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<\/a><\/p>\nProf. Igor Cesarino (Principal Investigator)<\/strong> Leandro Francisco de Oliveira (Postdoctoral fellow)<\/strong> CV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Alison Andrei Schmatz (Postdoctoral fellow)<\/strong> CV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Fernanda de Oliveira Menezes (Postdoctoral fellow)<\/strong> CV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n CV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n CV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n CV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n CV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n CV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n CV Lattes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hugo Ramalho de Souza (B.Sc. Student)<\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Erika Patr\u00edcia Aires Oliveira (B.Sc. Student)<\/strong> <\/p>\n Past members<\/strong><\/p>\n Postdoctoral fellows<\/strong><\/p>\n S\u00e1vio de Siqueira Ferreira (2017 – 2019)<\/p>\n Predoctoral fellows (including PhD, M. Sc. and B. Sc.)<\/strong><\/p>\n Andr\u00e9 Vicioli de Almeida Pina (2016 – 2017)<\/p>\n Larissa Rocha de Carvalho (2021 – 2022)<\/p>\n Raphael Mendes de Almeida Svartman (2018 – 2023)<\/p>\n Marcella Siqueira Sim\u00f5es (2015 – 2024)<\/p>\n Giovanni Victorio Cerruti (2019-2025)<\/p>\n Gabriel Fontanella Pileggi (2023-2025)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Prof. Igor Cesarino (Principal Investigator) B.Sc. in Biology (2003-2007) from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP, Brazil). M.Sc. (2007-2009) and PhD (2009-2012) in Plant Biology from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP, Brazil). Post-doctoral fellow at VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology (Belgium, 2012-2014). Professor at the Department of Botany, Institute of Biosciences, University[…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":309,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth-no-title.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-114","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ligninlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ligninlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ligninlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ligninlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/309"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ligninlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ligninlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":904,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ligninlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions\/904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ligninlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nB.Sc. in Biology (2003-2007) from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP, Brazil). M.Sc. (2007-2009) and PhD (2009-2012) in Plant Biology from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP, Brazil). Post-doctoral fellow at VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology (Belgium, 2012-2014).
\nProfessor at the Department of Botany, Institute of Biosciences, University of S\u00e3o Paulo (Brazil), working on Lignin Metabolism and Engineering of Secondary Cell Walls.
\nPhone:<\/strong> +55 11 3091 7486
\nEmail:<\/strong> icesarino@usp.br
\nGoogle Scholar<\/a><\/strong>
\nCV Lattes <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nB.Sc. in Biology (2006-2008) from Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Municipal de Ensino Superior de Bragan\u00e7a Paulista. M.Sc. (2009-2011) in Plant Biology from Universidade Federal do Paran\u00e1 (UFPR, Brazil). PhD (2013-2017) in Plant Biology from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil).
\nProject:<\/strong> Identification and validation of post-transcriptional regulatory modules involved in lignin metabolism in grasses
\nEmail:<\/strong> lfdeoliveira@usp.br;<\/p>\n
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\nB.Sc. in Biology (2009-2012) from State University of the Central West (UNICENTRO). M.Sc. (2013-2015) in Bioenergy from State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG, Brazil). PhD (2016-2020) in Microbiology from the State University of S\u00e3o Paulo (UNESP, Brazil).
\nProject:<\/strong> Sugarcane as green biofactories: metabolic engineering of high-value aromatic compounds
\nEmail:\u00a0<\/strong>alison.schmatz@usp.br;<\/p>\n
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\nB.Sc. in Biology (2011-2015) from Centro Universit\u00e1rio Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Santo Andr\u00e9. M.Sc. (2017-2019) in Plant Biodiversity from Instituto de Bot\u00e2nica. PhD (2019-2025) in Biotechnosciences from the ABC Federal University (UFABC, Brazil).
\nProject:<\/strong> Functional characterization of SvWRKY34 and SvWRKY74 in the model grass Setaria viridis (L.) P.Beauv.: analysis of lignin regulation mechanisms
\nEmail: ; <\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Leydson Gabriel Alves de Lima (PhD student)<\/strong>
\nB.Sc. in Biology (2017-2021) from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil). PhD student (2022-today) in Plant Biology from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil).
\nProject:<\/strong> Going deep into the phenylpropanoid metabolism in C4 grasses using Setaria viridis<\/em> as model species
\nEmail:<\/strong> leydsongabrielalvess@usp.br;<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Arthur de Barros Rates (PhD student)<\/strong>
\nM.Sc. in Plant Biology (2020-2022) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG, Brazil). PhD student (2022-today) in Plant Biology from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil).
\nProject:<\/strong> Functional characterization of SvUGTs potentially involved in tricin glycosylation in Setaria viridis
\nPhone:<\/strong> +55 11 3091 8062
\nEmail:\u00a0<\/strong>arthur.rates@ib.usp.br;<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Gabriel Garon Carvalho (PhD student)<\/strong>
\nB.Sc. in Biology (2012-2019) from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil). M.Sc. (2020-2023) in Plant Biology from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil). PhD student (2023-today) in Plant Biology from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil).
\nProject:<\/strong>\u00a0Functional characterization of ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE2B (ALDH2B) sunfamily in the model grass Setaria viridis<\/em> (L.) P.Beauv.: implication in the metabolism of aromatic compounds.
\nEmail:<\/strong> gabriel.garon.carvalho@usp.br;<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Lucas Xavier Cunha (PhD Student)<\/strong>
\nB.Sc. in Biology (2019-2024) from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil). PhD student (2024-today) in Plant Biology from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil).
\nProject:<\/strong> Functional Characterization of Flavone Synthase Enzymes Involved in Tricin Biosynthesis in the Model Grass Setaria viridis<\/em> [(L.) P.Beauv.].
\nEmail:<\/strong> lcunha.xavier@usp.br;<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Bianca Meeihua Sung (PhD. Student)<\/strong>
\nB.Sc. in Biology (2012-2020) from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil). M.Sc. (2021-2025) in Biotechnology from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil). PhD student (2025-today) in Plant Biology from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil).
\nProject:<\/strong> Functional characterization of SvPRN1 and SvPRN2 genes in the grass model Setaria viridis and their implication in the regulation of lignin deposition
\nEmail:<\/strong> bianca.sung@usp.br;<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Arthur Netto Escudeiro (M.Sc. Student)<\/strong>
\nB.Sc. in Biotechnology (2020-2024) from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil). M.Sc. (2025-today) in Plant Biology from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil).
\nProject:<\/strong> Phenotypic \u00a0of transgenic lines of Setaria viridis<\/em> silenced for laccases potentially involved in the lignification process
\nEmail:<\/strong> arthurescudeiro07@usp.br;\u00a0CV Lattes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Alice Cristine Cursino (M.Sc. Student)<\/strong>
\nB.Sc. in Biology (2019-2023) from the University of Taubat\u00e9 (Brazil). M.Sc. (2024-today) in Plamt Biology from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil).
\nProject:<\/strong> Overproduction of rosmarinic acid in transgenic sugarcane lines
\nEmail:\u00a0<\/strong>alicecursino@usp.br;<\/p>\n
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\nB.Sc. in Biology (2021-today) from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil).
\nProject:<\/strong> Characterization of the polyamine biosynthetic pathway and its link with lignification in Setaria viridis<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Email:<\/strong> hugorsouza@usp.br<\/p>\n
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\nB.Sc. in Biology (2021-today) from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP, Brazil).
\nProject:<\/strong> Validation of transcription factors potentially involved in the regulation of lignin and tricin metabolism in Setaria viridis<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Email:<\/strong> erikaaireso@usp.br<\/p>\n