Mini-curriculum

Degree in Chemistry from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1995), Master's in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1998) and Ph.D. in Chemical and Biochemical Process Technology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2003). He is a researcher at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), working at the Research Unit of Tropical Agroindustry, in Fortaleza/CE. He has experience in the areas of Biochemical Processes, acting mainly in the following lines: development of fermentation processes; bioconversion of agro-industrial waste and co-products; and enzymatic maceration of tropical fruit pulps. He currently holds the position of Deputy Head of Research and Development at Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical.

Education

1989 - 1995

Graduação em Química

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Obtained year: 1995

1995 - 1998

Mestrado em Bioquímica

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Title: Produçâo de uma mistura enzimática hidrolítica por Aspergillus niger 3T5B8 em fermentação submersa

Obtained year: 1998

Advisor: Elba Pinto da Silva Bon e Sonia Couri

1999 - 2003

Doutorado em ENGENHARIA de Processos Quimicos e Bioquimicos

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Title: Produçao de tanase por Aspergillus niger em fermentação semi-sólida

Obtained year: 2003

Advisor: Sonia Couri e Selma Gomes Ferreira Leite

Areas of expertise

1. Grande área: Engineering / Área: Chemical Engineering / Subárea: Industrial Chemical Engineering Processes / Especialidade: Biochemical Processes
2. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Biochemistry / Subárea: Enzymology / Especialidade: Enzyme Technology
3. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Microbiology / Subárea: Applied Microbiology / Especialidade: Industrial and Fermentation Microbiology