Biography & Research:
Graduate and master's degree in Nursing from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil. Ph.D. in Sciences, in the field of Physiological Sciences and currently is Post-Doctor in the Department of Gerontology of UFSCar. Experience in the field of dementia and blood biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Acts mainly in the following subjects: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, elderly, Alzheimer's disease blood biomarkers, RT-qPCR, micro-RNAs, ADAM10 in AD, ADAM10 in other non-AD dementias. Currently is a visiting researcher at the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.