Adolfo Lutz Institute
São Paulo, Brazil
http://www.ial.sp.gov.br
Scientific Researcher VI at Adolfo Lutz Institute (Secretary of Health of São Paulo State). Graduated in Pharmacy (1997), master degree (1999), PhD degree (2003) in Parasitology (Parasite-Host Relationships) at University of Sao Paulo, with part of his PhD at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2001). He coordinates the Laboratory of Applied Toxinology in Antiparasitic Drugs since 2004 and since 2009, is the vice-director of the Department of Parasitology and Mycology. He works with Drug Discovery for Leishmaniasis and Chagas disease, from drug repositioning to natural products, preclinical studies, mechanism of action of lead compounds and targeting delivery of drugs by liposomes.
