Cristina Ribas Fürstenau

She holds a degree in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2003), a master's degree (2006) and a PhD (2010) in Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) from the same institution. During her doctorate, she completed a sandwich period at the Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie of the Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, in Québec, Canada (2008-2009). She completed her postdoctoral studies in 2013 at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of São Paulo. She was an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Biotechnology (IBTec) of the Federal University of Uberlândia, Patos de Minas Campus, between 2013 and 2019, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses. She is an Associate Professor at the Center for Natural and Human Sciences (CCNH) at the Federal University of ABC. She was Coordinator of the Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology between 2020 and 2023. She is a permanent advisor in the Postgraduate Program in Biosystems (PPG-BIS) at UFABC. She advises Scientific Initiation and Postgraduate students and leads the research group in Vascular Biochemistry. She has experience in the research areas of Biochemistry, Enzymology, Purinergic Signaling in the Vascular System, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Inflammation. In teaching, she works in subjects for the Bachelor's Degree in Science and Technology (BCT), Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology, and PPGBIS, in the areas involving Biochemistry, Enzymology, Bromatology and Physiology. As extension activities, she teaches scientific dissemination subjects for undergraduate and graduate students and has participated in extension actions at the University since 2019. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)