Maria Fernanda Reis e Silva Thees holds a degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Brasília, a master’s degree in Evidence-Based Medicine from the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp), and a specialization in Epidemiology and Health Regulation and Surveillance. She has expertise in public health, regulation of biological products and radiopharmaceuticals, health technology assessment, and specific training in clinical trial assessment and vaccinology. She was a manager and representative of the National Health Surveillance Agency at the Developing Country Vaccine Regulators’ Network (DCVRN) and several other discussion forums on the regulation of vaccines and other biological products. She is currently a Health Regulation and Surveillance Specialist at Anvisa’s Biological Product Assessment Management (GPBIO).