| COD | Workload | Description |
| 313A8-02 | 30 | This course addresses: Approaches, methods and techniques for qualitative research in Psychology; The main theoretical-methodological currents that support qualitative analyses in human sciences investigations; Research methods and procedures for the collection and analysis of different types of research employing the qualitative method. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Master's | Not required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Master's | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Doctorate | Required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Education | Master's | Not required |
| Education | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ethics and Political Philosophy | Master's | Not required |
| Ethics and Political Philosophy | Doctorate | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Master's | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Doctorate | Required |
| Medical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Metaphysics and Epistemology | Master's | Not required |
| Metaphysics and Epistemology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Nephrology | Master's | Not required |
| Nephrology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Master's | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Master's | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Doctorate | Required |
| Surgical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations |
| Drug Development | This line of research has been designed for the development of drugs against neglected tropical diseases (tuberculosis and malaria) and the development of drugs against chronic and degenerative diseases. |
| Analysis and evaluation of neurochemical and pharmacological mechanisms in neurological diseases | Study of the neurochemical roots and pharmacological targets in neurological diseases. |
| Evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment and inflammation. |
| Biological Aspects of Aging | This line of research is intended for the study of basic biological characteristics that play a role in the process of aging at the molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic and evolutionary levels, as well as their forms of interaction with environmental factors in animal models and human beings (in vitro and in vivo). |
| Clinical and Emotional Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the clinical and epidemiological study of the elderly and aging. Some of the most commonly researched topics are: geriatric syndromes (cognitive impairment, postural instability, immobility, fecal incontinence, iatrogenesis, communication disorder), frailty syndrome, brain aging, mental health, osteomuscular aging, cardiometabolic risk factors and nutrition. |
| Social-cultural, Demographic and Bioethical Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the study of social, cultural, economic, demographic and bioethical aspects involved in the process of aging. |
| Aging and Public Health | This line of research is intended to study the conditions of life, health and health care received and provided to the elderly, including long-living patients. It is intended to assess primary and secondary health care services, to design of instruments for monitoring access, service routines and care provided to the elderly and long-living patients in the public health care network. Additionally, it will investigate the natural history of diseases and health conditions as well as health prevention and control, in view of the socio-demographic variables, health indicators, life styles, functional capacity, psycho-social competences and quality of life. |
| Education theories and cultures | Seeks to explore the relationship between anthropology, history, philosophy, sociology and education, by discussing political and cultural conditions in education. It brings together theoretical and empirical theories and research, so improving our understanding of the diversity of the human experience in the different processes of development. |
| People and education | It studies education as a process that involves the person's non-development, training and self-training, highlighting its intertwining as health and well-being. It hosts interdisciplinary studies and research that enhance the pedagogical dimension of human experience in its interactions as biological, psychosocial, biographical, cultural aspects of two subjects and subjectivities in contemporary society. |
| Education in Science and Mathematics (ESM) | Studies teaching and learning in Science and Mathematics in different training spaces, using theoretical and methodological contributions related to education through research; epistemologically linked to the domain of language, to inter and transdisciplinarity to science and the nature of being and to the modeling processes in Science and Mathematics, associated with initial and continuing teacher training, in Basic Education and Higher Education. It covers research involving scientific and technological development, scientific literacy and the popularization of Science and Mathematics in formal and non-formal spaces of education. |
| Education training, policies and practices | Seeks to explore educational processes in different training settings, from socio-political, historical and cultural perspectives, aiming at a critical analysis of policies, training practices, and educational planning in different contexts. It scrutinizes pedagogical practices in several degrees and types of education, enabling insights for decision making regarding changes in society and in the educational process. |
| The State and Theories of Justice | This line of research addresses the theoretical and pragmatic aspects of the theories of justice from scholars such as Immanuel Kant, John Rawls and Jürgen Habermas, as well as their different critical and alternative views in communitarian and utilitarian theories. |
| Ethics Principles | This line of research addresses the central issues of Ethics as they have been conceived over time and under the systematic aspect, in view of scholars such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant and others. The relationship between practical and theoretical reason is a central area. |
| Extra-renal dialysis and transplatation | This line of research is intended for the study of different modalities of renal replacement therapies, with emphasis on organ transplantation, especially when it comes to immunology of transplants. |
| Clinical nephrology and arterial hypertension | This line of research will address topics related to several aspects of clinical nephrology, renal function, arterial hypertension, renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Molecular Biology, immunology and stem cell | This line of research is concerned with the study of molecular alterations in tumors, mainly those affecting the digestive and respiratory systems, through PCR techniques in real time, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and cell cultivation. It will also look at Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering. |
| Cardiology/Risk Factors and genetics factors in cardiovascular diseases | This line of research is concerned with assessing risk factors for cardiovascular surgeries using markers; traditional risk factors (dyslipidemias, arterial hypertension, diabetes, smoke addiction) and potential emerging ones (apolipoprotein B,small and dense LDL cholesterol) in coronary heart diseases. |
| Cardiology/Cellular therapy | This line of research is intended to assess the efficiency and safety of autologous implants of bone marrow stem cells in patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy and in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction. |
| Cellular metabolism and membrane transport in renal and metabolic diseases (or disease states) | This line of research is designed for the study of physiopathogenic mechanisms of several renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Training and Faculty Development in Health | |
| Functional and Molecular Image of the Body | Functional imaging is the state-of-the-art in diagnostic imaging. Magnetic Resonance made a giant leap in that direction through the employment of ultra-rapid acquisition techniques, which have enabled the measurement of variations in oxygen consumption levels arising from the BOLD effect and an estimation of the cellularity of tissues through the diffusion technique. PET has enabled Nuclear Medicine to measure the level of consumption of glucose in the tissue, by making use of ionizing radiation. It is largely employed in the investigation of tumors and metastasis, which have naturally increased the consumption of glucose due to a larger metabolic level. More recently, the Dynamic PET has enabled the assessment of the consumption of glucose over time and the measurement of the most active regions more precisely. |
| Study abdomen adult and elderly healthy and sick with new technologies in Diagnostic Imaging | First of all, this line of research is intended to introduce students to different abdominal organs in advanced imaging modalities, such as magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography. It is intended to study the normal anatomy of these organs and tissues and their anatomic variations, thus allowing for a comparison between healthy and unhealthy individuals. With this, we intent to provide deeper insights into the abdomen's normal anatomy and its anatomic variation through new imaging technologies. Additionally, this line of research will determine the diagnostic imaging accuracy of gastrointestinal tract and urinary system diseases. We are intent on reaching an earlier and more precise diagnosis of the diseases of adult and elderly patients, thus increasing their survival. It has been designed to produce researchers and professors who want to work within this line of research responsible for studying the most common diseases in our population. |
| Clinical Epidemiology | This area of concentration is intended to develop research in clinical epidemiology focusing on its methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research intends to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the progress in identification, intervention and promotion of determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Technological Innovations in the Health Area | Curently, we are seeing worldwide the fast development of technologies, proceedings and medicines focus at the most effective treatment of diseases and the restoration of health. This accelerated step with which medical knowledge progresses makes it necessary to create a new mentality in medical training, stimulating curiosity, the active search for knowledge and constant updating. The number and complexity of the scientific processes that lead to this evolution are also worthy of attention, both due to the need for training to understand them, as well as the work opportunity they represent for doctors in general. |
| Epidemiology and Environmental Health | This course is intended to encourage the development of research into the area of epidemiology and environmental health with an eye to the methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research seeks to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the advancement of the identification, intervention and promotion of the determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Phenomenology and Hermeneutics | This line of research is intended to analyze the classical theories of knowledge under the perspective of the philosophers of phenomenology, which has been the norm in Europe for almost a century and has representatives all over the world. |
| Philosophy in the Middle Ages | This line of research addresses philosophers of the Middle Ages. |
| Analytic Epistemology | This line of research addresses the fundamental topics of contemporary Epistemology: theories of knowledge, theories of epistemic rationality, skepticism and epistemic paradoxes. |
| Neurology/ stem cells | This line of research is concerned with the assessment of the possibility of regeneration of central and peripheral neurological injuries resulting from neurodegenerative diseases, with somatic stem cells, as well as with the study of the structural and functional mechanisms of regeneration from injuries. |
| Behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry | This line of research will look at the neurobiology of psychiatric diseases and behavioral alterations in major neurological diseases. |
| Cognitive brain imaging | This line of research will look at the development of new techniques for the analysis of neuroimaging and studies of neural bases of superior cognitive processes (for instance, language comprehension and acquisition, executive functions, spatial reasoning). |
| Neuroinflammation/Multiple Sclerosis/ neuromyelitis optica | The inflammation resulting from neurological diseases may be primarily involved with the physiopathology of immunomediated diseases of the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, ADEM - acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, autoimmune encephalitis and some neurological complications resulting directly or indirectly from viral or bacterial infections (e.g. meningoencephalitis). In other diseases, the inflammation plays a major role, but less clear than it is in strokes and in degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. The deregulation in the immune system, be it either temporary or permanent, may lead to injuries in the brain, bone marrow and peripheral nerves that cause permanent neuronal damage with the risk of aftereffects and permanent incapacity. By relying on advanced methods in molecular biology associated with clinical and imaging assessment (magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine), we have conducted research that is intended to understand the intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms that lead to an increase of pro-inflammatory substances such as cytokines, chemokines, the production of autoantibodies, complement system activation, proliferation / maturation of autoreactive lymphocytes T and B, microglial activation and the alteration of the blood-brain barrier. Besides, we have conducted research for the identification of specific biomarkers for each disease which may assist in the establishment of better diagnosis/prognosis and in experimental animal models for the study of physiopathology and innovative therapeutic interventions. |
| The central nervous system (CNS) formation stages can be considered a great concert with the regency of different signaling molecules that trigger a cascade of dependent and complementary processes until the formation of all CNS structures as well as their different functionalities. The human brain is a puzzle of more than 100 billion pieces that must be accurately directed to its unique and specific location. The studies of Molecurar Bases of Embryonic Neurogenesis presents a comprehensive view of understanding the CNS, from its embryonic formation to neurogenesis in the adult brain, guiding clinical and pathological situations related to cerebral malformations and new therapeutic alternatives for CNS recovery. The use of molecular techniques as next-generation sequencing (NGS), super arrays, relative expression, genotyping, etc., are used to describe signaling pathways, genesis of pathologies, and application of precision medicine for the treatment of various diseases. The cell reprogramming at the embryonic level through the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) helps to understand embryonic neurogenesis and screening of new drugs for the treatment of alterations during the formation of the central nervous system and its associated pathologies | |
| Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare | Fluency in oral reading is a crucial skill for children and adolescents, involving the ability to read a text with accuracy, appropriate expression, and at a determined pace. Artificial intelligence has enabled considerable advances in activities that previously required time and attention from specialized professionals, also offering the advantage of impartial evaluation. Moreover, a significant portion of students in Brazil presents literacy difficulties associated with reading skills and lacks adequate assistance and diagnosis for conditions such as dyslexia. This research line aims to encompass research projects at the intersection of health, education, and artificial intelligence. The studies seek to investigate tools for assessing oral reading through innovative technologies, which can be used by health professionals in collaboration with educators. These tools aim to assist in identifying the level of reading development, factors influencing these skills, association with academic performance, early screening of signs of difficulties and disorders affecting reading fluency, differential diagnoses, as well as the appropriate medical/educational conduct. |
| Neurotoxic activity of ureases and derived peptides | This line of research will address the neurotoxic and pro-inflammatory activities of ureases of different organisms. It will also address the methodologies of study of neurotoxicity relying on the use of insects-models. As well as this, it will look at ureases as virulence factors for pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria Helicobacter pylori and Proteus mirabilis and Cryptococcu yeasts. |
| Epilepsy | This line of research will cover clinical and electroencephalographic, pharmacological, neuroimaging and surgical studies in the realm of epilepsy. The direct involvement of São Lucas Hospital with the diagnosis, clinical treatment and epilepsy surgery opens interesting perspectives of investigation, seeking diagnostic refinement, new treatment options and the correlations of epileptic syndromes with structural alterations of the brain. |
| Well-being, health and quality of life | This line of research concentrates studies that use an interdisciplinary approach on the relationship between mental health and lifestyle, understood as the set of behaviors related to food, physical activity, sleep, spirituality, financial well-being, well-being occupational and social relationships. The line aims at building basic and applied knowledge for evaluation and intervention in the prevention and promotion of quality of life and its different domains. |
| Assessment and psychological interventions in mental health | This line of research concentrates studies related to mental health outcomes based on different theories and methods in Clinical Psychology. It aims at understanding psychological processes and building and adapting instruments and interventions with a psychotherapeutic and psychoeducational focus. |
| Psychosocial Processes: Practices and contexts | This line of research concentrates studies on psychosocial phenomena and vulnerability processes in different contexts, such as education, public health, work, politics and justice. It aims to develop strategies for assessment and intervention with individuals, groups and organizations based on theoretical-methodological approaches that articulate different perspectives from Social Psychology and other fields of knowledge. |
| Cognition, brain and behavior | This line of research focuses on basic and applied studies of cognition and its behavioral and neurobiological implications. We seek to investigate neurocognitive and psychobiological processes and their relationship with behavior, development, learning and mental health. Research approaches involve theoretical and experimental models and instruments from neuropsychology, neurobiology and neuroscience. |
| Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome | This line is concerned with research in the area of obesity and metabolic syndrome with consequences in co-morbidities involved or related to the aforementioned pathologies. |
| Epidemiological, Clinicopathological, Radiological and Molecular aspects of malignant neoplasms. | This area of concentration is intended to describe patients who suffer from malignant neoplasms in their different clinical stages, as well as to assess their clinical outcome by looking at the clinical, histopathological, radiological and molecular variables. Studies in this area may be accountable for addressing some issues that are still controversial among the scientific community. |
| Videolaparoscopic Surgery | This area of concentration is intended to assess the advantages of the procedures conducted using less invasive techniques. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 196ED-02 | 30 | Study and discussion of fundamental topics on structure, physiology, genetics and microbial virulence factors; and microbial ecology in the oral cavity and its implications for homeostasis and dysbiosis, especially repercussions on dental caries, periodontal disease and endodontic infections. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 83274-02 | 30 | The objective of this course is to provide a systematic study of relevant themes or issues, as well as the ethical dilemmas that emerge from the theoretical and practical field of Biomedical Sciences. |
| Professors | Home time | Lattes |
| JOAO BATISTA BLESSMANN WEBER | 31 years and 3 months | Link |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Master's | Not required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Master's | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Nephrology | Master's | Not required |
| Nephrology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Master's | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations |
| Drug Development | This line of research has been designed for the development of drugs against neglected tropical diseases (tuberculosis and malaria) and the development of drugs against chronic and degenerative diseases. |
| Evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment and inflammation. |
| Analysis and evaluation of neurochemical and pharmacological mechanisms in neurological diseases | Study of the neurochemical roots and pharmacological targets in neurological diseases. |
| Biological Aspects of Aging | This line of research is intended for the study of basic biological characteristics that play a role in the process of aging at the molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic and evolutionary levels, as well as their forms of interaction with environmental factors in animal models and human beings (in vitro and in vivo). |
| Clinical and Emotional Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the clinical and epidemiological study of the elderly and aging. Some of the most commonly researched topics are: geriatric syndromes (cognitive impairment, postural instability, immobility, fecal incontinence, iatrogenesis, communication disorder), frailty syndrome, brain aging, mental health, osteomuscular aging, cardiometabolic risk factors and nutrition. |
| Social-cultural, Demographic and Bioethical Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the study of social, cultural, economic, demographic and bioethical aspects involved in the process of aging. |
| Aging and Public Health | This line of research is intended to study the conditions of life, health and health care received and provided to the elderly, including long-living patients. It is intended to assess primary and secondary health care services, to design of instruments for monitoring access, service routines and care provided to the elderly and long-living patients in the public health care network. Additionally, it will investigate the natural history of diseases and health conditions as well as health prevention and control, in view of the socio-demographic variables, health indicators, life styles, functional capacity, psycho-social competences and quality of life. |
| Extra-renal dialysis and transplatation | This line of research is intended for the study of different modalities of renal replacement therapies, with emphasis on organ transplantation, especially when it comes to immunology of transplants. |
| Clinical nephrology and arterial hypertension | This line of research will address topics related to several aspects of clinical nephrology, renal function, arterial hypertension, renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Molecular Biology, immunology and stem cell | This line of research is concerned with the study of molecular alterations in tumors, mainly those affecting the digestive and respiratory systems, through PCR techniques in real time, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and cell cultivation. It will also look at Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering. |
| Cardiology/Risk Factors and genetics factors in cardiovascular diseases | This line of research is concerned with assessing risk factors for cardiovascular surgeries using markers; traditional risk factors (dyslipidemias, arterial hypertension, diabetes, smoke addiction) and potential emerging ones (apolipoprotein B,small and dense LDL cholesterol) in coronary heart diseases. |
| Cardiology/Cellular therapy | This line of research is intended to assess the efficiency and safety of autologous implants of bone marrow stem cells in patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy and in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction. |
| Cellular metabolism and membrane transport in renal and metabolic diseases (or disease states) | This line of research is designed for the study of physiopathogenic mechanisms of several renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Training and Faculty Development in Health | |
| Study abdomen adult and elderly healthy and sick with new technologies in Diagnostic Imaging | First of all, this line of research is intended to introduce students to different abdominal organs in advanced imaging modalities, such as magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography. It is intended to study the normal anatomy of these organs and tissues and their anatomic variations, thus allowing for a comparison between healthy and unhealthy individuals. With this, we intent to provide deeper insights into the abdomen's normal anatomy and its anatomic variation through new imaging technologies. Additionally, this line of research will determine the diagnostic imaging accuracy of gastrointestinal tract and urinary system diseases. We are intent on reaching an earlier and more precise diagnosis of the diseases of adult and elderly patients, thus increasing their survival. It has been designed to produce researchers and professors who want to work within this line of research responsible for studying the most common diseases in our population. |
| Clinical Epidemiology | This area of concentration is intended to develop research in clinical epidemiology focusing on its methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research intends to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the progress in identification, intervention and promotion of determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Functional and Molecular Image of the Body | Functional imaging is the state-of-the-art in diagnostic imaging. Magnetic Resonance made a giant leap in that direction through the employment of ultra-rapid acquisition techniques, which have enabled the measurement of variations in oxygen consumption levels arising from the BOLD effect and an estimation of the cellularity of tissues through the diffusion technique. PET has enabled Nuclear Medicine to measure the level of consumption of glucose in the tissue, by making use of ionizing radiation. It is largely employed in the investigation of tumors and metastasis, which have naturally increased the consumption of glucose due to a larger metabolic level. More recently, the Dynamic PET has enabled the assessment of the consumption of glucose over time and the measurement of the most active regions more precisely. |
| Epidemiology and Environmental Health | This course is intended to encourage the development of research into the area of epidemiology and environmental health with an eye to the methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research seeks to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the advancement of the identification, intervention and promotion of the determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Technological Innovations in the Health Area | Curently, we are seeing worldwide the fast development of technologies, proceedings and medicines focus at the most effective treatment of diseases and the restoration of health. This accelerated step with which medical knowledge progresses makes it necessary to create a new mentality in medical training, stimulating curiosity, the active search for knowledge and constant updating. The number and complexity of the scientific processes that lead to this evolution are also worthy of attention, both due to the need for training to understand them, as well as the work opportunity they represent for doctors in general. |
| Neurology/ stem cells | This line of research is concerned with the assessment of the possibility of regeneration of central and peripheral neurological injuries resulting from neurodegenerative diseases, with somatic stem cells, as well as with the study of the structural and functional mechanisms of regeneration from injuries. |
| Behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry | This line of research will look at the neurobiology of psychiatric diseases and behavioral alterations in major neurological diseases. |
| Cognitive brain imaging | This line of research will look at the development of new techniques for the analysis of neuroimaging and studies of neural bases of superior cognitive processes (for instance, language comprehension and acquisition, executive functions, spatial reasoning). |
| Neurotoxic activity of ureases and derived peptides | This line of research will address the neurotoxic and pro-inflammatory activities of ureases of different organisms. It will also address the methodologies of study of neurotoxicity relying on the use of insects-models. As well as this, it will look at ureases as virulence factors for pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria Helicobacter pylori and Proteus mirabilis and Cryptococcu yeasts. |
| Neuroinflammation/Multiple Sclerosis/ neuromyelitis optica | The inflammation resulting from neurological diseases may be primarily involved with the physiopathology of immunomediated diseases of the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, ADEM - acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, autoimmune encephalitis and some neurological complications resulting directly or indirectly from viral or bacterial infections (e.g. meningoencephalitis). In other diseases, the inflammation plays a major role, but less clear than it is in strokes and in degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. The deregulation in the immune system, be it either temporary or permanent, may lead to injuries in the brain, bone marrow and peripheral nerves that cause permanent neuronal damage with the risk of aftereffects and permanent incapacity. By relying on advanced methods in molecular biology associated with clinical and imaging assessment (magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine), we have conducted research that is intended to understand the intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms that lead to an increase of pro-inflammatory substances such as cytokines, chemokines, the production of autoantibodies, complement system activation, proliferation / maturation of autoreactive lymphocytes T and B, microglial activation and the alteration of the blood-brain barrier. Besides, we have conducted research for the identification of specific biomarkers for each disease which may assist in the establishment of better diagnosis/prognosis and in experimental animal models for the study of physiopathology and innovative therapeutic interventions. |
