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Lissa Cruz‐Saavedra

McGill UniversityORCID 0000-0002-2383-0686Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:long-read sequencing· 1

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Igor dos Santos CestariiD· 2 shared Mira LoockiD· 2 shared Luiza Berenguer AntunesiD· 1 shared Valeria Bernal AraujoiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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A genome wide antigen-antibody screen identifies a yeast-based therapeutic vaccine candidate for Chagas disease

Mira Loock, Lissa Cruz‐Saavedra, Valeria Bernal Araujo, Igor dos Santos Cestari

The paper identifies a yeast-based therapeutic vaccine candidate for chronic Chagas disease by screening T. cruzi antigens with patient antibodies and validating its efficacy in mice.

bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Stochastic variation in surface protein expression diversifies Trypanosoma cruzi infection

Lissa Cruz‐Saavedra, Mira Loock, Luiza Berenguer Antunes, Igor dos Santos Cestari

This study shows stochastic variation in virulence gene expression in T. cruzi helps diversify infection and evade immune recognition.

bioRxiv · Apr 7, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology