Washington, DC - 06/16/2009 — The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that Dr. João Monteiro was selected as a 2009 Pew Latin American Fellow in the Biomedical Sciences. Awards this year were given to 10 postdoctoral level scientists who display outstanding promise in research relevant to the advancement of human health.
.“Pew’s Latin American Fellows Program gives promising young scientists the opportunity to further their knowledge, and encourages scientific collaboration between researchers in the United States and Latin America,” says Shelley A. Hearne, managing director of the Pew Health Group. “We are honored to invest in these great minds, and to provide financial and professional support for their work to advance human health.”
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João Monteiro, M.D., Ph.D., earned his medical degree and his doctorate in immunology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. He will work with Dr. Ronald N. Germain, Deputy Chief of the Laboratory of Immunology of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH.
João Monteiro, M.D., Ph.D., earned his medical degree and his doctorate in immunology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. He will work with Dr. Ronald N. Germain, Deputy Chief of the Laboratory of Immunology of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH.
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Dr. Monteiro plans to investigate the mechanism by which specialized T-cells of the immune system have “memory” or the capacity to respond faster and better to a foreign challenge than a naive cell. Using advanced imaging methods and fluorescent markers in in vivo mouse model, he will try to gain insight into how memory T cells respond to a foreign challenge, whether it is faster, more sensitive or earlier, in comparison to naive cells in the unique environment of the lymph nodes. This work will contribute to our understanding of immunological memory and will advance the progress towards using immunotherapy tools to combat human disease.
Dr. Monteiro plans to investigate the mechanism by which specialized T-cells of the immune system have “memory” or the capacity to respond faster and better to a foreign challenge than a naive cell. Using advanced imaging methods and fluorescent markers in in vivo mouse model, he will try to gain insight into how memory T cells respond to a foreign challenge, whether it is faster, more sensitive or earlier, in comparison to naive cells in the unique environment of the lymph nodes. This work will contribute to our understanding of immunological memory and will advance the progress towards using immunotherapy tools to combat human disease.
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The Latin American Fellows Program is one of The Pew Charitable Trusts’ two long-standing commitments in this field, which also includes the Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. The Fellows program was launched in 1991 to help develop a community of highly-trained scientists to stimulate and contribute to the growth of important biomedical research and foster collaboration among scientists in Latin America and the U.S.
The Latin American Fellows Program is one of The Pew Charitable Trusts’ two long-standing commitments in this field, which also includes the Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. The Fellows program was launched in 1991 to help develop a community of highly-trained scientists to stimulate and contribute to the growth of important biomedical research and foster collaboration among scientists in Latin America and the U.S.
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Since 1991, Pew has invested over $14 million to fund more than 175 fellows, close to 80 percent of who have returned to their home countries. Applicants from all Central and South American countries are invited to apply to the program, and selection is made by a distinguished national advisory committee, chaired by Dr. Torsten N. Wiesel, president emeritus of Rockefeller University and a 1981 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine.
Since 1991, Pew has invested over $14 million to fund more than 175 fellows, close to 80 percent of who have returned to their home countries. Applicants from all Central and South American countries are invited to apply to the program, and selection is made by a distinguished national advisory committee, chaired by Dr. Torsten N. Wiesel, president emeritus of Rockefeller University and a 1981 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine.
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