2013, it, along with the São Paulo Research Foundation, made plans to begin testing an HIV vaccine, HIVBr18, in monkeys. Departments Cellular and Molecular Biology and Pathogenic Bioagents Biomechanics Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor Apparatus Biochemistry and Immunology Surgery and Anatomy Internal medicine Pharmacology Physiology Genetics Gynecology and Obstetrics Social medicine Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences Psychiatry and Medical psychology Ophthalmology Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Pathology and Pediatrics Centers and Associations CEMEL - Death Verification Service (Medico-legal service, Morgue) CSE - School Health Center which includes 5 Family Care Units; Pedreira de Freitas Community Center, in Cássia dos Coqueiros, Vila Lobato Community Center, in Ribeirão Preto; Hemocenter (Hematology) CAEP - Educational and Psychological Support Center Centro Acadêmico Rocha Lima (Student Union) Alumni Association Figures The School has 273 faculty (48 at full professor, 78 at adjunct professor and 144 at assistant professor levels), and a clerical and technical staff of 448. All faculty has full-time dedication and is research oriented. 531 papers were published in peer-reviewed international journals in 2003, and 932 in peer-reviewed national journals. Undergraduate education has 6 years of medical education, with a 2003 enrollment of 806. Degrees were granted till 2003, being 3699 in Medicine, and 236 in Biological Sciences, Medical Modality. Postgraduate education covers 17 areas, granting master and doctoral degrees. The enrollment in 2003 was of 1221 students, of which 677 at the master's level and 544 at doctoral level. It is one of the largest such programs in Latin America. Until 2003, 2060 master degrees and 1360 doctoral degrees were conferred, with a grand total of 3420. It is also one of the best, with 9 areas with a rating between 5 (good) and 7 (excellent) by the Ministry of Education. The medical residency program had 28 programs and 504 physicians. Notable professors The Ribeirão Preto Medical School has had a number of important Brazilian scientists and physicians, who contributed a great share to the development of science and technology in Brazil: Miguel Rolando Covian, professor of Physiology Eduardo Krieger, professor of cardiovascular physiology, former president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences Maurício Rocha e Silva, professor of Pharmacology, discoverer of bradykinin Sérgio Henrique Ferreira, professor of Pharmacology, discoverer of the Bradykinin Potentiating Factor Warwick Estevam Kerr, professor of Genetics Lucien Lison, professor of Morphology and one of the founders of histochemistry Fritz Köberle, professor of Pathology, proponent of the neurogenic