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.
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Scholar Citations
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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
O Uso do Mapa Conceitual como Ferramenta Facilitadora no Entendimento do Câncer de Pele JAO Rodrigues, JA Pezuk Revista de Ensino, Educação e Ciências Humanas 26 (2), 186-191 , 2025 2025
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 2024 Citations: 1
Um a relação entre mudanças climáticas e índices de câncer de pele correlacionados com os projetos educacionais RS de Freitas, JA Pezuk Revista Multidisciplinar de Educação e Meio Ambiente 5 (1), 34-47 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
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 2023 Citations: 9
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 2022 Citations: 4
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 2021 Citations: 15
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 2021 Citations: 64
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 2021
Síndrome de Burn-out: um olhar para o esgotamento profissional do docente universitário EC Ferreira, JA Pezuk Avaliação: Revista da Avaliação da Educação Superior (Campinas) 26 (2), 483-502 , 2021 2021 Citations: 49
O Tratamento de câncer de mama em idosas, uma revisão sobre as limitações e dificuldades KP Benites, JA Pezuk Ensaios e Ciência: Ciências Biológicas, Agrárias e da Saúde 25 (1), 102-109 , 2021 2021 Citations: 6
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 2021
MicroRNAs: entendendo seu papel como reguladores da expressão gênica e seu envolvimento no câncer JA Pezuk, ARP de Magalhães 2021
Burn-out Syndrome: A look into the professor’s professional exhaustion EC Ferreira, JA Pezuk Avaliação: Revista da Avaliação da Educação Superior (Campinas) 26, 483-502 , 2021 2021 Citations: 2
MicroRNAs: entendendo seu papel como reguladores da expressão gênica e seu envolvimento no câncer AL Jorge, ER Pereira, CS Oliveira, ES Ferreira, ETN Menon, SN Diniz, ... einstein (São Paulo) 19, eRB5996 , 2021 2021 Citations: 6
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 2020 Citations: 41
O Papel da Recreação e do Lazer na Inclusão Social de Adolescentes VA Junior, JA Pezuk Revista de Ensino, Educação e Ciências Humanas 21 (2), 147-153 , 2020 2020 Citations: 1
The use of software to identify plagiarism in academic and educational texts JA Pezuk, SN Diniz, RM Pereira, ID Gonçalves, NML Costa, MA Dias Educação e Pesquisa 46 , 2020 2020 Citations: 2
El uso de softwares para identificar plagio en textos académicos y educacionales JA Pezuk, SN Diniz, RM Pereira, ID Gonçalves, NML Costa, MA Dias Educação e Pesquisa 46 , 2020 2020 Citations: 17
MicroRNA dysregulation interplay with childhood abdominal tumors KB Salomão, JA Pezuk, GR de Souza, P Chagas, TC Pereira, ET Valera, ... Cancer and Metastasis Reviews 38 (4), 783-811 , 2019 2019 Citations: 15
Aberrantly expressed microRNAs and their implications in childhood central nervous system tumors JA Pezuk, KB Salomão, M Baroni, CA Pereira, L Geron, MS Brassesco Cancer and Metastasis Reviews 38 (4), 813-828 , 2019 2019 Citations: 17
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 2018 Citations: 634
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 2012 Citations: 115
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 2013 Citations: 73
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 2021 Citations: 64
Síndrome de Burn-out: um olhar para o esgotamento profissional do docente universitário EC Ferreira, JA Pezuk Avaliação: Revista da Avaliação da Educação Superior (Campinas) 26 (2), 483-502 , 2021 2021 Citations: 49
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 2013 Citations: 48
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 (12), 2241-2248 , 2013 2013 Citations: 47
Inhibition of NF‐ κ B 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 2013 Citations: 46
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 2013 Citations: 42
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 2020 Citations: 41
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 2012 Citations: 41
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), 1-10 , 2019 2019 Citations: 40
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), 393 , 2015 2015 Citations: 40
Pyroptosis in combinatorial treatment to improve cancer patients' outcome, is that what we want? JA Pezuk EBioMedicine 41, 17-18 , 2019 2019 Citations: 37
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 2011 Citations: 35
MiRNA dysregulation in childhood hematological cancer J Carvalho de Oliveira, G Molinari Roberto, M Baroni, K Bezerra Salomão, ... International journal of molecular sciences 19 (9), 2688 , 2018 2018 Citations: 33
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 2018 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 2011 Citations: 31
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 2017 Citations: 30
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 2015 Citations: 24
