Junielson Soares da Silva has a PhD in Genetics, Conservation and Evolutionary Biology (PPG-GCBEv), from the National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA). He graduated in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Piauí. He has been studying the effects of plant-derived substances on Aedes aegypti. He has experience in ovicidal, larvicidal, and adulticidal bioassays.