Dr. Alexandra Schwarz

Profil

Derzeitige StellungPost Doc
FachgebietMedizinische Mikrobiologie und Mykologie, Hygiene, Molekulare Infektionsbiologie
Keywordslxodes ricinus, cDNA library, cystantins, salivary proteins, midgut

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandDeutschland
OrtBad Honnef

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Dr. Michail KotsyfakisInstitute of Parasitoloy, Laboratory of Tick Genomics and Proteomics, Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ceske Budejovice
Dr. Petr KopacekInstitute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ceske Budejovice
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.02.2010

Programm(e)

2009Feodor Lynen-Forschungsstipendien-Programm für Postdocs

Publikationen (Auswahl)

2013Assumpção TC, Ma D, Schwarz A, Reiter K, Santana JM, Andersen JF, Ribeiro JM, Nardone G, Yu LL, Francischetti IM: Salivary antigen-5/CAP family members are Cu2+-dependent antioxidant enzymes that scavenge O2 and inhibit collagen-induced platelet aggregation and neutrophil oxidative burst. In: The Journal of biological chemistry, 2013, 14341-14361
2013Valdés JJ, Schwarz A, Cabeza de Vaca I, Calvo E, Pedra JH, Guallar V, Kotsyfakis M: Tryptogalinin is a tick Kunitz serine protease inhibitor with a unique intrinsic disorder. In: PLOS One, 2013, e62562
2012Alexandra Schwarz, Václav Hönig, Zuzana Vavrušková, Libor Grubhoffer, Carsten Balczun, Antje Albring, Günter A Schaub: Abundance of Ixodes ricinus and prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in the nature reserve Siebengebirge, Germany, in comparison to three former studies from 1978 onwards. In: Parasites & Vectors, 2012, 268
2012Alexandra Schwarz, James Jason Valdés, Michalis Kotsyfakis The role of cystatins in tick physiology and blood feeding. In: Ticks and tick-borne diseases , 2012, 117-127