Ester Sabino
Ester Sabino is a prominent immunologist from the University of São Paulo (USP) known for her groundbreaking work in sequencing the Sars-CoV-2 virus during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. She has been in the news due to concerns regarding the potential interruption of her research on Chagas disease, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), amid significant cuts to scientific funding by the Trump administration.
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Recent news mentions
Ester Sabino led a team that deciphered the genome of the first coronavirus cases in Brazil.
Estadão teve papel de destaque na defesa da ciência em duas pandemias, separadas por 100 anos
Liechtenstein· 2025-12-07
Ester Sabino coordinates a project on Chagas disease that is impacted by funding delays.
Trump corta verba da ciência e afeta pesquisadores brasileiros: ‘Situação gravíssima’Liechtenstein· 2025-04-08
Ester Sabino is one of the scientists responsible for sequencing the Sars-CoV-2 virus in Brazil.
Como Trump revira o mapa da ciência mundial e assusta pesquisadoresLiechtenstein· 2025-04-07
