I am incredibly thrilled and deeply humbled to announce that I have been awarded the 29th Young Talent in Life Sciences (Prêmio Jovem Talento em Ciências da Vida) by the Brazilian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SBBq) for 2026. This recognition holds a very special place in my heart. As any researcher knows, science is a path built on resilience. This award represents the culmination of many years of intense dedication, countless hours in the lab, and a genuine

The transition from a PhD to a postdoc is one of the most critical turning points in a scientist’s career. It dictates not just where you will live, but the trajectory of your future independent research. Over the past few months, I have been incredibly fortunate to consider several outstanding postdoctoral offers from top-tier institutions across both Europe and the United States. After careful consideration, I am thrilled to announce that I will join the University of Kansa

I just want to share that I defended my thesis last month! I'm very thankful to everyone that contributed to this long and exciting journey, and I'm really looking foward to the next adventures! Here are some pics taken during the defense:

Last week I had the apportunity to visit UENF for the first time, In Gustavo Rezende's lab. I was really excited, because the purpose of my visit was to learn how to perform a controlled experiment with the relative humidity I want. This is going to be really important to prove if my KD animals are dying due to severe dehydration. The procedure is relatively simple, and Gustavo was a great mentor sharing important tricks! In addition, I gave a lecture in the department semina

These last days led me to a lot of training in insect dissection. My ogt kd phenotypes made me hypothesise that animals are dying due to...

After a year from getting the FAPERJ's grant to perform a 16S metagenomics in water samples from the north area of Rio's lagoons, we...

Yesterday was a great day, the lab that I learned the basics of doing experimental science was upgraded to a bigger space! I am extremely grateful for all the time I spent in the lab and had the possibility to learn new things and become better. And now it is time for other students to have this incredible opportunity to learn from Drs Wagner and Adriane, and also with the newest addition to the lab, Dr Luciana. Looking forward to seeing the great science coming out from this

In a meeting with the council, staff, and committee members from ASBMB, Ed presented the first strategic plan ever from ASBMB , which will deeply contribute for accomplish the society's goals in a more efficient way!

Last week, we had a Darwin day event at UFRJ led by Rodrigo, with several presentations on different aspects of evolution made by...

The journey towards becoming a PhD has been one of the best things I experienced in my life. Learning how things work, build ideas and...

Exciting news, our paper on how O-GlcNAcylation regulates tyrosine hydroxylase activity just got published in AJP- cell physiology! It is...

Last couple of weeks I have been working on the sequencing of two arthropods, and the results seems very promising! We are trying to get...

I am super happy with the news that the first entire grant proposal that I wrote was granted! Since I am still a PhD candidate, I wrote...

Today we had a very nice discussion about key skills necessary for success in grad school. This was an webnair series from the American...

Yesterday, the students from the Olga Benário Prestes elementary school had the opportunity to visit the Science and Culture Forum from...

This week we had the privilege to host Dr. Gisela Umbuzeiro, from UNICAMP, in our Institute. She is one the pioneers in Brazil on establishing the organism Parhyale hawaiensis in the lab, where she uses it as a model for ecotoxicology analysis. Prof. Gisela stayed in Macaé for 2 days, where she visited some of the Institute's labs, met some of the members from Rodrigo's lab and gave a research talk. We had a wonderful time! Description: Murilo showing prof. Gisela the Parhyal

Last week, I had the opportunity to visit Dr. Bernardo Carvalho's group at the Genetics Department of UFRJ. They were also hosting Dr....