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Alice Helena Dutra Violante graduated in Medicine from the Universidade Severino Sombra (1979), obtained her Master's in Medicine (Endocrinology) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1984), and her Ph.D. in Medicine (Endocrinology) from the same university (1993). She is currently a Full Professor of Medicine - Endocrinology - and a Permanent Professor of the Graduate Program in Endocrinology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro since 1999. She has experience in the field of Medicine, with an emphasis on Endocrinology, working mainly on the following topics: hypothalamic-pituitary tumors, pituitary adenomas, prolactinomas, adrenal diseases with a special focus on pheochromocytoma, and related genetic diseases as well as neuroendocrine tumors. She was a member of the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine and the Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital - UFRJ from 2004 and served as its coordinator from April 2007 to December 2011. In 2009, she received an Honorable Mention in the Medicine 1 category for the CAPES Thesis Award 2008 as the advisor for a doctoral thesis in Endocrinology - "Alterations in Glucose, Lipid Metabolism, Body Composition, and Quality of Life in Patients with Prolactinoma." In 2016, she established a partnership with the University of Porto - IPATIMUP (Institute of Molecular Pathology) regarding the project "Clinical and Molecular Diagnosis of Patients with Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas." She is a participant in the "International Bilateral-Pheocromocytoma Registry Group" and a member of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology, the Endocrine Society, and the European Society of Endocrinology. She is also a member of the "Frontiers Editorial Board - Frontiers in Endocrinology and Frontiers in Neuroscience." She represents Full Professors in the Congregation of the Faculty of Medicine at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro for the term 2023 - 2025.
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Andrea Claudia Freitas Ferreira is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Duque de Caxias Campus, and a Scientist of Our State (CNE-FAPERJ). She is a pharmacist graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy, UFRJ. She holds a Master's degree in Biological Sciences (Physiology) and a Ph.D. in Sciences, both from the Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, UFRJ, under the supervision of Professor Denise Pires de Carvalho. She completed her post-doctorate at the University of Pisa, Italy, under the supervision of Dr. Massimo Tonacchera. She has experience in the field of Physiology, with an emphasis on Endocrine Physiology, working mainly on the following topics: endocrine disruptors; intermittent fasting, and redox balance.
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Cristiane Alves Villela Nogueira graduated in Medicine from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1985), obtained her Master's in Clinical Medicine from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1992), and her Ph.D. in Medicine (Infectious and Parasitic Diseases) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2000). She was a Visiting Research Professor CAPES-Fulbright at the Liver Center of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard University, Boston, from December 2008 to March 2009. She is currently a Full Professor of Clinical Medicine/Hepatology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She has experience in the field of Medicine, with an emphasis on Gastroenterology, specifically in Hepatology, focusing on the following topics: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) with an interest in prognostic markers for hepatic, cardiovascular, and extra-hepatic neoplasia outcomes, non-invasive fibrosis markers, genetic polymorphisms, and prognosis of NAFLD, care line in MASLD. Viral Hepatitis: Hard outcomes related to Hepatitis C post-treatment with direct-acting antivirals, care line in viral hepatitis. She is a Scientist of Our State of FAPERJ (2019-2023), a Research Productivity Fellow of CNPq, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (FAASLD).
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Clemilson Berto Junior holds a degree in Pharmacy from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a Master's in Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry from the Laboratory for Evaluation and Synthesis of Bioactive Substances (LASSBio) through the Graduate Program in Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UFRJ. He obtained his Ph.D. in Sciences from the Graduate Program in Endocrinology at the Faculty of Medicine, UFRJ. He was a NIH fellow and a Post-doctoral Research Associate at the Center for Sickle Cell Disease (Howard University Hospital) at Howard University. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, UFRJ-Macaé, where he teaches fundamental hematology and clinical hematology. He is a junior member of the European Hematology Association (EHA), an international member of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), supervises in the Graduate Program in Endocrinology at the Faculty of Medicine, UFRJ, and is a consultant for the Sickle Cell Disease program in the municipality of Macaé. Since March 2020, he has volunteered as a science consultant for the non-profit program Favela sem Corona. He has experience in pharmacological evaluation (biochemical and molecular pharmacodynamics), sickle cell disease, and hematology. He has been recognized as a Young Scientist of Our State (JCNE) since 2023.
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Denise Pires de Carvalho is currently the President of CAPES, a Full Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, the Rio de Janeiro Academy of Medicine (AMRJ), a Full Member of the Luso-Brazilian Academy of Letters (2024), and a Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Endocrinology (2024-). She served as the Secretary of Higher Education at the MEC (2023), Rector of UFRJ (2019-2023), Regional Vice President of the Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (OUI-IOHE) (2021-2023), Latin America representative on the Steering Committee of the Talloires Network of Engaged Universities (2021-2023), Vice President of the Regional Conference of Rectors of Latin American Universities (CRULA) (2021-2023), President of the International Cooperation Group of Brazilian Universities (GCUB 2020-2022), President and Vice President of the Thyroid Department of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (2002-2006) and the Latin American Thyroid Society (2013-2017), Director and Vice Director of the Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics (2007-2013), Academic Coordinator of the UFRJ Pro-Rectory of Undergraduate Studies, Coordinator of Undergraduate (1998-1999) and Graduate (2001-2005) Studies at the Institute of Biophysics and a member of the University Council from 2012 to 2016. She graduated in Medicine from UFRJ in 1987 (Cum Laude), obtained her Master's in Biological Sciences (Biophysics) (1989), and Ph.D. in Sciences (1994) from the Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics. She completed post-doctorates at the Hôpital de Bicêtre, Unité Tiroïde, Paris in 1995, and at the Universitá Degli Studi di Napoli, Naples in 2006. She is a Full Professor at the Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics at UFRJ, an Associate Professor in Physiology and Biophysics at USP, and a 1A Researcher at CNPq. She has extensive experience in university management and national and international scientific and medical societies. She is currently a Full Member of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism, the Brazilian Society of Physiology, the Endocrine Society, the European Thyroid Association, and the Latin American Thyroid Society. In 2019, she was awarded the Pedro Ernesto Medal by the City Council of Rio de Janeiro, considered the highest commendation of the municipality, the Tiradentes Medal by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro, and was titled Honorary Citizen of Macaé, granted by the City Council of Macaé. She was Vice Director of ANDIFES, representing the southeast region (2020-2021), a member of the Management Committee of the National Institute of Science and Technology for Translational Research in Health and Environment in the Amazon Region (INCT-INPeTAm, from 2009-2013), and Coordinator of Binational Projects within the CAPES/COFECUB Programs (2010-2013 and 2018-2020) and Institut de recherche pour le développement - IRD/CNPq (2012-2016). Among her awards and distinctions are: Scientist of Our State of FAPERJ since 2003; the Senior Award from the Latin American Thyroid Society in 2010, and the Faz Diferença - Saúde Award 2011 from Jornal O GLOBO. She served as Senior Editor of the journal Endocrine Connections, Academic Editor of the journal PLoS ONE, reviewer for the Sta Op Tegen Kanker 2014 Dream Team Translational Cancer Research Grant, the American Association for Cancer Research, and as a project evaluator submitted to the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FRS-FNRS), the research funding body in Belgium. She was a member of the editorial board of the journal Endocrinology from 2003 to 2009 and the Scientific Committee of the International Thyroid Congress, held in Paris in 2010.
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