The network comprises over 160 researchers from four universities, distributed across five cities: São Paulo (Instituto de Química and Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas da Universidade de São Paulo), Campinas (Instituto de Biologia da Universidade Estadual de Campinas and Instituto Agronômico de Campinas), Ribeirão Preto (Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas and Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo), Diadema (Universidade Federal de São Paulo), and Rio Claro (Universidade Estadual Paulista).

Team

Our environment is collaborative and multidisciplinary. We encourage interactions among research groups with complementary expertise and proven excellence in these fields. Collaborative efforts will be extended to promote research aimed at developing new broad-spectrum strategies for controlling bacterial growth or interfering with specific bacterial processes.

Coordination

Shaker Chuck Farah IQ/USP | Director

João Carlos Setubal IQ/USP | Vice-Director (2024-current)

Beny Spira
ICB/USP | Coordinator of Education and Scientific Outreach

Frederico Gueiros Filho
IQ/USP | Innovation Coordinator

Aline Maria da Silva IQ/USP | Vice-director (2023 - 2024)

Funding

CEPID B3 is linked to the Research, Innovation, and Dissemination Centers (CEPID) program of FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) since 2023.