Unravelling the interplay between Coxiella burnetii field strains and their hosts: insights into genomics, host immune responses and protective immunity
- Promovendus/a
- Tomaiuolo, Sara
- Faculteit
- Faculteit Diergeneeskunde
- Vakgroep
- Vakgroep Translationele Fysiologie, Infectiologie en Volksgezondheid
- Curriculum
- Sara Tomaiuolo obtained her bachelor’s degree in Biology at the University of Mons. In 2017, she started a Master's program in Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cellular Biology. During the first year of the Master's program, she completed an internship at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, within the Department of Biology. Successively, She conducted her master’s thesis at the Laboratory of Metabolic and Molecular Biochemistry, studying the facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). In particular, she investigated the role, localization and expression of C1qBP within affected muscles. Additionally, she pursued an internship at King’s College, London, within the Randall Centre of Cell & Molecular Biophysics, where she studied the impact of oxidative stress on muscle cells affected by FSHD. In 2019, she successfully obtained her master's diploma at the University of Mons and, in 2020, she was enrolled in a four-year joint PhD program. This collaboration involved the Laboratory of Veterinary Bacteriology, at Sciensano, the public health institute of Belgium, and the Laboratory of Immunology, at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Ghent University.
- Academische graad
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Taal proefschrift
- Engels
- Promotor(en)
- Dr. Marcella Mori, Veterinary Bacteriology, Sciensano - Prof. dr. Bert Devriendt, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Prof. dr. Eric Cox, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent
Korte beschrijving
Q fever is a worldwide zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Although C. burnetii can infect a wide range of animals, the primary source of human infection are domestic ruminants. The largest Q fever outbreak occurred in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2011 and demonstrated that the impact of Q fever on public and veterinary health cannot be underestimated. It highlighted the necessity of implementing effective surveillance and preventive measures to limit disease transmission between animals and humans, contingent upon the understanding of the intricate host-pathogen interactions.
Praktisch
- Datum
- Vrijdag 3 mei 2024, 17:00
- Locatie
- Aud Kliniek D, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke
If you would like to attend, please register before 23/04/2024, by email to sara.tomaiuolo@UGent.be