Professor
Federal University of Piauí
Teresina, Brazil
http://www.ufpi.br/page.php?id=1
My main area of interest is visceral leishmaniasis as model for the control of vector borne diseases, of systemic inflammation, and live vaccine development. We have been involved in projects on the finding of Leishmania infantum virulence factors, on host inflammatory response, on mathematical modelling and spatial analysis, on transmission to sandflies, and on landscape. Besides, we have collaborations on biomarkers of disease severity, biosensors, and clinical trials, all about visceral leishmaniasis. However, we also have been working on the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis, neurocryptococcosis and HIV infection.
