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Winchil L.C. Vaz is affiliated with Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal. Their research primarily spans Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine, with a total of 11 and 10 publications respectively in these fields. Their work further delves into specific subfields such as Molecular Biology, Immunology, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The scientist has contributed to studies in various topics, including:

  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
  • Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms

Vaz's recent publications feature research published from 2020 to 2024 across multiple journals and preprint platforms. Notable papers include:

  • "Shotgun mass spectrometry-based lipid profiling identifies and distinguishes between chronic inflammatory diseases," 2021, EBioMedicine
  • "Oxidized cholesteryl ester induces exocytosis of dysfunctional lysosomes in lipidotic macrophages," 2023, Traffic
  • "Effect of Dipole Moment on Amphiphile Solubility and Partition into Liquid Ordered and Liquid Disordered Phases in Lipid Bilayers," 2020, Biophysical Journal
  • "Preclinical assessment of an antibiotic-free cationic surfactant-based cellulose hydrogel for sexually and perinatally transmitted infections," 2024, Matter
  • "Cholesteryl Hemiazelate Induces Lysosome Dysfunction and Exocytosis in Macrophages," 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist has published multiple times in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Lipid Research
  • EBioMedicine
  • Traffic
  • Matter

Frequent collaborators include Otília V. Vieira, Neuza Domingues, Pedro de Araújo Gonçalves, Jorge Ferreira, and Rune Matthiesen, with multiple coauthored publications highlighting ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Lateral diffusion in the liquid phases of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine/cholesterol lipid bilayers: a free volume analysis.

    Paulo F. F. Almeida;Winchil L. C. Vaz;T. E. Thompson

  • Translational diffusion of lipids in liquid crystalline phase phosphatidylcholine multibilayers. A comparison of experiment with theory.

    Winchil L. C. Vaz;Robert M. Clegg;Dieter Hallmann

  • Determination of the critical micelle concentration of surfactants using the fluorescent probe N-phenyl-1-naphthylamine

    Rui M.M. Brito;Rui M.M. Brito;Winchil L.C. Vaz

  • Lateral diffusion and percolation in two-phase, two-component lipid bilayers. Topology of the solid-phase domains in-plane and across the lipid bilayer.

    Paulo F. F. Almeida;Winchil L. C. Vaz;T. E. Thompson

  • Lateral diffusion of lipids and proteins in bilayer membranes

    Winchil L.C. Vaz;Winchil L.C. Vaz;Federico Goodsaid-Zalduondo;Federico Goodsaid-Zalduondo;Ken Jacobson

  • Cholesterol and POPC segmental order parameters in lipid membranes: solid state 1H–13C NMR and MD simulation studies

    Tiago Mendes Ferreira;Filipe Coreta-Gomes;O. H. Samuli Ollila;Maria João Moreno

  • FAPP2, cilium formation, and compartmentalization of the apical membrane in polarized Madin–Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells

    Otilia V. Vieira;Katharina Gaus;Paul Verkade;Joachim Fullekrug

  • Phase coexistence and connectivity in the apical membrane of polarized epithelial cells

    Doris Meder;Maria Joao Moreno;Paul Verkade;Winchil L. C. Vaz

  • Size dependence of the translational diffusion of large integral membrane proteins in liquid-crystalline phase lipid bilayers. A study using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching

    Winchil L. C. Vaz;Manuel Criado;Vitor M. C. Madeira;Guenther Schoellmann

  • Translational diffusion and fluid domain connectivity in a two-component, two-phase phospholipid bilayer.

    W. L. C. Vaz;E. C. C. Melo;T. E. Thompson

  • In Vitro Surfactant Structure-Toxicity Relationships: Implications for Surfactant Use in Sexually Transmitted Infection Prophylaxis and Contraception

    Ângela S. Inácio;Katia A. Mesquita;Marta Baptista;João Ramalho-Santos

  • Percolation and diffusion in three-component lipid bilayers: effect of cholesterol on an equimolar mixture of two phosphatidylcholines

    P. F. F. Almeida;W. L. C. Vaz;T. E. Thompson

  • Chapter 6 - Lateral Diffusion in Membranes

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  • Investigation of human erythrocyte ghost membranes with intramolecular excimer probes

    Klaas A. Zachariasse;Winchil L.C. Vaz;Carlos Sotomayor;Wolfgang Kühnle

  • ROTATIONAL DIFFUSION OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES BY TIME‐RESOLVED DELAYED LUMINESCENCE (PHOSPHORESCENCE, FLUORESCENCE) ANISOTROPY

    Thomas M. Jovin;Marty Bartholdi;Winchil L. C. Vaz;Robert H. Austin

  • Rotational and translational diffusion in membranes measured by fluorescence and phosphorescence methods.

    Thomas M. Jovin;Winchil L.C. Vaz

  • Microscopic versus macroscopic diffusion in one-component fluid phase lipid bilayer membranes

    W. L. C. Vaz;P. F. F. Almeida

  • Distribution and mobility of murine histocompatibility H-2Kk antigen in the cytoplasmic membrane

    Sándor Damjanovich;Lajos Trón;János Szöllösi;Raphael Zidovetzki

  • Phase topology and percolation in multi-phase lipid bilayers: is the biological membrane a domain mosaic?: Current Opinion in Structural Biology 1993, 3:482–488

    Winchil L.C. Vaz;Paulo F.F. Almeida

  • Reversible adsorption and nonreversible insertion of Escherichia coli alpha-hemolysin into lipid bilayers

    L. Bakas;H. Ostolaza;W. L. C. Vaz;F. M. Goni

  • Single channel recordings of reconstituted ion channel proteins: An improved technique.

    Bernhard U. Keller;Rainer Hedrich;Winchil L. C. Vaz;Manuel Criado

  • Mitochondrial Dysfunction is the Focus of Quaternary Ammonium Surfactant Toxicity to Mammalian Epithelial Cells

    Ângela S. Inácio;Gabriel N. Costa;Neuza S. Domingues;Maria S. Santos

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas E. Thompson
Thomas E. Thompson University of Virginia
Kai Simons
Kai Simons Lipotype
Thomas M. Jovin
Thomas M. Jovin Max Planck Society
Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes
Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes University of Coimbra
Paul Verkade
Paul Verkade University of Bristol
Robert M. Clegg
Robert M. Clegg University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Klaas A. Zachariasse
Klaas A. Zachariasse Max Planck Society
João Ramalho-Santos
João Ramalho-Santos University of Coimbra
Rainer Hedrich
Rainer Hedrich University of Würzburg
Ken Jacobson
Ken Jacobson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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