Francisco Laurindo was selected as a 2021 Fellow of the Society for Redox Biology and Medicine (F-SfRBM), along with Matthew Grisham, from Texas Tech University, e Albert van der Vliet, from the University of Vermont. The title is conferred annually to members who have made outstanding contributions to the association as well as the field of free radical chemistry, redox biology, and antioxidants.

“First, being nominated as a fellow of the SfRBM is a very significant recognition by peer scientists, as the culmination of a long sustained involvement with the main scientific society in the area of redox processes in biomedicine. Moreover, this nomination represents a recognition for all colleagues from our Redoxoma network, who fully deserve to share this achievement. And I am mostly satisfied to share this honor with all the students and post-docs, past and present, who are the main reason and the underlying force of all we do in our science career,” the scientist said.

Laurindo is the director of the Vascular Biology Laboratory at the Instituto do Coração of FMUSP and the RIDC Redoxoma’s vice-director. Also, he is the SfRBM VP of Communications and President-Elected for the biennium 2022-2023. He is an Associate Professor in Cardiology at the Faculdade de Medicina of USP, where he completed his undergraduate and doctorate. He has a postdoctoral degree from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in the United States. He is a member of the board of directors of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and the scientific advisory committee of FAPESP.

Criteria for fellow status include consistently publishing in the field relating to free radical and redox biology research and recognizable contribution to research in these fields. Contributions to the Society are also evaluated, such as leadership, participation in committees and editorial boards of society journals. In addition to Laurindo, Redoxoma researchers Ohara Augusto and Alicia Kowaltowski are SfRBM Fellows.