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Leticia Costa-Lotufo
PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer
550 Points

Contributions by role

Reviewer 15
Editor 535

Contributions by subject area

Biotechnology
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Translational Medicine
Immunology
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Toxicology
Oncology
Gynecology and Obstetrics
Pharmacology
Plant Science

Leticia Costa-Lotufo

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

Summary

Dr. Costa-Lotufo is a full professor at the Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo. Her lab is focused on the discovery of new anticancer compounds from Brazilian marine biodiversity and studies on their mechanisms of action. She coordinate a multidisciplinary project to access marine microorganisms diversity and biotechnological potential along the Brazilian coast and islands. Dr. Costa-Lotufo’s activities include the supervision of undergraduate and graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. She has published book chapters, review articles and more than 230 articles in peer-reviewed journals. On 2010, Dr. Costa-Lotufo was nominated as a young scientist of the Brazilian Academy of Science (2010-2014).

Biotechnology Cell Biology Ecotoxicology Natural Resource Management Pharmacology

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

Universidade de São Paulo

Work details

Professor of Pharmacology and Head of the Department of Pharmacology

Universidade de São Paulo
February 2015
Pharmacology

Websites

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PeerJ Contributions

  • Edited 4

Academic Editor on

August 31, 2021
Investigation of inhibition effect of daidzein on osteosarcoma cells based on experimental validation and systematic pharmacology analysis
Yufan Zhu, Zhiqiang Yang, Yuanlong Xie, Min Yang, Yufeng Zhang, Zhouming Deng, Lin Cai
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12072 PubMed 34540371
May 2, 2019
Cytotoxic and apoptosis-inducing effects of wildtype and mutated Hydra actinoporin-like toxin 1 (HALT-1) on various cancer cell lines
Teng Jia Ng, Michelle Yee Mun Teo, Dek Shen Liew, Paul Etim Effiong, Jung Shan Hwang, Crystale Siew Ying Lim, Lionel L.A. In
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6639 PubMed 31106043
July 18, 2018
Microarray gene expression profiling in colorectal (HCT116) and hepatocellular (HepG2) carcinoma cell lines treated with Melicope ptelefolia leaf extract reveals transcriptome profiles exhibiting anticancer activity
Mohammad Faujul Kabir, Johari Mohd Ali, Onn Haji Hashim
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5203 PubMed 30042885
May 15, 2018
Breast fibroblasts in both cancer and normal tissues induce phenotypic transformation of breast cancer stem cells: a preliminary study
Bixiao Wang, Chunfang Xi, Mingwei Liu, Haichen Sun, Shuang Liu, Lei Song, Hua Kang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4805 PubMed 29780673