Lab Members
Current members
Natalia Marceli Stephanes, PhD
- Postdoc (2024-X)
- Project: Nanovectors for CRISPR-Cas9 delivery in cancer
- Postdoc (2023) – Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, LA, USA.
- PhD in Pharmacy (2023) – PPG em Farmácia – UFSC
- Pharmacist (2016) – UFSC, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
- CV: https://lattes.cnpq.br/4640417887390450
Mr. Juan Nóbrega de Freitas 
- Master’s student (2024-2026)
- Pharmacology (PPG em Farmacologia – UFSC, SC, Brazil)
- Biotechnologist (2024) – Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, UFSJ, MG, Brazil.
- Project: Evaluation of the tissue distribution kinetics and efficacy of nanoparticles carrying gene-editing systems (CRISPR-Cas9) in cancer.
- CV: https://lattes.cnpq.br/2196591640208951
Nauana Somensi, PhD
- Postdoc (2023-x)
- PhD in Biochemistry (2022); PPG-Bioquímica – UFRGS, RS, Brazil
- Biotechnologist (2016) – UFRGS, RS, Brazil.
- Project: A novel cell matrix for in vitro fertilization (project in collaboration with BiocellTis Biotech)
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2930720159633756
Barbara dos Santos, MSc
- PhD candidate (2024-x) – Biochemistry (PPG em Bioquímica – UFSC, SC, Brazil)
- Project: NRF2 in the control of anti tumor immunity
- Biologist (2021) – UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
- Masters in Biochemistry (2022-2024), PPG-BQA, UFSC
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2233650598165614
Jonathan Paulo Agnes, PhD
- Postdoc (2023-x)
- PhD (2019-2023) – Pharmacology (PPG em Farmacologia – UFSC, SC, Brazil)
- Project: Cannabinoid signaling in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neurophatic pain
- Master in Pharmacology (2019) – UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
- Veterinary (2017) – UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9746359436991535
Ms. Isabelli Rissi 
- Bolsista CNPq ADC (Apoio à Difusão do Conhecimento) (2023-x)
- Pharmacy – Undergraduate student – UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8141158584626894
Ms. Esther Pereira Fernandes 
- Bolsista PIBIC/CNPq (2025-x)
- Pharmacy – Undergraduate student (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
- Volunteer Internship (2024-2025)
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5034095217506669
Ms Betina Coelho
- Pharmacy – Undergraduate student – UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
- Volunteer internship (2024-x)
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9237686765889798
Ms. Ana Clara Sachett
- Pharmacy – Undergraduate student – UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
- Volunteer internship (2024-x)
- CV: https://lattes.cnpq.br/5681881560126362
Former members
Andressa Herrmann, MSc
- Master’s student (2023-2025) Pharmacology – (PPG em Farmacologia – UFSC, SC, Brazil)
- Biomedicine (2021) – Centro Universitário – Católica de Santa Catarina, Joinville, SC, Brazil
- Project: Nanoparticles for plasmid DNA delivery in cancer therapy
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6875718342699476
Ms. Helena Zancanaro 
- Pharmacist (2024)
- Undergraduate student – UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
- CNPq PIBIC fellowship (2021-2024)
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9709551558987987
Guilherme Nicacio Vieira, Mac
- Master’s student (2022-2024) – Pharmacology (PPG em Farmacologia – UFSC, SC, Brazil)
- Project: Targeting the NRF2 pathway in cancer
- Pharmacist (2022) – UFSC, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3532360541187680
Raquel Nascimento das Neves, PhD
- PhD (2019-2023) – Biochemistry (PPG em Bioquímica – UFSC, SC, Brazil)
- Project: p53 gain-of-functions in breast cancer
- Master in Biotechnology (2019) – UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
- Biotechnologist (2016) – UFPel, RS, Brazil
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1666152152406692
Ms. Isabela Crema Duarte 
- Pharmacy – Undergraduate student – UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
- CNPq ADC-2A fellowship for Science communication (2023-2026)
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2696259996166473
Marina Delgobo, PhD
- PhD (2019-2023) – Pharmacology (PPG em Farmacologia – UFSC, SC, Brazil)
- Project: KEAP1/NRF2 pathway in the redox control of lung cancer cells survival and chemoresistance
- Master in Pharmacology (2019) – UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
- Pharmacist (2016) – CESCAGE, Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4933211136535732
Marcelo Luiz Brunatto Falchetti, PhD 
- PhD (2019-2022) – Pharmacology (PPG em Farmacologia – UFSC, SC, Brazil)
- Project: Spotcomm: an algorithm for cell-cell communication in spatial transcriptomics
- Master in Pharmacology (2019) – UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
- Biologist (2016) – UFSC, Florianópolis, SC Brazil
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3380478087266994
- Linkedin:https://br.linkedin.com/in/marcelo-falchetti
Karoline Almeida Lima, MSc
- Master’s degree (2021-2022) – Biochemistry – UFSC
- Project: PDL1 expression in KEAP1-mutant non small cell lung cancer
- Biologist (2021) – UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
- CNPq-PIBIC fellowship (2020-2021) – iReg and LabCancer UFSC
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6463171240936774
Rosângela Mayer Gonçalves, PhD
- PhD (2017-2021) – Pharmacology (PPG em Farmacologia – UFSC, SC, Brazil)
- Project: Role of COX-2 in adipose tissue inflammation and obesity-associated breast cancer.
- Master in Biochemistry (2017) -UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
- Biologist (2014) – Unissinos, São Leopoldo, Brazil
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0867022872507811
Mr. Giovanni Alberto Crestani
- Biological Sciences Undergrad (2020) – UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
- CNPq PIBIC fellowship (2019-2020)
- CV: https://br.linkedin.com/in/gacrestani
Ms. Tuany Sommariva Casagrande 
- Pharmacy – Undergraduate student – UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
- CNPq PIBIC fellowship (2019-2020)
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1808620754639205
Ms. Vitória Wibbelt dos Santos 
- Pharmacist (2019) – UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
- CNPq PIBIC fellowship (2018-2019)
- Volunteer Internship (2017-2018)
- CV:http://lattes.cnpq.br/1921338218825605
Vitória Maria Marques Luciano
- Nursing School student
- CNPq PIBIC fellowship (01/2023- 06/2023)
- Volunteer Internship (2022-2023)
- CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0771121898442473