Igor Sampaio Fagundes

A Biomedical Scientist graduated from "Centro Universitário Católico Salesiano Auxilium (UniSalesiano)", Araçatuba/SP campus (2019-2022). During his undergraduate studies, he completed courses in Oncology, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, and Clinical Research to complement his education, and conducted an observational visit to the immuno-oncology department at "Hospital de Amor de Barretos" in 2022. His final thesis was approved with the highest distinction and led to the publication of the article titled "The Role of M2 Macrophages in the Tumor Metastasis Process Associated with Chronic Inflammation" in the Brazilian Journals Publicações de Periódicos e Editora Ltda., which he also presented at the IIII Brazilian Congress of Health. He graduated in 2022, and due to his performance and conduct throughout the course, he received the "Best Student" award from UniSalesiano Araçatuba's seventh Biomedicine class, along with the "Summa Cum Laude Academic Merit Award," granted to students with excellent academic achievement, with grades between 9 and 10. He is currently a FAPESP fellow and a master's student in Molecular Oncology at Fundação Pio XII (Barretos Cancer Hospital), under the supervision of Dr. Wanessa Fernanda Altei, and co-supervised by Dr. Alexandre Arthur Jacinto and Dr. Lídia Maria Rebolho Arantes. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)