Biotechnological Assets Applied to Drought and Pests in Relevant Crops for Agribusiness
The Team
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Coordinator
Ph.D - Researcher
Embrapa Genetic Resources Biotechnology (Embrapa Cenargen).
Expertise: Plant biotechnology; Plant genetic engineering; Functional genomics; Insect nanobiotechnology; Plant genome editing; Heterologous proteins.
Vice-coordinator
Ph.D - Full Professor
Department of Biophysics and Biotechnology Center, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).
Expertise: Plant molecular biology; Interfering RNA; Biotechnology.
Vice-coordinator
Ph.D - Full Professor
Departament of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC).
Expertise: Plant molecular physiology; Plant biochemistry; Water stress; abiotic stresses.
Management Committee
Maria Fatima Grossi-de-Sa (Coordinator):
Ph.D - Researcher, Embrapa Genetic Resources Biotechnology (Embrapa Cenargen);
Expertise: Plant biotechnology; Plant genetic engineering; Functional genomics; Insect nanobiotechnology; Plant genome editing; Heterologous proteins.
Ana Cristina Miranda Brasileiro:
Ph.D - Researcher, Embrapa Genetic Resources Biotechnology (Embrapa Cenargen);
Expertise: Plant molecular biology; Functional genomics; Plant genetic transformation.
Antonio Costa de Oliveira:
Ph.D - Full Professor, Genetic Department, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPEL);
Expertise: Functional and structural genomics; Molecular breeding.
Patrícia Messenberg Guimarães:
Ph.D - Researcher, Embrapa Genetic Resources Biotechnology (Embrapa Cenargen);
Expertise: Molecular genetics; Plant molecular biology; Functional genomics.
Márcio Alves Ferreira:
Ph.D - Full Professor; Genetic Department, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ);
Expertise: Plant genomics, Biotechnology.