Leonardo Santos de Assunção

Leonardo graduated in Biological Sciences at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. During graduation, he underwent a three-year scientific internship at the Immunopharmacology Laboratory, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. He completed his master's degree in Tropical Medicine at the Owsaldo Cruz Institute in July 2013, developing his project at the Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, also at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute - IOC / FIOCRUZ. He is currently enrolled in a PhD program of Immunology and Inflammation at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). For many years, the main focus of Leonardo study was investigate the immunomodulatory role of lipids of Schistosoma mansoni in the activation of macrophages and the possible mechanisms involved in this process.

Leonardo se formou em Ciências Biológicas na Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro. Concluiu o mestrado no programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical no Instituto Owsaldo Cruz em Julho de 2013 e o doutorado no programa de Imunologia e Inflamação, na Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) em Junho de 2018, desenvolvendo seu projeto no Laboratório de Imunofarmacologia, também no Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - IOC / FIOCRUZ. Atualmente atua como pós-doc no Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas (INI).