Maria Alexandra Brito
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Biography
Maria Alexandra Brito has completed her PhD in 2001 and the Habilitation degree in 2012, at the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She is the Head of the Nerovascular Laboratory, within the Neuron Glia Biology in Health and Disease Unit of the Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa). Her research activity has been devoted to the study of the underlying mechanisms of frequent pathologies of the neonatal and aging life, like neonatal jaundice and Alzheimer’s disease, respectively. Currently, her studies have been focused in the blood-brain barrier, aiming at understanding the vascular events associated to such disorders of the central nervous system, identifying early biomarkers of neurologic affliction and revealing targets for modulation for future therapeutics.
Abstract
Abstract : Blood-brain barrier: A novel player in neonatal and aging-associated brain disorders