Developed skills and lines of research
Teresinha Leal graduated in 1979 in Medicine from the Federal University of Ceará, in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. In 1982, she specialized in Endocrinology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. In 2008, she obtained a university diploma in Molecular Cytogenetics from the University of Montpellier. Since 1989, she has been an Associate Professor of Clinical Biochemistry, Clinical Pharmacokinetics, and Physiology at the Université Catholique de Louvain in Brussels, Belgium. Her research has focused on the exploration of nasal potential in humans and mice. Currently, she is studying inflammation in cystic fibrosis, aiming to identify evaluation tools for curative treatments. She is the co-author of over 150 publications in high-impact international journals.
Projects funded by FFC Ricerca as Principal Investigator or as Research Manager
FFC#5/2016
Implementation of a new imaged-controlled sweat test for in vivo quantification of CFTR function: value for diagnosis and efficacy of new therapies
FFC#15/2008
Effects of azithromycin (AZM) on Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced chronic lung inflammation in cystic fibrosis
Publications from FFC Research projects
Bergamini G, Di Silvestre D, Mauri P et al., MudPIT analysis of released proteins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa laboratory and clinical strains in relation to pro-inflammatory effects, Integrative Biology, 2012, 4(3):270-9
Sorio C & Melotti P, The role of macrophages and their scavenger receptors in cystic fibrosis, Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 2009, 86:465-468
Bergamini G, Tridello G, Calcaterra E et al. Ratiometric sweat secretion optical test in cystic fibrosis, carriers and healthy subjects. J Cyst Fibros. 2017 Dec 29. pii: S1569-1993(17)30981-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2017.12.003. [Epub ahead of print]
Teresinha Leal, Stefano Ceri, Nguyen-Khoa Thao. Implementation of a new imaged-controlled sweat test for in vivo quantification of CFTR function: value for diagnosis and efficacy of new therapies. The Proceedings of the 16th Italian Convention of Investigators in Cystic Fibrosis. Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 2019, 14 (Suppl 1):5