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D-Index
78
Citations
24015
World Ranking
1693
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2004 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Mayana Zatz is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil, contributing extensively to research in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans various subfields, including genetics, molecular biology, infectious diseases, immunology, and neurology.

Zatz has authored research centered on critical health topics and diseases, with a notable focus on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research. Their main research topics include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases

The scientist's frequent coauthors are:

  • Michel Satya Naslavsky
  • Marília O. Scliar
  • Maria Rita Passos-Bueno
  • Yeda A. O. Duarte
  • Erick C. Castelli

Mayana Zatz has published in venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Molecular Psychiatry

Selected recent publications by Mayana Zatz include:

  • "Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~20% of COVID-19 deaths," 2021, Science Immunology
  • "The risk of COVID-19 death is much greater and age dependent with type I IFN autoantibodies," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Whole-genome sequencing of 1,171 elderly admixed individuals from Brazil," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Global and local ancestry modulate APOE association with Alzheimer's neuropathology and cognitive outcomes in an admixed sample," 2022, Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Rare predicted loss-of-function variants of type I IFN immunity genes are associated with life-threatening COVID-19," 2023, Genome Medicine

In addition to their research publications, Mayana Zatz was recognized as a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Mutations in the proteolytic enzyme calpain 3 cause limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A

    Isabelle Richard;Odile Broux;Valéerie Allamand;Françoise Fougerousse

  • A mutation in the vesicle-trafficking protein VAPB causes late-onset spinal muscular atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Agnes L. Nishimura;Miguel Mitne-Neto;Helga C.A. Silva;Helga C.A. Silva;Antônio Richieri-Costa

  • The genome sequence of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa

    A. J.G. Simpson;F. C. Reinach;P. Arruda;F. A. Abreu

  • A gene related to Caenorhabditis elegans spermatogenesis factor fer-1 is mutated in limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B

    R Bashir;S Britton;T Strachan;S Keers

  • Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene.

    Aude Nicolas;Kevin P. Kenna;Alan E. Renton;Alan E. Renton;Nicola Ticozzi

  • Multipotent Stem Cells from Umbilical Cord: Cord Is Richer than Blood!

    Mariane Secco;Eder Zucconi;Natássia M. Vieira;Luciana Luchesi Quintanilha Fogaça

  • Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, LGMD2F, is caused by a mutation in the delta-sarcoglycan gene.

    V. Nigro;E. De Sa Moreira;G. Piluso;M. Vainzof

  • Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2G is caused by mutations in the gene encoding the sarcomeric protein telethonin.

    Eloisa S. Moreira;Tim J. Wiltshire;Georgine Faulkner;Antje Nilforoushan

  • Collagen XVIII, containing an endogenous inhibitor of angiogenesis and tumor growth, plays a critical role in the maintenance of retinal structure and in neural tube closure (Knobloch syndrome)

    Andréa Laurato Sertié;Vitorio Sossi;AnaMaria A. Camargo;Mayana Zatz

  • Mutations in the gene encoding PDGF-B cause brain calcifications in humans and mice

    Annika Keller;Annika Keller;Annika Keller;Ana Westenberger;Maria J Sobrido;Maria García-Murias

  • Isolation, characterization, and differentiation potential of canine adipose-derived stem cells.

    N M Vieira;V Brandalise;E Zucconi;M Secco

  • Calpains and Disease

    Mayana Zatz;Alessandra Starling

  • Caveolin-3 in Muscular Dystrophy

    Elizabeth M. McNally;Elizabeth M. McNally;Eloisa de Sá Moreira;David J. Duggan;Carsten G. Bönnemann

  • Early transplantation of human immature dental pulp stem cells from baby teeth to golden retriever muscular dystrophy (GRMD) dogs: Local or systemic?

    Irina Kerkis;Carlos E Ambrosio;Alexandre Kerkis;Daniele S Martins

  • Downregulation of VAPB expression in motor neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells of ALS8 patients

    Miguel Mitne-Neto;Marcela Machado-Costa;Maria C.N. Marchetto;Mario H. Bengtson

  • Rare variants in SOS2 and LZTR1 are associated with Noonan syndrome

    Guilherme Lopes Yamamoto;Meire Aguena;Monika Gos;Christina Hung

  • Exomic variants of an elderly cohort of Brazilians in the ABraOM database

    Michel Satya Naslavsky;Guilherme Lopes Yamamoto;Tatiana Ferreira de Almeida;Suzana A. M. Ezquina

  • Stem cell proliferation under low intensity laser irradiation: a preliminary study.

    Fernanda de P. Eduardo;Daniela F. Bueno;Patricia M. de Freitas;Márcia Martins Marques

  • Myocardial delayed enhancement by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with muscular dystrophy.

    Marly Conceição Silva;Zilda Maria Alves Meira;Juliana Gurgel Giannetti;Marcelo Moreira da Silva

  • Genome-Wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene

    Aude Nicolas;Kevin P. Kenna;Alan E. Renton;Nicola Ticozzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Mariz Vainzof
Mariz Vainzof Universidade de São Paulo
Maria Rita Passos-Bueno
Maria Rita Passos-Bueno Universidade de São Paulo
Louis M. Kunkel
Louis M. Kunkel Boston Children's Hospital
Sergio Verjovski-Almeida
Sergio Verjovski-Almeida Universidade de São Paulo
Ricardo Nitrini
Ricardo Nitrini Universidade de São Paulo
Elizabeth M. McNally
Elizabeth M. McNally Northwestern University
Vincenzo Nigro
Vincenzo Nigro University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Egbert Bakker
Egbert Bakker Leiden University Medical Center
Donald R. Love
Donald R. Love Auckland City Hospital
Kate Bushby
Kate Bushby Newcastle University

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