Anderson Rodrigues PhD

Anderson M. Rodrigues is an Assistant Professor of Medical Mycology at the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (DMIP) at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP). He is dedicated to studying emerging fungal diseases, developing and integrating innovative epidemiological and diagnostic approaches, as well as employing host-pathogen models to advance human health. Dr. Rodrigues received his Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the Federal University of São Paulo (2015). The thesis "Emerging Pathogens in the Genus Sporothrix and the Global Evolution of Pathogenicity" demonstrated the emergence of sporotrichosis from different perspectives, including the epidemiological scenario, molecular and serological diagnosis, and the influence of the pathogen-host-environment interaction on the evolution of the disease.