Julia Alejandra Pezuk

Argentinian-Brazilian researcher, graduated in Genetics by the Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Químicas y Naturales- Universidad Nacional de Misiones, Argentina (2008), revalidated in Brazil as BA in Biological Sciences by the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2010). She has a master's degree and PhD in Biological Sciences (Area of concentration: Genetics) by the Genetics Department of the School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (2011 and 2014 respectively). She has a post-doctora experiencel in Health Science at the Instituto Sírio-Libanês de Ensino e Pesquisa of the Hospital Sírio-Libanês. Currenlty she is a professor at the graduation program of Pharmacy, Science and Health Teaching and Biotechnology and health innovation at the Anhanguera University Sao Paulo (UNIAN-SP) and member of the Research Ethics Committee and of the Structured Teaching Nucleus of Nursing course. She has experience in Genetics, Evolution, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Biochemestry and Teaching.
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EDUCATION

Graduation: Genetics (BSc in Biology) by the Universidad Nacional de Misiones, Argentina / Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Master in Science: genetics by the School o f Medicine of Ribeirao preto, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
phD in Science: genetics by the School o f Medicine of Ribeirao preto, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Posdoc in health by the Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa do Hospital Sirio Libanez, Brazil.

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Editorial Expression of Concern: miRNA signatures in childhood sarcomas and their clinical implications
GM Viera, KB Salomao, GR de Sousa, M Baroni, LEA Delsin, JA Pezuk, ...
Clinical and Translational Oncology 26 (7), 1806-1806 2024



Um a relao entre mudanas climticas e ndices de cncer de pele correlacionados com os projetos educacionais
RS de Freitas, JA Pezuk
Revista Multidisciplinar de Educao e Meio Ambiente 5 (1), 34-47 2024



Drugging hijacked kinase pathways in pediatric oncology: Opportunities and current scenario
MF Candido, M Medeiros, LC Veronez, D Bastos, KL Oliveira, JA Pezuk, ...
Pharmaceutics 15 (2), 664 2023



The double face of miR-708: a pan-cancer player with dissociative identity disorder
J Carvalho de Oliveira, C Mathias, VC Oliveira, JA Pezuk, MS Brassesco
Genes 13 (12), 2375 2022



The carbonic anhydrase inhibitor E7070 sensitizes glioblastoma cells to radio-and chemotherapy and reduces tumor growth
SA Teixeira, MS Viapiano, AF Andrade, MS Nandhu, JA Pezuk, ...
Molecular Neurobiology 58 (9), 4520-4534 2021



Burn-out Syndrome: A look into the professor’s professional exhaustion
EC Ferreira, JA Pezuk
Avaliao: Revista da Avaliao da Educao Superior (Campinas) 26, 483-502 2021



Sndrome de Burn-out: um olhar para o esgotamento profissional do docente universitrio
EC Ferreira, JA Pezuk
Avaliao: Revista da Avaliao da Educao Superior (Campinas) 26, 483-502 2021



MicroRNAs: understanding their role in gene expression and cancer
AL Jorge, ER Pereira, CS Oliveira, ES Ferreira, ETN Menon, SN Diniz, ...
Einstein (Sao Paulo) 19, eRB5996 2021



MicroRNAs: entendendo seu papel como reguladores da expresso gnica e seu envolvimento no cncer
AL Jorge, ER Pereira, CS Oliveira, ES Ferreira, ETN Menon, SN Diniz, ...
einstein (So Paulo) 19, eRB5996 2021



Review of the medicinal potential of the Flora of Embu-Verde Environmental Preservation Area
JF Sousa, JA Pezuk, S dos Santos Grecco
Research, Society and Development 10 (6), e24810615266-e24810615266 2021



O tratamento de cncer de mama em idosas, uma reviso sobre as limitaes e dificuldades
KP Benites, JA Pezuk
Ensaios e Cincia: Cincias Biolgicas, Agrrias e da Sade 25 (1), 102-109 2021



MicroRNAs: understanding their role in gene expression and cancer.
A Lima Jorge, E Ribeiro Pereira, C Sousa de Oliveira, E Santos Ferreira, ...
Einstein (16794508) 19 2021



MicroRNAs: entendendo seu papel como reguladores da expresso gnica e seu envolvimento no cncer
JA Pezuk, ARP de Magalhes
2021



Should we keep rocking? Portraits from targeting Rho kinases in cancer
GR de Sousa, GM Vieira, PF das Chagas, JA Pezuk, MS Brassesco
Pharmacological research 160, 105093 2020



O Papel da Recreao e do Lazer na Incluso Social de Adolescentes
VA Junior, JA Pezuk
Revista de Ensino, Educao e Cincias Humanas 21 (2), 147-153 2020



The use of software to identify plagiarism in academic and educational texts
JA Pezuk, SN Diniz, RM Pereira, ID Gonalves, NML Costa, MA Dias
Educao e Pesquisa 46, e217838 2020



El uso de softwares para identificar plagio en textos acadmicos y educacionales
JA Pezuk, SN Diniz, RM Pereira, ID Gonalves, NML Costa, MA Dias
Educao e Pesquisa 46, e217838 2020



MicroRNA dysregulation interplay with childhood abdominal tumors
KB Salomo, JA Pezuk, GR de Souza, P Chagas, TC Pereira, ET Valera, ...
Cancer and Metastasis Reviews 38, 783-811 2019



