The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) will host the "I International Transdisciplinary Symposium 2024" from December 4 to 6, 2024, at the Professor Rodolpho Paulo Rocco Auditorium (Quinhentão), located at Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, in the University City.

The event aims to promote high-level scientific discussions, focusing on continuing education for researchers and postgraduate students.

PPG in Endocrinology Participation:

12/05/24 (4:20 PM - 5:00 PM):

Panel: Endocrinology Graduate Program (PPG)

4:20 PM - 4:30 PM - Presenting the Endocrinology Graduate Program (PPG)

Prof. Glaecir Dias (Coordinator of the Endocrinology PPG)

4:30 PM - 4:40 PM - Bisphenol S impairs liver metabolism in male C57BL/6 mice and reduces insulin sensitivity in human Huh-7 hepatoma cells through AMPK inhibition.

Vinicius Sepúlveda Fragoso (PhD candidate, Endocrinology PPG)

4:40 PM - 4:50 PM - Merging clinical and translational research in thyroid diseases.

Dr. Patrícia Teixeira (Head of the Endocrinology Department (HUCFF)/ Endocrinology PPG)

4:50 PM - 5:00 PM - Long-term effects of radiofrequency ablation for benign thyroid nodules.

Pedro Henrique Esteves Gonçalves (Master’s student, Endocrinology PPG)

Poster Presentations

12/05/24 (11:40 AM - 1:00 PM)

Cushing disease: from bench to bedside

Elisa Lamback¹^,²^,³, Renan Lyra Miranda², Romulo Sperduto Dezonne², Camila Saggioro de Figueiredo², Luiz Eduardo Wildemberg¹^,³, Mônica R. Gadelha¹^,²^,³
(1) Neuroendocrinology Research Center, Endocrinology Section, Medical School and Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; (2) Neuropathology and Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Paulo Niemeyer State Brain Institute, State Health Department, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; (3) Neuroendocrine Unit, Paulo Niemeyer State Brain Institute, State Health Department, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Impacts of maternal exposure to Bisphenol F and AF on thyroid function of Wistar rats: effects during lactation and adulthood

Nelyana Oliveira Serpa¹^,², Nathalia Medeiros Nehme¹; Mariana de Souza Pomacena¹; Mayara da Silva Almeida¹; Iala Milene Bertasso¹; Beatriz Souza da Silva¹; Egberto Gaspar de Moura¹; Luana Lopes de Souza¹; Rosiane Aparecida Miranda¹, Leandro Miranda Alves³; Andrea Claudia Freitas Ferreira²; Patrícia Cristina Lisboa¹
(1) Laboratory of Endocrine Physiology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; (2) Doris Rosenthal Endocrine Physiology Laboratory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; (3) Experimental Endocrinology Laboratory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Pregnancy in a woman with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN-1) - Case report

Mirna Sanchez Carvallo¹, Esther Hadass Figueredo Duarte², Isabela Alves Saraiva de Sousa², Leandro Miranda Alves², Alice Helena Dutra Violante¹^,4 
(1) Graduate Program in Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); (2) Faculty of Medicine, UFRJ; (3) Experimental Endocrinology Laboratory - LEEx, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UFRJ; (4) Faculty of Medicine, Endocrinology Department, UFRJ.

Endothelial to mesenchymal transition in non-functioning gonadotroph adenomas

Thiago Guedes Van Erven Louzada¹^,², Elisa Lamback¹^,²^,³, Renan Miranda², Felipe Andreiuolo², Rômulo Sperduto Dezonne², Mônica R. Gadelha¹^,²^,³
(1) Neuroendocrinology Research Center/Endocrinology Division, Medical School and Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; (2) Neuropathology and Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Instituto Estadual Do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; (3) Neuroendocrine Unit, Instituto Estadual Do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Investigation of the binding affinity of endocrine disruptors to androgen receptor

Reinaldo Röpke Junior¹^,² , Sunday Amos Onikanni¹, Pedro de Sena Murteira Pinheiro³^,4, Leandro Miranda-Alves¹^,²^,4
(1) Laboratory of Experimental Endocrinology (LEEx), Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; (2) Postgraduate Program in Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; (3) Laboratory for the Evaluation and Synthesis of Bioactive Substances (LASSBio), Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; (4) Postgraduate Program of Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Possible effects of vitamin D on follicular development in murine model: Preliminary data

