Augusto César Ferreira de Moraes

Ph.D. in Cardiovascular Epidemiology. Focused on neurocognitive development and the impact of a healthy lifestyle on youth. Football (nickname: soccer) Player of Takoba FC.Fan of the São Paulo FC, Chicago Bulls, Baltimore Ravens, Austin FC Texas Longhorns, Sportsman, 3 Border Collies (Duke, Tica e Indy) Owner Cajón Player, and Chef de Cuisine .I'm an Epidemiologist Assistant Professor atThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), School of Public Health in Austin, Department of Epidemiology (DE). Faculty Member of the Michael Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, and Scientist at the Texas PARC - The Texas Physical Activity Research Collaborative Lab.B.Sc. in Kinesiology, Residency in Human Physiology, M.Sc. in Pediatrics, and 2 Ph.D. diplomas: Epidemiology earned from the Medical School, the University of Sao Paulo other in Health Science earned from the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Zaragoza.Postdoctoral at the Medical School, the University of São Paulo, and Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology.Advisor Professor at the Graduate Program in Public Health and Graduate Program in Epidemiology at the School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo.I have been a member of the Scientific Societies: Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) and the American Heart Association (AHA) since 2021. At the AHA, Im a mentor of the National Hispanic Latino Cardiovascular Collaborative and the American Society of Nutrition (ASN) since 2016, The Obesity Society (TOS) World Obesity Federation since 2019.I have research experience in cardiovascular health epidemiology, lifestyle behaviors, brain cognitive development, diagnostic/predictive methods, environmental and Social determinants of health, and evidence-based medicine/public health, including health behavioral policy analysis, writing grants and composition of scientific manuscripts.Committed to advancing our scientific understanding of cardiovascular health and neurocognitive development in children and adolescents, my research employs a multifaceted approach integrating cardiovascular epidemiology, cognitive neuroscience, and predictive analytics. I specialize in examining how lifestyle behaviors, cognitive development, and environmental factors interact to impact cardiovascular outcomes in young populations. My research has global relevance, extending to low- and high-income countries in North America, Latin America, and Europe. I contribute to evidence-based medicine and public health using advanced diagnostic and predictive methods. Furthermore, my work aims to evaluate and influence the efficacy of policies promoting healthy behaviors like diet and physical activity.Financial support - National and international research agencies like the American Heart Association, IC2 Institute, Episcopal Foundation, FAPESP, CNPQ, etc.Finally, I host a scientific divulgation initiative, a Podcast, Lado B da Ciencia (https://bit.ly/3f3kKRW). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)