Team
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Ph.D. in Biological Sciences - Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of the Republic, Uruguay
BIOGRAPHY
Alvaro Fajardo is a postdoctoral fellow in the tenOever lab interested in viral evolution, virus-host interactions, and viral engineering. His research focuses primarily on deciphering molecular aspects of the biology of the Influenza A virus to explore novel gene therapy strategies. He is also involved in vitro and in vivo studies focusing on investigating the pathogenesis mechanisms occurring during SARS-CoV-2 infection. Before joining the tenOever lab, Alvaro completed his Ph.D. studies in the Molecular Virology Lab at, the University of the Republic, Uruguay, where his research focused on the molecular epidemiology of emerging arboviruses.
PUBLICATIONS
A detailed comparative analysis of codon usage bias in Zika virus
Cristina J, Fajardo A, Soñora M, Moratorio G, Musto H
10.1016/j.virusres.2016.06.022 19/02/2023
PMID: 27449601
Dual-Reporter System for Real-Time Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Activity in Live Cells Enables Identification of an Allosteric Inhibition Path
Bram Y, Duan X, Nilsson-Payant BE, Chandar V, Wu H, Shore D, Fajardo A, Sinha S, Hassan N, Weinstein H, TenOever BR, Chen S, Schwartz RE
10.1021/acsbiomedchemau.2c00034 21/12/2022
PMID: 36570071
Molecular accuracy vs antigenic speed: SARS-CoV-2 testing strategies
Fajardo Á, Perbolianachis P, Ferreiro I, Moreno P, Moratorio G
10.1016/j.coph.2021.12.006 21/12/2021
PMID: 35042168
Emergence and Spread of a B.1.1.28-Derived P.6 Lineage with Q675H and Q677H Spike Mutations in Uruguay
Rego N, Salazar C, Paz M, Costábile A, Fajardo A, Ferrés I, Perbolianachis P, Fernández-Calero T, Noya V, Machado MR, Brandes M, Arce R, Arleo M, Possi T, Reyes N, Bentancor MN, Lizasoain A, Bortagaray V, Moller A, Chappos O, Nin N, Hurtado J, Duquía M, González MB, Griffero L, Méndez M, Techera MP, Zanetti J, Pereira E, Rivera B, Maidana M, Alonso M, Smircich P, Arantes I, Mir D, Alonso C, Medina J, Albornoz H, Colina R, Bello G, Moreno P, Moratorio G, Iraola G, Spangenberg L
10.3390/v13091801 10/09/2021
PMID: 34578382