Isabel Araújo

Isabel Araújo has a PhD in Parasite Biology from the Oswaldo Cruz Institute/Fiocruz, a degree in Biomedicine from the University of Rio de Janeiro, a specialisation in Immunodiagnostics and a master’s degree in Public Health from the National School of Public Health/Fiocruz.

She is a lecturer in the Department of Science and Technology at the University of Cape Verde.

She has experience in Collective Health, with an emphasis on Public Health, working mainly on the following subjects: Cape Verde, HIV/AIDS, epidemiology, molecular biology, immunovirology and health training.

Ongoing Projects:

As PI:

• RESPIRA CV-   Airway colonization and microbiome in relation to asthma and atopy in children from Cabo Verde. Fundação LaCaixa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
• Study of the etiology of acute respiratory infections in children under 5 years in Cabo Verde –África. WHO Cabo Verde. Aplicant.

As Co-PI:

• Master in Field Epidemiology Training for Portuguese-speaking West African Countries. EDCTP, Europa.
• BCG vaccine to enhance non-specific protection of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. A multicenter randomised controlled trial. EDCTP, Europa. Co-Aplicant.

1. Sex-biased admixture and assortative mating shape genetic variation and influence demographic inference in admixed. 2022. DOI: 10.1101/2020.12.14.422766.
2. Knowledge Integration and Its Role in the Training of Health Professionals: The Cabo Verde Experience. Handbook of Research on Essential Information Approaches to Aiding Global Health in the One Health Context. 2021. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8011-0.ch015. https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/knowledge-integration-and-its-role-in-the-training-of-health-professionals/293106
3. Study of the Etiology of Acute Respiratory Infections in Children Under 5 Years at the Dr. Agostinho Neto Hospital, Praia, Santiago Island, Cabo Verde. 2021. Front. Pediatr. 9:716351. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.716351.
4. Sero-Epidemiological Survey and Profile of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Cabo Verde. 2021. AJBSR.MS.ID.001835. DOI: 10.34297/AJBSR.2021.13.001835.
5. Genetic Characterization of a New HIV-1 Sub-Subtype A in Cabo Verde, Denominated A8. Viruses 2021, 13, 1093. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13061093