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Glenda De Figueiredo Sanches

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Lab Manager | Research Specialist at University of Virginia School of Medicine
📍 Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Glenda de Figueiredo Sanches is a Lab Manager and Research Specialist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine with a Ph.D. in Microbiology. Her expertise lies in infectious diseases, with a focus on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of fungal and bacterial infections.

She is passionate about scientific research, particularly in the epidemiology of infectious diseases and how pathogens cause illness. Her colleagues note that she learns new laboratory techniques very quickly.

She co-authored research demonstrating that Cas9 contributes to Group B Streptococcal colonization and disease, a significant finding in the field.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Lab Manager | Research Specialist
Job Level
Middle
Location
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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Streptococcal Biology
Actively engaged in the field, she recently presented her lab's work at the 2026 Streptococcal Biology Gordon Research Conference.
Infectious Diseases
Her career is driven by a passion for understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of infections caused by fungi and bacteria.
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Work history

4-2026
Lab Manager | Research Specialist
University of Virginia School of Medicine
2-2025
Lab Specialist Intermediate
University of Virginia School of Medicine
9-2017 - 4-2018
Visiting Ph.D. in Microbiology Student
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
1-2015 - 10-2018
Ph.D. in Microbiology
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
3-2013 - 11-2014
Mammalian Cell Culture Technician
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
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Education
1-2015 - 10-2018
Ph.D. in Microbiology
UERJ
9-2017 - 5-2018
Visiting Ph.D. in Microbiology Student
University of Colorado Anschutz
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