Luana Moraes

@butantan.gov.br

Instituto Butantan

EDUCATION

Luana Moraes holds a bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology at the Universidade Federal de Alfenas- UNIFAL (2017). She was a CAPES scholarship holder by the “Science without Borders” program at Missouri Western State University- Saint Joseph, Missouri (2014-2015). She has interniship in Production of veterinary vaccines at the company Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc (BIVI) - Saint Joseph, Missouri (2015). Internship in “Development of recombinant vaccines for leishmaniasis” at the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology- University of Miami, FL (2015). She conducted research in nanoparticles technology applied to the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Microorganisms, UNIFAL (2016). She holds a Ph.D in Biotechnology” at the University of São Paulo (USP) with emphasis on recombinant BCG at Laboratory of Vaccines Development at Instituto Butantan - São Paulo.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Immunology and Microbiology, Drug Discovery
71

Scholar Citations

5

Scholar h-index

4

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Long-Term Protective Immune Responses Induced by rBCG-RBD/rRBD Heterologous Prime/Boost Immunization Strategy: Fusion of RBD-Wuhan with LTB Adjuvant Induces Cross-Reactivity …
    GC Gaboardi, MM Trentini, AI Kanno, L Moraes, AD Januzzi, LR Pereira, ...
    Vaccines 14 (2), 120 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Process for Construction of a Single Vector Comprising CAS9 and sgRNA for Mycobacterial Genome Modifications
    LCDC LEITE, AI Kanno, L Moraes
    US Patent App. 18/258,159 , 2025
    2025
  • Implantação da plataforma CRISPR/Cas9 em micobactérias para o desenvolvimento de novas vacinas e diagnósticos.
    L Moraes
    Universidade de São Paulo , 2024
    2024
  • Metabolic flux reprogramming in Mycobacterium tuberculosis -infected human macrophages
    K Borah Slater, L Moraes, Y Xu, D Kim
    Frontiers in Microbiology 14, 1289987 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 14
  • CRISPR/Cas9 approach to generate an auxotrophic BCG strain for unmarked expression of LTAK63 adjuvant: A tuberculosis vaccine candidate
    L Moraes, MM Trentini, D Fousteris, SF Eto, AM Chudzinski-Tavassi, ...
    Frontiers in Immunology 13, 867195 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 16
  • Thirty years of recombinant BCG: new trends for a centenary vaccine
    LM Marques-Neto, Z Piwowarska, AI Kanno, L Moraes, MM Trentini, ...
    Expert Review of Vaccines 20 (8), 1001-1011 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 15
  • SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development and how Brazil is contributing
    AI Kanno, MMF Barbosa, L Moraes, LCC Leite
    Genetics and Molecular Biology 44 (1 Suppl 1), e20200320 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 14
  • Conhecendo o Fruto, Polpa e da Farinha, da Pitaia (Hylocereus undatus e Hylocereus polyrhizus) e elaboração do extrato para posterior aplicação.
    B da Silva, BCR Magalhães, AB Valadão, DB de Oliveira, LP de Moraes
    Congresso Fluminense de Pós-Graduação-CONPG , 2020
    2020
  • SABERES E PRATICAS POPULARES EM SAÚDE: USO DE PLANTAS MEDICINAIS (DROGAS VEGETAIS) PELAS MULHERES NA PESCA
    LP MORAES, LS CEZAR
    Congresso Fluminense de Pós-Graduação-CONPG , 2020
    2020
  • Densidade aparente dos resíduos da polpa de maracujá
    TG Matias, SA Regis, SV Talma, LP Moraes, ED Resende
    Brazilian Journal of Food Technology 21, e2017155 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 4
  • Apparent density of passion fruit pulp residue
    TG Matias, SA Regis, SV Talma, LP Moraes, ED Resende
    Brazilian Journal of Food Technology 21, e2017155 , 2018
    2018
  • A look at the health of women caregivers of elderly people: Challenges and opportunities
    LT Pereira, GJ Novaes, L Moraes, CJ Borges, MR Souza, LA Silva, ...
    Revista Kairós: Gerontologia 20 (1), 277-297 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 5
  • Development and evaluation of antimicrobial and flavored film for using on pastry dough/Desenvolvimento e avaliacao de filme antimicrobiano aromatizado para aplicacao em massa …
    ARM Fialho, MCTR Vidigal, NFF Soares, LP de Moraes, NR de Melo, ...
    Ciência Rural 41 (3), 537-544 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 2

