Notes on intellectual trajectory (academic life and research interests)
Born in Rio de Janeiro on September 6th, 1971. Son of Evanir (in memoriam) and Argemiro, he is married to Andréia and father of Gabriel and Beatriz and grandfather of Tomás, "his" monads. Romulo is his 'Mano Velho' (“Dear Brother”) and Lívia his dear niece. He likes music, especially Pink Floyd, Beethoven and Legião Urbana; literature, with emphasis on Dostoevsky, Saramago, Fitzgerald and Guimarães Rosa; cinema, particularly SciFi and the essential work of Bergman; painting, in particular Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo and Kandinsky. Plato is "his" favorite philosopher, but he also flirts with Sextus Empiricus, Hume, Kant, Russell, and Feyerabend. In mathematics, he appreciates Archimedes, Hypatia and Emmy Noether. Agnostic, friend of skepticism (philosophical) and anarchist (political and epistemological), Shivam Yoga instructor and admirer of Zen, he enjoys hiking in the mountains and swimming in the sea.
Academic Trajectory
Graduated in Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro).
Graduated in Philosophy, State University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro).
Graduated in Mathematics (graduated and bachelor’s degree), Estácio de Sá University (Universidade Estácio de Sá).
Specialist (medical residency) in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro).
Specialist in Activation of Change Processe in Higher Education of Health Professionals, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz).
Specialist in Marine Biology and Oceanography, Maria Thereza Faculty (Faculdade Maria Thereza).
Specialist in Astronomy (emphasis on Planetology), Faculty of Governance, Engineering and Education of São Paulo (Faculdade de Governança, Engenharia e Educação de São Paulo).
Master in Medicine (Infectious and Parasitic Diseases), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro).
Master in Philosophy, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro).
Doctor of Science, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz).
Postdoctoral internship at the High Energy Experimental Physics Laboratory, Brazilian Center for Physics Research (Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas).
Postdoctoral internship at the Department of Ecology of the Biology Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro).
Current activities
Full Professor at Universidade Federal de Viçosa.
Full Professor at the Faculdade Dinâmica do Vale do Piranga.
Permanent professor of postgraduate programs (stricto sensu):
Bioethics, Applied Ethics and Public Health at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Health and Environmental Sciences Teaching at Faculdade Dinâmica do Vale do Piranga
Research Productivity Scholarship from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) (Level 2)
Membership of the Steering Committee, Brazil / Rio de Janeiro Bioethics Unit of the International Network of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics (Haifa) at the Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sérgio Arouca
Membership of the Space & Extreme Environment Research Center
BraiNNIAC Network Coordinator.
Main topics of study
– Accidents by venomous and poisonous animals
– Ancient philosophy
– Artificial intelligence
– Bioethics
– Brazilian literature
– Education
– Marine biology
– Oriental thought
– Russian literature
– Anarchisms
– Antimicrobials
– Astrobiology
– Black holes
– Cinema
– Greek mythology
– Neurosciences
– Quantum physics
– Skepticisms
Theoretical contribution
- (Bio)ethics for all beings
– Autopsicobots: artificial people