Luís Roberto de Camargo Gonçalves graduated in Biological Sciences from the University of Santo Amaro (1982) and obtained a master's degree (1993) and a doctorate (1999) in Experimental and Comparative Pathology from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics of the University of São Paulo. He is Scientific Researcher VI and Head of the Pathophysiology Laboratory at the Butantan Institute, as well as Deputy Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Sciences (area: Toxinology) at the Butantan Institute. Its lines of action aim to: 1) study the pathophysiology of envenomation by venomous animals, focusing on hemostatic and inflammatory changes in animal models; 2) study the biological and biochemical characterization of animal venoms and toxins, focusing on the effects on hemostasis and inflammatory processes; and 3) study the effectiveness of antivenom therapy and its association with other therapies in the regeneration of local lesions induced by animal venoms. He has experience in pathophysiology, with an emphasis on animal toxins, working mainly on the following topics: animal venoms, Bothrops jararaca, Crotalus durissus terrificus, Lonomia obliqua, local lesions, antivenom therapy, inflammation, edema, and microcirculation.