Rodrigo Feliciano do Carmo is a Professor at the Federal University of Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF). He completed his PhD studies in Biotechnology (2016) with a sandwich period at INSERM U906 (Aix-Marseille Université) in the city of Marseille, France, and a Master’s degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Pernambuco (2012). He is the leader of the Research Group on Infectious and Neglected Diseases of Vale do São Francisco (GPDIN) and currently coordinates the Advanced Laboratory for Diagnostics and Studies in Health and Environment (LADESA) at UNIVASF. His expertise lies in Immunology and Molecular Biology, with an emphasis on Immunogenetics. His main research interests include epidemiology, genetic polymorphisms (SNPs), innate immunity, real-time PCR, sequencing, ELISA, artificial intelligence, and infectious diseases, particularly leprosy, leishmaniasis, dengue, viral hepatitis, and COVID-19.