The 14th edition of the Carlos Chagas Lecture Series (CCCP-26) transformed the scientific program into a gesture of remembrance. In addition to reflecting on advances and challenges in Chagas disease research, the meeting adopted as its theme the trajectory of João Carlos Pinto Dias, emeritus researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz) and one of the most remarkable names in the history of the field, who passed away in December 2025.
The panels and presentations covered areas in which João Carlos Pinto Dias was a leading figure—from serology to vector control, from clinical prognosis to surveillance strategies—reflecting the breadth of his work, which spanned decades and helped structure the field in Brazil and Latin America.
The CCCP-26 was divided between virtual activities, on Thursday (09/04), with transmission via channel IOC on Youtube, and an in-person meeting on Friday (April 10th), at the Emmanuel Dias Auditorium, in Manguinhos (RJ), also broadcast online.
Coordinated by the acting head of the Trypanosomatid Biology Laboratory of IOCOrganized by André Roque and the acting head of the Cell Biology Laboratory, Rubem Menna-Barreto, the program included thematic panels, presentations of papers, and debates on multiple aspects of Chagas disease, connecting different generations of researchers around the paths that were also opened by João Carlos Pinto Dias.
Check out the special coverage below.
The 14th edition of the Carlos Chagas Lecture Series (CCCP-26) transformed the scientific program into a gesture of remembrance. In addition to reflecting on advances and challenges in Chagas disease research, the meeting adopted as its theme the trajectory of João Carlos Pinto Dias, emeritus researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz) and one of the most remarkable names in the history of the field, who passed away in December 2025.
The panels and presentations covered areas in which João Carlos Pinto Dias was a leading figure—from serology to vector control, from clinical prognosis to surveillance strategies—reflecting the breadth of his work, which spanned decades and helped structure the field in Brazil and Latin America.
The CCCP-26 was divided between virtual activities, on Thursday (09/04), with transmission via channel IOC on Youtube, and an in-person meeting on Friday (April 10th), at the Emmanuel Dias Auditorium, in Manguinhos (RJ), also broadcast online.
Coordinated by the acting head of the Trypanosomatid Biology Laboratory of IOCOrganized by André Roque and the acting head of the Cell Biology Laboratory, Rubem Menna-Barreto, the program included thematic panels, presentations of papers, and debates on multiple aspects of Chagas disease, connecting different generations of researchers around the paths that were also opened by João Carlos Pinto Dias.
Check out the special coverage below.
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