Name: Eric Almeida Xavier. Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Biochemistry of the University of Sao Paulo (USP), with the project Sun exposure, opsins, melanogenesis and melanoma development. An in vitro mechanistic study. Graduated from the State University of Montes Claros MG in 2006, in the Biological Sciences Bachelor's degree. Master's degree from the University of São Paulo (USP) from the Department of Basic and Applied Immunology-IBA at the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto (FMRP). Thus, having experience in virology, under the master's thesis: Evaluation of an animal model for the study of dengue virus infection. And finally, having a doctorate in molecular biology of cancer defending the thesis entitled: Antitumor activity of peptides encoded by immunoglobulin genes. From the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (DMIP). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Sun exposure can cause several types of damage in the skin. Among the strategies for skin protection, blocking of sun radiation, UVA and UVB, stands out. However, UV radiation represents only 2% of the total irradiance of the sun, with the remaining 98% being visible and infrared radiation. The melanocytes, which are cells present in the stratum basale, are responsible for the production …
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