bachelor's at Engenharia Agronômica from Universidade Federal da Bahia (1987), master's at Agronomy from Universidade de São Paulo (1990) and doctorate at Genética Molecular from Universidade de Dusseldorf (1994). He is currently full professor at Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Has experience in Genetics, focusing on Molecular Genetics and of Microorganisms, acting on the following subjects: crinipellis perniciosa, genoma, vassoura de bruxa, theobroma cacao and saccharomyces cerevisiae. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Bahia is the largest producer of sisal fiber in the world, a fiber extracted from the species Agave sisalana. Bahia's production is about 20,400 tons, which corresponds to 58% of the world production. However, from an Agave plant, fiber accounts for only 4% of the leaf's weight, leaving moist bagasse, a material rich in organic matter and several molecules with potential for fine chemistr…
The invasion of the main cacao-producing region of Brazil by the basidiomycete Moniliophthora perniciosa (causal agent of the witches' broom disease) caused the collapse of cacao production, a fundamental and unique raw material for the chocolate industry. Moniliophthora perniciosa and M. roreri are the most limiting pathogens for cacao (Theobroma cacao) cultivation in the Americas. Both …
Brazil is the third largest agricultural producer in the world, but is the greatest consumer of pesticides. The reason for this discrepancy is the fact that pesticides are primarily designed to act on temperate regions, where developed countries are situated. Therefore, it is commonly found that those pesticides are not effective against tropical phytopathogens, and increasing usage doses…
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The production of biomass for the bioethanol industry currently faces two challenges: competition with food production and declining crop productivity in the context of climate change. In this perspective, the use of plants such as Agave emerges as a viable alternative for biofuel production, as these plants are well adapted to arid climates and uncultivable areas, such as the Brazilian n…
The agave stands out for its great potential in bioenergy production due to its physiological properties and high sugar concentration. However, the plant's slow growth and inadequate management practices pose significant challenges for its commercial exploitation. To maximize this economic and productive potential, it is essential to optimize management practices and adopt sustainable app…
Technological advances in bioethanol production have been driven by the search for renewable energies in the face of climate change, both for expanding its traditional application and for its use in advanced fuels (ethanol to jet) or in hybrid vehicles. In this scenario, other biomass sources beyond sugarcane - such as those experiencing rapid growth in the country (corn), or with enormou…
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In the semi-arid context, where water scarcity and limited availability of natural resources pose constant challenges, Agave emerges as a promising solution for bioenergy production. Its remarkable ability to thrive under water stress conditions and its rapid growth make it a viable option for cultivation in such environments. Agave has a high biomass-to-energy conversion rate, making it …
Coronaviruses are important human pathogens. Among them, SARS-CoV, HCoV-NL63 and SARS-CoV-2, the causal agents behind the SARS outbreak from 2003, the common cold and the current COVID-19 pandemic, utilise the human protein ACE2 as the main entry point to invade cells. Although the current detection systems (eg. The rapid antigen test and RT-qPCR) have played an important role in the mana…
The production of feedstocks for the bioethanol industry faces two major challenges: i) the competition with food production, for land and water use; and ii) the decay in productivity of cultivations in the context of climate change. Thus, the search for biomasses that overcome such obstacles becomes essential to the advance of bioeconomy in a context of changes in the energetic paradigm.…
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For the last years, the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been used for a myriad of purposes - as a "cell factory" for the production of different compounds to gene technology model for eukaryotic organisms. In light of this, yeast metabolic engineering has arisen as an effective method to enable production of chemicals of interest that wouldn't be produced by wild type strains. Modified…
Yeasts adapted to industrial conditions - industrial strains - are considered appropriate platforms for the development of commercial strains applied to the production of chemicals derived from renewable raw materials, in particular biofuels, such as the second generation ethanol (2G ethanol). The metabolic engineering of these yeast strains stands out as one of the most straightforward a…
One of the best-studied gene families related to plant defense mechanisms encode proteins known as PR-1. These proteins play an important role during pathogen-host interactions, can block the development of fungi and are systemic acquired resistance markers. Interestingly, PR-1 are members of the SCP/TAPS protein superfamily, which are expressed by pathogenic nematodes and have immunomodu…
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| 133 / 67 | Completed scholarships in Brazil |
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