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Neuroendocrinology and Neurogenesis Group

Cláudia Cavadas

Group Leader

Assistant Professor
Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Coimbra

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+351 963928766

Objectives

Our group has three main objectives:
1) To study of the contribution of adrenal-hypothalamic axis and adipose tissue regulation as target systems to regulate neuronal protection and healthy lifespan.
2) Are also interested in understanding the pathophysiological and exogenous conditions that regulate proliferation and differentiation of endogenous neural progenitor cells as a strategy to achieve neuronal repair by using neural stem cells. In this context our group is studying the role and mechanisms of inflammation and antiepileptic drugs in regulating rat neural stem cells proliferation and differentiation.
3) We are also continuing previous studies on the identification of retinal targets to promote neuronal protection and repair. We will continue to investigate the effect of diabetes or hyperglycemia on neuronal dysfunction and retina microglia changes. We will also investigate the neuropeptide Y (NPY) system as a neuroprotective strategy in the retina.

Group members

Cláudia Cavadas

PhD

Caetana Carvalho

PhD

Inês Araújo

PhD

Paulo F. Santos

PhD

Armando Cristovão

PhD

Joana R. Salgado

PhD

Ana Rita Álvaro

PhD

Célia Aveleira

PhD

Gabriel N. Ferreira Costa

PhD student

Maria Inês Morte

PhD student

Bruno Carreira

PhD student

Lígia Sousa-Ferreira

PhD

Magda Santana

PhD student

Ana Santos-Carvalho

PhD student

João Martins

PhD student

Vera Cortez

MSc

Ana Isabel Santos

MSc student

Ana Patrícia Marques

MSc student

Ana Sofia Lourenço

MSc student

Fábia Vicente

MSc student

Jorge Pascoal

MSc student

Vanessa Machado

MSc student

Joana Vindeirinho

MSc student

Marta Estrada

MSc student

Ana Rita Quadros

undergraduate student

Mariana Botelho Rocha

PhD student

Joana Neves

PhD student

Claudia Cavadas’s group

“Neuropeptide Y, a player of neuroendocrinology team”

Paulo F Santos’s Group

“Neuroprotection and diabetic retinopathy”

Inês Araújo’s Group

“New strategies to enhance injury-induced neurogenesis”

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