Mini-curriculum

Graduated in Agronomy, School of Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ-USP) (1979), M.Sc. in Soils and Plant Nutrition (ESALQ-USP) (1981), Ph.D. in Agronomy (Soil Science) Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) (1985), post-doc at Cornell University (1989), University of California - Davis (1991), University of Seville (1998). Researcher at Embrapa since 1982, at the National Soybean Center (Embrapa Soja) since 1991. Professor at the State University of Londrina (UEL), in the post-graduate courses in Microbiology and Biotechnology and at the Federal University of Technology (UTFPR), in Bioinformatics. Has experience in Agronomy with emphasis on Soil Biotechnology, in the themes: biological nitrogen fixation, biodiversity; taxonomy and phylogeny of prokaryotes, microbial ecology, soil microbiology, plant growth promoting bacteria; plant physiology; inoculant production; technologies of inoculation; omics sciences; microbial culture collections; bioindicators of soil quality. Has over 500 refereed scientific articles, book chapters, books and technical publications, and over 600 abstracts presented in congresses/meetings/workshops (papers, books, book chapters, technical reports) on these lines of research and has launched more than 20 technologies, including strains of rhizobia for the common bean crop, Azospirillum for the maize, wheat and brachiarias and for co-inoculation with rhizobia for the soybean and common bean. Works with various private partnerships in the development of new microbial inoculants, with several products already registered and commercialized. Has completed the supervision of more than 100 M.Sc., Ph.D. and post-doc students, and over 130 other types of supervision. President of the Brazilian Society of Soil Science (2001 to 2003), member of editorial boards and reviewer of national and international refereed journals. Represented the environmental area of the Brazilian Society of Microbiology for 20 years and coordinator of biofertilizers nets in Ibero-Americas. Vice-president and president of the RELARE (Laboratory Network Meeting for the Recommendation, Standardization and Technology Transfer of Microbial Inoculants of Interest for the Agriculturea) (2010-2016). Advisory committee of the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation in projects N2Africa and Human Capacity Building, as well as of projects in Argentina, Mexico and Peru and has projects in collaboration with Spain, Australia and France. Fellow research of CNPq since 1992 at the 1A level since 1998. Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC) (2008), and Brazilian Academy of Agronomic Sciences (ABCA) (2021). Title of Commander of the National Order of Scientific Merit by the President of Brazil (2008) and Grã-Cruz Order (2018). Award Glaci Zancan "Women in Science" of Paraná State (2009) "Honorary Advisor on Agricultural Scientist Technology Green" of the Rural Development Administration (RDA, Korea) (2009). Award Frederico de Menezes Veiga by Embrapa, on the theme of "Low-Carbon Agriculture " (2012). Award Claudia-Maganize Category Science (2015). Medal of Merit by the Administrative Council of Agronomists of Paraná (CREA-PR, 2018) and of the Brazilian Agronomists (CONFEA/CREA, 2018). Award Antonio Carlos Moniz of the Brazilian Society of Soil Science (2019); List of the most influential researchers in the world (2020-2021); TWAS (Third World Academy of Sciences)-Lenovo in agriculture (2020); Soybean Character of Rural TV (2021). Member of the World Academy of Sciences (2022), #1 Agronomya-Brazil (Research.com) (2022) .h=64 (Web of Sciences), h=96 (Google Scholar), h=66 Scopus, h=86 (ResearchGate).

