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José Paulo Gagliardi Leite

José Paulo Gagliardi Leite

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
9562
World Ranking
15718
National Ranking
89

Overview

José Paulo Gagliardi Leite is a researcher affiliated with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil. Their scholarly contributions primarily focus on the field of Medicine, with key subfields including Cell Biology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Aging, and Forestry. Their work engages with topics such as Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms; Microtubule and Mitosis Dynamics; Cellular Mechanics and Interactions; Agricultural and Food Sciences; Banana Cultivation and Research; Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment; and Cancer Survivorship and Care.

Leite has published several papers across various specialized journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Equatorial Non-muscle Myosin II and Plastin Cooperate to Align and Compact F-actin Bundles in the Cytokinetic Ring (2020) in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Os efeitos da elisão fiscal sobre o crescimento econômico de micro e pequenas empresas (2024) in DELOS Desarrollo Local Sostenible
  • Sexual Health of Patients in Treatment for Lung Cancer: An Undercover Concern for Patients and Oncologists (2025) in Current Oncology
  • Diarreia e gastroenterites de origem infecciosa presumível na população pediátrica: Análise do perfil epidemiológico nas regiões do Brasil no período de 2019 a 2024 (2025) in Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
  • A LINGUAGEM SERTANEJA NA OBRA DE PATATIVA DO ASSARÉ COMO VEÍCULO DENUNCIADOR DAS MAZELAS SOCIAIS NO NORDESTE BRASILEIRO (2025) in Revista Ibero-Americana de Humanidades, Ciências e Educação

Their research has been published in multiple venues, with a concentration in:

  • Revista fisio&terapia.
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • DELOS Desarrollo Local Sostenible
  • Current Oncology
  • Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences

Collaboration is a part of their academic practice, with frequent co-authors including Fung-Yi Chan, Daniel S. Osório, Joana Filipa Silva Saramago, Ana Filipa Sobral, and Ana Marta Silva. Each has collaborated on at least one publication with Leite.

Their expertise spans multiple important areas in biomedical and applied sciences, with research contributions that intersect cellular biology mechanisms, infectious disease epidemiology, oncology, and agricultural sciences. This multidisciplinary approach reflects a wide-ranging interest in both fundamental biological processes and practical health and agricultural concerns.

Best Publications

  • Use of quantitative molecular diagnostic methods to investigate the effect of enteropathogen infections on linear growth in children in low-resource settings: Longitudinal analysis of results from the MAL-ED cohort study

    Elizabeth T Rogawski;Jie Liu;James A Platts-Mills;Furqan Kabir

  • Use of quantitative molecular diagnostic methods to assess the aetiology, burden, and clinical characteristics of diarrhoea in children in low-resource settings: a reanalysis of the MAL-ED cohort study.

    James A Platts-Mills;Jie Liu;Elizabeth T Rogawski;Furqan Kabir

  • Molecular Detection and Characterization of Gastroenteritis Viruses Occurring Naturally in the Stream Waters of Manaus, Central Amazônia, Brazil

    Marize P. Miagostovich;Fabiana F. M. Ferreira;Flávia R. Guimarães;Túlio M. Fumian

  • Group A rotavirus genotypes and the ongoing Brazilian experience: a review

    José Paulo Gagliardi Leite;Filipe Anibal Carvalho-Costa;Alexandre C Linhares

  • A combined enzyme immunoassay for rotavirus and adenovirus (EIARA)

    H.G. Pereira;R.S. Azeredo;J.P.G. Leite;Z.P. Andrade

  • Electrophoretic study of the genome of human rotaviruses from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Pará, Brazil.

    H. G Pereira;Rosete S Azeredo;J. P. G Leite;J. A. N Candeias

  • Detection of rotavirus A in sewage samples using multiplex qPCR and an evaluation of the ultracentrifugation and adsorption-elution methods for virus concentration.

    Tulio M. Fumian;José Paulo G. Leite;Alejandro A. Castello;Aldo Gaggero

  • Etiology of Severe Acute Watery Diarrhea in Children in the Global Rotavirus Surveillance Network Using Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction

    Darwin J. Operario;James A. Platts-Mills;Sandrama Nadan;Nicola Page

  • Laboratory-based Rotavirus Surveillance During the Introduction of a Vaccination Program, Brazil, 2005–2009

    Filipe Anibal Carvalho-Costa;Eduardo de Mello Volotão;Rosane Maria Santos de Assis;Alexandre Madi Fialho

  • Evaluation of an adsorption–elution method for detection of astrovirus and norovirus in environmental waters

    Matías Victoria;Flávia Guimarães;Tulio Fumian;Fabiana Ferreira

  • Rotavirus genotype distribution after vaccine introduction, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    Filipe Anibal Carvalho-Costa;Irene Trigueiros Araújo;Rosane Maria Santos de Assis;Alexandre Madi Fialho

  • Prevalence and molecular epidemiology of noroviruses in hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2004.

    Matías Victoria;Filipe Aníbal Carvalho-Costa;Marcos Bryan Heinemann;José Paulo Leite

  • Adenoviruses associated with acute gastroenteritis in hospitalized and community children up to 5 years old in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, Brazil.

    Edson Pereira Filho;Nieli Rodrigues da Costa Faria;Alexandre Madi Fialho;Rosane S. de Assis

  • A rapid procedure for detecting noroviruses from cheese and fresh lettuce.

    Tulio Machado Fumian;José Paulo G. Leite;Victor Augustus Marin;Marize Pereira Miagostovich

  • One year monitoring of norovirus in a sewage treatment plant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    Matías Victoria;Flávia Ramos Guimarães;Tulio Machado Fumian;Fabiana Fioretti Martins Ferreira

  • Comparison of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), immuno-electron microscopy (IEM) and enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for the rapid diagnosis of rotavirus infection in children.

    H. G. Pereira;R. S. Azeredo;J. P. G. Leite;O. M. Barth

  • Viral load and genotypes of noroviruses in symptomatic and asymptomatic children in Southeastern Brazil

    Débora Maria Pires Gonçalves Barreira;Mônica Simões Rocha Ferreira;Túlio Machado Fumian;Rita Checon

  • One year environmental surveillance of rotavirus specie A (RVA) genotypes in circulation after the introduction of the Rotarix® vaccine in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Tulio Machado Fumian;José Paulo Gagliardi Leite;Tatiana Lundgreen Rose;Tatiana Prado

  • Biologic data of Macaca mulatta, Macaca fascicularis, and Saimiri sciureus used for research at the Fiocruz primate center.

    Márcia Cristina Ribeiro Andrade;Carlos Torres Ribeiro;Virgílio Ferreira da Silva;Etelcia Moraes Molinaro

  • Molecular epidemiology of astrovirus type 1 in Belém, Brazil, as an agent of infantile gastroenteritis, over a period of 18 years (1982-2000): identification of two possible new lineages.

    Yvone B. Gabbay;José Paulo G. Leite;Darleise S. Oliveira;Liliany S. Nakamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Marize Pereira Miagostovich
Marize Pereira Miagostovich Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Amauri Alcindo Alfieri
Amauri Alcindo Alfieri Londrina State University
Jon R. Gentsch
Jon R. Gentsch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Aldo A. M. Lima
Aldo A. M. Lima Universidade Federal do Ceará
Patrícia Brasil
Patrícia Brasil Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Gagandeep Kang
Gagandeep Kang Christian Medical College & Hospital
Mauricio Lima Barreto
Mauricio Lima Barreto Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Jie Liu
Jie Liu Duke University
Eric R. Houpt
Eric R. Houpt University of Virginia
Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Zulfiqar A Bhutta Aga Khan University

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