Clinical Care
Appointments in clinical immunology, rare diseases and inborn errors of immunity, available in person at the Center for Genomic Medicine in Immunology and by telemedicine.
Physician-immunologist · MD, PhD
Clinical immunology and genomic medicine
Physician and researcher focused on immune disorders and rare diseases. Trained at the NIH, with experience in genetic diagnosis, scientific research and clinical care.
In-person appointments in Recife and telemedicine consultations.
CRM-PE 12563 · RQE 8733 · CRM-SP 123555

Appointments in clinical immunology, rare diseases and inborn errors of immunity, available in person at the Center for Genomic Medicine in Immunology and by telemedicine.
Clinical selection and interpretation of gene panels, exome and genome sequencing, integrating medical history, laboratory data and molecular findings.
Research, innovation, and the creation of companies and projects that expand access to genomics and bring scientific evidence closer to healthcare practice.
He earned his medical degree from the University of Pernambuco (UPE) and completed his Internal Medicine residency at the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). He undertook a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical and laboratory immunology at the National Institutes of Health (NIH, USA) and earned doctorates in Pathology from the University of São Paulo (USP) and in Experimental Immunology from the University of Amsterdam (the Netherlands).
At the NIH, he led the Human Disorders of Lymphocyte Homeostasis Unit and served as Assistant Chief of the Flow Cytometry and Genetics Service. In 2013, he founded Genomika Diagnósticos, which he led until its integration into Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. At Einstein, he directed molecular genetics, precision medicine and the Brazilian Rare Genomes Project.
Founder and coordinator of the Brazilian Rare Genomes Project — a nationwide initiative involving 10,305 participants across 21 centers — he also served as CEO of Genesis Genomics. He is currently CEO and founder of NeoGenomica, CEO and co-founder of Co-Human Genomics, and coordinator of the Immunobiologics Center at Hospital Memorial Star.
His work connects immunology, monogenic disease discovery and genomics at scale. He has authored or co-authored more than 80 scientific papers, including publications in PNAS, Blood, Nature Immunology and Science.
Career
Training in Brazil, the United States and the Netherlands; immunology research and leadership in genomic medicine.
University of Pernambuco (UPE)
Completion of medical school and the beginning of his clinical career.
Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE)
Specialist training in Internal Medicine.
National Institutes of Health (NIH), United States
Research in clinical laboratory immunology, immunogenetics and apoptosis.
University of São Paulo (USP)
Doctoral thesis on an NRAS mutation and human autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome.
View sourceUniversity of Amsterdam (UvA), the Netherlands
Doctoral thesis on human immunology through the study of primary immunodeficiencies.
View sourceNational Institutes of Health (NIH)
Fellowship in clinical and laboratory immunology, with full-time research in immunogenetics and apoptosis.
View sourceNational Institutes of Health (NIH)
Head of the Human Disorders of Lymphocyte Homeostasis Unit and Assistant Chief of the Flow Cytometry and Genetics Service in the Department of Laboratory Medicine.
View sourceGenomika Diagnósticos
Founded and led one of Brazil's pioneering high-complexity genetics laboratories.
View sourceHospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Completion of the controlling-interest acquisition and integration of Genomika operations into Sociedade Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein.
View sourceHospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Led the Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Precision Medicine Program and Brazilian Rare Genomes Project.
View sourceGenesis Genomics
Executive leadership of the genomics joint venture created by Grupo Fleury and Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein.
View sourceNeoGenomica
Executive and scientific leadership of a laboratory dedicated to precision medicine and advanced genetic sequencing.
View sourceHospital Memorial Star
Coordinates a center specializing in immunobiologic therapies at Hospital Memorial Star in Recife.
View sourceCo-Human Genomics
Created a platform integrating clinical genomics, artificial intelligence and continuous health monitoring.
View sourceScience
Described an activating germline NRAS mutation as a cause of human autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome; first author.
Open publicationConsensus diagnostic criteria and classification from the NIH international workshop; first author.
Open publicationExpanded the spectrum of RAS-associated autoimmune and lymphoproliferative disorders; senior author.
Open publicationIdentified PKCδ loss of function as a cause of B-cell lymphoproliferation and autoimmunity; senior author.
Open publicationActivating germline PIK3CD mutations associated with T-cell senescence and immunodeficiency.
Open publicationDemonstrated that CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency causes immune dysregulation in humans.
Open publicationValidation of whole-genome sequencing for rare disease diagnosis; corresponding author.
Open publicationNational landmark involving 10,305 participants at 21 centers, 9,448 reports and an overall diagnostic yield of 35.6%.
Open publicationScientific output
A selection from his academic career, including scientific papers, research projects and interviews on genomics, immunology and precision medicine.
2020–present · Ongoing
Whole-genome sequencing of thousands of patients with rare diseases in public healthcare services, aiming to accelerate diagnosis and improve clinical care in Brazil.
View project2008–2012 · Completed
NIH projects on the genetics, diagnosis and basic science of autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome and other primary immunodeficiencies.
