People

Leadership Team

Lee Lynd

A2G DirectorSão Paulo Excellence Chairhttps://engineering.dartmouth.edu/people/faculty/lee-lynd 

Adriano Mariano

UNICAMP Professor Responsible for the Project A2G Assistant directorhttps://sites.google.com/unicamp.br/lopcaferm/home 

Luana Walravens Bergamo

A2G Assistant DirectorPost Doctoral Researcherhttp://lattes.cnpq.br/8636304344195671

Evert Holwerda

Microbial cellulose Utilization - Goup leaderResearch Scientist - Dartmouth Collegehttps://lynd.engineering.dartmouth.edu/holwerda

Daniel Olson

Biotechnology -  Group LeaderResearcher Assistant Professor - Dartmouth Collegehttps://engineering.dartmouth.edu/people/faculty/daniel-olson

Post Doctoral Associates

Carla F. dos Santos

Research topic: Fermentation of Lignocellulosic Brazilian Substrates by Thermophilic BacteriaSuported by FAPESPhttp://lattes.cnpq.br/6706812893466240

João Henrique Fabri

Research topic: Pathway Improvement for Ethanol Production by Thermophilic Bacteria Involving Pyruvate-Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase and Related EnzymesSuported by FAPESPhttp://lattes.cnpq.br/3434390957476497

Edson Kim

Research topic: Integrative Metabolic Engineering to Improve Ethanol Production by Thermophilic BacteriaSuported by FAPESPhttp://lattes.cnpq.br/5170096834360444

Fernanda Souza Lopes

Research topic: Genetic tool development for Clostridium thermocellumSuported by FAPESPhttp://lattes.cnpq.br/4608576963129811

Maria Augusta C. Horta

Research topic: Metabolic Engineering of C. thermocellum to improve ethanol productionSuported by FAPESPhttp://lattes.cnpq.br/2909121691395216

Anna Fernanda Vasconcellos

Research topic: Systems biology of Clostridium thermocellum: proteomics study into microbial physiology of acellulolytic anaerobic thermophilic bacteriumSuported by FAPESPhttp://lattes.cnpq.br/2687510292224031

Carolinne Rosa de Carvalho

Research topic: Thermophilic Lignocellulose-Fermenting Microbiomes: Microbial Community CharacterizationSuported by FAPESPhttp://lattes.cnpq.br/6316313639138458

Graduate students

Daniela  Chiarelli

PhD candidate in Genetic and Molecular BiologyThesis title: Pathway Improvement for Ethanol Production by Thermophilic Bacteria Involving Pyruvate Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase and Related Enzymes: Library Development and Reintroduction into Clostridium thermocellumSuported by FAPESPhttp://lattes.cnpq.br/7124577071430732

Isabela Zambello

PhD candidate in Chemical EngineeringThesis topic: Development of pentose-fermenting microbesSuported by FAPESPhttp://lattes.cnpq.br/5267574855481553 

Layse de Souza

PhD candidate in Genetic and Molecular BiologyThesis title: Investigation of the role of hfsD in thermophilic ethanol producersSuported by FAPESPhttp://lattes.cnpq.br/3069390194414719

Luísa Pires Vaz

PhD candidate in Chemical EngineeringThesis topic: Cotreatment of sugarcane bagasseSuported by CAPEShttp://lattes.cnpq.br/5492899872003439 

Milena  Minetto

PhD candidate in Genetic and Molecular BiologyThesis title: Pathway Improvement For Ethanol Production In Thermophilic Bacteria Using Pyruvate DecarboxylaseSuported by FAPESPhttp://lattes.cnpq.br/8584645935099984

Melque Natã Silva

PhD candidate in Chemical EngineeringThesis title: Microbiomes of thermophilic bacteriaSuported by FAPESPhttp://lattes.cnpq.br/7124577071430732

Luiz de Martino Costa

PhD candidate in Chemical EngineeringThesis title: Design of energy-efficient and low-carbon Consolidated Bioprocessing biorefineries to produce sugarcane bagasse ethanolSuported by NIPE - DELFThttp://lattes.cnpq.br/1581641903630016

Associated Investigators

Rubens Maciel Filho

Everson Alves Miranda

Chris Herring

Chief ScientistEnchi Corporationhttps://enchicorp.com/leadership/

Adam Guss

Senior ResearcherOak Ridge National laboratoryhttps://www.ornl.gov/staff-profile/adam-m-guss