Visiting Researcher Grant

FAPESP Visiting Researcher Grant aims to promote the participation of experienced researchers from Brazil or other countries, for a maximum of one year, in research activities. The projects are developed under the responsibility of a Principal Investigator, associated with higher education or research institutions in the State of São Paulo. The selection is through a peer-reviewing system.

Research Grants

Research grants

Ongoing (most recent)

Abstract
Plasmodium falciparum is the responsible for the most severe form of malaria in humans, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. Parasite transmission from humans to the mosquito vector is mediated by sexual stages (gametocytes) that are formed within the erythrocytes. Intracellular Ca2+ is a vital second messenger and controls several physiological processes in the Plasmodium …
Calcium signaling in Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes, AV.EXT
Abstract
Work Plan for the Visit of Dr. Makaiko L Chithambo. The visiting researcher will conduct a 45-hour minicourse - "Exploring the Use of Stimulated Luminescence in Different Areas of Radiation Dosimetry" - aimed at educating and training professionals and students interested in this constantly evolving field. Radiation dosimetry is fundamental in various fields, including nuclear medicine, r…
Exploring the use of stimulated luminescence in different areas of radiation dosimetry, AV.EXT
Abstract
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has already been associated with musculoskeletal alterations and pain in the shoulder. Peripheral diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is a common complication of DM that can contribute to the occurrence of several disorders. PDN is more commonly studied and better understood in the lower limbs. The manifestation of PDN in the upper limbs, as well as the development of pain an…
Assessment of the upper limb and peripheral neuropathy in individuals with Diabetes Mellitus - implications for rehabilitation, AV.EXT

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Completed (most recent)

Abstract
The visit aims to assist in the development, assembly and first tests of a new lidar remote sensing system, which is in the final assembly phase, for the measurement with eight different wavelength channels, with the ability to monitor in real time and with high spatial resolution the signal of particulate matter, methane gas (CH4), and CO2. This new lidar system is already in the laborat…
Assembly and field testing of a Lidar System for Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Emissions in Flares and Combustion Efficiency Assessment, AV.EXT
Abstract
Dr. Akio Miyamoto's research group in Japan has several research areas in line with current lines of investigation developed in laboratories in the state of São Paulo and Brazil. Such common interest makes the visit of Dr. Akio Miyamoto from the Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, to act as a visiting researcher at the University of São Paulo, Pirassununga campus, i…
Modulation of maternal innate immunity towards fertility in cattle, AV.EXT
Abstract
The project "Psychosocial and historical approaches to societies in crisis situations" aims, through a theoretical and multidisciplinary approach, to generate and improve tools for defining and analyzing crisis situations in past societies. The fundamental objective is to improve historians' understanding of social reactions to crisis situations. Considering that social reactions to crise…
Psychosocial and historical approaches to societies in crisis situations, AV.EXT

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FAPESP support in numbers * Updated September 14, 2024

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