Igor Falco Arruda

PhD student of the Stricto sensu graduate program in Tropical Medicine at the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC - Fiocruz). Master of Science (MSc) by the same course (PPG Tropical Medicine- IOC / Fiocruz). Biologist by Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) with Lato sensu specialization in Parasitic Biology by the Fundação Técnico-Educacional Souza Marques (FTESM). Has experience in parasitology, with emphasis on diagnosis, epidemiology and control of human and animal toxoplasmosis, maintenance of Toxoplasma gondii strains in mice and coprodiagnosis of enteric parasites of companion animals.