theory of the chronic phase of Chagas disease Hélio Lourenço de Oliveira, professor of Internal medicine, who was also a Dean of the University of São Paulo Renato Migliorini, professor of physiology José Lima Pedreira de Freitas, professor of preventive medicine, epidemiologist and sanitarist, famous for his studies of Chagas disease José Moura Gonçalves, professor of Biochemistry, discoverer of the protein structure of Bothrops venom Maria Carmelo Lico, professor of Physiology Notable alumni Antonio Palocci, politician, former mayor of Ribeirão Preto, former Minister of Economy Sócrates, former star footballer and Brazilian national captain Marco Antonio Zago, hematologist, current president of the Brazilian Research Council Gilberto de Nucci, pharmacologist Renato M.E. Sabbatini, neuroscientist, writer and publisher Gallery See also List of medical schools External links Home page of the Faculty of Medicine Research institutes in Brazil Medical schools in Brazil University of São Paulo