Raissa Fonseca


Completed PhD in Immunology pursued in the University of Sao Paulo.

Focus on the inhibition of the immune system using Trypanosoma cruzi infection as a chronic phase model.

In the meanwhile, studied aspects of CD8+ resident memory T cell development and plasticity in diverse viral infection models in the University of Minnesota.

  • Contact Details
    Department:Microbiology and Immunology
    Email: raissaf@unimelb.edu.au
    Phone:0406 119 628
  • Current Research Focus

    Resident memory T cell development

    Field of ResearchDescription
    1107Immunology
    060103Cell Development, Proliferation and Death
  • Key Skills
    • Flow cytometry
    • Fluorescence microscopy