Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica – Graduate Program in Biochemistry

Prof. Martins holds an undergraduate degree in Pharmacy with a qualification in Clinical Analysis (UFSC, 2010), a master’s degree in Biochemistry (UFSC, 2012) with a research period at the Center for Electronic Microscopy, National University of Córdoba (Argentina, 2011), and a doctoral degree in Biochemistry (UFSC and Macquarie University, 2016). She is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Health Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – Araranguá Campus.

“Her  research is focused on inflammatory processes with a focus on inflammasome activation and the role of neopterin in chronic inflammatory diseases.”

Main publications:

The effect of voluntary wheel running on the antioxidant status is dependent on sociability conditions. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, v. 198, p. 173018, 2020.

Glyphosate-based herbicide impairs energy metabolism and increases autophagy in C6 astroglioma cell line. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health -Part A – Current Issues, v. 83, p. 153-167, 2020.

Chronic Metabolic Derangement-Induced Cognitive Deficits and Neurotoxicity Are Associated with REST Inactivation. Molecular Neurobiology, v. 56, p. 1539-1557, 2019.

Neopterin preconditioning prevents inflammasome activation in mammalian astrocytes. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, v. 115, p. 371-382, 2018.