Editorial Team

Editor

Manoel Antonio da Silva Ribeiro, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Associate Editors

Alessandra Vaccari, School of Nursing and Public Health, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Alexandre Vontobel Padoin, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Andréa Priscila Klein de Morais, Unisinos University, São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil.

Carla Helena Augustin Schwanke, Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Christina Campana Duarte, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Dario Cecilio-Fernandes, Department of Medical Psychology and Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP - Brazil, Brazil

Edgar Enrique Sarria Icaza, Department of Biology and Pharmacy at the University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brazil

Emerson Rodrigues da Silva, School of Medicine of the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS), Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil

Franceliane Jobim Benedetti, Course of Nutrition of the Franciscano University Center (UNIFRA), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

Iná da Silva dos Santos, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL), Pelotas, RS, Brazil

João Paulo Heinzmann-Filho, Course of Physical Therapy of the Cenecista Universitary Center (UNICNEC), Osório, RS, Brazil

Leonardo Araújo Pinto, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Lucas Schreiner, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Márcio Vinícius Fagundes Donadio, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), Barcelona, Espanha

Maria Teresa Ruiz Tsukazan, Escola de Medicina da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Paulo Márcio C. Pitrez, Education and Research Institute of Hospital Moinhos de Vento (HMV), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Renato Soleiman Franco, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Ricardo Bernardi Soder, Brain Institute (InsCer) of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Ricardo Breigeiron, Escola de Medicina da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Rita Mattiello, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

William Christopher Buck, UCLA, Angola

Technical Support

Camila Henz Scarpatto, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Elizane Giordani, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Eduardo Pletsch Blender, Curso de Medicina, Escola de Medicina da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Larita Helena Albieri de Almeida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Michele Galvão da Silva, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Raquel Jaqueline Eder Ribeiro, Curso de Medicina, Escola de Medicina da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Editorial Board

Adriani Oliveira Galão, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Alan S. Livingstone, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States

Ana Marušić, University of Split School of Medicine (MEFST), Split, Croatia

Carlos Eduardo Poli de Figueiredo, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Denise Cantarelli Machado, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Fernando C. Fervenza, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Henrique Luiz Staub, School of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Ivan Antônio Izquierdo, Brain Institute (INSCER), Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Ivan Carlos Ferreira Antonello, Brain Institute (INSCER), School of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Jaderson Costa da Costa, Brain Institute (INSCER), School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Jefferson Luis Braga da Silva, School of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

João Carlos Batista Santana, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

João Luiz Dornelles Bastos, Department of Public Health, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil

Jorge Enrique Gómez-Marín, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Quindío, Molecular Parasitology Group (GEPAMOL), Center for Biomedical Research of the University of Quindío, Armenia, Quindío, Colombia

José Roberto Goldim, Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Research Ethics Committee of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA-UFRGS), Center for Experimental Research of HCPA-UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Magda Lahorgue Nunes, Brain Institute (INSCER), Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Malcolm K. Jones, School of Veterinary Sciences at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Manuel João Costa, Medical Education Unit, University of Minho. Braga, Minho, Portugal

Maria Helena Itaqui Lopes, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS), Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil

Martín Pablo Cammarota, Brain Institute of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil

Renato Augusto DaMatta, State University of Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil

René A. Tio, Center for Educational Development and Research, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, GR, Netherlands

Roberto F. Machado, Institute for Personalized Respiratory Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States

Thais Russomano, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Space Physiology and Health Master's Degree Course, King's College London (KCL), London, United Kingdom

Valeria Meroni, Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas da Universidade de Pavia. Pavia, Itália

Vânia Elizabeth Ramos Melhado, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (FCMSCSP), São Paulo, SP, Brasil

Dr. Wilson Cañon Montañez, Universidad de Antioquia, Colômbia