Joseane Rodrigues da Silva is a permanent civil servant at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA) in the position of Pharmacist-Biochemist. She currently works in the Clinical Pathology Laboratory of the Tropical Medicine Center, involving the Epidemiology, Immunology and Molecular Biology of Viral Hepatitis, and is a Preceptor for the Multiprofessional Residency in Women's and Children's Health (UFPA). She has a PhD in Tropical Diseases (UFPA), a Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (UFPA) and a degree in Pharmacy (2005) and Biochemistry (2006) from the Federal University of Pará. Specialist in pharmacology and drug interactions.