Lucília Maria Abreu Lessa Leite Lima

Coordinator of the Renal Physiology Laboratory - LAFIR in the Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences at the State University of Ceará (UECE) and adjunct professor of Human Physiology course in Medicine graduation at the State University of Ceará. Graduated in Veterinary Medicine at State University of Ceará (2002), Master in Pharmacology from the Federal University of Ceará (2005), Ph.D. in Human Physiology at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of São Paulo (2009) and post-doctorate in the field of Physiology at Yale University (2009) and at the State University of Ceará (2009-2011). Studies in Physiology, with emphasis on Renal Physiology, working mainly on the study of renal effects of hormones that regulate the homeostasis of salt, water and acid-base balance and that modulate renal potassium and hydrogen secretions. Develops in vivo renal microperfusion experiments to study ion transport in renal tubules. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)