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Pathology, Molecular pathology, Head and neck tumors, Salivary gland tumors, Oral cancer, Tumor microenviromnent, Malignant phenotype acquisition, Tumor metabolism, Immuno-oncology
Brazil, United States

Biography

João Figueira Scarini is a DDS with a Masters and PhD in Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine with a focus on head and neck tumors, salivary gland tumors and oral cancer. Currently, his postdoctoral research focuses on the immune profile of different types of cancer, with a focus on colorectal cancer.

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Education and qualifications (5)

Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein: São Paulo, São Paulo, BR

2024-02-01 to present | Postdoctoral researcher (Center for Research in Immuno-oncology (CRIO))
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba: Piracicaba, SP, BR

2019-07-26 to 2024-02-02 | Doutorado em Estomatopalogia (Diagnóstico Oral)
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University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, MI, US

2022-07-01 to 2022-12-31 | PhD externship (Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine)
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba: Piracicaba, SP, BR

2017-07-26 to 2019-07-26 | Mestrado (Estomatopatologia)
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Instituto de Saúde de Nova Friburgo da Universidade Federal Fluminense: Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, BR

2013-04-22 to 2017-07-20 | Graduação (Odontologia)
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Professional activities (1)

Molecular Pathology League: Campinas, São Paulo, BR

2019 to 2022 | Coordinator and founder (Department of Pathology - School of Medicine - University of Campinas)
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Funding (2)

Validation of potential genomic alterations found during the malignant transformation of the Pleomorphic Adenoma

2022-06 to 2022-12 | Grant
The São Paulo Research Foundation (São Paulo, São Paulo, BR)
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21/12567-1

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Genomic alterations in the malignant transformation of the Pleomorphic Adenoma

2021-01 to 2024-02 | Grant
The São Paulo Research Foundation (São Paulo, São Paulo, BR)
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19/09419-0

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Works (41)

6-Nitrodopamine is an endogenous mediator of rat seminal vesicles contractility

Andrology
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: Fuguhara, Vivian; Stocco, Gabriel Augusto Oliveira; Britto-Junior, Jose; Ribeiro, Luiz Fernando; Scarini, Joao Figueira; Mariano, Fernanda Viviane; de Souza, Valeria B.; Schenka, Andre Almeida; Antunes, Edson; De Nucci, Gilberto
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Advances and current concepts on Eph receptors and ephrins in upper digestive tract cancers

Frontiers in Oncology
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: Lavareze, Luccas; Kimura, Talita de Carvalho; Scarini, Joao Figueira; de Lima-Souza, Reydson Alcides; Goncalves, Moises Willian Aparecido; de Sa, Raisa Sales; Aquino, Iara Goncalves; Fernandes, Patricia Maria; Ribeiro, Fernanda Cristina Poscai; Altemani, Albina et al.
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Interplay between miRNA expression and glucose metabolism in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Archives of Oral Biology
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: Kimura, Talita de Carvalho; Scarini, Joao Figueira; Goncalves, Moises Willian Aparecido; Ferreira, Iara Vieira; Abu Egal, Erika Said; Altemani, Albina; Mariano, Fernanda Viviane
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Congenital mandibular appendicular nodule associated with a cervical/submandibular mass

Oral Diseases
2025-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Alfio José Tincani; Gustavo de Souza Vieira; Luccas Lavareze; João Figueira Scarini; Carolina Emerick; Pedro Deak de Almeida; Tiago Antônio Baldasso; André Del Negro; André Luís Maion Casarim; Erika Said Abu Egal et al.
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DNA CONTENT AND CELL CYCLE PHASES IN PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA AND CARCINOMA EX PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
2025-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Tayná Figueiredo Maciel; Moisés Willian Aparecido Gonçalves; João Figueira Scarini; Gustavo de Souza Vieira; Reydson Alcides de Lima-Souza; Luccas Lavareze; Talita de Carvalho Kimura; Erika Said Abu Egal; Albina Altemani; Marcelo Sperandio et al.
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Distinct copy number signatures between residual benign and transformed areas of carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma

