Patricia L. Moreira, MSc. - Curriculum Vitae

(Last updated: Juen 28, 2002)

Patricia is from São Paulo State in Brazil. She undergraduated in Biological Sciences at the State University of Campinas in 1998, when she was invited to continue her graduate studies at this University. She studied the development of new strategies in coating extracorporeal devices, which was completed in February 2001, when she received a Master of Cell Biology degree. She is now a current PhD student at the State University of Campinas and joined Dr. An's research group to abroad her skills and knowledge on bone ingrowth to orthopaedic prostheses, tissue engineering for the repair of bone and cartilage defects, and therapeutic embolization. In her spare time, she likes trekking and traveling.

 Education

1995/1998 &endash; State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Bachelor and Licentiate of Biologic Sciences Molecular Specialization

1999/2001 &endash; Master Degree in Cellular and Structural Biology. Thesis: "In Vitro evaluation of different coated PVC tubes used in Extracorporeal Circulation Procedures"

2001/present &endash; State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Doctor Degree student in Cellular and Structural Biology, which included 1 year (2001/2002) fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina under supervision of Dr. Yuehuei H. An, supported by Brazilian Government (Fundação Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior [CAPES PDDE Proc. number BEX 0121/01-0])

Research Experience

2001-present: PhD student, State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Thesis research at in vitro evaluation of anionic collagen/elastin matrices for bone engineering.

2001-2002 Research fellow, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston SC, USA. Researching bone ingrowth to orthopaedic prostheses, tissue engineering for the in vivo repair of bone and cartilage defects, and therapeutic embolization in animal models, under the supervision of Dr. Yuehuei H. An.

1999-2001 Master student, State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Research focused at thesis project about improvement of PVC devices used in Extracorporeal Circulation Procedures.

1997-1998 Undergraduate research student, State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Evaluation of PVC in vitro toxicity.

1995-1996: Undergraduate research student, State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.Analysis of the utilization of the entomophagus Zelus longipes in biologic control of soil beans fields.

Teaching Assistance Experience

2000 &endash; Volunteer teaching assistance in the subject "Cell Biology" from the Bachelor course in Biologic Sciences of Biology Institute at UNICAMP, from March to June. The assistance included practical classes and theoretical help for the students.

2001 &endash; Official Teaching assistance in the subject "Cell Biology" from the Bachelor course in Biologic Sciences of Biology Institute at UNICAMP, from March to June. The assistance includes practical classes and theoretical help for the students as well as teaching.

Professional Societies and Career-Related Activities

1998-present Latin American Society of Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (SLABO), Brazil

2000-present International Society for Artificial Organs (ISAO), Germany

May 2002 Editorial Board of MUSC Orthopaedic Journal, Vol V

Publications

1. Moreira, P.L.; Wada, M.L.F.; Novello, W.P. Importance of uniform heparin coating on biopolymers, Artificial Organs 24(3): 209-211, 2000.

2. Moreira, P.L.; Genari, S.C.; Moraes, A.M.; Wada, M.L.F. Cellular adhesion on uncoated and different coated PVC tubes used in extracorporeal circulation (ECC), submitted to The Journal of Biomedical Materials Research (Applied Biomaterials).

3. Moreira, P.L.; Genari, S.C.; Wada, M.L.F. Morphological analysis of a Cell Line cultured on uncoated and different coated PVC tubes used in Extracorporeal Circulation (ECC), submitted to the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

4. Moreira, P.L; An, Y.H. Animal Models For Therapeutic Embolization &endash; A Concise Review, submitted to CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. In press, 2002

5. Moreira, P.L; An, Y.H. Materials For Therapeutic Embolization - A Concise Review, to be submitted to CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. In preparation, 2002

6. An, Y.H.; Moreira, P.L.; Kang, Q.K; Gruber, H.E. Principles of Embedding and Common Protocols. In: An, Y.H; Martin, K.L. Handbook of Histology Methods for Bone and Cartilage, Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, 2002 in press.

7. Moreira, P.L.; An, Y.H. Collagen-Based Scaffolds for Bone and Cartilage Repair, MUSC Orthopaedic Journal, 5: 53-57, 2002

8. Kang QK, Leupold JA, Moreira PL, Martin KL, and An YH: Arterial Embolization Using Alginate Gel in a Rat Kidney Model &endash; A Preliminary Report. MUSC Orthopaedic Journal, 5: 24-25, 2002

Abstracts and Presentations

1. Moreira, P.L.; Wada, M.L.F. Analysis of cellular growth in Extracorporeal´s tubes. Poster presentation at the VII Ibero American Congress of Cellular Biology &endash; Montevideu, Uruguai, October 26-30, 1998

2. Moreira,P.L.; Wada, M.L.F. Importance of heparin uniform coating on biopolymers. Oral presentation at I Latin American Congress of Artificial Organs and Biomaterials (COLAOB) &endash; Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, December 10-13, 1998

3. Moreira, P.L.; Wada, M.L.F.; Novello, W.P. Analyses in tubes used at Extracorporeal Ciculation. Poster presentation at the I Workshop of Biomaterials from the Mechanical Engineering Faculty of UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil, June 21-22, 1999

4. Moreira, P.L.; Marreco, P.R.; Wada, M.L.F. Vero cells cultured on lipid covered extracorporeal circulation polymers. Poster presentation at XVII Brazilian Society Congress of Microscopy and Microanalyses and X Congress of the Brazilian Society of Cellular Biology &endash; Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, October 13-16, 1999

5. Moreira, P.L.; Ferro, A.F.P.; Monte-Mór, B.C.R.; Wada, M.L.F.; Santos Jr. A.R. Fibronectin and collagen IV expression in Vero cells treated with 7, 12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA). Poster presentation at International Symposium on Extracellular Matrix &endash; Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 24-27, 2000

6. Moreira, P.L. In vitro evaluation of coated PVC tubes used in Extracorporeal Circulation Procedures. Oral presentation at Microscopy Workshop &endash; UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil, December 12-13, 2000

7. An, Y.H; Kang, Q.K.; Moreira, P.L; Demcheva, M.; Vournakis, J. Arterial Embolization Using Poly-N-Acetyl Glucosamine Gel in a Rat kidney Model &endash; A Preliminary Report. Oral presentation at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials - Tampa, Florida, USA, April 24-27, 2002

8. Kang, Q.K., Leupold, J.A., Martin, K.L., Moreira, P.L., and An, Y.H.: Arterial Embolization Using Alginate Gel in a Rat Kidney Model &endash; A Preliminary Report. 21st Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, Washington, DC, USA, September 28-29, 2002