Professor
Tatiana
Pinto
I have obtained my PhD in Microbiology by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in November 2009, which was followed by a postdoc fellowship in the infectious diseases program of UFRJ between 2009 and 2014. During 2011, I participated in the Global Pneumococcal Strain Bank Project, in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA. In August 2014, I achieved the permanent position of Assistant Professor in the same University. I have been granted different funding and awards to carry on our laboratory projects. I was selected one of the “Young Scientists of our State” (Jovem Cientista do Nosso Estado) by a local funding agency (Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, FAPERJ), and have been recently recognized as a productive researcher by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico (CNPq) with a productivity fellowship (bolsa de produtividade) level 2.
Dr. Tatiana Pinto is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology at Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Goes (IMPPG), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil. Major research experiences include studies on Streptococcus and Enterococcus spp, especially phenotypic and molecular characterization for diagnostic, taxonomic and epidemiological purposes. Her work is focused on the better understanding of virulence aspects and antimicrobial resistance among streptococcal and enterococcal species recovered from human and animal sources, uncovering novel aspects of the biology of these microorganisms that are important to trace the epidemiological evolution of several variants in Brazil.