Scientific Reports
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Scarini, Joao Figueira; Sabino, Wellington Lima; de Lima-Souza, Reydson Alcides; Abu Egal, Erika Said; Tincani, Alfio Jose; Gondak, Rogerio; Kowalski, Luiz Paulo; Krepischi, Ana Cristina Victorino; Altemani, Albina; Mariano, Fernanda Viviane
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Insights into the molecular alterations of PLAG1 and HMGA2 associated with malignant phenotype acquisition in pleomorphic adenoma

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
2024-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1040-8428
Contributors: Reydson Alcides de Lima-Souza; Gustavo de Souza Vieira; Talita de Carvalho Kimura; João Figueira Scarini; Luccas Lavareze; Tayná Figueiredo Maciel; Moisés Willian Aparecido Gonçalves; Erika Said Abu Egal; Albina Altemani; Fernanda Viviane Mariano
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Dendritic cell subpopulations in carcinoma ex‐pleomorphic adenoma: A multicenter study

Oral Diseases
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Bárbara Azevedo Machado; Ana Guadalupe Gama‐Cuellar; João Figueira Scarini; Katya Pulido Díaz; Fernanda Viviane Mariano; Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti Albuquerque‐Junior; Rogério Gondak
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Potential role of the Eph/ephrin system in colorectal cancer: emerging druggable molecular targets

Frontiers in Oncology
2024-04-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2234-943X
Contributors: João Figueira Scarini; Moisés Willian Aparecido Gonçalves; Reydson Alcides de Lima-Souza; Luccas Lavareze; Talita Kimura; Ching-Chu Yang; Albina Altemani; Fernanda Viviane Mariano; Heloisa Prado Soares; Gary Chris Fillmore et al.
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Malignant phenotype acquisition in pleomorphic adenoma: An exclusive proteins analysis

Oral Diseases
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Reydson Alcides de Lima‐Souza; João Figueira Scarini; Luccas Lavareze; Romênia Ramos Domingues; Adriana Franco Paes Leme; Erika Said Abu Egal; Albina Altemani; Fernanda Viviane Mariano
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Solitary Angiokeratoma in the Oral Cavity: A Critical Literature Review and Report of a New Case

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
2024-03-25 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2231-3796
Part of ISSN: 0973-7707
Contributors: Reydson Alcides de Lima-Souza; Talita de Carvalho Kimura; João Figueira Scarini; Luccas Lavareze; Tayná Figueiredo-Maciel; Carlos Takahiro Chone; Erika Said Abu Egal; Albina Altemani; Fernanda Viviane Mariano
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<scp>MicroRNA</scp> copy number alterations in the malignant transformation of pleomorphic adenoma to carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma

Head &amp; Neck
2024-03-14 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1043-3074
Part of ISSN: 1097-0347
Contributors: Talita de Carvalho Kimura; João Figueira Scarini; Luccas Lavareze; Luiz Paulo Kowalski; Cláudia Malheiros Coutinho‐Camillo; Ana Cristina Victorino Krepischi; Erika Said Abu Egal; Albina Altemani; Fernanda Viviane Mariano
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Hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors in head and neck cancers: Recent advances and therapeutic challenges

Cytokine
2024-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1043-4666
Contributors: Gustavo de Souza Vieira; Talita de Carvalho Kimura; João Figueira Scarini; Reydson Alcides de Lima-Souza; Luccas Lavareze; Carolina Emerick; Mayara Trevizol Gonçalves; Ingrid Iara Damas; Tayná Figueiredo-Maciel; Raisa Sales de Sá et al.
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Novel Epigenetic Modifiers of Histones Presenting Potent Inhibitory Effects on Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Stemness and Invasive Properties

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2024-01-29 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1422-0067
Contributors: Paulo Sergio Souza Pina; Yeejin Jang; Carolina Emerick; João Figueira Scarini; Suzana C. O. M. Sousa; Cristiane Squarize; Rogerio M. Castilho
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Clinicopathological profile of sclerosing polycystic adenoma/adenosis: A systematic review

