Short Bio

Research Interests

Functional-structural studies of bioactive polypeptides isolated from natural sources. Development of methodologies for the analysis of Biomolecules. Isolation and characterization of antimicrobial peptides. Nutrition.

Selected Publications

David Pentón, Victor Pérez-Barzaga, Iscel Díaz, Mey L. Reytor, Javier Campos, Rafael Fando, Loany Calvo, Eduardo M. Cilli, Vivian Morera, Lila R. Castellanos-Serra, Fabiola Pazos, María E. Lanio, Carlos Álvarez, Tirso Pons, Mayra Tejuca. Validation of a mutant of the pore-forming toxin sticholysin-I for the construction of proteinase-activated immunotoxins. Protein Engineering, Design & Selection 2011, 24: 485–493. DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzr002

Hilda Garay, Tamara Menéndez, Yoelys Cruz-Leal, Edelgis Coizeau, Jesus Noda, Vivian Morera, Gerardo Guillén, Fernando Albericio, Osvaldo Reyes. Study of Various Presentation Forms for a Peptide Mimetic of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Capsular Polysaccharide. Bioconjugate Chem. 2011, 22: 33–41. DOI: 10.1021/bc100299g

Tamara Menéndez, Hilda E Garay, Osvaldo Reyes, Yoelys Cruz, Edelgis Coizeau, Nelson F Santiago, Glay Chinea, Karem Cobas, Evelyn Caballero, Vivian Morera, Jesús Noda, Tania Carmenate, Yordanka Soria, Emma Brown, Alejandro Martín, Daniel Yero, Sonia González, Gerardo E Guillén. Protective immune response against Neisseria meningitides serogroup B after immunization with peptides mimicking a capsular polysaccharide epitope. Biotecnología Aplicada 2011, 28: 113-115.

Jeovanis Gil, Ania Cabrales, Osvaldo Reyes, Vivian Morera, Lázaro Betancourt, Aniel Sánchez, Gerardo García, Galina Moya, Gabriel Padrón, Vladimir Besada, Luis Javier González. Development and validation of a bioanalytical LC–MS method for the quantification of GHRP-6 in human plasma. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 2012, 60: 19– 25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpba.2011.11.007

Vivian Morera, Arline Fernández, Claudia Puentes, Etiam Pérez, Gustavo Sosa, Leiter Guerra, Félix Santana y Yoamel Milian. Evaluación del proteinograma plasmático del cocodrilo Cubano (Crocodylus rhombifer) 2016. Bionatura, Número: 2016.01.03.3. http://dx.doi.org/10.21931/RB/2016.01.03.3.