Carolina Nodari

I have been working on the epidemiology of Gram-negative bacilli, the characterization of their resistance mechanisms, and the evaluation of diagnostic tools for their identification since 2011. Over the years, I was involved in projects studying important nosocomial and community-acquired pathogens, such as carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriales and Acinetobacter spp., as well as Neisseria gonorrhoeae. During my PhD, I characterized the genetic background mediating colistin resistance in A. baumannii and improved my knowledge on high-throughput sequencing methodologies and genomic data analysis. Since I joined IP, in November 2020, I have been evaluating the dynamics of mobile genetic elements associated with the emergence of antimicrobial resistance in historical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Educational Background

PhD in Sciences – Translational Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil. Title of the Thesis: Molecular characterization of polymyxin resistance mechanisms among multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Advisor: Ana Cristina Gales. Apr/2016-May/2020.

Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil. Title of the Dissertation: Resistome analysis of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae using Next-Generation Sequencing. Advisor: Afonso Luís Barth. Apr/2014-Mar/2016.

Bachelor’s in Pharmacy, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Project title: Frequency of imipenem heteroresistance among KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae. Advisor: Afonso Luís Barth. Mar/2008-Dec/2013.

Teaching/advisory experience

Co-advisor of the master’s dissertation of Felipe Alberto Lei, at the Federal University of São Paulo. Research topic: Diversity of carbapenemases among clinical isolates belonging to Pseudomonas putida group. Advisor: Ana Cristina Gales. Aug/2018-Dec/2020.

Co-advisor of the bachelor’s final project of Larissa Akie Natsumeda, at the Federal University of São Paulo. Research topic: Azithromycin resistance mechanisms among Neisseria gonorrhoeae clinical isolates. Advisor: Ana Cristina Gales. Mar/2018-Dec/2018.

Co-advisor of the bachelor’s final project of Lisiane Rech Pancotto, at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Research topic: Rapid phenotypic detection of carbapenemases among Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates. Advisor: Afonso Luís Barth. Mar/2015-Dec/2015.

Assistant professor in the Clinical Bacteriology course, offered to Pharmacy students at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Teaching hours: 30 hours. Aug-Dec/2014.

Publication summary

Journal articles
Total: 27
In the last 3 years (2020-2022): 13
Total citations: 233 (as of 12.04.22, on Google Scholar)

Conference poster and oral presentations
Total: 37
In the last 3 years (2019-2021): 19
Presenting author: 11

Member of editorial board

German Journal of Microbiology (since 2021)

Peer-reviewer

Frontiers in Microbiology (since 2022)
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (since 2022)
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy (since 2021)
Gene Reports (since 2021)
Frontiers in Cellular in Infection Microbiology (since 2021)
Microbial Pathogenesis (since 2021)
Journal of Microbiological Methods (since 2021)
Access Microbiology (since 2020)
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (since 2020)
Journal of Chemotherapy (since 2020)
Journal of Hospital Infection (since 2020)
Microbial Drug Resistance (since 2020)
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology (since 2020)
Medical Microbiology and Immunology (since 2019)
mSphere (since 2019)
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology (since 2019)
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (since 2019)
Journal of Medical Microbiology (since 2018)
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (since 2018)
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance (since 2017)
The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (since 2016)