Clelton Aparecido dos Santos

Graduated in Biological Sciences (2007) and Master in Genetics and Molecular Biology (2009) from the State University of Londrina (UEL). Holds a Ph.D. in Genetics and Molecular Biology (2013) from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), with postdoctoral training at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge (UK); Department of Biochemistry, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG); and the Institute of Chemistry/UNICAMP, Center for Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering (CBMEG/UNICAMP).Since 2019, he has been an Adjunct Researcher in the Biocatalysis Department of the National Laboratory of Biorenewables (LNBR) at the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. In 2023, he was a visiting researcher at Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France. His research focuses on the biochemical and biophysical characterization and rational design of proteins with biotechnological potential for the degradation of lignocellulosic substrates, aiming at the production of high-value-added chemicals.He has expertise in Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, with an emphasis on Enzymology and Structural Resolution of Proteins, working mainly in the following areas: Cloning, Heterologous Expression of Recombinant Proteins, Protein Purification, Protein Crystallography, Microbial Genetics and Ecology, and Biosafety.He is a member of the editorial board of biochemistry journals, including Frontiers in Microbiology and Sustainability, and a contributing author of CAZYpedia, User:Clelton Santos. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)