Research Projects

Area of Concentration: Tropical Diseases Clinic

 

Research Line – Tropical Dermatology

 

Comparative Double-Blind Study between Tacrolimus and Amitriptyline in the Treatment of Chronic Hansen Neuritis in Corticos-Dependent Patients

Coordinator:  Claudio Guedes Salgado

Starting Date: 01/29/2010

Funding: Study Project Funder (FINEP)

 

Investigation of the Dynamics of Leprosy Transmission in Children Under 15 Years in Hyperendemic Area in the Northern Region of Brazil, Considering Risk Factors and Territoriality of Disease

Coordinator:  Marília Brasil Xavier

Starting Date: 09/14/2014

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Biological Markers of Leprosy Infection and Progression: serology and cellular lymphocyte response in patients from a hyperendemic region of the Brazilian Amazon

Coordinator:  Claudio Guedes Salgado

Starting Date: 05/24/2013

Funding: CNPq – MCTI/CNPQ No. 14/2012 Universal Call

 

Use of Rapid Tests for Epidemiological Surveillance of Leprosy in Endemic Municipalities of Pará

Coordinator:  Marília Brasil Xavier

Starting Date: 01/03/2010

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Research Line – Tropical Diseases and Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases in the Amazon 

 

Detection and Characterization of Norovirus and Other Enteric Viruses in Immunocompromised Individuals After Renal Transplantation in Belém-PA

Coordinator: Yvone Gabbay Mendes

Starting Date: 11/13/2014

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Clinical, Laboratorial and Epidemiological Study of Human Toxoplasmosis in the State of Pará and Diagnosis of Differential Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy with Vertical Transmission Potential

Coordinator:  Cléa Nazaré Carneiro Bichara

Starting Date: 01/01/2009

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Neurocryptococcosis in the State of Pará: retrospective cross-sectional study, prospective study and sensory evaluation

Coordinator:  Rita Catarina Medeiros Sousa

Starting Date: 09/02/2010

Funding: Foundation for Research Support of the State of Pará (FAPESPA) – Official Notice 013/2009 – Research for SUS: PPSUS MS/CNPQ/FAPESPA/SESPA Shared Health Management 

 

Prevalência de Lesões Cérvico-Uterinas e Infecção pelo Papilomavírus Humano e em Estudantes da Federal University of Pará

Coordinator:  Maisa Silva de Sousa

Starting Date: 09/18/2011

Funding: Federal University of Pará - (Integration, Teaching, Research and Extension Program)

 

Research Line – DST/AIDS

 

Clinical and Epidemiological Analysis of HPV Infection in HIV-Infected Women in the Municipality of Tucurui

Coordinator:  Hellen Thais Fuzii

Starting Date: 01/06/2010

Funding: Foundation for Research Support of the State of Pará (FAPESPA) - Support Program

 

Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects of Genital HPV Infection in Women in the Municipality of Bragança

Coordinator:  Hellen Thais Fuzii

Starting Date: 01/23/2014

Funding: Foundation for Research Support of the State of Pará (FAPESPA) - Support Program

 

Actions of Prevention and Health Promotion in Patients with HIV Lipodystrophy Syndrome: Detection of Peripheral Neuropathy and Control Measures

Coordinator: Rosana Maria Feio Libonati Bebiano

Starting Date: 10/15/2014

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Serological and Molecular Characterization of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection in Users of Illicit Drugs in the Marajó Archipelago

Coordinator:  José Ângelo Barletta Crescente

Starting Date: 01/01/2012

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Peripheral Immune Response Pattern and its Relation to Clinical Symptoms of Patients Affected by Tropical Spastic Paraparesis / HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy

Coordinator:  Hellen Thais Fuzii

Starting Date: 09/15/2014

Financiamento CNPq - Research Support

 

Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the Female Prison Population of Pará

