Adriana Pardini Vicentini

Graduated in Biological Sciences from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho. PhD in Sciences from the Federal University of São Paulo. Scientific Researcher VI at the Adolfo Lutz Institute, responsible for the Mycoses Immunodiagnosis Laboratory. Master’s and doctorate advisor in the Postgraduate Program in Sciences, area of ​​concentration in Laboratory Research in Public Health at the São Paulo Health Department. President of the Scientific Technical Council of the Adolfo Lutz Institute since June 2022, with extensive experience in Immunology, focused on Humoral Immunity of Pathogenic Fungi

Adriana Satie Gonçalves Kono

She holds a degree in Medicine from the University of São Paulo and a residency in Infectious Diseases from the same university. She is currently an infectious disease specialist at the São Paulo Cancer Institute and the Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Clinic Division of the Hospital das Cínicas da USP and head of the Systemic Mycoses Outpatient Clinic at this service.

Anamaria Mello Miranda Paniago

Graduated in Medicine from UFMS (1987), with a master’s degree (2000) and doctorate (2005) in Tropical Medicine from Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Full professor at the UFMS Faculty of Medicine, working in the Postgraduate Programs for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and the Health and Development Program in the Central-West Region. Visiting professor at the Université de Lorraine through the CAPES Print Program. Experience in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, with emphasis on systemic mycoses, paracoccidioidomycosis, leishmaniasis and AIDS

Anamélia Lorenzetti Bocca

Graduated in Industrial Pharmacy from the University of São Paulo (1990), with a master’s degree and doctorate in Basic and Applied Immunology from the same institution. Full Professor at the University of Brasília and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto-USP (2023). Specialist in Immunology, with an emphasis on Cellular Immunology and Medical Mycology. She researches fungus-host interactions in paracoccidioidomycosis, chromoblastomycosis and cryptococcosis, in addition to developing work with peptides and polysaccharides. She coordinated the Applied Immunology Laboratory at the UnB Biology Institute (1998-2023) and is currently a visiting researcher at Fiocruz, São Paulo. She participates in the INCT of Human Pathogenic Fungi (FUNVIR).

Anderson Messias Rodrigues

Adjunct Professor of Medical Mycology at the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology at Unifesp. PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from Unifesp (2015), focusing on Sporothrix and global pathogenicity. CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship. Head of the Cell Biology Discipline, Head of the Emerging Fungal Pathogens Laboratory and leader of the research group in Molecular Epidemiology, evolution and diagnosis of emerging fungal pathogens at EPM-Unifesp. He received awards such as the CAPES Grand Prize for Thesis in Natural Sciences (Nise da Silveira Prize) and the Capes-Interfarma Innovation and Research Prize.

André Nathan Costa

Graduated and PhD in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of USP. Collaborating Professor, Coordinator of the Pulmonary Infections Group and Pulmonologist at Hospital Sírio-Libanês. He works in the area of ​​Pulmonology, especially in lung transplantation.

Angel Gonzalez

“Angel Gonzalez is a Full professor in the School of Microbiology at Universidad de Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia. He has more than 20 years of experience working in medical mycology. He is a Bacteriologist from the Universidad de Antioquia with a Master and a PhD degree in Biomedical Science with emphasis in Immunology from the same University, and a postdoc in Medical Mycology at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas, USA Currently, he is the coordinator of the Basic and Applied Microbiology Research Group and leads and participants in. different projects aimed to understand diverse aspects of various mycoses of public health importance, mainly host-fungal interactions. During his scientific career, he has published more than 60 papers and more than 20 book chapters on medical mycology, mainly on systemic and endemic mycoses and their fungal pathogen agents.”Currently, he is the coordinator of the Basic and Applied Microbiology Research Group and leads and participates in different projects aimed to understand diverse aspects of various mycoses of public health importance, mainly host-fungal interactions. During his scientific career, he has published more than 60 papers and more than 20 book chapters on medical mycology, mainly on systemic and endemic mycoses and their fungal pathogen agents.

Ángela María Tobón Orozco

Physician and surgeon specialized in Internal Medicine, professor and researcher at the Colombian Institute of Tropical Medicine and the CES University.

