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Ricardo da Costa e Sousa is an Assistant Professor at Boston University in the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. He has a DVM, MS, and DSc, having received his educational qualifications from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. His research focuses on neuroendocrine control of thyroid hormones metabolism and the mechanisms by which specific subpopulations of hypothalamic neurons regulate the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis. Dr. Sousa's doctoral research investigated the hypothalamus's control over TSH secretion and thyroid activity, emphasizing NPY receptors. Additionally, his postdoctoral work delved deeper into thyroid hormones' actions on pituitary regulation of TRH neurons. In 2019, he joined the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Weill Cornell Medicine. Since joining Boston University in 2022, he has continued to generate data that have the potential to change paradigms in the field of endocrinology. His work has been recognized with awards from the Endocrine Society and CAPES.
Boston University • Boston, MA
Teaching and conducting research in the field of endocrinology, focusing on neuroendocrine control of thyroid hormones.
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