The Brazilian Society of Physiology (Sociedade Brasileira de Fisiologia, in

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, official abbreviation SBFis) is a

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and association of students and professionals in

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. It is a member of the Brazilian Federation of Experimental Biology Societies (FeSBE) and of the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC). Internationally, it is the country's representative at the International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS

and at the Latin American Association of Physiological Sciences. The Society was founded on August 10, 1957, in the city of

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. Among the founding members was a host of important Brazilian scientists of the century, such as

Wilson Teixeira Beraldo Wilson Teixeira Beraldo (20 April 1917, Silvianópolis, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil – 28 July 1998, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais) was a Brazilian physician and physiologist, a co-discoverer of bradykinin. Beraldo graduated in medicine in 194 ...

, Oto G. Bier, Franklin Moura Campos,

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Carlos Chagas Carlos Justiniano Ribeiro Chagas, or Carlos Chagas (; July 9, 1879 – November 8, 1934), was a Brazilian sanitary physician, scientist, and bacteriologist who worked as a clinician and researcher. He discovered Chagas disease, also called ''A ...

, Nelson Chaves, Mário Vianna Dias, Carlos Ribeiro Diniz, Hiss Martins Ferreira, Paulo Enéas Galvão, José Moura Gonçalves, Aristides Pacheco Leão, Thales Martins, Erasmo G. Mendes, José Ribeiro do Valle, Fernando Ubatuba, Amadeu Cury, Haiti Moussatché, Eline S. Prado, José Leal Prado,

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, Mauricio Rocha e Silva, Lauro Sollero and Baeta Viana. Prof. Thales Martins was elected the first president. Among its most noted past presidents were Wilson Beraldo, Hiss Martins Ferreira,

Eduardo Moacyr Krieger Eduardo Moacyr Krieger (born June 27, 1928, Cerro Largo, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian physician, physiologist and scientific leader, current president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. Life Krieger was born to a family of German origins, i ...

, César Timo-Iaria and Gerhard Malnic. The Society's official journal is the '' Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research'', which is published on-line by SciElo.

External links

SBFis official site
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