Beatriz Lucía Gómez Giraldo

Full Professor School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá Colombia, and Director MICROS Group at the same Institution. PhD in Medical Mycology from King’s College London, University of London, United Kingdom. Former Head of the Diagnostic Development Unit in Mycology at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, USA. Expertise in the diagnosis and characterization of pathogenic fungi, particularly histoplasmosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, and other opportunistic mycoses. Member of the Council and Vice President of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM).

Carlos Pelleschi Taborda

Graduated in Biomedical Sciences (1988), with a master’s degree and doctorate in Microbiology and Immunology from the Federal University of São Paulo. Post-doctorate in Immunology of Fungal Infections from Yeshiva University of Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Full Professor at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences at USP, head of the Medical Mycology Laboratory at the Institute of Tropical Medicine/Department of Dermatology FMUSP. Deputy Director of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences at USP and Deputy Coordinator of the Master’s and Doctorate Academic Programs – Biological Sciences III area (CAPES). Former president of the Brazilian Society of Microbiology. He works in the areas of Medical Mycology and Pathogen-Host Relationship, focusing on systemic and emerging mycoses.

Clayton Luiz Borges

Associate Professor at UFG, with a degree in Biological Sciences – Medical Modality (Biomedicine), a master’s degree in Biology (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) and a PhD in Molecular Pathology of Microorganisms from the University of Brasília. Post-doctorate in Genomics and Proteomics in human pathogenic fungi. Former coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology – ICB/UFG. Macronutrient research, immunoproteomics, immunobioinformatics of human pathogenic fungi, in addition to molecular diagnosis of COVID-19. Member of the Brazilian Society of Genetics and the Brazilian Society of Microbiology.

Diego Hernando Caceres Contreras

Microbiologist and epidemiologist, specialized in diagnosis, epidemiology and identification of pathogenic fungi, focusing on histoplasmosis and other opportunistic mycoses. Currently IMMY account manager for Latin America and the Caribbean

Eduardo Bagagli

Graduated in Biological Sciences (Bachelor’s and Degree) from UNESP (1981 and 1982), with a master’s and doctorate in Genetics from the University of São Paulo (1987 and 1992). Professorship in Microbiology/Mycology (2003) and Full Professor (2010) at UNESP, Biosciences Institute of Botucatu, SP. Specialist in Microbiology and Genetics of Microorganisms, focusing on Basic Mycology and Genetics of Fungi. He coordinates studies on the biology of pathogenic fungi such as Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Pythium insidiosum and Candida spp., with an emphasis on ecoepidemiological, genetic and evolutionary aspects.

Érika Seki Kioshima Cotica

Graduated in Pharmacy from UEM (2003), PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from the Federal University of São Paulo (2009). She held postdoctoral internships at the University of Brasília (2009-2012), LORIA (2012-2013) and University of Florida (2023-2024). Associate Professor at UEM since 2013, with more than 60 articles published in medical mycology, focusing on the development of new antifungals. Reviewer of national and international journals, collaborates with institutions in Brazil (Unifesp, UCB, UnB, UFG) and abroad (France and USA). She is part of the permanent staff of the Postgraduate Program in Biosciences and Pathophysiology (PBF / UEM), supervising master’s and doctorate degrees.

Eva Burger

Graduated in Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD in Sciences and Associate Professor at the University of São Paulo. Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences at UNIFAL-MG since May 2019. Experience in anti-infectious immunity, especially immunity against pathogenic fungi such as Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Leader of three Research Groups at CNPq, CNPq Scientific Productivity Fellow (2021-2024). Experience in coordinating research projects, supervising master’s degrees, doctorates and supervising interns, with significant publications in the area. Participation in research and postgraduate committees and bodies, including Pro-Rector of Research and Postgraduate Studies at UNIFAL-MG (2014-2018).

Flavio Queiroz-Telles

Graduated in Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD in Sciences and Associate Professor at the University of São Paulo. Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences at UNIFAL-MG since May 2019. Experience in anti-infectious immunity, especially immunity against pathogenic fungi such as Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Leader of three Research Groups at CNPq, CNPq Scientific Productivity Fellow (2021-2024). Experience in coordinating research projects, supervising master’s degrees, doctorates and supervising interns, with significant publications in the area. Participation in research and postgraduate committees and bodies, including Pro-Rector of Research and Postgraduate Studies at UNIFAL-MG (2014-2018).

