Frederico Gerlinger Romero

I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of Mogi das Cruzes and obtained my PhD degree from the University of Sao Paulo. During my first postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo/Brazil, under the supervision of Dr. Ubiratan Fabres Machado, I investigated acute muscle contraction and microRNAs. By employing molecular genetic techniques in conjunction with muscle contraction analyses, I found interesting relationship between the muscle mass and diabetes in mice model. I then joined the laboratory of Dr. Aaron P Russell at the Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research (C-PAN), Deakin University/Melbourne, Australia, to complete my second postdoctoral training with a focus on the role of microRNAs in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).The general focus of my research has been on skeletal muscle physiology specifically muscle contraction and metabolism. During the last years, my main research has been on skeletal muscle physiology and metabolism as well as genes and microRNAs involved on mechanisms of synthesis and degradation of proteins in skeletal muscle. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)