAN, HAMID ; ANDERSSON, BJÖRN ; KANEKO, AKIRA ; CONSEIL, GWENAËLLE ; BJÖRKMAN, ANDERS ; GIL, J. PEDRO . Multidrug Resistance Protein 1 and Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy in Africa. The Journal of Infectious Diseases , v. 200, p. 1456-1464, 2009.

  • VEIGA, M. I. ; ASIMUS, S. ; FERREIRA, P. E. ; MARTINS, J. P. ; CAVACO, I. ; RIBEIRO, V. ; HAI, T. N. ; PETZOLD, M. G. ; BJÖRKMAN, A. ; ASHTON, M. ; GIL, J. P. . Pharmacogenomics of CYP2A6, CYP2B6, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP3A4, CYP3A5 and MDR1 in Vietnam. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology , v. 65, p. 355-363, 2009.

  • FERREIRA, PEDRO EDUARDO ; VEIGA, MARIA ISABEL ; CAVACO, ISA ; MARTINS, J PAULO ; ANDERSSON, BJÖRN ; MUSHIN, SHALIYA ; ALI, ABULLAH S ; BHATTARAI, ACHUYT ; RIBEIRO, VERA ; BJÖRKMAN, ANDERS ; GIL, JOSÉ PEDRO . Polymorphism of Antimalaria Drug Metabolizing, Nuclear Receptor, and Drug Transport Genes among Malaria Patients in Zanzibar, East Africa. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (Print) , v. 30, p. 10-15, 2008.

  • DAHLSTRÖM, SABINA ; VEIGA, MARIA ISABEL ; FERREIRA, PEDRO ; M RTENSSON, ANDREAS ; KANEKO, AKIRA ; ANDERSSON, BJÖRN ; BJÖRKMAN, ANDERS ; GIL, JOSÉ PEDRO . Diversity of the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase orthologue of Plasmodium falciparum (PfATP6). Infection, Genetics and Evolution (Print) , v. 8, p. 340-345, 2008.

  • FERREIRA, PEDRO EDUARDO ; CAVACO, ISA ; GIL, JOSÉ PEDRO . Pharmacogenetic tools for malaria and TB in the Developing World. PERS MED , v. 5, p. 627-639, 2008.

  • SISOWATH, CHRISTIN ; FERREIRA, PEDRO E. ; BUSTAMANTE, LEYLA Y. ; DAHLSTRÖM, SABINA ; M RTENSSON, ANDREAS ; BJÖRKMAN, ANDERS ; KRISHNA, SANJEEV ; GIL, JOSÉ P. . The role of pfmdr1 in Plasmodium falciparum tolerance to artemether-lumefantrine in Africa. TM & IH. Tropical Medicine and International Health (Print) , v. 12, p. 736-742, 2007.

  • CAVACO, I. ; ASIMUS, S. ; PEYRARD-JANVID, M. ; FERREIRA, P. E. ; VEIGA, M. I. ; HAI, T. N. ; RIBEIRO, V. ; ASHTON, M. ; GIL, J. P. . The Vietnamese Khin Population Harbors Particular N-Acetyltransferase 2 Allele Frequencies. Clinical Chemistry (Baltimore, Md.) , v. 53, p. 1977-1979, 2007.

  • VEIGA, MARIA ISABEL ; FERREIRA, PEDRO EDUARDO ; BJÖRKMAN, ANDERS ; GIL, JOSÉ PEDRO . Multiplex PCR-RFLP methods for pfcrt, pfmdr1 and pfdhfr mutations in Plasmodium falciparum. Molecular and Cellular Probes , v. 20, p. 100-104, 2006.

  • HOLMGREN, GABRIELLE ; GIL, JOSÉ P. ; FERREIRA, PEDRO M. ; VEIGA, MARIA I. ; OBONYO, CHARLES O. ; BJÖRKMAN, ANDERS . Amodiaquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in vivo is associated with selection of pfcrt 76T and pfmdr1 86Y. Infection, Genetics and Evolution (Print) , v. 6, p. 309-314, 2006.

Prêmios

2013

Cover issue, Trends in Parasitology Journal.

2012

Cover issue, Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal.

2010

Best Poster Award, FEBS Special Meeting.

2009

Cover issue, The Journal of Infectious Diseases Journal.

2003

Bio-entrepreneur awards (Finalist), ICEP (Portuguese Promotion Agency).