Gil Benard

Graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (1983), Master in Allergy and Immunopathology from USP (1993), PhD in Pathology from USP (1996). Professor at FMUSP, responsible for the Medical Mycology Laboratory (LIM-53) of the Dermatological Clinic Division, Hospital das Clínicas/Institute of Tropical Medicine. Physician-researcher at the Dermatology and Immunodeficiencies Research Laboratory (LIM56). It works in host/parasite interaction with a focus on leprosy and paracoccidioidomycosis, in addition to new technologies in mycological diagnosis and research in immunosenescence. Member of the FMUSP Research Committee.

Gustavo Giusiano

Infectologist, Professor of the Department of Mycology of the Institute of Regional Medicine, National University of the Northeast. Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the Faculty of Medicine, National University of the Northeast. Director of the Master’s Degree in Medical Mycology and Principal Investigator of CONICET, Argentina.

Igor Massahiro de Souza Suguiura

Veterinary doctor at the State Department of Health of Paraná (SESA), master’s and doctoral student in Experimental Pathology at the State University of Londrina (UEL), developing his activities in the Animal Immunology Laboratory of the Pathological Sciences department. Professor of the Veterinary Medicine course at the Northern University of Paraná (UNOPAR). Graduated from the State University of Londrina with a sandwich period at Michigan State University working as an intern at the Population Veterinary Medicine Laboratory of the Veterinary Medicine department at Cornell University as a CAPES fellow. JASSO and JICA Scholarship, respectively, for Short Stay Programs at Kagawa University, and University of the Ryukyus, Japan.

James Venturini

Biologist from the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), master and doctor in Tropical Diseases from the Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu (UNESP). He completed Sandwich Doctorate and Junior Postdoctoral internships at RWTH-Aachen, Germany. Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Medicine (FAMED) of UFMS, Course Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (FAMED/UFMS) and Technical Responsible for the Laboratory of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (LabDIP/FAMED/UFMS). Experience in immunology and diagnosis of infectious diseases. CNPq Productivity Researcher

Jacques F. Meis

Medico, Doutor, consultant at the Diamond Excellence Center for Medical Mycology, University Hospital Cologne, Germany and at the Center of Expertise in Mycology Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. He is a board certified clinical microbiologists in the Netherlands and Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Royal College of Pathology (UK), the European Confederation for Medical Mycology  and the American Academy of Microbiology.  He is Past-President of the Dutch Society for Medical Mycology, Past-President of the European Confederation for Medical Mycology (ECMM) and currently General Secretary of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM).  He is Editor in Chief of the scientific journal Mycoses.

Joshua Nosanchuk

Dr. Nosanchuk is a senior physician-scientist based at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY USA. His research focuses on fungal pathogenesis, with current projects on Paracoccidioides, Cryptococcus, Candida auris, Histoplasma, and Talaromyces. He actively works to advance science and education in under resourced environments, and received an honorary PhD from the University of Szeged, Hungary in 2022 for his dedicated efforts in this area. The Nosanchuk laboratory is supported by the US NIH and Department of Defense.

Joaquin Rodrigo Villalba Ramos

Doctor graduated from the Catholic University Specialist in Clinical Infectology Plant doctor and consultant at the Institute of Tropical Medicine Plant doctor at the Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Member of the Paraguayan Sociedad of Infectology Member of the Asociación Panamericana de Infectología

Jose Pereira Brunelli

Clinical Biochemist from the National University of Asunción, and he works at the Center for Dermatological Diseases – National Leprosy Control Program of the Ministry of Health Paraguay, as head of the Microbiology Laboratory. Specialist in Clinical Bacteriology at the National University of the Northeast – Argentina 2016. Master’s student in Medical Mycology at the National University of the Northeast, Argentina. Member and Ambassador in Paraguay of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM). Past President of the Latin American Congress of Microbiology. ALAM Asunción 2021. Past President of the INFOCUS ISHAM Triple Border Mycology Congress Asunción 2023. Founding member and current board member of the Ibero-American Network for Mycology Research. RIIMICO. Member of MSGERC Mycoses Study Group.

