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Silva, Jerson L.

Silva, Jerson L.

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Brazil
Current country of residence
Brazil
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Silva is prof. of biochemistry at the Federal Univ. of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), dir. of the Jiri Jonas Natl. Center of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, and scientific dir. of the Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. His research interest revolves around the understanding of biological recognition processes, especially how proteins correctly fold, misfold into species involved in neurodegenerative diseases, and form supramolecular complexes, such as virus particles. His work has opened new vistas for the use of pressure perturbations in the field of protein folding, structure and dynamics. He was nominated fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, member of the Brazilian Acad. of Sciences. His honours include: Brazilian Order of Scientific Merit (Great-Cross), TWAS Prize in Biology and the FCW Prize in General Science from Fundação Conrado Wessel.
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(5521) 3938-6756
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Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis - CCS Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Av. Carlos Chagas Filho 373, Ilha do Fundão 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro RJ BRAZIL
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Last updated on 02/05/2025

Azevedo, Ricardo Antunes de

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Current nationality
Brazil
Current country of residence
Brazil
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Azevedo is full professor at the Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, University of São Paulo (USP) in Piracicaba. He obtained his PhD in 1992 at Lancaster University, United Kingdom. He is Fellow of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences since 2010. Azevedo supervised 18 Master and 30 PhD students and 24 post-doctoral fellows. Azevedo has held positions as Coordinator of two Post-Graduate Programs, other administrative positions at USP, and Member of the Botany Advisory Committee at Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), among others. Azevedo is strongly involved with scientific editing and was a member of the Editorial Board of several journals. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Annals of Applied Biology (Wiley). He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Scientia Agricola. He was Vice-President of the Brazilian Association of Scientific Editors. He has published over 210 papers.
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Last updated on 12/07/2023

Farina, Marcelo

Farina, Marcelo

Current nationality
Brazil
Current country of residence
Brazil
Biodata
Marcelo Farina is the leader of the laboratory of experimental neuropathology of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, where he teaches biochemistry and develops basic research in the field of biochemistry, toxicology and neurosciences.He holds a BSc in pharmacy (1997) and a master degree (1999) in toxicological biochemistry, both from the Federal University of Santa Maria. He earned his PhD in biochemistry (2003) at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.Farina's main research interests include the mechanisms mediating the toxic effects of environmental pollutants toward the central nervous system, with a particular emphasis on the potential occurrence of neurodegenerative disease as consequence of pollutant-induced neurotoxicity. The most important accomplishments derived from the research developed in his laboratory (Federal University of Santa Catarina) are related to: (i) the role of the selenoprotein glutathione peroxidase on the mechanisms of neurotoxicity elicited by the environmental contaminant methylmercury, (ii) beneficial effects of probucol and probucol-derivatives in mitigating neuronal injury in neurodegenerative processes.
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(+55 48) 3721-4580
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Departamento de Bioquímica – Centro de Ciências Biológicas – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – 88040-900, Florianópolis, SC – Brazil
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Last updated on 12/07/2023

Barrera Ramirez, John Fredy

Barrera Ramirez, John Fredy

Current nationality
Colombia
Current country of residence
Colombia
Biodata
John Fredy Barrera Ramírez received his BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees in physics from Antioquia University (Medellín, Colombia) in 2001, 2003, and 2007, respectively. His Doctoral Thesis received the academic distinction of “Summa Cum Laude”. Since 2006 he has been with Antioquia University, where he is Professor in the Physics Institute and coordinator of the Optics and Photonic’s Group. He received the international award “ICO/ICTP GALLIENO DENARDO AWARD” given by the International Commission for Optics (ICO) and the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) (Trieste-Italia 2014), he has been selected as “Future Leader 2016” in the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum, “Young TWAS Affiliate” of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), “Junior Associate” (2012-2017) and “Regular Associate” (2018-2023) of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), “one out of 30 scientists under 40 years old that are doing promising research” according the scientific platform “Latinamerica Science” and he was invited researcher in the frame of the program “Research Stays for Renowned Researchers”, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Valencia, Spain, 2011-2012).
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(+57 4) 2196555
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Universidad de Antoquia – Calle 67 No 53-108, Apartamento Aereo 1226 – Medellin – Colombia
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Last updated on 05/05/2025
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