LINES OF RESEARCH AND PROJECTS

1. Area of concentration 17150 – Pathophysiological Mechanisms of the Visual and Audio-Vestibular Systems

1.1 Lines of research: Anatomophysiopathology of the Audio-Vestibular System and its Connections

Projects:

  • Epidemiological, pathophysiological, and therapeutic aspects related to deafness.
  • Peripheral constraints of oculomotricity.
  • Hearing plasticity in patients with cochlear implants.

Faculty Members:

Prof. Dr. Eduardo Tanaka Massuda
Prof. Dr. Miguel Ângelo Hyppolito

1.2. Lines of research: Anatomophysiopathology and Therapeutics of the Anterior and Posterior Segments of the Eye

Projects:

  • Optical and tissue changes related to phacoemulsification.
  • Angiogenesis of vascular diseases in the eyeball.
  • Diagnostic, pathophysiological, and therapeutic evaluation of the posterior segment of the eye.
  • Pathophysiological and therapeutic evaluation of the lacrimal gland and ocular surface.
  • Inflammatory and tissue remodeling factors in the anterior segment of the eye.

Faculty Members:

Prof. Dr. André Marcio Vieira Messias
Prof. Dr. Eduardo Melani Rocha
Prof. Dr. Jayter Silva de Paula
Prof. Dr. João Marcello Fórtes Furtado
Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Jorge
Prof. Dr. Sidney Júlio de Faria e Sousa

1.3. Lines research: Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects of Sensory Disabilities

Projects:

  • Bio-pathogenic agents and visual loss.
  • Nosological conditions and low visual community.
  • Immunogenic factors of eye diseases.
  • Investigation of conditioning factors for blindness. 

Faculty Members:

Prof. Dr. André Marcio Vieira Messias
Prof. Dr. Eduardo Melani Rocha
Prof. Dr. Jayter Silva de Paula
Prof. Dr. João Marcello Fórtes Furtado
Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Jorge

 

2. Area of Concentration: 17151 - Morphophysiology of Facial Structure Lines of Research

2.1. Lines of research: Morphofunctional Aspects of the temporomandibular complex

Projects:

  • Influence of obstructive sleep apnea on facial morphophysiology and quality of life.
  • Innovative invasive approaches in craniofacial conditions.
  • Anthropometry of the face by image.
  • Assessment, diagnosis, and therapy of oral sensory-motor disorders.
  • Aerodigestive morphological and functional evaluation.
  • Quantitative assessment of voice.
  • Measurement of eyelid dynamics.

Faculty Members:

Prof. Dr. André Marcio Vieira Messias
Prof. Dr. Antonio Augusto Velasco e Cruz
Profa. Dra. Claudia Maria de Felício
Prof. Dr. Edwin Tamashiro
Profa. Dra. Fabiana Cardoso Pereira Valera
Prof. Dr. Hilton Marcos Alves Ricz
Prof. Dr. Jayter Silva de Paula
Profa. Dra. Lilian Neto Aguiar Ricz
Prof. Dr. Luiz Carlos Conti de Freitas
Prof. Dr. Roberto Oliveira Dantas
Profa. Dra. Wilma Terezinha Anselmo-Lima

2.2. Lineas of research: Pathophysiology of Upper Airway Diseases

Projects:

  • Pathophysiological and therapeutic evaluation of the upper airways diseases.

 

Faculty Members:

Prof. Dr. Edwin Tamashiro
Prof. Dr. Eurico de Arruda Neto
Profa. Dra. Fabiana Cardoso Pereira Valera
Profa. Dra. Wilma Terezinha Anselmo-Lima

2.3. Lineas of research: Pathophysiology of Head and Neck Neoplasms

Projects:

  • Diagnostic and molecular aspects of the head and neck diseases.

Faculty Members:

Prof. Dr. Francisco Veríssimo de Mello-Filho
Prof. Dr. Hilton Marcos Alves Ricz

Updated in 01/09/2022