Frederico Guilherme Coutinho Abath, Brazilian parasitologist and molecular biologist (1956 – Recife 01 March 2007)

Authored over 80 papers

DEVELOPED METHODS/TECHNIQUES

With G. Souza, A.M.P. Almeida, A. Farias & N.C. Leal. Development and evaluation of a single tube nested PCR based approach (STNPCR) for the diagnosis of plague. Adv. Exper. Med. Biology 603:351-9, 2007

With A.L.V. Gomes, F.L. Melo & R.P. Werkhauser. Development of a real time polymerase chain reaction for quantitation of Schistosoma mansoni DNA. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 101:133-6, 2006

With L.M.L. Montenegro, R.A. Montenegro, A.S. Lima, A.B. Carvalho & H.C. Schindler. Development of a single-tube hemi-nested PCR genus specific detection of Plasmodium in oligoparasitemic patients. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 98:616-25, 2004

With H.C. Schindler, L. Montenegro, R. Montenegro, A.B. Carvalho & G. Jaureguiberry. Development and optimization of polymerase chain reaction-based malaria diagnostic methods and their comparison with quantitative buffy coat assay. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 65:355-61, 2001

With A.F. Furtado, L. Regis, Y.M. Gomes, W.A. Lucena et al.Improvement and application of a polymerase chain reaction system for detection of Wuchereria bancrofti in Culex quinquefasciatus and human blood samples. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 92(1):85-6, 1997

With N.C. Leal, L.C. Alves & A.M. P. Almeida. A simple PCR-based procedure for plague diagnosis. Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. S. Paulo 38(5):371-3, 1996

With A.A. Holder. A strategy to sequence repetitive DNA based on partial restriction enzyme cleavage. Appl. Biochem. Biotechn. 53:195-7, 1995

With A.G.J. Simpson. A simple method for the recovery of purified recombinant peptides cleaved from glutathione-S-transferase-fusion proteins. Peptide Research 3:167-8, 1990  

With S.M.L. Montenegro & A.B. Carvalho. Modificação da técnica da bolsa de ar para mensuração da quimiotaxia in vivo. Cien. Cult. 38(8):1430-3, 1986 

PATENTS

With R.P. Werkhauser & F.L. Melo. Método, kit e iniciadores para identificação de sequências específicas de nucleotídeos através da reação em cadeia da polimerase type Nested em um único tubo de reação. PI0204901-5 (2002)

With R.P. Werkhauser & A.L.V. Gomes. Método, kit e iniciadores para a identificação quantitativa de sequências de nucleotídeos de Schistosoma mansoni através da PCR em tempo real. PI0604953-2 (2006)

With E.T.A. Marques Jr., S.M.L. Montenegro & A.N.M.R. Silva. Epítopos lineares do envelope do vírus da dengue. PI0704650-2A2 (2007)    

HONOURS

International Scientist of the Year for 2002, International Biographical Center, Cambridge