Annual Activities Report 2011 - INCT-Inofar - UFRJ

Annual Report 2011 | INCT-INOFAR
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AIQ Conference Cycle
Scientific
Education and
Awareness
At the request of the Brazilian Chemistry Society (SBQ) and of the Foundation for Research Support
in the State of Sao Paulo (FAPESP), INCT-INOFAR researchers have been part of the Conference
Cycle for the International Year of Chemistry (AIQ). Throughout 2011, the cycle had 10 meetings
to debate different themes in Chemistry. The entire conference cycle was covered by the FAPESP
Research magazine.
The cycle titled “Medicinal Chemistry: challenges and perspectives”, which took place at the FAPESP
auditorium in Sao Paulo had the presence of INCT-INOFAR researchers Eliezer J. Barreiro (UFRJ)
and Luiz Carlos Dias (UNICAMP).
The following month, the “Biodiversity and Chemistry” cycle took place. Prof. Vanderlan da Silva Bolzani
(UNESP – Araraquara), researcher and member of the INCT-INOFAR Managing and Follow-Up
Committee, alongside with Mariluce Moura, FAPESP Research magazine director, coordinated the
AIQ conference cycle activities.
In the cycle “Chemistry sweet, bitter, and fragrant”, which took place in August, INCT-INOFAR
CGA researcher Angelo da Cunha Pinto (UFRJ) talked about how natural products, for example,
carbohydrates, terpenes, fragrances, alkaloids, and flavonoids, can inspire new pharmaceuticals.
“Medicine is made of molecules: chemical components
are behind diseases, diagnoses, and treatments”
FAPESP Research Magazine
Issue 185, July 2011
“From molecule to organisms: the wealth of biodiversity
of Brazilian forests is also revealed in substances”
FAPESP Research Magazine
Issue186, August 2011
“Flavors and perfumes: sweet, fragrant compounds are
the lead characters”
FAPESP Research Magazine
Issue 187, September 2011