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41-568: The Federal University of Pará is the largest institution in both the North region of Brazil and the entire Amazon by enrollment and is a reference in the areas of Biomedical Sciences and Biology research, this last one mainly because of the Amazon Rainforest . Also, it is widely regarded as the best university in the northern region of Brazil and throughout the Amazon biome. It was founded in 1957, as

82-461: A center of excellence, where teaching, research, and extension converge to promote comprehensive education and contribute to the sustainable development of the region and the country as a whole. The university offers bachelor's degrees in the fields of arts and humanities, business and social sciences, language and culture, medicine and health, engineering and science and technology. Postgraduate degrees ( master 's and doctorate ) are offered in all of

123-526: A clinical setting whilst also studying towards an MSc or Doctoral qualification. At this point in history the field of medicine was the most prevalent sub field of biomedical science, as several breakthroughs on how to treat diseases and help the immune system were made. As well as the birth of body augmentations. In 1912, the Institute of Biomedical Science was founded in the United Kingdom. The institute

164-413: A died poliomyelitis vaccine, which he then tested on chimpanzees, himself, and several children. Brodie's vaccine trials went poorly since the polio-virus became active in many of the human test subjects. Many subjects had fatal side effects, paralyzing, and causing death. During and after World War II, the field of biomedical science saw a new age of technology and treatment methods. For instance in 1941

205-629: A non-profit public higher education institution located in the large city of Belém, Pará. The university is officially accredited/recognised by the Brazilian Ministry of Education as a prominent, coeducational higher education institution. Some of its faculties, such as the Law School (founded in 1902), the Pharmacy School (founded in 1903), and the Medical School (founded in 1919), being among

246-448: Is a multiple-Campus university with operations in the state of Pará. Featuring 154 undergraduate courses, 35 specialization courses, 100 master's programs, 55 doctoral programs, 25 institutes and centers, reaching 82 municipalities, 3 schools, 3 university hospitals, 28 medical residencies, 12 campuses, 1,021 research groups, 622 extension programs and projects, 2,458 technicians, 50,374 students, and 2,997 professors, it establishes itself as

287-521: Is an important part of the UK's National Health Service . While people working in healthcare science are only 5% of the staff of the NHS, 80% of all diagnoses can be attributed to their work. The volume of specialist healthcare science work is a significant part of the work of the NHS. Every year, NHS healthcare scientists carry out: The four governments of the UK have recognised the importance of healthcare science to

328-523: Is still standing today and still regularly publishes works in the major breakthroughs in disease treatments and other breakthroughs in the field 117 years later. The IBMS today represents approximately 20,000 members employed mainly in National Health Service and private laboratories. In 1928, British Scientist Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic penicillin . This was a huge breakthrough in biomedical science because it allowed for

369-498: The 90s, under governor Almir Gabriel, when its original colors were restored. It was also during his administration that modern Opera Festivals begun to take place, with free or low-cost renditions of operas like Il Barbiere di Seviglia or O Guarani . When declared by Brazil's Institute for Protection of Historical and Architectural Patrimony, its president chose Theatro da Paz as one of the "14 most beautiful jewels of Brazilian patrimony". The Theater has an exchange partnership with

410-637: The Amazon River and its jungle, as well as for its abundant rubber and timber plantations. Some of the most popular attractions include Estacao das Docas (Station of the Docks), Teatro da Paz (Peace Theatre) – dating back as far as 1869 and taking one of the many river tours that are conducted on a regular basis. One can also drop by the Mercado Ver-o-Peso , the largest free fair in South America, as well as

451-448: The Amazon rainforest. The university main campus is located in the Pará's capital city, Belém , a city with a tropical climate. It is very humid and moist, with no dry season. This gives the tropical rainforest vegetation the ideal amount of moisture in which to thrive. The Amazon is home to an astounding variety of species; both plant and animal. This area is known for being home to portions of

