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Fernando Lopes

Academic title(s): 

Associate Professor - Microbiology & Immunology

Assistant Professor - Parasitology

Fernando Lopes
Contact Information
Address: 

Parasitology Building, P-105  

Macdonald Campus, Â鶹AV
21,111 Lakeshore Road, Ste Anne de Bellevue, H9X 3V9

Phone: 
514-398-7607
Email address: 
fernando.lopes [at] mcgill.ca
Division: 
Associate Members
Branch: 
Parasitology and Immunometabolism
Graduate supervision: 

ACCEPTING GRADUATE STUDENTS

Biography: 

Dr. Fernando Lopes received his Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil under Dr. Vanessa Pinho researching the role of neutrophil-derived reactive oxygen species in the resolution of inflammation using a model of rheumatoid arthritis. While completing his postdoctoral training at the University of Calgary under the supervision of Dr. Derek McKay, he specialized in helminth-host immunological crosstalk in chronic inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases and arthritis. As a new assistant professor in the Institute of Parasitology, he explores the role of helminth components in modulating the immunometabolism of immune cells to promote inflammation resolution in inflammatory diseases. Dr. Lopes also focuses on characterizing the metabolic requirements of myeloid cells during transmigration to inflammatory loci.

Awards, honours, and fellowships: 
  • CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD) and the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
  • (CAG) – Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Alberta Innovates Health Solutions - Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • CNPq (National Council of Research), Brazil - Postdoctoral Fellowship
Current research: 

To explore the role of helminth components in modulating the immunometabolism of immune cells to promote inflammation resolution in inflammatory conditions.

  • Helmith modulation of bioenergetics of myeloid cells
  • Metabolic kinetics of neutrophils during inflammatory responses
Selected publications: 

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