Prof. Dr. João Carlos Palazzo de Mello
He has experience in the field of Pharmacy with emphasis on Phytochemistry, working mainly on the following topics: condensed tannins (isolation and structural identification), antimicrobial activity, antiviral activity, cicatrizant action, antioxidant activity of extracts and substances isolated from Paullinia cupana, Stryphnodendron adstringens, Stryphnodendron obovatum, Stryphnodendron polyphyllum, Guazuma ulmifolia, Maytenus ilicifolia, Croton moritibensis, Trichilia catigua, Caesalpinia peltophoroides, among others of the Brazilian biodiversity. In addition to the above topics, he also works on processes for the validation of plant extracts.
- Graduation in Pharmacy - UEM (1983)
- Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences - UFRGS (1989)
- PhD in Natural Sciences - Universität Münster (Westfälische-Wilhelms) (1995)
- Post-doctorate - Universität Münster (Westfälische-Wilhelms) (1996)
- Post-doctorate - Universität Münster (Westfälische-Wilhelms) (2004)
- Post-doctorate-USP-Ribeirão Preto (2010)
- Post-doctorate - USP-Ribeirão Preto (2011)
