Faculty

Carmem Juracy Silveira Gottfried

PhD in Biochemistry (UFRGS)

Full professor in the Department of Biochemistry at UFRGS. Graduated in Pharmacy (UFSM). Master and PhD in Biochemistry (UFRGS). Postdoctoral fellowship at the Institut du Fer à Moulin, Sorbonne, Paris, France. Autism Spectrum Disorder is the main area of research, including clinical studies and animal models. She has a collaboration with Lancaster University, United Kingdom. CNPq PQ 1C fellow, H-index = 40. Responsible for the course "Neuroglial Signaling" (NPC-00031), linked to the following research areas in the PPG: Neurochemistry and Developmental Neurobiology. Leader of the Translational Studies Group in Autism Spectrum Disorder (GETTEA), in the Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory at the Experimental Research Center of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (CPE-HCPA), aiming to contribute to the etiological understanding of ASD, the development of new drug proposals, and the identification of peripheral markers that can aid in the clinical diagnosis of ASD. Founding member of the International AWARD (Autism Wellbeing And Research Development) Initiative between Brazil and England. Member of the National Mental Health Network (RENASAM, MCTI-CNPq, https://renasam.com/).


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