Marcelo Der Torossian Torres, Ph.D.
Research Associate of Psychiatry
Department: Psychiatry
Publications
Education:
B.Sc. (Science and technology)
Federal University of ABC - Brazil, 2010.
B.Sc. (Chemistry)
Federal University of ABC - Brazil, 2011.
M.Sc. (Science and Technology/Chemistry)
Federal University of ABC - Brazil, 2013.
Ph.D. (Science and Technology/Chemistry)
Federal University of ABC - Brazil, 2018.
Permanent linkB.Sc. (Science and technology)
Federal University of ABC - Brazil, 2010.
B.Sc. (Chemistry)
Federal University of ABC - Brazil, 2011.
M.Sc. (Science and Technology/Chemistry)
Federal University of ABC - Brazil, 2013.
Ph.D. (Science and Technology/Chemistry)
Federal University of ABC - Brazil, 2018.
Selected Publications
Araujo, WR; Lukas, H; Torres, MDT; Gao, W; de la Fuente-Nunez, C. : Low-cost Biosensors Technologies for Rapid Detection of COVID-19 and Future Pandemics. ACS Nano 18: 1757-1777, 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c01629.Reffuveille, F; Dghoughi, T; Colin, M; Torres, MDT; de la Fuente-Nunez, C. : Antibiofilm approaches as a new paradigm for treating infections. Progress in Biomedical Engineering 6: 023001, 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1088/2516-1091/ad1cd6.
Silva, AF; Torres, MDT; Silva, LS; Alves, FL; Pinheiro, AAS; Miranda, A; de la Fuente-Nunez, C; Oliveira, VX Jr.: Synthetic angiotensin II derivatives with anti-infective efficacy in a preclinical murine model of severe cerebral malaria. Scientific Reports 14: 4682, 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-51267-5.
Torres, MDT; Cesaro, A; de la Fuente-Nunez, C. : Encrypted peptides from the human proteome target infections through antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties. Trends in Biotechnology 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2024.09.008.
Torres, MDT; Brooks, E; Cesaro, A; Sberro, H; Nicolaou, C; Bhatt, AS; de la Fuente-Nunez, C. : Human gut metagenomic mining reveals an untapped source of peptide antibiotics. Cell 187: 5453-5467, 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.07.027.
Santos-Junior, CD; Torres, MDT; Duas, Y; del Rio, AR; Schmidt, TSB; Chong, H; Fullam, A; Kuhn, M; Zhu, C; Houseman, A; Somborski, J; Vines, A; Zhao, XM; Bork, P; Huerta-Cepas, J; de la Fuente-Nunez, C, Coelho, LP.: Computational exploration of the global microbiome for antibiotic discovery. Cell 187: 3761-3778, 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.013.
Deb, R; Torres, MDT; Boudny, M; Koberska, M; Cappiello, F; Petrik, M; Bendova, KD; Drabinova, M; Hanackova, A; Jeannot, K; Popper, M; Mangoni, ML; Novotna, GB; Mraz, M, de la Fuente-Nunez, C; Vacha, R. : Computational design of barrel-stave pore-forming peptides with potent antimicrobial and anticancer activities. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 67: 14040-14061, 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00912.
Wan, F; Torres, MDT; Peng, J, de la Fuente-Nunez, C. : Molecular de-extinction of antibiotics enabled by deep learning. Nature Biomedical Engineering 8: 854-871, 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1038/s41551-024-01201-x.
De los Santos, L; Sheiber, J; DeBarro, C; Keener, J; Torres, MDT; de la Fuente-Nunez, C; Brodbelt, JS; Fleeman, RM.: Polyproline peptide targets Klebsiella pneumoniae polysaccharides to collapse biofilms. Cell Reports Physical Sciences 5: 101869, 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.101869.
Lima, LF; Ferreira, AL; Awasthi, S; Torres, MDT; Friedman, HM; Cohen, G; Araujo, WR; de la Fuente-Nunez, C.: Rapid and accurate detection of Herpes Simplex Virus type 2 using a low-cost electrochemical biosensor. Cell Reports Physical Sciences 4: 101513, 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2023.101513.