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'''Cristina Possas de Albuquerque''' (born 5 June 1948) is a Brazilian [[public health]] scientist working with [[infectious diseases]] and [[emerging infectious disease]]s from an [[Ecosocial theory|eco-social]] perspective.
'''Cristina Possas de Albuquerque''' (born 5 June 1948) is a Brazilian [[public health]] scientist working with [[infectious diseases]] and [[emerging infectious disease]]s from an [[Ecosocial theory|eco-social]] perspective.


She is a Takemi Fellow at Harvard University in Boston, where for 10 years she has been a Visiting Scientist and a [[Fulbright Fellowship|Fulbright Fellow]]. She has been since 1976 a professor at [[FIOCRUZ]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil.
She is a Takemi Fellow at Harvard University in Boston, where for 10 years she has been a visiting scientist and a [[Fulbright Fellowship|Fulbright Fellow]]. She has been since 1976 a professor at [[FIOCRUZ]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil.


==Education and employment==
==Education and employment==
After her undergraduate studies Possas completed a PhD in [[psychology]] at the [[Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro]] (PUC-RIO) in 1972. After completing her MSocSc at the [[State University of Campinas]] (UNICAMP) in 1980 Possas was appointed to the [[Oswaldo Cruz Foundation]] ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, also known as [[FIOCRUZ]]) in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil as a full professor in 1985 where she has worked ever since, completing a [[public health]] PhD at the National School of Public Health in 1988.
After her undergraduate studies, Possas completed a PhD in [[psychology]] at the [[Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro]] (PUC-RIO) in 1972. After completing her MSocSc at the [[State University of Campinas]] (UNICAMP) in 1980 Possas was appointed to the [[Oswaldo Cruz Foundation]] ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, also known as [[FIOCRUZ]]) in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil as a full professor in 1985 where she has worked ever since, completing a [[public health]] PhD at the National School of Public Health in 1988.


Whilst working at FIOCRUZ she has also spent time as a [[Fulbright Fellow]] and Takemi Fellow in International Health at [[Harvard University]] from 1990 to 1994 before becoming a visiting scientist with the New Diseases Group at [[Harvard School of Public Health]] from 1994 to 2002. Possas also served as National Executive Secretary, National Technical Biosafety Commission (CTNBio), Ministry of Science and Technology, Brazil from 2001 to 2002 and Head, Research and Technological Development Unit, National AIDS Program, [[Ministry of Health (Brazil)|Ministry of Health]], Brazil, 2002–2011.
Whilst working at FIOCRUZ she has also spent time as a [[Fulbright Fellow]] and Takemi Fellow in International Health at [[Harvard University]] from 1990 to 1994 before becoming a visiting scientist with the New Diseases Group at [[Harvard School of Public Health]] from 1994 to 2002. Possas also served as National Executive Secretary, National Technical Biosafety Commission (CTNBio), Ministry of Science and Technology, Brazil from 2001 to 2002 and Head, Research and Technological Development Unit, National AIDS Program, [[Ministry of Health (Brazil)|Ministry of Health]], Brazil, 2002–2011.


She has given radio and television interviews on [[AIDS]], [[Dengue fever]], and [[Zika fever]].
She has given radio and television interviews on [[AIDS]], [[Dengue fever]], and [[Zika fever]].

