Cell, tissue and structural biology
Alexander H. Ulrich – Molecular basis of neuronal differentiation
Alicia J. Kowaltowski – Mechanisms of mitochondrial control of cell function
Aline M. Silva – Control of cell functions in Dictyostelium; pathogenic mechanisms of Xylella.
Maria Júlia M. Alves/Walter Colli – Biochemistry of T. Cruzi
Bianca Zingales – Genomic analysis of T. cruzi (Chagas disease).
Pio Colepicolo Neto – Biochemistry of Marine Algae.
Shaker Chuck Farah – Bacterial pathogenicity; structural biology.
Ricardo J. Giordano – Angiogenesis
Sandro R. Marana – Molecular basis of enzymatic properties.
Roberto K Salinas – Structural Biology
Mari Sogayar – Nucleus for Molecular and Cellular Therapy: Treatment of Human Diseases (diabetes, hemophilia, bone repair, liver diseases, reproductive deficiencies) via Cellular Transplant, Tissue Engineering and Recombinant DNA Techniques.
Molecular biology, signalling and genetics
Bettina Malnic – Odorant receptor genes.
Carla C. Oliveira – Posttranscriptional control of gene expression.
Eduardo M. R. Reis – Gene expression in cancer.
Frederico J. Gueiros Filho – Bacterial cell division.
Nadja C. S. P. Lardner – Mitochondrial DNA (lesion and repair).
Regina L. Baldini – Pathogenic bacteria.
Ronaldo B. Quaggio – Plant molecular biology.
Sérgio Verjovski-Almeida – Gene expression in eucaryotes.
Suely L. Gomes – Regulation of gene expression in bacteria e fungi.
Fábio L. Forti – Signalling in biomolecular systems.
Daniela Sanchez Basseres – Signals of malignant transformation.
Déborah Schechtman – Signal transduction in embryonic stem cells.
Letícia Labriola – Signals of malignant transformation.
Carlos Takeshi Hotta – Synthetic biology.
Insect biochemistry
Walter R. Terra – Insect Digestion
Clélia Ferreira – Insect Digestion.
Redox processes
Alicia Kowaltowski
Marisa Medeiros
Nadja Souza-Pinto
Paolo Di Mascio
Pio Colepicolo
Sayuri Miyamoto
Etelvino Bechara
Flávia C. Meotti
Ana Maria Ferreira
Antonia Amaral
Josef Wilhelm Baader – Study of natural antioxidants.
Erick Leite Bastos – Mechanisms of antioxidant action.
Bioenergetics
Glaucia Mendes Souza
Sandro Marana
Carlos Takeshi Hotta
Alcindo A. dos Santos
Luis Henrique Catalani
Natural products chemistry
Massuo J. Kato – Secondary metabolism of basal Angiosperms; bioprospection.
Paulo R. H. Moreno – Bioprospection and plant biotechnology.
Vicente P. Emerenciano – Artificial Intelligence; chemotaxaonomy of plants.
Erick L. Bastos – Chemical modification of natural pigments.
Colloid, biocolloid and polymer chemistry
Omar A. El Seoud – (Reverse)Micellar Systems, Water structure at interfaces.
Frank H. Quina – Micellar solubilization and dynamics; micelle-mimetic polyelectrolytes.
Denise S. Petri – Polymer Interfaces and polyelectrolytes.
Luiz Henrique Catalani – Biopolymer Gels.
Elizabeth P. G. Arêas – Solvent-Induced Protein Gels
Maria Regina Alcântara – Rheology of organized systems.
Iolanda M. Cuccovia/ H. Chaimovich – Biomimetic interfaces.
Ana Maria Carmona – Vesicles and Biocolloids
Molecular spectroscopy and molecular dynamics
Paulo Sérgio Santos/Romulo A. Ando – Raman studies of intermolecular interactions.
Márcia L. A. Temperini – SERRS of species adsorbed on surfaces.
Dalva L. Faria – Raman spectroscopy (art).
Paola Corio – Molecules of environmental interest.
Mauro C. C. Ribeiro – Molecular dynamics and Raman of liquids
José M. Riveros Nigra – Ion cyclotron resonance; Gas phase ion-molecule reaction pathways.
Maurício S. Baptista – Surface Plasmon Resonance
Frank H. Quina – Laser flash photolysis; TC-SPC fluorescence lifetimes.
Photochemistry and photobiology
Frank H. Quina – Organic photochemistry and photophysics; laser flash photoysis; time correlated single photon counting.
Mário J. Politi – Fast kinetics and photothermal methods.
Neyde Y. Murakami Iha – Energy conversion.
Josef Wilhelm Baader – Organic chemiluminescence.
