Antonio Carlos Cicogna is a professor Emeritus and lecturer/advisor of the Graduate Program in Pathophysiology in Internal Medicine at Medical School of the São Paulo State University (FMB-UNESP). He graduated in Medicine at the University of São Paulo (1966), obtained a Doctorate in Sciences at UNESP (1974), and was a Postdoctoral fellow at Tufts University (1984 and 1995). Work experience: head of Cardiology discipline (1977-1979), Internal Medicine Department (1981-1983 and 1985-1991), and Coronary Unit (2000-2007); responsible for the Experimental Laboratory of Internal Medicine Department (1981-1991); member of the Council of the Graduate Program in Pathophysiology in Internal Medicine (1994-1996 and 2001-2002); and coordinator of the Experimental Research Unit (2007-2011) at FMB-UNESP. Research interests: remodeling and heart failure in obesity, aortic stenosis and physical exercise with emphasis on myocardial function, calcium transit, beta-adrenergic system, energy metabolism, collagen. Antonio Carlos Cicogna is a member of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and has been awarded thirty-six awards in scientific events and five awards for best original article publication.