Leonardo Lima Pepino de Macedo

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.