Juan G. McEwen

Scientist and researcher with expertise in microbiology, focusing on fungal pathogens. At the Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), he has contributed to understanding host-pathogen interactions and immune responses to fungal infections, with a focus on diseases like paracoccidioidomycosis. His research has influenced approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases, and he is an active participant in scientific communities both in Colombia and internationally.

Luciane Alarcão Dias Melicio

Degree in Biological Sciences – Medical Modality from UNESP (1993-1996); specialization in Immunology of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases from the Faculty of Medicine – UNESP – Botucatu (1997-1999); master’s degree (1999-2001) and doctorate (2002-2005) in Pathology from FMB-UNESP-Botucatu. Two post-doctorates in the Dept. Microbiology and Immunology – IB, UNESP – Botucatu (2007-2009) and (2010-2011). Assistant Professor of the Department of Pathology at the Faculty of Medicine and Permanent Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Pathology at the Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu – UNESP. International internships at the Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary – Canada and Scientific Mission through CAPES-PRINT at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney – Australia. Experience in Immunology and Immunopathology with an emphasis on Paracoccidioidomycosis.

Luiz Carlos Júnior Alcantara

Senior Researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) and Visiting Researcher at the Department. of Genetics at UFMG. Graduated in Pharmacy from the Federal University of Ouro Preto (1992), Master in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto at USP (1994) and PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology from FIOCRUZ (2002). Two postdoctoral studies, the last one carried out at the National Cancer Institute, USA. Experience in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics of Human Retroviruses (HIV and HTLV) and Human Arboviruses (Chikungunya, Zika, Dengue, Yellow Fever). Advisor/permanent professor of the Postgraduate course in Genetics at UFMG, UFRJ, Bioinformatics (Virology area) at UFMG, Public Health at UEFS and Health Surveillance at INCQS/FIOCRUZ. Professor of bioinformatics at the International Bioinformatics Workshop on Virus Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology (VEME). CNPq level 1 productivity fellow and FAPERJ Scientist of Our State fellow.

Marcello Mihailenko Chaves Magri

Infectious Diseases Doctor at the Clinical Division of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases at the Hospital das Clínicas of FMUSP. Technical Director of the Health Service of the Clinical Division of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases at HCFMUSP. Infectologist at the Microbiology – Mycology Section of the HCFMUSP Central Laboratory Division. Infectious Diseases Specialist at the Infectious Diseases Department of the FMABC University Center. Medical Coordinator of the Outpatient Clinic at the FMABC University Center. Coordinator of the SCIH at the FMABC University Center. Professor at the University of São Caetano do Sul – Bela Vista Campus. PhD in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases from FMUSP (2012).

Marcelo De Carvalho Bittencourt

Medical degree and medical residency from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul followed by internship in Allergy and Immunopathology at University of São Paulo, Brazil. PhD in Immunology from the University of Franche-Comté (Besançon, France). Postdoctoral fellow at the Serono Pharmaceutical Research Institute (Geneva, Switzerland). Full Professor of Immunology at the Faculty of Medicine of Nancy, University of Lorraine, France since 2007. Head of Cellular Immunology at the Laboratory of Immunology, University Hospital of Nancy. Member of the IMoPA research team, UMR 7365 University of Lorraine/CNRS, CImIND group “Cell engineering and immunomodulation of Inflammatory and Neoplastic Disorders”. Current research interests : Immunomonitoring and phenotyping of antigen-specific T cells (infectious, autoimmune and cancerous antigens) by multiparametric flow cytometry and Elispot. Identification of prognostic and predictive biomarkers of the effectiveness of anti-cancer immunotherapies (CAR-T, immune-checkpoint blockers).

