My name is Marcelo Franco, I am 32 years old and from Brazil. Currently, I live in Rio de Janeiro. In 2010 I concluded my graduation in Pharmacy and a specialization in Pharmaceutical industry. Since then, I have worked with Pharmacovigilance activities and I have worked in national and multinational companies, like GSK and Pierre Fabre. In 2013 I finished a postgraduation course in Pharmacovigilance, focusing in post-marketing surveillance and pharmaceutical industry field. In 2015 I started working in Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), where I joined a Clinical Research Platform team. At Fiocruz I had the opportunity to perform another postgraduation course, in Clinical Trial Monitoring, and my master degree, in Collective Health and Bioethics. Currently I am responsible for Pharmacovigilance activities at Fiocruz Clinical Research Platform and I am also performing my doctorate degree, in Collective Health and Bioethics as well. In my doctoral thesis I am studying the role of the Data and Safety Monitoring Committees for the protection of the clinical trial participants. In 2019 I was selected for the WHO/TDR Clinical Research and Development Fellowship for a period of one year.