Oliveira Laboratory
Introduction
Dr. Oliveira is an Assistant Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Vascular Immunobiology at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). She earned a Ph.D. (Immunobiology/Biophysics) and an M.S. (Cardiovascular Pharmacology) from one of the best Latin America Universities – the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her research interests focus on uncovering the pathophysiology of vascular endothelium due to inflammatory cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, such as Schistosomiasis, Sepsis, Acute Lung Injury/Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS), and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). Moreover, as an educator, she also devotes her efforts on how effectively communicating the scientific findings of this field of research to its community and society as a whole.