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492-557: The Mangrove of Herons Garden, a contemporary-styled park in the Cidade Velha area of Belém. The current administrative model of UFPA emerged from the need to centralize a higher education institution for the eastern Amazon, as there were previously some colleges in the city of Belém, organized as free colleges. The oldest of these is the Law School , established on March 31, 1902, followed by

533-506: The NHS, introducing the Modernising Scientific Careers initiative to make certain that the education and training for healthcare scientists ensures there is the flexibility to meet patient needs while keeping up to date with scientific developments. Graduates of an accredited biomedical science degree programme can also apply for the NHS' Scientist training programme, which gives successful applicants an opportunity to work in

574-766: The Rector, during which Decree No. 65,880, dated December 16, 1969, approved the new restructuring plan of the Federal University of Pará. One of the essential elements of this plan was the creation of Centers, with the extinction of existing Faculties, and the definition of the Departments' functions. On September 2, 1970, the Federal Council of Education approved the General Regulations of the Federal University of Pará through Ordinance No. 1,307/70. A regimental revision

615-660: The UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education Benchmark Statement in 2015, includes those science disciplines whose primary focus is the biology of human health and disease and ranges from the generic study of biomedical sciences and human biology to more specialised subject areas such as pharmacology, human physiology and human nutrition. It is underpinned by relevant basic sciences including anatomy and physiology, cell biology, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics and molecular biology, pharmacology, immunology, mathematics and statistics, and bioinformatics . As such

656-558: The University of Pará was solemnly installed in a session chaired by President Kubitschek at the Teatro da Paz , on January 31, 1959. Its installation was a merely symbolic act, as Decree no. 42,427 had already approved, on October 12, 1957, the first Statute of the University, which defined the orientation of the institution's educational policy, and since November 28 of the same year, the first rector, Mário Braga Henriques (Nov. 1957 to Dec. 1960),

697-413: The above-mentioned areas, except medicine and health and language and culture (doctorate degree). Among UFPA research teams, there are many nationally recognised groups, particularly in the fields of parasitology, tropical diseases and geosciences. UFPA is a reference in the areas of biomedical sciences and biology research, the latter due to the city's location as a gateway to the Amazon river and house to

738-428: The aim of promoting regional development and also improving the institution's core activities. A new restructuring of the University was attempted in 1968, with a plan presented to the Federal Council of Education. From late 1968 to early 1969, a series of legal diplomas, notably Laws no. 5,539 and 5,540/68, established new criteria for the operation of Universities. From July 1969 to June 1973, Aloysio Chaves served as

779-545: The beginning of the country's redemocratization. Amazon Brazil Latin America World The Museum of the Federal University of Pará (MUFPA) was established in 1983 to house collections of the university from both Brazil and its North Region . It is located in the Augusto Montenegro Mansion , the former residence of Governor Augusto Montenegro . — Jean Hébette  : Professor Hébbete

820-596: The biomedical sciences have a much wider range of academic and research activities and economic significance than that defined by hospital laboratory sciences. Biomedical Sciences are the major focus of bioscience research and funding in the 21st century. A sub-set of biomedical sciences is the science of clinical laboratory diagnosis. This is commonly referred to in the UK as 'biomedical science' or 'healthcare science'. There are at least 45 different specialisms within healthcare science, which are traditionally grouped into three main divisions: The healthcare science workforce

861-507: The completion of the first successful killed-virus Polio vaccine. The vaccine was tested on about 1.6 million Canadian, American, and Finnish children in 1954. The vaccine was announced as safe on 12 April 1955. Teatro da Paz Theatro da Paz (Peace Theater) is a theater located in the Praça da República (Republic Square) on the city of Belém , capital of the state of Pará , in Brazil . It

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902-583: The establishment of the School of Pharmacy of Pará in 1903, the Free School of Dentistry in 1914, the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of Pará on January 9, 1919, the School of Engineering of Pará in 1931, the Faculty of Economic, Accounting and Actuarial Sciences in 1953, and the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences, and Letters of Belém in 1954. These educational institutions were the forerunners of UFPA. The University of Pará

