Karen Ingrid Tasca

Bachelor in Biology, Univ Estadual Paulista / FEIS (2008). Master (2012) and PhD (2016) in Tropical Diseases / Immunology at Botucatu Medical School (FMB), Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Sandwich Doctorate Fellowship (6 months) at the University of Milan (UNIMI), Italy.First Postdoc Fellowship at Institute of Biosciences (UNESP) - developed a research, using a bee product (Propolis) in a double blind placebo controlled study involving people living with HIV/aids (2021). Second post-doctorate, carried out at the Department of Infectology / Tropical Diseases at FMB/UNESP, a study about the effectiveness of different vaccine platforms against SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating in Botucatu. Coordinated the project funded by the Ministry of Health, Oxford University and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which guaranteed mass vaccination against Covid-19 for the Botucatu population in May 2021. Member of the Brazilian Society of Clinical Research Professionals. She is the clinical coordinator of protocols involving Covid-19 and HIV and has been accredited as a collaborating professor in the Postgraduate Program in Tropical Diseases - FMB/UNESP since 2020. Currently she is also Substitute Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases. She won the 'Women who make Unesp' award in the category of postdoctoral researchers in 2023. Areas of expertise: Immunology, Parasitology, Molecular Biology, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases / Infectology, Ethnopharmacology, Clinical Research / Clinical Trials and Real World Studies. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)