Gabriel Laporta (Brazil) is a Professor at the ABC Medical School in São Paulo, Brazil, where he conducts extramurally funded research on vector-borne disease ecology in the Brazilian Amazon and São Paulo. His research is funded by FAPESP, the São Paulo Research Foundation. As a research biologist, his work aims to understand the long-term effects of human activities on the ecology and evolution of zoonotic infectious diseases. He has authored over 147 publications and has secured nearly $1 million in extramural funding. His strong local reputation is evidenced by his leadership in the graduation of over 35 master's and more than 15 PhD students from FMABC.