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • CRISPR/Cas9 approach to generate an auxotrophic BCG strain for unmarked expression of LTAK63 adjuvant: A tuberculosis vaccine candidate
    L Moraes, MM Trentini, D Fousteris, SF Eto, AM Chudzinski-Tavassi, ...
    Frontiers in Immunology 13, 867195 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 16
  • Thirty years of recombinant BCG: new trends for a centenary vaccine
    LM Marques-Neto, Z Piwowarska, AI Kanno, L Moraes, MM Trentini, ...
    Expert Review of Vaccines 20 (8), 1001-1011 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 15
  • Metabolic flux reprogramming in Mycobacterium tuberculosis -infected human macrophages
    K Borah Slater, L Moraes, Y Xu, D Kim
    Frontiers in Microbiology 14, 1289987 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 14
  • SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development and how Brazil is contributing
    AI Kanno, MMF Barbosa, L Moraes, LCC Leite
    Genetics and Molecular Biology 44 (1 Suppl 1), e20200320 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 14
  • A look at the health of women caregivers of elderly people: Challenges and opportunities
    LT Pereira, GJ Novaes, L Moraes, CJ Borges, MR Souza, LA Silva, ...
    Revista Kairós: Gerontologia 20 (1), 277-297 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 5
  • Densidade aparente dos resíduos da polpa de maracujá
    TG Matias, SA Regis, SV Talma, LP Moraes, ED Resende
    Brazilian Journal of Food Technology 21, e2017155 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 4
  • Development and evaluation of antimicrobial and flavored film for using on pastry dough/Desenvolvimento e avaliacao de filme antimicrobiano aromatizado para aplicacao em massa …
    ARM Fialho, MCTR Vidigal, NFF Soares, LP de Moraes, NR de Melo, ...
    Ciência Rural 41 (3), 537-544 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 2
  • Long-Term Protective Immune Responses Induced by rBCG-RBD/rRBD Heterologous Prime/Boost Immunization Strategy: Fusion of RBD-Wuhan with LTB Adjuvant Induces Cross-Reactivity …
    GC Gaboardi, MM Trentini, AI Kanno, L Moraes, AD Januzzi, LR Pereira, ...
    Vaccines 14 (2), 120 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Process for Construction of a Single Vector Comprising CAS9 and sgRNA for Mycobacterial Genome Modifications
    LCDC LEITE, AI Kanno, L Moraes
    US Patent App. 18/258,159 , 2025
    2025
  • Implantação da plataforma CRISPR/Cas9 em micobactérias para o desenvolvimento de novas vacinas e diagnósticos.
    L Moraes
    Universidade de São Paulo , 2024
    2024
  • Conhecendo o Fruto, Polpa e da Farinha, da Pitaia (Hylocereus undatus e Hylocereus polyrhizus) e elaboração do extrato para posterior aplicação.
    B da Silva, BCR Magalhães, AB Valadão, DB de Oliveira, LP de Moraes
    Congresso Fluminense de Pós-Graduação-CONPG , 2020
    2020
  • SABERES E PRATICAS POPULARES EM SAÚDE: USO DE PLANTAS MEDICINAIS (DROGAS VEGETAIS) PELAS MULHERES NA PESCA
    LP MORAES, LS CEZAR
    Congresso Fluminense de Pós-Graduação-CONPG , 2020
    2020
  • Apparent density of passion fruit pulp residue
    TG Matias, SA Regis, SV Talma, LP Moraes, ED Resende
    Brazilian Journal of Food Technology 21, e2017155 , 2018
    2018