From Brazil to Cornell

Graduate Program in Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology (PPGMAA) coordinator Fabrício Souza Campos is advancing research on emerging viruses through the Fulbright Program, integrating genomic, ecological, and epidemiological data under a One Health framework.

🎉 PPGMAA is now CAPES Score 6! 🎉

We are proud to announce that the Graduate Program in Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology (PPGMAA/UFRGS) earned Score 6 in the 2025 CAPES Evaluation — in a scale from 3 to 7, where scores 6 and 7 represent programs of excellence.

#OneHealth #Arboviruses #GlobalHealth #PPGMAA #UFRGS #Fulbright

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Clear seasonal patterns were observed, highlighting the limits of conventional monitoring and the need for molecular surveillance within a One Health framework.

🤝 This work results from a strong partnership between SENAI, PPGMAA/UFRGS, and Agrega Biotecnologia, supported by the MAIDAI program,

Thank you to everyone who made this possible. Score 6 belongs to all of us! 🚀

#PPGMAA #UFRGS #CAPES #Score6 #GraduateStudies #AcademicExcellence #ScienceInBrazil #Microbiology

But this was never an individual effort — it was always a collective achievement.

This success belongs to:
👏 dedicated faculty
🎓 talented students
🏛 former coordinators who built strong foundations
🤝 the entire PPGMAA community

PPGMAA received “Very Good” in all criteria (Program, Training, and Societal Impact), placing us among Brazil’s leading graduate programs.

Three years ago I became program coordinator, and through hard work, dialogue, and planning, I had the honor to help lead PPGMAA to this level.

#Plasmodium #Zoonoses #Primates #MolecularSurveillance #OneHealth #Pathogens #Malaria #PPGMAA #UFRGS #Fiocruz #UESC #IFNMG 9/9

UFRGS professor joins the 43rd Antarctic Operation team aboard the research vessel Almirante Maximiano. The project monitors the presence of viruses in animals living in Antarctica.

#surveillance #PROANTAR #MarinhaDoBrasil #Videantar #CNPq #MCTI #UFRGS #UFT #PPGMAA

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Today, we collected samples of Giant Petrels on Two Summit Island. This species plays a key role in surveillance, as it feeds on the carcasses of other animals.
#surveillance #PROANTAR #MarinhaDoBrasil #videantar #cnpq #mcti #ufrgs #UFT #PPGMAA #ppgbiotec

Today we collected samples from dead sea lion and elephant seal pups found on Robert Island

#surveillance #PROANTAR #MarinhaDoBrasil #vidientar #cnpq #mcti #ufrgs #UFT #PPGMAA #ppgbiotec

we’ll head to Rock Point tomorrow. Recently, there were cases of H5N1 in seal pups over there. We’ll stay alert and prepared! :)
#surveillance #PROANTAR #MarinhaDoBrasil #videantar #cnpq #mcti #ufrgs #UFT #PPGMAA #ppgbiotec

Watch the PPGMAA/UFRGS video, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary. The goal was to demonstrate the reach and impact of our program on Brazilian society. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhu8...