Master (1995) and Ph.D. (1999) in Physiology in the PPG in Sciences (General Physiology) at the Biosciences Institute of the University of São Paulo. Postdoctoral research at the same institution between 2000 and 2003, with an internship (FAPESP) at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. She is currently a full professor at the Department of Physiology (IB-USP), Productivity scholarship (PQ-1C, CNPq) and collaborator in projects developed with researchers at the UNESP Aquaculture Center, UNESP-Ilha Solteira, University of Mogi das Cruzes, CSIRO (Australia ), Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Università Politecnica delle Marche (Italy) and Universidad de Buenos Aires. My studies are in the areas of Comparative Physiology, in the sub-areas of metabolism and endocrinology of fish; Aquaculture, using physiology as a tool for applied studies; and in the area of Aquatic Ecotoxicology, using biomarkers at different levels of biological organization to study impacted environments. Within these areas, I study lipid and fatty acid metabolism, gonadal steroids, gonadotropins, effects of pollutants on the reproductive physiology of fish and physiology projects applied to the cultivation of tropical fish should be highlighted. I develop projects with marine fish, mainly with the group of serranids (dusky grouper) and cobia, in projects developed at CEBIMar / USP. Full advisor in the Graduate Programs in Science (General Physiology) at IBUSP and in the PPG in Aquaculture at CAUNESP. Member of the International Committee of the International Society for Fish Endocrinology (https://www.isfendo.com/) and Technical Advisor at the Provost Office for Research and Innovation (USP). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Reproduction in fish is controlled by the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonads (HPG) axis and modulated by environmental factors. Contaminants present in the water, resulting from human activities, affect the functioning of this axis, impairing reproduction. These compounds act as Endocrine Disruptors (EDC, Endocrine Disruptor Chemicals), interfering at different levels of neuroendocrine control…
The use of fish oil (FO) in marine aquaculture is important because of the need for long-chain and highly unsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) from the n-3 series. However, the production of FO is limited, and alternative sources of lower cost and more stable production such as vegetable oils (VO) have been studied. However, this substitution, in most cases, negatively impacts growth and alt…
The creation of Tilapias in Brazil consists in one of the major sources of fish production, representing the most produced species in the country. Tilapias are advantageous due to several characteristics that made this species favorable to farming, such as rapid growth, good weather and environment adaptation and rusticity in management. The growth of this fishing activity is result of nu…
The increase of the population density promoted the intensification of the anthropic activities in the natural environments, leading to an intense process of degradation and contamination of the water bodies. In the reservoirs of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (RMSP), have been reported an intense eutrophication process and the presence of emerging pollutant from the anthropization,…
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Sound is naturally abundant in the marine environment, originating from both biotic and abiotic sources. From a biological perspective, the sound is important in different contexts, being used for communication, spatial orientation, detection of prey and predators, as well as in the search for reproductive partners. However, only recently the impact caused by noise pollution has received …
The presence of contaminants of emerging concern, such as the drug carbamazepine (CBZ), in aquatic ecosystems has attracted attention. Due to its persistence and low elimination rates, toxic effects to aquatic organisms, may be generated, including impairment of physiological processes. Among the effects of CBZ, disruption of the reproductive physiology of male organism has already been d…
A wide variety of chemical pollutants are found in the aquatic ecosystem from anthropic actions, such as the incorrect disposal of medicines, in addition to the discharge of industrial and agricultural effluents. Among these pollutants, drugs stand out carbamazepine (CBZ), which is of interest in ecotoxicological studies, as it is present in water bodies in high concentrations, and is res…
The Tiete River, as many other rivers in South America contains a wide range of chemical products, including pharmaceuticals, like carbamazepine (CBZ), which may affect the health of aquatic life. CBZ is of considerable interest in ecotoxicological studies, because is highly resistant to biodegradation and photodegradation, and can be found in concentrations that vary between 12 and 358 n…
The animals are unable to synthesize polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) with 18 carbons (C18), considered essential FA, which are obtained through the diet. C18 PUFAs can be bioconverted by the action of desaturases and elongase enzymes in long-chain PUFAs (LC-PUFA), such as EPA (20:5n3), DHA (22:6n3) and ARA (20:4n6). However, several organisms, including some teleost species, have a re…
Environmental contamination in the aquatic ecosystems by Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) has been observed mainly due to a persistence characteristic and wrong disposal of such compounds. These NSAIDs, eg. Diclofenac (DCF) and Ibuprofen (IBU) has caused several endocrine disorders in the Hypothalamus- Pituitary- Gonads (HPG) axis on the aquatic organisms acting as endocrine…
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Bioactive peptides represent a great potential in economics and in research due to their capacity to improve physiological processes in vertebrate organisms. Previous studies have suggested that peptides with biological properties can induce antimicrobial and anticancer activities, stimulate immunoregulation and improve reproductive function in humans, to name a few. However, obtaining ne…
Pharmaceuticals, like anti inflammatories drugs (NSAIDs), have been classified as compounds of emerging concern in the aquatic environments, and due to a pseudo persistence causing an additional risk to no target species. Ecotoxicological investigations in laboratories concluded adverse effects related to endocrine disruption in the physiology of aquatic organisms when exposed to NDSAIDs.…
Exposure to micro-nano plastics (MNPs) is ubiquitous and implicated in human disease including cancer, infertility, allergies, and metabolic syndrome. However, as mankind is uniformly exposed to plastics it is difficult to understand exactly how they impact hu northern fulmar man health. Many bird species including the northern fulmar are long-lived, top-level predators, sharing a similar…
Since, globally, aquaculture is the fastest-growing agroindustry and the incidence of several culture conditions, as excessive stocking densities, use of chemicals and the presence of external contaminants can target very relevant changes in the health or performance of fish, it's important to understand and to assess how changes in the environment affect the control of stress of fish, be…
Aquatic environment changes due to anthropic actions, such as the discharge of industrial, domestic and rural effluents containing toxic substances, can trigger negative effects on local biodiversity, interfering with the physiological processes of animals. Among these pollutants, we can highlight the plasticizers, such as Bisphenol A (BPA), which can intervene in metabolism, immune respo…
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