Laboratory of GeneticToxicology

Aims

• Evaluate genotoxic and mutagenic activity
• Assess occupational and environmental exposure
• Develop research on DNA repair

Research Areas

• Mutagenesis
• Mutagenic and antimutagenic activities associated with drugs and natural products
• Occupational and environmental exposure assessment in human populations
• Environmental mutagenesis

Techniques and Services

• Analysis of micronuclei in vivo and in vitro
• In vivo and in vitro Comet Assay
• Ames test
• Gene Mutation Assay with yeast:  Saccharomyces cerevisiae
• Mutagenicity tests for natural and synthetic bioactive product analyses
• Mutagenicity test for environmental and occupational biomonitoring

Contacts
Juliana da Silva, Dr.;  Jaqueline Picada, Dr.
Phone: +55 51 3477-4000 (Extension 2436) - E-mail: juliana.silva@ulbra.br | ppgbiosaude@ulbra.br

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