Eduardo de Oliveira Melo - Team
Office of the Deputy Head of: Research and Development
Sector: Núc Temático Enriq e Conser Diver Biol
Date of Hire: 16/10/2001
Registration: 303363
Mini-curriculum
Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences, Genetic Modality from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1993), a Master's Degree in Molecular Biology from the Federal University of São Paulo (1996), and a PhD in Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology from University of Brasília (2003). Postdoctoral degree in Animal Development Biology from the University of Pennsylvania (2011). Principal Investigator (PI) at Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (Cenargen) since 2001. Was member of the National Technique Commission of Biosafety (CTNBio) of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (2017-2019). Since 2017, he has been a faculty member of the post-graduate program in Biotechnology at the Federal University of Tocantins (UFT). Since 2023, he has been a faculty member of the post-graduate program in Animal Biology at the Federal University of Brasília (UnB). He has experience in the area of Animal Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology, working mainly on the following topics: control of gene expression, developmental biology, molecular markers linked to fertility, biologycal control of infectious agents in livestock, synthetic biology, animal transgenesis and genomic editing.
Education
1990 - 1993
Graduação em Ciências Biológicas Modalidade Genética
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Obtained year: 1993
1994 - 1996
Mestrado em Biologia Molecular
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Title: Caracterização de interações da subunidade beta do fator de início de tradução eIF-2
Obtained year: 1996
Advisor: Beatriz Amaral Castilho
1997 - 2003
Doutorado em Ciências Biológicas (Biologia Molecular)
Universidade de Brasília
Title: Mecanismos moleculares envolvidos no controle da síntese da proteína de ligação a poliadenosinas (PABP)
Obtained year: 2003
Advisor: Prof Dr. Cézar Martins de Sá
2010 - 2011
Pós-Doutorado em
Universidade da Pensilvania
Obtained year: 2011
Areas of expertise
- Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Genetics / Subárea: Animal genetics
- Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Biochemistry / Subárea: Molecular Biology / Especialidade: Controle da Expressão Gênica
- Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: General biology / Subárea: Biologia do Desenvolvimento Animal