Dr. João Pinto is an Associate Professor and the Sub-director of the Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. He holds a PhD in Genetics (University of Lisbon, 2003) and a degree in Biology (University of Lisbon, 1994). In 2017, he obtained academic aggregation in Biomedical Sciences (Parasitology) from the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. His research interests focus on the bioecology and population genetics of mosquito vectors, with an emphasis on Afrotropical malaria vectors.