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Fazan VPS

Biography

Under-graduate assistant in Human Anatomy and Neuroanatomy, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo 03/1993 – 12/1990 Auxiliary professor in Human Anatomy and Neuroanatomy, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais 05/1993 – 11/1995 Assistant professor in Human Anatomy and Neuroanatomy, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais 11/1995 – 11/1999 Adjunct Assistant professor in Human Anatomy and Neuroanatomy, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais 11/1999 - 02/2002 Head of the Biological Sciences Department, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais 11/1999 – 02/2002 Assistant professor in Human Anatomy and Neuroanatomy, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo 02/2002 – 09/2009 Visiting professor in Human Anatomy and Neuroanatomy, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA 08/2007 – 08/2009 Co-director of the Physical Therapy Gross Anatomy Course, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA 04/2008 – 08/2009 Associate professor in Human Anatomy and Neuroanatomy, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo 09/2009 – present

Research Interest

Proficient with a wide-range of light and electron microscopy techniques including specimen preparation and handling, photography, negative staining, vacuum evaporation and autoradiography, light microscopy including brightfield, darkfield, phase, fluorescence, transmission electron microscopy including brightfield and darkfield, confocal microscopy including immunostaining and neurotracing. Expert in neuroscience, particularly in the fields of peripheral nerves and experimental models of neuropathies, digital image processing and analysis, stereology and morphometry.

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