== Boards and committees ==
[[Image:Manguinhos_fiocruz2.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Photograph: Facade of the [[Moorish Revival|Neo-Mouresque]] Palace of Manguinhos, seat of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz in Rio de Janeiro.]]
Possas has worked on numerous boards and committees including:
* Member of the Advisory Committee for the eighth National Health Conference
* National Technical Coordinator of seven Groups supporting the Health Reform in Brazil
* Member of CNPq scientific board, the Intergovernmental Meeting of the Biosafety Protocol of Cartagena (ICCP-3), Convention on Biological Diversity the Hague, Netherlands
* National Executive Secretary of the National Technical Biosafety Commission (CTNBio)
* Coordinator of the National Code of Bioethics in Genetic Manipulations
* Director for the World Bank national research funding to the Brazilian Ministry of Health, AIDS III Program
* Member of [[IAVI]] Policy Advisory Committee
* Member of organizing committee for the Octave Workshop in Brazil on HIV vaccine trial design and analysis
* Member INCT-PPED (National Institute for Science and Technology in Public Policies, Strategies and Development) board, Institute of Economics, UFRJ
* Coordinator of national research on vaccine patents
* Member of two working groups at the [[International AIDS Society]]'s Initiative Towards an HIV Cure
* Member of National Commission for Award of Best Doctoral Thesis in Medicine in Brazil


== Awards and distinctions ==
== Awards and distinctions ==
* 1974. Fellowship from [[Kellogg Foundation]]'s fund to the Laboratory of Medical Education (LEMC), Medical School, UNICAMP.
* 1981. Prize, Brazilian Society of Social Welfare Law, Honors, Best Book on Social Welfare
* 1983. [[FINEP]] research grant on Health System Evaluation, coordinating 7 subprojects, Medical School, [[PUC-Campinas]], SP<ref name=":1" />
* 1983. [[FINEP]] research grant on Health System Evaluation, coordinating 7 subprojects, Medical School, [[PUC-Campinas]], SP<ref name=":1" />
* 1983. Capes Fellowship, Visiting professor ENSP-FIOCRUZ
* 1984. Fellowship from Italian government for specialization in occupational epidemiology, Clinica del Lavoro. [[Università degli Studi di Milano]]
* 1987. Lessa Bastos Award for best presentation on Intoxication and Poisoning in Brazil, Brazilian Society of Toxicology.
* 1989. [[FINEP]] ([[Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos]]) grant, Coordinator National Multicentric Project Evaluation Health Systems, FIOCRUZ, RJ<ref name=":1" />
* 1989. [[FINEP]] ([[Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos]]) grant, Coordinator National Multicentric Project Evaluation Health Systems, FIOCRUZ, RJ<ref name=":1" />
* 1991. Capes Fellowship,<ref name=":1">[http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4789860T8 CNPq profile for Cristina de Albuquerque Possas]</ref> Harvard University
* 1991. Capes Fellowship,<ref name=":1">[http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4789860T8 CNPq profile for Cristina de Albuquerque Possas]</ref> Harvard University
* 1991. Fulbright Fellowship, Harvard University.
* 1992. Takemi Fellow, Harvard University.<ref name=":2">[http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/fellowships/takemi-fellowship-program/ Takemi Program], [[Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-27 |title=Takemi Fellows 1990-2000 |url=https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/takemi/takemi-felllows/takemi-fellows-group-photos-1990-2000/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Takemi Program in International Health |language=en-us}}</ref>
* 1992. Takemi Fellow, Harvard University.<ref name=":2">[http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/fellowships/takemi-fellowship-program/ Takemi Program], [[Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-27 |title=Takemi Fellows 1990-2000 |url=https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/takemi/takemi-felllows/takemi-fellows-group-photos-1990-2000/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Takemi Program in International Health |language=en-us}}</ref>
* 1993. Member, [[The New York Academy of Sciences]]
* 1993. CNPq Scientific Productivity Fellowship<ref name=":1" />
* 1993. CNPq Scientific Productivity Fellowship<ref name=":1" />
* 2011. Medal from National French Agency (French government medal) for AIDS and Viral Hepatitis Research (ANRS) for coordination of ANRS Brazilian research site in Brazil
* 2015. Fellowship from LAPCLIN/AIDS, INI, FIOCRUZ
* 2015. Honour Award, Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz, III Annual Seminar


