

Researchers
Main Investigators
Paulo Sergio Chagas Gomes, Ph.D. (Gomes PSC)
- Adjunct Professor at Institute of Physical Education - UERJ/RJ
- Professor at Graduate Program in Exercise and Sport Sciences - UERJ/RJ
- (Brazilian) National Council for Scientific and Technological Development Scientist - PQ/CNPq (2010-2019)
- Rio de Janeiro State University PROCIÊNCIA recipient (2017-2025)
- B.Sc. in Physical Education - UFRJ/RJ
- M.Sc. in Physical Education - University of Saskatchewan, Canada
- Ph.D. in Physical Education - University of Alberta, Canada
- Visiting Research Fellow (post-doctoral), College of Health and Human Performance, College of Medicine, Center for Exercise Sciences, University of Florida, USA (1998-1999)
Cláudia de Mello Meirelles, Ph.D. (Meirelles CM)
- Full Professor at Escola de Educação Física do Exército - EsEFEx/RJ
- B.Sc. in Nutrition - UERJ/RJ (1995)
- M.Sc. in Nutrition - UFRJ/RJ (1999)
- Ph.D. in Physical Education - UGF/RJ (2008)
Ramon Franco Carvalho, Ph.D. (Carvalho RF)
- B.Sc. in Physical Education - UNESA/RJ (2006)
- Specialist in Human and Exercise Physiology - FAMATH/RJ (2007)
- M.Sc. in Physical Education - UGF/RJ (2011)
- Ph.D. in Exercise and Sport Sciences - UERJ/RJ (2022)
Collaborating Investigators
Roberto Mogami, M.D., Ph.D. (Mogami R)
- Titular Professor at the Faculty of Medicine - UERJ/RJ
- M.D. in Faculty of Medicine - UFRJ/RJ (1992)
- Specialist in Radiology - UERJ/RJ (1996)
- M.Sc. in Medicine (Radiology) - UFRJ/RJ (1998)
- Ph.D. in Medicine (Radiology) - UFRJ/RJ (2001)
Roberta Arnoldi Cobas, M.D., Ph.D. (Cobas RA)
- Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine - UERJ/RJ
- M.D. in Faculty of Medicine - UERJ/RJ (1998)
- Specialist in Endocrinology and Metabolism - UERJ/RJ (2002)
- Specialist in Nutrology - IPMCC/RJ (2004)
- Ph.D. in Clinical and Experimental Physiopathology - UERJ/RJ (2009)
External Investigator
- Yagesh Bhambhani, Ph.D. (Bhambhani YN; Bhambhani Y)
- Emeritus Professor Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Ph.D. Student:
André Luiz Conveniente Soares, M.Sc. (Soare ALC)
- B.Sc. in Physical Education - UERJ/RJ (2019)
- M.Sc. in Exercise and Sport Sciences - UERJ/RJ (2022)
- Ph.D. Scholarship from FAPERJ
- Link to CV Lattes
- Link to ORCID
Bruno Guimarães de Oliveira, M.Sc. (Oliveira BG)
- B.Sc. in Physical Education - UNISUAM/RJ (2013)
- Specialist in Sports Training - UCL/RJ (2016)
- Specialist in Science of Human Performance - UFRJ/RJ (2019)
- M.Sc. in Rehabilitation Sciences - UNISUAM/RJ (2021)
M.Sc. Students:
Bruno Rodrigues Arruda, B.Sc. (Arruda BR)
- B.Sc. in Physical Education - UERJ/RJ (2023)
- M.Sc. Scholarship from CAPES
Milena Barboza da Costa, B.Sc. (Costa MB)
- B.Sc. in Physiotherapy - IBMR/RJ (2023)
- Specialist in Neurofunctional Physiotherapy - FAMESP/SP (2024)
- Specialist in Traumato-orthopedic Physiotherapy - FAMESP/SP (2024)
- M.Sc. Scholarship from CAPES
- Link to ORCID
Trainees:
Isabelle França Pontes, B.Sc. (Pontes IF)
- B.Sc. in Psychology - UFF/RJ (2018)
- Specialist in Social Assistance and Human Rights - PUC/RJ (2021)
- Scientific Initiation Scholarship from PIBIC/UERJ