Dr. Renato Socodato, i3S – University of Porto, Portugal
Congratulations, Dr. Renato Socodato, on winning the esteemed Best Researcher Award from World Research Awards ! Your dedication, innovative research, and scholarly contributions have truly made a significant impact in your field. Your commitment to advancing knowledge and pushing the boundaries of research is commendable. Here’s to your continued success in shaping the future of academia and making invaluable contributions to your field.
Professional Profiles:
Education:
- 2018 Concluded – Neurociências (Doutoramento) – Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
- 2012 Concluded – Neurosciences (Doutoramento) – Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
Affiliations :
Science
- 2019/01/03 | Current – Researcher (Research) – Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
- 2012 – 2012 | Postdoc (Research) – New York University, United States
Others
- 2013/12/01 – 2018/12/31 | PosDoc Fellow – Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
- 2008/11/15 – 2012/11/19 | PhD student in the Neurosciences Program PhD fellowship from Coordination for Higher Education Staff Development (CAPES), Brazil – Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
Projects :
- 2023 – 2026 – Deciphering the role of Piezo1 mechanosensitive channel in microglia-mediated glaucomatous neurodegeneration – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
- 2022/01/01 – 2024/12/31 – Advanced therapeutic approaches in addiction: targeting neuroinflammation – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Publications :
1. Microglial Rac1 is essential for experience-dependent brain plasticity and cognitive performance
2. RhoA balances microglial reactivity and survival during neuroinflammation
3. Potential of omega-3 and conjugated fatty acids to control microglia inflammatory imbalance elicited by obesogenic nutrients
4. Mechanical actuators in microglia dynamics and function
5. Astrocytederived TNF and glutamate critically modulate microglia activation by methamphetamine
6. Microglia Dysfunction Caused by the Loss of Rhoa Disrupts Neuronal Physiology and Leads to Neurodegeneration