Professors
Faculty of the Graduate Program in Biochemistry (PPG-Bioquímica) – UFC
The Program has 18 permanent faculty members (78%) and 5 collaborating faculty members (22%). Thus, PPG-Bioquímica meets the standard established by CAPES, which requires at least 70% of faculty members to be in the permanent category. All faculty members of PPG-Bioquímica hold a doctorate in the program’s field, obtained from renowned institutions in Brazil or abroad. Among the 18 permanent professors, 16 (88%) have completed full/sandwich doctoral programs or postdoctoral studies at institutions abroad, such as France, England, Portugal, Argentina, and the United States. The average time since the faculty members’ doctoral graduation is 25 years. Of the 18 permanent faculty members, 14 (77%) are CNPq research productivity fellows. Among the 14 fellows, 8 are Level 1, with 2 being Level 1A, 1 Level 1B, 3 Level 1C, and 2 Level 1D.
Permanent Professors
- Prof. Dr. Benildo Sousa Cavada
PQ-1A
Undergraduate: Agronomic Engineering (UFPEL, 1976)
Master’s: Biochemistry (UFC, 1980)
PhD: Doctorat D’Etat Sciences Pharmaceutiques (Université de Toulouse III, 1985)
Email: bscavada@gmail.com
Phone: (85) 3366-9818 - Prof. Dr. Bruno Anderson Matias da Rocha
PQ-1D
Undergraduate: Biological Sciences (UECE, 2003/2004)
Master’s/PhD: Biochemistry (UFC, 2005/2007)
Email: brunoanderson@gmail.com
Phone: (85) 3366-9401 - Prof. Dr. Cleverson Diniz Teixeira de Freitas
PQ-2
Undergraduate: Biological Sciences (UFC, 2004)
Master’s/PhD: Biochemistry (UFC, 2006/2009)
Email: cleversondiniz@hotmail.com
Phone: (85) 3366-9816 - Prof. Dr. Claudener Souza Teixeira
PQ-2
Undergraduate: Biological Sciences (URCA, 2010)
Master’s/PhD: Biochemistry (UFC, 2012/2015)
Email: claudener.teixeira@ufca.edu.br
Phone: (85) 3366-9401 - Prof. Dr. Daniele de Oliveira Bezerra de Sousa
Undergraduate: Pharmacy (UFC, 1999)
Master’s/PhD: Biochemistry (UFC, 2001/2006)
Email: daniele.sousa@ufc.br
Phone: (85) 3366-9822 - Prof. Dr. Danilo de Menezes Daloso
PQ-1D
Undergraduate: Biological Sciences (UEMS, 2006)
Master’s: Agricultural Sciences (UFV, 2009)
PhD: Agricultural Sciences (UFV, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, 2013)
Email: dani.daloso@gmail.com
Phone: (85) 3366-9821 - Prof. Dr. Davi Felipe Farias
Undergraduate: Biological Sciences (UFC, 2006)
Master’s/PhD: Biochemistry (UFC, 2009/2013)
Email: daviffarias@gmail.com
Phone: (83) 3216-7633 - Prof. Dr. Enéas Gomes Filho
PQ-1C
Undergraduate: Industrial Chemistry (UFC, 1971) / Chemical Engineering (UFC, 1972)
Master’s: Biochemistry (UFC, 1976)
PhD: Plant Biology (UNICAMP, 1985)
Email: egomesf@ufc.br
Phone: (85) 3366-9829 - Prof. Dr. Francisco de Assis de Paiva Campos
PQ-2
Undergraduate: Biological Sciences (UFC, 1976)
Master’s: Biochemistry (UFC, 1980)
PhD: Biochemistry (Durham University, 1984)
Email: bioplant@ufc.br
Phone: (85) 3366-9824 - Prof. Dr. Hermogenes David de Oliveira
Undergraduate: Biological Sciences (UECE, 2002)
Master’s: Physiological Sciences (UECE, 2005)
PhD: Biochemistry (UFC, 2009)
Email: hermogenes@ufc.br
Phone: (85) 3366-9826 - Prof. Dr. Humberto Henrique de Carvalho
PQ-2
Undergraduate: Biological Sciences (Fundação Educacional Vale do São Francisco, 2000)
Master’s: Agronomy (UFLA, 2008)
PhD: Agricultural Sciences (UFV, 2013)
Email: humberto.carvalho@ufc.br
Phone: (85) 3366-9405 - Prof. Dr. Joaquim Albenisio Gomes da Silveira
PQ-1A
Undergraduate: Agronomy (UFRA, 1975)
Master’s: Sciences (USP, 1980)
PhD: Agronomy (USP, 1985)
Email: silveira@ufc.br
Phone: (85) 3366-9821 - Prof. Dr. José Hélio Costa
PQ-1C
PhD: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (UFC/Université Henri Poincaré, 2002)
Email: helio.costa@ufc.br
Phone: (85) 3366-9825 - Prof. Dr. Kyria Santiago do Nascimento
PQ-1C
Undergraduate: Fishing Engineering (UFC, 2002)
Master’s/PhD: Biochemistry (UFC, 2005/2008)
Email: kyriasantiago@gmail.com
Phone: (85) 3366-9818 - Prof. Dr. Márcio Viana Ramos
PQ-1B
Undergraduate: Biology (UFC, 1991)
Master’s/PhD: Biochemistry (UFC, 1993/1996)
Email: vramos@ufc.br / r_marcio@hotmail.com
Phone: (85) 3366-9403 - Prof. Dr. Maria Raquel Alcântara de Miranda
PQ-2
Undergraduate: Biological Sciences (UFC, 1995)
Master’s: Biosciences and Biotechnology (UENF, 1998)
PhD: Agronomy (UFC, 2002)
Email: rmiranda@ufc.br / raquelamiranda@gmail.com
Phone: (85) 3366-9827 - Prof. Dr. Rômulo Farias Carneiro
PQ-2
Undergraduate: Fishing Engineering (UFC, 2011)
Master’s/PhD: Biochemistry/Biotechnology of Natural Resources (UFC, 2013/2017)
Email: romulofc2603@gmail.com - Prof. Dr. Thalles Barbosa Grangeiro
Undergraduate: Agronomy (UFC, 1991)
Master’s/PhD: Biochemistry (UFC, Durham University, 1993/1996)
Email: thalles@ufc.br / tbgrangeiro@gmail.com
Phone: (85) 3366-9809
Collaborating Professors
- Prof. Dr. Geancarlo Zanatta
Undergraduate: Pharmacy (UFRGS, 2007)
Master’s/PhD: Biological Sciences (UFRGS, 2010/2014)
Email: geancarlo.zanatta@gmail.com
Phone: (85) 3366-9827 - Prof. Dr. Letícia dos Anjos Silva
Undergraduate: Biological Sciences (UFV, 2006)
Direct PhD: Botany (UFV, 2010)
Email: leticiadosanjos@gmail.com - Prof. Dr. Marjory Lima Holanda Araújo
Undergraduate: Food Engineering (UFC)
Master’s/PhD: Biochemistry (UFC)
Email: marjory.holanda@ufc.br - Prof. Dr. Murilo Siqueira Alves
Undergraduate: Biochemistry (UFV, 2008)
Master’s/PhD: Agricultural Biochemistry (UFV, 2010/2013)
Email: murilo.alves@ufc.br / murilobqi@gmail.com
Phone: (85) 3366-9823 - Prof. Dr. Pedro Filho Noronha de Souza
PQ-2
Undergraduate: Biological Sciences (UERN, 2010)
Master’s/PhD: Biochemistry (UFC, 2012/2016)
Email: pedrofilhobio@gmail.com
