ODANIR GARCIA WAR is graduated in Biomedicine from the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters "Barao de Maua" - Ribeirao Preto / SP - Brazil (1981), Bachelor of Science (1986), with specialization in Biology (1987) from the "Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul" - Tres Lagoas / MS - Brazil, Degree in Biological Sciences "Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul" - Tres Lagoas / MS - Brazil (1993). Public Health Specialist - Sanitarian, from the National School of Public Health, "Oswaldo Cruz" - Rio de Janeiro / RJ, Brazil (1989). Master in Biotechnology "University of Sao Paulo" Sao Paulo / SP - Brazil (2002) and a PhD in Sciences - Microbiology from the “University of Sao Paulo" São Paulo / SP - Brazil (2006).  ODANIR GARCIA WAR is graduated in Biomedicine from the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters "Barao de Maua" - Ribeirao Preto / SP - Brazil (1981), Bachelor of Science (1986), with specialization in Biology (1987) from the "Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul" - Tres Lagoas / MS - Brazil, Degree in Biological Sciences "Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul" - Tres Lagoas / MS - Brazil (1993). Public Health Specialist - Sanitarian, from the National School of Public Health, "Oswaldo Cruz" - Rio de Janeiro / RJ, Brazil (1989). Master in Biotechnology "University of Sao Paulo" Sao Paulo / SP - Brazil (2002) and a PhD in Sciences - Microbiology from the “University of Sao Paulo" São Paulo / SP - Brazil (2006). 

He is interested in understanding pathogenicity, latency and reactivation of viruses in their host to produce vaccine. He is also interested in how bacterial cells respond to the environment by altering which protein they synthesize and in how bacteria detect and respond to stressful conditions.