| Epilepsy | This line of research will cover clinical and electroencephalographic, pharmacological, neuroimaging and surgical studies in the realm of epilepsy. The direct involvement of São Lucas Hospital with the diagnosis, clinical treatment and epilepsy surgery opens interesting perspectives of investigation, seeking diagnostic refinement, new treatment options and the correlations of epileptic syndromes with structural alterations of the brain. |
| The central nervous system (CNS) formation stages can be considered a great concert with the regency of different signaling molecules that trigger a cascade of dependent and complementary processes until the formation of all CNS structures as well as their different functionalities. The human brain is a puzzle of more than 100 billion pieces that must be accurately directed to its unique and specific location. The studies of Molecurar Bases of Embryonic Neurogenesis presents a comprehensive view of understanding the CNS, from its embryonic formation to neurogenesis in the adult brain, guiding clinical and pathological situations related to cerebral malformations and new therapeutic alternatives for CNS recovery. The use of molecular techniques as next-generation sequencing (NGS), super arrays, relative expression, genotyping, etc., are used to describe signaling pathways, genesis of pathologies, and application of precision medicine for the treatment of various diseases. The cell reprogramming at the embryonic level through the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) helps to understand embryonic neurogenesis and screening of new drugs for the treatment of alterations during the formation of the central nervous system and its associated pathologies | |
| Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare | Fluency in oral reading is a crucial skill for children and adolescents, involving the ability to read a text with accuracy, appropriate expression, and at a determined pace. Artificial intelligence has enabled considerable advances in activities that previously required time and attention from specialized professionals, also offering the advantage of impartial evaluation. Moreover, a significant portion of students in Brazil presents literacy difficulties associated with reading skills and lacks adequate assistance and diagnosis for conditions such as dyslexia. This research line aims to encompass research projects at the intersection of health, education, and artificial intelligence. The studies seek to investigate tools for assessing oral reading through innovative technologies, which can be used by health professionals in collaboration with educators. These tools aim to assist in identifying the level of reading development, factors influencing these skills, association with academic performance, early screening of signs of difficulties and disorders affecting reading fluency, differential diagnoses, as well as the appropriate medical/educational conduct. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome | This line is concerned with research in the area of obesity and metabolic syndrome with consequences in co-morbidities involved or related to the aforementioned pathologies. |
| Epidemiological, Clinicopathological, Radiological and Molecular aspects of malignant neoplasms. | This area of concentration is intended to describe patients who suffer from malignant neoplasms in their different clinical stages, as well as to assess their clinical outcome by looking at the clinical, histopathological, radiological and molecular variables. Studies in this area may be accountable for addressing some issues that are still controversial among the scientific community. |
| Videolaparoscopic Surgery | This area of concentration is intended to assess the advantages of the procedures conducted using less invasive techniques. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 83275-02 | 30 | The course introduces basic concepts in cellular and molecular biology with an emphasis on oral biology. It explores processes related to essential homeostasis mechanisms of normal tissues and their rupture, which may cause pathologies. In this context, aspects related to genetics, activation and repression of genes, expression/transcription/translation of genes, proteins, transduction, secondary messengers, molecular immunology and cancer biology will be particularly emphasized. At the end of the course, students should be able to understand basic events that are part of the maintenance of cell viability and in what way changes in the extracellular environment can modify their activity phenotypically and functionally. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 196EE-02 | 30 | The discipline aims to prepare graduate students to work in the training of future dentists able to promote the integral health of dental patients and in the planning of studies related to this theme. The programmatic content is designed to discuss, based on scientific evidence, the possible association of oral health conditions with systemic alterations, as well as the repercussions of systemic changes in the etiopathogenesis and treatment of oral diseases. In addition, from an interprofessional perspective, the importance of the insertion of the dentist in the hospital environment and the impact of oral health on the quality of life of patients will be addressed. |
| Professors | Home time | Lattes |
| MAXIMILIANO SCHUNKE GOMES | 9 years and 6 months | Link |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 196MV-02 | 30 | The objective of this course is to review in presential classes the main research designs in epidemiology and the main biases in the dental literature as well as the introduction of the main guidelines of theJoanna Briggs foundation for the critical evaluation of the scientific studies in systematic reviews. The students at the end of the course will be capacitated to evaluate a scientifc article using technical guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses as well as to present their reviews in classroom seminars (slides and oral presentations). |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 196P4-02 | 30 | This course is meant to review the main epidemiological research designs and the assessment of the main biases in the dental literature. This is accomplished by lectures, where the students are introduced to the main research designs and the main literature evaluation tools available to assess each individual research design. At the same time, by means of weekly seminars and group presentations, students will be able to review a scientific article by presenting the article and assessing it using the available research design guidelines: GRADE (clinical trials), ROB 2.0 (randomized clinical trials), Robins I (non-randomized clinical trials), New Castle Ottawa Scale (case-control/cohort), and Joanna Briggs (prevalence and others). |
| Professors | Home time | Lattes |
| MARCIO LIMA GROSSI | 24 years and 8 months | Link |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 196P3-02 | 30 | The discipline addresses new aspects of oral biology, considering its relevance in different biomedical areas, providing students with the basic knowledge necessary for dental research, as well as the development of innovative processes in the diagnosis and management of oral diseases. |
| Professors | Home time | Lattes |
| KAREN CHERUBINI | 31 years and 7 months | Link |
| MARIA MARTHA CAMPOS | 18 years and 8 months | Link |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Master's | Not required |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Cell Structure and Metabolism | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Characterization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and their effects on the growth and modulation of plants' secondary metabolism. Investigation into the morphological and pathophysiological basis and treatment for several diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, vascular accidents, depression, PTSD, epilepsy and diabetes. Characterization of the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in inflammation and sepsis and investigation into drugs with potential anti-inflammatory action. |
| Cellular and Molecular Immunology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Development of vaccines and immunotherapies for cancer. Study of the immunosuppressive mechanisms using heat shock proteins in autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection. Investigation of psycho-neuroendocrine determinants of premature aging and immune system in healthy elderly individuals, patients with rheumatoid arthritis and bipolar disorder. Investigation into the impacts of premature stress in cognitive functions and inflammatory markers in healthy adolescents, those with bipolar disorder, and crack and cocaine addicts. |
| Cellular and Molecular Characterization in Microbiology and Parasitology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Development of new diagnostic methods for Schistosoma mansoni and Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Identification of relevant molecules involved in the immunological recognition of the host and ectoparasites, such as Rhipicephalus microplus and others affecting cattle. Isolation, cloning and expression of cDNAs of molecules and analysis of their potential immunoprotective effect. Characterization of antimicrobial resistance, virulence and clonal relations of important human and animal pathogenic agents. Investigation of phenotypes of bacterial persistence involved in the tolerance to antimicrobial agents. |
| Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Analysis of molecular markers in complex human diseases and analysis of molecular markers for forensic purposes. Phylogeny and molecular evolution of mammals. Genetics, evolution, ecology and conservation of carnivores. Evolutionary genetics of hair color of felidae. Molecular identification of biodiversity. Evolutionary and environmental genomics. |
| Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Animal models (zebra fish and rodents) intended to investigate the biological bases of neuropsychiatric diseases, neurodevelopment, neurotoxicology, neuropharmacology, learning and memory. In humans: aging and neurodegeneration, cognitive impairment and its association with hormone and neurotrophin levels. |
| Molecular Biology in the Drug/Target Interaction | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Control and treatment of tuberculosis (drug-resistant tuberculosis) Identification of lead compounds based on defined targets, rational development of vaccines, development and validation on new diagnostic methods of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis and new emerging genotypes. Additionally, students will make use of computer simulations in order to analyze the protein-ligand interactions. As well as this, it will address the structural study of target proteins, analysis of protein-ligand interactions and the development of bioinformatics tools. Lastly, it will focus on a description of mechanisms involved in pain, inflammation and cancer. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 1968Q-02 | 30 | The discipline is focused on scientific updating reagarding development, evaluation and application of biomaterials for use in different areas of Dentistry. Aspects related to the chemical and physical properties of biomaterials are addressed, as well as aspects related to their safety and toxicity. The comparison among different biomaterials with similar applications, concerning the clinical outcomes and costs, is also a topic of discussion. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 83286-02 | 30 | The course gives the students the opportunity to integrate their theoretical knowledge to multidisciplinary clinical care by practicing dentistry based on scientific evidence. The cases will be selected for designing teaching materials and integration between courses, as well as those used for occasional case reports. |
| Professors | Home time | Lattes |
| LUIZ HENRIQUE BURNETT JUNIOR | 22 years and 6 months | Link |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 83298-04 | 60 | This course will provide an integration of theoretical knowledge with clinical practice, thus making the practice of dentistry based on scientific evidence possible. Students will be required to design multidisciplinary teaching materials and a description of clinical cases for publication. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 196EF-02 | 30 | The discipline stimulates the critical analysis of contemporary literature focusing on oral health and quality of life of children and adolescents, seeking to contextualize the concepts of prevention and rehabilitation. |
| Professors | Home time | Lattes |
| PAULO FLORIANI KRAMER | 6 years and 8 months | Link |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 83293-02 | 30 | The purpose of this course is to introduce the essential aspects of statistics and their applications in dental research. It will promote the understanding of the elements of statistical inference and to help identify and choose the main basic statistical procedures that occur in practice. It will also present the justification for the calculation of sample size in different dental research situations. |
| Professors | Home time | Lattes |
| HELIO RADKE BITTENCOURT | 22 years and 3 months | Link |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Master's | Not required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Master's | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Master's | Not required |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Master's | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Doctorate | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Nephrology | Master's | Not required |
| Nephrology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Master's | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Master's | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations |
| Drug Development | This line of research has been designed for the development of drugs against neglected tropical diseases (tuberculosis and malaria) and the development of drugs against chronic and degenerative diseases. |
| Evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment and inflammation. |
| Analysis and evaluation of neurochemical and pharmacological mechanisms in neurological diseases | Study of the neurochemical roots and pharmacological targets in neurological diseases. |
| Biological Aspects of Aging | This line of research is intended for the study of basic biological characteristics that play a role in the process of aging at the molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic and evolutionary levels, as well as their forms of interaction with environmental factors in animal models and human beings (in vitro and in vivo). |
| Clinical and Emotional Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the clinical and epidemiological study of the elderly and aging. Some of the most commonly researched topics are: geriatric syndromes (cognitive impairment, postural instability, immobility, fecal incontinence, iatrogenesis, communication disorder), frailty syndrome, brain aging, mental health, osteomuscular aging, cardiometabolic risk factors and nutrition. |
| Social-cultural, Demographic and Bioethical Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the study of social, cultural, economic, demographic and bioethical aspects involved in the process of aging. |
| Aging and Public Health | This line of research is intended to study the conditions of life, health and health care received and provided to the elderly, including long-living patients. It is intended to assess primary and secondary health care services, to design of instruments for monitoring access, service routines and care provided to the elderly and long-living patients in the public health care network. Additionally, it will investigate the natural history of diseases and health conditions as well as health prevention and control, in view of the socio-demographic variables, health indicators, life styles, functional capacity, psycho-social competences and quality of life. |
| Cell Structure and Metabolism | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Characterization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and their effects on the growth and modulation of plants' secondary metabolism. Investigation into the morphological and pathophysiological basis and treatment for several diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, vascular accidents, depression, PTSD, epilepsy and diabetes. Characterization of the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in inflammation and sepsis and investigation into drugs with potential anti-inflammatory action. |
| Cellular and Molecular Immunology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Development of vaccines and immunotherapies for cancer. Study of the immunosuppressive mechanisms using heat shock proteins in autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection. Investigation of psycho-neuroendocrine determinants of premature aging and immune system in healthy elderly individuals, patients with rheumatoid arthritis and bipolar disorder. Investigation into the impacts of premature stress in cognitive functions and inflammatory markers in healthy adolescents, those with bipolar disorder, and crack and cocaine addicts. |
| Cellular and Molecular Characterization in Microbiology and Parasitology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Development of new diagnostic methods for Schistosoma mansoni and Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Identification of relevant molecules involved in the immunological recognition of the host and ectoparasites, such as Rhipicephalus microplus and others affecting cattle. Isolation, cloning and expression of cDNAs of molecules and analysis of their potential immunoprotective effect. Characterization of antimicrobial resistance, virulence and clonal relations of important human and animal pathogenic agents. Investigation of phenotypes of bacterial persistence involved in the tolerance to antimicrobial agents. |
| Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Analysis of molecular markers in complex human diseases and analysis of molecular markers for forensic purposes. Phylogeny and molecular evolution of mammals. Genetics, evolution, ecology and conservation of carnivores. Evolutionary genetics of hair color of felidae. Molecular identification of biodiversity. Evolutionary and environmental genomics. |
| Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Animal models (zebra fish and rodents) intended to investigate the biological bases of neuropsychiatric diseases, neurodevelopment, neurotoxicology, neuropharmacology, learning and memory. In humans: aging and neurodegeneration, cognitive impairment and its association with hormone and neurotrophin levels. |
| Molecular Biology in the Drug/Target Interaction | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Control and treatment of tuberculosis (drug-resistant tuberculosis) Identification of lead compounds based on defined targets, rational development of vaccines, development and validation on new diagnostic methods of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis and new emerging genotypes. Additionally, students will make use of computer simulations in order to analyze the protein-ligand interactions. As well as this, it will address the structural study of target proteins, analysis of protein-ligand interactions and the development of bioinformatics tools. Lastly, it will focus on a description of mechanisms involved in pain, inflammation and cancer. |
| Extra-renal dialysis and transplatation | This line of research is intended for the study of different modalities of renal replacement therapies, with emphasis on organ transplantation, especially when it comes to immunology of transplants. |
| Clinical nephrology and arterial hypertension | This line of research will address topics related to several aspects of clinical nephrology, renal function, arterial hypertension, renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Molecular Biology, immunology and stem cell | This line of research is concerned with the study of molecular alterations in tumors, mainly those affecting the digestive and respiratory systems, through PCR techniques in real time, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and cell cultivation. It will also look at Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering. |
| Cardiology/Risk Factors and genetics factors in cardiovascular diseases | This line of research is concerned with assessing risk factors for cardiovascular surgeries using markers; traditional risk factors (dyslipidemias, arterial hypertension, diabetes, smoke addiction) and potential emerging ones (apolipoprotein B,small and dense LDL cholesterol) in coronary heart diseases. |
| Cardiology/Cellular therapy | This line of research is intended to assess the efficiency and safety of autologous implants of bone marrow stem cells in patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy and in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction. |
| Cellular metabolism and membrane transport in renal and metabolic diseases (or disease states) | This line of research is designed for the study of physiopathogenic mechanisms of several renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Training and Faculty Development in Health | |
| Study abdomen adult and elderly healthy and sick with new technologies in Diagnostic Imaging | First of all, this line of research is intended to introduce students to different abdominal organs in advanced imaging modalities, such as magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography. It is intended to study the normal anatomy of these organs and tissues and their anatomic variations, thus allowing for a comparison between healthy and unhealthy individuals. With this, we intent to provide deeper insights into the abdomen's normal anatomy and its anatomic variation through new imaging technologies. Additionally, this line of research will determine the diagnostic imaging accuracy of gastrointestinal tract and urinary system diseases. We are intent on reaching an earlier and more precise diagnosis of the diseases of adult and elderly patients, thus increasing their survival. It has been designed to produce researchers and professors who want to work within this line of research responsible for studying the most common diseases in our population. |
| Clinical Epidemiology | This area of concentration is intended to develop research in clinical epidemiology focusing on its methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research intends to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the progress in identification, intervention and promotion of determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Functional and Molecular Image of the Body | Functional imaging is the state-of-the-art in diagnostic imaging. Magnetic Resonance made a giant leap in that direction through the employment of ultra-rapid acquisition techniques, which have enabled the measurement of variations in oxygen consumption levels arising from the BOLD effect and an estimation of the cellularity of tissues through the diffusion technique. PET has enabled Nuclear Medicine to measure the level of consumption of glucose in the tissue, by making use of ionizing radiation. It is largely employed in the investigation of tumors and metastasis, which have naturally increased the consumption of glucose due to a larger metabolic level. More recently, the Dynamic PET has enabled the assessment of the consumption of glucose over time and the measurement of the most active regions more precisely. |
| Epidemiology and Environmental Health | This course is intended to encourage the development of research into the area of epidemiology and environmental health with an eye to the methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research seeks to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the advancement of the identification, intervention and promotion of the determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Technological Innovations in the Health Area | Curently, we are seeing worldwide the fast development of technologies, proceedings and medicines focus at the most effective treatment of diseases and the restoration of health. This accelerated step with which medical knowledge progresses makes it necessary to create a new mentality in medical training, stimulating curiosity, the active search for knowledge and constant updating. The number and complexity of the scientific processes that lead to this evolution are also worthy of attention, both due to the need for training to understand them, as well as the work opportunity they represent for doctors in general. |
| Neurology/ stem cells | This line of research is concerned with the assessment of the possibility of regeneration of central and peripheral neurological injuries resulting from neurodegenerative diseases, with somatic stem cells, as well as with the study of the structural and functional mechanisms of regeneration from injuries. |
| Behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry | This line of research will look at the neurobiology of psychiatric diseases and behavioral alterations in major neurological diseases. |
| Cognitive brain imaging | This line of research will look at the development of new techniques for the analysis of neuroimaging and studies of neural bases of superior cognitive processes (for instance, language comprehension and acquisition, executive functions, spatial reasoning). |
| Neurotoxic activity of ureases and derived peptides | This line of research will address the neurotoxic and pro-inflammatory activities of ureases of different organisms. It will also address the methodologies of study of neurotoxicity relying on the use of insects-models. As well as this, it will look at ureases as virulence factors for pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria Helicobacter pylori and Proteus mirabilis and Cryptococcu yeasts. |
| Neuroinflammation/Multiple Sclerosis/ neuromyelitis optica | The inflammation resulting from neurological diseases may be primarily involved with the physiopathology of immunomediated diseases of the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, ADEM - acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, autoimmune encephalitis and some neurological complications resulting directly or indirectly from viral or bacterial infections (e.g. meningoencephalitis). In other diseases, the inflammation plays a major role, but less clear than it is in strokes and in degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. The deregulation in the immune system, be it either temporary or permanent, may lead to injuries in the brain, bone marrow and peripheral nerves that cause permanent neuronal damage with the risk of aftereffects and permanent incapacity. By relying on advanced methods in molecular biology associated with clinical and imaging assessment (magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine), we have conducted research that is intended to understand the intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms that lead to an increase of pro-inflammatory substances such as cytokines, chemokines, the production of autoantibodies, complement system activation, proliferation / maturation of autoreactive lymphocytes T and B, microglial activation and the alteration of the blood-brain barrier. Besides, we have conducted research for the identification of specific biomarkers for each disease which may assist in the establishment of better diagnosis/prognosis and in experimental animal models for the study of physiopathology and innovative therapeutic interventions. |
| Epilepsy | This line of research will cover clinical and electroencephalographic, pharmacological, neuroimaging and surgical studies in the realm of epilepsy. The direct involvement of São Lucas Hospital with the diagnosis, clinical treatment and epilepsy surgery opens interesting perspectives of investigation, seeking diagnostic refinement, new treatment options and the correlations of epileptic syndromes with structural alterations of the brain. |
| The central nervous system (CNS) formation stages can be considered a great concert with the regency of different signaling molecules that trigger a cascade of dependent and complementary processes until the formation of all CNS structures as well as their different functionalities. The human brain is a puzzle of more than 100 billion pieces that must be accurately directed to its unique and specific location. The studies of Molecurar Bases of Embryonic Neurogenesis presents a comprehensive view of understanding the CNS, from its embryonic formation to neurogenesis in the adult brain, guiding clinical and pathological situations related to cerebral malformations and new therapeutic alternatives for CNS recovery. The use of molecular techniques as next-generation sequencing (NGS), super arrays, relative expression, genotyping, etc., are used to describe signaling pathways, genesis of pathologies, and application of precision medicine for the treatment of various diseases. The cell reprogramming at the embryonic level through the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) helps to understand embryonic neurogenesis and screening of new drugs for the treatment of alterations during the formation of the central nervous system and its associated pathologies | |
| Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare | Fluency in oral reading is a crucial skill for children and adolescents, involving the ability to read a text with accuracy, appropriate expression, and at a determined pace. Artificial intelligence has enabled considerable advances in activities that previously required time and attention from specialized professionals, also offering the advantage of impartial evaluation. Moreover, a significant portion of students in Brazil presents literacy difficulties associated with reading skills and lacks adequate assistance and diagnosis for conditions such as dyslexia. This research line aims to encompass research projects at the intersection of health, education, and artificial intelligence. The studies seek to investigate tools for assessing oral reading through innovative technologies, which can be used by health professionals in collaboration with educators. These tools aim to assist in identifying the level of reading development, factors influencing these skills, association with academic performance, early screening of signs of difficulties and disorders affecting reading fluency, differential diagnoses, as well as the appropriate medical/educational conduct. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Assessment and psychological interventions in mental health | This line of research concentrates studies related to mental health outcomes based on different theories and methods in Clinical Psychology. It aims at understanding psychological processes and building and adapting instruments and interventions with a psychotherapeutic and psychoeducational focus. |
| Psychosocial Processes: Practices and contexts | This line of research concentrates studies on psychosocial phenomena and vulnerability processes in different contexts, such as education, public health, work, politics and justice. It aims to develop strategies for assessment and intervention with individuals, groups and organizations based on theoretical-methodological approaches that articulate different perspectives from Social Psychology and other fields of knowledge. |
