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Eduardo Rocha, Ph.D

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Associate Professor of Histology and Embryology, Department of Microscopy
Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar - ICBAS
University of Porto, Portugal
Administrative Appointments - ICBAS
President of the Pedagogic Council (2002/03-2004/05)
Member of the Scientific Council Coordinating Committee (2002/03-2004/05)
Coordinator of the Auto-Evaluation Report for the Medicine Graduation (2003-2004)
Pre-Graduate Teaching - ICBAS
Professor of both Human and Comparative Histology and Embryology
Post-Graduate Responsibilities - ICBAS

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Member of the Coordinating Committee of the Master's Degree Program in Marine Sciences
Relevant positions at other Institutions of the University of Porto

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Member of the Executive Council of the CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research
Current Research Interests
1 - Liver Histology and Histopathology (undergoing studies in rat, brown trout, Ohrid trout, and tilapia). Steroid influences.
2 - Modelling of hepatocytic and renal peroxisomes by sexual steroids and mimics (using brown trout as a model)
3 - Ecopathology of wild fish (survey on lesions found in Portuguese inland and estuarine waters) 
4 - Use and adaptation of stereological tools to solve interesting biological problems
a. Age-related changes in the rat cerebellar cortex
b. Muscle growth dynamics in fish (red sea-bream, trout)
c. Evaluation of toxicophatic lesions in diverse organs
d. Evaluating gradients and competence of oocytes and embryos 
Memberships
Laboratory for Cellular and Molecular Studies - Center for Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR)
Portuguese Society for Electron Microscopy and Cell Biology (SPME-BC)
Portuguese Anatomical Society
International Society for Stereology (ISS)
International Society of Vertebrate Morphologists (ISVM)
Editorial Tasks
Editor of the international journal Comparative Hepatology
Editor of the book "Fish Histology" (in preparation - Science Publishers, Inc., USA)
Serves regularly as reviewer for diverse international journals
PhD Students
Pedro Matos - Hepatic carcinogenesis in selected models
Figueiredo Fernandes - Tilapia liver characterization and toxicological related morphofunctional changes
Dolores Resende - Modelation of brown trout kidney peroxisomes by hormones and certain toxicants
Carla Batista-Pinto - PAPRs in brown trout and correlation with hormonal related morphofunctional changes in peroxisomes
Cláudia Maria Ribeiro - Steroidal modulation of selected biosynthetic pathways of tilapia
Paula Silva - Muscle fibres characterization and dynamics in red sea-bream