Our Team

The laboratory staff consists of postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, Master's students, and undergraduate students from diverse academic backgrounds, including Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, and related fields. The Master's and PhD students are affiliated with the Postgraduate Program in Computing (PPGC/UFRGS) and the Postgraduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology (PPGBCM/UFRGS).

Prof. Dr. Márcio Dorn
Prof. Dr. Márcio Dorn
Group Leader
MetaheuristicsMachine LearningStructural BioinformaticsMolecular Docking
Dr. Bruna O. Missaggia
Dr. Bruna O. Missaggia
DTI-A CNPq - UFRGS
BioinformaticsMachine LearningDeep LearningData Science
Dr. Ícaro Maia Santos de Castro
Dr. Ícaro Maia Santos de Castro
PostDoc
Data ScienceMetagenomicsMachine Learning
Fernando G. Cavatão
Fernando G. Cavatão
Ph.D.(c) - PGRFA/FMRP/USAP - Co Advisor
Molecular DynamicsData ScienceBioinformatics
Mateus Boiani
Mateus Boiani
Ph.D(c) PPGC
OptimizationMetaheuristicsParallel ComputingStructural Bioinformatics
Gabriela F. Gonçalves
Gabriela F. Gonçalves
Ph.D.(c) - PPGBCM
Gene ExpressionRNA-SeqHost-pathogen Interaction
Rafael Diogo Weimer
Rafael Diogo Weimer
Ph.D.(c) - PPGBCM
Data ScienceMachine LearningInterpretabilityBiotechnology
Leonardo A. Carbonera
Leonardo A. Carbonera
Ph.D.(c) - PPGCM - Co Advisor
Data Science
Luiza M. P. Behrens
Luiza M. P. Behrens
Ph.D.(c) - PPGBCM
Data ScienceMulti-omic IntegrationPsychopathologies
Leonardo L. Dorneles
Leonardo L. Dorneles
Ph.D.(c) - PPGC
Massive Parallel ComputingMetaheuristicsBioinformatics
Sebastian Aliaga-Rojas
Sebastian Aliaga-Rojas
Sandwich Ph.D. (USACH/Chile)
Machine LearningBioinformaticsData Science
Pamela Landero Sepulveda
Pamela Landero Sepulveda
Sandwich Ph.D. (USACH/Chile)
BioinformaticsData ScienceFeature Selection
Arthur T. Mangini
Arthur T. Mangini
M.SC.(c) - PPGBCM
Structural BioinformaticsMolecular Dynamics SimulationData Science
Alexandre de Quadro Tacques Filho
Alexandre de Quadro Tacques Filho
M.SC.(c) - PPGC
OptimizationFluid DynamicMachine Learning
Felipe Ferro Callil Nascimento
Felipe Ferro Callil Nascimento
M.SC.(c) - PPGC
Data ScienceDeep LearningFeature SelectionMachine Learning
Lucas Leonardo Fazioni
Lucas Leonardo Fazioni
M.SC.(c) - PPGC
Data ScienceMachine LearningFeature Selection
Andrey Felipe Schoier
Andrey Felipe Schoier
M.Sc.(c) - PPGC
Data ScienceBioinformaticsGenomics
Matheus Araujo de Lima
Matheus Araujo de Lima
M.SC.(c) - PPGC
Data ScienceDeep LearningBioinformatics
Guilherme R. Graeff
Guilherme R. Graeff
M.SC.(c) - PPGC
Data ScienceMetaheuristicsBioinformatics
Franklin V. M. Nunes
Franklin V. M. Nunes
M.SC.(c) - PPGC
BioinformaticsMachine LearningDeep LearningData Science
Renata Zottis Junges
Renata Zottis Junges
M.SC.(c) - PPGC
BioinformaticsMachine LearningDeep LearningData Science
Guilherme Fernandes
Guilherme Fernandes
IC - ECP/UFRGS
Data ScienceBioinformaticsMachine Learning
Bruno S. A. Gonçalves
Bruno S. A. Gonçalves
ITI - CIC/UFRGS
Software EngineeringData Science
Gustavo Z. M. Silvano
Gustavo Z. M. Silvano
IC - BTC/UFRGS
BiotechnologyData ScienceMachine Learning

External Collaborators and Friends

Chile
Dr. Mario Inostroza-Ponta DIINF/USACH/Chile
Germany
Dr. Mathias J. Krause IANM2/KIT/Germany
Brazil
Dr. Hugo Verli CBiot/UFRGS/Brazil
Argentina
Dr. Veronica Gil-Costa LIDIC/UNSL/Argentina
France
Dr. Luciana Arantes LIP6/UPMC/France
France
Dr. Piere Sens LIP6/UPMC/France
Chile
Dr. Manuel Vilallobos-Cid DIINF/USACH/Chile
Brazil
Dr. Eduardo Filipe Avila Silva INCT FORENSE/Brazil
Brazil
Dr. Clarice Sampaio Alho INCT Forense/PUCRS/Brazil
France
Dr. Juliana Silva Bernardes LCQB/UPMC/France
Brazil
Dr. Conrado Pedebos UFCSPA/Brazil
Brazil
Dr. Maria Cátira Bortolini LEHM/UFRGS/Brazil
Brazil
Dr. Franciele Maboni Siqueira LaBacVet/UFRGS/Brazil
Brazil
Dr. Eduardo Martín Tarazona Institute of Biological Sciences/UFMG/Brazil
Brazil
Dr. Ana Claudia de Souza Neurology Department/HMV/Brazil
Brazil
Dr. Fernando Diz Brain Institute/PUCRS/Brazil
Brazil
Med. Leonardo Carbonera Neurology Department/HMV/Brazil

Guests

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Germany
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Germany
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Germany
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Germany
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Germany
University of Brasilia - Brazil
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Germany
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Germany
University of Santiago de Chile - Chile
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Germany
University of Santiago de Chile - Chile
University of Santiago de Chile - Chile
University of Santiago de Chile - Chile
University of Santiago de Chile - Chile
Sorbonne University - France
University of Santiago de Chile - Chile
University of Santiago de Chile - Chile
University of Santiago de Chile - Chile
University of Santiago de Chile - Chile
University of Santiago de Chile - Chile
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