Laura Alcântara, PhD - AccelBio

"Laura Alcântara brings 13 years of expertise in high-content and high-throughput screening within the field of infectious diseases. She has led the development and implementation of diverse in vitro infection assays to evaluate libraries of small molecules, including FDA-approved drugs, synthetic compounds, and natural products, aimed at identifying novel antimicrobials against clinically relevant intracellular bacteria and parasites. She has also advanced the use of functional screening approa