| Cognition, brain and behavior | This line of research focuses on basic and applied studies of cognition and its behavioral and neurobiological implications. We seek to investigate neurocognitive and psychobiological processes and their relationship with behavior, development, learning and mental health. Research approaches involve theoretical and experimental models and instruments from neuropsychology, neurobiology and neuroscience. |
| Well-being, health and quality of life | This line of research concentrates studies that use an interdisciplinary approach on the relationship between mental health and lifestyle, understood as the set of behaviors related to food, physical activity, sleep, spirituality, financial well-being, well-being occupational and social relationships. The line aims at building basic and applied knowledge for evaluation and intervention in the prevention and promotion of quality of life and its different domains. |
| Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome | This line is concerned with research in the area of obesity and metabolic syndrome with consequences in co-morbidities involved or related to the aforementioned pathologies. |
| Epidemiological, Clinicopathological, Radiological and Molecular aspects of malignant neoplasms. | This area of concentration is intended to describe patients who suffer from malignant neoplasms in their different clinical stages, as well as to assess their clinical outcome by looking at the clinical, histopathological, radiological and molecular variables. Studies in this area may be accountable for addressing some issues that are still controversial among the scientific community. |
| Videolaparoscopic Surgery | This area of concentration is intended to assess the advantages of the procedures conducted using less invasive techniques. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 83280-02 | 30 | The course has the goal of guiding students for lesson planning, learning and assessment based on pedagogical theories and on the development of assessment techniques. Nevertheless, it aims to introduce the research activity into dental education through scientific evidence. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 83297-04 | 60 | The objective of this course is to focus on clinic practices in the Stomatology Department of São Lucas Hospital, with a view to the teaching/research process. Stomatology studies are used as sources of epidemiological, clinical and laboratory research. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 93202-04 | 60 | The discipline is focused on outpatient practices in the Stomatology Service of Hospital São Lucas directing the activity to the teaching/research process. The stomatological clinic is applied as a source of epidemiological, clinical and laboratory research. |
| Professors | Home time | Lattes |
| KAREN CHERUBINI | 31 years and 7 months | Link |
| FERNANDA GONCALVES SALUM | 19 years and 3 months | Link |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 83292-02 | 30 | This course covers the basic principles of epidemiology, identifying the biosocial indicators of the health-disease processes of cavities and periodontal disease, seeking to identify the existing connections related to them. The specific objectives are: |
| Professors | Home time | Lattes |
| MARCIO LIMA GROSSI | 24 years and 8 months | Link |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Master's | Not required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Master's | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Nephrology | Master's | Not required |
| Nephrology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Master's | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations |
| Drug Development | This line of research has been designed for the development of drugs against neglected tropical diseases (tuberculosis and malaria) and the development of drugs against chronic and degenerative diseases. |
| Evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment and inflammation. |
| Analysis and evaluation of neurochemical and pharmacological mechanisms in neurological diseases | Study of the neurochemical roots and pharmacological targets in neurological diseases. |
| Biological Aspects of Aging | This line of research is intended for the study of basic biological characteristics that play a role in the process of aging at the molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic and evolutionary levels, as well as their forms of interaction with environmental factors in animal models and human beings (in vitro and in vivo). |
| Clinical and Emotional Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the clinical and epidemiological study of the elderly and aging. Some of the most commonly researched topics are: geriatric syndromes (cognitive impairment, postural instability, immobility, fecal incontinence, iatrogenesis, communication disorder), frailty syndrome, brain aging, mental health, osteomuscular aging, cardiometabolic risk factors and nutrition. |
| Social-cultural, Demographic and Bioethical Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the study of social, cultural, economic, demographic and bioethical aspects involved in the process of aging. |
| Aging and Public Health | This line of research is intended to study the conditions of life, health and health care received and provided to the elderly, including long-living patients. It is intended to assess primary and secondary health care services, to design of instruments for monitoring access, service routines and care provided to the elderly and long-living patients in the public health care network. Additionally, it will investigate the natural history of diseases and health conditions as well as health prevention and control, in view of the socio-demographic variables, health indicators, life styles, functional capacity, psycho-social competences and quality of life. |
| Extra-renal dialysis and transplatation | This line of research is intended for the study of different modalities of renal replacement therapies, with emphasis on organ transplantation, especially when it comes to immunology of transplants. |
| Clinical nephrology and arterial hypertension | This line of research will address topics related to several aspects of clinical nephrology, renal function, arterial hypertension, renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Molecular Biology, immunology and stem cell | This line of research is concerned with the study of molecular alterations in tumors, mainly those affecting the digestive and respiratory systems, through PCR techniques in real time, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and cell cultivation. It will also look at Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering. |
| Cardiology/Risk Factors and genetics factors in cardiovascular diseases | This line of research is concerned with assessing risk factors for cardiovascular surgeries using markers; traditional risk factors (dyslipidemias, arterial hypertension, diabetes, smoke addiction) and potential emerging ones (apolipoprotein B,small and dense LDL cholesterol) in coronary heart diseases. |
| Cardiology/Cellular therapy | This line of research is intended to assess the efficiency and safety of autologous implants of bone marrow stem cells in patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy and in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction. |
| Cellular metabolism and membrane transport in renal and metabolic diseases (or disease states) | This line of research is designed for the study of physiopathogenic mechanisms of several renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Training and Faculty Development in Health | |
| Study abdomen adult and elderly healthy and sick with new technologies in Diagnostic Imaging | First of all, this line of research is intended to introduce students to different abdominal organs in advanced imaging modalities, such as magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography. It is intended to study the normal anatomy of these organs and tissues and their anatomic variations, thus allowing for a comparison between healthy and unhealthy individuals. With this, we intent to provide deeper insights into the abdomen's normal anatomy and its anatomic variation through new imaging technologies. Additionally, this line of research will determine the diagnostic imaging accuracy of gastrointestinal tract and urinary system diseases. We are intent on reaching an earlier and more precise diagnosis of the diseases of adult and elderly patients, thus increasing their survival. It has been designed to produce researchers and professors who want to work within this line of research responsible for studying the most common diseases in our population. |
| Clinical Epidemiology | This area of concentration is intended to develop research in clinical epidemiology focusing on its methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research intends to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the progress in identification, intervention and promotion of determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Functional and Molecular Image of the Body | Functional imaging is the state-of-the-art in diagnostic imaging. Magnetic Resonance made a giant leap in that direction through the employment of ultra-rapid acquisition techniques, which have enabled the measurement of variations in oxygen consumption levels arising from the BOLD effect and an estimation of the cellularity of tissues through the diffusion technique. PET has enabled Nuclear Medicine to measure the level of consumption of glucose in the tissue, by making use of ionizing radiation. It is largely employed in the investigation of tumors and metastasis, which have naturally increased the consumption of glucose due to a larger metabolic level. More recently, the Dynamic PET has enabled the assessment of the consumption of glucose over time and the measurement of the most active regions more precisely. |
| Epidemiology and Environmental Health | This course is intended to encourage the development of research into the area of epidemiology and environmental health with an eye to the methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research seeks to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the advancement of the identification, intervention and promotion of the determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Technological Innovations in the Health Area | Curently, we are seeing worldwide the fast development of technologies, proceedings and medicines focus at the most effective treatment of diseases and the restoration of health. This accelerated step with which medical knowledge progresses makes it necessary to create a new mentality in medical training, stimulating curiosity, the active search for knowledge and constant updating. The number and complexity of the scientific processes that lead to this evolution are also worthy of attention, both due to the need for training to understand them, as well as the work opportunity they represent for doctors in general. |
| Neurology/ stem cells | This line of research is concerned with the assessment of the possibility of regeneration of central and peripheral neurological injuries resulting from neurodegenerative diseases, with somatic stem cells, as well as with the study of the structural and functional mechanisms of regeneration from injuries. |
| Behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry | This line of research will look at the neurobiology of psychiatric diseases and behavioral alterations in major neurological diseases. |
| Cognitive brain imaging | This line of research will look at the development of new techniques for the analysis of neuroimaging and studies of neural bases of superior cognitive processes (for instance, language comprehension and acquisition, executive functions, spatial reasoning). |
| Neurotoxic activity of ureases and derived peptides | This line of research will address the neurotoxic and pro-inflammatory activities of ureases of different organisms. It will also address the methodologies of study of neurotoxicity relying on the use of insects-models. As well as this, it will look at ureases as virulence factors for pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria Helicobacter pylori and Proteus mirabilis and Cryptococcu yeasts. |
| Neuroinflammation/Multiple Sclerosis/ neuromyelitis optica | The inflammation resulting from neurological diseases may be primarily involved with the physiopathology of immunomediated diseases of the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, ADEM - acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, autoimmune encephalitis and some neurological complications resulting directly or indirectly from viral or bacterial infections (e.g. meningoencephalitis). In other diseases, the inflammation plays a major role, but less clear than it is in strokes and in degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. The deregulation in the immune system, be it either temporary or permanent, may lead to injuries in the brain, bone marrow and peripheral nerves that cause permanent neuronal damage with the risk of aftereffects and permanent incapacity. By relying on advanced methods in molecular biology associated with clinical and imaging assessment (magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine), we have conducted research that is intended to understand the intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms that lead to an increase of pro-inflammatory substances such as cytokines, chemokines, the production of autoantibodies, complement system activation, proliferation / maturation of autoreactive lymphocytes T and B, microglial activation and the alteration of the blood-brain barrier. Besides, we have conducted research for the identification of specific biomarkers for each disease which may assist in the establishment of better diagnosis/prognosis and in experimental animal models for the study of physiopathology and innovative therapeutic interventions. |
| Epilepsy | This line of research will cover clinical and electroencephalographic, pharmacological, neuroimaging and surgical studies in the realm of epilepsy. The direct involvement of São Lucas Hospital with the diagnosis, clinical treatment and epilepsy surgery opens interesting perspectives of investigation, seeking diagnostic refinement, new treatment options and the correlations of epileptic syndromes with structural alterations of the brain. |
| The central nervous system (CNS) formation stages can be considered a great concert with the regency of different signaling molecules that trigger a cascade of dependent and complementary processes until the formation of all CNS structures as well as their different functionalities. The human brain is a puzzle of more than 100 billion pieces that must be accurately directed to its unique and specific location. The studies of Molecurar Bases of Embryonic Neurogenesis presents a comprehensive view of understanding the CNS, from its embryonic formation to neurogenesis in the adult brain, guiding clinical and pathological situations related to cerebral malformations and new therapeutic alternatives for CNS recovery. The use of molecular techniques as next-generation sequencing (NGS), super arrays, relative expression, genotyping, etc., are used to describe signaling pathways, genesis of pathologies, and application of precision medicine for the treatment of various diseases. The cell reprogramming at the embryonic level through the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) helps to understand embryonic neurogenesis and screening of new drugs for the treatment of alterations during the formation of the central nervous system and its associated pathologies | |
| Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare | Fluency in oral reading is a crucial skill for children and adolescents, involving the ability to read a text with accuracy, appropriate expression, and at a determined pace. Artificial intelligence has enabled considerable advances in activities that previously required time and attention from specialized professionals, also offering the advantage of impartial evaluation. Moreover, a significant portion of students in Brazil presents literacy difficulties associated with reading skills and lacks adequate assistance and diagnosis for conditions such as dyslexia. This research line aims to encompass research projects at the intersection of health, education, and artificial intelligence. The studies seek to investigate tools for assessing oral reading through innovative technologies, which can be used by health professionals in collaboration with educators. These tools aim to assist in identifying the level of reading development, factors influencing these skills, association with academic performance, early screening of signs of difficulties and disorders affecting reading fluency, differential diagnoses, as well as the appropriate medical/educational conduct. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome | This line is concerned with research in the area of obesity and metabolic syndrome with consequences in co-morbidities involved or related to the aforementioned pathologies. |
| Epidemiological, Clinicopathological, Radiological and Molecular aspects of malignant neoplasms. | This area of concentration is intended to describe patients who suffer from malignant neoplasms in their different clinical stages, as well as to assess their clinical outcome by looking at the clinical, histopathological, radiological and molecular variables. Studies in this area may be accountable for addressing some issues that are still controversial among the scientific community. |
| Videolaparoscopic Surgery | This area of concentration is intended to assess the advantages of the procedures conducted using less invasive techniques. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 63341-04 | 60 | The elaboration of a high-quality project is essential for the progress of scientific research. Thus, this course aims to qualify equip students to write and present a project in both clinical and experimental areas by discussing basic concepts of the anatomy and physiology of a research project. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Master's | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Master's | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Master's | Required |
| Pediatrics | Inter-institutional doctorate degree | Required |
| Pediatrics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Biological Aspects of Aging | This line of research is intended for the study of basic biological characteristics that play a role in the process of aging at the molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic and evolutionary levels, as well as their forms of interaction with environmental factors in animal models and human beings (in vitro and in vivo). |
| Clinical and Emotional Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the clinical and epidemiological study of the elderly and aging. Some of the most commonly researched topics are: geriatric syndromes (cognitive impairment, postural instability, immobility, fecal incontinence, iatrogenesis, communication disorder), frailty syndrome, brain aging, mental health, osteomuscular aging, cardiometabolic risk factors and nutrition. |
| Social-cultural, Demographic and Bioethical Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the study of social, cultural, economic, demographic and bioethical aspects involved in the process of aging. |
| Aging and Public Health | This line of research is intended to study the conditions of life, health and health care received and provided to the elderly, including long-living patients. It is intended to assess primary and secondary health care services, to design of instruments for monitoring access, service routines and care provided to the elderly and long-living patients in the public health care network. Additionally, it will investigate the natural history of diseases and health conditions as well as health prevention and control, in view of the socio-demographic variables, health indicators, life styles, functional capacity, psycho-social competences and quality of life. |
| Assessment and psychological interventions in mental health | This line of research concentrates studies related to mental health outcomes based on different theories and methods in Clinical Psychology. It aims at understanding psychological processes and building and adapting instruments and interventions with a psychotherapeutic and psychoeducational focus. |
| Psychosocial Processes: Practices and contexts | This line of research concentrates studies on psychosocial phenomena and vulnerability processes in different contexts, such as education, public health, work, politics and justice. It aims to develop strategies for assessment and intervention with individuals, groups and organizations based on theoretical-methodological approaches that articulate different perspectives from Social Psychology and other fields of knowledge. |
| Cognition, brain and behavior | This line of research focuses on basic and applied studies of cognition and its behavioral and neurobiological implications. We seek to investigate neurocognitive and psychobiological processes and their relationship with behavior, development, learning and mental health. Research approaches involve theoretical and experimental models and instruments from neuropsychology, neurobiology and neuroscience. |
| Well-being, health and quality of life | This line of research concentrates studies that use an interdisciplinary approach on the relationship between mental health and lifestyle, understood as the set of behaviors related to food, physical activity, sleep, spirituality, financial well-being, well-being occupational and social relationships. The line aims at building basic and applied knowledge for evaluation and intervention in the prevention and promotion of quality of life and its different domains. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 83278-02 | 30 | To identify the nature of the epidemiological study; to describe different epidemiological methods; to name and characterize the indexes of epidemiological nature related to cavities and periodontal disease; to establish the main interrelations between biological and social indicators with the development of cavities and periodontal disease; to organize epidemiological surveys; to apply epidemiological indices of cavities and periodontal disease; to analyze and interpret the results of epidemiological studies.The course brings the fundamental concepts of Ethics in order to achieve the following goals: the formulation of correct ethical judgments; proper use of ethical principles in individual, family, professional, social and political daily life; understanding and developing the ability to criticize, accept or refuse principles of action in the various aspects of daily life; understanding and searching for solutions to some of the serious problems that defy humanity through applied Ethics. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Master's | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Master's | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Master's | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Biological Aspects of Aging | This line of research is intended for the study of basic biological characteristics that play a role in the process of aging at the molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic and evolutionary levels, as well as their forms of interaction with environmental factors in animal models and human beings (in vitro and in vivo). |
| Clinical and Emotional Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the clinical and epidemiological study of the elderly and aging. Some of the most commonly researched topics are: geriatric syndromes (cognitive impairment, postural instability, immobility, fecal incontinence, iatrogenesis, communication disorder), frailty syndrome, brain aging, mental health, osteomuscular aging, cardiometabolic risk factors and nutrition. |
| Social-cultural, Demographic and Bioethical Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the study of social, cultural, economic, demographic and bioethical aspects involved in the process of aging. |
| Aging and Public Health | This line of research is intended to study the conditions of life, health and health care received and provided to the elderly, including long-living patients. It is intended to assess primary and secondary health care services, to design of instruments for monitoring access, service routines and care provided to the elderly and long-living patients in the public health care network. Additionally, it will investigate the natural history of diseases and health conditions as well as health prevention and control, in view of the socio-demographic variables, health indicators, life styles, functional capacity, psycho-social competences and quality of life. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Assessment and psychological interventions in mental health | This line of research concentrates studies related to mental health outcomes based on different theories and methods in Clinical Psychology. It aims at understanding psychological processes and building and adapting instruments and interventions with a psychotherapeutic and psychoeducational focus. |
| Psychosocial Processes: Practices and contexts | This line of research concentrates studies on psychosocial phenomena and vulnerability processes in different contexts, such as education, public health, work, politics and justice. It aims to develop strategies for assessment and intervention with individuals, groups and organizations based on theoretical-methodological approaches that articulate different perspectives from Social Psychology and other fields of knowledge. |
| Cognition, brain and behavior | This line of research focuses on basic and applied studies of cognition and its behavioral and neurobiological implications. We seek to investigate neurocognitive and psychobiological processes and their relationship with behavior, development, learning and mental health. Research approaches involve theoretical and experimental models and instruments from neuropsychology, neurobiology and neuroscience. |
| Well-being, health and quality of life | This line of research concentrates studies that use an interdisciplinary approach on the relationship between mental health and lifestyle, understood as the set of behaviors related to food, physical activity, sleep, spirituality, financial well-being, well-being occupational and social relationships. The line aims at building basic and applied knowledge for evaluation and intervention in the prevention and promotion of quality of life and its different domains. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 83277-02 | 30 | The purpose of this course is to introduce the practical aspects of the statistical analysis of data in dental research. It is also intended to go over the elements of the operation of statistical software with the basic statistical procedures that occur in practice. Lastly, it will present an introduction to the fundamentals for the analysis of grouped data (multiple observations per course) in dentistry. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 93274-02 | 30 | A directed study of concepts, methods and practical training for scientific writing in Dentistry. Discussion of ethical, technical and editorial aspects of the scientific publication process. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 93271-02 | 30 | This course will address important topics to dental research with lectures, seminars, discussion of scientific articles, as well as the organization and debate of clinical cases that are relevant to scientific research. It also aims to provide students with the opportunity to report their personal experiences in the development of research projects, as well as to conduct laboratory and clinical research activities of other students who are present at the weekly discussion. The topics discussed will always be in line with the lines of research of the Graduate Program and carried out by the students. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 19302-02 | 30 | Nowadays, with the free access to knowledge and data through social networks and the Internet, the number of cases of misconduct in research execution and publication around the world is increasing, leading to the loss of the credibility of scientific publications. This course aims to guide students about good research practices, from the projects execution to the results communication and publication, stressing the importance of research data adequate registration. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Master's | Required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Doctorate | Required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Master's | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Master's | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Doctorate | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Master's | Required |
| Medical Practice | Doctorate | Required |
| Nephrology | Master's | Required |
| Nephrology | Doctorate | Required |
| Neurosciences | Master's | Required |
| Neurosciences | Doctorate | Required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Master's | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Master's | Required |
| Surgical Practice | Doctorate | Required |
| Research line | Description |
| Evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations |
| Drug Development | This line of research has been designed for the development of drugs against neglected tropical diseases (tuberculosis and malaria) and the development of drugs against chronic and degenerative diseases. |
| Evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment and inflammation. |
| Analysis and evaluation of neurochemical and pharmacological mechanisms in neurological diseases | Study of the neurochemical roots and pharmacological targets in neurological diseases. |
| Biological Aspects of Aging | This line of research is intended for the study of basic biological characteristics that play a role in the process of aging at the molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic and evolutionary levels, as well as their forms of interaction with environmental factors in animal models and human beings (in vitro and in vivo). |
| Clinical and Emotional Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the clinical and epidemiological study of the elderly and aging. Some of the most commonly researched topics are: geriatric syndromes (cognitive impairment, postural instability, immobility, fecal incontinence, iatrogenesis, communication disorder), frailty syndrome, brain aging, mental health, osteomuscular aging, cardiometabolic risk factors and nutrition. |
| Social-cultural, Demographic and Bioethical Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the study of social, cultural, economic, demographic and bioethical aspects involved in the process of aging. |
| Aging and Public Health | This line of research is intended to study the conditions of life, health and health care received and provided to the elderly, including long-living patients. It is intended to assess primary and secondary health care services, to design of instruments for monitoring access, service routines and care provided to the elderly and long-living patients in the public health care network. Additionally, it will investigate the natural history of diseases and health conditions as well as health prevention and control, in view of the socio-demographic variables, health indicators, life styles, functional capacity, psycho-social competences and quality of life. |
| Extra-renal dialysis and transplatation | This line of research is intended for the study of different modalities of renal replacement therapies, with emphasis on organ transplantation, especially when it comes to immunology of transplants. |
