Researchers in 2017
Andrea Cavicchioli (School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities / EACH-USP) - "Atlas of Earthen Architecture" Associate professor of EACH-USP, Cavicchioli is BSc in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Milan (Italy), MSc in Environmental Analytical Chemistry from London University (UK) and PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the University of São Paulo (Brazil), where he also accomplished his post-doctoral fellowship. |
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Arlindo Philippi Jr. (School of Public Health / FSP-USP) - "Urban Experiences in the Perspective of New Ideas and Sustainable Solutions for the City" Arlindo Philippi Jr. is currently Full Professor of Environmental Policy, Planning and Management at University of São Paulo, where he is Scientific Coordinator of the USP Environmental Health Interdisciplinary Group. He was Chairman of the Public Health Graduate Council at the School of Public Health; Deputy and Provost for Post-Graduate Studies at USP; Mayor of The USP Campus of São Paulo. He is Head of The Department of Environmental Health; member of The INCLINE-Interdisciplinary Investigation Center on Climate Change Deliberative Council; and currently is in a sabatic year at USP Institute of Advanced Studies, running a Project on Urban Experiences aiming new ideas and sustainable solutions for cities. At CAPES, The Brazilian Foundation on Education, Science and Technology, he was Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Area, and of the Environmental Sciences Graduate Programs Area. Formerly, he was member of CAPES Higher Council and Head of Evaluation. He was formerly Head of IBAMA, The Brazilian Environmental Protection Agency; Head of Department at CETESB, the State of São Paulo Environmental Protection Agency; Head of The City of São Paulo SVMA Environmental Planning and Education Department; Head of Brazilian MCT Science and Technology Program on Environmental Sciences. He was also Member of the ICLEI Executive Committee and President of the Institute of Science and Technology on Sustainable Development. Dr. Philippi is a Civil, Sanitary and Environmental Engineer, he holds a Master Degree on Public Health, a PhD on Environmental Health, a Post-Doctorate on Urban Studies and Planning. He completed his studies and expertise on waste management; industrial environmental pollution control and prevention; business and environment; and urban environmental planning and management, in several courses in USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy and Japan. He is also author and editor of books (49), book chapters (120) and published scientific papers (72) on environmental policy, planning and management, urban and regional planning, environmental sanitation, and sustainable indicators. He was finalist six times and has gotten three Jabuti Prizes from CBL-Brazilian Chamber of BooK. Updated on May, 2017. |
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Berenice Bilharinho de Mendonça (School of Medicine / FM-USP) - "Development and Dissemination of Educational Material to Improve the Diagnosis and Treatment of Disorders of Sex Development (DSDs) in Brazil" She holds a medical degree from the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (1973), and a master's degree (1981) and a doctorate (1984) in Endocrinology and Metabology from USP. Full Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine of the School of Medicine (FM-USP). Mendonça is a clinical researcher in the area of developmental endocrinology, covering a clinical and molecular study of the disorders of sexual determination and differentiation, growth and puberty, and in the area of adrenal hypo- and hyperfunction with focus on steroidogenesis and tumorigenism. She is responsible for the structuring and development of the Laboratory of Hormones and Molecular Genetics, and is a researcher supported by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). She has published more than 394 papers in national and international journals. |
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Frederico Azevedo da Costa Pinto (School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science / FMVZ-USP) - "Modern Man: An Animal Socially Deprived of the Right to Become Sick" He has graduated in veterinary medicine from USP's FMVZ (1995), with specialization in experimental pathology (1996). He was a researcher for Johnson & Johnson Worldwide in the United States in 1997. Costa Pinto holds a master's degree (2000) and a PhD (2004) in experimental and comparative pathology from USP. He conducted postdoctoral studies at the Laboratory of Behavioral Pharmacology of the Louisiana State University (2002) and at the FMVZ Neuroimmunomodulation Group (2005). He is currently a PhD Professor at the FMVZ. His experience in general pathology has emphasis on experimental pathology. From 2011 to 2013, he held postdoctoral studies at the Rockefeller University in New York. |
