Maria Mota

Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM), Portugal

  • CAIXARESEARCH
    AWARDEE

    Maria Mota
    Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM), Portugal
    Plasmodium exploitation of liver-specific methionine metabolism
    Project leader

  • PROFILE

    Dr. Mota is Executive Director and Group Leader at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) in Lisbon. She is also an invited Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Lisbon. Dr. Mota was previously a Principal Investigator at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, a European Science Foundation Young Investigator and an HHMI International Research Scholar. She is also member of EMBO, and has been distinguished with the 2018 Sanofi-Institut Pasteur -International Mid Career Award.

  • FULL CV

    https://pt.linkedin.com/in/maria-manuel-mota-32195b32/

  • RESEARCH
    INTERESTS

    Her lab studies the complex interactions between the malaria parasite Plasmodium and the human host. A better understanding of these interactions is needed to effectively control this parasite.

    • Liver Metabolism determining parasite replication.

    • Host-Plasmodium-Microbiota interactions.

    • Liver and blood stages of infection cross-talking.

    • Parasite nutrient sensing and adaptation.

  • CONTACT INFO

    Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes
    Edifício Egas Moniz
    Avenida Professor Egas Moniz
    1649-028 Lisboa
    Portugal
    Tel.: +351 217 999 411

    https://imm.medicina.ulisboa.pt/