==Selected publications==
==Selected publications==
* {{Cite journal |last1=Possas |first1=Cristina |last2=Marques |first2=Ernesto T. A. |last3=Risi |first3=João Baptista |last4=Homma |first4=Akira |date=December 2021 |title=COVID-19 and Future Disease X in Circular Economy Transition: Redesigning Pandemic Preparedness to Prevent a Global Disaster |journal=Circular Economy and Sustainability |language=en |volume=1 |issue=4 |pages=1463–1478 |doi=10.1007/s43615-021-00060-x |issn=2730-597X |pmc=8238518 |pmid=34888566}}
* {{Cite journal |last1=Possas |first1=Cristina |last2=Marques |first2=Ernesto T. A. |last3=Risi |first3=João Baptista |last4=Homma |first4=Akira |date=December 2021 |title=COVID-19 and Future Disease X in Circular Economy Transition: Redesigning Pandemic Preparedness to Prevent a Global Disaster |journal=Circular Economy and Sustainability |language=en |volume=1 |issue=4 |pages=1463–1478 |doi=10.1007/s43615-021-00060-x |issn=2730-597X |pmc=8238518 |pmid=34888566|bibcode=2021CirES...1.1463P }}
* {{Cite journal |last1=Possas |first1=Cristina |last2=de Souza Antunes |first2=Adelaide Maria |last3=de Oliveira |first3=Alessandra Moreira |last4=de Souza Mendes Santos |first4=Cristina d’Urso |last5=Ramos |first5=Mateus Pinheiro |last6=de Oliveira Rodrigues Schumacher |first6=Suzanne |last7=Homma |first7=Akira |date=December 2021 |title=Vaccine Innovation for Pandemic Preparedness: Patent Landscape, Global Sustainability, and Circular Bioeconomy in Post-COVID-19 era |journal=Circular Economy and Sustainability |language=en |volume=1 |issue=4 |pages=1439–1461 |doi=10.1007/s43615-021-00051-y |issn=2730-597X |pmc=8280571 |pmid=34888570}}
* {{Cite journal |last1=Possas |first1=Cristina |last2=de Souza Antunes |first2=Adelaide Maria |last3=de Oliveira |first3=Alessandra Moreira |last4=de Souza Mendes Santos |first4=Cristina d'Urso |last5=Ramos |first5=Mateus Pinheiro |last6=de Oliveira Rodrigues Schumacher |first6=Suzanne |last7=Homma |first7=Akira |date=December 2021 |title=Vaccine Innovation for Pandemic Preparedness: Patent Landscape, Global Sustainability, and Circular Bioeconomy in Post-COVID-19 era |journal=Circular Economy and Sustainability |language=en |volume=1 |issue=4 |pages=1439–1461 |doi=10.1007/s43615-021-00051-y |issn=2730-597X |pmc=8280571 |pmid=34888570|bibcode=2021CirES...1.1439P }}
* {{Cite journal |last1=Homma |first1=Akira |last2=Freire |first2=Marcos da Silva |last3=Possas |first3=Cristina |date=2020 |title=Vaccines for neglected and emerging diseases in Brazil by 2030: the "valley of death" and opportunities for RD&I in Vaccinology 4.0 |url=http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2020001403002&tlng=en |journal=Cadernos de Saúde Pública |volume=36 |issue=suppl 2 |pages=e00128819 |doi=10.1590/0102-311x00128819 |pmid=33111747 |s2cid=225098917 |issn=1678-4464}}
* {{Cite journal |last1=Homma |first1=Akira |last2=Freire |first2=Marcos da Silva |last3=Possas |first3=Cristina |date=2020 |title=Vaccines for neglected and emerging diseases in Brazil by 2030: the "valley of death" and opportunities for RD&I in Vaccinology 4.0 |journal=Cadernos de Saúde Pública |volume=36 |issue=suppl 2 |pages=e00128819 |doi=10.1590/0102-311x00128819 |pmid=33111747 |s2cid=225098917 |issn=1678-4464|doi-access=free }}
* {{Cite journal |last1=Possas |first1=Cristina |last2=Antunes |first2=Adelaide Maria de Souza |last3=Lins Mendes |first3=Flavia Maria |last4=Veloso |first4=Valdiléa |last5=Martins |first5=Reinaldo Menezes |last6=Homma |first6=Akira |date=2018-07-03 |title=HIV cure: global overview of bNAbs' patents and related scientific publications |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13543776.2018.1495708 |journal=Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents |language=en |volume=28 |issue=7 |pages=551–560 |doi=10.1080/13543776.2018.1495708 |pmid=29962249 |s2cid=49650464 |issn=1354-3776}}
* {{Cite journal |last1=Possas |first1=Cristina |last2=Antunes |first2=Adelaide Maria de Souza |last3=Lins Mendes |first3=Flavia Maria |last4=Veloso |first4=Valdiléa |last5=Martins |first5=Reinaldo Menezes |last6=Homma |first6=Akira |date=2018-07-03 |title=HIV cure: global overview of bNAbs' patents and related scientific publications |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13543776.2018.1495708 |journal=Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents |language=en |volume=28 |issue=7 |pages=551–560 |doi=10.1080/13543776.2018.1495708 |pmid=29962249 |s2cid=49650464 |issn=1354-3776}}
* Possas, C. 1989. Epidemiologia e Sociedade: Heterogeneidade Estrutural e Saúde no Brasil [Epidemiology and Society: Structural Heterogeneity and Health in Brazil. Hucitec, São Paulo.
* Possas, C. 1989. Epidemiologia e Sociedade: Heterogeneidade Estrutural e Saúde no Brasil [Epidemiology and Society: Structural Heterogeneity and Health in Brazil. Hucitec, São Paulo.
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Latest revision as of 20:32, 7 November 2024

Cristina Possas
Born (1948-06-05) June 5, 1948 (age 76)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Minister of health, public health research scientist, infectious disease research scientist, academic
Years active1985–present
EmployerFiocruz
Known for

Cristina Possas de Albuquerque (born 5 June 1948) is a Brazilian public health scientist working with infectious diseases and emerging infectious diseases from an eco-social perspective.

She is a Takemi Fellow at Harvard University in Boston, where for 10 years she has been a visiting scientist and a Fulbright Fellow. She has been since 1976 a professor at FIOCRUZ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Education and employment

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After her undergraduate studies, Possas completed a PhD in psychology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO) in 1972. After completing her MSocSc at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in 1980 Possas was appointed to the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Portuguese Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, also known as FIOCRUZ) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as a full professor in 1985 where she has worked ever since, completing a public health PhD at the National School of Public Health in 1988.

Whilst working at FIOCRUZ she has also spent time as a Fulbright Fellow and Takemi Fellow in International Health at Harvard University from 1990 to 1994 before becoming a visiting scientist with the New Diseases Group at Harvard School of Public Health from 1994 to 2002. Possas also served as National Executive Secretary, National Technical Biosafety Commission (CTNBio), Ministry of Science and Technology, Brazil from 2001 to 2002 and Head, Research and Technological Development Unit, National AIDS Program, Ministry of Health, Brazil, 2002–2011.

She has given radio and television interviews on AIDS, Dengue fever, and Zika fever.

Awards and distinctions

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  • 1983. FINEP research grant on Health System Evaluation, coordinating 7 subprojects, Medical School, PUC-Campinas, SP[1]
  • 1989. FINEP (Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos) grant, Coordinator National Multicentric Project Evaluation Health Systems, FIOCRUZ, RJ[1]
  • 1991. Capes Fellowship,[1] Harvard University
  • 1992. Takemi Fellow, Harvard University.[2][3]
  • 1993. CNPq Scientific Productivity Fellowship[1]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d CNPq profile for Cristina de Albuquerque Possas
  2. ^ Takemi Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  3. ^ "Takemi Fellows 1990-2000". Takemi Program in International Health. 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
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