Faculty members

Coordination

  • Faculty members

    Jaqueline Nascimento Picada

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    Graduated in in Pharmacy at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) (1990) with emphasis in Industrial Pharmacy; Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences at (UFRGS) (1995).; PhD in Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) at UFRGS (2003). Currently is an assistant professor at Lutheran University of Brazil. Member of the Postgraduate Course in Cellular and Molecular Biology Applied to Health and of the professional Postgraduate Course in Genetics and Applied Toxicology. She is a professor acting in the disciplines of biophysics, biochemistry and physiology. The main international publications are in the areas of Mutagenesis and Toxicology, researching mainly on the following topics: toxicological, genotoxic and antioxidant activities of bioactive substances and development of products with pharmacological potential and photoprotectors.

    Vagner Ricardo Lunge

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    Bachelor's degree in Agronomy (1989), Master's degree in Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology (1993) and PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology (2000) at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil. Has also specialization in Microbiology and Molecular Biology (1995) at Cornell University in the United States. Currently is a professor and scientific researcher at the Lutheran University of Brazil (ULBRA) and partner in the company Simbios Biotecnologia. At ULBRA, teaches classes in the undergrad courses of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, as well as in the postgraduate programs in Cellular and Molecular Biology applied to Health (Masters and PhD) and in Genetics and Applied Toxicology (Masters). Also works in the development of scientific and technological research projects, as well as in the training of human resources. Has experience in Genetics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, working on topics related to Molecular Diagnosis in the areas of Human / Animal Health and Agroindustry. Coordinates the Molecular Diagnostic Research Group (ULBRA) and participates in two other scientific groups: Human Molecular Genetics (ULBRA) and Veterinary Virology (UFRGS).

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