Marcel Ivan Ramirez has a degree in Medical Technology from the Universidad de Antofagasta (1989), a master’s degree in Microbiology and Immunology from the Federal University of São Paulo (1994) and a doctorate in Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) from the Federal University of São Paulo (1999). He is currently a researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and a researcher working at the Carlos Chagas-Fiocruz Paraná Productivity Fellow of the CNPq category 1D. His research interests include innate immunity, exosomes and the complement system.