Research scientist at Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV) and Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biomedicine, UCV. He has published more than 100 articles in scientific journals and chapters in books. Fundación Empresas Polar Award "Lorenzo Mendoza Fleury" 2005. Member of several editorial committees of magazines. Active in cyberspace with posts Felix J. Tapia blog, Piel Latinoamericana, Mirador Salud, Código Venezuela, RunRunes and DermPathPro.
研究方向
Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesToxin Mechanisms and ImmunotoxinsImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesTrypanosoma species research and implicationsT-cell and B-cell Immunology