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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

The dynamics of Brazilian protozoology over the past century

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Author(s):
Elias, M. Carolina [1, 2] ; Floeter-Winter, Lucile M. [3] ; Mena-Chalco, Jesus P. [4]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Inst Butantan, Lab Especial Ciclo Celular, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Inst Butantan, Ctr Toxinas Resposta Imune & Sinalizacao Celular, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Fisiol, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Fed ABC, Ctr Matemat Comp & Cognicao, Santo Andre, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz; v. 111, n. 1, p. 67+, JAN 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 4
Abstract

Brazilian scientists have been contributing to the protozoology field for more than 100 years with important discoveries of new species such asTrypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania spp. In this work, we used a Brazilian thesis database (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) covering the period from 1987-2011 to identify researchers who contributed substantially to protozoology. We selected 248 advisors by filtering to obtain researchers who supervised at least 10 theses. Based on a computational analysis of the thesis databases, we found students who were supervised by these scientists. A computational procedure was developed to determine the advisors’ scientific ancestors using the Lattes Platform. These analyses provided a list of 1,997 researchers who were inspected through Lattes CV examination and allowed the identification of the pioneers of Brazilian protozoology. Moreover, we investigated the areas in which researchers who earned PhDs in protozoology are now working. We found that 68.4% of them are still in protozoology, while 16.7% have migrated to other fields. We observed that support for protozoology by national or international agencies is clearly correlated with the increase of scientists in the field. Finally, we described the academic genealogy of Brazilian protozoology by formalising the “forest” of Brazilian scientists involved in the study of protozoa and their vectors over the past century. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/07467-1 - CeTICS - Center of Toxins, Immune-Response and Cell Signaling
Grantee:Hugo Aguirre Armelin
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC