Mariana Castanheira
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Born
Brazil
AlmamaterFederal University of São Paulo
InstitutionsFederal University of São Paulo
University of Bristol
JMI Laboratories
University of Bristol
JMI Laboratories
Mariana Castanheira | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brazil |
| Alma mater | Federal University of São Paulo |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Federal University of São Paulo University of Bristol JMI Laboratories |
Mariana Castanheira is a Brazilian microbiologist who is the Chief Scientific Officer at JMI Laboratories. Her research considers antimicrobial surveillance and the design. She was elected Fellow of the American Society for Microbiology in 2023.
Castanheira studied pharmacy and biochemistry at the Federal University of São Paulo. She remained there for her PhD, studying molecular epidemiology and the mechanisms that underpin gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. After earning her doctorate, she moved to the University of Bristol, where she studied beta-lactamase.[1] She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Federal University of São Paulo in 2005.[2]
