Marco Alberto Medeiros

Biography

He holds a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from the Faculdade Souza Marques (1986), a Master's degree in Biological Sciences Microbiology and Immunology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1993) and a PhD in Biotechnology from the Federal University of Pelotas (2001), postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Pasteur Institute and Yale University. Currently, post-doc of the Vaccine Development Center of GSK - Siena / Itàlia. Senior Technologist at the Oswaldo Cruz / Bio-Manguinhos Foundation and Manager of the Recombinant Technology Laboratory at Bio-Manguinhos of the Vice-Diretoria de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico where several technological development projects are developed in the area of ​​expression of recombinant proteins applied to vaccines, diagnosis and biopharmaceuticals. In this position, he leads a group of 22 professionals, with 09 doctors, 03 masters, 03 doctoral students and 03 master's degrees, 03 technicians and 03 students of scientific initiation. Has experience in the field of prokaryotic genetics, expression and purification of recombinant proteins, with emphasis on development of Vaccines and Diagnosis. Acting mainly on the following topics: Production and optimization of recombinant proteins, Leptospirosis, S. pneumoniae, Mycobacterium bovis BCG and Bordetella pertussis. He is currently a permanent member of the postgraduate programs in Cellular and Molecular Biology (BCM) - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz / IOC (Concept 7 CAPES) and Vice-Coordinator of the Professional Master's Degree in Immunobiological Technology - Bio-Manguinhos-Fiocruz ( Concept 4 CAPES). Adviser of Doctorate and Masters

Research Interest

Immunobiological Technology