Coordinator:  Fabiola Elizabeth Villanova 

Starting Date: 01/15/2010

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Seroprevalence of HTLV Infection, Viral Load, and Neurological Clinical Aspects in Vulnerable Groups in Western Pará

Coordinator:  Luisa Caricio Martins

Starting Date: 01/03/2012

Funding: State University of Pará (UEPA) - Support for Scientific Dissemination

 

Research Line – Education and Health Promotion in the Amazon

 

Efeitos Adversos do Novo Tratamento para Tuberculose no Brasil - estudo retrospectivo

Coordinator:  José Luiz Fernandes Vieira

Starting Date: 02/09/2010

Funding: Foundation for Research Support of the State of Pará - (FAPESPA Official Notice 003/2012 PPSUS- Research Program for SUS)

 

Strategies for the Monitoring and Control of Cervical-Uterine Cancer in Different Geographic Regions of the State of Pará

Coordinator:  Marília Brasil Xavier

Starting Date: 09/28/2013

Funding:  Foundation for Research Support of the State of Pará (FAPESPA) – FAPESPA Official Notice 003/2012 PPSUS- Research Program for SUS) / Foundation for Research Support of the State of Pará (FAPESPA) - Scholarship Program for Master and Doctorate

 

Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnant Women Served at a Reference Maternity Unit in the Municipality of Imperatriz-MA: Nursing Interventions for Prevention and Treatment

Coordinator:  Hellen Thais Fuzii

Starting Date: 01/01/2010

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Infections Related to Health Care in Brazilian Hospitals: prevalence, risk factors, prognosis, costs and infrastructures for control

Coordinator:  Irna Carla Rosário Souza Carneiro

Starting Date: 04/02/2012

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Integration of Neuroscience and Biochemistry Research to Reduce the Impact of Hyperlipidemia and Mercurial Poisoning in Child Development

Coordinator:  Evander de Jesus Oliveira Batista

Starting Date: 03/04/2013

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Role of Endothelium in Recruitment of Tissue Lymphocytes Present in Polar Leprosy Forms

Coordinator:  Juarez Antonio Simões Quaresma

Starting Date: 02/20/2012

Funding: State University of Pará (UEPA) - Support for Scientific Dissemination

 

Participation of the Nitrogenic System on the Release of NGF-Induced Glutamate (Nerve Growth Factor) in Primary Embryonic Retina Culture of Chicken

Coordinator:  Evander de Jesus Oliveira Batista

Starting Date: 02/02/2012

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Profile of human T-cell lymphotropic virus infection in neurological symptomatic individuals in Belém, Pará, Brazil

Coordinator:  Maisa Silva de Sousa

Starting Date: 09/28/2012

Funding: Municipal Secretary of Health and Environment (SESMA) - Project Support

 

Research Line –Tropical Neurology

 

Investigation of the Differential Activity of Parallel Visual Pathways Through Event Electroencephalography

Coordinator:  Givago da Silva Souza

Starting Date: 01/03/2009

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Neurochemical and Psychophysical Investigation of the Effects of Antimalarials on Retinal Physiology and Visual Perception

Coordinator:  Anderson Raiol Rodrigues

Starting Date: 01/01/2011

Funding: CNPq - MCTI/CNPQ Nº 14/2011 Universal Call

 

Laboratory of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of the Amazon (Labnano-Amazon)

Coordinator:  José Luiz Martins Do Nascimento

Starting Date: 06/21/2013

Funding: Ministry of Science and Technology - Research Financial Support

 

Prevalence of Visual Changes in Medical Students at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA)

Coordinator:  Anderson Raiol Rodrigues

Starting Date: 01/29/2014

Funding: Federal University of Pará (UFPA) - Integration, Teaching, Research and Extension Program

 

International Cooperation Project on Nanobiotechnology: development of ceramic nanocarriers of drugs with anti-inflammatory activities (indomethacin and ibulprofen)

Coordinator:  José Luiz Martins Do Nascimento

Starting Date: 09/14/2013

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