Paulo Ivo Homem de Bittencourt holds a degree in Pharmacy and Biochemistry (1989) from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Universidade de São Paulo (USP), a Master's degree (1992), and a doctorate (1995) in Sciences (Physiology) from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of USP (1995) with a specialization (Sandwich) in Rome at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)/II Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata (1993–1994). He is a Full Professor in the Department of Physiology of the Institute of Basic Health Sciences (ICBS) of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and a Professor in the Postgraduate Program in Biological Sciences (Physiology) at UFRGS. He is also a member of the Cell Stress Society International (CSSI), the American Physiological Society, and the Sociedade Brasileira de Fisiologia. He has experience in the study of Metabolism, with emphasis on Cellular and Molecular Biology of Chronic-Degenerative Diseases linked to Obesity and Proliferative Senescence (Atherosclerosis, Diabetes, Non-Alcoholic Liver Disease, and Neurodegenerative Diseases), working in the field of Heat Shock Proteins (HSPs), Prostaglandins, and the effects of Physical Exercise on the Immunoinflammatory System.