Biography
Dr. Braz seeks to understand the interaction between the genome and environmental factors, and how it affects animal physiology leading to adaptation. She explores a variety of genetic information (genomics, transcriptomics, and epigenomics) and computational biology techniques to identify biomarkers affecting particular physiological functions of animals raised in different environmental conditions. Such information can be used to better understand environmental adaptation; improve animal production, reproduction, and health; and reduce the environmental impact of livestock production.
Research Interests
- Identification of biomarkers associated with economically important traits in livestock species.
- Integration of genomics, transcriptomics, and epigenomics using bioinformatics tools.
- Investigation of how genomes interact with environmental factors affecting physiology and adaptation of livestock animals.
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA (2020-2022)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (2019)
- Ph.D., Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil (2012-2016)
- M.S., Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil (2011-2012)
- B.S., Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil (2006-2010)
Additional Campus Affiliations
Assistant Professor, Animal Sciences
Affiliate, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
External Links
Recent Publications
Braz, C. U., Passamonti, M. M., & Khatib, H. (2024). Characterization of genomic regions escaping epigenetic reprogramming in sheep. Environmental Epigenetics, 10(1), Article dvad010. https://doi.org/10.1093/eep/dvad010
Gregorich, Z. R., Larson, E. J., Zhang, Y., Braz, C. U., Liu, C., Ge, Y., & Guo, W. (2024). Integrated proteomics and transcriptomics analysis reveals insights into differences in premature mortality associated with disparate pathogenic RBM20 variants. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 197, 78-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjmcc.2024.10.013
Passamonti, M. M., Milanesi, M., Cattaneo, L., Ramirez-Diaz, J., Stella, A., Barbato, M., Braz, C. U., Negrini, R., Giannuzzi, D., Pegolo, S., Cecchinato, A., Trevisi, E., Williams, J. L., & Ajmone Marsan, P. (2024). Unraveling metabolic stress response in dairy cows: Genetic control of plasma biomarkers throughout lactation and the transition period. Journal of Dairy Science, 107(11), 9602-9614. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-24630
Strangstalien, A., Braz, C. U., Miyamoto, A., Marey, M., & Khatib, H. (2024). Early transcriptomic changes in peripheral blood 7 days after embryo transfer in dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 107(5), 3080-3089. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-24199
Namous, H., Strillacci, M. G., Braz, C. U., Shanmuganayagam, D., Krueger, C., Peppas, A., Soffregen, W. C., Reed, J., Granada, J. F., & Khatib, H. (2023). ITGB2 is a central hub-gene associated with inflammation and early fibro-atheroma development in a swine model of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis Plus, 54, 30-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athplu.2023.11.001