Professor Akinori Cardozo Nagato, PhD, is a faculty member at the Institute of Biological Sciences (ICB) of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Brazil, where he serves in the Department of Biophysics and Physiology under a full-time dedication regime. His academic activities encompass undergraduate and graduate teaching, scientific research, and academic supervision in the fields of physiology and health sciences.