943-422: The first hormonal treatment for prostate cancer was implemented by Urologist and cancer researcher Charles B. Huggins . Huggins discovered that if you remove the testicles from a man with prostate cancer, the cancer had nowhere to spread, and nothing to feed on thus putting the subject into remission. This advancement lead to the development of hormonal blocking drugs, which is less invasive and still used today. At

984-455: The noble hall, next to a giant-sized crystal mirror, remain the busts of maestros Carlos Gomes and Henrique Gurjão . In Theatro da Paz, Carlos Gomes ran his most famous opera, O Guarani , and Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova also touched its stage with her ballet shoes. Decoration was planned by Italian Domenico de Angelis who also decorated Teatro Amazonas in Manaus . He also painted

1025-465: The number of columns over the main entrance. Its architectural lines, however, remain unaltered. It was listed as a historic structure by National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1963. Theatro da Paz was planned by engineer José Libúrcio Pereira Magalhães, with some alterations added by the Public Constructions office. Construction began in 1869 and ended in 1874, but

1066-567: The oldest in Brazil and being absorbed by it. Its territorial area is approximately 3,328,655.80 m², while its built-up area is approximately 204,930.90 m². The fundamental principle of UFPA is the integration of teaching, research, and extension functions. It was listed 15th in the ranking of the largest institutions in the country in terms of enrollments. UFPA is a Federal Institution of higher education with didactic, scientific, disciplinary, administrative, financial and property management autonomy. It

1107-477: The organisation within this period. Theatro da Paz, as in Leandro Tocantins, " is the definitely neoclassical ". On each side, there are patios surrounded by columns and staircases giving access to Praça da República (Republic Square). Straw seats in the shape of a horseshoe. In the lobby, there are two carrara-marmor busts: José de Alencar e Gonçalves Dias , who introduced the indianismo in Brazil . In

1148-571: The tail end of this decade, the first bone marrow transplant was done on a mouse in 1949. The surgery was conducted by Dr. Leon O. Jacobson , he discovered that he could transplant bone marrow and spleen tissues in a mouse that had both no bone marrow and a destroyed spleen. The procedure is still used in modern medicine today and is responsible for saving countless lives. In the 1950s, we saw innovation in technology across all fields, but most importantly there were many breakthroughs which led to modern medicine. On 6 March 1953, Dr. Jonas Salk announced

1189-446: The theater was only opened to the public after an administrative investigation against its builders. The premiere feature was Adolphe d'Ennery 's drama called The Two Orphans , having taken place on February 16, 1878, and organized by Vicent Pontes de Oliveira theater company, which deal with Theatro da Paz lasted for five years and made him responsible also for the stage lights , decoration, choreography and props , as well as for

1230-579: The theater's panel in its spectacle room's roof, which depicted Greek gods , as well as the Jover roof, which was lost due to an infiltration and later restored in 1960 by another Italian artist, Armando Baloni . In 1904, during Augusto Montenegro 's government, four busts representing music , poetry , comedy and tragedy were included in Theatro da Paz decoration. During the golden age of rubber, world's most famous lyrical companies featured their presentations in

1271-448: The theater, but after the rubber era, it has been neglected and suffered from bad maintenance. After Armando Baloni's painting, in 1960, Pará state governor then, Aurélio do Carmo , kept the restoration until 1965, under Jarbas Passarinho 's administration, Theatro da Paz was finally fully recovered and reopened to the public. The writing "Theatro", in archaic Portuguese, has been kept. Theatro da Paz underwent another major reformation in

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1312-413: The treatment of bacterial infections. In 1926, the first artificial pacemaker was made by Australian physician Dr. Mark C. Lidwell. This portable machine was plugged into a lighting point. One pole was applied to a skin pad soaked with strong salt solution, while the other consisted of a needle insulated up to the point and was plunged into the appropriate cardiac chamber and the machine started. A switch

