Dr Vanessa Agostinho Terra
Assistant Professor
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom
02079272032
I am a Biochemist with a PhD in Microbiology from the University of Leicester.
I have worked at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine since 2010, first as Research Assistant and later as a Research Fellow on the development of new veterinary vaccines.
I am now an Assistant Professor and work on S. pneumoniae serotype 1. My works focus on understanding serotype 1 better, and how it interacts with the host.
I have worked at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine since 2010, first as Research Assistant and later as a Research Fellow on the development of new veterinary vaccines.
I am now an Assistant Professor and work on S. pneumoniae serotype 1. My works focus on understanding serotype 1 better, and how it interacts with the host.
Affiliations
Department of Infection Biology
Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases
Teaching
I am an Associate Fellow of the HEA and currently am the Module organizer of Clinical Bacteriology I.
I lecture at LSHTM on Streptococci and Enterococci. And In combination with colleagues we provide our students with guidance on " how to write the report".
I am involved in the supervision of Master and PhD Students.
I lecture at LSHTM on Streptococci and Enterococci. And In combination with colleagues we provide our students with guidance on " how to write the report".
I am involved in the supervision of Master and PhD Students.
Research
My research is divided in two main groups:
Deepen our understanding of S. pneumoniae serotype 1, mainly I am focusing on developing new and more efficient molecular tools, as well as, understanding the role of some genes in virulence and in the invasion of specific tissues using tissue culture and zebrafish as models.
I am also interested in develop novel veterinary and human vaccines using Biological Conjugation (PGCT) focusing on small technical advancements in PGCT.
Deepen our understanding of S. pneumoniae serotype 1, mainly I am focusing on developing new and more efficient molecular tools, as well as, understanding the role of some genes in virulence and in the invasion of specific tissues using tissue culture and zebrafish as models.
I am also interested in develop novel veterinary and human vaccines using Biological Conjugation (PGCT) focusing on small technical advancements in PGCT.
Research Area
Bacteria
Vaccines
Bacteriology
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Molecular biology
Vaccinology
Disease and Health Conditions
Infectious diseases
Respiratory diseases
Country
Gambia
United Kingdom
Region
European Union
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)
Selected Publications
Development of a novel glycoengineering platform for the rapid production of conjugate vaccines.
2023
Microbial cell factories
Production of Vaccines Using Biological Conjugation.
2022
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Multivalent poultry vaccine development using Protein Glycan Coupling Technology.
2021
Microbial cell factories
CSF Levels of Elongation Factor Tu Is Associated With Increased Mortality in Malawian Adults With Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis.
2020
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
Serovar-dependent differences in Hfq-regulated phenotypes in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae.
2020
PATHOGENS AND DISEASE
Constructing Mutants in Serotype 1 Streptococcus pneumoniae strain 519/43.
2020
JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS
