Fabiana Alves
Director, NTD Leishmaniasis and Mycetoma Cluster, DNDi
Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative
Geneva, Switzerland
I am a medical doctor, dedicated to the development of new therapies for neglected populations, contributing to a more equitable society.
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Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative
Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative
Research institute
Geneva, Switzerland
About me
I am a medical doctor, who graduated from the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, with residency in Pediatrics. A PhD thesis on the epidemiology of malaria in the Amazon region by the USP, was followed by a post-doctoral position at TDR/WHO. I was a professor of parasitology at the University of São Paulo and joined DNDi in 2009.
I have 20 years of experience in research on tropical diseases with programs in East Africa, South Asia and Latin America, with the last 15 years mainly dedicated to the development of new treatments for neglected diseases.
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