Education

1985 - 1985

Aperfeiçoamento em Anatomia dos Nódulos

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Obtained year: 1985

Advisor: Dra Joan Sutherland - The University of Dundee, UK

2000 - 2000

Aperfeiçoamento em Balanço de Nitrogênio

Dpto Of Agroenvironmental Sciences

Obtained year: 2000

Advisor: Dr Joji Arijara

1983 - 1985

Aperfeiçoamento em Balanço de N, Mineralização e Desnitrificação

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Obtained year: 1985

Advisor: Dr Robert M. Boddey - EMBRAPA, CNPAB

2002 - 2002

Aperfeiçoamento em Bioinformática

Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica

Obtained year: 2002

Advisor: Dra Ana Tereza Vasconcelos

1994 - 1994

Aperfeiçoamento em Biomassa Microbiana

Embrapa Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Soja

Obtained year: 1994

Advisor: Dr David Wardle - AgResearch, New Zealand

1996 - 1996

Aperfeiçoamento em Bioquímica e Genética de Rhizobium/ Bradyrhizobium

Universidad de Sevilla

Obtained year: 1996

Advisor: Dr Manuel Megías Guijo

1996 - 1996

Aperfeiçoamento em Bioquímica e Genética de Rhizobium e Bradyrhizobiu

Embrapa Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Soja

Obtained year: 1996

Advisor: Dr Manuel Megías Guijo

1982 - 1982

Aperfeiçoamento em Ecologia do Rhizobium

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Obtained year: 1982

Advisor: Dr Caio Vidor - UFRS, RS

1986 - 1986

Aperfeiçoamento em Enzimas de Assimilação do Nitrogênio

Rothamsted Experimental Station

Obtained year: 1986

Advisor: Dr Roger Wallsgrove

1982 - 1984

Aperfeiçoamento em Fisiologia da Fixação Biológica do Nitrogênio

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Obtained year: 1984

Advisor: Dra Janet I. Sprent - The University of Dundee, UK

1980 - 1980

Aperfeiçoamento em Fisiologia da Fixação Biológica do Nitrogênio

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Obtained year: 1980

Advisor: Dr Franklin R. Minchin - The University of Reading, UK

1983 - 1983

Aperfeiçoamento em Fisiologia da Fixação Biológica do Nitrogênio

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Obtained year: 1983

Advisor: Dr Richard J. Thomas - The University of Dundee, UK

1983 - 1986

Aperfeiçoamento em Fixação Biológica do N2 Com Bactérias Associativas

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Obtained year: 1986

Advisor: Dra Johanna Döbereiner - EMBRAPA,CNPAB

1983 - 1983

Aperfeiçoamento em Genética de Azospirillum

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Obtained year: 1983

Advisor: Dr Fernando Bastarrachea - Inst.Investig.Biomédicas, México

1996 - 1996

Aperfeiçoamento em Genética de Bradyrhizobium

Knoxville

Obtained year: 1996

Advisor: Dr Gary Stacey

1994 - 1994

Aperfeiçoamento em Genética de Rhizobium

Embrapa Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Soja

Obtained year: 1994

Advisor: Dr Leif Skot

1989 - 1989

Aperfeiçoamento em Genética de Rhizobium

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Obtained year: 1989

Advisor: Dra Jo Handelsman

1976 - 1979

Graduação em Engenharia Agronomica

USP - Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz

Obtained year: 1979

1980 - 1981

Mestrado em Solos e Nutrição de Plantas

Usp Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz

Title: Eficiência da Fixação Biológica do Nitrogênio x Evolução do H2 x Respiração dos Nódulos do Feijoeiro (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

Obtained year: 1981

Advisor: Alaídes Puppin Ruschel

1982 - 1985

Doutorado em Agronomia (Ciências do Solo)

Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro

Title: Fisiologia da Fixação Biológica do Nitrogênio em Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Obtained year: 1985

Advisor: Maria Cristina Prata Neves

1989 - 1991

Pós-Doutorado em

University of California - Davis

Obtained year: 1991

1988 - 1989

Pós-Doutorado em

Cornell University

Obtained year: 1989

1997 - 1998

Pós-Doutorado em

Universidad de Sevilla - Facultad de Farmacia

Obtained year: 1998

Areas of expertise

1. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: Soil Science / Especialidade: Biotecnologia Do Solo
2. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: Soil Science / Especialidade: Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry
3. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Genetics / Subárea: Molecular and Microorganism Genetics
4. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Microbiology / Subárea: Biology and Physiology of Microorganisms
5. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Microbiology / Subárea: Applied Microbiology
6. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Genetics / Subárea: Plant Genetics