Inserção Social
Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Patologia Ambiental e Experimental
A) Promoting Animal and Human Health and Welfare
- Prof. José Guilherme Xavier coordination of the Surgical Pathology service at the UNIP Veterinary Hospital, to prepare histopathological reports based on routine hospital samples.
- Prof. Elizabeth Cristina Perez Hurtado coordinating research into experimental and clinical oncology with ultra-dilute preparations of Viscum album. Current projects with clinical studies in dogs with mastocytoma and lymphoma, presented at the Animal Health Expo Forum 2025.
- Prof. Anuska and her student Valéria de Souza with their master's project “Diabetes mellitus in adolescence” at the Albert Einstein State Technical School, involving 106 adolescents (14-19 years old) in an educational event with blood glucose, blood pressure and anthropometric measurements. The results showed that 21% of the participants had pre-diabetes, 3% had stage 1 hypertension and 22% were overweight or at risk of being overweight. These findings were presented at the 27th and 28th Brazilian Multidisciplinary Congress on Diabetes (2023 and 2024).
B) One Health (Intersection between Animal, Human and Environmental Health)
- Prof. Dr. Maria Anete Lallo diagnoses zoonotic microsporidia in fecal samples using the PCR technique. An important milestone was the diagnosis of E. bieneusi in cats with chronic diarrhea, published in 2022 (doi: 10.1292/jvms.22-0045), which resulted in a study on the treatment of dogs with diarrhea associated with the same species. Laboratory services related to his research are available on the UNIP website.
C) Testing medicines for use in veterinary medicine
- Prof. Ivana B. Suffredini, together with her students and partner professors, has been dedicated to the bioprospecting of new veterinary medicines from Brazilian plants. Her research focuses on plant extracts that are active against breast tumor cells, both human and veterinary, and on microorganisms of veterinary and zoonotic interest. Of particular note is the work of doctoral student Pablo Carvalho Domingues, who identified a cytotoxic fraction against metastatic breast tumor cells, with potential application to feline and canine tumors.
D) Alternative and Innovative Therapies and Techniques in Medical and Surgical Practice, Population Control and Animal Welfare
- Prof. Leoni V. Bonamin, with the collaboration of Professor Ivana B. Suffredini, Dr. Steven Cartwright and master's student Nathalia S.S. de Medeiros, led two field studies on the physicochemical signs of dynamized inputs in water courses, with results published in scientific articles (DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1790284; 10.1055/s-0044-1787783). These studies made up Nathalia's dissertation, defended in 2023, which investigated the use of solvatochromic dyes to track the activity of ultra-diluted complexes in biodegradable devices in water, applied to aquatic ecosystems. The research, carried out in partnership with the company SIGO Homeopathy, has the potential to benefit the health of animals that are difficult to access, such as wild animals or animals from extensive herds, and has generated great interest in the scientific and homeopathic community, being presented at various events and webinars.
E) Organization of Fairs, Workshops, Technical Visits, Training and Updating of Teachers and Students
Every year, PPG students and teachers develop learning activities with 5th grade students from the Professor “Pedro Voss” State School. The activities carried out over the last four years are listed below:
- In 2021, under the responsibility of professors Eduardo F. Bondan and Thiago B. Kirsten, a group of postgraduate students created scientific and educational content about COVID-19. Children's characters, banners, games, magazines, information leaflets, videos and models were created and produced, specially formatted in attractive language that is easy for young people to understand. In this way, students had access to qualified content which, in a relaxed way, teaches them about the origin of the virus, the ways of preventing it, the importance of vaccination and the risk of fake news.
Access the article with more information about the project.
Watch the video with one of the works produced. - In 2022, students Beatriz Carvalho, Beatriz França Isaac de Oliveira, Daniel Lago, José Rodrigo Arruda, Julia Camargo, Karla Fernanda, Marta Celeste, Nathalia Salles and Valéria Souza, under the supervision of teachers Rodrigo F. da Silva and Anuska M. A. Saraiva, developed didactic games for teaching Science. Based on the Common National Curriculum Base (BNCC). The topics covered included nutrition, eating habits and the integration of the digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems, explored in three practical activities:
(A) Fishing game “Healthy Plate”, about balanced eating;
(B) Digestive System Physiology banner, detailing the anatomy and physiology of the human digestive system;
(C) Didactic game “Exploring Physiology”, about the interaction between the digestive, respiratory and cardiovascular systems. - In 2023, Professors Alessandra Marnie Martins Gomes de Castro and Welber Senteio Smith supervised the students on health-related topics, such as excess sugar in the diet, food contamination, organizing the fridge, observing decomposed food in the laboratory, and correct hand hygiene. The activities were dynamic and practical, using resources such as interactive posters, educational magnets, demonstrations and microscopes, providing the students with collaborative and meaningful learning about the importance of health care and disease prevention.
- In 2024, The project developed by the students, under the guidance of professors Maria Anete Lallo and Ivana Barbosa Suffredini, dealt with the topic of Single Health and Overpopulation. Various teaching materials were created to make the concepts easier to understand, culminating in the production of a document that is currently being evaluated for publication at an international congress.
Watch the video: Single Health and Overpopulation
Teaching Activities Developed 2022
Other Activities
- In 2024, students Ana Paula Soares da Silva, Elisangela Pinto, Lucas Maruchi and Thais Alves Bueno developed the booklet “PANDEMICS? I WANT TO KNOW!” as part of the subject Epidemiology Applied to the Environment and Public Health, under the guidance of professors Maria Anete Lallo and Alessandra Castro. The booklet, aimed at students in the 4th and 5th years of elementary school, covered the main pandemics in history in a playful and educational way. The content was made available online for public access (https://repositorio.unip.br/patologia-videos/pandemias-eu-quero-saber/).
- The “Speak Fish” project, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Welber Senteio Smith, aims to disseminate research on ecology and environmental conservation, addressing issues such as biodiversity, microplastics and impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Developed by doctoral, master's, undergraduate and scientific initiation students, the project uses games, playful activities, banners and debates to involve different audiences, including schools and municipal events. In addition, the project contributes to environmental conservation through the National Action Plan for the Conservation of Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Paraná River Basin, which has developed educational materials for schools and riverside communities, aimed at reducing the risk of extinction of 14 endangered fish species, with support from universities and ICMBio (https://www.instagram.com/leefunip/reel/C8IELKDuQ30/).