Jose Garcia Abreu
Full Professor, Graduate Program of Morphological Sciences · Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Research Interests
Anatomy and Embryology.
Biography
I graduated with a degree in developmental neurobiology from the Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 1998. I completed postdoctoral training in developmental biology at UCLA, CA, USA, as a Latin American PEW Fellow from 1999 to 2002. Since 2012, I have been a Full Professor at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. I serve as a lecturer, researcher, and advisor for Master's and Ph.D. students in the Graduate Program in Morphological Sciences. I was the Director of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences from 2019 to 2023 and coordinated outreach projects that focused on basic education, science, and practical developmental biology classes for low-income students in public schools. I have published more than 80 peer-reviewed articles and have received over 6,000 citations, achieving an H index of 36. I have been awarded as a Scientist of the Rio de Janeiro State scholar.
Education
• 1993 – 1998 – Ph.D. in Science - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Thesis Title: The role of astroglial extracellular matrix in neuritogenesis: Cell interactions in the midbrain midline, Year of degree: 1998, Advisor: Vivaldo Moura Neto e Leny Alves Cavalcante. Sponsor: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES). • 1991 – 1993 – M.Sc. in Science - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Dissertation Title: Regionally-specific properties of midbrain glia, Year of degree: 1993, Advisor: V...
Recent Google Scholar Publications
- Cell division during Xenopus gastrulation influences neuroectoderm patterning
- Membrane potential mediates the cellular response to mechanical pressure
- Exploring the Impact of 3- O -Methylquercetin on Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway Activity and Its Potential in Neural Processes
- Sperm derived H2AK119ub1 is required for embryonic development in Xenopus laevis
- α-Aryl-α-tetralone Derivatives and Fluorinated Analogs: Synthesis and Antiproliferative Evaluation on Colorectal Cancer via Inhibition of Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000000213631755
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=on7kbGMAAAAJ
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