Eduardo de Oliveira Melo

Researcher Embrapa Genetic Resources & Biotechnology

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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


  1. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Genetics / Subárea: Animal genetics
  2. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Biochemistry / Subárea: Molecular Biology / Especialidade: Controle da Expressão Gênica
  3. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: General biology / Subárea: Biologia do Desenvolvimento Animal
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