2008–2012 · Completed
Application of next-generation sequencing to the molecular study of immunodeficiencies.
2009–2011 · Completed
Multicenter project on the prevalence and genetics of autoinflammatory syndromes in the pediatric population.
2026 · Pediatric Research
DOI: 10.1038/s41390-026-04861-4
2026 · Human Genetics and Genomics Advances
DOI: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2026.100624
2025 · Journal of Human Genetics
DOI: 10.1038/s10038-025-01349-7
2025 · Blood Global Hematology
DOI: 10.1016/j.bglo.2025.100022
2025 · The Cerebellum
DOI: 10.1007/s12311-025-01828-9
2024 · Journal of Molecular Diagnostics
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2024.06.002
2024 · American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63836
2024 · American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63602
2024 · Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.14308
2024 · Clinical Genetics
DOI: 10.1111/cge.14666
2023 · International Journal for Equity in Health
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-022-01809-y
2023 · Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2023.105964
2023 · Clinical and Translational Oncology
DOI: 10.1007/s12094-023-03195-5
2023 · Human Genomics
DOI: 10.1186/s40246-023-00549-6
2022 · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacig.2022.08.004
2022 · Frontiers in Genetics
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.921324
2022 · Journal of Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-022-01302-9
2022 · Scientific Reports
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17743-6
2022 · Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.821582
2022 · European Journal of Human Genetics
DOI: 10.1038/s41431-022-01098-7
2022 · Clinical Genetics
DOI: 10.1111/cge.14118
2021 · Frontiers in Immunology
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.721289
2021 · Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
DOI: 10.36660/abc.20201238
2021 · Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2021.10.008
2020 · Rheumatology International
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-020-04683-5
2019 · Neurological Sciences
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-019-03926-z
2017 · American Heart Journal
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2016.11.001
2017 · Journal of Global Oncology
DOI: 10.1200/jgo.2016.006254
2016 · Results in Immunology
DOI: 10.1016/j.rinim.2016.04.001
2015 · The Journal of Clinical Investigation
DOI: 10.1172/jci80477
2015 · Journal of Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-015-0150-8
2015 · Blood
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-11-567917
2015 · Forensic Science International
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.07.052
2015 · BMC Cancer
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1473-9
2014 · Human Immunology
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2014.04.006
2014 · European Journal of Neurology
DOI: 10.1111/ene.12313
2014 · Journal of Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-014-0003-x
2014 · Science
DOI: 10.1126/science.1255904
2014 · Blood
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-07-585935
2013 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1221211110
2013 · Journal of Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-013-9956-4
2013 · Nature Immunology
DOI: 10.1038/ni.2771
2013 · Blood
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-12-469544
2013 · Current Opinion in Pediatrics
DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000000032
2013 · PLOS ONE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084917
2012 · Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2012.01.014
2012 · Journal of Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-012-9715-y
2012 · Journal of Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-012-9688-x
2012 · Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1097/aci.0b013e3283588da0
2011 · Human Pathology
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2011.06.014
2011 · Journal of Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-011-9623-6
2011 · The Journal of Immunology
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1100021
2011 · Blood
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-07-325217
2011 · Circulation Journal
DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-11-0747
2011 · Blood
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-07-295501
2011 · Blood
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-07-368084
2010 · Immunity
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2010.03.013
2010 · Blood
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-05-286161
2010 · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.08.043
2010 · Current Allergy and Asthma Reports
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-010-0137-8
2010 · Jornal de Pediatria
DOI: 10.2223/jped.2015
2010 · Cardiovascular Pathology
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2010.11.002
2010 · Blood
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-04-280347
2010 · Jornal de Pediatria
DOI: 10.1590/s0021-75572010000500003
2010 · Blood
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-01-263145
2010 · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.12.983
2009 · Clinical Chemistry
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2008.119248
2009 · Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2008.02198.x
2008 · Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1097/aci.0b013e328312c790
2008 · Journal of Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-008-9171-x
2008 · Biology Direct
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6150-3-34
2008 · Journal of Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-007-9161-4
2008 · Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2008000400002
2008 · Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2008001600005
2008 · Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva
2008 · Journal of Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-007-9150-7
2008 · European Journal of Pediatrics
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-008-0685-2
2008 · Journal of Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-008-9187-2
2007 · Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2007.03.295
2007 · Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Clinica Medica
2007 · Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2007001300004
2007 · Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva
2007 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0702975104
2007 · Blood
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-04-082552
2007 · Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2007.03.309
2005 · Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology
2005 · Israel Medical Association Journal
2004 · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2004.06.001
Clinical care
In-person care in Recife and telemedicine consultations, with access to the Patient Portal for scheduling and follow-up.
Clinical appointments at NeoGenomica's headquarters in the Graham Bell business center.
Rua Frei Matias Teves, 285 · Ilha do LeiteClinical office at Hospital Memorial Star, where Dr. João Bosco also coordinates the Immunobiologics Center.
Rua Paissandu, 300 · Boa VistaSchedule through the Patient Portal or WhatsApp. The portal also lets you organize documents and follow your care.