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

Exercise Biology Laboratory (LaBioEx)

Prof. Aguiar Júnior holds an undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy (UDESC), a certificate degree (UNIFESP) and a master’s degree (UNESC) in Exercise Physiology, and a doctoral degree in Pharmacology (UFSC) with a research period at INSERMUPMC in Paris. He carried out postdoctoral research in the PPGBQA/UFSC (2011-13) and in the Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology at the University of Coimbra (Portugal).

“His research is focused on a) neurobiology of exercise and the disease-modifying effects in experimental models of neurological diseases and COVID-19; and b) pharmacology and sports genetics”

Ongoing projects:
a) RE2SCUE: REpiracy REHABILITATION in Survivors of 2 COVID-19. A randomized clinical trial.
b) The role of A2A adenosinergic receptors in central fatigue in animal models of neurological diseases.

Main Publications:

Exercise, redox system and neurodegenerative diseases. Biochimica et Biophysica acta – Molecular Basis of Disease, v. 1866, p. 165778, 2020.

Neuronal adenosine A2A receptors signal ergogenic effects of caffeine. Scientific Reports, v. 10, p. 1-10, 2020.

The Role of PGC-1α/UCP2 Signaling in the Beneficial Effects of Physical Exercise on the Brain. Frontiers in Neuroscience, v. 13, p. 292, 2019.

The exercise sex gap and the impact of the estrous cycle on exercise performance in mice. Scientific Reports, v. 8, p. 1-8, 2018.