1353-461: The university complex: The first rector of the Federal University of Pará was Professor Mário Braga Henriques, from the Law School, and the one who remained for the shortest period, only three years, in the rectory. Professor Coelho de Souza (1981-1985) was the last rector of the Military Regime, and Professor José Seixas Lourenço (1985-1989) was the first elected by the academic community, at

1394-595: The year 1985, the Rectorate's regulations were reformulated after the approval of Resolution No. 549 by the University Council on December 9, 1985, and have been in effect to the present date. José Seixas Lourenço held the rectorship from July 1985 to June 1989, followed by Nilson Pinto de Oliveira from July 1989 to June 1993, Marcos Ximenes Ponte from July 1993 to June 1997, and Cristovam Wanderley Picanço Diniz from July 1997 to June 2001. The following units are part of

1435-877: Was a student of the first Biology major of the university. Her research focus mainly in Polymorphism (biology) . 1°28′34″S 48°27′28″W  /  1.4762°S 48.4577°W  / -1.4762; -48.4577 Biomedical Sciences Biomedical sciences are a set of sciences applying portions of natural science or formal science , or both, to develop knowledge, interventions, or technology that are of use in healthcare or public health . Such disciplines as medical microbiology , clinical virology , clinical epidemiology , genetic epidemiology , and biomedical engineering are medical sciences. In explaining physiological mechanisms operating in pathological processes , however, pathophysiology can be regarded as basic science . Biomedical Sciences, as defined by

1476-476: Was an economist and one of the greatest references in research involving Amazon's social conditions. — Luiz Carlos de Lima Silveira  : Luiz Silveira was a pioneer in the development of Neuroscience at UFPa. He is a respected neuroscientist in Brazil and had a Ph.D. in Neurophysiology from Oxford University . — Maria Paula Cruz Schneider  : One of the greatest Brazilian's geneticist. Dr. Schneider

1517-463: Was built following neoclassical architectural lines during the golden age of rubber in Amazon Basin . It is considered the most important culture house in northern Brazil . Its name has been suggested by bishop D. Macedo Costa, who also launched the foundation stone of the theater on March 3, 1869. Theatro da Paz has suffered minor alterations along the years to its façade, namely the reduction of

1558-547: Was carried out in 1976/1977, aiming to comply with subsequent legal provisions, which led to a new Regulation approved by the Federal Council of Education through Opinion No. 1,854/77 and published in the Official Gazette on July 18, 1978. Clóvis Cunha da Gama Malcher took office in July 1973 (Jul. 1973 to Jun. 1977), followed by Aracy Amazonas Barretto (Jul. 1977 to Jun. 1981) and Daniel Coelho de Souza (Jul. 1981 to Jun. 1985). In

1599-539: Was in office. On December 19, 1960, José Rodrigues da Silveira Netto took office, holding the Rectorate for eight and a half years (Dec. 1960 to July 1969). The first statutory reform of the University took place in September 1963, when the new Statute was published in the Official Gazette. Two months after the statutory reform, the University was restructured by Law no. 4,283, of November 18, 1963. During this period, new courses and new basic activities were implemented, with

1640-403: Was incorporated to change the polarity. The pacemaker rate ranged from about 80 to 120 pulses per minute and the voltage also variable from 1.5 to 120 volts. The 1930s was a huge era for biomedical research, as this was the era where antibiotics became more widespread and vaccines started to be developed. In 1935, the idea of a polio vaccine was introduced by Dr. Maurice Brodie . Brodie prepared

1681-490: Was officially created on July 2, 1957, by decree no. 3,191, sanctioned by the then president Juscelino Kubitschek , after five years of legislative process. It brought together the seven federal, state, and private colleges existing in Belém: Law, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Medicine and Surgery, Civil Engineering, Economic, Accounting and Actuarial Sciences, and Philosophy, Sciences, and Letters. More than 18 months after its creation,

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