CV Lattes
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
He holds a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from the State University of Campinas (1997) and PhD in Functional and Molecular Biology from the State University of Campinas (2004). He is an assistant professor at the Federal University of São Carlos, coordinating the laboratory of Biochemistry and Applied Genetics (UFSCar), developing his activities in the department of Genetics and Evolution. He was vice coordinator of the Bachelor of Biotechnology course between the years of 2010 to 2014 and head of the Department of Genetics and Evolution from 2014 to 2017. He is CNPQ researcher and evelops works in the area of gene expression related to erythrocyte diseases in humans; identification of thermotolerant yeasts and ethanol resistant for application in alcoholic fermentation and isolation and adaptation of yeasts for the production of fermented beverages. He also develops studies of genomic and transcriptomic analysis in termites with interest in targets to contain the termites infestation, genes related to the development and search of proteins of biotechnological interest. Recently it has been developing a series of studies aiming at microbioma analyzes in the gut of cut animals in order to better understand the relationship of the microbiota with animal health. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The fermentation industry pursues alternatives to improve the process and bring fermentation products with special or unique characteristics. The discovery and improvement of new yeast strains able to develop a desirable and controllable phenotype is a puzzling factor. Since 2009, the Biochemistry and Applied Genetics Laboratory - LBGA-UFSCar has been isolating strains from Brazilian bio-…
SUMMARYThe ethanol and fermented-beverages industry has been demanding alternatives for increasing yields and reducing fermentation costs. In the bioethanol industry, temperature control along fermentation should be maintained around 30°C by heat exchangers that have a substantial cost and increase water consumption. To ferment properly at higher temperatures, yeast must be thermotolerant…
Brazil is currently the world's second largest ethanol producer, losing the first position only to the United States, where this activity is planned for fermentation using corn as an energy source and which has a high production cost. In Brazil, in order to maximize production, ethanol is produced by fermentation of sucrose from sugarcane by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a process that requ…
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Currently, there is a demand for alternative sources that reduce and/or control the effects of widespread pollution worldwide. Second generation ethanol is a biofuel that can be produced through the hydrolysis process of polysaccharides using lignocellulosic biomass with the addition of enzymatic complexes. For the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into ethanol, this material must und…
Renewable energy sources are an alternative to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. In line with this, there is bioethanol, which is produced in a conventional way (1G) or from lignocellulosic residues (2G) generated by the agroindustry. This biomass is rich in cellulose and can be hydrolyzed into a substrate for fermentation. However, due to the high cost of enzymatic hydrolysis, this alte…
Beer, considered a low-alcohol beverage prepared from fermentation processes, began its production around 6000 to 8000 BC, consisting of four main ingredients: water, hops, malt, and yeast. The brewing process is given by multiple stages involving the biological conversion of raw materials into the final product. Its production and per capita consumption increased gradually, with industri…
Laccases are oxidoreductases capable of oxidizing phenolic and non-phenolic compounds, including lignin, which are found and used in biomass degradation. These enzymes are present in different organisms and act on the biopolymerization of lignin in plants and the melanization of insect cuticles. Its activity in lignin structure is related to its application in biofuels production because …
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