In 1993, Dr. Soeiro got his MSc defense (in Parasitology Program at IOC / Fiocruz) in 1993, in relation to the biological aspects of surface molecules acting at the invasion steps of Trypanosoma cruzi on cardiac cells. The PhD degree (in Cellular and molecular biology Program? IOC / Fiocruz) was conducted both on the mouse proteins of T.cruzi infection was defended in 1999. Part of the experimental studies (molecular and ultrastructural approaches) was conducted both at the Katholieke Universiteit van Leuven (Department of Human Genetics, Gasthuisberg Campus B-3000, Leuven, Belgium) and at Institut National de la Sante et la Recherche Medicale (INSERM Laboratoire de Microscopie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UMR 8532, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France). At 2002 and 2005, Dr Soeiro worked at the INSERM (Unit 524? At Laboratoire de Pharmacologie Antitumorale? IRCL, Lille / France and EMI INSERM 01-05 - CEA / Grenoble / France, respectively) due to bilateral collaborative projects on programmed cell death mechanisms and TGF-beta signaling during T.cruzi infection. The team of Dr Soeiro has expertise in experimental chemotherapy (in vitro and in vivo) for anti-parasitic agents (synthetic and biomolecules), especially for Chagas disease. Presently she is holder Researcher from Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC / Fiocruz), head of the Cellular Biology Laboratory (IOC / FIOCRUZ). From 2007 up to 2009, was coordinator of Chagas Disease Program from FIOCRUZ (http://www.fiocruz.br/pidc). Since 2003, she acts on the Biosafety Inter-Commission of IOC (CIBIO) working (2004-2012) as Head of the Professional Trainee in Biosafety? CIBIO / IOC. Since 2005, she is a member of the Scientific Committee of the IOC (PIBIC / IOC), being the head from 2006-2007 and 2012-2014, and is presently a member of the Post-graduation committee of Parasitary Biology Program (IOC / Fiocruz) . Dr Soeiro is a referee of several international scientific journals and a member of the editorial team of Parasitology. Dr Soeiro participates in different Consortium and Networks (CPDD, RESNET, PDE4PNPD, CORALSOL, among others), has published 89 peer reviewed papers and reviews, has 08 book chapters, edited one book and supervised 20 master and PhDs thesis. Over the years, Dr Soeiro has been awarded with several prizes,

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