Paulo Francisco Veiga Bizerra is a researcher in Biological Sciences with expertise in biochemistry, metabolism, and molecular biology. He earned his degree in Animal Science and his Master’s in Animal Science and Technology from São Paulo State University (UNESP), followed by a PhD in Biological Sciences from the State University of Maringá (UEM). During his doctoral studies, he uncovered how impairments in mitochondrial bioenergetics contribute to the acute hepatotoxic effects of the antidepressant clomipramine.
As part of a sandwich PhD program at the Tytgat Institute, University of Amsterdam, Paulo investigated liver immune cells and the signaling pathways of Soluble Adenylyl Cyclase (sAC). After completing his PhD, Paulo served as a temporary lecturer in Biochemistry at UNESP and pursued postdoctoral research in neurobiology at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP). He is currently a lab manager in Maschalidi lab supporting work on phagocytosis and antigen presentation in autoimmune settings.