Dr. Thiago Gomes Heck

Bachelor of Physical Education (Sports Science) (2004), M.Sc. in Medical Sciences (2007) and Ph.D. in Human Movement Sciences (2011). Associate professor of Integrative Anatomy and Physiology in the Department of Health of Regional University of Northwestern Rio Grande do Sul State (UNIJUI) (since 2011). Coordinator of the Post-Graduation Program in Integral Attention to Health (master’s degree course, since 2015). Leader of the Physiology Research Group of UNIJUI since 2011 investigating the role of Heat Shock Proteins (HSPs) in health and disease conditions, mainly acting on the following subjects: Exercise, Diabetes, and Air Pollution.