The Graduate Program in Biosciences and Biotechnology (PPGBB) of the Carlos Chagas Institute, Fiocruz, aims to train graduate students at a high level of academic qualification. The PPGBB belongs to the Education nucleus of the Carlos Chagas Institute, a Fiocruz unit in Paraná that brings together scientific excellence and a unique infrastructure of laboratory research. In full alignment with the institutional mission of Fiocruz, our students develop their dissertations and theses in areas that are strategic for public health in Brazil.