Thais Mauad, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Sao Paulo. She received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Sao Paulo. Her research interests are Pathology, Pulmonary, Environmental Pathology, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Anatomical Pathology, Molecular Pathology, Surgical Pathology, Infectious Diseases.