Renata Maria Lataro

Assistant Professor, Assistant Manager of the Department of Physiological Sciences, Center of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil (CFS/UFSC). Research coordinator of the Center of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Bachelor in Physiotherapy, State University of Londrina - UEL - (2004), Master's degree and PhD in Physiology at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (2011). Post-doc at the Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo (2014-2017) and at the School of Physiology Pharmacology, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol (UK) (2013-2014). Research coordinator of the Center of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. (2022-2024). Head of the Cardiovascular System research laboratory at CFS/UFSC. Ad-hoc consultant for research funding agencies, CNPq, FAPESP, and FAPESC, and reviewer of scientific journals with a selective editorial and peer-review system. Expertise in integrative Physiology and Pharmacology of the cardiovascular system. My research focuses on understanding the pathophysiology and search new strategies to treat cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, hypertension, pre-eclampsia, and sepsis. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)