Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Immunology, Head of Pediatric, Adolescent and Maternal HIV/AIDS Group, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Dr. Pinto has been involved in the field of pediatric HIV for more than 25 years, having established one of the first and largest cohorts of children and adolescents in Brazil. He is a member of the Brazilian Scientific Advisory Committee for Pediatric, Adolescent and Perinatal AIDS, National AIDS Program since its establishment in 1995. Member of the IMPAACT/NIH HIV Treatment Scientific Committee since 2006 and a member of World Health Organization Pediatric Antiretroviral Working Group since 2004.