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Gilson Schwartz (Department of Film, Radio and TV at the School of Communication and Arts / CTR-ECA-USP) - "MIL CLICKS: Playful Monetization, Liquid City and Digital Disruptions in Contemporary Value Theory" He holds a degree in Economics (1980) and in Social Sciences (1981) from the University of São Paulo, a master's degree (1985) and a PhD (1993) in Economic Science from the State University of Campinas. He developed post-doctoral activities as a visiting professor of the Research Centre for International Relations (NUPRI-USP) between 1997 and 1999, and at the IEA (1999-2005). He is a professor of the Department of Cinema, Radio and TV of USP's School of Communications and Arts since 2005. He is a lecturer in Audiovisual Economics since 2015. He was a fellow of the Institute of Developing Economies at the Ministry of Industry and International Trade of Japan, and at the Network Culture Project of the Annenberg School for Communications, University of Southern California. He worked as a columnist, editorialist and economic analyst of the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo between 1983 and 2006. In 1999, after a selection process of the IEA, he created the research group "City of Knowledge". The project received the "Top 30" award from the Development Gateway Foundation in 2006. Schwartz has professional experience in economics and finance, acting as a consultant of financial institutions. He works on the following topics: global financial system, technological trends, creative industries, inclusion and digital emancipation, strategic management of knowledge and intangible assets, video games and education, gamification trends and internet of things. |
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Kátia Rubio (School of Physical Education and Sport / EEFE-USP) - "The Influence of National Displacements and Transnational Migration in the Formation of the Identity of Brazilian Olympic Athletes" Rubio is currently a professor at the School of Physical Education and Sport (EEFE-USP). She holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the Cásper Líbero School of Social Communication (1983), and a degree in Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University (PUC) in São Paulo (1995). Master (1998) and doctor (2001) in Physical Education from the EEFE-USP. She holds a postdoctoral degree in Social Psychology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Coordinator of the Group of Olympic Studies (GEO-EEFE) and of the Center for Sociocultural Studies of the Human Movement (CESC-EEFE), Rubio has published 24 books in the field of sports psychology and olympic studies. She is a member of the Brazilian Olympic Academy. |
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Marisa Midori Deaecto (School of Communication and Arts / CTR-ECA / ECA-USP) - "Democratic Idolatry or Impossible Equality: A Study on the Reception of François Guizot in Brazil (1848-1860)" Deaecto is a professor at the Department of Journalism and Publishing of USP's School of Communications and Arts (ECA). She is accredited by the Post-Graduate Program in Economic History of USP's Faculty of Philosophy, Languages and Literature, and Human Sciences (FFLCH). She spent time as a guest professor at the Labex-Transfers at École Normale Supérieure Paris in 2017 and at the Chair of History and Civilization of the Book, EPHE-Paris, in 2013. She graduated in History from FFLCH-USP, where she obtained the titles of master (2000) and doctor (2006) in Economic History. She completed a research internship at EHESS-Paris and at Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines (2004). Her research focus is on economics and urban culture, having published books and articles on this subject. Coordinator of the History of Editing and the Practices of Reading in Brazil (19th and 20th centuries) Study Group. Member of the Board of Directors of the National History Association between 2009 and 2011. Counselor of the Library Commission of ECA-USP. Winner of the 'Sergio Buarque de Holanda' Award of the National Library Foundation in the category Best Essay of the Year of 2011. Winner of the Jabuti Prize - 1st. Place in the Communication category in 2011. Publisher of 'LIVRO', which is the journal of USP's Center for Studies of the Book and Edition. Author of the blog Bibliomania. |
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Stelio Marras (Institute of Brazilian Studies / IEB-USP) - "Anthropology and Environment: Another Otherness, New Covenants" Stelio Marras is a professor and researcher in Anthropology at USP's Institute of Brazilian Studies (IEB). He holds a bachelor degree in Social Sciences, and Master and Ph.D. degrees in Anthropology, all from the Faculty of Philosophy, Languages and Literature, and Human Sciences (FFLCH-USP). He is an adviser to the Graduate Program in Brazilian Cultures and Identities, and ad hoc adviser and co-orientator at the Department of Social Anthropology of FFLCH. Marras has experience in Anthropology, working mainly in Anthropology of Science and Technology, Anthropology of Nature and Modernity, Post-Disciplinary Studies in Multispecies and Cosmopolitics, Anthropology and the Environment, as well as Anthropological Theory. He is the coordinator of the Post-Disciplinary Laboratory of Studies IEB / LaBieb / USP (LAPOD) and researcher of the Center for Amerindian Studies (CESTA-USP). |