Head & Neck
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Kimura, Talita de Carvalho; de Lima-Souza, Reydson Alcides; Scarini, Joao Figueira; Lavareze, Luccas; Abu Egal, Erika Said; Altemani, Albina; Mariano, Fernanda Viviane
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A rare report of a metastatic lung large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma in palatine tonsil

Oral Oncology
2023-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1368-8375
Contributors: João Figueira Scarini; Vanessa Carvalho de Oliveira; Taciane Adami de Arruda; Carlos Takahiro Chone; Fábio Rogério; Érika Said Abu Egal; Albina Altemani; Fernanda Viviane Mariano
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Oral Teratoma with Hairy Polyp-Like Features: A Brief Report of a Rare Presentation

International Journal of Surgical Pathology
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: João Figueira Scarini; Reydson Alcides de Lima-Souza; Luccas Lavareze; Carolina Emerick; Rafaella Dini Miyaok; Letícia Raysa Schiavon Kinasz; Rebecca Maunsell; Erika Said Abu Egal; Albina Altemani; Fernanda Viviane Mariano
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Granulomatous gingival enlargement in a patient with an unrecognized HIV infection

The Journal of the American Dental Association
2023-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Luccas Lavareze; João Figueira Scarini; Reydson Alcides de Lima-Souza; Erika Said Abu Egal; Diego Tetzner; Amanda Almeida Leite; Pablo Agustin Vargas; Albina Altemani; Fernanda Viviane Mariano
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Risk assessment of oral leukoplakia by DNA content enhanced by machine learning models

Oral Oncology Reports
2023-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Matheus Henrique Lopes Dominguete; Vera Cavalcanti de Araújo; Fernanda Viviane Mariano; Carmen Silvia Passos Lima; João Figueira Scarini; Paulo de Camargo Moraes; Victor Angelo Martins Montalli; Larissa Agatti; Zuraiza Mohamad Zaini; Luíza Hellmeister et al.
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Heterogeneity and versatility of the extracellular matrix during the transition from pleomorphic adenoma to carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma: cumulative findings from basic research and new insights

Frontiers in Oral Health
2023-04-17 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2673-4842
Contributors: João Figueira Scarini; Reydson Alcides de Lima-Souza; Luccas Lavareze; Maria Clara Falcão Ribeiro de Assis; Ingrid Iara Damas; Albina Altemani; Erika Said Abu Egal; Jean Nunes dos Santos; Ibrahim Olajide Bello; Fernanda Viviane Mariano
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Clinicopathological and survival profile of patients with salivary gland myoepithelial carcinoma: A systematic review

Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine
2023-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Luccas Lavareze; João Figueira Scarini; Reydson Alcides de Lima‐Souza; Talita de Carvalho Kimura; Rogério de Oliveira Gondak; Erika Said Abu Egal; Albina Altemani; Fernanda Viviane Mariano
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Decreased CD1a + and CD83 + cells in tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma regardless of HPV status

Journal of Applied Oral Science
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Ana Guadalupe Gama-Cuellar; Ana Lúcia Noronha Francisco; João Figueira Scarini; Fernanda Viviane Mariano; Luiz Paulo Kowalski; Rogério Gondak
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Exploring frontiers of combinatorial approaches with tyrosine kinase inhibitors and immune checkpoint therapy

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
2022-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1040-8428
Contributors: João Figueira Scarini; João Figueira Scarini; Luccas Lavareze; Reydson Alcides de Lima-Souza; Carolina Emerick; Mayara Trevizol Gonçalves; Tayná Figueiredo-Maciel; Gustavo de Souza Vieira; Talita de Carvalho Kimura; Raisa Sales de Sá et al.
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Immunopathological insights into villitis of unknown etiology on the basis of transplant immunology

