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Division of Urology, Souza Aguiar Municipal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Agreement between the Post-Graduate Program in Morphology, UERJ, and the Residency Program in Urology, Souza Aguiar Hospital.

Projects:
  • Structural and Ultrastructural Analysis of Congenital and Post-traumatic
    Neurogenic Bladder.
  • Structural and Ultrastructural Comparative Analysis Between the Penile
    Distal and Proximal Urethra.
  • Structural and Ultrastructural Study of Tunica Albuginea and Corpus
    Cavernosum in Patients with Peyronie's Disease.
  • Structural and Ultrastructural Alterations in Corpora Cavernosa of Patients
    with Priapism.


Department of Morphology, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Projects:

  • Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Extracellular Matrix Components in the Rabbit Penis.
  • Extracellular Matrix Components in the Wild Boar Penis.
  • Stereological Analysis of the Elastic System Fibers in Central and
    peripheral Zone in Normal and Hyperplastic Canine Prostate.



Department of Nutririon, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Project:

  • Hormonal Receptors and Hormonal Serum Concentrations in Animals Treated with Transgenic and Organic Soya at Three Generations.

Division of Experimental Medicine, National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Projects:
  • Structural and Ultrastructural Analysis of the Testis in NFAT1 Gene Knockout Mice.
  • Structural and Morphometric Analysis of the Prostate in NFAT1 Gene Knockout Mice.
  • Characterization of Proteins Previously Described as Molecular Markers for Prostate Cancer (PCa). Investigate Genetic Variability in Regulatory Regions that are Involved with their Differential Expression in PCa.
  • Investigate the Potential use of Proteins Encoded by Differentially Expressed Genes as Serum Markers for Prostate Cancer.

 

Division of Urology, University of São Paulo (USP) and Laboratory of Surgical and Molecular Pathology – Syrian Lebanese Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.

Project:

  • Micro-RNA in Prostate Adenocarcinoma: Characterization and Comparison of Expression in Benign Tissue and Tumor Subclasses.


Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Project:

  • The role of the Kinin and Cysteine-protease Systems in the Interaction between Prostate Tumoral Cells and Endothelium


Division of Urology, Basic Research Section, Stanford University, California, USA.

Project:

  • Diverse Gene Expression Profiles of Primary Prostatic Stromal Cells from Different Histological Origins.


Institute of Basic and Applied Biology, University of Caen Basse, Normandie, France.

Projects:

  • Expression of Androgen Receptor, Alpha and Beta Estrogen Receptors and Aromatase Enzyme in Animals whose Dams were Malnourished during Lactation.
  • Expression of Androgen Receptor, Alpha and Beta Estrogen Receptors and Aromatase Enzyme in Prostate Cancer with Different Gleason Scores.
  • Expression of Androgen Receptor, Alpha and Beta Estrogen Receptors and Aromatase Enzyme in Benign Prostate Hyperplasia.


Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

Project:

  • Renal Anatomy in Pigs. Proportional Analysis of Arterial Segmentar Area Applied to Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy of Cranial Pole.

Urogenital Research Unit