Research Projects

The Politics of the Health Industry Complex in Times of Change

Funded by the Sao Paulo Research Foundation (2022-2027).

Research team:

  • Elize Massard da Fonseca (PI)

  • Francisco Inacio Bastos

  • Ken Shadlen

  • Helena de Moares-Achcar (Postdoc)

  • Nathalia Guimarães (Postdoc)

  • Andreza Davidian (PhD student) (until sep 2022)

  • Alexandre Handfas (PhD student)

  • Victoria Silva (Undergrad student)

Fight against COVID-19: Brazil in comparative perspective

Funded by the Sao Paulo Research Foundation (2020-2022).

Research team:

  • Elize Massard da Fonseca (PI)

  • Francisco Inacio Bastos (Co-PI)

  • Carolina Coutinho (Postdoc)

  • Luisa Arantes (MSc student)

  • Beatriz Portella (MSc student)

  • Nidilane Dias (Researcher)

Brazil's Fight Against Hepatitis C: Surveillance, Control, and Care

Funded by the Newton Fund (London School of Economics), FGV, and Fiocruz (2020-2022)

Research team:

  • Elize Massard da Fonseca (PI)

  • Francisco Inacio Bastos (PI)

  • Ken Shadlen (PI)

  • Carolina Coutinho (Co-PI FGV)

  • Helena de Moares-Achcar (Postdoc)

  • Andreza Davidian (PhD Candidate)

  • Luisa Arantes (MSc student)

  • Beatriz Portella (MSc student)

  • Laura Tercic (Journalist)

The political economy of drug regulation in Latin America

Funded by National Research Council (CNPq) and FGV Research Network (2019-2022)

Research team:

  • Elize Massard da Fonseca (PI)

  • Ken Shadlen (PI)

  • Andreza Davidian (PhD Candidate)

  • Alexandre Handfas (Undergrad student)

  • Isabela Delcorço (Undergrad student)

Governing public-private partnerships for drug development in Brazil

Funded by the Sao Paulo Research Foundation and FGV Research Network (2016-2021)

Research team:

  • Elize Massard da Fonseca (PI)

  • Francisco Inacio Bastos

  • Ken Shadlen

  • Luisa Arantes (MSc student)

  • Beatriz Portella (MSc student)

  • Lucas Falcão (Research fellow)

  • Alexandre Handfas (Undergrad student)

  • Laura Tercic (Journalist)