A. Abud da Silva Costa
E-mail:
a.abud.da.silva.costa umcg.nl
Research interests
I am currently a
postdoctoral researcher at the University Medical Center Groningen
(Netherlands). I hold a dual Ph.D. degree from the Graduate Program
in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance (Faculty of Medicine
of Ribeirão Preto - University of São Paulo) and the
Department of Human Movement Sciences (University Medical Center
Groningen, University of Groningen - Netherlands), under the
supervision of Prof. Dr. Tibor Hortobágyi. In 2019, I
completed a four-month Research Internship Abroad (BEPE) at the
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), under the supervision of
Prof. Dr. Andrew Sawers. I hold a Master's degree in Sciences from
the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto in the Graduate
Program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance. I earned a
Bachelor's degree in Physical Education and Sports from the School
of Physical Education and Sports of Ribeirão Preto
(EEFERP-USP) and a Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy from the
Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto (FMRP-USP).
Additionally, I have training in Global Postural Reeducation /
Sensorimotor Reprogramming (RPG / RSM) and Acupuncture from the
Instituto Paulista de Estudos Sistêmicos, as well as a
technical degree in Dance from Studium Carla Petroni Technical
Dance School. I have conducted research on children with Duchenne
Muscular Dystrophy and patients with Parkinsons Disease, but my
primary interest lies in healthy aging. My current focus is on the
kinetic and kinematic analysis of gait in older adults,
particularly through the study of muscle synergies and
corticomuscular and intermuscular coherence. At present, I analyze
large datasets to explore the relationships between environmental,
personal, and lifestyle factors with healthy living habits and
health outcomes.