Rui Ferreira DVM, MMed, PhD Sao Paulo State University, Brazil

Rui Seabra Ferreira Jr. Full Researcher CEVAP-UNESP . Associate Professor FMB-UNESP. Graduated in Veterinary Medicine FMVZ- UNESP. Master and Doctor in Tropical Diseases FMB-UNESP. Postdoctoral - Butantan Institute. Member of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Brazil. Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Clinical Research and Tropical Diseases - UNESP. Director of the Center for the Study of Venomous Animals (CEVAP), São Paulo State University (UNESP). Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases. Director of partnerships at the Center for Translational Science and Biopharmaceutical Development. Member of the Pro-Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Network of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI). Scientific Director of the Botucatu Technological Park, Brazil. Committee Member of PDA Brazil Chapter.