Affiliation: Federal University of ABC, Center of Natural and Human Sciences, São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil

Dr. Arnaldo Rodrigues dos Santos Jr. graduated in Biological Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (1993), holds a Masters in Cell Biology from the State University of Campinas (1996) and a PhD in Cellular and Structural Biology also from the State University of Campinas (2001). He is currently Associate Professor at the Center for Natural and Human Sciences, Federal University of ABC. He has experience in the field of Morphology, with an emphasis on Cytology and Cell Biology and acts mainly in the study of in vitro cell differentiation induced by growth substrates. Its main line of investigation is the study of interactions between cells in culture with biomaterials, aiming at tissue engineering procedures. He works on the following topics: cell culture, cell growth and differentiation, biomaterials, bioresorbable polymers and metal alloys. In 2016, he started working at the UFABC Innovation Agency (Inova UFABC), where he coordinated the Unit's Technology Transfer Division (DTT). He is currently the Director of the Innovation Agency.