CV Lattes
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
I Graduated in Biological Sciences at UFPE. I obtained a Master and a Ph.D. in Physiological Sciences at the PIPG-CF of UFSCar/UNESP, working with central control and reflexes for cardiorespiratory adjustments in vertebrates. I have done postdoctoral research investigating the function and control of intracardiac blood shunts in rattlesnakes in a collaboration between UNESP-RC and Aarhus University. The experience in my line of work was complemented by projects developed at Aarhus University with Prof. Tobias Wang and at the University of British Columbia with Prof. William K Milsom. I am currently an associate professor at UFSCar, in São Carlos. In general, my general line of research aims to understand the physiological basis of biodiversity in vertebrates. I investigate the mechanisms and selections that permeate the physiological adaptations that make vertebrates able to live in different environments. I work with the creation of new and innovative experimental models to access physiological functions. Such models have allowed me to analyze evolutionary hypotheses about cardiorespiratory functions, the role of the cardiac shunt, and the role of cardiovascular reflexes. In addition, we have used such models to investigate functional and ecological damage caused by environmental contaminants or functional gains generated by dietary supplementation in vertebrates. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The emission of atmospheric particulate matter (APM) from industrial processes may contain mixtures of metals, metalloids, and metallic nanoparticles. In Brazil, some regions have been especially affected, such as the areas with steel mills complexes for processing iron ore (Bay of Vitória and Santa Cruz - ES). Recent studies reported that metals from the settleable APM (SePM), by a cross…
The industrial activity for iron (ore) producing and steel products processing results in the emission of particulate material in the atmosphere (APM) containing free metals and metallic nanoparticles. Many of these materials are emerging metals and nanoparticles that there are no environmental limits determined in the existing legislation. Dispersed in the atmosphere they may contaminate…
The industrial activity for iron (ore) producing and steel products processing results in the emission of particulate material in the atmosphere (APM) containing free metals and metallic nanoparticles. Many of these materials are emerging metals and nanoparticles that there are no environmental limits determined in the existing legislation. Dispersed in the atmosphere they may contaminate…
The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is responsible for the integration of several systemic functions in order to maintain of homeostasis at rest to support a diversity of biological challenges, in preparation for cyclic events, or for coordination of adjustments to face specific physiological states. The effort to evaluate autonomic functions and/or the functional role of specific adjustme…
Heavy metal deposition may pose a significant threat to ecosystems and wildlife. The air-to-water cross-contamination resultant of settleable atmospheric particulate matter (SePM) is a pressing issue ignored by environmental monitoring protocols, which poses a significant threat due to the deposition of a range of metallic substances into waterbeds. Recent research has highlighted the har…
The emission of atmospheric particulate matter (APM) from industrial processes may contain mixtures of metals, metalloids, and metallic nanoparticles. In Brazil, some regions have been especially affected, such as the areas with steel mills complexes for processing iron ore (Bay of Vitória and Santa Cruz - ES). Recent studies reported that metals from the settleable APM (SePM), by a cross…
Metallurgical activity has a significant impact on the emission of particulate matter (PM) into the atmosphere and this problem is present in many parts of the world. In Brazil, the region of the Tubarão industrial complex in Vitoria-ES suffers a significant impact from these emissions, making it an important place to study their effects. The composition of PM presents a variable range of…
The settleable fraction of APM (SePM) consists of a complex mixture ofparticles, primarily metallic nanoparticles. SePM has been described as a relevantsublethal pollutant with emerging characteristics and compounds involved inbioaccumulation and biomagnification processes and is suspected of causing relevantdamage to both aquatic biota and the human population. This contamination is rela…
Body temperature alterations (Tb) cause various changes in the physiology of all ectothermic animals, such as reptiles. Variations in metabolic demand and vascular responses compose some examples of it. The local control of capillary beds may generate either an increase or decrease in tissue perfusion according to the metabolic variations caused by temperature. Thus, to maintain an adequa…
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The settleable fraction of atmospheric particulate matter (SePM) consists of a complex mixture of particles, including metallic nanoparticles. SePM has been described as an important sublethal pollutant with emerging characteristics and components and involved in air-water cross-contamination, bioaccumulation and biomagnification processes. It is suspected of causing relevant damage to bo…
Reptiles may experience drastic growth rates, some species reaching an order of 10,000-fold of body mass increase during their lifespan. This massive increment in body mass may compromise blood flow, since the Poiseuille's equation indicates that resistance to flow increases with tube length. To circumvent this problem, reptiles increase their arterial pressure with body mass to maintain …
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