| Clinical nephrology and arterial hypertension | This line of research will address topics related to several aspects of clinical nephrology, renal function, arterial hypertension, renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Molecular Biology, immunology and stem cell | This line of research is concerned with the study of molecular alterations in tumors, mainly those affecting the digestive and respiratory systems, through PCR techniques in real time, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and cell cultivation. It will also look at Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering. |
| Cardiology/Risk Factors and genetics factors in cardiovascular diseases | This line of research is concerned with assessing risk factors for cardiovascular surgeries using markers; traditional risk factors (dyslipidemias, arterial hypertension, diabetes, smoke addiction) and potential emerging ones (apolipoprotein B,small and dense LDL cholesterol) in coronary heart diseases. |
| Cardiology/Cellular therapy | This line of research is intended to assess the efficiency and safety of autologous implants of bone marrow stem cells in patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy and in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction. |
| Cellular metabolism and membrane transport in renal and metabolic diseases (or disease states) | This line of research is designed for the study of physiopathogenic mechanisms of several renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Training and Faculty Development in Health | |
| Study abdomen adult and elderly healthy and sick with new technologies in Diagnostic Imaging | First of all, this line of research is intended to introduce students to different abdominal organs in advanced imaging modalities, such as magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography. It is intended to study the normal anatomy of these organs and tissues and their anatomic variations, thus allowing for a comparison between healthy and unhealthy individuals. With this, we intent to provide deeper insights into the abdomen's normal anatomy and its anatomic variation through new imaging technologies. Additionally, this line of research will determine the diagnostic imaging accuracy of gastrointestinal tract and urinary system diseases. We are intent on reaching an earlier and more precise diagnosis of the diseases of adult and elderly patients, thus increasing their survival. It has been designed to produce researchers and professors who want to work within this line of research responsible for studying the most common diseases in our population. |
| Clinical Epidemiology | This area of concentration is intended to develop research in clinical epidemiology focusing on its methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research intends to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the progress in identification, intervention and promotion of determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Functional and Molecular Image of the Body | Functional imaging is the state-of-the-art in diagnostic imaging. Magnetic Resonance made a giant leap in that direction through the employment of ultra-rapid acquisition techniques, which have enabled the measurement of variations in oxygen consumption levels arising from the BOLD effect and an estimation of the cellularity of tissues through the diffusion technique. PET has enabled Nuclear Medicine to measure the level of consumption of glucose in the tissue, by making use of ionizing radiation. It is largely employed in the investigation of tumors and metastasis, which have naturally increased the consumption of glucose due to a larger metabolic level. More recently, the Dynamic PET has enabled the assessment of the consumption of glucose over time and the measurement of the most active regions more precisely. |
| Epidemiology and Environmental Health | This course is intended to encourage the development of research into the area of epidemiology and environmental health with an eye to the methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research seeks to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the advancement of the identification, intervention and promotion of the determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Technological Innovations in the Health Area | Curently, we are seeing worldwide the fast development of technologies, proceedings and medicines focus at the most effective treatment of diseases and the restoration of health. This accelerated step with which medical knowledge progresses makes it necessary to create a new mentality in medical training, stimulating curiosity, the active search for knowledge and constant updating. The number and complexity of the scientific processes that lead to this evolution are also worthy of attention, both due to the need for training to understand them, as well as the work opportunity they represent for doctors in general. |
| Neurology/ stem cells | This line of research is concerned with the assessment of the possibility of regeneration of central and peripheral neurological injuries resulting from neurodegenerative diseases, with somatic stem cells, as well as with the study of the structural and functional mechanisms of regeneration from injuries. |
| Behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry | This line of research will look at the neurobiology of psychiatric diseases and behavioral alterations in major neurological diseases. |
| Cognitive brain imaging | This line of research will look at the development of new techniques for the analysis of neuroimaging and studies of neural bases of superior cognitive processes (for instance, language comprehension and acquisition, executive functions, spatial reasoning). |
| Neurotoxic activity of ureases and derived peptides | This line of research will address the neurotoxic and pro-inflammatory activities of ureases of different organisms. It will also address the methodologies of study of neurotoxicity relying on the use of insects-models. As well as this, it will look at ureases as virulence factors for pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria Helicobacter pylori and Proteus mirabilis and Cryptococcu yeasts. |
| Neuroinflammation/Multiple Sclerosis/ neuromyelitis optica | The inflammation resulting from neurological diseases may be primarily involved with the physiopathology of immunomediated diseases of the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, ADEM - acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, autoimmune encephalitis and some neurological complications resulting directly or indirectly from viral or bacterial infections (e.g. meningoencephalitis). In other diseases, the inflammation plays a major role, but less clear than it is in strokes and in degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. The deregulation in the immune system, be it either temporary or permanent, may lead to injuries in the brain, bone marrow and peripheral nerves that cause permanent neuronal damage with the risk of aftereffects and permanent incapacity. By relying on advanced methods in molecular biology associated with clinical and imaging assessment (magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine), we have conducted research that is intended to understand the intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms that lead to an increase of pro-inflammatory substances such as cytokines, chemokines, the production of autoantibodies, complement system activation, proliferation / maturation of autoreactive lymphocytes T and B, microglial activation and the alteration of the blood-brain barrier. Besides, we have conducted research for the identification of specific biomarkers for each disease which may assist in the establishment of better diagnosis/prognosis and in experimental animal models for the study of physiopathology and innovative therapeutic interventions. |
| Epilepsy | This line of research will cover clinical and electroencephalographic, pharmacological, neuroimaging and surgical studies in the realm of epilepsy. The direct involvement of São Lucas Hospital with the diagnosis, clinical treatment and epilepsy surgery opens interesting perspectives of investigation, seeking diagnostic refinement, new treatment options and the correlations of epileptic syndromes with structural alterations of the brain. |
| The central nervous system (CNS) formation stages can be considered a great concert with the regency of different signaling molecules that trigger a cascade of dependent and complementary processes until the formation of all CNS structures as well as their different functionalities. The human brain is a puzzle of more than 100 billion pieces that must be accurately directed to its unique and specific location. The studies of Molecurar Bases of Embryonic Neurogenesis presents a comprehensive view of understanding the CNS, from its embryonic formation to neurogenesis in the adult brain, guiding clinical and pathological situations related to cerebral malformations and new therapeutic alternatives for CNS recovery. The use of molecular techniques as next-generation sequencing (NGS), super arrays, relative expression, genotyping, etc., are used to describe signaling pathways, genesis of pathologies, and application of precision medicine for the treatment of various diseases. The cell reprogramming at the embryonic level through the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) helps to understand embryonic neurogenesis and screening of new drugs for the treatment of alterations during the formation of the central nervous system and its associated pathologies | |
| Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare | Fluency in oral reading is a crucial skill for children and adolescents, involving the ability to read a text with accuracy, appropriate expression, and at a determined pace. Artificial intelligence has enabled considerable advances in activities that previously required time and attention from specialized professionals, also offering the advantage of impartial evaluation. Moreover, a significant portion of students in Brazil presents literacy difficulties associated with reading skills and lacks adequate assistance and diagnosis for conditions such as dyslexia. This research line aims to encompass research projects at the intersection of health, education, and artificial intelligence. The studies seek to investigate tools for assessing oral reading through innovative technologies, which can be used by health professionals in collaboration with educators. These tools aim to assist in identifying the level of reading development, factors influencing these skills, association with academic performance, early screening of signs of difficulties and disorders affecting reading fluency, differential diagnoses, as well as the appropriate medical/educational conduct. |
| Assessment and psychological interventions in mental health | This line of research concentrates studies related to mental health outcomes based on different theories and methods in Clinical Psychology. It aims at understanding psychological processes and building and adapting instruments and interventions with a psychotherapeutic and psychoeducational focus. |
| Psychosocial Processes: Practices and contexts | This line of research concentrates studies on psychosocial phenomena and vulnerability processes in different contexts, such as education, public health, work, politics and justice. It aims to develop strategies for assessment and intervention with individuals, groups and organizations based on theoretical-methodological approaches that articulate different perspectives from Social Psychology and other fields of knowledge. |
| Cognition, brain and behavior | This line of research focuses on basic and applied studies of cognition and its behavioral and neurobiological implications. We seek to investigate neurocognitive and psychobiological processes and their relationship with behavior, development, learning and mental health. Research approaches involve theoretical and experimental models and instruments from neuropsychology, neurobiology and neuroscience. |
| Well-being, health and quality of life | This line of research concentrates studies that use an interdisciplinary approach on the relationship between mental health and lifestyle, understood as the set of behaviors related to food, physical activity, sleep, spirituality, financial well-being, well-being occupational and social relationships. The line aims at building basic and applied knowledge for evaluation and intervention in the prevention and promotion of quality of life and its different domains. |
| Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome | This line is concerned with research in the area of obesity and metabolic syndrome with consequences in co-morbidities involved or related to the aforementioned pathologies. |
| Epidemiological, Clinicopathological, Radiological and Molecular aspects of malignant neoplasms. | This area of concentration is intended to describe patients who suffer from malignant neoplasms in their different clinical stages, as well as to assess their clinical outcome by looking at the clinical, histopathological, radiological and molecular variables. Studies in this area may be accountable for addressing some issues that are still controversial among the scientific community. |
| Videolaparoscopic Surgery | This area of concentration is intended to assess the advantages of the procedures conducted using less invasive techniques. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 196MU-02 | 30 | The course is directed towards the preparation of a research project involving systematic review and meta-analysis by means of presential classes and group seminars, hands-on activity with librarians, as well as individual seminars and group seminars in the area of dentistry. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 83288-02 | 30 | The course discusses the development of lines of research, based on relevant literature and the students¿ critical thinking. It provide students with insights into literature search mechanisms, identifying the methodological diversity employed in the development of lines of research. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 83279-02 | 30 | The purpose of this course is to have students acquire a solid foundation for the understanding of the scientific activity in Dentistry, discussing aspects related to research planning. The course discusses the basic points of research, the types of studies and their respective designs. It also aims to provide students with deeper insights into their area, by assisting them in the design of their dissertation or thesis proposal. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 93278-06 | 90 | This course will provide a theoretical study of complex dental clinical cases with multidisciplinary features. Elaboration of diagnosis and complete treatment plan. Students will be required to set priorities and the sequence of multidisciplinary action. |
| Professors | Home time | Lattes |
| EDUARDO ROLIM TEIXEIRA | 26 years and 8 months | Link |
| LUCIANE MACEDO DE MENEZES | 26 years and 8 months | Link |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 19347-02 | 30 | Explore the concepts of stress, health and disease, with a particular focus on historical and current literature. It will address multiple dimensions in the study of stress: genetics, epigenetics, molecular, cellular, physiological and cognitive, especially in the context of immunoendocrine and neuroscientific research. Study of the individual response to stress, as genetic and environmental factors play a role, as it translates into physiological and mental conditions and pathological or health conditions. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Master's | Not required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Master's | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Master's | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Doctorate | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Nephrology | Master's | Not required |
| Nephrology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Master's | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Master's | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations |
| Drug Development | This line of research has been designed for the development of drugs against neglected tropical diseases (tuberculosis and malaria) and the development of drugs against chronic and degenerative diseases. |
| Evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment and inflammation. |
| Analysis and evaluation of neurochemical and pharmacological mechanisms in neurological diseases | Study of the neurochemical roots and pharmacological targets in neurological diseases. |
| Biological Aspects of Aging | This line of research is intended for the study of basic biological characteristics that play a role in the process of aging at the molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic and evolutionary levels, as well as their forms of interaction with environmental factors in animal models and human beings (in vitro and in vivo). |
| Clinical and Emotional Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the clinical and epidemiological study of the elderly and aging. Some of the most commonly researched topics are: geriatric syndromes (cognitive impairment, postural instability, immobility, fecal incontinence, iatrogenesis, communication disorder), frailty syndrome, brain aging, mental health, osteomuscular aging, cardiometabolic risk factors and nutrition. |
| Social-cultural, Demographic and Bioethical Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the study of social, cultural, economic, demographic and bioethical aspects involved in the process of aging. |
| Aging and Public Health | This line of research is intended to study the conditions of life, health and health care received and provided to the elderly, including long-living patients. It is intended to assess primary and secondary health care services, to design of instruments for monitoring access, service routines and care provided to the elderly and long-living patients in the public health care network. Additionally, it will investigate the natural history of diseases and health conditions as well as health prevention and control, in view of the socio-demographic variables, health indicators, life styles, functional capacity, psycho-social competences and quality of life. |
| Extra-renal dialysis and transplatation | This line of research is intended for the study of different modalities of renal replacement therapies, with emphasis on organ transplantation, especially when it comes to immunology of transplants. |
| Clinical nephrology and arterial hypertension | This line of research will address topics related to several aspects of clinical nephrology, renal function, arterial hypertension, renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Molecular Biology, immunology and stem cell | This line of research is concerned with the study of molecular alterations in tumors, mainly those affecting the digestive and respiratory systems, through PCR techniques in real time, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and cell cultivation. It will also look at Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering. |
| Cardiology/Risk Factors and genetics factors in cardiovascular diseases | This line of research is concerned with assessing risk factors for cardiovascular surgeries using markers; traditional risk factors (dyslipidemias, arterial hypertension, diabetes, smoke addiction) and potential emerging ones (apolipoprotein B,small and dense LDL cholesterol) in coronary heart diseases. |
| Cardiology/Cellular therapy | This line of research is intended to assess the efficiency and safety of autologous implants of bone marrow stem cells in patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy and in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction. |
| Cellular metabolism and membrane transport in renal and metabolic diseases (or disease states) | This line of research is designed for the study of physiopathogenic mechanisms of several renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Training and Faculty Development in Health | |
| Study abdomen adult and elderly healthy and sick with new technologies in Diagnostic Imaging | First of all, this line of research is intended to introduce students to different abdominal organs in advanced imaging modalities, such as magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography. It is intended to study the normal anatomy of these organs and tissues and their anatomic variations, thus allowing for a comparison between healthy and unhealthy individuals. With this, we intent to provide deeper insights into the abdomen's normal anatomy and its anatomic variation through new imaging technologies. Additionally, this line of research will determine the diagnostic imaging accuracy of gastrointestinal tract and urinary system diseases. We are intent on reaching an earlier and more precise diagnosis of the diseases of adult and elderly patients, thus increasing their survival. It has been designed to produce researchers and professors who want to work within this line of research responsible for studying the most common diseases in our population. |
| Clinical Epidemiology | This area of concentration is intended to develop research in clinical epidemiology focusing on its methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research intends to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the progress in identification, intervention and promotion of determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Functional and Molecular Image of the Body | Functional imaging is the state-of-the-art in diagnostic imaging. Magnetic Resonance made a giant leap in that direction through the employment of ultra-rapid acquisition techniques, which have enabled the measurement of variations in oxygen consumption levels arising from the BOLD effect and an estimation of the cellularity of tissues through the diffusion technique. PET has enabled Nuclear Medicine to measure the level of consumption of glucose in the tissue, by making use of ionizing radiation. It is largely employed in the investigation of tumors and metastasis, which have naturally increased the consumption of glucose due to a larger metabolic level. More recently, the Dynamic PET has enabled the assessment of the consumption of glucose over time and the measurement of the most active regions more precisely. |
| Epidemiology and Environmental Health | This course is intended to encourage the development of research into the area of epidemiology and environmental health with an eye to the methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research seeks to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the advancement of the identification, intervention and promotion of the determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Technological Innovations in the Health Area | Curently, we are seeing worldwide the fast development of technologies, proceedings and medicines focus at the most effective treatment of diseases and the restoration of health. This accelerated step with which medical knowledge progresses makes it necessary to create a new mentality in medical training, stimulating curiosity, the active search for knowledge and constant updating. The number and complexity of the scientific processes that lead to this evolution are also worthy of attention, both due to the need for training to understand them, as well as the work opportunity they represent for doctors in general. |
| Neurology/ stem cells | This line of research is concerned with the assessment of the possibility of regeneration of central and peripheral neurological injuries resulting from neurodegenerative diseases, with somatic stem cells, as well as with the study of the structural and functional mechanisms of regeneration from injuries. |
| Behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry | This line of research will look at the neurobiology of psychiatric diseases and behavioral alterations in major neurological diseases. |
| Cognitive brain imaging | This line of research will look at the development of new techniques for the analysis of neuroimaging and studies of neural bases of superior cognitive processes (for instance, language comprehension and acquisition, executive functions, spatial reasoning). |
| Neurotoxic activity of ureases and derived peptides | This line of research will address the neurotoxic and pro-inflammatory activities of ureases of different organisms. It will also address the methodologies of study of neurotoxicity relying on the use of insects-models. As well as this, it will look at ureases as virulence factors for pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria Helicobacter pylori and Proteus mirabilis and Cryptococcu yeasts. |
| Neuroinflammation/Multiple Sclerosis/ neuromyelitis optica | The inflammation resulting from neurological diseases may be primarily involved with the physiopathology of immunomediated diseases of the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, ADEM - acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, autoimmune encephalitis and some neurological complications resulting directly or indirectly from viral or bacterial infections (e.g. meningoencephalitis). In other diseases, the inflammation plays a major role, but less clear than it is in strokes and in degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. The deregulation in the immune system, be it either temporary or permanent, may lead to injuries in the brain, bone marrow and peripheral nerves that cause permanent neuronal damage with the risk of aftereffects and permanent incapacity. By relying on advanced methods in molecular biology associated with clinical and imaging assessment (magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine), we have conducted research that is intended to understand the intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms that lead to an increase of pro-inflammatory substances such as cytokines, chemokines, the production of autoantibodies, complement system activation, proliferation / maturation of autoreactive lymphocytes T and B, microglial activation and the alteration of the blood-brain barrier. Besides, we have conducted research for the identification of specific biomarkers for each disease which may assist in the establishment of better diagnosis/prognosis and in experimental animal models for the study of physiopathology and innovative therapeutic interventions. |
| Epilepsy | This line of research will cover clinical and electroencephalographic, pharmacological, neuroimaging and surgical studies in the realm of epilepsy. The direct involvement of São Lucas Hospital with the diagnosis, clinical treatment and epilepsy surgery opens interesting perspectives of investigation, seeking diagnostic refinement, new treatment options and the correlations of epileptic syndromes with structural alterations of the brain. |
| The central nervous system (CNS) formation stages can be considered a great concert with the regency of different signaling molecules that trigger a cascade of dependent and complementary processes until the formation of all CNS structures as well as their different functionalities. The human brain is a puzzle of more than 100 billion pieces that must be accurately directed to its unique and specific location. The studies of Molecurar Bases of Embryonic Neurogenesis presents a comprehensive view of understanding the CNS, from its embryonic formation to neurogenesis in the adult brain, guiding clinical and pathological situations related to cerebral malformations and new therapeutic alternatives for CNS recovery. The use of molecular techniques as next-generation sequencing (NGS), super arrays, relative expression, genotyping, etc., are used to describe signaling pathways, genesis of pathologies, and application of precision medicine for the treatment of various diseases. The cell reprogramming at the embryonic level through the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) helps to understand embryonic neurogenesis and screening of new drugs for the treatment of alterations during the formation of the central nervous system and its associated pathologies | |
| Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare | Fluency in oral reading is a crucial skill for children and adolescents, involving the ability to read a text with accuracy, appropriate expression, and at a determined pace. Artificial intelligence has enabled considerable advances in activities that previously required time and attention from specialized professionals, also offering the advantage of impartial evaluation. Moreover, a significant portion of students in Brazil presents literacy difficulties associated with reading skills and lacks adequate assistance and diagnosis for conditions such as dyslexia. This research line aims to encompass research projects at the intersection of health, education, and artificial intelligence. The studies seek to investigate tools for assessing oral reading through innovative technologies, which can be used by health professionals in collaboration with educators. These tools aim to assist in identifying the level of reading development, factors influencing these skills, association with academic performance, early screening of signs of difficulties and disorders affecting reading fluency, differential diagnoses, as well as the appropriate medical/educational conduct. |
| Assessment and psychological interventions in mental health | This line of research concentrates studies related to mental health outcomes based on different theories and methods in Clinical Psychology. It aims at understanding psychological processes and building and adapting instruments and interventions with a psychotherapeutic and psychoeducational focus. |
| Psychosocial Processes: Practices and contexts | This line of research concentrates studies on psychosocial phenomena and vulnerability processes in different contexts, such as education, public health, work, politics and justice. It aims to develop strategies for assessment and intervention with individuals, groups and organizations based on theoretical-methodological approaches that articulate different perspectives from Social Psychology and other fields of knowledge. |
| Cognition, brain and behavior | This line of research focuses on basic and applied studies of cognition and its behavioral and neurobiological implications. We seek to investigate neurocognitive and psychobiological processes and their relationship with behavior, development, learning and mental health. Research approaches involve theoretical and experimental models and instruments from neuropsychology, neurobiology and neuroscience. |
| Well-being, health and quality of life | This line of research concentrates studies that use an interdisciplinary approach on the relationship between mental health and lifestyle, understood as the set of behaviors related to food, physical activity, sleep, spirituality, financial well-being, well-being occupational and social relationships. The line aims at building basic and applied knowledge for evaluation and intervention in the prevention and promotion of quality of life and its different domains. |
| Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome | This line is concerned with research in the area of obesity and metabolic syndrome with consequences in co-morbidities involved or related to the aforementioned pathologies. |
| Epidemiological, Clinicopathological, Radiological and Molecular aspects of malignant neoplasms. | This area of concentration is intended to describe patients who suffer from malignant neoplasms in their different clinical stages, as well as to assess their clinical outcome by looking at the clinical, histopathological, radiological and molecular variables. Studies in this area may be accountable for addressing some issues that are still controversial among the scientific community. |
