Lab Members

Full Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and Coordinator of the Developmental Molecular Biology Laboratory. Bachelor in Biological Sciences/Molecular Biology from the University of Brasília, PhD in Biological Sciences (Biophysics) from UFRJ, post-doctorate from the University of California in San Diego and senior internship at Princeton University (USA). Develops research in the area of ​​Molecular Developmental Genetics and Genome Editing for the biological control of insect vectors of human diseases. Scientist of Our State at FAPERJ, he is group leader at the National Institute of Science and Technology in Molecular Entomology (INCT-ENEM).

Post-doctoral fellow at the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology at the Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics at UFRJ and at the Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology. His project involves the creation and development of a biotechnological platform called Fly2Human, which searches for genes and molecules with therapeutic potential for human genetic diseases in a personalized way, including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and using the Drosophila melanogaster fly and patient-derived stem cells for screening. of patient-specific genetic variants.

Scientific Initiation Scholarship from the Developmental Molecular Biology Laboratory. Works on creating and updating social media relating to the Laboratory. Currently pursuing a degree in Biological Sciences – Qualification in Biotechnology, from the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio de Janeiro Campus Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ).

Post-doctoral fellow at the Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology in the area of ​​Evolution and Development (EvoDevo) of insects at UFRJ. It seeks to understand how the interaction between signaling pathways shapes the early stages of development in Drosophila melanogaster and other insect species.

Scientific Initiation Scholarship from the Developmental Molecular Biology Laboratory. It works in the area of ​​gene editing by CRISPR-Cas9 of the barber Rhodnius prolixus, aiming to analyze the DNA repair pathways, for biological control of the Chagas disease vector. Student of Biological Sciences at the Institute of Biology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

Scholarship holder of the Training and Technical Qualification Program, at the Developmental Molecular Biology Laboratory. Master’s degree from the Morphological Sciences Program (PCM) at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICB) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She is currently working on biotechnology strategies to alter the kissing bug’s genome.

Scientific Initiation Scholarship from the Developmental Molecular Biology Laboratory. Works with the study of the role of the Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMP) pathway in the maternal-zygotic transition of the model organism Drosophila melanogaster. Graduating in Biological Sciences from the Institute of Biology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

Scientific Initiation Scholarship from the Developmental Molecular Biology Laboratory. It works in modeling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) by generating Drosophila melanogaster with patient-specific mutations. Graduating in Biological Sciences from the Institute of Biology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

Master student in Morphological Sciences at UFRJ. It works to identify the molecular bases that control the pigmentation of the wings of Drosophila suzukii males. Graduated in Biological Sciences with a Bachelor’s degree in Genetics from the Institute of Biology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 2020 and in Biological Sciences with a Degree from the Institute of Biology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 2023.

Master student at the Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute (IBCCF) and co-supervised by Coordinator Helena Araújo at the Developmental Molecular Biology Laboratory (ICB). Works on the study of Toll pathway proteins, related to the establishment of the dorso-ventral axis of Drosophila melanogaster. Graduated in Biological Sciences – Biophysics from the Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics.

Post-doctoral fellow at the Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology. Biologist (IFRJ), MSc. and PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IBqM/UFRJ). She is currently a post-doctoral student at the Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology working on the development of gene editing techniques in Rhodnius prolixus, the insect vector of Chagas disease. He is interested in the area of ​​Molecular Biology with a focus on Biology of hematophagous vectors, molecular interaction between parasite-vector and genomic editing by CRISPR.