Professor at the School of Biosciences of the Pontifical University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS); Vice-President of the Office for Research and Graduate Studies, PUCRS. Program Committee Co-Chair.

Professor at the Electrical Engineering Program, PEE/COPPE; Former Director of COPPE/UFRJ. Program Committee Co-Chair.

Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho (IBCCF)/UFRJ; Director of The National Center for Structural Biology and Bioimaging (CENABIO) /UFRJ.

Researcher at the Center for Technological Development in Health (CDTS)/Institute of Drug Technology (Farmanguinhos), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ); Co-Chair of the VI BRISPE.

Professor (retired) at the Political Sciences Department (DCP)/IFCS/UFRJ; Former President of the Council of Brazilian Association of Scientific Editors (ABEC).

Senior Researcher and Former Vice-President for Research and Reference Laboratories, FIOCRUZ. 

Professor at the School of Medicine of PUCRS; Former Coordinator of the Laboratory for Molecular and Cell Biology and Neuroimmunology (InsCer) at PUCRS.

Professor at the Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital/School of Medicine/UFRJ; Academic Dean at the School of Medicine/UFRJ.

Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Social Sciences (IFCS)/UFRJ; Coordinator of Humanities for the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

Professor at and Director of the Nucleus for Bioethics (NUBEA)/UFRJ; Former Coordinator of CTEP/UFRJ.

Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, Languages and Humanities of the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP).

Professor (retired) at the Science Education Program and the Biochemistry and Cell Biology Program, IBqM/UFRJ; Former Coordinator of the Subcommittee for Research Integrity of CTEP/UFRJ.

Professor at the Nursing Faculty of UFG; Former Director of Research – Vice President´s Office for Research and Innovation.

Professor at the Science Education Program (PEGeD)/Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis (IBqM); Coordinator of the Advisory Council for Research Ethics (CTEP)/UFRJ. Co-Chair of the VI BRISPE.