The Graduate Program in Biological Sciences – Physiology - was accredited by CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) in December 1996, at the Master's and Doctoral levels, which leads to obtaining Master's title in Biological Sciences (Physiology ) and Ph.D. title, with academic and technical-scientific quality. The Program is rated 7 at CAPES and has been an important source of training for qualified professionals for teaching and research.
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Research areas:
CARDIOVASCULAR AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
ENDOCRINE PHYSIOLOGY
RENAL PHYSIOLOGY
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY
GASTROINTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY
Students have access to more than 50 modern research laboratories and multi-user equipment platforms that offer excellent infrastructure and state-of-the-art techniques. Graduate training takes place in a dynamic, current, and intellectually stimulating environment.
Research Lines
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CHRONIC DISEASES
- Aggression by environmental pollutants
- Cancer
- Thyroid dysfunctions
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Respiratory Tract Diseases
- neurodegenerative diseases
- Immunology of parasitic infections
- nephropathies
- Obesity
- Post-traumatic Disorders
CELL THERAPIES AND GENE THERAPIES
- Brain stroke
- Asthma
- Ischemic and chagasic heart disease
- Hepatical cirrhosis
- Glomerulopathies
- Pulmonary silicosis
Contact Information
ADDRESS
Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute
Health Science CenterBlock G - room G1-003
Cidade Universitária – Ilha do Fundão
Rio de Janeiro – RJ
ZIP CODE: 21941-902
Phone: (55) 21 3938-6516
E-mail: pgfisiologia@biof.ufrj.br
