André Vasques Vital gained his PhD in the history of science and health in the Programa de Pós-Graduação em História das Ciências e da Saúde (PPGHCS), Fiocruz. Currently, he is a postdoctoral researcher with PNPD / CAPES scholarship at the Centro Universitário de Anápolis – GO, developing research and teaching work in the Postgraduate Program in Society, Technology and Environment (PPSTMA).