Currently stands as a Senior Bioinformatics Research Officer (since Jun/2023) at Leeds Omics, University of Leeds, United Kingdom. Before that, since Feb/2019, stood as Bioinformatics Research Officer at the same place.
Postdoctoral researcher and facilitator/tutor in PBL teaching sessions for both 1st and 2nd year students in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, USA. Member of both Diniz Lab and Oakley Lab. Full time (Jan/2017 - Jan/2019).
Postdoc Fellowship: PD-FAPESP (Sao Paulo Research Foundation foment program for post-doctoral research), full time (Jan/2015 – Dec/2016). Dept. of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Sao Paulo, Verjovski-Almeida Lab. Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Postdoc Fellowship: PDE-CNPq (Brazilian Federal Research Council foment program for post-doctoral training in foreign countries), full time (Jan/2013 – Dec/2014). Center for Infectious Disease Research, Myler Lab – Bioinformatics Core. Seattle, WA, USA.
Five years PhD degree in Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Sao Paulo, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Pathogenic Bioagents, obtained on Aug/2011. PhD Fellowship: Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) – full time, (Sep/2006 – Aug/2011), at Dr. Angela Cruz Lab. Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.
Five years bachelor’s degree (BSc) in Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine at the Ceara State University (UECE) (stands in Brazil as a DVM), obtained in Dec/2005. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Add-ons
–> Review Editor of the Frontiers in Genetics journal
–> Ad hoc reviewer of the following journals: Annals of Human Genetics; Archives of Microbiology; BMC Bioinformatics; BMC Microbiology; BMC Neurology; BMC Research Notes; BMC Veterinary Research; Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology; Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences; Infection, Genetics and Evolution; Journal of Biomedical Informatics; MDPI Animals; MDPI Biology; MDPI Cells; MDPI Diseases; MDPI IJMS; MDPI Life; MDPI Microorganisms; MDPI Veterinary Sciences; MDPI Viruses; PLoS One; RNA Biology; Scientific Data (Nature); Scientific Reports (Nature); Vaccine; Veterinary Microbiology.
–> Certified Data Carpentry instructor.
–> For a list of my publications, please visit this PubMed URL.
Please see my CV (pdf file attached to this branch) for more details.
Hobby: Playing samba, bossa and smooth jazz on acoustic guitars and electric basses.