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Molecular Biology, Oncology, Nutrition, Breast Cancer, nanobiotechnology
Brazil

Biography

Degree in Nutrition from the Federal University of Ouro Preto (2000), a master's degree in Biological Sciences (2007), and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Ouro Preto (2011). Completed a postdoctoral internship at the Department of Immunology and Medical Microbiology at the University of California-Davis, USA. Since 2011, she has been an Associate Professor III and Researcher at the Federal University of Uberlândia-MG, participating in and developing research projects applied to nutrition with an emphasis on nutrition, molecular biology and oncology. She was the coordinator of the Graduate Program in Health Sciences (PPGCSAUDE) and the Professional Master's Program in Health Sciences (PPGMPCS) at UFU from 2019 to 2023. She has been coordinating the Molecular Biology and Nutrition Research Group (BioNut) since 2011. She is a researcher at the INCT in Theranostics and Nanobiotechnology (INCT-TeraNano) and the Minas Gerais Network of Immunobiologicals and Biopharmaceuticals (REMITRIBIC). She has consolidated international and national partnerships and ongoing research projects. She has been a Permanent Professor in the Graduate Program in Health Sciences and the Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry since 2013. She has been a member of the PPGCSAUDE Board at UFU (2017 to present). She has experience in the field of Biochemistry, with an emphasis on Cancer Molecular Biology, mainly focusing on nutrition, metabolism, molecular biology, and oncology.

Activities

Employment (1)

Federal University of Uberlândia: Uberlândia, MG, BR

2011 to present | Professor and Researcher (School of Medicine)
Employment
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Yara Cristina de Paiva Maia

Education and qualifications (4)

UC Davis Stores: Davis, CA, US

2015-02-01 to 2016-02-01 | Pós doutorado (Departamento de Imunologia e Microbiologia Médica)
Qualification
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Yara Cristina de Paiva Maia

Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto: Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, BR

2007-07-01 to 2011-07-01 | Doutorado (Núcleo de Pesquisa em Ciências Biológicas - NUPEB)
Qualification
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Yara Cristina de Paiva Maia

Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto: Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, BR

2005-07-01 to 2007-07-01 | Mestrado (Núcleo de Pesquisa em Ciências Biológicas - NUPEB)
Qualification
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Yara Cristina de Paiva Maia

Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto Escola de Nutrição: Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, BR

1996-08-01 to 2000-08-01 | Nutricionista (Escola de Nutrição)
Qualification
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Yara Cristina de Paiva Maia

Funding (2)

CNPq Grant number: 409482/2021-8

2021 to present | Grant
CNPq (Brasília, DF, BR)
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Yara Cristina de Paiva Maia

Grant number: APQ-01339-21

2021 to present | Grant
FAPEMIG (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BR)
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Yara Cristina de Paiva Maia

Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Communications biology. (1)