Marcia de Souza Carvalho Melhem

Pharmacist-Biochemistry, Sanitarian, Master and PhD in Public Health from the University of São Paulo, Brazil; Training in Medical Mycology with Prof. Carlos da Silva Lacaz Senior Researcher; Collaborating Researcher at LIM53 at the USP Faculty of Medicine; Permanent professor in 3 postgraduate programs

Marcus de Melo Teixeira

Degree in Biology from the Centro Universitário de Brasília (2005); Master’s degree in Molecular Pathology (2008) and PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Brasília (2012). Visiting professor at the Postgraduate Program in Molecular Pathology at the University of Brasília. Research in evolutionary biology, population genetics and comparative genomics of human pathogenic fungi.

Maria José Soares Mendes Giannini

Biochemical Pharmacy from the University of São Paulo; Master’s degree in Microbiology and Immunology; PhD in Biological Sciences (Microbiology) from the University of São Paulo. Full Professor at UNESP; Researcher 1A at CNPq. Leadership in fungus-host interaction research; Coordinated several postgraduate programs; Consultant for several development agencies

Maria Sueli Soares Felipe

Degree in Chemistry; Master’s degree in Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology); PhD in Biochemistry from the University of São Paulo and UMIST – University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (sandwich PhD). Professor Emeritus at UnB; Senior collaborating researcher. She coordinates projects financed by CNPq, FINEP, FAP-DF, among others; Specialist in molecular biology of pathogenic fungi; Active participation in advisory and consultancy committees

Oliver Clay

Professor (currently adjunct) at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.

Plinio Trabasso

Degree in Medicine (1987); Medical Residency in Infectious Diseases (1989-1990); Master’s degree (1995); Doctorate (2001) and Free Teaching (2016) in Clinical Medicine from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the State University of Campinas. Post-Doctorate in Molecular Biology of Fungal Infections from the Medical Mycology Research Center (MMRC) at Chiba University (Japan, 2013). Associate Professor MS 5.2 of the Infectious Diseases discipline of the Department of Clinical Medicine at FCM – Unicamp. Healthcare-related infections, rational use of antimicrobials, infections in immunosuppressed individuals, invasive fungal infections, resistant microorganisms, hospital epidemiology and molecular biology applied to infectious diseases.

Priscila Marques de Macedo

Associate Public Health Researcher at the Clinical Research Laboratory in Infectious Dermatology, Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fiocruz. Graduated in Medicine from UFRJ (2007); Master in Medicine from FCM/UERJ (2014); PhD in Sciences from INI/Fiocruz (2018). Young Permanent Professor of the Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program in Clinical Research in Infectious Diseases (INI/Fiocruz) since 2021. Infectious dermatology, Medical Mycology, sporotrichosis, chromoblastomycosis, mycetoma, paracoccidioidomycosis.

Renata Rebello Mendes

PhD from the University of São Paulo (FCF-USP – 2006); Master’s degree from FCF-USP (2002). Adjunct Professor at the Department of Nutrition at the Federal University of Sergipe. Academic work in sports nutrition, nutritional assessment, biochemistry, clinical nutrition. Consultancy for the Brazilian Rhythmic Gymnastics Team (2020 Olympics Project).

Ricardo de Souza Cavalcante

Graduated in Medicine from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho – Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (2004); Medical Residency in Infectious Diseases at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu – UNESP (2008); PhD in Tropical Diseases from the Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu (2013). Assistant professor at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy at the Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu – UNESP. Line of research in medical mycology and healthcare-related infections. Member of the Health Technology Assessment Center (NATS) of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu – UNESP.

Rinaldo Poncio Mendes

Graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medical and Biological Sciences of Botucatu-FCMBB (currently Universidade Estadual Paulista) in 1968; PhD in Pharmacology from FCMBB (1972); Full Lectureship in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases at the Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu – UNESP (1985); Full Professor of the Discipline of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases at the Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu – UNESP (1993). Coordinator of the Research Group on Systemic Mycoses at the Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu – UNESP. Visiting researcher at the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Experience in systemic mycoses, especially paracoccidioidomycosis.

Rodrigo Carvalho Santana

Degree in Medicine from the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (2000); Medical Residency in Internal Medicine (2003) and Infectious Diseases (2006) at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto USP; PhD from FMRPUSP (2011). Professor of the Division of Infectious and Tropical Diseases of the Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto-USP. It works in viral hepatitis, HIV infection and bacteriology.