Aberrantly expressed microRNAs and their implications in childhood central nervous system tumors
JA Pezuk, KB Salomo, M Baroni, CA Pereira, L Geron, MS Brassesco
Cancer and Metastasis Reviews 38, 813-828 2019



miRNA signatures in childhood sarcomas and their clinical implications
GM Viera, KB Salomao, GR De Sousa, M Baroni, LEA Delsin, JA Pezuk, ...
Clinical and Translational Oncology 21, 1583-1623 2019

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Technical challenges of working with extracellular vesicles
MI Ramirez, MG Amorim, C Gadelha, I Milic, JA Welsh, VM Freitas, ...
Nanoscale 10 (3), 881-906 2018
Citations: 539



Differential miRNA expression in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and association with clinical and biological features
JC de Oliveira, CA Scrideli, MS Brassesco, AG Morales, JA Pezuk, ...
Leukemia Research 36 (3), 293-298 2012
Citations: 113



Polo-like kinase 1 inhibition causes decreased proliferation by cell cycle arrest, leading to cell death in glioblastoma
JA Pezuk, MS Brassesco, AG Morales, JC De Oliveira, ...
Cancer gene therapy 20 (9), 499-506 2013
Citations: 70



MicroRNAs: understanding their role in gene expression and cancer
AL Jorge, ER Pereira, CS Oliveira, ES Ferreira, ETN Menon, SN Diniz, ...
Einstein (Sao Paulo) 19, eRB5996 2021
Citations: 45



Inhibition of polo-like kinase 1 induces cell cycle arrest and sensitizes glioblastoma cells to ionizing radiation
JA Pezuk, MS Brassesco, AG Morales, JC de Oliveira, HF de Oliveira, ...
Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals 28 (7), 516-522 2013
Citations: 45



Inhibition of NF‐κB by Dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin Suppresses Invasion and Synergistically Potentiates Temozolomide and γ‐Radiation Cytotoxicity in
MS Brassesco, GM Roberto, AG Morales, JC Oliveira, LEA Delsin, ...
Chemotherapy research and practice 2013 (1), 593020 2013
Citations: 45



BUB1 and BUBR1 inhibition decreases proliferation and colony formation, and enhances radiation sensitivity in pediatric glioblastoma cells
AG Morales, JA Pezuk, MS Brassesco, JC de Oliveira, ...
Child's Nervous System 29, 2241-2248 2013
Citations: 44



In vitro PLK1 inhibition by BI 2536 decreases proliferation and induces cell-cycle arrest in melanoma cells.
JC de Oliveira, MS Brassesco, JA Pezuk, AG Morales, ET Valera, ...
Journal of drugs in dermatology: JDD 11 (5), 587-592 2012
Citations: 42



In vitro targeting of Polo-like kinase 1 in bladder carcinoma: comparative effects of four potent inhibitors
MS Brassesco, JA Pezuk, AG Morales, J Carvalho de Oliveira, ...
Cancer biology & therapy 14 (7), 648-657 2013
Citations: 39



Anticancer activity of 7-epiclusianone, a benzophenone from Garcinia brasiliensis, in glioblastoma
L Sales, JA Pezuk, KS Borges, MS Brassesco, CA Scrideli, LG Tone, ...
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 15, 1-8 2015
Citations: 38



Expression profiles and prognostic value of miRNAs in retinoblastoma
LEA Delsin, KB Salomao, JA Pezuk, MS Brassesco
Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology 145, 1-10 2019
Citations: 36



MicroRNA-100 acts as a tumor suppressor in human bladder carcinoma 5637 cells
JC Oliveira, MS Brassesco, AG Morales, JA Pezuk, PF Fedatto, ...
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 12 (11), 3001-3004 2011
Citations: 35



Pyroptosis in combinatorial treatment to improve cancer patients' outcome, is that what we want?
JA Pezuk
EBioMedicine 41, 17-18 2019
Citations: 34



Should we keep rocking? Portraits from targeting Rho kinases in cancer
GR de Sousa, GM Vieira, PF das Chagas, JA Pezuk, MS Brassesco
Pharmacological research 160, 105093 2020
Citations: 31



BI 2536-mediated PLK1 inhibition suppresses HOS and MG-63 osteosarcoma cell line growth and clonogenicity
AG Morales, MS Brassesco, JA Pezuk, JC Oliveira, AP Montaldi, ...
Anti-cancer drugs 22 (10), 995-1001 2011
Citations: 31



Sndrome de Burn-out: um olhar para o esgotamento profissional do docente universitrio
EC Ferreira, JA Pezuk
Avaliao: Revista da Avaliao da Educao Superior (Campinas) 26, 483-502 2021
Citations: 30



MiRNA dysregulation in childhood hematological cancer
J Carvalho de Oliveira, G Molinari Roberto, M Baroni, K Bezerra Salomo, ...
International journal of molecular sciences 19 (9), 2688 2018
Citations: 30



G2/M inhibitors as pharmacotherapeutic opportunities for glioblastoma: the old, the new, and the future
AM Castro-Gamero, JA Pezuk, MS Brassesco, LG Tone
Cancer biology & medicine 15 (4), 354-374 2018
Citations: 28



E2F1 somatic mutation within miRNA target site impairs gene regulation in colorectal cancer
CM Lopes-Ramos, BP Barros, FC Koyama, PA Carpinetti, J Pezuk, ...
PLoS One 12 (7), e0181153 2017
Citations: 27



BI 6727 and GSK461364 suppress growth and radiosensitize osteosarcoma cells, but show limited cytotoxic effects when combined with conventional treatments
RFE Bogado, JA Pezuk, HF de Oliveira, LG Tone, MS Brassesco
Anti-cancer drugs 26 (1), 56-63 2015
Citations: 25