CV Lattes
Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina (FM) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Nutritionist graduated from the São Camilo University Center. PhD student in Neurology and Neuroscience at the Pineal Neurobiology Laboratory of UNIFESP, with a clinical research project to investigate the nutritional assessment in patients after treatment for pineal gland cancer before and after melatonin replacement. Professor of postgraduate courses at Faculdade VP. Postgraduate degree in Functional Clinical Nutrition, Functional Phytotherapy and Functional Sports Nutrition from Unicsul/VP Centro de Nutrição Funcional. Co-author and reviewer of books for Editora VP. Author of the book Functional Nutrition, Sustainability Agroecology: feeding a healthy world. Manager of the Scientific Department of VP Centro de Nutrição Funcional/Faculdade VP (2022-2025). Member of the Childhood Obesity League of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculdade de Medicina da USP (2008-2010). Developed a Research Project in Molecular Biology, in the area of #8203;#8203;genetics of childhood obesity at FMUSP, with support from the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do estado de São Paulo - FAPESP (2009-2010). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The involvement of genetic factor in the etiology of obesity has been observed in several studies. Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) correlated the fat mass and obesity associated gene (FTO) to a greater overall adiposity. The FTO is located on chromosome 16q12.2, encloses 9 exons and is expressed in adipose tissue, pancreatic ² cells and mainly in the hypothalamus, suggesting control …
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