Leandro Brito PhD

Leandro received a B.S. in Movement Sciences from Paulista University, an M.S., and a Ph.D. in Human Physiology from the University of São Paulo, in Brazil, with an internship period in the University of Oregon at the Department of Human Physiology. Leandro is currently the executive director (not stipendiary) of the Department of Physical Activity of the Brazilian Hypertension Society (mandate 2021-2022). Leandro joined Dr. Thosar`s group as a postdoctoral fellow in March 2022. Dr. Brito studies the inter-relationship among exercise physiology, circadian biology, and cardiovascular health to propose new chronotherapeutic exercise-based interventions against cardiovascular risk in vulnerable populations.