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Universidade de Sorocaba (UNISO). Pró-Reitoria de Pós-Graduação, Pesquisa, Extensão e Inovação (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
He holds a degree in Pharmacy and Biochemistry from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of São Paulo (1998), a Masters in Food Science from the School of Food Engineering at UNICAMP (2001), and a Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology from the Ribeirão Preto Medical School at USP (2005). He completed two postdoctoral fellowships, the first (20052007) at the Department of Biochemistry, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, and subsequently (20072008) at the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Oklahoma State University. From 2008 to 2017, he was a lead researcher at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM). Since 2010, he has served as a graduate advisor at the Institute of Biology at UNICAMP. Since 2017, he has been a professor at the University of Sorocaba (UNISO), affiliated with the graduate programs in Technological and Environmental Processes and Pharmaceutical Sciences. He has led 14 research projects funded by CNPq and FAPESP and coordinated a FINEP-funded industrial innovation project involving dozens of multinational professionals. He has held a CNPq productivity fellowship since 2012. He regularly reviews funding proposals for CNPq and FAPESP, as well as for international agencies such as the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, Chiles National Agency for Research and Development (ANID), and Frances National Research Agency (ANR). He has participated as a speaker and organizer of both national and international scientific events in his field.He has experience in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, with an emphasis on Enzymology and Microbial Genetics. His scientific interests combine synthetic biology, omics sciences, and high-throughput screening approaches aimed at developing enzymes and biotechnological solutions for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass and fossil-based plastics into bioproducts. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Filamentous fungi are capable of producing and secreting a variety of enzymes. Aspergillus sp. and Trichoderma sp. are the major fungal cell factories for industrial enzyme production. Aspergillus oryzae is recognized as GRAS (generally regarded as a safe organism) and has the ability to secrete a high titer of proteins. Therefore, A. oryzae has been used as a low-cost microbial cell fact…
Plastic materials derived from fossils (PDF) exhibit exceptional properties, including durability, strength, and versatility, and are present in virtually every activity of everyday life. PDFs are inert compounds generally used for producing goods with a short life cycle. As a result of the intense use of PDFs in our society, humanity is facing severe socioeconomic and environmental chall…
The sustainable production of chemicals and biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass is an alternative to mitigating the emission of greenhouse gases and dependence on oil industries. Besides, the transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a renewable bioeconomy should promote job creation and economic growth. Biotechnologies for the valorization of lignocelluloses are a great challenge,…
Lignin can be obtained as a by-product of cellulosic ethanol production, and is a potential source of renewable chemicals, if methods for lignin valorization can be developed. Efficient valorisation of lignin is a major unsolved problem in the development of sustainable biorefineries. The proposal builds upon an existing BBSRC partnership award, and brings together expertise in biocatalys…
Termites are considered one of the most efficient decomposers of lignocelluloses on Earth due to their ability to produce, along with its microbial symbionts, a repertoire of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes). Recently, a set of Pro-oxidant, Antioxidant, and Detoxification enzymes (PAD) were also correlated with the metabolism of carbohydrates and lignin in termites. The lower termite…
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The application area of hydrophobins is wide and growing, including the solubilization and delivery of hydrophobic drugs, as a tool for immobilization and purification of proteins, biosensors, emulsifying agents, among others. Furthermore, hydrophobins have potential application in technologies related to the reuse and bioremediation of fossil plastic pollution. In this context, the purpo…
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The intense use of plastics by humanity has numerous negative impacts on the environment, such as waste accumulation and greenhouse gas production. For instance, the polymer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is extensively used in various applications and quickly discarded. PET packaging, such as water and soda bottles, can take hundreds of years to decompose. Considering that this materia…
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Petroleum-based plastics (PBP) find multiple uses due to their lightness, transparency, and resistance, the latter attributed to their chemical inertness. However, the environmental challenges arising from the slow degradation of plastics have positioned them as adversaries. In response, initiatives are currently underway to tackle the accumulation of plastics in landfills and natural env…
Lignin streams derived from biomass processing plants represent an untapped source of aromatic compounds that can be converted into high value molecules. The lignin-degrading bacterium Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 (hereinafter named RHA1) depolymerizes lignin using the peroxidase DypB into oxidized, lower molecular weight aromatic compounds, which are catabolized. Although the metabolism under…
Aroma compounds represent a substantial fraction of the world's market for food additives and are mainly produced by petroleum-derived chemical synthesis. There is an increasing demand to replace compounds derived from fossil fuels; thus, renewable lignocellulosic biomass can be an attractive alternative for aroma production. In this sense, the physicochemical pretreatment is an important…
Lignocellulosic biomass is a renewable and sustainable resource for production of fuels and value-added chemicals. In this context, we have devised an experimental approach to combine lignocellulosic biomass breakdown with direct conversion of the released monomers into fine chemicals. We hypothesize that by mimicking natural cellulosomes, we could design a mini-cellulosome, which will ac…
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