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Hire Dr. Erika Reime K.

Brazil

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Neuroscientist with 15+ years of experience in scientific research

Profile Summary

PhD in Physiology and former visiting assistant professor with a strong background in neuroscience with 15+ years of experience in leading and conducting pre-clinical projects aimed at the characterization of the cellular and molecular basis of epilepsy as part of the identification of novel therapeutic targets for the disease.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Neuroscience
• ☆ Zika Virus
• ☆ Biochemical Assays
• ☆ Neurochemistry
• ☆ Neurobiology
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Research
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Technical Writing

Research Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Work Experience

Visiting Assistant Professor

Universidade Federal do ABC

May 2018 - May 2020

Postdoctoral fellow

University of Cincinnati

November 2017 - March 2018

Postdoctoral fellow

Universidade Federal do ABC

January 2012 - October 2017

Education

PhD in Physiology

Universidade de São Paulo

July 2006 - December 2011

Bachelor of Biomedicine

Universidade Metodista de São Paulo

February 2002 - December 2004

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Royero, P.X., Higa, G.S.V., Kostecki, D.S., dos Santos, B.A., Almeida, C., Andrade, K.A., Kinjo, E.R., Kihara, A.H.(2020). Ryanodine receptors drive neuronal loss and regulate synaptic proteins during epileptogenesis . Experimental Neurology. 327.

Jiang, J., Yu, Y., Kinjo, E.R., Du, Y., Nguyen, H.P., Dingledine, R.(2019). Suppressing pro-inflammatory prostaglandin signaling attenuates excitotoxicity-associated neuronal inflammation and injury . Neuropharmacology. 149. p. 149-160.

Walter, L.T., Higa, G.S.V., Ikebara, J.M., Vedovello, D., Salvador, F.S., Takada, S.H., Kinjo, E.R., Whalley, B.J., Sperança, M.A., Kihara, A.H.(2018). Evaluation of Possible Consequences of Zika Virus Infection in the Developing Nervous System . Molecular Neurobiology. 55. (2). p. 1620-1629.

Kinjo, E.R., Rodríguez, P.X.R., dos Santos, B.A., Higa, G.S.V., Ferraz, M.S.A., Schmeltzer, C., Rüdiger, S., Kihara, A.H.(2018). New Insights on Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Based on Plasticity-Related Network Changes and High-Order Statistics . Molecular Neurobiology. 55. (5). p. 3990-3998.

Kinjo, E.R., Higa, G.S.V., Santos, B.A., De Sousa, E., Damico, M.V., Walter, L.T., Morya, E., Valle, A.C., Britto, L.R.G., Kihara, A.H.(2016). Pilocarpine-induced seizures trigger differential regulation of microRNA-stability related genes in rat hippocampal neurons . Scientific Reports. 6.

Walter, L.T., Higa, G.S.V., Schmeltzer, C., Sousa, E., Kinjo, E.R., Rüdiger, S., Hamassaki, D.E., Cerchiaro, G., Kihara, A.H.(2014). Functional regulation of neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression and activity in the rat retina . Experimental Neurology. 261. p. 510-517.

Kinjo, E.R., Higa, G.S.V., Morya, E., Valle, A.C., Kihara, A.H., Britto, L.R.G.(2014). Reciprocal regulation of epileptiform neuronal oscillations and electrical synapses in the rat hippocampus . PLoS ONE. 9. (10).

Higa, G.S.V., De Sousa, E., Walter, L.T., Kinjo, E.R., Resende, R.R., Kihara, A.H.(2014). MicroRNAs in neuronal communication . Molecular Neurobiology. 49. (3). p. 1309-1326.

Hernandes, M.S., D'Avila, J.C., Trevelin, S.C., Reis, P.A., Kinjo, E.R., Lopes, L.R., Castro-Faria-Neto, H.C., Cunha, F.Q., Britto, L.R.G., Bozza, F.A.(2014). The role of Nox2-derived ROS in the development of cognitive impairment after sepsis . Journal of Neuroinflammation. 11.

Kinjo, E.R., Higa, G.S.V., de Sousa, E., Casado, O.A.N., Damico, M.V., Britto, L.R.G., Kihara, A.H.(2013). A possible new mechanism for the control of miRNA expression in neurons . Experimental Neurology. 248. p. 546-558.

Pestana, R.R.F., Kinjo, E.R., Hernandes, M.S., Britto, L.R.G.(2010). Reactive oxygen species generated by NADPH oxidase are involved in neurodegeneration in the pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy . Neuroscience Letters. 484. (3). p. 187-191.

Kinjo, É.R., Arida, R.M., de Oliveira, D.M., da Silva Fernandes, M.J.(2007). The Na⁺/K⁺ATPase activity is increased in the hippocampus after multiple status epilepticus induced by pilocarpine in developing rats . Brain Research. 1138. (1). p. 203-207.