Phileno Pinge-Filho graduated from the Biological Sciences Department of São Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1989). He received his master's degree in immunology from the State University of Campinas (1993) and his PhD in microbiology and immunology from the Federal University of São Paulo (1999). He conducted postdoctoral studies in immunology and nutrition (University of Missouri, Columbia, USA (2003-2004)). Currently, he is an Associate Professor at the State University of Londrina (UEL) and is affiliated with the Postgraduate Program in Experimental Pathology and Microbiology at the Center for Biological Sciences of UEL as a permanent professor/supervisor of master's and doctoral students. His research interests are in the area of ​​immunoparasitology, with an emphasis on pathology, and investigating the participation of eicosanoids, nitric oxide, and cytokines in anemia associated with oxidative stress and immunoprotection in experimental Chagas disease. He also studies of the effects of metabolic syndrome on sepsis and periodontal disease in experimental models.