| Videolaparoscopic Surgery | This area of concentration is intended to assess the advantages of the procedures conducted using less invasive techniques. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 23394-02 | 30 | This course is intended to address several aspects related to the pharmacology of inflammation, namely: biochemical and molecular aspects of inflammatory events, with emphasis on pharmacological modulation. The main vascular and cellular alterations in response to different stimuli will be addressed. To follow are some topics of interest: (1) study of inflammatory response mediators, including those derived from mastocytes (histamine and serotonin), lipid mediators (prostanoids and leukotrienes), peptidic mediators (bradikinin and neurokinin), cytocines and growth factors, chemotactic factors, complement system mediators, nitric oxide, among others; (2) components of the resolution phase of inflammation, involving endogenous mediators related to the re-establishment of homeostasis and tissue repair; (3) main groups of cells involved in several phases of inflammation and their connection to immune response; (4) main receptors and signaling routes, as well as the components of intracellular transduction systems; (5) inflammation associated with infection and systemic inflammatory response; (6) correlation between inflammation and cancer; (7) regulatory aspects of the transcription of molecules implied in inflammatory response; (8) study of mechanisms of action of main drugs used in the treatment of inflammation; (9) chronic inflammatory diseases. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Master's | Not required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Master's | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Master's | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Doctorate | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Nephrology | Master's | Not required |
| Nephrology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Master's | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Master's | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations |
| Drug Development | This line of research has been designed for the development of drugs against neglected tropical diseases (tuberculosis and malaria) and the development of drugs against chronic and degenerative diseases. |
| Evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment and inflammation. |
| Analysis and evaluation of neurochemical and pharmacological mechanisms in neurological diseases | Study of the neurochemical roots and pharmacological targets in neurological diseases. |
| Biological Aspects of Aging | This line of research is intended for the study of basic biological characteristics that play a role in the process of aging at the molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic and evolutionary levels, as well as their forms of interaction with environmental factors in animal models and human beings (in vitro and in vivo). |
| Clinical and Emotional Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the clinical and epidemiological study of the elderly and aging. Some of the most commonly researched topics are: geriatric syndromes (cognitive impairment, postural instability, immobility, fecal incontinence, iatrogenesis, communication disorder), frailty syndrome, brain aging, mental health, osteomuscular aging, cardiometabolic risk factors and nutrition. |
| Social-cultural, Demographic and Bioethical Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the study of social, cultural, economic, demographic and bioethical aspects involved in the process of aging. |
| Aging and Public Health | This line of research is intended to study the conditions of life, health and health care received and provided to the elderly, including long-living patients. It is intended to assess primary and secondary health care services, to design of instruments for monitoring access, service routines and care provided to the elderly and long-living patients in the public health care network. Additionally, it will investigate the natural history of diseases and health conditions as well as health prevention and control, in view of the socio-demographic variables, health indicators, life styles, functional capacity, psycho-social competences and quality of life. |
| Extra-renal dialysis and transplatation | This line of research is intended for the study of different modalities of renal replacement therapies, with emphasis on organ transplantation, especially when it comes to immunology of transplants. |
| Clinical nephrology and arterial hypertension | This line of research will address topics related to several aspects of clinical nephrology, renal function, arterial hypertension, renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Molecular Biology, immunology and stem cell | This line of research is concerned with the study of molecular alterations in tumors, mainly those affecting the digestive and respiratory systems, through PCR techniques in real time, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and cell cultivation. It will also look at Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering. |
| Cardiology/Risk Factors and genetics factors in cardiovascular diseases | This line of research is concerned with assessing risk factors for cardiovascular surgeries using markers; traditional risk factors (dyslipidemias, arterial hypertension, diabetes, smoke addiction) and potential emerging ones (apolipoprotein B,small and dense LDL cholesterol) in coronary heart diseases. |
| Cardiology/Cellular therapy | This line of research is intended to assess the efficiency and safety of autologous implants of bone marrow stem cells in patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy and in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction. |
| Cellular metabolism and membrane transport in renal and metabolic diseases (or disease states) | This line of research is designed for the study of physiopathogenic mechanisms of several renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Training and Faculty Development in Health | |
| Study abdomen adult and elderly healthy and sick with new technologies in Diagnostic Imaging | First of all, this line of research is intended to introduce students to different abdominal organs in advanced imaging modalities, such as magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography. It is intended to study the normal anatomy of these organs and tissues and their anatomic variations, thus allowing for a comparison between healthy and unhealthy individuals. With this, we intent to provide deeper insights into the abdomen's normal anatomy and its anatomic variation through new imaging technologies. Additionally, this line of research will determine the diagnostic imaging accuracy of gastrointestinal tract and urinary system diseases. We are intent on reaching an earlier and more precise diagnosis of the diseases of adult and elderly patients, thus increasing their survival. It has been designed to produce researchers and professors who want to work within this line of research responsible for studying the most common diseases in our population. |
| Clinical Epidemiology | This area of concentration is intended to develop research in clinical epidemiology focusing on its methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research intends to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the progress in identification, intervention and promotion of determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Functional and Molecular Image of the Body | Functional imaging is the state-of-the-art in diagnostic imaging. Magnetic Resonance made a giant leap in that direction through the employment of ultra-rapid acquisition techniques, which have enabled the measurement of variations in oxygen consumption levels arising from the BOLD effect and an estimation of the cellularity of tissues through the diffusion technique. PET has enabled Nuclear Medicine to measure the level of consumption of glucose in the tissue, by making use of ionizing radiation. It is largely employed in the investigation of tumors and metastasis, which have naturally increased the consumption of glucose due to a larger metabolic level. More recently, the Dynamic PET has enabled the assessment of the consumption of glucose over time and the measurement of the most active regions more precisely. |
| Epidemiology and Environmental Health | This course is intended to encourage the development of research into the area of epidemiology and environmental health with an eye to the methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research seeks to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the advancement of the identification, intervention and promotion of the determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Technological Innovations in the Health Area | Curently, we are seeing worldwide the fast development of technologies, proceedings and medicines focus at the most effective treatment of diseases and the restoration of health. This accelerated step with which medical knowledge progresses makes it necessary to create a new mentality in medical training, stimulating curiosity, the active search for knowledge and constant updating. The number and complexity of the scientific processes that lead to this evolution are also worthy of attention, both due to the need for training to understand them, as well as the work opportunity they represent for doctors in general. |
| Neurology/ stem cells | This line of research is concerned with the assessment of the possibility of regeneration of central and peripheral neurological injuries resulting from neurodegenerative diseases, with somatic stem cells, as well as with the study of the structural and functional mechanisms of regeneration from injuries. |
| Behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry | This line of research will look at the neurobiology of psychiatric diseases and behavioral alterations in major neurological diseases. |
| Cognitive brain imaging | This line of research will look at the development of new techniques for the analysis of neuroimaging and studies of neural bases of superior cognitive processes (for instance, language comprehension and acquisition, executive functions, spatial reasoning). |
| Neurotoxic activity of ureases and derived peptides | This line of research will address the neurotoxic and pro-inflammatory activities of ureases of different organisms. It will also address the methodologies of study of neurotoxicity relying on the use of insects-models. As well as this, it will look at ureases as virulence factors for pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria Helicobacter pylori and Proteus mirabilis and Cryptococcu yeasts. |
| Neuroinflammation/Multiple Sclerosis/ neuromyelitis optica | The inflammation resulting from neurological diseases may be primarily involved with the physiopathology of immunomediated diseases of the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, ADEM - acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, autoimmune encephalitis and some neurological complications resulting directly or indirectly from viral or bacterial infections (e.g. meningoencephalitis). In other diseases, the inflammation plays a major role, but less clear than it is in strokes and in degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. The deregulation in the immune system, be it either temporary or permanent, may lead to injuries in the brain, bone marrow and peripheral nerves that cause permanent neuronal damage with the risk of aftereffects and permanent incapacity. By relying on advanced methods in molecular biology associated with clinical and imaging assessment (magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine), we have conducted research that is intended to understand the intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms that lead to an increase of pro-inflammatory substances such as cytokines, chemokines, the production of autoantibodies, complement system activation, proliferation / maturation of autoreactive lymphocytes T and B, microglial activation and the alteration of the blood-brain barrier. Besides, we have conducted research for the identification of specific biomarkers for each disease which may assist in the establishment of better diagnosis/prognosis and in experimental animal models for the study of physiopathology and innovative therapeutic interventions. |
| Epilepsy | This line of research will cover clinical and electroencephalographic, pharmacological, neuroimaging and surgical studies in the realm of epilepsy. The direct involvement of São Lucas Hospital with the diagnosis, clinical treatment and epilepsy surgery opens interesting perspectives of investigation, seeking diagnostic refinement, new treatment options and the correlations of epileptic syndromes with structural alterations of the brain. |
| The central nervous system (CNS) formation stages can be considered a great concert with the regency of different signaling molecules that trigger a cascade of dependent and complementary processes until the formation of all CNS structures as well as their different functionalities. The human brain is a puzzle of more than 100 billion pieces that must be accurately directed to its unique and specific location. The studies of Molecurar Bases of Embryonic Neurogenesis presents a comprehensive view of understanding the CNS, from its embryonic formation to neurogenesis in the adult brain, guiding clinical and pathological situations related to cerebral malformations and new therapeutic alternatives for CNS recovery. The use of molecular techniques as next-generation sequencing (NGS), super arrays, relative expression, genotyping, etc., are used to describe signaling pathways, genesis of pathologies, and application of precision medicine for the treatment of various diseases. The cell reprogramming at the embryonic level through the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) helps to understand embryonic neurogenesis and screening of new drugs for the treatment of alterations during the formation of the central nervous system and its associated pathologies | |
| Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare | Fluency in oral reading is a crucial skill for children and adolescents, involving the ability to read a text with accuracy, appropriate expression, and at a determined pace. Artificial intelligence has enabled considerable advances in activities that previously required time and attention from specialized professionals, also offering the advantage of impartial evaluation. Moreover, a significant portion of students in Brazil presents literacy difficulties associated with reading skills and lacks adequate assistance and diagnosis for conditions such as dyslexia. This research line aims to encompass research projects at the intersection of health, education, and artificial intelligence. The studies seek to investigate tools for assessing oral reading through innovative technologies, which can be used by health professionals in collaboration with educators. These tools aim to assist in identifying the level of reading development, factors influencing these skills, association with academic performance, early screening of signs of difficulties and disorders affecting reading fluency, differential diagnoses, as well as the appropriate medical/educational conduct. |
| Assessment and psychological interventions in mental health | This line of research concentrates studies related to mental health outcomes based on different theories and methods in Clinical Psychology. It aims at understanding psychological processes and building and adapting instruments and interventions with a psychotherapeutic and psychoeducational focus. |
| Psychosocial Processes: Practices and contexts | This line of research concentrates studies on psychosocial phenomena and vulnerability processes in different contexts, such as education, public health, work, politics and justice. It aims to develop strategies for assessment and intervention with individuals, groups and organizations based on theoretical-methodological approaches that articulate different perspectives from Social Psychology and other fields of knowledge. |
| Cognition, brain and behavior | This line of research focuses on basic and applied studies of cognition and its behavioral and neurobiological implications. We seek to investigate neurocognitive and psychobiological processes and their relationship with behavior, development, learning and mental health. Research approaches involve theoretical and experimental models and instruments from neuropsychology, neurobiology and neuroscience. |
| Well-being, health and quality of life | This line of research concentrates studies that use an interdisciplinary approach on the relationship between mental health and lifestyle, understood as the set of behaviors related to food, physical activity, sleep, spirituality, financial well-being, well-being occupational and social relationships. The line aims at building basic and applied knowledge for evaluation and intervention in the prevention and promotion of quality of life and its different domains. |
| Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome | This line is concerned with research in the area of obesity and metabolic syndrome with consequences in co-morbidities involved or related to the aforementioned pathologies. |
| Epidemiological, Clinicopathological, Radiological and Molecular aspects of malignant neoplasms. | This area of concentration is intended to describe patients who suffer from malignant neoplasms in their different clinical stages, as well as to assess their clinical outcome by looking at the clinical, histopathological, radiological and molecular variables. Studies in this area may be accountable for addressing some issues that are still controversial among the scientific community. |
| Videolaparoscopic Surgery | This area of concentration is intended to assess the advantages of the procedures conducted using less invasive techniques. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 63348-04 | 60 | Knowing how to use computer tools is fundamental for conducting research in health. This course is intended to explore, in a practical way, important software for medical research. The focus will be on online resources, spreadsheets, graphic programs, statistical programs, word processors, and bibliographic reference management. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Master's | Not required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Master's | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Master's | Not required |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Master's | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Doctorate | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Nephrology | Master's | Not required |
| Nephrology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Master's | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Master's | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Inter-institutional doctorate degree | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations |
| Drug Development | This line of research has been designed for the development of drugs against neglected tropical diseases (tuberculosis and malaria) and the development of drugs against chronic and degenerative diseases. |
| Evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment and inflammation. |
| Analysis and evaluation of neurochemical and pharmacological mechanisms in neurological diseases | Study of the neurochemical roots and pharmacological targets in neurological diseases. |
| Biological Aspects of Aging | This line of research is intended for the study of basic biological characteristics that play a role in the process of aging at the molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic and evolutionary levels, as well as their forms of interaction with environmental factors in animal models and human beings (in vitro and in vivo). |
| Clinical and Emotional Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the clinical and epidemiological study of the elderly and aging. Some of the most commonly researched topics are: geriatric syndromes (cognitive impairment, postural instability, immobility, fecal incontinence, iatrogenesis, communication disorder), frailty syndrome, brain aging, mental health, osteomuscular aging, cardiometabolic risk factors and nutrition. |
| Social-cultural, Demographic and Bioethical Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the study of social, cultural, economic, demographic and bioethical aspects involved in the process of aging. |
| Aging and Public Health | This line of research is intended to study the conditions of life, health and health care received and provided to the elderly, including long-living patients. It is intended to assess primary and secondary health care services, to design of instruments for monitoring access, service routines and care provided to the elderly and long-living patients in the public health care network. Additionally, it will investigate the natural history of diseases and health conditions as well as health prevention and control, in view of the socio-demographic variables, health indicators, life styles, functional capacity, psycho-social competences and quality of life. |
| Cell Structure and Metabolism | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Characterization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and their effects on the growth and modulation of plants' secondary metabolism. Investigation into the morphological and pathophysiological basis and treatment for several diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, vascular accidents, depression, PTSD, epilepsy and diabetes. Characterization of the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in inflammation and sepsis and investigation into drugs with potential anti-inflammatory action. |
| Cellular and Molecular Immunology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Development of vaccines and immunotherapies for cancer. Study of the immunosuppressive mechanisms using heat shock proteins in autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection. Investigation of psycho-neuroendocrine determinants of premature aging and immune system in healthy elderly individuals, patients with rheumatoid arthritis and bipolar disorder. Investigation into the impacts of premature stress in cognitive functions and inflammatory markers in healthy adolescents, those with bipolar disorder, and crack and cocaine addicts. |
| Cellular and Molecular Characterization in Microbiology and Parasitology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Development of new diagnostic methods for Schistosoma mansoni and Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Identification of relevant molecules involved in the immunological recognition of the host and ectoparasites, such as Rhipicephalus microplus and others affecting cattle. Isolation, cloning and expression of cDNAs of molecules and analysis of their potential immunoprotective effect. Characterization of antimicrobial resistance, virulence and clonal relations of important human and animal pathogenic agents. Investigation of phenotypes of bacterial persistence involved in the tolerance to antimicrobial agents. |
| Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Analysis of molecular markers in complex human diseases and analysis of molecular markers for forensic purposes. Phylogeny and molecular evolution of mammals. Genetics, evolution, ecology and conservation of carnivores. Evolutionary genetics of hair color of felidae. Molecular identification of biodiversity. Evolutionary and environmental genomics. |
| Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Animal models (zebra fish and rodents) intended to investigate the biological bases of neuropsychiatric diseases, neurodevelopment, neurotoxicology, neuropharmacology, learning and memory. In humans: aging and neurodegeneration, cognitive impairment and its association with hormone and neurotrophin levels. |
| Molecular Biology in the Drug/Target Interaction | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Control and treatment of tuberculosis (drug-resistant tuberculosis) Identification of lead compounds based on defined targets, rational development of vaccines, development and validation on new diagnostic methods of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis and new emerging genotypes. Additionally, students will make use of computer simulations in order to analyze the protein-ligand interactions. As well as this, it will address the structural study of target proteins, analysis of protein-ligand interactions and the development of bioinformatics tools. Lastly, it will focus on a description of mechanisms involved in pain, inflammation and cancer. |
| Extra-renal dialysis and transplatation | This line of research is intended for the study of different modalities of renal replacement therapies, with emphasis on organ transplantation, especially when it comes to immunology of transplants. |
| Clinical nephrology and arterial hypertension | This line of research will address topics related to several aspects of clinical nephrology, renal function, arterial hypertension, renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Molecular Biology, immunology and stem cell | This line of research is concerned with the study of molecular alterations in tumors, mainly those affecting the digestive and respiratory systems, through PCR techniques in real time, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and cell cultivation. It will also look at Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering. |
| Cardiology/Risk Factors and genetics factors in cardiovascular diseases | This line of research is concerned with assessing risk factors for cardiovascular surgeries using markers; traditional risk factors (dyslipidemias, arterial hypertension, diabetes, smoke addiction) and potential emerging ones (apolipoprotein B,small and dense LDL cholesterol) in coronary heart diseases. |
| Cardiology/Cellular therapy | This line of research is intended to assess the efficiency and safety of autologous implants of bone marrow stem cells in patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy and in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction. |
| Cellular metabolism and membrane transport in renal and metabolic diseases (or disease states) | This line of research is designed for the study of physiopathogenic mechanisms of several renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Training and Faculty Development in Health | |
| Study abdomen adult and elderly healthy and sick with new technologies in Diagnostic Imaging | First of all, this line of research is intended to introduce students to different abdominal organs in advanced imaging modalities, such as magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography. It is intended to study the normal anatomy of these organs and tissues and their anatomic variations, thus allowing for a comparison between healthy and unhealthy individuals. With this, we intent to provide deeper insights into the abdomen's normal anatomy and its anatomic variation through new imaging technologies. Additionally, this line of research will determine the diagnostic imaging accuracy of gastrointestinal tract and urinary system diseases. We are intent on reaching an earlier and more precise diagnosis of the diseases of adult and elderly patients, thus increasing their survival. It has been designed to produce researchers and professors who want to work within this line of research responsible for studying the most common diseases in our population. |
| Clinical Epidemiology | This area of concentration is intended to develop research in clinical epidemiology focusing on its methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research intends to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the progress in identification, intervention and promotion of determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Functional and Molecular Image of the Body | Functional imaging is the state-of-the-art in diagnostic imaging. Magnetic Resonance made a giant leap in that direction through the employment of ultra-rapid acquisition techniques, which have enabled the measurement of variations in oxygen consumption levels arising from the BOLD effect and an estimation of the cellularity of tissues through the diffusion technique. PET has enabled Nuclear Medicine to measure the level of consumption of glucose in the tissue, by making use of ionizing radiation. It is largely employed in the investigation of tumors and metastasis, which have naturally increased the consumption of glucose due to a larger metabolic level. More recently, the Dynamic PET has enabled the assessment of the consumption of glucose over time and the measurement of the most active regions more precisely. |
| Epidemiology and Environmental Health | This course is intended to encourage the development of research into the area of epidemiology and environmental health with an eye to the methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research seeks to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the advancement of the identification, intervention and promotion of the determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Technological Innovations in the Health Area | Curently, we are seeing worldwide the fast development of technologies, proceedings and medicines focus at the most effective treatment of diseases and the restoration of health. This accelerated step with which medical knowledge progresses makes it necessary to create a new mentality in medical training, stimulating curiosity, the active search for knowledge and constant updating. The number and complexity of the scientific processes that lead to this evolution are also worthy of attention, both due to the need for training to understand them, as well as the work opportunity they represent for doctors in general. |
| Neurology/ stem cells | This line of research is concerned with the assessment of the possibility of regeneration of central and peripheral neurological injuries resulting from neurodegenerative diseases, with somatic stem cells, as well as with the study of the structural and functional mechanisms of regeneration from injuries. |
| Behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry | This line of research will look at the neurobiology of psychiatric diseases and behavioral alterations in major neurological diseases. |
| Cognitive brain imaging | This line of research will look at the development of new techniques for the analysis of neuroimaging and studies of neural bases of superior cognitive processes (for instance, language comprehension and acquisition, executive functions, spatial reasoning). |
| Neurotoxic activity of ureases and derived peptides | This line of research will address the neurotoxic and pro-inflammatory activities of ureases of different organisms. It will also address the methodologies of study of neurotoxicity relying on the use of insects-models. As well as this, it will look at ureases as virulence factors for pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria Helicobacter pylori and Proteus mirabilis and Cryptococcu yeasts. |
