Full Professor of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus – AM, Brazil
CV: http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4781849Y1
1975: BSc in Molecular Biology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil; 1978: MSc in Molecular Biology, University of Brasilia; 1987: PhD in Sciences – Genetic Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 1998-1999: Pos-doc fellow at University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), Manchester, UK. My main area of research refers to the development of new cloning and expression shuttle vectors and their use to develop technologies for production of enzymes and hormones, such as: amylases, cellulases, phosphatases, restriction enzymes, DNA polymerases, insulins and growth hormones. Another area of research and interest are genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic of Amazon species in order to discover new metabolic routes and genes of biotechnological value. In the last decade I participated in the creation and implementation of two graduate programs in biodiversity, conservation and biotechnology in Amazon, I was also director of the Multidisciplinary Support Center located in Amazon Federal University. My interaction with companies occurred mainly with Cristalia: Pharmaceutical and Chemical Inc., a prestigious Brazilian company, being consultant for installation of the industrial drug production plant whose technologies are based in genetic engineering and fermentation processes.
