Janaína Sena de Souza
Rua Pedro de Toledo, 669 – 11 floor
São Paulo – SP
Phone: +55 (11) 5084-5231
Mobile: +55 (11) 94227-3350
E-mail: ninasenasouza@gmail.com
FORMATION
• Bachelor in Biological Sciences – licensed to teach. Presbyterian
University Mackenzie, São Paulo (finished on July 2006);
• Bhacelor in Biology. Presbyterian University Mackenzie, São Paulo
(finished on July 2007);
• Master degree in Science (Human Physiology), ICB - USP (finished on
March 2010).
• Internship abroad. Study of induced pluripotente stem cell (iPSC).
Characterization of gene expression of proteins related with thyroid
hormone homeostasis from iPSC until neuron. Research developed at
University of California, San Diego. San Diego, USA (March 2013 to
February 2014);
• PhD in Science (Endocrinology), UNIFESP (in progress).
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Publication:
Torres, LB; Araujo, BH; Marruaz, KS; de Souza, JS; Sousa, BS; Silva, SG;
Cabral, FR; Cavalheiro, EA. Parvalbumin expression and distribution in the
hippocampal formation of Cebus apella. Am J Primatol. 2014.
Extramural Funding (current, pending, previous):
CAPES. PhD Scholarship. June 2012 – in progress. Universidade Federal de
São Paulo.
CAPES. PhD abroad internship. March 2013 – February 2014. University of
California, San Diego.
FAPESP. Master Degree. November 2007 – September 2009. Universidade de
São Paulo.
CAPES. Master Degree. September 2007 – October 2007. Universidade de
São Paulo.
Research
2007/2010 – Effect of iron supplementation and restriction in myoglobin gene
and protein expression in skeletal and cardiac muscle of rats. Master Degree.
Supervisor Maria Tereza Nunes. Departamento de Fisiologia e Biofísica,
Universidade de São Paulo. São Paulo, Brazil.
2013/2014 – Characterization of gene expression of proteins related with
thyroid hormone homeostasis in induced pluripotent stem cells until neuronal
cells from a Rett Syndrome and a control patients. PhD internship abroad. Dept.
Pediatrics/Cellular and Molecular Medicine. University of California, San Diego.
San Diego, USA.
2012/presente days – Study of the role of thyroid hormone in brain development
in neonatal rats.
2012/ presente days – Study of the role of thyroid hormone in iron homeostasis.
2012/ presente days – Study of brain globins in a model of epilepsy.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
• Summer School. Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies
(June 14 until June 26, 2014);
• Neuroscience of perception (3h - 2008). Experimental Biology Society
Federation.
• Organization and Operation of experimentation vivarium (2h – 2008). ICB
– USP.
• Radiological Protection (15h - 2007). ICB – USP.
• Organization and Operation of vivarium(2h - 2007). ICB – USP.
• Experimentation animal use training (3h - 2007). ICB – USP.
• Vacuum blood collection (4h - 2007). Presbyterian University Mackenzie,
São Paulo.
• Renal Physiology (12h - 2006). Presbyterian University Mackenzie, São
Paulo.
• Human Genome Organization (5h - 2006). Biology Regional 1st region,
Santos.
• Continuing Education - Internship. ICB – USP, São Paulo (2005 until
2007).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Internship at a translational and medical endocrinology laboratory,
UNIFESP (November 2011 to May 2012);
• Internship at a Molecular Biology laboratory, UNIFESP (June 2011 to
November 2011);
• Physiology of Pineal Gland Lecture in a specialization course en
endocrinology and metabology of small animals, ANCLIVEPA-SP;
• Preparation of environmental management book for SESI, Vitória – ES.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONS
• Grant from DAAD to attend BSRT Summer School. Berlin-Brandenburg
School for Regenerative Therapies. June 14 to June 26, 2014.
• Debate Organization: “Embrionic Stem Cells”. 2008. ICB – USP.
