RESEARCH LINES

"Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology"

This line of research involves studies of the interrelationships between the physiological processes of animals and their environment, as well as the evolutionary mechanisms and historical patterns of physiological diversification. Central questions in Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology include the impact of the environment on physiological processes linked to reproduction and behavioral performance, with an emphasis on the ability to adjust in the context of temporal and spatial gradients, whether natural or induced by anthropic modification of the environment. Therefore, the research topics addressed in this line present developments for the area of biological conservation, ecological modeling, and ecology of climate change.

RESEARCHERS:
CARLOS ARTURO NAVAS IANNINI
CRISTIÉLE DA SILVA RIBEIRO
FERNANDO RIBEIRO GOMES
GISELE AKEMI ODA

MICHAEL HRNCIR
RENATA GUIMARÃES MOREIRA WHITTON

"Integrative Physiology"

This line of research is characterized by the integrative investigation of processes and physiological mechanisms at various levels of organization, from modulation of gene expression to integrated changes of multiple systems at the organism level. Included in this line are studies of physiological mechanisms and processes in multiple models and contexts, including cellular processes, classical laboratory animal models, wild animals of multiple phylogenetic and human groups. The basic knowledge generated by many of the studies in this line is also characterized by the potential of direct application in several areas of conservation, health and biology.

RESEARCHERS:

ANA MARIA DE LAURO CASTRUCCI
ANA CAROLINA INHASZ KISS
DÉBORA REJANE FIOR CHADI
JOSÉ GUILHERME DE SOUZA CHAUÍ MATTOS BERLINCK
LUCILE MARIA FLOETER WINTER
MARIA APARECIDA VISCONTI
MARCIO REIS CUSTÓDIO
PEDRO AUGUSTO CARLOS MAGNO FERNANDES
REGINA PEKELMANN MARKUS
SÍLVIA CRISTINA RIBEIRO DE SOUZA
SANDRA MÁRCIA MUXEL

"Neurosciences, Behavior, Learning and Teaching"

This line encompasses research in Neuroscience and Behavior, including the processes involved in attention orientation, memory, anticipation and problem solving, and the neural mechanisms underlying these processes. It also includes studies on the History and Philosophy of Physiology and Neurosciences, as well as the investigation of the processes of Teaching, Human and Comparative Physiology in the levels of Basic and Higher Education, involving i) research in Teaching and Learning of Physiology, Biology and Sciences in general, ii) the development of educational materials for formal and non-formal educational environments, iii) the improvement of teacher education for Basic Education, and iv) perception analysis on the training and performance of the Graduate and academic production.

DOCENTES:
ANDRÉ FRAZÃO HELENE
GILBERTO FERNANDO XAVIER

GUSTAVO ROHENKOHL