Speakers

VALTENCIR ZUCOLOTTO

Brazil
SÃO PAULO UNIVERSITY

He is a Full Professor at the Institute of Physics of São Carlos - IPSC of the University of São Paulo (USP), where he coordinates the GNAN Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology Group / IFSC / USP. He was an Affiliate Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (BAS). He is president of the commission of the Scientific Writing Portal of USP São Carlos Member of the Deliberative Council of the Brazilian Association of Scientific Editors (BASE). He holds a degree in Materials Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos (1997), a master’s Degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos (1999) and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of São Paulo (2003). Internship at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell, USA (2000-2001). He has been a Visiting Professor at Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France, in 2010. He has experience in Nanotechnology and Development and Application of Nanomaterials in Medicine, acting in our products: Nanomedicine, Development of Nanomaterials for Diagnosis and Therapy, Polymers, Automation, Biosensors, and nanocomposites. He has developed and ministered annually the Postgraduate course in Scientific Writing Techniques in English. Develop DVDs and Online Courses on Scientific Writing and teach mini-courses on how to write scientific articles and scientific publishing in various universities in Brazil and abroad. He has published over 160 articles in international journals and 14 book chapters. He has more than 3000 citations and factor H 32. He is associate editor of the Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology and Editor of the Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology (Springer) Series of Books.