Pedro H. Gazzinelli-Guimaraes, Ph.D.
M.S., 2010, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ph.D., 2014, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Dr. Gazzinelli-Guimaraes earned his Ph.D. from the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil under the supervision of Prof. Ricardo Fujiwara. Following his doctoral studies, he underwent consulting training at the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) at Imperial College London. There, he took on the role of supervisor for the Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation (SCORE) project in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, a project managed by the University of Georgia, USA. In 2016, he joined the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a postdoctoral fellow in the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases (LPD) within NIAID, working under Dr. Thomas Nutman. During his time at NIH, he advanced to the positions of Research Fellow and Staff Scientist. In 2024, he was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and also took on the role of head of the Translational Type 2 Immunity Lab.
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Camila Queiroz-Glauss, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Dr. Camila Queiroz-Glauss received her PhD in Immunology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. After completing her degree, she moved to the U.S. to pursue postdoctoral studies at the National Institutes of Health, where she stayed for two years. Camila joined the Gazzinelli lab in July of 2024, where she will be leading studies focused on the human immune response, specifically T cell compartment, in the context of helminth infections and allergies.
Fabricio Oliveira, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Dr. Fabricio Oliveira obtained his Ph.D. in General Pathology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. He has experience in research focusing on Infectious Diseases, with an emphasis on the immunopathology of host-parasite interactions, working primarily on the following topics: Comorbidities associated with parasitic diseases, Ascariasis, Amebiasis, as well as investigations into the immunopathology of pulmonary infections.
Paprika Berry, M.Sc
Research Associate
Paprika holds a Master of Science degree from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research in the Norris Lab focused on insecticide resistance in Anopheles funestus mosquitoes, primary malaria vectors in Zambia. Her work explored the connections between geography, housing, and intervention strategies with malaria prevalence. She also holds a Bachelor's in Public Health and Biology from Simmons University. Paprika’s research interests include Schistosomiasis, public health, and vectors of tropical diseases.