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FULL PROFESSOR OF DEPARTAMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY IN THE RIBEIRÃO PRETO MEDICAL SCHOOL/USP.
EDUCATION
Undergraduation: Biological Science, 1979.
MSc., 1982 – Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto.
PhD., 1984 – Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto.
Post-Doc.,1986-1988, University of Iowa (USA)
Academic Appointments
Full Professor., 2002- present: Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto.
Associate Professor – 1995 – 2002: Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto.
Assistant Professor 1984 – 1995: Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto.
Honors
Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
Carl Ludwig Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation-2016
Gutemberg de Melo Rocha Award for teaching Physiology to Medical students – 2016
Major Focus
To understand how the sympathetic and respiratory functions are generated at the central nervous system and how changes in their coupling can contribute to neurogenic hypertension.