Alexandre de Andrade, PhD

aandrade@childrensmemorial.org
Laboratory of Dr. Marcelo Bento Soares
Cancer Biology and Epigenomics Program
2430 N. Halsted St. Rm C.575
Chicago, IL 60614

BS, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
PhD, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

The tumor genome undergoes localized hypermethylation and loss of global methylation. The ultimate goal of my research is to understand the significance of this hypomethylation process as well as resulting DNA structural alterations.

Publications:

Rezende-Teixeira P, Siviero F, Andrade A, Santelli RV, Machado-Santelli GM. (2007) Mariner-like elements in Rhynchosciara americana (Schiaridae) genome: molecular and cytological aspects. Genetica, 133: 137-145.

Siviero F, Rezende-Teixeira P, Andrade A, Machado-Santelli GM, Santelli RV. (2006) Analysis of expressed sequence tags from Rhynchosciara americana salivary glands. Insect Molecular Biology, 15: 109-118.

Andrade A, Teixeira PR, Siviero F, Santelli RV. (2005) A shortcut in phage screening technique. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1: 150-151.

Andrade A, Namora SF, Woisky RG, Weizel G, Najjar R, Sertie JA, Silva DO. (2000) Synthesis and characterization of a diruthenium-ibuprofenato complex comparing its anti-inflammatory activity with that of copper(II)-ibuprofenato complex. Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 81: 23-27.