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Tais Berelli Saito

Tais Berelli Saito, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Pathology

University of Texas Medical Branch
1.102 Keiller Building
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-0609

Office: (409) 772-2414
tbsaito@utmb.edu

Professional Education

Degree Institution Field of Study Graduation Year
B.A. State University of Londrina Veterinary Medicine 1996
Residence State University of Londrina Clinic and Surgery in Small Animals 1999
Master State University of Londrina Canine Distemper 2001
Ph.D. University of Sao Paulo Canine Ehrlichiosis 2009
Post-Doctoral University Texas Medical Branch Ehrlichiosis Current

Honors

1996 Best Student - XVIII group of Veterinary Medicine, State University of Londrina
1999 Prize “Doutor Honoris Canis” of Internal Medicine, Medical residency in:    Clinical and Surgery of Small Animals, State University of Londrina

Research Interests

My area of research is primarily focused on Infectious Diseases. I am interested in the pathophysiology of the infection, the correlation of the clinical effects, and the application in prevention, cure or treatment of the disease. Currently, I am working with the development of the animal model to natural infection of Ehrlichia using tick transmission, to understand the host response to natural infection.

Selected Publications

  1. Horta, M. C. ; Moraes-Filho, J.; Casagrande, R. A.; Saito, T. B.; Rosa, S. C.; Ogrzewalska, M.; Matushima, E. R.; Labruna, M. B. Experimental Infection of Opossums by and Evaluation of the Transmission of the Infection to Ticks. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, v. 9, n. 1, p. 109-117, 2009.
  2. Piranda, E. M.; Faccini, J. L. H.; Pinter, A.; Saito, T. B.; Pacheco, R. C.; Hagiwara, M. K.; Labruna, M. B. Experimental infection of dogs with a Brazilian strain of Rickettsia rickettsii: clinical and laboratory findings. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, v. 103, p. 696, 2008.
  3. Saito, T. B.; Cunha-Filho, N. A.; Pacheco, R. C.; Ferreira, F.; Pappen, F. G.; Farias, N. A. R.; Larsson, C. E.; Labruna, M. B. Canine Infection by Rickettsiae and Ehrlichiae in Southern Brazil. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 79, p. 102-108, 2008.
  4. Aguiar, D. M.; Saito, T. B.; Hagiwara, M. K.; Machado, R. Z.; Labruna, M. B. Serological diagnosis of Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis with Brazilian antigen of Ehrlichia canis. Rural Science, v. 37, p. 796, 2007.
  5. Saito, T. B.; Alfieri, A.; Wosiacki, S.; Negrao, F.; Morais, H.; Alfieri, A. Detection of canine distemper virus by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction in the urine of dogs with clinical signs of distemper encephalitis. Research in Veterinary Science, v. 80, p. 116-119, 2006.
  6. Saito, T. B.; Alfieri, A. A.; Negrão, F. J.; Morais, H. S. A.; Alfieri, A. F. Optimization and Evaluation of the RT-PCR Assay for Ante and Post Mortem Detection of Canine Distemper Virus. Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 13, p. 63-72, 2006.
  7. Headley, S. A.; Saito, T. B. Simultaneous Canine Distemper Encephalitis and Canine Parvovirus Infection with Distemper-Associated Cardiac Necrosis in a Pup: a Case Report. Ciência Rural, Santa Maria, v. 34, n. 1, 2002.

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