Lucimar Kneipp is researcher of the Laboratory of Taxonomy, Biochemistry and Bioprospection of Fungi (LTBBF) of the renowned Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC) of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She completed her Master and PhD in Science (Microbiology) from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), respectively. She has experience in Mycology studying the cellular biology and virulence of fungi and their interactions with the host, with a focus on cellular targets and new antifungal therapies. Kneipp has been studying pathogenic fungi, especially those that cause chromoblastomycosis.