Nora A. Fierro
   Healthcare Scientist
   University
Fields of Expertise:
Immunity
SUBJECTS OF INTEREST

POSITIONS
Principal Investigator

Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM





BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Fierro´s research focuses on understanding of the immune mechanisms that control T cell function during viral diseases. Her group is particularly interested in the study of the immune-modulatory role of metabolic components in viral hepatitis. She has also interest in the study of the genomic v... Read more
Dr. Fierro´s research focuses on understanding of the immune mechanisms that control T cell function during viral diseases. Her group is particularly interested in the study of the immune-modulatory role of metabolic components in viral hepatitis. She has also interest in the study of the genomic variability of hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Mexico and recently, her research has focused on identifying the impact of endemic viral infections on the development of COVID-19. These questions are addressed in the human system, where her lab combine the ex vivo analysis of T cell subsets with in vitro priming of T cells, virus culture and bioinformatic tools. Dr. Fierro received the degree of Doctor in Biochemical Sciences from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in 2006 and performed postdoctoral training on signal transduction at the National Institute of Health, USA. In 2009, she attained a research position at the Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico, where she established the Immuno-Virology Unit and contributed to improvements in HEV diagnosis, and to identify slight differences in specific immune responses from the host in the context of viral diseases. Since 2019 she started her own group in the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.

SCIENTIFIC TRAININGS & EDUCATION

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. México

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    NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, USA

POSITIONS
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Principal Investigator

Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM

KEY PUBLICATIONS | ALL PUBLICATIONS

Tracing the History of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Mexico: From the Enigmatic Genotype 2 to the Current Disease Situation

Oliver Viera-Segura, Arturo Calderón-Flores, Julio A Batún-Alfaro, Nora A Fierro

Publication: Viruses/2023


Advances in Hepatitis E Virus

Nora A. Fierro

Publication: Pathogens/2023


IL-18 discriminates highly frequent hepatitis E virus positive from negative blood donors in Mexico

Edgar D. Copado-Villagrana, Antonio Pizuorno, Adrián García-Suárez, Julio C. Abarca, Gisela DuPont, Socorro Jaramillo-Bueno, Nora A. Fierro

Publication: Annals of Hepatology/2023


An RBD-Based Diagnostic Method Useful for the Surveillance of Protective Immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in the Population

Dolores Adriana Ayón-Núñez, Jacquelynne Cervantes-Torres, Carlos Cabello-Gutiérrez, Sergio Rosales-Mendoza, Diana Rios-Valencia, Leonor Huerta, Raúl J. Bobes, Julio César Carrero, René Segura-Velázquez, Nora Alma Fierro, Marisela Hernández, Joaquín Zúñiga-Ramos, Gerardo Gamba, Graciela Cárdenas, Emmanuel Frías-Jiménez, Luis Alonso Herrera, Gladis Fragoso, Edda Sciutto, Francisco Suárez-Güemes, and Juan Pedro Laclette

Publication: Diagnostics/2022


Viral Kinetics of an Acute Hepatitis B Virus Subgenotype F1b Infection in a Mexican Subject

Arturo Panduro, Sonia Roman, Nora A. Fierro, and João R. Rebello‐Pinho

Publication: Clin Liver Disease/2022


Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Hepatitis A Virus and Hepatitis E Virus Among Children with Acute Hepatitis in Mexico

Edgar D. Copado-Villagrana, Julio Y. Anaya-Covarrubias, Oliver Viera-Segura, Jorge L. Trujillo-Ochoa, Arturo Panduro, Alexis José-Abrego, Sonia Roman, and Nora A. Fierro

Publication: Viral Immunology/2021


Evidence for Increased Inflammatory Cytokine Profile in Hepatitis E Virus-Infected Obese Patients: Implications for Chronic Liver Disease

Oliver Viera-Segura, Arturo Panduro, Jorge L. Trujillo-Ochoa, Edgar Copado-Villagrana, Rafael Torres-Valadez, Maricruz Sepulveda-Villegas, Sonia Roman, and Nora A. Fierro

Publication: Viral Immunology/2020


First detection of hepatitis E virus genotype 3 as a common infectious agent in patients with chronic liver damage in Mexico

Oliver Viera-Segura, Mauricio Realpe-Quintero, Arturo Panduro, Sonia Roman, Alexis Jose-Abrego, Karina Gonzalez-Aldaco, Jorge L. Trujillo-Ochoa, Nora A. Fierro

Publication: Annals of hepatology/2019


Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 1 and Hepatitis A Virus Dual Infection in Pediatric Patients with a Low Socioeconomic Status from Mexico

Mauricio Realpe-Quintero; Santiago Mirazo; Oliver Viera-Segura; Edgar D. Copado-Villagrana; Arturo Panduro; Sonia Roman; Juan Arbiza; Nora A. Fierro

Publication: Intervirology/2018


Challenges in research and management of hepatitis E virus infection in Cuba, Mexico, and Uruguay

Mauricio Realpe-QuinteroMaria C. MontalvoSantiago Mirazo, Arturo Panduro, Sonia Roman, Reimar Johne, Nora A. Fierro

Publication: Rev Panam Salud Publica/2018


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