| Neuroinflammation/Multiple Sclerosis/ neuromyelitis optica | The inflammation resulting from neurological diseases may be primarily involved with the physiopathology of immunomediated diseases of the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, ADEM - acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, autoimmune encephalitis and some neurological complications resulting directly or indirectly from viral or bacterial infections (e.g. meningoencephalitis). In other diseases, the inflammation plays a major role, but less clear than it is in strokes and in degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. The deregulation in the immune system, be it either temporary or permanent, may lead to injuries in the brain, bone marrow and peripheral nerves that cause permanent neuronal damage with the risk of aftereffects and permanent incapacity. By relying on advanced methods in molecular biology associated with clinical and imaging assessment (magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine), we have conducted research that is intended to understand the intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms that lead to an increase of pro-inflammatory substances such as cytokines, chemokines, the production of autoantibodies, complement system activation, proliferation / maturation of autoreactive lymphocytes T and B, microglial activation and the alteration of the blood-brain barrier. Besides, we have conducted research for the identification of specific biomarkers for each disease which may assist in the establishment of better diagnosis/prognosis and in experimental animal models for the study of physiopathology and innovative therapeutic interventions. |
| Epilepsy | This line of research will cover clinical and electroencephalographic, pharmacological, neuroimaging and surgical studies in the realm of epilepsy. The direct involvement of São Lucas Hospital with the diagnosis, clinical treatment and epilepsy surgery opens interesting perspectives of investigation, seeking diagnostic refinement, new treatment options and the correlations of epileptic syndromes with structural alterations of the brain. |
| The central nervous system (CNS) formation stages can be considered a great concert with the regency of different signaling molecules that trigger a cascade of dependent and complementary processes until the formation of all CNS structures as well as their different functionalities. The human brain is a puzzle of more than 100 billion pieces that must be accurately directed to its unique and specific location. The studies of Molecurar Bases of Embryonic Neurogenesis presents a comprehensive view of understanding the CNS, from its embryonic formation to neurogenesis in the adult brain, guiding clinical and pathological situations related to cerebral malformations and new therapeutic alternatives for CNS recovery. The use of molecular techniques as next-generation sequencing (NGS), super arrays, relative expression, genotyping, etc., are used to describe signaling pathways, genesis of pathologies, and application of precision medicine for the treatment of various diseases. The cell reprogramming at the embryonic level through the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) helps to understand embryonic neurogenesis and screening of new drugs for the treatment of alterations during the formation of the central nervous system and its associated pathologies | |
| Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare | Fluency in oral reading is a crucial skill for children and adolescents, involving the ability to read a text with accuracy, appropriate expression, and at a determined pace. Artificial intelligence has enabled considerable advances in activities that previously required time and attention from specialized professionals, also offering the advantage of impartial evaluation. Moreover, a significant portion of students in Brazil presents literacy difficulties associated with reading skills and lacks adequate assistance and diagnosis for conditions such as dyslexia. This research line aims to encompass research projects at the intersection of health, education, and artificial intelligence. The studies seek to investigate tools for assessing oral reading through innovative technologies, which can be used by health professionals in collaboration with educators. These tools aim to assist in identifying the level of reading development, factors influencing these skills, association with academic performance, early screening of signs of difficulties and disorders affecting reading fluency, differential diagnoses, as well as the appropriate medical/educational conduct. |
| Assessment and psychological interventions in mental health | This line of research concentrates studies related to mental health outcomes based on different theories and methods in Clinical Psychology. It aims at understanding psychological processes and building and adapting instruments and interventions with a psychotherapeutic and psychoeducational focus. |
| Psychosocial Processes: Practices and contexts | This line of research concentrates studies on psychosocial phenomena and vulnerability processes in different contexts, such as education, public health, work, politics and justice. It aims to develop strategies for assessment and intervention with individuals, groups and organizations based on theoretical-methodological approaches that articulate different perspectives from Social Psychology and other fields of knowledge. |
| Cognition, brain and behavior | This line of research focuses on basic and applied studies of cognition and its behavioral and neurobiological implications. We seek to investigate neurocognitive and psychobiological processes and their relationship with behavior, development, learning and mental health. Research approaches involve theoretical and experimental models and instruments from neuropsychology, neurobiology and neuroscience. |
| Well-being, health and quality of life | This line of research concentrates studies that use an interdisciplinary approach on the relationship between mental health and lifestyle, understood as the set of behaviors related to food, physical activity, sleep, spirituality, financial well-being, well-being occupational and social relationships. The line aims at building basic and applied knowledge for evaluation and intervention in the prevention and promotion of quality of life and its different domains. |
| Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome | This line is concerned with research in the area of obesity and metabolic syndrome with consequences in co-morbidities involved or related to the aforementioned pathologies. |
| Epidemiological, Clinicopathological, Radiological and Molecular aspects of malignant neoplasms. | This area of concentration is intended to describe patients who suffer from malignant neoplasms in their different clinical stages, as well as to assess their clinical outcome by looking at the clinical, histopathological, radiological and molecular variables. Studies in this area may be accountable for addressing some issues that are still controversial among the scientific community. |
| Videolaparoscopic Surgery | This area of concentration is intended to assess the advantages of the procedures conducted using less invasive techniques. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 63416-02 | 30 | This course is intended to introduce students to the main theoretical and practical concepts of the area of molecular biology, applied to the health area, focusing on the main current scientific topics of molecular biology therapies. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Master's | Not required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Master's | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Master's | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Doctorate | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Nephrology | Master's | Not required |
| Nephrology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Master's | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Master's | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations |
| Drug Development | This line of research has been designed for the development of drugs against neglected tropical diseases (tuberculosis and malaria) and the development of drugs against chronic and degenerative diseases. |
| Evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment and inflammation. |
| Analysis and evaluation of neurochemical and pharmacological mechanisms in neurological diseases | Study of the neurochemical roots and pharmacological targets in neurological diseases. |
| Biological Aspects of Aging | This line of research is intended for the study of basic biological characteristics that play a role in the process of aging at the molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic and evolutionary levels, as well as their forms of interaction with environmental factors in animal models and human beings (in vitro and in vivo). |
| Clinical and Emotional Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the clinical and epidemiological study of the elderly and aging. Some of the most commonly researched topics are: geriatric syndromes (cognitive impairment, postural instability, immobility, fecal incontinence, iatrogenesis, communication disorder), frailty syndrome, brain aging, mental health, osteomuscular aging, cardiometabolic risk factors and nutrition. |
| Social-cultural, Demographic and Bioethical Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the study of social, cultural, economic, demographic and bioethical aspects involved in the process of aging. |
| Aging and Public Health | This line of research is intended to study the conditions of life, health and health care received and provided to the elderly, including long-living patients. It is intended to assess primary and secondary health care services, to design of instruments for monitoring access, service routines and care provided to the elderly and long-living patients in the public health care network. Additionally, it will investigate the natural history of diseases and health conditions as well as health prevention and control, in view of the socio-demographic variables, health indicators, life styles, functional capacity, psycho-social competences and quality of life. |
| Cell Structure and Metabolism | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Characterization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and their effects on the growth and modulation of plants' secondary metabolism. Investigation into the morphological and pathophysiological basis and treatment for several diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, vascular accidents, depression, PTSD, epilepsy and diabetes. Characterization of the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in inflammation and sepsis and investigation into drugs with potential anti-inflammatory action. |
| Cellular and Molecular Immunology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Development of vaccines and immunotherapies for cancer. Study of the immunosuppressive mechanisms using heat shock proteins in autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection. Investigation of psycho-neuroendocrine determinants of premature aging and immune system in healthy elderly individuals, patients with rheumatoid arthritis and bipolar disorder. Investigation into the impacts of premature stress in cognitive functions and inflammatory markers in healthy adolescents, those with bipolar disorder, and crack and cocaine addicts. |
| Cellular and Molecular Characterization in Microbiology and Parasitology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Development of new diagnostic methods for Schistosoma mansoni and Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Identification of relevant molecules involved in the immunological recognition of the host and ectoparasites, such as Rhipicephalus microplus and others affecting cattle. Isolation, cloning and expression of cDNAs of molecules and analysis of their potential immunoprotective effect. Characterization of antimicrobial resistance, virulence and clonal relations of important human and animal pathogenic agents. Investigation of phenotypes of bacterial persistence involved in the tolerance to antimicrobial agents. |
| Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Analysis of molecular markers in complex human diseases and analysis of molecular markers for forensic purposes. Phylogeny and molecular evolution of mammals. Genetics, evolution, ecology and conservation of carnivores. Evolutionary genetics of hair color of felidae. Molecular identification of biodiversity. Evolutionary and environmental genomics. |
| Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Animal models (zebra fish and rodents) intended to investigate the biological bases of neuropsychiatric diseases, neurodevelopment, neurotoxicology, neuropharmacology, learning and memory. In humans: aging and neurodegeneration, cognitive impairment and its association with hormone and neurotrophin levels. |
| Molecular Biology in the Drug/Target Interaction | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Control and treatment of tuberculosis (drug-resistant tuberculosis) Identification of lead compounds based on defined targets, rational development of vaccines, development and validation on new diagnostic methods of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis and new emerging genotypes. Additionally, students will make use of computer simulations in order to analyze the protein-ligand interactions. As well as this, it will address the structural study of target proteins, analysis of protein-ligand interactions and the development of bioinformatics tools. Lastly, it will focus on a description of mechanisms involved in pain, inflammation and cancer. |
| Extra-renal dialysis and transplatation | This line of research is intended for the study of different modalities of renal replacement therapies, with emphasis on organ transplantation, especially when it comes to immunology of transplants. |
| Clinical nephrology and arterial hypertension | This line of research will address topics related to several aspects of clinical nephrology, renal function, arterial hypertension, renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Molecular Biology, immunology and stem cell | This line of research is concerned with the study of molecular alterations in tumors, mainly those affecting the digestive and respiratory systems, through PCR techniques in real time, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and cell cultivation. It will also look at Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering. |
| Cardiology/Risk Factors and genetics factors in cardiovascular diseases | This line of research is concerned with assessing risk factors for cardiovascular surgeries using markers; traditional risk factors (dyslipidemias, arterial hypertension, diabetes, smoke addiction) and potential emerging ones (apolipoprotein B,small and dense LDL cholesterol) in coronary heart diseases. |
| Cardiology/Cellular therapy | This line of research is intended to assess the efficiency and safety of autologous implants of bone marrow stem cells in patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy and in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction. |
| Cellular metabolism and membrane transport in renal and metabolic diseases (or disease states) | This line of research is designed for the study of physiopathogenic mechanisms of several renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Training and Faculty Development in Health | |
| Study abdomen adult and elderly healthy and sick with new technologies in Diagnostic Imaging | First of all, this line of research is intended to introduce students to different abdominal organs in advanced imaging modalities, such as magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography. It is intended to study the normal anatomy of these organs and tissues and their anatomic variations, thus allowing for a comparison between healthy and unhealthy individuals. With this, we intent to provide deeper insights into the abdomen's normal anatomy and its anatomic variation through new imaging technologies. Additionally, this line of research will determine the diagnostic imaging accuracy of gastrointestinal tract and urinary system diseases. We are intent on reaching an earlier and more precise diagnosis of the diseases of adult and elderly patients, thus increasing their survival. It has been designed to produce researchers and professors who want to work within this line of research responsible for studying the most common diseases in our population. |
| Clinical Epidemiology | This area of concentration is intended to develop research in clinical epidemiology focusing on its methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research intends to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the progress in identification, intervention and promotion of determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Functional and Molecular Image of the Body | Functional imaging is the state-of-the-art in diagnostic imaging. Magnetic Resonance made a giant leap in that direction through the employment of ultra-rapid acquisition techniques, which have enabled the measurement of variations in oxygen consumption levels arising from the BOLD effect and an estimation of the cellularity of tissues through the diffusion technique. PET has enabled Nuclear Medicine to measure the level of consumption of glucose in the tissue, by making use of ionizing radiation. It is largely employed in the investigation of tumors and metastasis, which have naturally increased the consumption of glucose due to a larger metabolic level. More recently, the Dynamic PET has enabled the assessment of the consumption of glucose over time and the measurement of the most active regions more precisely. |
| Epidemiology and Environmental Health | This course is intended to encourage the development of research into the area of epidemiology and environmental health with an eye to the methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research seeks to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the advancement of the identification, intervention and promotion of the determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Technological Innovations in the Health Area | Curently, we are seeing worldwide the fast development of technologies, proceedings and medicines focus at the most effective treatment of diseases and the restoration of health. This accelerated step with which medical knowledge progresses makes it necessary to create a new mentality in medical training, stimulating curiosity, the active search for knowledge and constant updating. The number and complexity of the scientific processes that lead to this evolution are also worthy of attention, both due to the need for training to understand them, as well as the work opportunity they represent for doctors in general. |
| Neurology/ stem cells | This line of research is concerned with the assessment of the possibility of regeneration of central and peripheral neurological injuries resulting from neurodegenerative diseases, with somatic stem cells, as well as with the study of the structural and functional mechanisms of regeneration from injuries. |
| Behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry | This line of research will look at the neurobiology of psychiatric diseases and behavioral alterations in major neurological diseases. |
| Cognitive brain imaging | This line of research will look at the development of new techniques for the analysis of neuroimaging and studies of neural bases of superior cognitive processes (for instance, language comprehension and acquisition, executive functions, spatial reasoning). |
| Neurotoxic activity of ureases and derived peptides | This line of research will address the neurotoxic and pro-inflammatory activities of ureases of different organisms. It will also address the methodologies of study of neurotoxicity relying on the use of insects-models. As well as this, it will look at ureases as virulence factors for pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria Helicobacter pylori and Proteus mirabilis and Cryptococcu yeasts. |
| Neuroinflammation/Multiple Sclerosis/ neuromyelitis optica | The inflammation resulting from neurological diseases may be primarily involved with the physiopathology of immunomediated diseases of the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, ADEM - acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, autoimmune encephalitis and some neurological complications resulting directly or indirectly from viral or bacterial infections (e.g. meningoencephalitis). In other diseases, the inflammation plays a major role, but less clear than it is in strokes and in degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. The deregulation in the immune system, be it either temporary or permanent, may lead to injuries in the brain, bone marrow and peripheral nerves that cause permanent neuronal damage with the risk of aftereffects and permanent incapacity. By relying on advanced methods in molecular biology associated with clinical and imaging assessment (magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine), we have conducted research that is intended to understand the intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms that lead to an increase of pro-inflammatory substances such as cytokines, chemokines, the production of autoantibodies, complement system activation, proliferation / maturation of autoreactive lymphocytes T and B, microglial activation and the alteration of the blood-brain barrier. Besides, we have conducted research for the identification of specific biomarkers for each disease which may assist in the establishment of better diagnosis/prognosis and in experimental animal models for the study of physiopathology and innovative therapeutic interventions. |
| Epilepsy | This line of research will cover clinical and electroencephalographic, pharmacological, neuroimaging and surgical studies in the realm of epilepsy. The direct involvement of São Lucas Hospital with the diagnosis, clinical treatment and epilepsy surgery opens interesting perspectives of investigation, seeking diagnostic refinement, new treatment options and the correlations of epileptic syndromes with structural alterations of the brain. |
| The central nervous system (CNS) formation stages can be considered a great concert with the regency of different signaling molecules that trigger a cascade of dependent and complementary processes until the formation of all CNS structures as well as their different functionalities. The human brain is a puzzle of more than 100 billion pieces that must be accurately directed to its unique and specific location. The studies of Molecurar Bases of Embryonic Neurogenesis presents a comprehensive view of understanding the CNS, from its embryonic formation to neurogenesis in the adult brain, guiding clinical and pathological situations related to cerebral malformations and new therapeutic alternatives for CNS recovery. The use of molecular techniques as next-generation sequencing (NGS), super arrays, relative expression, genotyping, etc., are used to describe signaling pathways, genesis of pathologies, and application of precision medicine for the treatment of various diseases. The cell reprogramming at the embryonic level through the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) helps to understand embryonic neurogenesis and screening of new drugs for the treatment of alterations during the formation of the central nervous system and its associated pathologies | |
| Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare | Fluency in oral reading is a crucial skill for children and adolescents, involving the ability to read a text with accuracy, appropriate expression, and at a determined pace. Artificial intelligence has enabled considerable advances in activities that previously required time and attention from specialized professionals, also offering the advantage of impartial evaluation. Moreover, a significant portion of students in Brazil presents literacy difficulties associated with reading skills and lacks adequate assistance and diagnosis for conditions such as dyslexia. This research line aims to encompass research projects at the intersection of health, education, and artificial intelligence. The studies seek to investigate tools for assessing oral reading through innovative technologies, which can be used by health professionals in collaboration with educators. These tools aim to assist in identifying the level of reading development, factors influencing these skills, association with academic performance, early screening of signs of difficulties and disorders affecting reading fluency, differential diagnoses, as well as the appropriate medical/educational conduct. |
| Assessment and psychological interventions in mental health | This line of research concentrates studies related to mental health outcomes based on different theories and methods in Clinical Psychology. It aims at understanding psychological processes and building and adapting instruments and interventions with a psychotherapeutic and psychoeducational focus. |
| Psychosocial Processes: Practices and contexts | This line of research concentrates studies on psychosocial phenomena and vulnerability processes in different contexts, such as education, public health, work, politics and justice. It aims to develop strategies for assessment and intervention with individuals, groups and organizations based on theoretical-methodological approaches that articulate different perspectives from Social Psychology and other fields of knowledge. |
| Cognition, brain and behavior | This line of research focuses on basic and applied studies of cognition and its behavioral and neurobiological implications. We seek to investigate neurocognitive and psychobiological processes and their relationship with behavior, development, learning and mental health. Research approaches involve theoretical and experimental models and instruments from neuropsychology, neurobiology and neuroscience. |
| Well-being, health and quality of life | This line of research concentrates studies that use an interdisciplinary approach on the relationship between mental health and lifestyle, understood as the set of behaviors related to food, physical activity, sleep, spirituality, financial well-being, well-being occupational and social relationships. The line aims at building basic and applied knowledge for evaluation and intervention in the prevention and promotion of quality of life and its different domains. |
| Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome | This line is concerned with research in the area of obesity and metabolic syndrome with consequences in co-morbidities involved or related to the aforementioned pathologies. |
| Epidemiological, Clinicopathological, Radiological and Molecular aspects of malignant neoplasms. | This area of concentration is intended to describe patients who suffer from malignant neoplasms in their different clinical stages, as well as to assess their clinical outcome by looking at the clinical, histopathological, radiological and molecular variables. Studies in this area may be accountable for addressing some issues that are still controversial among the scientific community. |
| Videolaparoscopic Surgery | This area of concentration is intended to assess the advantages of the procedures conducted using less invasive techniques. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 83283-02 | 30 | Students will be required to conduct laboratory and clinical research activities that are in line with the lines of research of the Graduate Program. They will be required to work on the theoretical aspects of ongoing research projects. As well as that, they will be expected to identify the laboratory extension of the projects and discussion in the context of the lines of research of the Program and their repercussions for solving the research problem. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 83290-04 | 60 | The course gives the student the opportunity to conduct laboratory and clinical research activities that are in line with the lines of research of the Graduate Program. Hence, it identifies the scope of laboratory practice and assists students in the design of ongoing research projects and discusses them in the context of the lines of research of the Program and their repercussions for the solving the research problem. |
| Professors | Home time | Lattes |
| ANA MARIA SPOHR | 27 years and 8 months | Link |
| FERNANDA GONCALVES SALUM | 19 years and 3 months | Link |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 7334J-01 | 15 | Designing and adhering to the appropriate methodology is fundamental for improving the quality of research. The methodology may differ from problem to problem, yet the basic approach towards research remains the same. |
| Professors | Home time | Lattes |
| FREDERICO ORLANDO FRIEDRICH | 2 years and 2 months | Link |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Master's | Not required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Master's | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Master's | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Doctorate | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Nephrology | Master's | Not required |
| Nephrology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Master's | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Master's | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations |
| Drug Development | This line of research has been designed for the development of drugs against neglected tropical diseases (tuberculosis and malaria) and the development of drugs against chronic and degenerative diseases. |
| Evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment and inflammation. |
| Analysis and evaluation of neurochemical and pharmacological mechanisms in neurological diseases | Study of the neurochemical roots and pharmacological targets in neurological diseases. |
| Biological Aspects of Aging | This line of research is intended for the study of basic biological characteristics that play a role in the process of aging at the molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic and evolutionary levels, as well as their forms of interaction with environmental factors in animal models and human beings (in vitro and in vivo). |
| Clinical and Emotional Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the clinical and epidemiological study of the elderly and aging. Some of the most commonly researched topics are: geriatric syndromes (cognitive impairment, postural instability, immobility, fecal incontinence, iatrogenesis, communication disorder), frailty syndrome, brain aging, mental health, osteomuscular aging, cardiometabolic risk factors and nutrition. |
| Social-cultural, Demographic and Bioethical Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the study of social, cultural, economic, demographic and bioethical aspects involved in the process of aging. |
| Aging and Public Health | This line of research is intended to study the conditions of life, health and health care received and provided to the elderly, including long-living patients. It is intended to assess primary and secondary health care services, to design of instruments for monitoring access, service routines and care provided to the elderly and long-living patients in the public health care network. Additionally, it will investigate the natural history of diseases and health conditions as well as health prevention and control, in view of the socio-demographic variables, health indicators, life styles, functional capacity, psycho-social competences and quality of life. |
| Extra-renal dialysis and transplatation | This line of research is intended for the study of different modalities of renal replacement therapies, with emphasis on organ transplantation, especially when it comes to immunology of transplants. |
| Clinical nephrology and arterial hypertension | This line of research will address topics related to several aspects of clinical nephrology, renal function, arterial hypertension, renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Molecular Biology, immunology and stem cell | This line of research is concerned with the study of molecular alterations in tumors, mainly those affecting the digestive and respiratory systems, through PCR techniques in real time, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and cell cultivation. It will also look at Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering. |
