Neuroendocrinology and Neurogenesis Group
Cláudia Cavadas
Group Leader
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Coimbra
Ph.  +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 student
   
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

   
Janete Santos
undergraduate student
fellowship BII
   
Tiago Freitas
undergraduate 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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