The CAPES-STINT project coordination group would like to invite everyone to the “3rd CAPES-STINT Symposium on Metabolic Disorders with Brain Impact”. The idea is to know more about the research projects and to stimulate scientific discussions.

Date and time: May 20th (Friday), at 9:00 (Brazilian time) or 14:00 (Swedish time).
Link: https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/61074809338

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É com muito orgulho que anunciamos a Tese selecionada para representar o PPGBQA no Prêmio CAPES de Tese 2022, que premia Teses defendidas no ano de 2021. A Tese escolhida, “Interação entre as vias das quinureninas e da tetraidrobiopterinana hipersensibilidade à dor”, é de autoria da Dra. Ananda Christina Staats Pires e foi orientada pela Profa. Dra. Alexandra S. Latini.

Dra. Ananda Christina Staats Pires  

Mini resumo: A dor crônica é uma doença sem diagnóstico e tratamentoacurados. Esta tese explorou o potencial dos metabólitos das vias das quinureninas (KYN) e da tetraidrobiopterina (BH4) como biomarcadores de dor crônica. Foram realizadas a avaliação do perfil destes metabólitos e sua correlação com as características em pacientes com dor crônica.Os dados resultantes revelam que mediadores das KYN/ BH4 foram associados com a intensidade e outras caraterísticas da dor crônica, sugerindo sua validade como biomarcadores.

A tese pode ser encontrada em https://repositorio.ufsc.br/handle/123456789/229830 

A study involving several UFSC departments, the Bioinformatics Nucleus (UFSC), IFSC, the company Biome-Hub, government agencies of the State of SC, among other partners, was published in the international journal “Viruses”. The study, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Glauber Wagner (PPGBTC) had the participation of two PPGBQA professors, Dr. Guilherme Razzera and Dr. Guilherme Toledo, and the student, Tâmela Madaloz.

Hundreds of SARS-CoV-2 genomes were evaluated between 2020 and 2021, and as a result, 23 variants were found, predominantly the Gamma variant, where the P.1-likeII type showed regionalization in the western region of Santa Catarina, with protein characteristics different. The data point to a direct correlation of this variant with the increase in cases and mortality in the western region of SC during the second wave of COVID-19. The study is still in progress, where new variants will remain in constant monitoring in Santa Catarina in the period 2022 and 2023.

More information: https://noticias.ufsc.br/2022/03/pesquisadores-da-ufsc-monitoram-evolucao-e-circulacao-de-variantes-de-coronavirus/

See the complete work: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/4/695

The Graduate Programs in Biochemistry and Pharmacy at UFSC invite everyone to the lecture by Prof Dr. Marco G. Alves, who is visiting UFSC with support from the CAPES/PrInt Program. Title: “Omics and Molecular Biology in the search for biomarkers: application in male reproduction”

Date: February 21st, 2022, 2:30 p.m.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89476281991

About Dr. Marco G. Alves:  Assistant Researcher/Principal Investigator – Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB) – Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto. His main lines of research are focused on reproductive biology, obesity, diabetes, metabolism, metabolic modulation, and cellular metabolic profiles. Prof Marco Alves has a large volume of international publications in the last decade, mainly focused on the metabolism of Sertoli cells and the modulation of the metabolic behavior of these cells under pathological conditions. He is a member of the editorial board of several scientific journals such as “Antioxidants and Redox Signaling”, “Scientific Reports”, “Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology”, “Antioxidants”, “Plos One” and “Nutrition & Metabolism Journal”; serves as Guest Editor at “Current Molecular Pharmacology” and “Current Pharmaceutical Design”. In addition, he works as a reviewer for more than 80 specialized magazines. Orcid iD: orcid.org/0000-0001-7635-783X

Enrollment period for regular students: 03/23 to 03/27 – online enrollment period in courses of the PPGBQA itself through the Graduate Academic Control system (CAPG): www.capg.ufsc.br

Enrollment of students from other UFSC Graduate programs: 03/28 – beginning of the enrollment requests for students from other UFSC Graduate Programs. The requests must be sent to: academico.sipg@contato.ufsc.br

Enrollment in an isolated courses (students outside UFSC): 03/30, 03/31 and 04/01. Period for requesting enrollment in an isolated courses through the Postgraduate Academic Control system (CAPG): https://capg.sistemas.ufsc.br/inscricao/
Guidelines for enrollment in an isolated courses: 1) Access the address https://capg.sistemas.ufsc.br/inscricao/ 2) Make your registration to access the system; 3) Select the “master’s” level. 4) In the field “Program dedication”, select “partial”; 5)  In the field “Interest in Fellowship”, select “No”. 6) Do not nominate any advisors. 7) Upload the required documents (e-mail copy of the authorization of the professor responsible for the registration form, copies of the identity card, CPF and undergraduate diploma or transcript if you are still in the course. Enrollments will be confirmed or not by e-mail sent by the secretary.

The semester disciplines will be informed at: https://ppgbqa.ufsc.br/disciplinas-do-semestre/disciplinas-do-semestre/