Georgia of Thanksgiving

Professor
Health Sciences
Federal University of Uberlandia(UFU)
Brazil

Professor Nutrition
Biography

Georgia of Thanksgiving Graduated in Nutrition from the Federal University of Ouro Preto (2005), Master's Degree in Biological Sciences from the same University (2007), PhD from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2014), area of ​​concentration: Health Promotion, Prevention and Control of Aggravations. Postdoctoral degree in Epidemiology by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2014-2015). She is currently assistant professor of Nutrition at the Federal University of Uberlândia, tutor of the Multiprofessional Health Residency Program in the areas of Special Patients, Oncology and Clinical Nutrition and Professor of Post-graduation in Health Sciences. She works in the areas of clinical nutrition, genetic and nutritional epidemiology.

Research Intrest

Areas of clinical nutrition, genetic and nutritional epidemiology

List of Publications
PENA, GG ; MENDES, JCL; SILVEIRA, AP; REIS, TC; VIEIRA, RG; SILVA, NSSE; VELOSO, RR. RISK BEHAVIORS FOR THE HEALTH OF ADOLESCENTS OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION NETWORK. Adolescence & Health, v. 13, p. 36-50, 2016.
DAMÉ, PATRÍCIA; CHERUBINI, KADHIJA; GOVEIA, PAMELA; PENA, Georgia ; GALLIANO, LEONY; FAÇANHA, CRISTINA; NUNES, MARIA ANGÉLICA. Depressive Symptoms in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: The LINDA-Brazil Study. Journal of Diabetes Research , v. 2017, p. 1-6, 2017
SILVA, ROSÂNGELA RAMOS VELOSO; SILVEIRA, MARISE FAGUNDES; Pena, Georgia of Graces ; REIS MARTINS, TATIANA CARVALHO; PINHEIRO, UGO BORGES; JUNIOR, RENATO SOBRAL MONTEIRO; SANTOS, SÉRGIO HENRIQUE SOUSA; DE PAULA, ALFREDO MAURÍCIO BATISTA; NETO, JOÃO FELÍCIO RODRIGUES; GUIMARÃES, ANDRÉ LUIZ SENA. Genetic variation in the promoter region of the TNF rs1800629 gene is not associated with adiposity index, but AA genotype is more likely to have low cellular membrane integrity. GOAL GENE, v. 13, p. 85-91, 2017
Pena, Georgia of Graces ; SILVA, ROSÂNGELA RAMOS VELOSO; PEREIRA, MAYANE MOURA; MARITNS, TATIANA CARVALHO REIS; FARIAS, LUCYANA CONCEIÇÃO; GOMES, EMISAEL STENIO BATISTA; NETO, JOÃO FELÍCIO RODRIGUES; DE PAULA, ALFREDO MAURÍCIO BATISTA; SANTOS, SÉRGIO HENRIQUE SOUZA; CALDEIRA, ANTONIO PRATES; GUIMARÃES, ANDRÉ LUIZ SENA. Interleukin-1β (rs1143634) polymorphism and adiposity traits in Quilombolas. GOAL GENE, v. 13, p. 78-84, 2017.