UNIVERSITY OF SAO PAULO SCHOLARSHIP – GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE)

GRE DI CODE 2348

USP & FAPESP Joint Initiative

The University of São Paulo (USP) and the São Paulo State Funding Research Agency (FAPESP) has just launched the pioneer initiative to enroll PhD students at USP most qualified graduate programs (see details in https://www.pr

pg.usp.br/pt-br/internacionalizacao/gre-pt).

The admissions process is based on Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score. The GRE is a standardized test intended to measure the abilities of all graduates in tasks of general academic nature, regardless of their fields of specialization (https://www.ets.org/gre ).

The Human Physiology Graduate Program is part of this initiative, and candidates from all areas of knowledge are stimulated to participate in this program, which comprises the following subjects of research:

1) Melatonin and the control of energy metabolism – José Cipolla Neto (link)

2) Insulin secretion – Angelo Rafael Carpinelli (link)

3) Renal tubular ion transport – Gehard Malnic (link)

4) Neuroendocrine control of energy balance and glucose homeostasis – José Donato Junior (link)

5) Molecular basis of thyroid hormones actions; iodine-induced thyroid and epigenetics effects and lactate and GH-IGFI axis function – Maria Tereza Nunes (link)

6) Gestational metabolism – Silvana Auxiliadora Bordin da Silva (link)

7) Neural Mechanisms of Respiratory Control – Thiago dos Santos Moreira (link)

8) New players in glycemic control and chronic complications of diabetes mellitus: preventive and therapeutic perspectives – Ubiratan Fabres Machado (link)

9) Molecular control of metabolism and inflammation – William Tadeu Lara Festuccia (link)

10)   Regulation of glucose metabolism by the bone: role of osteocalcin in insulin resistance and inflammation of adipose tissue and liver – Daniela Tomie Furuya (link)

If you have any question, please contact: posfisio@icb.usp.br