Tatiana Pinto

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Professor Tatiana Pinto has a PhD in Microbiology and is currently an Associate Professor in Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil. Her research aims to gather data on virulence and antimicrobial resistance traits among Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates circulating in Brazil, by uncovering novel aspects of the biology of these microorganisms that are important to trace the epidemiological evolution of epidemic and sporadic clones, as well as to help designing improved therapeutic and prophylactic measures against pediatric and perinatal streptococcal infections. Dr. Pinto is also an enthusiastic of public engagement and science communication activities, and is an active member of many international scientific societies.