The Program
The Graduate Program in Health Sciences (PPGCS) at Unesc was recognized by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes) in November 2004 for its Master's level and in August 2006 for its Doctorate level. The PPGCS is linked to the Medicine Area I and holds a Capes rating of 7.
Since then, it has been a great articulating instrument for biomedical research, with researchers of high technical and scientific capacity who coordinate research laboratories in which graduate students develop their research projects. In addition, through its supervisors and research laboratory, PPGCS promotes the development and involvement of students from various undergraduate health sciences courses at Unesc, engaging them as scientific initiation students. Beyond a solid theoretical foundation, our program places special emphasis on the production of scientific and technological knowledge and the consequent training of researchers.
Mission +
To qualify research and human resources development in the health field in order to promote scientific and technological innovation in the regional context with international reach. +
Objective +
The aim of Unesc's Graduate Program in Health Sciences is to provide solid technical-scientific and didactic-pedagogical training for health professionals, enabling them to produce and disseminate scientific knowledge and to teach in the health sciences. The research projects developed within the scope of the PPGCS encompass various areas of knowledge in order to train highly qualified professionals with multidisciplinary profiles within the Health Sciences.
Research Lines
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Pathophysiology
Neurosciences
Pathophysiology
Studies the biological mechanisms of diseases in order to understand their onset and progression, with the aim of developing better therapeutic strategies. This line relies on preclinical, clinical, and epidemiological studies.
Neurosciences
Examines the central nervous system from a perspective that integrates basic sciences and clinical practice. It first seeks to understand the normal functioning of the brain in order to comprehend pathological processes and their treatment. In basic sciences, it relies on neurochemistry and neurophysiology, while in clinical practice, it draws on psychology, neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry.
CAPES Evaluation
