Our Team

The laboratory staff comprises post-doctoral researchers, PhD students, Master's students, and undergraduate students from different backgrounds (Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, and related fields). The students come from the Postgraduate Program in Computing (PPGC/UFRGS) and the Postgraduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology (PPGBCM/UFRGS).

Prof. Dr. Márcio Dorn Group Leader

Metaheuristics, Machine Learning, Structural Bioinformatics, Molecular Docking

Oscar V. C. Alegría DTI-B CNPq - UFRGS/UFPA

Metagenomics, Bioinformatics, Data Science

Bruna O. Missaggia DTI-B CNPq - UFRGS

Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Science

Éderson S. M. Pinto Ph.D(c) PPGBCM

Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Structural Bioinformatics, Protein Modeling, Molecular Docking

Mateus Boiani Ph.D(c) PPGC

Optimization, Metaheuristics, Parallel Computing, Structural Bioinformatics

Gabriel Dominico Ph.D(c) PPGC

Multimodal Optimization, Metaheuristics, Machine Learning, Feature Selection

Gabriela F. Gonçalves Ph.D.(c) - PPGBCM

Gene Expression, RNA-Seq, Host-pathogen Interaction

Rafael Diogo Weimer Ph.D.(c) - PPGBCM

Data Science, Machine Learning, Interpretability, Biotechnology

Luiza M. P. Behrens Ph.D.(c) - PPGBCM

Data Science, Multi-omic Integration, Psychopathologies

Leonardo L. Dorneles Ph.D.(c) - PPGC

Massive Parallel Computing, Metaheuristics, Bioinformatics

Alexandre Tacques M.SC.(c) - PPGC

Optimization, Fluid Dynamic, Machine Learning

Rafael Pereira Oliveira M.SC.(c) - PPGC

Machine Learning, Data Science, Metaheuristics

Fernando G. Cavatão M.SC.(c) - PPGBCM

Molecular Dynamics, Data Science, Bioinformatics

Andrey Felipe Schoier M.Sc.(c) - PPGC

Data Science, Bioinformatics, Genomics

Cássio A. R. Bettim M.SC.(c) - PPGBCM

Data Science, Bioinformatics, Genomics

Gustavo R. Kremer M.SC.(c) - PPGC

Data Science, Bioinformatics, Machine Learning

Guilherme R. Graeff M.SC.(c) - PPGC

Data Science, Metaheuristics, Bioinformatics

Franklin V. M. Nunes M.SC.(c) - PPGC

Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Science

Renata Zottis Junges M.SC.(c) - PPGC

Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Science

Arthur T. Mangini IC - BTC/UFRGS

Structural Bioinformatics, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Data Science

Guilherme Fernandes IC - ECP/UFRGS

Data Science, Bioinformatics, Machine Learning

Lorenzo C. C. Novo ITI - BTC/UFRGS

Data Science, Bioinformatics, Structural Bioinformatics

Bruno S. A. Gonçalves ITI - CIC/UFRGS

Software Engineering, Data Science