Rosana Puccia

Degree in Biomedicine (1980) from Escola Paulista de Medicina-Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP); Master’s degree (1985), Doctorate (1990) and Free Teaching (2008) from the Microbiology and Immunology Program at EPM-UNIFESP; Post-Doctorate from McGill University (Montreal, Canada, 1990-1992). Full Professor at the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology at EPM-UNIFESP. Research in medical mycology, with an emphasis on Paracoccidioides spp.

Rosely Maria Zancopé Oliveira

Degree in Biological Sciences (Medical Modality) from the Barão de Mauá Educational Organization (1977); Master’s degree in Parasitic Biology from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (1985); PhD in Sciences (Microbiology) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1993); Postdoctoral degree from the Centers for Disease Control (1996). Senior researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Deputy Director of Research at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases at INI. Leader of the Molecular Biology research group applied to the Diagnosis and Epidemiology of Human Mycoses. Expertise in histoplasmosis, candidiasis, sporotrichosis, laboratory diagnosis and epidemiology of mycoses.

Roxana Claudia Iquize Condori

Graduated in Medicine from the Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina, Specialist in the form of residency in Clinical Medicine at the Hospital Obrero in Bolivia, Subspecialist in the form of residency in Infectious Diseases (Infectious Diseases) from the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico, Master of Science of Health from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Brasília. Currently studying High Specialty in HIV/AIDS at the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico. She has research interests in dimorphic fungi and HIV/AIDS.

Rui Rafael Durlacher

Infectious disease physician (Botucatu School of Medicine – UNESP) and Epidemiologist (SVSA/MS – CDC Atlanta / PAHO – John Hopkins), with a Master’s degree in Malaria (Institute of Tropical Medicine – USP) and PhD in Paracoccidioidomycosis (Araçatuba School of Dentistry – UNESP). For over 25 years in Rondônia where he has worked in Assistance and Research in Tropical Diseases and in medical undergraduate and postgraduate studies. He is currently Clinical Director of the Center for Tropical Medicine of Rondônia-CEMETRON and is in the Coordination of the Medicine Course at Centro Universitário São Lucas Afya Porto Velho.

Simone Schneider Weber

Degree in Biochemical Pharmacy from the Federal University of Santa Maria (1997); Master’s degree in Biotechnology and Natural Resources of the Amazon from the State University of Amazonas (2008); PhD in Tropical Medicine (Microbiology) from the Federal University of Goiás (2012). Permanent Professor of Postgraduate Programs (master’s and doctorate) in Biotechnology and Infectious and Parasitic Diseases at UFMS. Research into genomics and proteomics of fungi, diagnosis of systemic mycoses, biodiversity of macrofungi in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul and their bioactive potential

Vania Aparecida Vicente

Degree in Biochemical Pharmacy from the State University of Londrina (1986); Master’s degree (1989) and PhD (2000) in Agricultural Microbiology from the University of São Paulo/ESALQ-Piracicaba/SP; Post-doctorate in Molecular Taxonomy of Fungi at the CBS Fungal Biodiversity Institute (Westerdijk Institute) in the Netherlands. Full Professor at the Department of Basic Pathology/UFPR. CNPQ-1C Productivity Fellow, CNPq research group leader. Expertise in the molecular characterization of microorganisms of clinical and biotechnological interest, creation and management of the Brazilian Network of Melanized Fungi.

Wellington Santos Fava

Biologist, PhD in Ecology, works mainly in the area of ​​molecular biology with an emphasis on molecular diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 and pathogenic fungi.

Ziadir Francisco Coutinho

Graduated in medicine from the Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná (1979), sanitarist from the Faculty of Public Health of USP (1980), postgraduate degree in dermatology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UNI-RIO (1994), specialist title in dermatology from the Brazilian Society of Dermatology (1995), master’s degree in clinical and surgical dermatology from the Federal University of São Paulo (1999) and doctorate in Public Health from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (2011). Retired doctor from CSEGSF/ENSP/FIOCRUZ. Both the master’s thesis and the doctoral thesis focused on morbidity and mortality due to paracoccidioidomycosis in Brazil.