Isabela Caroline dos Santos

Masters Student (2024) in the Graduate Program in Biosciences and Biotechnology Applied to Pharmacy (CAPES 7), specializing in Clinical Immunology and Toxinology, with a focus on venom, antivenom, poisoning, and monoclonal antibody research, at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Araraquara (UNESP/FCFAR). Currently a CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) scholar, she is a member of the research group at the Immunology and Toxinology Laboratory (ITox-Lab), under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Manuela Berto Pucca. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Biomedicine (2023) from the University of Araraquara (UNIARA), where she was awarded a scientific initiation scholarship from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) (Project No. 2022/02118-8). During this time, she collaborated with the QUIMMERA (Medicinal Chemistry and Regenerative Medicine) and LAMUT (Mutagenesis and Toxicity Laboratory) research groups. Her scientific initiation research, entitled Analysis of Cytotoxicity and Mutagenicity of Starting Materials and a New Furano-Based Polymer, was presented at both national and international scientific congresses in 2022 and 2023. Throughout her academic journey, she gained experience as a teaching assistant in courses such as Parasitology, Cell Biology, General Pathology, Histology, and Embryology, acquiring proficiency in these fields of knowledge. Her scientific initiation work expanded her theoretical and practical understanding of genetics and mutagenesis, with a focus on in vitro mutagenicity and cytotoxicity assays. From 2023 to 2024, she worked as a Clinical Pathology Technician at the Hemac Laboratory of São Francisco Rede de Saúde Assistencial SA, located in Araraquara. Her responsibilities included blood collection, as well as the receipt and processing of medical samples. Currently, she is deepening her expertise in Immunology, Toxinology, Ophidism, Poisoning, Cell Culture, and the use of alternative animal models, specifically the Danio rerio (zebrafish) embryonic model. Most recently, she was appointed to the Deliberative Council of the Community Assistance Center (NAC), an auxiliary unit of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Araraquara Campus, where she serves as the student representative for graduate programs at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2024). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)