Placenta
2022-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0143-4004
Contributors: João Figueira Scarini; Ingrid Iara Damas; Luccas Lavareze; João Figueira Scarini; Reydson Alcides de Lima-Souza; Carolina Emerick; Mayara Trevizol Gonçalves; Tayná Figueiredo-Maciel; Gustavo de Souza Vieira; Talita de Carvalho Kimura et al.
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M1 macrophages involved in the pathogenesis of placental chronic villitis of unknown etiology

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
2022-11-30 | Journal article
Contributors: João Figueira Scarini; Natália de Magalhães Rodrigues; Wellington Lima Sabino; Ciro Soares; Thayná Melo de Lima Morais; Reydson Alcides de Lima-Souza; Lívia Ramalho Crescencio; Rogério de Oliveira Gondak; Fernanda Viviane Mariano; Albina Altemani et al.
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Oral epithelial dysplasia grading: comparing the binary system to the traditional 3‐tier system, an actuarial study with malignant transformation as outcome

Journal of Oral Pathology &amp; Medicine
2022-09-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0904-2512
Part of ISSN: 1600-0714
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Metabolic alterations in carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma development of lacrimal glands

International Ophthalmology
2022-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Reydson Alcides de Lima-Souza; Natália de Magalhães Rodrigues; João Figueira Scarini; Mário Fernandez Sobral Silva; Alfio José Tincani; Erika Said Abu Egal; Albina Altemani; Fernanda Viviane Mariano
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Tumor microenvironment in salivary gland carcinomas: An orchestrated state of chaos

Oral Oncology
2022-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1368-8375
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Oral involvement of sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma: A case report and immunohistochemical study of a challenging case

Oral Oncology
2022-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1368-8375
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Protein markers of primary Salivary Gland Tumors: A systematic review of proteomic profiling studies

Archives of Oral Biology
2022-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0003-9969
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Spindle cell carcinoma of the lip: An immunohistochemical study of a challenging case

Oral Oncology
2022-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1368-8375
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Salivary gland cancer in the setting of tumor microenvironment: Translational routes for therapy

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
2022-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1040-8428
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Discovery proteomics reveals potential protein signature associated with malignant phenotype acquisition in pleomorphic adenoma

Oral Diseases
2021-12-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1354-523X
Part of ISSN: 1601-0825
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Diagnostic and prognostic value of miRNAs on salivary gland tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
2021-12-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Erison Santana Dos Santos; Ana Gabriela Costa Normando; João Figueira Scarini; Lívia Ramalho Crescencio; Reydson Alcides de Lima-Souza; Fernanda Viviane Mariano; Adriana Franco Paes Leme
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Secretory carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the submandibular gland: An immunohistochemical study

Oral Oncology
2021-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Reydson Alcides de Lima-Souza; João Figueira Scarini; Erika Said Abu Egal; Lívia Ramalho Crescencio; Jezreel Corrêa da Costa; Mário Fernandez Sobral Silva; Alfio José Tincani; Rogério Oliveira Gondak; Albina Altemani; Fernanda Viviane Mariano
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Immunohistochemical Expression of Fatty Acid Synthase (FASN) is Correlated to Tumor Aggressiveness and Cellular Differentiation in Salivary Gland Carcinomas.

Head and neck pathology
2021-04-11 | Journal article
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Two sides of the same coin: Insights into the myoepithelial cells in carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma development

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
2021-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1040-8428
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Odontogenic Carcinoma With Dentinoid in Long-Term Follow-up With 2 Recurrences

International Journal of Surgical Pathology
2020-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1066-8969
Part of ISSN: 1940-2465
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Gene and Immunohistochemical Expression of HIF‐1α, GLUT‐1, FASN and Adipophilin in Carcinoma Ex‐Pleomorphic Adenoma Development

Oral Diseases
2020-03-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1354-523X
Part of ISSN: 1601-0825
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Somatic copy number alterations in pleomorphic adenoma and recurrent pleomorphic adenoma

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
2020-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2212-4403
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Evaluation of the expression of Bmi-1 stem cell marker in sinonasal melanomas and its correlation with the expression of cell cycle proteins

2019-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2520-8454
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