Scientific Advisory Committee
The S.A.C. is comprised of world-renowned physicians and scientists specialized in the areas of health care science, pharmaceuticals, and technology. They hold every ViralCure project to the highest possible standard.
Myrna Bonaldo
Ph.D
Scientific CommittéeExperience
- Principal investigator at the Molecular Biology of Flavivirus Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro.
- Expert in the development of recombinant live-attenuated vaccines.
- Author of 4 patents about this vaccine development method.
- World-renowned molecular virologist.
- Collaborated in the development of antibody immunotherapy against flaviviruses and coronaviruses.
Denis R. Burton
Ph.D
Scientific CommittéeExperience
- Scientific Director and Board Member - Mabloc.
- Chair - Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, US.
- Immunologist - Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School.
- Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology.
- Scientific Advisory Board Member - University of Lund, Sweden.
- Scientific Advisory Board Member - Krebs Institute, University of Sheffiled, UK.
- Science Committee Member - Global HIV Vaccine Initiative.
- Ph.D. - Physical Biochemistry, University of Lund, Sweden.
- First Class Honors - Oxford University
Giovanni G.Cerri
M.D.Ph.D
Scientific CommittéeExperience
- Full Professor Department of Radiology and Oncology, University of Sao Paulo.
- Board of Radiology Insitute and Member of Deliberative Council, Hospital das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo.
- Member of the National Academy of Medicine.
- Author of more than 15 books and more than 280 scientific papers, published in national and foreign magazines.
- Won more than 30 awards, among them, the LAFI Medical Sciences Prize and the Jabuti Literature Prize.
Tiago M.D. da Silva
PharmD, CCR
Scientific CommittéeExperience
- Mr. da Silva has spent the last 17 years fulfilling different clinical development roles, including leading the Global Clinical Research Operations for medicinal products within a UK based FTSE 100 consumer health company.
- He has been driving and delivering more than 90 strategic projects across different therapeutic areas such as virology, oncology, neurosciences, respiratory diseases, analgesia, gastroenterology, among others, helping patients having access to value adding medicines and health innovation.
- Having led projects in Latam, Europe, North America and APAC, Tiago has an intimate appreciation of the cultural and regulatory differences that impact truly global clinical research.
- He has been consistently recognized by his ability to foster creative problem-solving work environments and to apply in-depth scientific and management knowledge to enhance operational excellence and deliver superior results.
Daniel Douek
M.D.Ph.D
Scientific CommittéeExperience
- Senior Investigator and the Chief of the Human Immunilogy Section, Vaccine Research Center, NIAID, National Insitutes of Health, Bethesda, USA.
- Phd - Immunology at the University of London.
- Appointed to the NIH Vaccine Research Center in November 2000 and NIH Director’s Award in 2008.
- Received the World AIDS Day Award in 2007.
- One of the world’s top 50 scientists by Scientific American in 2005.
- Named as one of the 2012 POZ 100 for his significant contributions to accelerating the end of AIDS.
Tetsuro Matano
M.D.Ph.D
Scientific CommittéeExperience
- Ph.D. - Doctor of Medical Science at the Graduate School of Medicine, Universty of Tokyo.
- HIV - host interactions using the monkey AIDS model at NIAID.
- Professor at Institute of Medicinal Science - University of Tokyo since 2006.
- Director at AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases since 2010.
- Virus-specific immune responses in HTLV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 infections.
- M.D at the Faculty of Medicine - University of Tokyo in 1985.
Vanderson Rocha
M.D.Ph.D
Scientific CommittéeExperience
- Doctor - Biotechnological Therapy, University of Paris 7, France.
- Professor - Hematology, Hemotherapy and Cell Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
- CEO - Pro-Blood Foundation.
- Consultant Professor - Oxford University, UK
David I. Watkins
Ph.D
Scientific CommittéeExperience
- President and Chief Scientific Officer - Mabloc
- Professor of Pathology – George Washington University School of Medical and Health Sciences.
- 1998 Elizabeth Glaser Scientist Award recipient.
- Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology.
- NIH Merit Award.
- Post-Doctoral Fellowship – Harvard Medical School, MA.
- Ph.D. – Immunology, University of Rochester, NY.
- M.Sc. – Immunology, University of Rochester, NY.
- B.Sc. – Botany & Zoology, University of Durham , UK.
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