Cassius V. Stevani – Fungal Bioluminescence
Antonio Carlos Borin – Quantum chemistry of excited states.
Gianluca C. Azzellini – Porphyrin and Dendrimer photochemistry
Maurício S. Baptista – photodynamic therapy, photoactive molecules at interfaces.
Erick Leite Bastos – Fluorescent pigments of flowers.
Environmental chemistry
Renato S. Freire – Advanced Oxidation Processes
Reinaldo C. Bazito – Supercritial Fluids; detoxification processes.
Cassius V. Stevani – Fungal Bioluminescence (ecotoxicology).
Leandro H. Andrade – Biocatalysis; chiral synthesis, green chemistry.
Liane M. Rossi – Multifuncional nanomaterials.
Ivano G. R. Gutz – Sampling devices and speciation.
Jorge C. Masini – Environmental applicatins of sequential injection analysis.
Lilian Rochschild – Organic environmental pollutants.
Pérola C. Vasconcellos – Atmospheric organics.
Catalysis
Ana Maria Ferreira – Bioinorganic Catalysis – (Reverse)Micellar Systems, Water structure at interfaces.
Leandro H. Andrade – Biocatalysis; chiral synthesis, green chemistry.
Liane M. Rossi – Multifuncional nanomaterials (magnetic and catalytic)
Omar A. El Seoud – (Reverse)Micellar Catalysis.
Frank H. Quina – Advanced oxidation processes.
Synthetic and medicinal chemistry
João V. Comasseto – Synthetic chemistry using selenium and tellurium.
Alcindo A. Santos – Synthetic chemistry using selenium and tellurium.
Leandro H. Andrade – Biocatalysis; chiral synthesis, green chemistry.
Luiz Fernando Silva Jr. – Organic synthesis (hypervalent iodine).
Maria Terêsa M. Miranda – Peptide synthesis and activity.
Hans Viertler/Vera L. Pardini – Organic electrosynthesis.
Lilian Marzorati – Phase transfer catalysis in synthesis.
Paulo R. Olivatto – Conformational analysis
Claudio Di Vitta – Organosulfur compounds.
Antonia T. Amaral – QSAR and medicinal chemistry.
Denise O. Silva – Metallopharmaceuticals
Erick L. Bastos – Semisynthesis, green chemistry.
Materials chemistry
Roberto Torresi – Electroactive materials
Susana Torresi – Electroactive materials
Henrique E. Toma – Nanoparticles; coordination chemistry.
Luiz Henrique Catalani – Biopolymer gels.
Liane M. Rossi – Multifuncional nanomaterials (magnetic and catalytic).
Vera R. L. Constantino – Lamellar inorganic materials
Koiti Araki – Hybrid organic/inorganic films.
Flávio M. Vichi – Ceramics for energy generation devices.
Hermi F. Brito – Rare earth lumiphores.
Jivaldo R. Matos – Nanostructured materials; thermal analysis.
Jonas Gruber – Conducting polymers.
Paulo Teng An Sumodjo – Electrochemical chracterization of materials
Sílvia M. A. Agostinho – Electrochemical characterization of interfaces
Pedro H. C. Camargo – Catalytic nanomaterials
Erick L. Bastos – Luminescent materials.
Theoretical chemistry
Fernando R. Ornellas – Ab initio studies of small molecules of interest in atmospheric and interstellar chemistry.
José M. Riveros Nigra – Gas phase ion-molecule reaction pathways.
Antonio Carlos Borin – Quantum chemistry of excited states.
Harrald V. Linnert – Electronic structure calculations.
Ataualpa A. C. Braga – Reaction mechanisms
Analytical chemistry
Claudemir L. Lago – Lab-on-a-chip and other miniaturization and/or integration of analytical sytems.
Mauro Bertotti – Electrochemical sensors.
Lúcio Angnes – Electrochemical sensors.
Ivano G. R. Gutz – Analytical devices.
Marina F. M. Tavares – Capillary electrophoresis/hyphenated techniques in chromatography.
Nina Coichev – Kinetic methods of analysis.
Pedro V. Oliveira – AAS & ICP for elemental analysis and speciation.
Cassiana Seimi Nomura – Standard materials.
Sílvia H. P. Serrano – Electroanalytical chemistry.
Thiago R. L. C. Paixão – Electronic tongues and chemical sensors.
Education in Chemistry
Guilherme A. Marson – Distance education specialist.
Carmen Fernandez – Pedagogical content knowledge.
Maria Eunice R. Marcondes – Educational material for high schools.
Paulo A. Porto – History of chemistry.
Flavio A. Maximiano – Concept aquisition in chemistry.