researcher in public health
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - IOC/Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazilian, graduated in medicine from the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES, 1984-1990), specialized in Clinical Medicine from the University Hospital of Brasília (HUB, 1991-1992) and in Tropical Medicine from the then Foundation of Tropical Medicine of Amazonas (FMT-AM, 1994-1995), master in Tropical Medicine from the Oswaldo Cruz Institute/Fiocruz (1996-1998) and completed her doctorate at Fiocruz in partnership with the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of USP (2001-2005), receiving the CAPES Award for Theses in Medicine II. She worked in hospital and field medicine in various regions of Brazil. She participated in research and medical assistance expeditions to populations in the interior of Brazil, such as indigenous lands, riverside communities, rural settlements and urban areas. She received the Malaria Champions of the Americas 2017 award granted by PAHO for the elimination of malaria in the Jaú National Park, Amazonas state. She is currently a public health researcher at the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute, developing population-based epidemiological studies and clinical trials in the Amazon region focused on the clinic, epidemiology, treatment and control of malaria and other tropical diseases.
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93 - Genetics of pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles darlingi, the main malaria vector
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM AST
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST