Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (PhD), Cellular and Molecular Medicine – Intensive Care Medicine. Degree granted from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Thesis: The Potentially Protective Role of Adipose Tissue during Critical Illness. Promoter: Prof Dr Van den Berghe. Scholarship: Methusalem Fund – BE. Medical doctor specialized in anesthesiology (MEC/SBA) and intensive care medicine (AMIB/SOMITI). Master degree-awarded from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Thesis: Blockage of AT1 receptor of angiotensin II upon hypothalamic basal activity of AMPK, and after restraint or surgical stress. Promoter: Antonio Ribeiro-Oliveira Jr. Scholarship from FAPEMIG. Interest: surgical stress, AMP-kinase, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, AT1 angiotensin II receptor blocker. Adipose tissue, Macrophage alternative activation, sepsis. Expertise: Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, translational research.
