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| birth_place = [[Brazil]]
| birth_place = [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
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| occupation = [[Ministry of Health (Brazil)|Minister of health]], [[public health]] research scientist, [[infectious disease]] research scientist, academic
[[Harvard School of Public Health]], Post-doctoral work in International Health<br/>
| employer = [[Fiocruz]]
[[Fiocruz]], National School of Public Health, PhD in Public Health, 1988<br/>
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[[UNICAMP]], Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, 1980<br/>
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[[PUC-Rio]], Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, 1972<br/>
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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 (Cristina Possas) is a [[Brazilian]] [[public health]] scientist working with [[infectious diseases]] from an [[Ecosocial theory|eco-social]] perspective<ref>Krieger, N., "Epidemiology and the web of causation: has anyone seen the spider?" Social Science and Medicine 1994; 39:887-903</ref><ref name="KriegerNancy">Krieger, Nancy (2011). Epidemiology and the People's Health : Theory and Context. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199750351.</ref> and have a long experience working as a policymaker in close cooperation with the scientific community and civil society organizations in the areas of public health and environment, approached from the perspectives of human rights and social justice. Currently she is Head of the Research and Development Unit at the Department of STD, AIDS and viral hepatitis at the Brazilian Ministry of Health.


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.
In 1998, she earned a PhD in public health from FIOCRUZ, and currently she is on leave from her role as Professor of Health Policy at the National School of Public Health at the [[Oswaldo Cruz Foundation]], Brazil, where she has also been the director of graduate programs. She was formerly a visiting scientist, Takemi Fellow, and Fulbright Fellow in a postdoctoral program at the [[Harvard School of Public Health]]. She has published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, World Bank, and was editor of the special supplement, Ethics in Genetic Manipulations, of the journal Strategic Partnerships.
She has worked for more than five decades in several national and international positions with the scientific community and civil society organizations, and with the [[Ford Foundation]] in Brazil, in developing and implementing [[public policy]], designing and conducting scientific and technological assessment in health and environment, and developing and managing international cooperation and building capacity within the international scientific community and civil society organizations in Brazil and globally.


==Education and employment==
For ten years, she has been National Director of the Research and Technological Development Unit at the Brazilian [[AIDS]] Program in the Brazilian Ministry of Health, which has been recognized globally as an outstanding public health initiative with innovative approaches to the pandemics, always centering on free and universal access to prevention and treatment. She was invited by the Director of the National AIDS Program to conceive and create a new and innovative Research and Technological Development Unit in the Program’s structure.
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.
==Recent Experience==
{{Main|Health in Brazil}}
[[File:Hospital Albert Einstein.jpg|thumb|The [[Albert Einstein Hospital]] in [[São Paulo]] is one of the most well-known health units in Brazil.]]


She has given radio and television interviews on [[AIDS]], [[Dengue fever]], and [[Zika fever]].
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ministry of Health (Brazil)]] (''Ministério da Saúde'')
* '''Full professor, Fiocruz''' (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation), 1985-present
: Coordinated Master’s, Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Programs in Public Health and Clinical Research on Infectious Diseases.
* '''Director, Research and Technological Development Unit, National AIDS Program, Ministry of Health, Brazil''', 2002-2011
* '''National Executive Secretary, National Technical Biosafety Commission (CTNBio), Ministry of Science and Technology, Brazil''', 2001-2002
* '''Visiting Scientist, New Diseases Group, [[Harvard School of Public Health]]''', 1994 - 2002
* '''Takemi Fellow in International Health, [[Harvard School of Public Health]]''', 1990-1994
* '''[[Fulbright Fellow]], [[Harvard University]]''', 1990-1994


