CV Lattes
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ) (Institutional affiliation for the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
graduation at Biologia from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (1983), master's at Genetics from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1988) and doctorate at Biological Sciences from Lancaster University (1992). He is currently full professor at Universidade de São Paulo. Has experience in Botany, focusing on Vegetal Physiology, acting on the following subjects: aminoacidos, estresse oxidativo, enzimas antioxidantes, lisina and milho. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) is a technique that can be used to separate proteins according to their length, molecular weight and/or charge. From a practical point of view, this technique is able to provide valuable information about the presence, abundance, activity and isoforms of proteins. Among the functional classes of proteins, the enzymes are intensely modulated during…
Different areas of production, such as food, agricultural and technological demand for products based on nanotechnology. This fact alerts the community about the possible effects that products composed of nanoparticles (NPs) can cause to the environment and, consequently, to living organisms. NPs may be present in biological systems and linked to molecules performing different functions o…
In the last decades, agriculture has been changed with arising of new scenarios of environmental problems, especially those involving the contamination of soil and water with heavy metals. These problems are more serious when we consider that metals such as cadmium (Cd) can easily enter in food chain by their absorption via the roots of the plant species used as foods. Although several st…
We aim to improve the competencies of the Genetics Department (LGN/ESALQ/USP) with the inclusion of the 'Ecosystem Health (human, animal, vegetal and environmental)' dimension in the approach given to the adaptive human strategies associated to food security and nutrition, local knowledge and perceptions related to the natural resources, migration, subsistence strategies and their associa…
The contamination of soils and water with metals has created a major environmental problem, leading to considerable losses in plant productivity and hazardous health effects. Exposure to toxic metals can intensify the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are continuously produced in both unstressed and stressed plants cells. Some of the ROS species are highly toxic and must …
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Different production areas, such as food, agriculture and technology, demand products based on nanotechnology. This fact alerts the community to the possible effects that products composed of nanoparticles (NPs) can cause to the environment, and, consequently, to living organisms. NPs can be present in biological systems and linked to molecules that perform different functions in organism…
Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal whose concentration has been increased considerably over the last few decades in several countries (which is related to anthropogenic activities). This metal is potentially harmful to human health and plants, being one of the most threatening contaminants to the environment. However, there are very few studies whose approach is the development of management s…
Some plants are able to 'remember' stress events and use this stored acknowledgement ('stress memory') to prepare their offspring to the persistent stressors. However, there is scarce information about the transgenerational effects that is triggered by the plant exposure to heavy metals, which are the most frequent contaminant in soils nowadays. Cadmium (Cd) is an extremely toxic metal to…
Abiotic stresses commonly cause physiological limitations to plant growth and development, justifying studies efforts focused on understanding the endogenous mechanisms of plants that act in response to such stresses, ultimately contributing to increased plant tolerance. Cadmium (Cd) is one of the main contaminants that is a major threat to the environment, potentially damaging plant prod…
Production of citrus in the state of São Paulo and Triângulo Mineiro, the main orange producing regions of the country, has been reduced in recent years due to climate change, mainly characterized by increased light radiation and air temperature. The occurrences of climatic extremes events have provided abscission of flowers, but mainly fruits during the formation process. It is estimated…
According to the increasing problems due water and soil contamination with Cadmium (Cd), new approaches are required to understand the mechanisms involved in plant tolerance exposed to this type of stress, with special focus in the root system, as a manner to reduce transport this metal to edible parts. Thus, this project aims to study the Cd tolerance mechanisms in tomato roots, using to…
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The problems related to the cadmium (Cd) toxicity on plants are increasing every year; however, the number of tolerant species to this metal is extremely limited. Therefore, the discovery of tomato (which is both a plant crop and model species) cultivars with high tolerance to Cd is a relevant matter, since they can be used in both plant breeding programs and studies for identification an…
Cadmium (Cd) is a widespread environmental and non-biodegradable pollutant, whose increased concentration over the last decades is related to anthropogenic activities. Cd can affect both human health and plant production. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is used both as model for genetics studies and high socioeconomic relevance crop. Our work integrates the pioneer group in Brazil focusing …
The problems of plant toxicity to cadmium (Cd) have been increasing every year, however the range of species that have some degree of tolerance to this metal is extremely limited. Cd is a heavy metal, which is harmful to human and animal health as well as to agriculture, impairing yield and quality of edible portion of plants. In this context, the discovery of tomato accessions tolerant t…
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