February 2025 - Defense PhD Project Mr. Jorge Mario Muñoz Perez Mr. Jorge successfully defended his PhD’s project, entitled “Inferência e análise de redes de co-expressão gênica em cana-de-açúcar e sorgo”, on February 14th, 2025.

Beatriz Estevam selected for the Sanger Prize, UK We are delighted to announce that Beatriz Rodrigues Estevam, an undergraduate student from our research group, has been awarded the Sanger Prize, a highly competitive distinction that provides students from low- to upper-middle-income countries with a three-month research internship at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK.

January 2025 - Defense Master Project Mr. Felipe Vaz Peres Mr. Felipe successfully defended his master’s project, entitled “Análise multi-genótipo de RNAs longos nnão codificantes em cana-de-açúcar”, on January 21st, 2025.

Plant and Animal Genome Conferece - 32nd - 10th to 15th january, San Diego, CA, USA The Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG) is an annual event held in San Diego, California, every January, bringing together leading researchers, industry professionals, and students in the field of genomics.

There were several participations of the group members in different conferences in October and November, 2024. Here are some of the highlights: The IC students participated at the SIICUSP 32nd edition at the Luiz de Queiroz campus of the Universidade de São Paulo.