| Cardiology/Risk Factors and genetics factors in cardiovascular diseases | This line of research is concerned with assessing risk factors for cardiovascular surgeries using markers; traditional risk factors (dyslipidemias, arterial hypertension, diabetes, smoke addiction) and potential emerging ones (apolipoprotein B,small and dense LDL cholesterol) in coronary heart diseases. |
| Cardiology/Cellular therapy | This line of research is intended to assess the efficiency and safety of autologous implants of bone marrow stem cells in patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy and in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction. |
| Cellular metabolism and membrane transport in renal and metabolic diseases (or disease states) | This line of research is designed for the study of physiopathogenic mechanisms of several renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Training and Faculty Development in Health | |
| Study abdomen adult and elderly healthy and sick with new technologies in Diagnostic Imaging | First of all, this line of research is intended to introduce students to different abdominal organs in advanced imaging modalities, such as magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography. It is intended to study the normal anatomy of these organs and tissues and their anatomic variations, thus allowing for a comparison between healthy and unhealthy individuals. With this, we intent to provide deeper insights into the abdomen's normal anatomy and its anatomic variation through new imaging technologies. Additionally, this line of research will determine the diagnostic imaging accuracy of gastrointestinal tract and urinary system diseases. We are intent on reaching an earlier and more precise diagnosis of the diseases of adult and elderly patients, thus increasing their survival. It has been designed to produce researchers and professors who want to work within this line of research responsible for studying the most common diseases in our population. |
| Clinical Epidemiology | This area of concentration is intended to develop research in clinical epidemiology focusing on its methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research intends to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the progress in identification, intervention and promotion of determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Functional and Molecular Image of the Body | Functional imaging is the state-of-the-art in diagnostic imaging. Magnetic Resonance made a giant leap in that direction through the employment of ultra-rapid acquisition techniques, which have enabled the measurement of variations in oxygen consumption levels arising from the BOLD effect and an estimation of the cellularity of tissues through the diffusion technique. PET has enabled Nuclear Medicine to measure the level of consumption of glucose in the tissue, by making use of ionizing radiation. It is largely employed in the investigation of tumors and metastasis, which have naturally increased the consumption of glucose due to a larger metabolic level. More recently, the Dynamic PET has enabled the assessment of the consumption of glucose over time and the measurement of the most active regions more precisely. |
| Epidemiology and Environmental Health | This course is intended to encourage the development of research into the area of epidemiology and environmental health with an eye to the methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research seeks to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the advancement of the identification, intervention and promotion of the determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Technological Innovations in the Health Area | Curently, we are seeing worldwide the fast development of technologies, proceedings and medicines focus at the most effective treatment of diseases and the restoration of health. This accelerated step with which medical knowledge progresses makes it necessary to create a new mentality in medical training, stimulating curiosity, the active search for knowledge and constant updating. The number and complexity of the scientific processes that lead to this evolution are also worthy of attention, both due to the need for training to understand them, as well as the work opportunity they represent for doctors in general. |
| Neurology/ stem cells | This line of research is concerned with the assessment of the possibility of regeneration of central and peripheral neurological injuries resulting from neurodegenerative diseases, with somatic stem cells, as well as with the study of the structural and functional mechanisms of regeneration from injuries. |
| Behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry | This line of research will look at the neurobiology of psychiatric diseases and behavioral alterations in major neurological diseases. |
| Cognitive brain imaging | This line of research will look at the development of new techniques for the analysis of neuroimaging and studies of neural bases of superior cognitive processes (for instance, language comprehension and acquisition, executive functions, spatial reasoning). |
| Neurotoxic activity of ureases and derived peptides | This line of research will address the neurotoxic and pro-inflammatory activities of ureases of different organisms. It will also address the methodologies of study of neurotoxicity relying on the use of insects-models. As well as this, it will look at ureases as virulence factors for pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria Helicobacter pylori and Proteus mirabilis and Cryptococcu yeasts. |
| Neuroinflammation/Multiple Sclerosis/ neuromyelitis optica | The inflammation resulting from neurological diseases may be primarily involved with the physiopathology of immunomediated diseases of the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, ADEM - acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, autoimmune encephalitis and some neurological complications resulting directly or indirectly from viral or bacterial infections (e.g. meningoencephalitis). In other diseases, the inflammation plays a major role, but less clear than it is in strokes and in degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. The deregulation in the immune system, be it either temporary or permanent, may lead to injuries in the brain, bone marrow and peripheral nerves that cause permanent neuronal damage with the risk of aftereffects and permanent incapacity. By relying on advanced methods in molecular biology associated with clinical and imaging assessment (magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine), we have conducted research that is intended to understand the intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms that lead to an increase of pro-inflammatory substances such as cytokines, chemokines, the production of autoantibodies, complement system activation, proliferation / maturation of autoreactive lymphocytes T and B, microglial activation and the alteration of the blood-brain barrier. Besides, we have conducted research for the identification of specific biomarkers for each disease which may assist in the establishment of better diagnosis/prognosis and in experimental animal models for the study of physiopathology and innovative therapeutic interventions. |
| Epilepsy | This line of research will cover clinical and electroencephalographic, pharmacological, neuroimaging and surgical studies in the realm of epilepsy. The direct involvement of São Lucas Hospital with the diagnosis, clinical treatment and epilepsy surgery opens interesting perspectives of investigation, seeking diagnostic refinement, new treatment options and the correlations of epileptic syndromes with structural alterations of the brain. |
| The central nervous system (CNS) formation stages can be considered a great concert with the regency of different signaling molecules that trigger a cascade of dependent and complementary processes until the formation of all CNS structures as well as their different functionalities. The human brain is a puzzle of more than 100 billion pieces that must be accurately directed to its unique and specific location. The studies of Molecurar Bases of Embryonic Neurogenesis presents a comprehensive view of understanding the CNS, from its embryonic formation to neurogenesis in the adult brain, guiding clinical and pathological situations related to cerebral malformations and new therapeutic alternatives for CNS recovery. The use of molecular techniques as next-generation sequencing (NGS), super arrays, relative expression, genotyping, etc., are used to describe signaling pathways, genesis of pathologies, and application of precision medicine for the treatment of various diseases. The cell reprogramming at the embryonic level through the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) helps to understand embryonic neurogenesis and screening of new drugs for the treatment of alterations during the formation of the central nervous system and its associated pathologies | |
| Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare | Fluency in oral reading is a crucial skill for children and adolescents, involving the ability to read a text with accuracy, appropriate expression, and at a determined pace. Artificial intelligence has enabled considerable advances in activities that previously required time and attention from specialized professionals, also offering the advantage of impartial evaluation. Moreover, a significant portion of students in Brazil presents literacy difficulties associated with reading skills and lacks adequate assistance and diagnosis for conditions such as dyslexia. This research line aims to encompass research projects at the intersection of health, education, and artificial intelligence. The studies seek to investigate tools for assessing oral reading through innovative technologies, which can be used by health professionals in collaboration with educators. These tools aim to assist in identifying the level of reading development, factors influencing these skills, association with academic performance, early screening of signs of difficulties and disorders affecting reading fluency, differential diagnoses, as well as the appropriate medical/educational conduct. |
| Assessment and psychological interventions in mental health | This line of research concentrates studies related to mental health outcomes based on different theories and methods in Clinical Psychology. It aims at understanding psychological processes and building and adapting instruments and interventions with a psychotherapeutic and psychoeducational focus. |
| Psychosocial Processes: Practices and contexts | This line of research concentrates studies on psychosocial phenomena and vulnerability processes in different contexts, such as education, public health, work, politics and justice. It aims to develop strategies for assessment and intervention with individuals, groups and organizations based on theoretical-methodological approaches that articulate different perspectives from Social Psychology and other fields of knowledge. |
| Cognition, brain and behavior | This line of research focuses on basic and applied studies of cognition and its behavioral and neurobiological implications. We seek to investigate neurocognitive and psychobiological processes and their relationship with behavior, development, learning and mental health. Research approaches involve theoretical and experimental models and instruments from neuropsychology, neurobiology and neuroscience. |
| Well-being, health and quality of life | This line of research concentrates studies that use an interdisciplinary approach on the relationship between mental health and lifestyle, understood as the set of behaviors related to food, physical activity, sleep, spirituality, financial well-being, well-being occupational and social relationships. The line aims at building basic and applied knowledge for evaluation and intervention in the prevention and promotion of quality of life and its different domains. |
| Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome | This line is concerned with research in the area of obesity and metabolic syndrome with consequences in co-morbidities involved or related to the aforementioned pathologies. |
| Epidemiological, Clinicopathological, Radiological and Molecular aspects of malignant neoplasms. | This area of concentration is intended to describe patients who suffer from malignant neoplasms in their different clinical stages, as well as to assess their clinical outcome by looking at the clinical, histopathological, radiological and molecular variables. Studies in this area may be accountable for addressing some issues that are still controversial among the scientific community. |
| Videolaparoscopic Surgery | This area of concentration is intended to assess the advantages of the procedures conducted using less invasive techniques. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 93272-04 | 60 | This course discusses, informs and offers training in different aspects of the applied research to different fields of Dentistry. The topics covered in the course are as follows: the analysis of results in research; practical application of the main statistical tests; experimental n; inclusion and exclusion criteria; discussion on the criteria of personal indexation (h-index and others); number of published papers x citations x scientific quality; CAPES assessment criteria; experimental models in Dentistry; presentation of results in research; preparation of project proposals at the scientific initiation level, following the line of research. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 93273-04 | 60 | This course discusses, informs and offers training in different aspects of applied research to different fields of Dentistry. The topics covered in the course are as follows: the design of experimental protocols; selection journals for publication/scope/standards; analysis of the SBPqO/IADR Annals; analysis of dissertations and theses; discussion on research support agencies and public notices; transfer of research and technology; patent policy in Brazil; research policies in Brazil. |
| Professors | Home time | Lattes |
| MARIA MARTHA CAMPOS | 18 years and 8 months | Link |
| DAIANA ELISABETH BOTTCHER | 6 years and 5 months | Link |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Master's | Not required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Master's | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Master's | Not required |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Master's | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Doctorate | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Nephrology | Master's | Not required |
| Nephrology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Master's | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Master's | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations |
| Drug Development | This line of research has been designed for the development of drugs against neglected tropical diseases (tuberculosis and malaria) and the development of drugs against chronic and degenerative diseases. |
| Evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment and inflammation. |
| Analysis and evaluation of neurochemical and pharmacological mechanisms in neurological diseases | Study of the neurochemical roots and pharmacological targets in neurological diseases. |
| Biological Aspects of Aging | This line of research is intended for the study of basic biological characteristics that play a role in the process of aging at the molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic and evolutionary levels, as well as their forms of interaction with environmental factors in animal models and human beings (in vitro and in vivo). |
| Clinical and Emotional Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the clinical and epidemiological study of the elderly and aging. Some of the most commonly researched topics are: geriatric syndromes (cognitive impairment, postural instability, immobility, fecal incontinence, iatrogenesis, communication disorder), frailty syndrome, brain aging, mental health, osteomuscular aging, cardiometabolic risk factors and nutrition. |
| Social-cultural, Demographic and Bioethical Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the study of social, cultural, economic, demographic and bioethical aspects involved in the process of aging. |
| Aging and Public Health | This line of research is intended to study the conditions of life, health and health care received and provided to the elderly, including long-living patients. It is intended to assess primary and secondary health care services, to design of instruments for monitoring access, service routines and care provided to the elderly and long-living patients in the public health care network. Additionally, it will investigate the natural history of diseases and health conditions as well as health prevention and control, in view of the socio-demographic variables, health indicators, life styles, functional capacity, psycho-social competences and quality of life. |
| Cell Structure and Metabolism | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Characterization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and their effects on the growth and modulation of plants' secondary metabolism. Investigation into the morphological and pathophysiological basis and treatment for several diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, vascular accidents, depression, PTSD, epilepsy and diabetes. Characterization of the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in inflammation and sepsis and investigation into drugs with potential anti-inflammatory action. |
| Cellular and Molecular Immunology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Development of vaccines and immunotherapies for cancer. Study of the immunosuppressive mechanisms using heat shock proteins in autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection. Investigation of psycho-neuroendocrine determinants of premature aging and immune system in healthy elderly individuals, patients with rheumatoid arthritis and bipolar disorder. Investigation into the impacts of premature stress in cognitive functions and inflammatory markers in healthy adolescents, those with bipolar disorder, and crack and cocaine addicts. |
| Cellular and Molecular Characterization in Microbiology and Parasitology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Development of new diagnostic methods for Schistosoma mansoni and Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Identification of relevant molecules involved in the immunological recognition of the host and ectoparasites, such as Rhipicephalus microplus and others affecting cattle. Isolation, cloning and expression of cDNAs of molecules and analysis of their potential immunoprotective effect. Characterization of antimicrobial resistance, virulence and clonal relations of important human and animal pathogenic agents. Investigation of phenotypes of bacterial persistence involved in the tolerance to antimicrobial agents. |
| Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Analysis of molecular markers in complex human diseases and analysis of molecular markers for forensic purposes. Phylogeny and molecular evolution of mammals. Genetics, evolution, ecology and conservation of carnivores. Evolutionary genetics of hair color of felidae. Molecular identification of biodiversity. Evolutionary and environmental genomics. |
| Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Animal models (zebra fish and rodents) intended to investigate the biological bases of neuropsychiatric diseases, neurodevelopment, neurotoxicology, neuropharmacology, learning and memory. In humans: aging and neurodegeneration, cognitive impairment and its association with hormone and neurotrophin levels. |
| Molecular Biology in the Drug/Target Interaction | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Control and treatment of tuberculosis (drug-resistant tuberculosis) Identification of lead compounds based on defined targets, rational development of vaccines, development and validation on new diagnostic methods of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis and new emerging genotypes. Additionally, students will make use of computer simulations in order to analyze the protein-ligand interactions. As well as this, it will address the structural study of target proteins, analysis of protein-ligand interactions and the development of bioinformatics tools. Lastly, it will focus on a description of mechanisms involved in pain, inflammation and cancer. |
| Extra-renal dialysis and transplatation | This line of research is intended for the study of different modalities of renal replacement therapies, with emphasis on organ transplantation, especially when it comes to immunology of transplants. |
| Clinical nephrology and arterial hypertension | This line of research will address topics related to several aspects of clinical nephrology, renal function, arterial hypertension, renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Molecular Biology, immunology and stem cell | This line of research is concerned with the study of molecular alterations in tumors, mainly those affecting the digestive and respiratory systems, through PCR techniques in real time, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and cell cultivation. It will also look at Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering. |
| Cardiology/Risk Factors and genetics factors in cardiovascular diseases | This line of research is concerned with assessing risk factors for cardiovascular surgeries using markers; traditional risk factors (dyslipidemias, arterial hypertension, diabetes, smoke addiction) and potential emerging ones (apolipoprotein B,small and dense LDL cholesterol) in coronary heart diseases. |
| Cardiology/Cellular therapy | This line of research is intended to assess the efficiency and safety of autologous implants of bone marrow stem cells in patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy and in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction. |
| Cellular metabolism and membrane transport in renal and metabolic diseases (or disease states) | This line of research is designed for the study of physiopathogenic mechanisms of several renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Training and Faculty Development in Health | |
| Study abdomen adult and elderly healthy and sick with new technologies in Diagnostic Imaging | First of all, this line of research is intended to introduce students to different abdominal organs in advanced imaging modalities, such as magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography. It is intended to study the normal anatomy of these organs and tissues and their anatomic variations, thus allowing for a comparison between healthy and unhealthy individuals. With this, we intent to provide deeper insights into the abdomen's normal anatomy and its anatomic variation through new imaging technologies. Additionally, this line of research will determine the diagnostic imaging accuracy of gastrointestinal tract and urinary system diseases. We are intent on reaching an earlier and more precise diagnosis of the diseases of adult and elderly patients, thus increasing their survival. It has been designed to produce researchers and professors who want to work within this line of research responsible for studying the most common diseases in our population. |
| Clinical Epidemiology | This area of concentration is intended to develop research in clinical epidemiology focusing on its methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research intends to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the progress in identification, intervention and promotion of determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Functional and Molecular Image of the Body | Functional imaging is the state-of-the-art in diagnostic imaging. Magnetic Resonance made a giant leap in that direction through the employment of ultra-rapid acquisition techniques, which have enabled the measurement of variations in oxygen consumption levels arising from the BOLD effect and an estimation of the cellularity of tissues through the diffusion technique. PET has enabled Nuclear Medicine to measure the level of consumption of glucose in the tissue, by making use of ionizing radiation. It is largely employed in the investigation of tumors and metastasis, which have naturally increased the consumption of glucose due to a larger metabolic level. More recently, the Dynamic PET has enabled the assessment of the consumption of glucose over time and the measurement of the most active regions more precisely. |
| Epidemiology and Environmental Health | This course is intended to encourage the development of research into the area of epidemiology and environmental health with an eye to the methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research seeks to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the advancement of the identification, intervention and promotion of the determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Technological Innovations in the Health Area | Curently, we are seeing worldwide the fast development of technologies, proceedings and medicines focus at the most effective treatment of diseases and the restoration of health. This accelerated step with which medical knowledge progresses makes it necessary to create a new mentality in medical training, stimulating curiosity, the active search for knowledge and constant updating. The number and complexity of the scientific processes that lead to this evolution are also worthy of attention, both due to the need for training to understand them, as well as the work opportunity they represent for doctors in general. |
| Neurology/ stem cells | This line of research is concerned with the assessment of the possibility of regeneration of central and peripheral neurological injuries resulting from neurodegenerative diseases, with somatic stem cells, as well as with the study of the structural and functional mechanisms of regeneration from injuries. |
| Behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry | This line of research will look at the neurobiology of psychiatric diseases and behavioral alterations in major neurological diseases. |
| Cognitive brain imaging | This line of research will look at the development of new techniques for the analysis of neuroimaging and studies of neural bases of superior cognitive processes (for instance, language comprehension and acquisition, executive functions, spatial reasoning). |
| Neurotoxic activity of ureases and derived peptides | This line of research will address the neurotoxic and pro-inflammatory activities of ureases of different organisms. It will also address the methodologies of study of neurotoxicity relying on the use of insects-models. As well as this, it will look at ureases as virulence factors for pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria Helicobacter pylori and Proteus mirabilis and Cryptococcu yeasts. |
| Neuroinflammation/Multiple Sclerosis/ neuromyelitis optica | The inflammation resulting from neurological diseases may be primarily involved with the physiopathology of immunomediated diseases of the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, ADEM - acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, autoimmune encephalitis and some neurological complications resulting directly or indirectly from viral or bacterial infections (e.g. meningoencephalitis). In other diseases, the inflammation plays a major role, but less clear than it is in strokes and in degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. The deregulation in the immune system, be it either temporary or permanent, may lead to injuries in the brain, bone marrow and peripheral nerves that cause permanent neuronal damage with the risk of aftereffects and permanent incapacity. By relying on advanced methods in molecular biology associated with clinical and imaging assessment (magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine), we have conducted research that is intended to understand the intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms that lead to an increase of pro-inflammatory substances such as cytokines, chemokines, the production of autoantibodies, complement system activation, proliferation / maturation of autoreactive lymphocytes T and B, microglial activation and the alteration of the blood-brain barrier. Besides, we have conducted research for the identification of specific biomarkers for each disease which may assist in the establishment of better diagnosis/prognosis and in experimental animal models for the study of physiopathology and innovative therapeutic interventions. |
| Epilepsy | This line of research will cover clinical and electroencephalographic, pharmacological, neuroimaging and surgical studies in the realm of epilepsy. The direct involvement of São Lucas Hospital with the diagnosis, clinical treatment and epilepsy surgery opens interesting perspectives of investigation, seeking diagnostic refinement, new treatment options and the correlations of epileptic syndromes with structural alterations of the brain. |
| The central nervous system (CNS) formation stages can be considered a great concert with the regency of different signaling molecules that trigger a cascade of dependent and complementary processes until the formation of all CNS structures as well as their different functionalities. The human brain is a puzzle of more than 100 billion pieces that must be accurately directed to its unique and specific location. The studies of Molecurar Bases of Embryonic Neurogenesis presents a comprehensive view of understanding the CNS, from its embryonic formation to neurogenesis in the adult brain, guiding clinical and pathological situations related to cerebral malformations and new therapeutic alternatives for CNS recovery. The use of molecular techniques as next-generation sequencing (NGS), super arrays, relative expression, genotyping, etc., are used to describe signaling pathways, genesis of pathologies, and application of precision medicine for the treatment of various diseases. The cell reprogramming at the embryonic level through the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) helps to understand embryonic neurogenesis and screening of new drugs for the treatment of alterations during the formation of the central nervous system and its associated pathologies | |
| Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare | Fluency in oral reading is a crucial skill for children and adolescents, involving the ability to read a text with accuracy, appropriate expression, and at a determined pace. Artificial intelligence has enabled considerable advances in activities that previously required time and attention from specialized professionals, also offering the advantage of impartial evaluation. Moreover, a significant portion of students in Brazil presents literacy difficulties associated with reading skills and lacks adequate assistance and diagnosis for conditions such as dyslexia. This research line aims to encompass research projects at the intersection of health, education, and artificial intelligence. The studies seek to investigate tools for assessing oral reading through innovative technologies, which can be used by health professionals in collaboration with educators. These tools aim to assist in identifying the level of reading development, factors influencing these skills, association with academic performance, early screening of signs of difficulties and disorders affecting reading fluency, differential diagnoses, as well as the appropriate medical/educational conduct. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Assessment and psychological interventions in mental health | This line of research concentrates studies related to mental health outcomes based on different theories and methods in Clinical Psychology. It aims at understanding psychological processes and building and adapting instruments and interventions with a psychotherapeutic and psychoeducational focus. |
