Brazilian, MD (1969), MSci (1972), PhD (1976), Post-doctoral training: Prof. Jean Dausset Service,Univ.Paris VII, Hopital Saint Louis, Paris, France (1979-1980); Positions held: Research Assistant, Prof. Roy Walford´s Laboratory, UCLA Medical School, Los Angeles, CA, USA (1972-1974); Professor, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil (1976-2009); Director of the Histocompatibility Laboratory, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil (1981-2009); Director of the Histocompatibility Laboratory, Immunogenetics Institute, AFIP, São Paulo, Brazil (2009-present). Chair of the International Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Workshop (2005-2008); President of the International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop Group (2008-2012); President, Brazilian Histocompatibility Association (1988-1989; 1999-2001); Treasurer, Brazilian Association for Organ Transplantation (2004-2005); Chair of International Affairs Committee of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, USA (2004-2006); Member of the Board of Directors of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, USA (2007-2010); Councillor-at-large - Latin America, The Transplantatin Society (2018-present). More than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals.