Andrea Poyastro Pinheiro, M.D., Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Andrea Poyastro
Pinheiro, M.D., Ph.D., is a post-doctoral
fellow at the
University
of
North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, in the
School
of
Medicine
, Department of Psychiatry, Eating Disorders Program. Dr. Pinheiro is a
Brazilian psychiatrist who had been working clinically with an outpatient
eating disorders team in
Brazil
since 1993. In 2003 she received a Masters Degree in Epidemiology from the
School
of
Medicine
at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul –
Brazil
, and in 2007 she received her PhD from the Federal University of Sao Paulo
– Paulista School of Medicine. She started her PhD training in 2004, and
came to US in 2005-2006 for a one and a half year of training at UNC under the
supervision of Dr. Bulik and Dr. Sullivan to study the genetics of psychiatric
disorders, with a special focus on eating disorders. Her dissertation research
focused on phenotypic refinement and use of endophenotypes, and its
implications for psychiatric nosology and genetic analyses. While at UNC, Dr.
Pinheiro has been working on the Price Foundation dataset, mainly in
phenotypic studies, in addition to upskilling her training in genetics,
including bench work experience. She is hoping to move forward and collaborate
in the molecular genetics analysis of this sample. She is also in the process
of leading a consortium to develop a Hispano Latino American Eating Disorders
Genetics Initiative to expand genetics research on eating disorders to Hispano
Latino populations in the
Americas
,
Portugal
and
Spain. Dr. Pinheiro is a member of the Psychiatric Brazilian Association and the
Academy
of
Eating Disorders
. In 2006 she was the recipient of the
AED
Young Investigator Travel Fellowship Award.
The information contained in this site is for informational purposes only and is not intended to offer medical advice for the treatment of eating disorders, or to be a substitute for professional medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Andrea Poyastro
Pinheiro, M.D., Ph.D., is a post-doctoral
fellow at the
University
of
North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, in the
School
of
Medicine
, Department of Psychiatry, Eating Disorders Program. Dr. Pinheiro is a
Brazilian psychiatrist who had been working clinically with an outpatient
eating disorders team in
Brazil
since 1993. In 2003 she received a Masters Degree in Epidemiology from the
School
of
Medicine
at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul –
Brazil
, and in 2007 she received her PhD from the Federal University of Sao Paulo
– Paulista School of Medicine. She started her PhD training in 2004, and
came to US in 2005-2006 for a one and a half year of training at UNC under the
supervision of Dr. Bulik and Dr. Sullivan to study the genetics of psychiatric
disorders, with a special focus on eating disorders. Her dissertation research
focused on phenotypic refinement and use of endophenotypes, and its
implications for psychiatric nosology and genetic analyses. While at UNC, Dr.
Pinheiro has been working on the Price Foundation dataset, mainly in
phenotypic studies, in addition to upskilling her training in genetics,
including bench work experience. She is hoping to move forward and collaborate
in the molecular genetics analysis of this sample. She is also in the process
of leading a consortium to develop a Hispano Latino American Eating Disorders
Genetics Initiative to expand genetics research on eating disorders to Hispano
Latino populations in the
Americas
,
Portugal
and
Spain. Dr. Pinheiro is a member of the Psychiatric Brazilian Association and the
Academy
of
Eating Disorders
. In 2006 she was the recipient of the
AED
Young Investigator Travel Fellowship Award.
