Teaching & Research
Taught modules
BIOS 2106 Systems Physiology I (Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology)
BIOS 3108 Systems Physiology II (Neurophysiology)
BIOS 3304 Human Nutrition and Disease Management
BIOS3404 Neuroendocrinology
Research
Dr Bueno is a founding member of the Worcester Biomedical Research Group (WBRG) and is currently involved in several research projects:
- The effects of plant polyphenols and essential fatty acid supplementation on cell membrane phospholipid composition in obese rats and in cell models of neural degeneration
- Associations between high fat diet intake, oestrogen replacement therapies and depressive-like behavioural symptoms in rats
- Associations between fatty acid intake and biomarkers of cardiovascular health in pre-menopausal women
- The impact of a group intervention to improve nutritional intake and promote behaviour change for women who have had treatment for breast cancer
PhD Project Ideas
External Collaborators
Prof Eliane Beraldi Ribeiro – Department of Physiology, Sao Paulo Federal University, Brazil
Dr Cristiane de Oliveira – Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Prof Michael Crawford, PhD, FSB, FRCPath – Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
Dr Monica Telles – Department of Biological Sciences, Sao Paulo Federal University, Brazil
Dr Rosangela Passos de Jesus – Department of Nutrition Sciences, Bahia Federal University, Brazil
Dr Pedro Gonzalez Muniesa – Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, University of Navarra, Spain
Dr Joao Felipe Mota – Faculty of Nutrition, Goias Federal University, Brazil
Prof Dan Linetzky Waitzberg – School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil