Jacinto da Costa Silva Neto
Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Biography
Jacinto was 23 years old when he completed his degree. He has an MSc in biophysics, a specialist in cytopathology at the Federal University of Pernambuco and a PhD from the University of São Paulo-USP. Currently: visiting professor at McGill University, Department of Oncology - Faculty of Medicine - Division of Cancer Epidemiology. Activities Federal University of Pernambuco-UFPE/Brazil: professor, coordinator of the cytopathology sector, coordinator of postgraduate cytopathology, professor/Supervisor of the Postgraduate Program in Pathology-POSPAT/UFPE, and professor/Supervisor of the Postgraduate Program in MorphoTechnology/UFPE. Lines of research: cancer (biomarkers and carcinogenesis), and Human Papillomavirus (HPV).