Meet the Team

Principal Investigator

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Prof. Dr. Munir Salomão Skaf

Full Professor & Principal Investigator

Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Computational Biophysical Chemistry, Proteins and Enzymes, Cellulose and Nanomaterials, Liquids and Solutions

Postdoctoral Researchers

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Dr. Clauber Henrique Souza da Costa

Postdoctoral Researcher

Enzyme Mechanisms, Viral Protein Dynamics, Cysteine Proteases, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, QM/MM Simulations

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Dr. Ander Francisco Pereira

Postdoctoral Researcher

Protein Folding Thermodynamics, Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes, Solvent Effects on Macromolecules, Molecular Dynamics Simulations

PhD Students

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Shabir Ahmad

PhD Student

Lignocellulosic Biomass, Cellulose Degradation, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Computational Biophysical Chemistry

Carlos Guilherme Tissi Batista

Researcher

Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Cellulose and Plant Cell Walls

Luiz Patrick Cordeiro Josino

PhD Student

Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Computational Chemistry

Neidy Samara Sousa dos Santos

PhD Student

Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Enzymatic Degradation, Microbial Biofilms, Exopolysaccharides

MSc Students

Matheus José Novais Landim

MSc Student

QM/MM Simulations, Phosphorylation Reactions, PPARg, Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Alumni

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Dr. Amadeus Cavalcanti Salvador de Alcântara

Former PhD Student

Computational Chemistry, Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Dr. Ary de Oliveira Cavalcante

Former PhD Student

Ionic Liquids, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Polarizable Force Fields

Dr. Artur Hermano Sampaio Dias

Former PhD Student

Computational Chemistry, Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Dr. Tatiana Mello da Costa Faro

Former PhD Student

Carbon Nanostructures, Hydrogen Storage, Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Dr. Allan Jhonathan Ramos Ferrari

Former Postdoctoral Researcher

Protein Design, Computational Biology, Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Dr. Thiago Costa Ferreira Gomes

Former PhD Student

Cellulolytic Enzymes, Cellulose Structure, Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Dr. Melina Mottin

Former PhD Student

PPAR Proteins, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Nuclear Receptors

Dr. Caroline Simões Pereira

Researcher

Lignocellulosic Biomass, Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes, Cellulose Depolymerization, Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Dr. Érica Teixeira Prates

Former PhD Student

Cellulases, Lignocellulosic Biomass, Bioenergy, Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Dr. Clarisse Gravina Ricci

Former PhD Student

PPAR Proteins, Nuclear Receptors, Molecular Dynamics Simulations

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Dr. Alberto M. dos Santos

Former Postdoctoral Researcher

Enzyme Mechanisms, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Protein Dynamics, QM/MM Simulations

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Dr. Rodrigo Leandro Silveira

Postdoctoral Researcher

Cellulase Dynamics, Plant Cell Wall Chemistry, Cellulose Hydrolysis, Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Dr. Paulo César Telles de Souza

Former PhD Student

Nuclear Receptors, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Protein Dynamics