Personal presentation

ALRO has been a Full Professor at the Institute of Biology of the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) since 2016. He graduated in Biological Sciences from Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) in 1993, and obtained his master's degree in Cell Biology and his doctorate in Cell Biology from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) in 1996 and 1999, respectively. He is the coordinator of the Laboratory of Nerve Regeneration at the Institute of Biology / UNICAMP. His research focuses on the regeneration of the CNS and PNS after injury and repair, with an emphasis on synaptic plasticity and glial responses. He is particularly interested in the survival of spinal motor neurons after proximal lesions and during the development of neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Research activities

ALRO has been a Full Professor at the Institute of Biology of the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) since 2016. He graduated in Biological Sciences from Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) in 1993, and obtained his master's degree in Cell Biology and his doctorate in Cell Biology from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) in 1996 and 1999, respectively. He is the coordinator of the Nerve Regeneration Laboratory at the Institute of Biology / UNICAMP. His research focuses on the regeneration of the CNS and PNS after injury and repair, with an emphasis on synaptic plasticity and glial responses. He is particularly interested in the survival of spinal motor neurons after proximal lesions and during the development of neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Teaching activities

I have been working, over the years, in undergraduate courses for the courses of Physical Education, Medicine, Medical Physics, Pharmacy and Speech Therapy. In graduate school I work in the discipline of cell culture - NC712.

Selected Publications

Freria, C.M.; Zanon, R.G.; Santos, L.M.B.; oliveira, A.L.R.; Major histocompatability complex class I expression and glial reaction influence spinal motoneuron synaptic plasticity during the course of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Journal of Comparative Neurology (1911), v.518, p. 990-1007, 2010 [ doi:10.1002/cne.22259 ]

Barbizan, Roberta; De Castro, M. V.; Rodrigues, A. C.; Barraviera, B.; Ferreira Junior, R. S.; oliveira, Alexandre L.R.; Motor Recovery and Synaptic Preservation after Ventral Root Avulsion and Repair with a Fibrin Sealant Derived from Snake Venom. Plos One, v.8, p. e63260-, 2013 [ doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063260 ]

Benitez, S. U.; Barbizan, Roberta; Spejo, A. B.; Ferreira Junior, R. S.; Barravieira B; Goes, A; oliveira, A. L. R.; Synaptic plasticity and sensory-motor improvement following fibrin sealant dorsal root reimplantation and mononuclear cell therapy. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, v.8, p. 1-, 2014 [ doi:10.3389/fnana.2014.00096 ]

Chiarotto, G. B.; Nardo, G.; Trolese, M. C.; Franca Junior, M. C.; Bendotti, C.; oliveira, Alexandre Lr; The Emerging Role of the Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, v.18, p. 2298-, 2017 [ doi:10.3390/ijms18112298 ]

Chiarotto, G. B.; Cartarozzi, L.; Perez, M.; Biscola, N.; Spejo, A. B.; Gubert, F.; Franca Junior, M. C.; Otero, R. M.; oliveira, Alexandre L.R.; Tempol improves neuroinflammation and delays motor dysfunction in a mouse model (SOD1G93A) of ALS. Journal of Neuroinflammation, v.16, p. 218-, 2019 [ doi:10.1186/s12974-019-1598-x ]