Letícia Fracaro

Letícia Fracaro is a Bachelor Science in Biology from the Catholic University of Paraná. During her graduation she obtained a scholarship of scientific iniciation and at this time she worked with isolation, cultivation and the fluorescent labeling of mesenchymal stem cells derived from human adipose tissue. At the end of graduation she received the Marcelino Champagnat Award for the best academic performance in the Biology Course. She was a Masters student of the Core for Cell Technology at the Catholic University of Parana. Her project is titled: Human adipose -derived stem cell transplantation in Wistar rats subjected to spinal cord injury: monitoring, immunomodulation assessment and neuronal marker expression. In this study she did the isolation, culture and transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells derived from human adipose tissue in animals with spinal cord injuries.Now she is a PhD Student and She works with dental pulp stem cells, adipose-derived stem cells and neuronal differentiation.Her project is title: Comparative analysis of the phenotypic and proteomic profile of mesenchymal stem cells derived from adipose tissue and dental pulp, undifferentiated and differentiated in lineages of the nervous system

Possui graduação em Bacharelado em Biologia (2010), mestrado e doutorado (2014 e 2019) em Ciências da Saúde pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. Realizou doutorado sanduiche na University of Edinburgh (Reino Unido) no Scottish Centre of Regenerative Medicine (SCRM).Após a conclusão do doutorado, iniciou o Pós-doutorado na PUCPR, onde realizou a infusão intranigral de células-tronco de polpa de dente em um modelo animal de doença de Parkinson. Atualmente, atua como Professora Auxiliar da PUCPR e Pesquisadora no Núcleo de Tecnologia Celular da PUCPR.Tem experiência em pesquisa básica e pré-clínica com células-tronco mesenquimais, destacando-se nas áreas de cultivo e terapia celular, além do isolamento e diferenciação de células-tronco de diversas fontes.