Leonardo Teixeira

Leonardo Teixeira



Curriculum Vitae

Leonardo Teixeira Research Associate The Scripps Research Institute Department of Molecular Biology 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, MB-07 La Jolla CA 92037 Phone: (858) 784-9549 Fax: (858) 784-2781 Email: teixeira@scripps.edu

Education

B.S.C., Biology Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1997 M.Sc., Genetics and Molecular Biology Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 2000 Ph.D., Biochemistry Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2006

Research and Professional Experience

2007-present	Research Associate Department of Molecular Biology The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA Laboratory of Steven I Reed

2007	Postdoctoral Fellow Division of Cellular Biology Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Brazil

Awards and Fellowships

2007	The PEW Latin American Fellowship in Biomedical Sciences, USA
2006	X Young Scientist Award in Biological Sciences, GE Healthcare, Brazil
1997	Cum Laude Degree, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Publications

Teixeira LAK, Fricke CH, Bonorino CB, Bogo MR, Nardi NB (2001). An efficient gene transfer system for hematopoietic cell line using transient and stable vectors. J Biotechnol, 88:159-165. Caetano MS, Vieira-de-Abreu A, Teixeira LK, Werneck MB, Barcinski MA, Viola JP (2002). NFATC2 transcription factor regulates cell cycle progression during lymphocyte activation: evidence of its involvement in the control of cyclin gene expression. FASEB J, 16:1940-1942. Teixeira LK, Fonseca BP, Barboza BA, Viola JP (2005). The role of interferon-γ on immune and allergic responses. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, 100:137-144. Teixeira LK, Fonseca BP, Vieira-de-Abreu A, Barboza BA, Robbs BK, Bozza PT, Viola JP (2005). Interferon-γ production by CD8+ T cells depends on NFAT1 transcription factor and regulates Th differentiation. J Immunol, 175: 5931-5939. Viola JP, Carvalho LD, Fonseca BP, Teixeira LK (2005). NFAT transcription factors: from cell cycle to tumor development. Braz J Med Biol Res, 38:335-344. Carvalho LD, Teixeira LK*, Carrossini N, Caldeira AT, Ansel KM, Rao A, Viola JP (2007). The NFAT1 transcription factor is a repressor of cyclin A2 gene expression. Cell Cycle, 6: 1789-1795. These authors contributed equally to this work