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.