AL 07 - Insects and Nematodes: Breeding and Bioassays
Laboratory Activities - PlantStress Biotech INCT
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Organize, maintain and share an in vivo bank of the innovation assets obtained in the project shared by INCT members.
Leonardo Lima Pepino de Macedo
Team Leader
Dr. Leonardo is undergraduated in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (2005). He holds a master's degree in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (2007), and a doctorate's degree in Genomic Science and Biotechnology from the Catholic University of Brasília (2012). He has experience in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with expertise in the following topics: cloning and expression of proteins in heterologous systems; bioprospecting of proteins with entomotoxic activity (vicillins, lectins, proteinase inhibitors and Cry toxins) aiming at the control of dipterous, lepidopteran and coleopteran insects; and development of gene silencing strategies via interfering RNA (RNAi) for the control of insect pests.
Contact
Leonardo Lima Pepino de Macedo
EMBRAPA Genetic Resources and Biotechnology
W5 Norte Avenue (end) - P.O. Box 02372 - Postal Code 70770-917 - Brasília, DF - Brazil
E-mail: leonardo.lima@embrapa.br
Phone number:+55 61 3448-4705