| Psychosocial Processes: Practices and contexts | This line of research concentrates studies on psychosocial phenomena and vulnerability processes in different contexts, such as education, public health, work, politics and justice. It aims to develop strategies for assessment and intervention with individuals, groups and organizations based on theoretical-methodological approaches that articulate different perspectives from Social Psychology and other fields of knowledge. |
| Cognition, brain and behavior | This line of research focuses on basic and applied studies of cognition and its behavioral and neurobiological implications. We seek to investigate neurocognitive and psychobiological processes and their relationship with behavior, development, learning and mental health. Research approaches involve theoretical and experimental models and instruments from neuropsychology, neurobiology and neuroscience. |
| Well-being, health and quality of life | This line of research concentrates studies that use an interdisciplinary approach on the relationship between mental health and lifestyle, understood as the set of behaviors related to food, physical activity, sleep, spirituality, financial well-being, well-being occupational and social relationships. The line aims at building basic and applied knowledge for evaluation and intervention in the prevention and promotion of quality of life and its different domains. |
| Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome | This line is concerned with research in the area of obesity and metabolic syndrome with consequences in co-morbidities involved or related to the aforementioned pathologies. |
| Epidemiological, Clinicopathological, Radiological and Molecular aspects of malignant neoplasms. | This area of concentration is intended to describe patients who suffer from malignant neoplasms in their different clinical stages, as well as to assess their clinical outcome by looking at the clinical, histopathological, radiological and molecular variables. Studies in this area may be accountable for addressing some issues that are still controversial among the scientific community. |
| Videolaparoscopic Surgery | This area of concentration is intended to assess the advantages of the procedures conducted using less invasive techniques. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 196FA-02 | 30 | A disciplina visa a revisão em aula teórica dos principais delineamentos em epidemiologia e os principais tipos de viéses na literatura odontológica. Isto se dá por apresentação em aulas teóricas, aonde os estudantes aprende os principais delineamentos e as principais ferramentas de avaliação disponíveis para avaliar cada tipo de delineamento. Ao mesmo tempo, através de seminários semanais e apresentações em grupo, os alunos serão capazes de revisar um artigo científico através de uma apresentação oral do artigo e sua avaliação utilizando as principais diretrizes existentes: ROB 2.0 (ensaios clínicos), Robins I (estudos esperimentais), New Castle Ottawa Scale (caso-controle/coorte), and Joanna Briggs (prevalência e outros delineamentos). |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 196MX-02 | 30 | To enable the student to select and critically read scientific articles and to structure a research project. In addition, develop skills to plan and present in-person and online lectures: Introduction to the practice of evidence-based dentistry Identification and access to databases Principles of construction of scientific articles Planning and presentation of bibliometric studies Discussion of research projects Discussion of teaching methodologies and techniques Development of teaching resources in dentistry Planning and presentation of lectures and online |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 7311B-02 | 30 | This course intends to foster discussions on research policies in Brazil, including the assessment criteria employed by CAPES as well as scientometrics criteria. It also discusses the means for obtaining funding for scientific projects with an eye to meeting the different criteria set forth in specific projects. Additionally, one of the goals of the course is to discuss the scientific career both in Brazil and overseas and the possibilities for getting into the market. The course will discuss the differences between the areas of concentration as well as regional differences and other controversial topics in science. The peer-review process will be addressed, for both projects and scientific papers submitted to indexed journals. Part of the classes will be devoted for discussions on the ethical aspects of research, including issues such as plagiarism, co-authorship, publication of negative results, among others. Students will receive specific training to properly advise final papers as well as theses and dissertations. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Master's | Not required |
| Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Master's | Not required |
| Biomedical Gerontology | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Master's | Not required |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ecology and Evolution of Biodiversity | Master's | Not required |
| Ecology and Evolution of Biodiversity | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Master's | Not required |
| Human Cognition | Doctorate | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Medical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Nephrology | Master's | Not required |
| Nephrology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Master's | Not required |
| Neurosciences | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Master's | Not required |
| Pediatrics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Master's | Not required |
| Social Psychology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Master's | Not required |
| Surgical Practice | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of mechanisms involved in inflammatory and nociceptive alterations |
| Drug Development | This line of research has been designed for the development of drugs against neglected tropical diseases (tuberculosis and malaria) and the development of drugs against chronic and degenerative diseases. |
| Evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment | This line of research is concerned with the evaluation of pharmacological targets in cancer treatment and inflammation. |
| Analysis and evaluation of neurochemical and pharmacological mechanisms in neurological diseases | Study of the neurochemical roots and pharmacological targets in neurological diseases. |
| Biological Aspects of Aging | This line of research is intended for the study of basic biological characteristics that play a role in the process of aging at the molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic and evolutionary levels, as well as their forms of interaction with environmental factors in animal models and human beings (in vitro and in vivo). |
| Clinical and Emotional Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the clinical and epidemiological study of the elderly and aging. Some of the most commonly researched topics are: geriatric syndromes (cognitive impairment, postural instability, immobility, fecal incontinence, iatrogenesis, communication disorder), frailty syndrome, brain aging, mental health, osteomuscular aging, cardiometabolic risk factors and nutrition. |
| Social-cultural, Demographic and Bioethical Aspects of Aging | This line is geared towards the study of social, cultural, economic, demographic and bioethical aspects involved in the process of aging. |
| Aging and Public Health | This line of research is intended to study the conditions of life, health and health care received and provided to the elderly, including long-living patients. It is intended to assess primary and secondary health care services, to design of instruments for monitoring access, service routines and care provided to the elderly and long-living patients in the public health care network. Additionally, it will investigate the natural history of diseases and health conditions as well as health prevention and control, in view of the socio-demographic variables, health indicators, life styles, functional capacity, psycho-social competences and quality of life. |
| Cell Structure and Metabolism | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Characterization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and their effects on the growth and modulation of plants' secondary metabolism. Investigation into the morphological and pathophysiological basis and treatment for several diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, vascular accidents, depression, PTSD, epilepsy and diabetes. Characterization of the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in inflammation and sepsis and investigation into drugs with potential anti-inflammatory action. |
| Cellular and Molecular Immunology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Development of vaccines and immunotherapies for cancer. Study of the immunosuppressive mechanisms using heat shock proteins in autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection. Investigation of psycho-neuroendocrine determinants of premature aging and immune system in healthy elderly individuals, patients with rheumatoid arthritis and bipolar disorder. Investigation into the impacts of premature stress in cognitive functions and inflammatory markers in healthy adolescents, those with bipolar disorder, and crack and cocaine addicts. |
| Cellular and Molecular Characterization in Microbiology and Parasitology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Development of new diagnostic methods for Schistosoma mansoni and Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Identification of relevant molecules involved in the immunological recognition of the host and ectoparasites, such as Rhipicephalus microplus and others affecting cattle. Isolation, cloning and expression of cDNAs of molecules and analysis of their potential immunoprotective effect. Characterization of antimicrobial resistance, virulence and clonal relations of important human and animal pathogenic agents. Investigation of phenotypes of bacterial persistence involved in the tolerance to antimicrobial agents. |
| Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Analysis of molecular markers in complex human diseases and analysis of molecular markers for forensic purposes. Phylogeny and molecular evolution of mammals. Genetics, evolution, ecology and conservation of carnivores. Evolutionary genetics of hair color of felidae. Molecular identification of biodiversity. Evolutionary and environmental genomics. |
| Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Animal models (zebra fish and rodents) intended to investigate the biological bases of neuropsychiatric diseases, neurodevelopment, neurotoxicology, neuropharmacology, learning and memory. In humans: aging and neurodegeneration, cognitive impairment and its association with hormone and neurotrophin levels. |
| Molecular Biology in the Drug/Target Interaction | To follow is a list of topics this line of research is concerned with: Control and treatment of tuberculosis (drug-resistant tuberculosis) Identification of lead compounds based on defined targets, rational development of vaccines, development and validation on new diagnostic methods of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis and new emerging genotypes. Additionally, students will make use of computer simulations in order to analyze the protein-ligand interactions. As well as this, it will address the structural study of target proteins, analysis of protein-ligand interactions and the development of bioinformatics tools. Lastly, it will focus on a description of mechanisms involved in pain, inflammation and cancer. |
| Ecology and Conservation | This line of research encompasses projects focusing on ecological relationships among organisms and with their environment, including studies of autecology, ecophysiology, behavior, population dynamics and community ecology, as well as projects aiming to provide scientific bases for biodiversity conservation strategies. |
| Systematics and Evolution | The research line brings together projects related to the evolution of biodiversity, including studies in phylogenetic systematics (using morphological and molecular data, including phylogenomics), taxonomy, comparative morphology, biogeography, evolutionary genetics, and comparative genomics. |
| The research line brings together projects focused on the use of large amounts of information ('big data') and the development of innovative data mining and analysis methodologies (e.g., employing machine learning) to investigate issues related to the characterization, monitoring, and conservation of biodiversity | |
| The research line encompasses projects aimed at applying ecological data, biodiversity component analyses, and/or interdisciplinary studies to solve problems with more direct socio-environmental and/or economic impact. This includes studies in the fields of ecotoxicology and environmental microbiology with a focus on the characterization, monitoring, and mitigation of environmental impacts, as well as the development of more sustainable agricultural methods using components of Brazil's native biodiversity. It also includes projects aimed at developing innovative products from biodiversity sources and/or integrating biodiversity analyses into regional economic development models with a focus on environmental sustainability. | |
| Extra-renal dialysis and transplatation | This line of research is intended for the study of different modalities of renal replacement therapies, with emphasis on organ transplantation, especially when it comes to immunology of transplants. |
| Clinical nephrology and arterial hypertension | This line of research will address topics related to several aspects of clinical nephrology, renal function, arterial hypertension, renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Molecular Biology, immunology and stem cell | This line of research is concerned with the study of molecular alterations in tumors, mainly those affecting the digestive and respiratory systems, through PCR techniques in real time, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and cell cultivation. It will also look at Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering. |
| Cardiology/Risk Factors and genetics factors in cardiovascular diseases | This line of research is concerned with assessing risk factors for cardiovascular surgeries using markers; traditional risk factors (dyslipidemias, arterial hypertension, diabetes, smoke addiction) and potential emerging ones (apolipoprotein B,small and dense LDL cholesterol) in coronary heart diseases. |
| Cardiology/Cellular therapy | This line of research is intended to assess the efficiency and safety of autologous implants of bone marrow stem cells in patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy and in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction. |
| Cellular metabolism and membrane transport in renal and metabolic diseases (or disease states) | This line of research is designed for the study of physiopathogenic mechanisms of several renal and metabolic diseases. |
| Training and Faculty Development in Health | |
| Study abdomen adult and elderly healthy and sick with new technologies in Diagnostic Imaging | First of all, this line of research is intended to introduce students to different abdominal organs in advanced imaging modalities, such as magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography. It is intended to study the normal anatomy of these organs and tissues and their anatomic variations, thus allowing for a comparison between healthy and unhealthy individuals. With this, we intent to provide deeper insights into the abdomen's normal anatomy and its anatomic variation through new imaging technologies. Additionally, this line of research will determine the diagnostic imaging accuracy of gastrointestinal tract and urinary system diseases. We are intent on reaching an earlier and more precise diagnosis of the diseases of adult and elderly patients, thus increasing their survival. It has been designed to produce researchers and professors who want to work within this line of research responsible for studying the most common diseases in our population. |
| Clinical Epidemiology | This area of concentration is intended to develop research in clinical epidemiology focusing on its methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research intends to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the progress in identification, intervention and promotion of determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Functional and Molecular Image of the Body | Functional imaging is the state-of-the-art in diagnostic imaging. Magnetic Resonance made a giant leap in that direction through the employment of ultra-rapid acquisition techniques, which have enabled the measurement of variations in oxygen consumption levels arising from the BOLD effect and an estimation of the cellularity of tissues through the diffusion technique. PET has enabled Nuclear Medicine to measure the level of consumption of glucose in the tissue, by making use of ionizing radiation. It is largely employed in the investigation of tumors and metastasis, which have naturally increased the consumption of glucose due to a larger metabolic level. More recently, the Dynamic PET has enabled the assessment of the consumption of glucose over time and the measurement of the most active regions more precisely. |
| Epidemiology and Environmental Health | This course is intended to encourage the development of research into the area of epidemiology and environmental health with an eye to the methodological and clinical aspects. This line of research seeks to encourage the development of research projects that contribute to the advancement of the identification, intervention and promotion of the determinants of the health-disease process in human population. |
| Technological Innovations in the Health Area | Curently, we are seeing worldwide the fast development of technologies, proceedings and medicines focus at the most effective treatment of diseases and the restoration of health. This accelerated step with which medical knowledge progresses makes it necessary to create a new mentality in medical training, stimulating curiosity, the active search for knowledge and constant updating. The number and complexity of the scientific processes that lead to this evolution are also worthy of attention, both due to the need for training to understand them, as well as the work opportunity they represent for doctors in general. |
| Neurology/ stem cells | This line of research is concerned with the assessment of the possibility of regeneration of central and peripheral neurological injuries resulting from neurodegenerative diseases, with somatic stem cells, as well as with the study of the structural and functional mechanisms of regeneration from injuries. |
| Behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry | This line of research will look at the neurobiology of psychiatric diseases and behavioral alterations in major neurological diseases. |
| Cognitive brain imaging | This line of research will look at the development of new techniques for the analysis of neuroimaging and studies of neural bases of superior cognitive processes (for instance, language comprehension and acquisition, executive functions, spatial reasoning). |
| Neurotoxic activity of ureases and derived peptides | This line of research will address the neurotoxic and pro-inflammatory activities of ureases of different organisms. It will also address the methodologies of study of neurotoxicity relying on the use of insects-models. As well as this, it will look at ureases as virulence factors for pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria Helicobacter pylori and Proteus mirabilis and Cryptococcu yeasts. |
| Neuroinflammation/Multiple Sclerosis/ neuromyelitis optica | The inflammation resulting from neurological diseases may be primarily involved with the physiopathology of immunomediated diseases of the nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, ADEM - acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, autoimmune encephalitis and some neurological complications resulting directly or indirectly from viral or bacterial infections (e.g. meningoencephalitis). In other diseases, the inflammation plays a major role, but less clear than it is in strokes and in degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. The deregulation in the immune system, be it either temporary or permanent, may lead to injuries in the brain, bone marrow and peripheral nerves that cause permanent neuronal damage with the risk of aftereffects and permanent incapacity. By relying on advanced methods in molecular biology associated with clinical and imaging assessment (magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine), we have conducted research that is intended to understand the intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms that lead to an increase of pro-inflammatory substances such as cytokines, chemokines, the production of autoantibodies, complement system activation, proliferation / maturation of autoreactive lymphocytes T and B, microglial activation and the alteration of the blood-brain barrier. Besides, we have conducted research for the identification of specific biomarkers for each disease which may assist in the establishment of better diagnosis/prognosis and in experimental animal models for the study of physiopathology and innovative therapeutic interventions. |
| Epilepsy | This line of research will cover clinical and electroencephalographic, pharmacological, neuroimaging and surgical studies in the realm of epilepsy. The direct involvement of São Lucas Hospital with the diagnosis, clinical treatment and epilepsy surgery opens interesting perspectives of investigation, seeking diagnostic refinement, new treatment options and the correlations of epileptic syndromes with structural alterations of the brain. |
| The central nervous system (CNS) formation stages can be considered a great concert with the regency of different signaling molecules that trigger a cascade of dependent and complementary processes until the formation of all CNS structures as well as their different functionalities. The human brain is a puzzle of more than 100 billion pieces that must be accurately directed to its unique and specific location. The studies of Molecurar Bases of Embryonic Neurogenesis presents a comprehensive view of understanding the CNS, from its embryonic formation to neurogenesis in the adult brain, guiding clinical and pathological situations related to cerebral malformations and new therapeutic alternatives for CNS recovery. The use of molecular techniques as next-generation sequencing (NGS), super arrays, relative expression, genotyping, etc., are used to describe signaling pathways, genesis of pathologies, and application of precision medicine for the treatment of various diseases. The cell reprogramming at the embryonic level through the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) helps to understand embryonic neurogenesis and screening of new drugs for the treatment of alterations during the formation of the central nervous system and its associated pathologies | |
| Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare | Fluency in oral reading is a crucial skill for children and adolescents, involving the ability to read a text with accuracy, appropriate expression, and at a determined pace. Artificial intelligence has enabled considerable advances in activities that previously required time and attention from specialized professionals, also offering the advantage of impartial evaluation. Moreover, a significant portion of students in Brazil presents literacy difficulties associated with reading skills and lacks adequate assistance and diagnosis for conditions such as dyslexia. This research line aims to encompass research projects at the intersection of health, education, and artificial intelligence. The studies seek to investigate tools for assessing oral reading through innovative technologies, which can be used by health professionals in collaboration with educators. These tools aim to assist in identifying the level of reading development, factors influencing these skills, association with academic performance, early screening of signs of difficulties and disorders affecting reading fluency, differential diagnoses, as well as the appropriate medical/educational conduct. |
| Assessment and psychological interventions in mental health | This line of research concentrates studies related to mental health outcomes based on different theories and methods in Clinical Psychology. It aims at understanding psychological processes and building and adapting instruments and interventions with a psychotherapeutic and psychoeducational focus. |
| Psychosocial Processes: Practices and contexts | This line of research concentrates studies on psychosocial phenomena and vulnerability processes in different contexts, such as education, public health, work, politics and justice. It aims to develop strategies for assessment and intervention with individuals, groups and organizations based on theoretical-methodological approaches that articulate different perspectives from Social Psychology and other fields of knowledge. |
| Cognition, brain and behavior | This line of research focuses on basic and applied studies of cognition and its behavioral and neurobiological implications. We seek to investigate neurocognitive and psychobiological processes and their relationship with behavior, development, learning and mental health. Research approaches involve theoretical and experimental models and instruments from neuropsychology, neurobiology and neuroscience. |
| Well-being, health and quality of life | This line of research concentrates studies that use an interdisciplinary approach on the relationship between mental health and lifestyle, understood as the set of behaviors related to food, physical activity, sleep, spirituality, financial well-being, well-being occupational and social relationships. The line aims at building basic and applied knowledge for evaluation and intervention in the prevention and promotion of quality of life and its different domains. |
| Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome | This line is concerned with research in the area of obesity and metabolic syndrome with consequences in co-morbidities involved or related to the aforementioned pathologies. |
| Epidemiological, Clinicopathological, Radiological and Molecular aspects of malignant neoplasms. | This area of concentration is intended to describe patients who suffer from malignant neoplasms in their different clinical stages, as well as to assess their clinical outcome by looking at the clinical, histopathological, radiological and molecular variables. Studies in this area may be accountable for addressing some issues that are still controversial among the scientific community. |
| Videolaparoscopic Surgery | This area of concentration is intended to assess the advantages of the procedures conducted using less invasive techniques. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 1968R-02 | 30 | The discipline is focused on training graduate students for teaching, by stimulating discussions about their role in the undergraduate dentistry course. Throughout the course, teaching methodologies, teacher skills and the role of planning for the construction of knowledge, teaching-learning and assessment processes will be discussed. The program will address teaching planning based on the National Curriculum Guidelines for undergraduate dentistry courses, the discussion of Pedagogical Course Projects and the elaboration of teaching/discipline and class plans. Finally, the student will have the opportunity to exercise and improve their teaching skills. |
| No offer for current semester |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |
| COD | Workload | Description |
| 196RJ-02 | 30 |
| Professors | Home time | Lattes |
| MARCEL FERREIRA KUNRATH | 9 months | Link |
| Concentration area | Type | Required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Master's | Not required |
| Biology and Orofacial Rehabilitation | Doctorate | Not required |
| CTBMF | Master's | Not required |
| CTBMF | Doctorate | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Master's | Not required |
| Clinical Stomatology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Materials | Doctorate | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Master's | Not required |
| Dental Prosthetics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Endodontics | Master's | Not required |
| Endodontics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Master's | Not required |
| Ontological Clinic | Doctorate | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Master's | Not required |
| Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics | Doctorate | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Master's | Not required |
| Restorative Dentistry | Doctorate | Not required |
| oral biology | Master's | Not required |
| oral biology | Doctorate | Not required |
| Research line | Description |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontal and Periapical Diseases | This line of research aims to study the mechanisms involved in periapical and periodontal alterations, aiming to analyze their relationship with systemic diseases, as well as to identify new treatment strategies for these conditions. |
| Etiopathogenesis and Treatment in Stomatology | The objectives of this line of research involve the evaluation of the pathophysiology of diseases affecting the oral mucosa and salivary glands, including oral cancer, focusing on the clinical, immunological, and pathological aspects of these conditions, in order to identify new forms of prevention and treatment of such diseases. |
| Pediatric Oral Health | This line of research aims to evaluate new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral cavity disorders, focusing on the management of pediatric patients. |
| Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry | This line of research focuses on developing new technologies and approaches aimed at aesthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, using laboratory and clinical assessment methodologies. It also includes new approaches for the orthodontic, orthopedic, and surgical correction of orofacial deformities, seeking to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with these conditions. |
| Biomechanics, Pain and Orofacial Dysfunction | This line of research is aimed to analyze the pathophysiology of orofacial pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, bruxism and parafunctional habits, focusing on the biomechanical characterization of the stomatognathic system and its reflexes on the organism, seeking to identify new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these conditions. |
| Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering | This line of research aims at the development and evaluation of the efficacy and safety of new dental materials, as well as innovative tissue engineering strategies, focusing on tissue regeneration and the reduction of infectious oral complications. |
| Microbiology and Oral Immunology | This line of research aims to develop research with a specific focus on oral microbiology and oral immunology, for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. |