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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

Paulo Fernando Santos

PhD

Armando Cristóvão

PhD

Joana R. Salgado

PhD

Célia Aveleira

PhD

Lígia Sousa Ferreira

PhD

Bruno Carreira

PhD

Ana Rita Álvaro

PhD

Joana Vindeirinho

PhD student

Maria Inês Morte

PhD student

Ana Santos Carvalho

PhD

Magda Matos Santana

PhD student

Joana Neves

PhD student

Ana Patrícia Marques

PhD student

Mariana Botelho da Rocha

PhD student

Janete Cunha Santos

PhD student

Sara Carmo Silva

PhD student

Marisa Marques

Master Students

Inês Araújo

Colaborator

Francisco Ambrósio

Colaborator

Aditional Information and Publications

Claudia Cavadas’s group

“Neuropeptide Y, a player of neuroendocrinology team”

Paulo F Santos’s Group

“Neuroprotection and diabetic retinopathy”

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