Bio
I have been working in the field of bioinformatics for omics ever since I was finalizing my undergraduate studies. Back then, as a student, I realized that it could be a promising area with no strings attached. The biological data analysis skillset revealed itself as a powerful toolkit to investigate the molecular traits of any living being.
Over the course of years, I successfully applied my expertise to investigate different organisms and biomolecules:
- I contributed to our current plant genomics and
transcriptomics knowledge by generating and integrating
transposable element (TEs) and microRNA annotations (PlanTE-MIR
DB), and by establishing and characterizing
transcriptomes;
- I had the opportunity to board on partnerships that
evaluated the stress response under environmental changes in
a model microbe (Caulobacter crescentus) and
characterized the molecular traits of a plant pathogen
(Xanthomonas citri);
- I conducted research on an archaeal extremophile—the halophile Halobacterium salinarum was the object of study for my dissertation. Our data integration efforts, combining genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics, culminated in a systems-level resource for mapping the landscape of post-transcriptional regulation in this organism (Halo Atlas). As an example, and again bringing TEs to the table, we have offered evidence that transposase-encoding transcripts, carried by prokaryotic insertion sequences, are regulated at the post-transcriptional level.
Currently, at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development, I work on deciphering the contribution of the human retroelements to neurodevelopmental disorders.
Education
University of Sao Paulo | Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
Ph.D. in Bioinformatics | 2016 - 2021
State University of Londrina | Londrina, PR, Brazil
M.S. in Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2014 - 2016
State University of Londrina | Londrina, PR, Brazil
B.S. in Biological Sciences | 2009 - 2013
Publications
Please, see my Google Scholar profile for authored and co-authored publications.