Biologia Parasitária - IOC

The Post-Graduate Program in Parasite Biology is constituted of four fields of study: Biology; Genetics and biochemistry; Ecology and epidemiology; and Immunology and pathogenesis. In this group, are contained in 11 Research lines, which include studies regarding the parasite agents, disease vectors, and hosts.

Research lines in the Area of Concentration of Biology:
- Cellular Biology and Ultrastructure of parasites, vectors and hosts
- Biology of parasites, vectors and hosts

Research lines in the Area of Concentration of Genetics and Biochemistry:
- Biochemical and molecular studies of parasites, vectors and hosts
- Genetics of parasites, vectors and hosts
- Genomics and Proteomics of parasites, vectors and hosts

Research lines in the Area of Concentration of Ecology and Epidemiology:
- Ecology of parasites, vectors and hosts
- Epidemiology of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and Host
- Taxonomy of parasites, vectors and hosts

Research lines in the Area of Concentration of Immunology and Pathogenesis:
- Development of Methods of Diagnosis and Control of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
- Immunology and Pathogenesis of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
- Pathology of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

Mandatory credits
Mastering Program on Parasite Biology of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC/Fiocruz) aims to provide students a diverse background in the field of parasitology. The minimum number of 20 credits is required for concluding the master course, being mandatory to attend the disciplines of Parasitology I (subdivided into Bacteriology, Mycology and Virology), Parasitology II (subdivided into Protozoology, Helminthology, Entomology and Malacology), Biosafety (in which aware students in good practices in research labs are one of the milestones), “Centro de Estudos” (a weekly scientific event organized by the IOC in order to contribute to a multidisciplinary approach and for an interaction of students with the scientific community of the institution), and Students Seminar (after 12 months of enrollment, i.e., when 50% of the MSc is complete, students present their preliminary results for a scientific committee).

Each discipline will have a value expressed in credits and each credit corresponds to at least twenty (20) hours of theoretical activities and / or practices. For the master's level, it is required a minimum of twenty (20) credits obtained in courses taken, which together to eighty (80) for the MSc presentation, counting a total of at least one hundred (100) credits.