== Awards and distinctions ==
==Education==
* 1983. [[FINEP]] research grant on Health System Evaluation, coordinating 7 subprojects, Medical School, [[PUC-Campinas]], SP<ref name=":1" />
* 1991 Post-doctoral, International Health, Harvard School of Public Health
* 1988 PhD in Public Health, National School of Public Health, FIOCRUZ
* 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
* 1980 Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, UNICAMP
* 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>
* 1972 Doctor in Psychology, PUC-RIO
* 1993. CNPq Scientific Productivity Fellowship<ref name=":1" />


==Major 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|bibcode=2021CirES...1.1463P }}
Dr. Possas's writings are in six broad areas:
* {{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 |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}}
* 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. 1980. Saúde e Trabalho: a Crise da Previdência Social [Health and Labour: the crisis of Social Welfare in Brazil], [2nd edition in 1989]. Hucitec. [Winner award of honors from the Brazilian Society of Social Welfare Rights in 1981 for the best book on Social Welfare].
* {{Cite journal |last1=Levins |first1=Richard |last2=Awerbuch |first2=Tamara |last3=Brinkmann |first3=Uwe |last4=Eckardt |first4=Irina |last5=Epstein |first5=Paul |last6=Makhoul |first6=Najwa |last7=de Possas |first7=Cristina Albuquerque |last8=Puccia |first8=Charles |last9=Spielman |first9=Andrew |last10=Wilson |first10=Mary E. |date=1994 |title=The Emergence of New Diseases |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/29775101 |journal=American Scientist |volume=82 |issue=1 |pages=52–60 |jstor=29775101 |bibcode=1994AmSci..82...52L |issn=0003-0996}}
* {{Cite journal |last1=Possas |first1=Cristina |last2=Lourenço-de-Oliveira |first2=Ricardo |last3=Tauil |first3=Pedro Luiz |last4=Pinheiro |first4=Francisco de Paula |last5=Pissinatti |first5=Alcides |last6=Cunha |first6=Rivaldo Venâncio da |last7=Freire |first7=Marcos |last8=Martins |first8=Reinaldo Menezes |last9=Homma |first9=Akira |date=2018-09-03 |title=Yellow fever outbreak in Brazil: the puzzle of rapid viral spread and challenges for immunisation |journal=Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |language=en |volume=113 |issue=10 |pages=e180278 |doi=10.1590/0074-02760180278 |issn=0074-0276 |pmc=6135548 |pmid=30427974}}


==References==
* Access to pharmaceuticals: intellectual property and human rights
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* Biotechnology, biosafety, and bioethics
* Building AIDS Research Capacity and HIV Cure
* Dealing with vulnerable populations
* Ecological Change and Emerging Infectious Diseases
* Inequity, Public Policy, and Social Welfare


==External links==
These numerous writings include:
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqG-W1Xyoac Entrevista, Dr. Cristina Possas discusses AIDS, Dec 16, 2015]
* Articles: Nature Biotechnology, JAIDS, AIDS, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Journal of Virus Eradication, Trends in Microbiology, Vaccine
* Book chapters: National French Agency for AIDS and Viral Hepatitis Research, ANRS (ed.); US National Academy Press,
* Book: two best-sellers books adopted by Public Health and Medical Schools in Brazil - Epidemiology and Society: Structural Heterogeneity and Health, 1990 and Health and Labor: the Crisis of Social Welfare 1980, both edited by HUCITEC, SP
* Report: the World Bank


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==Awards and Honors==
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* French government medal in recognition for coordinating ANRS research site in Brazil;
* Honors, Best book on Social Welfare, Brazilian Society of Welfare Law;
* Harvard Takemi and Fulbright Fellowships;
* Research funds from CAPES, CNPq, and FINEP in Brazil


==Languages==
* Fluencies in English, French, and Portuguese (native language).
* Proficiencies in Spanish and Italian

==See also==
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* [[Ecosocial theory]]
* [[HIV/AIDS in Brazil]]
* [[Richard Levins]]
* [[Tamara Awerbuch-Friedlander]]
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* [[Zika fever]]
* [[Zika virus]]
* [[Zika virus outbreak (2015–present)]]
{{multicol-end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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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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