Silvana Pasetto

Education

• Post-Doctoral Research (microbiology/virology), Dept of Foundational Science, School of Dental Medicine, East Carolina University, USA
• Post-Doctoral Research (microbiology/virology), Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, USA
• Ph.D. (Oral Biology), Piracicaba Dental School – State University of Campinas, Brazil
• M.S. (Oral Biology), Piracicaba Dental School – State University of Campinas, Brazil
• Specialist – Food Technology, Methodist University of Piracicaba, Brazil
• B.S., Herminio Ometto University Center of Araras, Brazil

Research Interests

Oral microbiology, bone regeneration, virology

My master’s and Ph.D. research focused on understanding teeth development, their malformation, and bone regeneration. The core of my post-doctoral was to understand the role of specific natural compounds and Candida albicans in inhibiting HIV infection.

Courses

• BIOL 1100 – Principles of Biology I
• BIOL 5450/5451 – Histology