Ana Carolina Guerta Salina

Ph.D. student and MSc. at Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo, Brazil. Bachelor of Medical Technology, Federico Villarreal National University (UNFV), Lima, Perú. I have been evaluating the role of the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) in the LC3-associated phagocytosis (LAP, a non-canonical autophagy pathway) during efferocytosis (clearance of dead cells) and its relationship with macrophage polarization. Areas of interest: Innate immunity, inflammation, autoimmunity, cancer.