Dr. Cardoso is Professor of Biochemistry and Immunology of the Medicine Course at Federal University of Fronteira Sul (Brazil). For over 10 years, her research group has a long-standing interest in the mechanisms related to the involvement of purinergic signaling and oxidative injury in various diseases, especially on many types of cancer, sepsis, as well as others non communicable diseases such as hypertension. She also investigates the role of physical exercise in treat/prevent diseases.