Carlos Graeff-Teixeira

Graduated as a Medical Doctor (MD) Universidade de Passo Fundo, Brazil (1980). MSc Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1986). PhD Tropical Medicine, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1991) with a sandwich fellowship at the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR-Mill Hill), London, U.K. Scientific contributions on epidemiology and diagnosis, human helminthology, especially with angiostrongyliasis and schistosomiasis in low endemicity areas. Alsointerested in socio-political determinants of helminthiasis, complexity theory and interpretation of dynamic systems (society and environment, parasite-host interaction, webs and networks as units of analysis). I was a pioneer with angiostrongyliasis studies in South America, including the recent introduction of cerebral angiostrongyliasis. With Candida Fagundes Teixeira, we discovered the magnetic behavior of Schistosoma mansoni eggs, ledingto Helmintex, the most sensitive egg-detection method for schistosomiasis, and a very interesting work in the interface physics-biology. Research approaches recently shifted towards implementation research (IR) to explore and find practical solutions for interventions that are effective but were not implemented to modify health status and wellbeing of people. Current emphasis is the development and evaluations of novel tools for certification of schistosomiasis transmission interruption, linking experimental biological models with mathematical and computational modeling.Dir Research Groups CNPq: http://dgp.cnpq.br/dgp/espelhogrupo/549338. ResearchGate: Carlos Graeff-Teixeira on ResearchGate

I graduated as a Medical Doctor (MD) Universidade de Passo Fundo, Brazil (1980), and got a MSc Infectious and Parasitic Diseases from the Medical School, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1986) and PhD Tropical Medicine, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1991) with a sandwich fellowship at the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR-Mill Hill), London, U.K. I have experience in Parasitology (epidemiology and diagnosis), focusing on Human Helminthology, acting on the following subjects: angiostrongyliasis, helminthic zoonosis, schistosomiasis in low endemicity areas. Other subjects of interest in recent years: identification of the most relevant societal needs, promotion and institutionalization of interdisciplinary approaches, theories of complexity and interpretation of dynamic systems (society and environment, parasite-host interaction, webs and networks as units of analysis). I was a pioneer with angiostrongyliasis studies in south America, including the recent introduction of cerebral angiostrongyliasis; our research group provides the only serological method for diagnosing abdominal angiostrongyliasis and the laboratory is a reference for the diagnosis of eosinophilic meningitis. Together with a PhD student, Candida Teixeira, we discovered the magnetic behavior of Schistosoma mansoni?s eggs, what has led to Helmintex, the most sensitive egg-detection method for schistosomiasis, and resulted in an interesting work in the interface physics-biology. My field-work experience has shown the need for the interaction of biomedical studies with socio-political sciences, and the focus on social determinants of infectious diseases. It also became clear the importance of implementation research (IR) to explore and find practical solutions for interventions that are effective but were not implemented to modify health status and wellbeing of people. Current emphasis is the development and evaluations of novel tools for certification of schistosomiasis transmission interruption, linking experimental biological models with mathematical and computational modeling.