PEOPLE



The Venancios Research Group is a multidisciplinary team primarily composed of biologists, with additional expertise from professionals in biomedical sciences and computer science. This diversity fosters a collaborative environment ideal for tackling complex problems in bioinformatics, genomics, and computational biology.



Ph.D. Thiago Motta Venancio

Associate Professor

Ph.D. Dayana Kelly T. de Moraes

Postdoc
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Ph.D. Gabriel Quintanilha-Peixoto

Postdoc


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M.Sc. Ana Luiza Martins Karl

CNPq Technological Development Fellow


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M.Sc. Sarah Renault Jacobs

Ph.D. Student


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Daniel Correa da Silva

Master Student


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Diego David Astete Peña

Master Student


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Hector Julio Acho Vasquez

Master Student


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Anna Cecília Garcia

Undergraduate Student
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Arthur Lopes de Oliveira

Undergraduate Student


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Ayrton Costa Silva

Undergraduate Student


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Davi Barreto Alves de Souza

Undergraduate Student


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Estephani Martins Fernandes

Undergraduate Student


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Felipe Rimes Ferreira Casais

Undergraduate Student


Victor William da Costa Souza

Undergraduate Student




ALUMNI





  • Kevelin Barbora Xavier, Ph.D. (2025). Current position: Lead Data Scientist at Cannamatrix.
  • Rebeca de Souza Brinco, Undergrad (2023)
  • Francisnei Pedrosa-Silva, Postdoc (2023). Current position: Data Scientist at Symbiomics.
  • Isabella de Oliveira Pinheiro, M.Sc. (2023)
  • Hemanoel Passarelli Araujo, Ph.D. (2023). Current position: Bioinformatics Engineer at Gen-t.
  • Fabricio de Almeida Silva, M.Sc. (2022). Current position: Ph.D. Student at Ghent University.
  • Kanhu Charan Moharana, Ph.D. (2020). Current position: Senior Data Scientist at Corteva Agriscience.
  • Késia Dias dos Santos, M.Sc. (2020). Current position: Microbiology Specialist at Symbiomics.
  • Dóris de Souza Peres, Undergrad (2020)
  • Fabricio Brum Machado, Ph.D. (2020)
  • Rajesh Kumar Gazara, Ph.D. (2019). Current position: Senior Engineering Lead at Persistent Systems.
  • Daniella Canedo, Undergrad (2019).
  • Gustavo Lima Rodrigues, M.Sc. (2018). Current position: Ph.D. Student.
  • Filipe Pereira Matteoli, Ph.D. (2018). Current position: Assistant Professor at UNESP.
  • Daniel Bellieny Rabelo, Ph.D. (2017). Current position: Bioinformatics Specialist at UC Berkeley.
  • Lupis Ribeiro Gomes Neto, Ph.D. (2017). Current position:Postdoc position at Fundacao Coppetec.
  • Ana Laura Grazziotin, Ph.D. (2015).
  • Newton de Medeiros Vidal, Postdoc (2014).
  • Cristiani Gossani, M.Sc. (2014).
  • Robson Chagas, Young Talents Program (2012).
  • Esther Oliveira Silveira, Undergrad (2012).