Dr Costa obtained a medical degree and subsequently PhD from Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. He trained in Hematology and Medical Oncology at University of Colorado and in Blood and Marrow Transplantation at Mayo Clinic, Rochester- MN. He is currently Professor of Medicine and Senior Clinical Investigator at University of Alabama at Birmingham O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center where he also direct the Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatment Program. Dr Costa leads several multi-institutional and international projects exploring new cellular and immunotherapies and minimal residual disease in myeloma.