Chief, Lyme Disease Studies Unit
Provides direct clinical care to patients at NIH Clinical Center
Education:
M.D., Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Biography
Dr. Adriana Marques received her medical degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She completed residency in Internal Medicine at HCPA, followed by a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at NIAID. She was then recruited to initiate a program of clinical studies of Lyme disease at NIAID, and since 1999, she has been a staff physician conducting clinical research and providing care for patients with Lyme disease and related disorders. Dr. Marques is the chief of the NIAID Lyme Disease Studies Unit and a leader in the study of Lyme disease and related disorders. Her major areas of research focus on exploring disease mechanisms in Lyme disease, post treatment Lyme disease syndrome and the development of better tests for diagnosis of Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections. In addition, Dr. Marques is interested in studying the host response to tick bites and acquisition of a tick-associated immunity.