CV Lattes
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Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus São Paulo. Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of São Paulo-USP (2000), master's degree in Morphofunctional Sciences from the University of São Paulo-USP (2002), doctorate in Morphofunctional Sciences from the University of São Paulo-USP (2007) and post-doctorate by the Department of Psychobiology at Escola Paulista de Medicina-UNIFESP (2019). She has internships at the University of Salamanca (Spain) and at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (Portugal). She is currently a professor with exclusive dedication to the Genetics Discipline of the Department of Morphology and Genetics at Escola Paulista de Medicina-UNIFESP, where she works in teaching and as a researcher on the genetic and psychosocial aspects involved in chemical dependence. In the field of ethical principles of scientific research, it operates in the area of patient autonomy. She is coordinator of the Graduate Program in Structural and Functional Biology-UNIFESP and project coordinator in the thematic area ?Promotion of Well-Being for Coping with Issues Related to Violence and the Use of Drugs? of the Institutional Internationalization Program - Capes Print UNIFESP . (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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According to the latest surveys, about 2.3 billion people used licit drugs and 275 million used illicit drugs worldwide in 2015. The disability adjusted life years (DALYs) estimate indicated a loss of 132.6 million years due to licit drug use and 28 million years due to illicit drug use in 2015. The multifactorial character of substance use disorders includes genetic, psychosocial factors…
Drug addiction is a worldwide problem and often involving young people and adults, with alcohol being the drug most commonly used and associated with numerous health and social problems. However, not all people who drink alcohol become addicted. The transition from casual use to addiction is influenced by positive reinforcement (state of pleasure from use) and negative (relief of unpleasa…
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a worldwide and frequent problem. Data from the World Health Organization (2018) show that about 2.3 billion people around the world are alcohol consumers, having many consequences in their lives, families, and society. Young people are increasingly consuming alcohol and during the Covid-19 pandemic, this problem got worse. Alcohol is the most consumed substa…
Blood transfusions are among the most prescribed treatments by doctors, especially in anemic patients. Although transfusion therapy may be beneficial in many cases, studies indicate that it has been excessively used, putting patients at risk, since the use of blood products may be associated with various complications such as infections and immunological reactions. In this context, a more…
Several studies have shown that Ayurvedic medicine - Indian millennial medicine - is used in the treatment of different diseases or aspects related to health or well-being, and has several therapeutic effects. Mucuna pruriens (MP) is a legume from the Fabaceae family, grown in tropical regions and originating in India. Its main therapeutic components are L-Dopa, 5-hydroxy tryptamine (sero…
Alcoholism is a progressive and recurrent chronic disease that causing damage to health and to society, and its development is characterized by frequent episodes of intoxication, and this behavior is influenced by genetic and psychosocial factors. Several brain systems are sensitized by chronic alcohol use, and the neurodegeneration may occur in the long term. Damage caused by alcohol con…
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