Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Physiology and Pharmacology
Lines of Research
Understanding biological clocks within different physiological systems and their associations with temporal and hormonal clues, such as light and dark cycles, the time of feeding, social interaction and the administration of drugs Professors:
André Gustavo de Oliveira
Cândido Celso Coimbra
Maristela de Oliveira Poletini
Paula Bargi de Souza
Silvia Carolina Guatimosim Fonseca
Angiogenesis
Formation and functional characteristics of the vasculature in normal tissue, during granulation, and in tumors, and the role of novel mediators in the process. Professors:
Lucíola da Silva Barcelos
Maria Aparecida Ribeiro Vieira
Mauro Martins Teixeira
Robson Augusto Souza dos Santos
Animal Toxins and Venom
Preparation and description of new active natural toxins, especially neurotoxins from poisonous animal venom with activity in mammals and/or insects. Mechanisms of action. Molecular biology of toxins. Professors:
Thiago Verano Braga
Walter Luís Garrido Cavalcante
Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Study of the role of drugs in the central and peripheral modulation of the cardiac and vascular function in physiological and pathophysiological situations. Professors:
Artur Santos Miranda
Daniella Bonaventura
Jader dos Santos Cruz
Luciano dos Santos Aggum Capettini
Rafaela Fernandes da Silva
Robson Augusto Souza dos Santos
Stêfany Bruno de Assis Cau
Steyner de França Côrtes
Thiago Verano Braga
Virgínia Soares Lemos
Cardiovascular Physiology
Central and peripheral modulation of the cardiac and vascular function in physiological and pathophysiological situations. Professors:
Andrea Siqueira Haibara
Artur Santos Miranda
Cibele Rocha Resende
Daniella Bonaventura
Frédéric Jean Georges Frézard
Jader dos Santos Cruz
Luciano dos Santos Aggum Capettini
Lucíola da Silva Barcelos
Marco Antônio Peliky Fontes
Maria José Campagnole dos Santos
Rafaela Fernandes da Silva
Robson Augusto Souza dos Santos
Silvia Carolina Guatimosim Fonseca
Stêfany Bruno de Assis Cau
Steyner de França Côrtes
Thiago Verano Braga
Virgínia Soares Lemos
Cellular and genomic physiology
Intracellular signaling, receptors and genes involved in physiological and pathophysiological processes. Professors:
André Gustavo de Oliveira
André Ricardo Massensini
Christopher Kushmerick
Cibele Rocha Resende
Diogo de Barros Peruchetti
Elaine Maria de Souza Fagundes
Frédéric Jean Georges Frézard
Grace Schenatto Pereira Moraes
Lígia Araújo Naves Kushmerick
Maria de Fátima Leite
Paula Bargi de Souza
Robson Augusto Souza dos Santos
Silvia Carolina Guatimosim Fonseca
Thiago Verano Braga
Virgínia Soares Lemos
Cellular Biophysics
Study of ion channels, their modulation, and its importance in maintaining the electric activity of excitable cells. Professors:
Artur Santos Miranda
Christopher Kushmerick
Jader dos Santos Cruz
Lígia Araújo Naves Kushmerick
Maristela de Oliveira Poletini
Silvia Carolina Guatimosim Fonseca
Endocrine and Reproduction Physiology
Cellular, biochemical and molecular aspects of the endocrine and reproductive system in normal and pathological conditions. Professors:
Adelina Martha dos Reis
André Gustavo de Oliveira
Cândido Celso Coimbra
Maristela de Oliveira Poletini
Paula Bargi de Souza
Raphael Escorsim Szawka
Exercise physiology
Autonomic and central regulation of physiological parameters, such as endocrine, thermoregulatory and metabolic, during exercise performed by trained and untrained individuals. Professors:
Andrea de Castro Perez
Cândido Celso Coimbra
Glauber dos Santos Ferreira da Silva
Maria José Campagnole dos Santos
Immunopharmacology
The role of chemotactic factors in the induction of the inflammatory infiltrate and in immune response to infections by extracellular and intracellular parasites. Professors:
André Klein
Elaine Maria de Souza Fagundes
Juliana Carvalho Tavares
Lucíola da Silva Barcelos
Marina Gomes Miranda e Castor Romero
Mauro Martins Teixeira
Remo de Castro Russo
Nanobiotechnology
Nanosystems, with a focus on the development of new drugs and experimental tools with applications in physiology and the treatment of tumors, parasitic diseases and cardiovascular diseases. Professors:
Adelina Martha dos Reis
Andrea Siqueira Haibara
André Ricardo Massensini
Elaine Maria de Souza Fagundes
Frédéric Jean Georges Frézard
Jader dos Santos Cruz
Marco Antônio Peliky Fontes
Maria de Fátima Leite
Silvia Carolina Guatimosim Fonseca
Thiago Verano Braga
Virgínia Soares Lemos
Natural products and new formulations
Preparation and description of new drugs based on natural species, especially plants with antitumor, cardiac, and vascular properties. Professors:
Andrea de Castro Perez
Elaine Maria de Souza Fagundes
Lucíola da Silva Barcelos
Miriam Teresa Paz Lopes
Steyner de França Côrtes
Virgínia Soares Lemos
Neuropharmacology
Effects of drugs on the Central Nervous System. Professors:
Antônio Carlos Pinheiro de Oliveira
Bruno Rezende de Souza
Daniele Cristina de Aguiar
Fabrício de Araujo Moreira
Helton José dos Reis
Luciene Bruno Vieira
Theo Rolla Paula Mota
Neurophysiology
Function of the nervous system in physiological and pathological situations. Professors:
Adelina Martha dos Reis
André Ricardo Massensini
Antônio Carlos Pinheiro de Oliveira
Bruno Rezende de Souza
Christopher Kushmerick
Cleiton Lopes Aguiar
Glauber dos Santos Ferreira da Silva
Grace Schenatto Pereira Moraes
Jerome Paul Armand Laurent Baron
Juliana Carvalho Tavares
Lígia Araújo Naves Kushmerick
Márcio Flávio Dutra Moraes
Raphael Escorsim Szawka
Theo Rolla Paula Mota
Pharmacology of Inflammation, Pain and Analgesics
Cell participation (leukocytes, mainly) in the pathophysiology of acute and chronic inflammations. Study on the activity of drugs with analgesic and anti-inflammatory potential. Verification of the mechanisms involved in the analgesic action of drugs. Professors:
Andrea de Castro Perez
André Klein
Antônio Carlos Pinheiro de Oliveira
Cibele Rocha Resende
Igor Dimitri Gama Duarte
Juliana Carvalho Tavares
Marina Gomes Miranda e Castor Romero
Remo de Castro Russo
Thiago Roberto Lima Romero
Regulation of the Intermediary Metabolism and Thermoregulation
Neural, humoral and nutritional control of the intermediary metabolism. Neural control of thermoregulation in physical exercise. Professors:
Adelina Martha dos Reis
Andrea Siqueira Haibara
Cândido Celso Coimbra
Glauber dos Santos Ferreira da Silva
Maristela de Oliveira Poletini
Paula Bargi de Souza
Raphael Escorsim Szawka
Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology
Physiological, pharmacological and molecular characterization of renal function modulation. Study of the formation/degradation pathways of mediators in the kidney. Professors:
Diogo de Barros Peruchetti
Maria Aparecida Ribeiro Vieira
Robson Augusto Souza dos Santos
Respiratory Physiology
Dedicated to study the neural control of breathing mechanisms and respiratory functions in different physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Professors:
Glauber dos Santos Ferreira da Silva
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia e Farmacologia