• Human Reproduction, Current techniques. 2008. (Lecture and development
of a chapter).
• Honorable Mention, XXIV Meeting of the Federation of Societies for
Experimental Biology, 2009.
• Award – Full scholarship to the best classified student in the college
admission test. Presbyterian University Mackenzie, São Paulo.
EVENTS PARTICIPATIONS
1. Week of science - UPM. 2003 (Organization).
2. VIII Marine Biology Symposium. 2005. (Symposium).
3. Week of science - UPM. 2004 and 2006.
4. 17º Meeting of Biologists - CRBio. 2006. (Meeting).
5. VII Symposium of biosecurity and drops of dangerous chemicals in
institutions of higher education and research. 2007. (Symposium).
6. II
Symposium
of
the
Department
of
Physiology
and
Biophysics:
"Physiological Aspects of physical activity". 2007. (Symposium).
7. II
Symposium
"Retrospect
and
prospect
of
Physiology".
2007.
of
Physiology".
2008.
(Symposium).
8. 13º Brazilian Thyroid Meeting. 2008. (Meeting).
9. III
Symposium
"Retrospect
and
prospect
(Symposium).
10. IV Symposium: Fatty acids and Health. 2008. (Symposium).
11. III Thematic Symposium of the Department of Physiology and BiophysicsCellular Signaling. 2008. (Symposium).
12. XXIII Annual Meeting of the Federation of Societies of Experimental
Biology - FeSBE. 2ª Second Workshop Graduate of the Brazilian Society of
Physiology (SBFis). 2008. (Congress).
13. 8º Paulista Congress of Endocrinology and Metabologia - COPEM. Effect
of iron (Fe) in gene and Myoglobin (MB) protein expression in skeletal and
cardiac muscle rats. 2009 (Congress/poster presentation).
14. XIII Latin American Thyroid Congress. 2009. (Congress).
15. I Symposium Immune-Pineal Axis. 2009. (Symposium).
16. XXIV Annual Meeting of the Federation of Societies of Experimental Biology
- FeSBE. Acute treatment with iron (Fe) decreases the mRNA expression of
Myoglobin (MB), without changing the contents of the cardiac muscle
protein in rats. 2009. (Congress/poster presentation).
17. XXV Annual Meeting of the Federation of Societies of Experimental Biology
– FeSBE. Iron restriction induces increase of myoglobin gene and protein
expression in SOLEUS of rats. 2009 (Congress/ poster and oral
presentations).
18. X Paulista Congress of Endocrinology and Metabology. 1. Protein related
with iron homeostasis are regulated by thyroid hormones in liver of adult
rats (first author); 2. In vivo study with rats exposed during perinatal period
to glyphosate herbicide shows its action as an endocrine disruptor causing
relative tissue hypothyroidism and alterations in the hypothalamus-pituitary-
thyroid axis (second author); 3. Role of thyroid hormone in regulation of
synapses in the brain of adult rats (collaborator). 2013 (Congress/poster
and oral presentations)
19. XV Latin American Thyroid Congress. 1. Thyroid hormones regulate the
expression of mRNA of proteins responsible for iron homeostasis in liver of
rats (first author); 2. Hypotalamus-Pituitary-Thyroid axis in perinatal
exposed rats can be disrupted by a largely - used-broad - spectrum
herbicide – glyphosate (second author); 3. Thyroid Hormone increases
semaphorin 5A and 5C gene expression in rat cortex and hippocampus
(collaborator). 2013 (Congress/poster and oral presentations).
20. 84th
Annual
Meeting
of
the
American
Thyroid
Association.
1.
Characterization of Thyroid Hormone (TH) action in human induced
pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) until neuron differentiation (first author); 2.
Expression of mRNA of proteins responsible for iron homeostasis are
regulated in liver of rats by Thyroid Hormone (first author). 2014
(Congress/poster and oral presentations).