PAULO CEZAR VIEIRA

Paulo Cezar Vieira earned his Ph.D. from the University of São Paulo in 1982. He is currently Full Professor in the Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo. He has published over 200 papers in peer reviewed journals. He has also published 6 book chapters, organized 3 books and co-authored 1 book. He was secretary general, vice president and president (two terms) of the Brazilian Chemical Society, and the president of the Latin American Federation of Chemical Associations (FLAQ). His recent research interests involve isolation and identification of natural products with biological activity with an emphasis on parasitic diseases and search for selective inhibitors of enzymes mainly cathepsins. He is currently editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society.