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Melissa Sa Fernandes

Universidade de São Paulo

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Microbiology· 1 Zoology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Aspen C. F. Goncalves· 2 shared Mariana Furtado· 2 shared Maristela Martins De CamargoiD· 2 shared Aaron M. DollariD· 1 shared Dawn M. ZimmermaniD· 1 shared Diana N. H. BlazqueziD· 1 shared Grasiela Edith de Oliveira PorfírioiD· 1 shared Maggie E Weber· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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10 top collaborators · 39 mutual co-author links

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Aspen C. F. Goncalves

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Recent·Most cited

Diversity of Mammal Fauna in a Remnant of the Atlantic Forest in the Middle of a Megalopolis

Mariana Furtado, Aspen C. F. Goncalves, Melissa Sa Fernandes, Grasiela Edith de Oliveira Porfírio, Maristela Martins De Camargo

This study documents mammal diversity in an Atlantic Forest fragment within a Brazilian megacity, showing six species persist despite urban pressures.

bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2026 · PreprintZoology

An innovative tool for non-invasive contact-free pathogen monitoring in animal saliva

Maristela Martins de Camargo, Aspen C. F. Goncalves, Diana N. H. Blazquez, Maggie E Weber, Washington Carlos Agostinho, Zubin Kremer Guha, Melissa Sa Fernandes, Mariana Furtado, Aaron M. Dollar, Paulo Brandão, Serap Aksoy, Vanessa O. Ezenwa, Dawn M. Zimmerman

This paper develops a non-invasive tool for collecting animal saliva to monitor pathogens, validated in mice and shelter cats, enabling RNA virus detection and discovery of rare species.

bioRxiv · Feb 11, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology