Ernesto T Marques

Ernesto T Marques is an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. He is also a Tenured Senior Researcher (Pesquisador Titular) at Fundação Osvaldo Cruz.

• MD from Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (1993)
• PhD from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1999)

Research Focus:

• Diagnostics for dengue and Zika infections, including the Dengvaxia vaccination test
• LAMP technology for vaccine adjuvants (applied to HIV, dengue, Ebola, cancer, allergies)
• Epitope-based vaccine design for dengue and Zika
• Congenital Zika Syndrome pathogenesis and risk factors
• Immunopathology of Zika infection during pregnancy

Scientific Impact:

• Contributions to WHO vaccine usage recommendations
• $300M licensing deal for LAMP technology
• Leadership in hospital-based arboviral disease studies in Brazil