Hanailly Ribeiro Gomes¹, Laura Maria Borges Navarro¹, Marcella de Aviz Callil¹, Rakel Kelly da Silva Alves¹, Larissa Simões Dias¹, Flávia Fonseca Bloise¹, Tânia Maria Ortiga-Carvalho¹
(1) Laboratory of Translational Endocrinology (LET), Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Report of three patients - apparently unrelated - with paraganglioma resulting from a founding mutation of the SDHB gene described in the Iberian Peninsula

João Bosco Nascimento¹, Mirna Sanchez Carvalho¹, Erika O. Naliato², Mateus Henrique Veloso Miranda¹, Leandro Miranda Alves¹, Mafalda Pinto⁴, Delmar Muniz Lourenço Junior⁴ , Paula Soares³, Jorge Lima³, Alice Helena Dutra Violante¹
(1) UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro-RJ-Brazil; (2) Ricardo A.T. Castilho Study Center - Medical Association of Teresópolis, Teresópolis-RJ-Brazil; (3) IPATIMUP, Porto-Portugal; (4) USP, São Paulo-SP-Brazil.

Densitometric evaluation and assessment of bone microarchitecture before and after weight loss through a ketogenic diet in patients with obesity

Isabel Sampaio Tostes³, Livia Lugarinho², Maria Lucia Fleiuss de Farias¹, Eduardo Gama¹, Francisco de Paula Paranhos Neto¹, Laura Maria Carvalho de Mendonça³, Miguel Madeira¹
(1) Postgraduate Program in Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; (2) Obesity, Eating Disorders, and Metabolism Service (SOTAM), State Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology (IEDE), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; (3) Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Study of osteometabolic changes in individuals with type 1 Diabetes mellitus treated at the outpatient clinic of the Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho (HUCFF)

Filipe Barbosa Linhares¹, Laura Maria Carvalho de Mendonça², Miguel Madeira¹, Leonardo Vieira Neto¹, Melanie Rodacki³, Maria Lucia Fleiuss de Farias¹
(1) Postgraduate Program in Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; (2) Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; (3) Nutrology and Diabetes Department, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

ETB expression and endothelin-1-modulated signaling pathways in sickle cell erythrocytes

Lyzes Rosa Teixeira Alves¹^,², Débora de Sousa Alves¹^,³, Rodrigo Abreu Camacho¹^,², Clemilson Berto Junior¹^,²^,³^,4, Research Group on Erythroid Physiology - GPFisEri,
(1) Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Multidisciplinary Center UFRJ Macaé, Brazil; (2) Postgraduate Program in Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; (3) Graduate Program in Bioactive Products and Bioscience, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; (4) Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Multidisciplinary Center UFRJ Macaé, Brazil.

Learn more about the event HERE!

Date: November 26, 2024
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Meeting Room of the Endocrinology Service (9th floor, Block E, Room 23-HUCFF)
Transmission: Zoom

Presentation of Clinical Area 1: Evaluation of clinical and biochemical predictors for the diagnosis of steatotic liver disease associated with metabolic dysfunction in patients with Turner syndrome
PhD Student: Isla Aguiar Paiva
Supervisors: Marilia Martins Guimarães and Cristiane Alves Villela Nogueira

Presentation of Clinical Area 2: Densitometric assessment and bone microarchitecture before and after weight loss through ketogenic diet in obese patients
Master’s Student: Isabel Sampaio Tostes
Advisor: Miguel Madeira

The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) announces that registrations for the I International Transdisciplinary Symposium 2024 have been extended until November 25, 2024. The event will take place from December 4 to 6, 2024, at the Professor Rodolpho Paulo Rocco Auditorium (Quinhentão), located at Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro.

Secure your spot and take advantage of this opportunity for learning and scientific exchange!

Final deadline: November 25, 2024

Click HERE for more information about the event!

The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) will host the "I International Transdisciplinary Symposium 2024" from December 4 to 6, 2024, at the Professor Rodolpho Paulo Rocco Auditorium (Quinhentão), located at Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, in Cidade Universitária.

The event aims to promote high-level scientific discussions, focusing on the continued education of researchers and graduate students. Over the course of three days, the symposium will feature poster presentations and lectures by renowned international guests, as well as participation from professors, researchers, and students from UFRJ's graduate programs in the health sciences.

Students who attend the event will have the opportunity to convert their participation into academic credits, provided they register and attend all three days of the symposium.

Registration deadline: 11/25/2024

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