Vera Lucia Scherholz Salgado de Castro - Team
Office of the Deputy Head of: Research and Development
Sector: Research Group
Date of Hire: 02/01/1990
Registration: 271517
Mini-curriculum
Graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science at USP in 1983, he obtained a Masters in Science (Physiology) and a PhD in Experimental and Comparative Pathology, both also from USP, in 1986 and 1991, respectively. She joined Embrapa Meio Ambiente in 1990 as a researcher in the field of ecotoxicology. He currently works with toxicity assessment in non-target aquatic organisms of different trophic levels subjected to different environmental conditions. Therefore, it studies different biomarkers such as biochemical (enzymatic activity), physical, reproductive and behavioral changes. He has also been involved in the study and development of protocols for the assessment of the toxicity of nanomaterials and in their development for regulatory frameworks. She is a researcher associated with Embrapa's AgroNano Network and a collaborator in the postgraduate program in Sciences at CENA/USP. He was the technician in charge of the Ecotoxicology and Biosafety laboratory and established the zebrafish model in the laboratory. He has also studied the effects of agrochemicals and biopesticides on organisms. She is the coordinator of Ceua at Embrapa Meio Ambiente and a member of the CLPI of the same Unit.
Education
1979 - 1983
Graduação em Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia
Universidade de São Paulo
Obtained year: 1983
1983 - 1986
Mestrado em Ciências (Fisiologia Humana)
Universidade de São Paulo
Title: Efeitos da administração prolongada de aldrin em ratos
Obtained year: 1986
Advisor: Joao Palermo Neto
1988 - 1991
Doutorado em Patologia Experimental e Comparada
Universidade de São Paulo
Title: Avaliação perinatal dos efeitos neurocomportamentais do aldrin em ratos
Obtained year: 1991
Advisor: Joao Palermo Neto
Areas of expertise
- Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Veterinary Medicine / Subárea: Animal pathology / Especialidade: Toxicology
- Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: Avaliação De Risco
- Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Pharmacology / Subárea: Toxicology / Especialidade: Toxicologia Reprodutiva
- Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Pharmacology / Subárea: Toxicology / Especialidade: Toxicologia De Nanacompostos
- Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Pharmacology / Subárea: Ecotoxicology