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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas (FCF) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Graduated in Industrial Pharmacy from the University of São Paulo (1986), Master in Biochemical-Pharmaceutical Technology from the University of São Paulo (1990) and PhD in Biochemical-Pharmaceutical Technology from the University of São Paulo (1994). He is currently a full professor at the University of São Paulo. He was head of the Department of Biochemical-Pharmaceutical Technology (FBT) at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FCF) from May 2015 to May 2019. He is chairman of the Internal Biosafety Committee and the FCF Memory Center. He was chairman of the FCF Internship Committee from June 2009 to June 2015. He chaired the FCF-USP Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Week in 2014, 2015 and 2016. He served as FBT deputy chief from April 2014 to May 2015. From October 2012 to October 2014, he was deputy coordinator of the Graduate Program in Biochemical-Pharmaceutical Technology, and coordinator of this Graduate Program from October 2014 to June 2015. Has experience in Food Science and Technology area, with emphasis on Food Science, acting on the following topics: microbial biomass production and its metabolites, coupling between alcoholic fermentation processes and cyanobacteria and microalgae cultivation, as well as microbial cultivation processes. It has applied for 4 patents in the production process of photosynthetic microorganisms, using carbon dioxide from sugar and alcohol plants (granted by the INPI) and cement industries, reuse of cultivation medium, as well as recovery and use of oxygen from this plant. process. Also filed 2 patents involving applications of these microorganisms in cosmetic formulations. Features over 2500 citations by Google Scholar. Factors H: 30 (Google Scholar); 20 (Scopus); 19 (Web of Science). (Source: Lattes Curriculum (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Microalgae and cyanobacteria arouse technological and industrial interest, as they produce components with high added value, being used entirely in the form of extracts, or purified compounds, in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic formulations, among others. Dunaliella salina is an important carotenoid-producing microalgae, particularly of ²-carotene. Obtaining biomass with higher content …
Diversifying the energy matrix for the development of a sustainable model represents an important strategy for the development of a country. Brazil is the second biggest bioethanol producer worldwide, generating high amount of CO2 and vinasse as byproducts. The vinasse may be treated by anaerobic bio-digestion, releasing CH4 (methane), which is considered a renewable energy in the emergin…
Artrosphira (Spirulina) platensis, photosynthetic cyanobacteria, has a particular composition of biomass that includes high protein content (50-70%), polyunsaturated fatty acids, natural pigments and many other substances of interest in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. The reuse of the effluent obtained after cultivation, besides to reduce the cost of nutrients, considers th…
Taking into account the recommendations by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) related to the consumption of essential fatty acids, it's important to investigate new sources of these lipids, such as microalgae, for the future increased demand. Microalgae are unicellular, eukaryote and photosynthetic organisms with great potential for the production …
This project proposes to evaluate the use of vinasse originating from aerobic treatment as a cultivation medium for the growth of the microalgae Neochloris oleoabundans in order to achieve a greater quantity of biomass for industrial uses. Furthermore, contribute to the development of wastewater treatment alternatives through the cultivation of photosynthetic microorganisms as a depolluti…
Microalgae can be considered an alternative, sustainable, and promising food component due to their diversity in bioactive compounds and low environmental impact cultivation. In this context, the microalga *Dunaliella salina* stands out as a rich natural source of beta-carotene, an essential compound for human health due to its antioxidant, immunomodulatory properties, and its role as a p…
This project aims to evaluate the growth of the microalgae Ankistrodesmus braunii with nutrients derived from aerobically treated vinasse as a culture medium in addition to the BOLD medium or just with nutrient correction in the treated residue and thus quantify its biomass production and composition.
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Biopharmaceuticals represent the sector with the highest growth rate in global sales in the billion dollar pharmaceutical industry. Interferon beta (IFN-beta) is a polypeptide used as a biopharmaceutical in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, condyloma acuminata and rheumatoid arthritis. It is currently produced in Escherichia coli or CHO (Chinese Hamster Ovary cells), but other expressi…
Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis has a high content of proteins (50-70%), polyunsaturated fatty acids, natural pigments and other important substances for food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. There are several studies that evaluate this microorganism growth using diverses types of processes in photobioreactors with a number of different nitrogen sources. However there are few in…
The cultivation of cyanobacteria of the genus Arthrospira has been widely produced industrially due to its biomass properties and various applications in many sectors, that range from food supplements for humans and animals, until their use in bioremediation processes. The microalgal biomass production market generates approximately U.S. $ 12.5 billion per year. To maintain this industria…
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Microalgae are very important photosynthetic microorganisms regarding environmental issue due to their high capacity to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. In addition, during this conversion process, they are able to produce several high-added value compounds which can be used in various fields, such as pharmaceutical, cosmetic, energy and food industries. Dunaliella salina stands out as…
Microalgae arouse technological and industrial interest, as they produce components of high added value, being fully used in the form of extracts, or purified compounds, in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic formulations, among others. Dunaliella salina is the main carotenoid-producing microalgae. Obtaining biomass with higher levels of carotenoids reduces the cost of production, as there …
The biological pharmaceuticals in the Big Pharma has high economic importance, but itdevelopment is highly expensive and have high financial risk for the companies (only 30% ofall drugs entering clinical testing will ever reach the market). Diverse number of expressionsystem are currently being developed and applied in protein-based drug production. Choice ofthe most appropriate cell line…
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