Molecular Taxonomy of Environmental Prokaryotes, Terrestrial Microbial Diversity, Marine Microbial Diversity, The Diversity of Microbial Extremophiles, Symbiosis, Microbial Signaling, Cloning and Expression of Heterologous Genes: Environmental Applications, Microscopy Techniques to Assess Prokaryotic Molecular Diversity in Environmental Samples, Next-Generation Sequencing, Proteomics: Principles and Application in Microbiology of Prokaryotes, Bioinformatics for Studying Environmental Microorganisms, Microbial Biofuels: Potential and Challenges, Microbial Natural Products, Bioremediation, Nutraceuticals from Cyanobacteria and Microalgae, Index
Thiago Bruce Rodrigues earned a BS in microbiology at the Federal
University of Rio de Janeiro (2004) and an MS in environmental
biotechnology at the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and
Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina (2005). He began
his academic career at the Institute of Microbiology Professor
Paulo de Góes (IMPPG). He returned to Rio de Janeiro for a PhD in
genetics at the Institute of Biology, UFRJ (2011). Part of his
doctorate was completed at San Diego State University (SDSU). His
research interests include the molecular diversity of
microorganisms as it reveals an extraordinary repertoire of
functions. His PhD focused on microbial communities associated with
environmental samples from biomes such as the Atlantic Rain Forest
and the Abrolhos Reef Bank. His thesis received the national level
CAPES Theses Award 2012 from the Ministry of Education, Brazil.
Presently he is one of the Young Scientists of the State of Bahia
(awarded by the Foundation to Support Research in the State of
Bahia), and his study focuses on the characteristics of the
diversity of microbial communities associated with the caatinga
biome. For this, dependent and independent cultivating methods,
such as metagenomics (shotgun and amplicon), have been used to
identify the biotechnological potential of its genetic repertoire.
Microbial strains and genes are prospected to be used in genetic
engineering experiments, focusing on strategies for converting
lignocellulosic material. He has published a dozen scientific
works, including periodicals and books, in collaboration with 100
contributors from various parts of the world. He is a professor of
the master’s program in bioenergy at the School of Technology and
Sciences and postgraduate program in biotechnology at the Federal
University of Bahia, where he teaches courses related to applied
molecular microbiology. Outside academia, he loves to cook and
listens to rock and samba. Also, he enjoys being in touch with
nature and his family and friends.
Amaro Emiliano Trindade Silva earned a BS in microbiology and
immunology (2000) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
(UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He earned master’s (2003) and PhD
(2009) degrees in genetics at UFRJ, working with the symbiotic
system between the Teredinidae family of wood-burrowing molluscs
(shipworm) and the gamma-proteobacterial symbionts of the
Teredinibacter clade, in the laboratory of Professor Dr. Carlos
Soares. For 2006 to 2008, Dr. Amaro earned a scholarship from the
Brazilian fellowship institution National Council for Scientific
and Technological Development (CNPq) to work as a visiting PhD
student in the laboratory of Professor Dr. Margo Haygood at the
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon. During this
groundbreaking experience, he was involved in the research area of
natural products and drug discovery, which is now his major
research interest. From 2010 to 2012, Dr. Amaro was a postdoctoral
candidate at the University of São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil), under
the supervision of Professors Dr. Roberto Berlinck and Dr. Fabiano
Thompson. During this period, he developed skills on metagenomics,
working with marine invertebrate microbiomes. With more than a
dozen of articles published in scientific journals and extensive
experience in the field of genetics, genomics, metagenomics, and
microbial ecology, Dr. Amaro is a professor of the graduate program
on pharmacology at the Federal University of Ceará, Brazil. His
group is based at the Laboratory of Biotechnology and Marine
Bioprospecting (LaBBMAR; http://www.labbmar.ufc.br/), the Drug
Development Building, Center for Research and Drug Development
(NPDM), and his CNPq-granted projects concern the genetics of
marine invertebrates—microorganisms symbiotic systems for mining
microbial natural products biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs).
Outside academia, Professor Amaro enjoys listening and playing
Brazilian music, such as samba, chorinho, and forró, and he can
often been seen drumming his tamborim or other musical instruments
with his friends.
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