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Patrícia T. Bozza

Patrícia T. Bozza

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Immunology
Brazil
2026

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Immunology

D-Index
91
Citations
26122
World Ranking
1050
National Ranking
6

Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
26322
World Ranking
11876
National Ranking
29

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Immunology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Patrícia T. Bozza is affiliated with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including infectious diseases, molecular biology, immunology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and epidemiology.

Their research interests focus notably on COVID-19 clinical research studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, and the long-term effects of COVID-19. Additional areas of study include lipid metabolism and biosynthesis, mosquito-borne diseases and control, inflammasome and immune disorders, and metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies.

Patrícia T. Bozza has been involved in numerous publications, with frequent appearances in several scientific venues. The most common publication platforms include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Leukocyte Biology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Viruses

Their recent papers reflect a focus on immunology and infectious disease mechanisms, especially related to COVID-19 and lipid metabolism. Notable recent papers include:

  • Platelet activation and platelet-monocyte aggregate formation trigger tissue factor expression in patients with severe COVID-19 (2020, Blood)
  • Lipid droplets: platforms with multiple functions in cancer hallmarks (2020, Cell Death and Disease)
  • Mammalian lipid droplets are innate immune hubs integrating cell metabolism and host defense (2020, Science)
  • Lipid droplets fuel SARS-CoV-2 replication and production of inflammatory mediators (2020, PLoS Pathogens)
  • SARS-CoV-2 engages inflammasome and pyroptosis in human primary monocytes (2021, Cell Death Discovery)

Collaborative efforts are a significant aspect of their research, with frequent co-authorship alongside several scientists:

  • Thiago Moreno L. Souza
  • Carolina Q. Sacramento
  • Fernando A. Bozza
  • Natalia Fintelman-Rodrigues
  • Eugênio D. Hottz

Patrícia T. Bozza was recognized as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2010, an award reflecting distinction in their field.

Best Publications

  • Cytokine profiles as markers of disease severity in sepsis: a multiplex analysis

    Fernando A. Bozza;Fernando A. Bozza;Jorge I F Salluh;André M Japiassú;André M Japiassú;Marcio Soares

  • Platelet activation and platelet-monocyte aggregate formation trigger tissue factor expression in patients with severe COVID-19.

    Eugenio D. Hottz;Eugenio D. Hottz;Isaclaudia G. Azevedo-Quintanilha;Lohanna Palhinha;Lívia Teixeira

  • Dengue virus capsid protein usurps lipid droplets for viral particle formation

    Marcelo M. Samsa;Juan A. Mondotte;Nestor G. Iglesias;Iranaia Assunção-Miranda

  • Uptake of apoptotic cells drives the growth of a pathogenic trypanosome in macrophages.

    C. G. Freire-de-Lima;D. O. Nascimento;M. B. P. Soares;P. T. Bozza

  • Lipid droplets in inflammation and cancer

    Patricia T. Bozza;João P.B. Viola

  • Lipid droplets: platforms with multiple functions in cancer hallmarks.

    André L. S. Cruz;André L. S. Cruz;Ester de A. Barreto;Narayana P. B. Fazolini;João P. B. Viola

  • Multiplex cytokine profile from dengue patients: MIP-1beta and IFN-gamma as predictive factors for severity

    Fernando A Bozza;Oswaldo G Cruz;Sonia M O Zagne;Elzinandes L Azeredo

  • An enhanced immune response in mice lacking the transcription factor NFAT1.

    Steven Xanthoudakis;Joao P. B. Viola;Karen T. Y. Shaw;Chun Luo

  • Zika virus evolution and spread in the Americas

    Hayden C. Metsky;Hayden C. Metsky;Christian B. Matranga;Shirlee Wohl;Shirlee Wohl;Stephen F. Schaffner;Stephen F. Schaffner

  • Lipid bodies are reservoirs of cyclooxygenase-2 and sites of prostaglandin-E2 synthesis in colon cancer cells.

    Maria T. Accioly;Patricia Pacheco;Clarissa M. Maya-Monteiro;Nina Carrossini

  • Mammalian lipid droplets are innate immune hubs integrating cell metabolism and host defense

    Marta Bosch;Miguel Sánchez-Álvarez;Alba Fajardo;Ronan Kapetanovic

  • Platelets mediate increased endothelium permeability in dengue through NLRP3-inflammasome activation

    Eugenio D. Hottz;Juliana F. Lopes;Carla Freitas;Rogério Valls-de-Souza

  • Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin induces TLR2-mediated formation of lipid bodies: intracellular domains for eicosanoid synthesis in vivo.

    Heloisa D’Avila;Rossana C. N. Melo;Gleydes G. Parreira;Eduardo Werneck-Barroso

  • Leukocyte lipid bodies — Biogenesis and functions in inflammation

    Patricia T. Bozza;Kelly G. Magalhães;Peter Fahey Weller

  • Lipid droplets fuel SARS-CoV-2 replication and production of inflammatory mediators.

    Suelen Silva Gomes Dias;Vinicius Cardoso Soares;Vinicius Cardoso Soares;André C. Ferreira;Carolina Q. Sacramento

  • The role of NSP6 in the biogenesis of the SARS-CoV-2 replication organelle

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  • Eosinophil Lipid Bodies: Specific, Inducible Intracellular Sites for Enhanced Eicosanoid Formation

    Patricia T. Bozza;Wengui Yu;John F. Penrose;Ellen S. Morgan

  • Pulmonary and extrapulmonary acute lung injury: inflammatory and ultrastructural analyses.

    Sara L. S. Menezes;Patricia T. Bozza;Hugo C. Castro Faria Neto;Andrea P. Laranjeira

  • SARS-CoV-2 engages inflammasome and pyroptosis in human primary monocytes

    André C. Ferreira;Vinicius Cardoso Soares;Vinicius Cardoso Soares;Isaclaudia G. de Azevedo-Quintanilha;Suelen da Silva Gomes Dias

  • Dengue induces platelet activation, mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death through mechanisms that involve DC‐SIGN and caspases

    E. D. Hottz;M. F. Oliveira;P. C. G. Nunes;R. M. R. Nogueira

  • MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITORY FACTOR LEVELS CORRELATE WITH FATAL OUTCOME IN SEPSIS

    Fernando A Bozza;Rachel N Gomes;André M Japiassú;Marcio Soares

  • Lipid body function in eicosanoid synthesis: an update.

    Patricia T. Bozza;Ilka Bakker-Abreu;Roberta A. Navarro-Xavier;Christianne Bandeira-Melo

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugo C. Castro-Faria-Neto
Hugo C. Castro-Faria-Neto Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Fernando A. Bozza
Fernando A. Bozza Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Peter F. Weller
Peter F. Weller Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Guy A. Zimmerman
Guy A. Zimmerman University of Utah
Marcelo T. Bozza
Marcelo T. Bozza Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Bruno B. Andrade
Bruno B. Andrade Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Euzenir Nunes Sarno
Euzenir Nunes Sarno Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Aldina Barral
Aldina Barral Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Fabiano L. Thompson
Fabiano L. Thompson Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Ann M. Dvorak
Ann M. Dvorak Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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