Liara Rizzi

Liara Rizzi, PhD, MSc

Postdoctoral Scholar
Fields of Interest: 
Pathology

Dr. Liara Rizzi received her PhD and MSc degrees in Medicine: Medical Sciences in Brazil. After her PhD, she started as a postdoctoral fellow at Unicamp, SP, Brazil. She joined the Grinberg Lab as a postdoctoral scholar in 2023. Since the beginning of her academic career, she has been working on biomarkers related to neurodegenerative diseases, especially Alzheimer's disease. Her academic research projects mainly focus on the detection of altered proteins in biofluids such as cerebrospinal fluid, plasma, and serum. She has extensive experience in molecular biology and protein analysis, particularly immunoenzymatic and chemiluminescent assays. She works in the fields of neuroscience, pathophysiology, biochemistry, and epidemiology. She also has experience in the design, management, and development of clinical and biological research projects.

Publications: 

Cholinesterase Inhibitors Response Might Be Related to Right Hippocampal Functional Connectivity in Mild Alzheimer's Disease.

Brain connectivity

Rizzi L, Cardoso Magalhães TN, Lecce N, Dos Santos Moraes A, Fernandes Casseb R, Vieira Ligo Teixeira C, Machado de Campos B, Junqueira Ribeiro de Rezende T, Leme Talib L, Forlenza OV, Cendes F, Balthazar MLF

Functional Connectome Analysis in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Comparing Alzheimer's Disease Continuum and Suspected Non-Alzheimer Pathology.

Brain connectivity

Brandes Lourenço R, Machado de Campos B, Rizzi L, Sakzenian de Souza M, Forlenza OV, Giroud Joaquim H, Leme Talib L, Cendes F, Figueredo Balthazar ML

CSF Aβ1-42, but not p-Tau181, differentiates aMCI from SCI.

Brain research

Rizzi L, Maria Portal M, Batista CEA, Missiaggia L, Roriz-Cruz M