Validation of methodologies associated with telomeric size assessment in riverine Amazonian communities exposed to methylmercury via diet

• Grant number: 21/11563-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Technical Training Program - Technical Training
• Start date: November 01, 2021
• End date: January 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Pharmacy - Toxicological Analysis
• Principal Investigator: Gustavo Rafael Mazzaron Barcelos
• Grantee: Lucas Cassulatti dos Santos
• Host Institution: Instituto de Saúde e Sociedade (ISS). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus Baixada Santista. Santos , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 20/08260-5 - Impact of exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) on epigenetic status and telomere length, as well as their interactions, in individuals from riparian Amazonian communities exposed chronically to metal, via diet, AP.R