CV Lattes
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Bachelor?s at Biology from University of Ouro Preto, Brazil (UFOP). Master's in Medical Sciences from University of Campinas, Brazil (UNICAMP). Has experience in Molecular Genetics, focusing on Human and Medical Genetics, acting on the following subjects: Epilepsy, neuroinflammation, zebrafish and neuroscience. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Epilepsy is a neurological disease characterized by the presence of spontaneous and recurrent seizures that affect around 70 million people worldwide. Although the vast majority of patients respond well to drug therapy, approximately 30% are pharmacoresistant. Pharmacoresistance in epilepsy is associated with reduced quality of life and an increased risk of sudden death. Therefore there i…
Lafora Disease (LD) is a severe form of myoclonic epilepsy, characterized by early-adolescence onset and significant neurodegeneration that progress to dementia and ataxia, leading to death within 10 years. Mutations in two genes, EPM2A and the NHLRC1 have been identified to be responsible for this disease. Recently, it has been shown an increase of inflammatory mediators along with the L…
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