Amaliris Guerra, PhD
About Amaliris Guerra, PhD
Titles
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Awards and Honors
2022, ASH Abstract Achievement Award, American Society of Hematology
2020-2023, NIH Loan Repayment Program Renewal, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2022, Emerging Innovators in Collaborative Science Award, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2021, ASH Abstract Achievement Award, American Society of Hematology
2021, East-to-West Iron Club Trainee Award, East-to-West Iron Club Meeting
2021, Distinguished Post-doctoral Trainee Award, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2020-2022, NIH NIDDK Diversity Supplement, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2020, Featured Research Trainee of the Month (October), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2018-2019, NIH Loan Repayment Program, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2016-2019, NIH T32 Post-Doctoral Training Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
2017, Distinguished Alumni Award, Achieving Independence Center, Temple University
2007-2010, NSF Bridge to the Doctorate Training Fellowship, Temple University
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2018-present, American Society of Hematology
2018-present, East-to-West Iron Club
2017-present, International BioIron Society
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BA in Biology - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Graduate Degree
PhD in Biology - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Post-doctoral Fellow - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Graduate Research Fellow - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2021
Pires-Lourenco, S., Jarocha, D., Ghiaccio, V., Guerra, A.,… Rivella, S. (2021) Inclusion of a shRNA targeting BCL11A into a β-globin expressing vector allows concurrent synthesis of curative adult and fetal hemoglobin. Haematologica. 106(10):2740-2745. doi:10.3324/haematol.2020.276634. PMID: 34047176
Sinha, S., Pereira-Reis, J., Guerra, A., Rivella, S., Duarte, D. (2021) The role of iron in benign and malignant hematopoiesis. Antioxidants & Redox Signaling. 35(6):415-432. doi: 10.1089/ars.2020.8155. PMID: 33231101.
Brooks, D., Guerra, A., McGill, L., Addo, T., Joseph, J., Silva-Fisher, J. (2021) Voices on diversity: Making the scientific community more inclusive. Mol Cell. 81(7):1355-1357. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.02.024. PMID: 33798409
Manning Nervo, L., Ayombil, F., Addo, T., Guerra, A., Walker, M., McGill, L., Joseph, J., Silva-Fisher, J. (2021) Voices on diversity: support systems that work. Mol Cell. 81(5):885-888. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.01.027. PMID: 33667376
McGill, L., Nervo., Brooks, D., Joseph, J., Silva-Fisher, J., Guerrier, S., Addo, T., Guerra, A., . . . Odinammadu, K. (2021) Voices of Diversity: Creating a Sense of Belonging. Mol Cell 81(2):213-217. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.12.045. PMID: 33482088
Silva-Fisher, Guerrier, S., J., Nervo L.M., Guerra, A., . . .Odinammadu, K. (2021) Voices of Diversity: Combatting Racial Inequality to Increase Diversity. Mol Cell. 81(1) 1-5 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2020.12.022. PMID: 33417852
2019
Parrow, N. L., Li, Y., Feola, M., Guerra, A., Casu, C., Prasad, P., . . .Fleming, R. E. (2019). Lobe specificity of iron-binding to transferrin modulates murine erythropoiesis and iron homeostasis. Blood. 134(17):1373-1384. doi: 10.1182/blood.2018893099. PMID: 31434707
Guerra, A., Oikonomidou, P. R., Sinha, S., Zhang, J., Lo Presti, V., Hamilton, C. R., . . . Rivella, S. (2019). Lack of Gdf11 does not improve anemia or prevent the activity of RAP-536 in a mouse model of β-thalassemia. Blood. 134(6):568-572. doi:10.1182/blood.2019001057. PMID: 31151988
2018
Guerra A., Musallam KM, Taher AT, Rivella S. (2018). Emerging Therapies. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 32(2):343-352. doi:10.1016/j.hoc.2017.11.002. PMID: 29458736
2013
Komaromy, A.M., Rowlan, J.S., Corr, A.T., Reinstein, S.L., Boye, S.L., Cooper, A.E., Gonzalez, A., . . . Aguirre, G.D. (2013). Transient photoreceptor deconstruction by CNTF enhances rAAV-mediated cone functional rescue in late stage CNGB3-achromatopsia. Mol Ther. 21(6),1131-1141. doi:10.1038/mt.2013.50. PMID: 23568263