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Carolina Restini

Carolina Restini , MS PharmD PhD

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Associate Professor (Fixed-Term) and Pharmacology Thread Director (COM)
Pharmacology & Toxicology
117-5 Macomb University Center, Clinton Township

Education

Visiting Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, 2016
PhD, Pharmacology - Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, 2000
PhD, School of Biomedical Sciences, King's College London, 2003
Ms, Pharmacology - Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, 1998

Employment

Associate Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 2017 - Present

Publications

Developing an international concept‐based curriculum for pharmacology education: The promise of core concepts and concept inventories British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (2025)

Causal Mechanistic Reasoning as a Tool to Explore Medical Students’ Predictions of Pharmacology Phenomenon: Connecting Core Concepts with Clinical Applications Medical Science Educator (2025)

Exploring the landscape of pharmacology education in Health Professions Programs: From historical perspectives to current approaches to teaching European Journal of Pharmacology (2025)

Evaluating student understanding of core pharmacokinetic concepts European Journal of Pharmacology (2025)

An Inter-institutional Peer-Mentoring Program for Professional Development of Medical Educators: Program Components, Evaluation, and Evolution Medical Science Educator (2025)

A Step Forward in the Assessment of Handgrip Strength in Heart Failure Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia (2025)

Um Passo à Frente na Avaliação da Força de Preensão Manual na Insuficiência Cardíaca Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia (2025)

É POSSÍVEL PREVENIR A HIPERTENSÃO COM A ALIMENTAÇÃO? O QUE DIZEM AS EVIDÊNCIAS CIENTÍFICAS A ESTE RESPEITO? Revista da Sociedade de Cardiologia do Estado de São Paulo (2024)

IMPACTO DOS RECENTES ESTUDOS NA PRÁTICA CLINICA PARA A TERAPÊUTICA DA INSUFICIÊNCIA CARDÍACA COM FRAÇÃO DE EJEÇÃO PRESERVADA (ICFEP) Revista da Sociedade de Cardiologia do Estado de São Paulo (2024)

Striae distensae as a diagnostic indicator for eating disorder pathologies International Journal of Dermatology (2023)

Sepse, Fibrilação Atrial e Envelhecimento: Uma Associação Perigosa Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia (2023)

Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Education: A Narrative Review of Reports from Selected Countries Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development (2023)

The Significance of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme-2 (ACE2) in SARSCov- 2 Infection and COVID-19 Coronaviruses (2021)

Breast Cancer Therapeutics and Biomarkers: Past, Present, and Future Approaches Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research (2021)

Red flags for the differential diagnosis of granulomatous mastitis: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports (2020)

Formative assessment scores in tutorial sessions correlates with OSCE and progress testing scores in a PBL medical curriculum Medical Education Online (2019)

Assessment test before the reporting phase of tutorial session in problem-based learning Advances in Medical Education and Practice (2017)

Biochemical biomarkers are not dependent on physical exercise in patients with spinal cord injury BBA Clinical (2016)

Resveratrol improves vasoprotective effects of captopril on aortic remodeling and fibrosis triggered by renovascular hypertension Cardiovascular Pathology (2016)

Resveratrol Reverses the Impaired Vasodilation Observed in 2K-1C Hypertension through Endothelial Function Improvement Open Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2014)

In the News

Dr. Restini to be Inducted as a Member of Fellows of the FAAPE

Dr. Carolina Restini will be inducted in May as a member of the Fellows of the Academy of Pharmacology Educators (FAAPE).