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Aline C Oliveira is an Assistant Professor in the Department of MD-PHARMACOLOGY / THERAPEUTICS at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on the brain’s role in cardiopulmonary diseases, particularly pulmonary hypertension (PH), aiming to identify novel therapeutic targets. She leads the Oliveira Lab, which uses cutting-edge neuroscience techniques alongside pulmonary hemodynamic analyses to investigate neuroinflammation and microglial contributions to PH.
Education: PhD in Physiology (2016) from Federal University of Minas Gerais, MSc in Physiology (2012) from Federal University of Minas Gerais, and a Bachelor’s in Physiotherapy (2010) from Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais.
Research Interests: Neuroinflammation, microglial activation, gut-lung-brain axis interactions, pulmonary vascular remodeling, and translational therapies for PH. Her work highlights the critical role of activated microglia in autonomic nervous system dysfunction, linking brain pathology to systemic cardiovascular diseases.
Key Grants:
- Principal Investigator: Neuroimmune axis contribution to pulmonary hypertension (NHLBI, 2024–present)
- Principal Investigator: Neuroimmune axis studies (NHLBI, 2023–2024)
- Principal Investigator: Neuroinflammation in PH (American Heart Association, 2020–2021)
Scientific Awards: Multiple recognitions including 2nd Place in Early Career Showcase (2023, 2019), American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship, and Best Poster Awards.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Oliveira Lab, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to explore brain-gut-lung interactions and microglial biology. Current projects include STING signaling in PH, ACE2 overexpression therapies, and microbiota modulation strategies.
