ORCID: 0000-0001-5877-607X
Adeilton Alves Brandão holds a PhD in Biological Sciences from the Instituto de Biologia – Univ Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), is a researcher at the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, and editor of the journal Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. He works in the area of molecular biology of parasitic protozoa, focusing on the processing of messenger RNA and its untranslated segments. He has also participated in discussions about the importance and challenges of open access in communicating scientific research results, especially the use of preprint repositories as a primary channel for scientific dissemination.