Research Associates

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Tayna Rody graduated in Biomedicine at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2015-2019). She has been Fernanda De Felice’s orientation since her first year as an undergraduate in 2015. She has a master's degree in Biochemistry at UFRJ (2019-2021). Currently, she is a Ph.D. student at the Institute of Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis at the UFRJ. Tayna’s research focuses on investigating the role of exercise-linked irisin in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). She has experience in Biochemistry, with an emphasis on physical exercise, AD, and the development of a new therapy.

PhD student in Biological Chemistry program at the Institute of Medical Biochemistry at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Involved in research projects at the Disease Investigation Laboratory, since 2018, which seek to better understand the biochemical and molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer's Disease and the impact of obesity on the brain. Interest in the areas of Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Memory, Extracellular Vesicles and Metabolism.

Coordinator of Molecular Biology at the Neurolife Laboratory and a collaborating scientist in the R&D sector at the Neurolife Laboratory. He was a university professor and coordinator of the subjects Introduction to Molecular Biology and Molecular Techniques. Currently, is a postgraduate professor of the Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases course at Faculdade Pio XII. Graduated in Biomedicine from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2008) with a monograph supervised by Professor Sérgio T. Ferreira. He completed a postgraduate (Master's) in Biochemistry at the Institute of Medical Biochemistry at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2011), under the guidance of Sérgio T. Ferreira and Stevens K. Rehen. In addition, he carried out a Specialization in Clinical Research by the National Cancer Institute (2012), with an emphasis on training and qualification in Molecular Biology. He is currently doing his PhD at IDor under the guidance of Professor Fernanda De Felice and co-supervision of Fernanda Moll and Carlos Otavio Brandao. He has experience in the field of molecular diagnosis, molecular biology, immunofluorescence, microscopy, neurobiology, stem cells, bioinformatics and cancer. He is interested in developing scientific research, neuro research and sustainability.

Julia Marinatto is a Biomedicine undergraduate student at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Since 2021, she has been participating in the De Felice lab as an undergraduate trainee. Her goal is to gain a deeper understanding of the biochemical and molecular mechanisms of obesity and their correlation with memory and cognition. She is interested in Neuroscience, Physiology, Metabolism, and Biochemistry.

Hi, I’m Jieming! I am currently an incoming third-year student in the Bachelor of Health Sciences program at Queen’s University. As a research volunteer in Dr. De Felice’s lab, I have been involved in conducting biochemical experiments to measure the irisin protein concentration in patient samples to study its role in Alzheimer’s disease. From this, I am very eager to learn more about the biochemical mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease and discover therapeutic targets to advance research in AD treatment.

Danielle Pessioni has been a scientific initiation student at LInDA since March 2023. Currently is following the project “Investigation of the impact of extracellular vesicles associated with FNDC5/Irisin in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease”, being co-advised by doctoral student Tayná Rody. The central interest is neurodegenerative diseases, mainly Alzheimer's, finding possible therapies that reduce their effects.