The Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology at the University of Ribeirão Preto (UNAERP) is aimed at training highly qualified Master’s and Doctoral students, professionals, teachers and researchers, enabling them to plan and develop scientific studies using interdisciplinary approaches. The program is centered on the two concentration areas: Biotechnology Applied to Human and Animal Health and Biotechnology Applied to Agribusiness and the Environment. The program was also designed to endow students with entrepreneurial skills, management tools, and the ability to transform knowledge into biotechnological products.

• The Program is classified as score 5 by CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel – Ministry of Education in Brazil) and is part of the excellence group in the field of Biotechnology
• The teaching staff is composed of professors with doctoral degrees from the main universities in Brazil and abroad, who have proven experience in their areas of expertise

• Laboratory of Biosciences
• Laboratory of Molecular Biology
• Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
• Analytical Center
• Laboratory of In Vitro Culture
• Laboratory of Microbiology

Prof. Dr. Adriana Aparecida Lopes
Biosynthesis of natural products

Prof. Dr. Ana Lúcia Fachin Saltorato
Molecular biology and genetics of microorganisms
Mutagenesis of natural compounds with anticancer activity
Cancer-associated cachexia

Prof. Dr. Ana Maria Soares Pereira
Preservation of genetic resources of medicinal plants

Prof. Dr. André Pitondo da Silva
Environmental microbiology and molecular biology of microorganisms

Prof. Dr. Cristina Filomena Pereira Rosa Paschoalato
Water Resources Research Center

Prof. Dr. Mozart Marins
Molecular biology with emphasis in biological activity of natural and synthetic molecules
Development of biotechnological products based on seaweed biomass (Kappaphycus alvarezii)

Prof. Dr. Murilo Daniel Mello Innocentini
Fluid dynamics characterization of porous materials
Sustainable materials and optimization of environmental processes

Prof. Dr. Rene de Oliveira Beleboni
Biochemistry and pharmacology of biotechnological products

Prof. Dr. Silvia Helena Taleb Contini
Chemistry of natural products

Prof. Dr. Suzelei de Castro França
Biotechnology of medicinal plants and microorganisms

The program adopts the academic credit system, with 1 credit corresponding to 15 hours of activities. At the discretion of the Postgraduate Board in Biotechnology, credits obtained in other postgraduate programs of UNAERP and other higher education institutions may be accepted following equivalence criteria. The number of credits transferred from other programs must not exceed 10 credits of the total number required for the Master’s degree or 20 credits of the total number required for the Doctoral degree.

The Master’s program requires the completion of 120 credits divided as follows:

• 24 credits from courses
• 6 credits from didactic-pedagogical activities
• 90 dissertation credits

The Doctoral program requires the completion of 190 credits divided as follows:

• 32 credits from courses
• 8 credits from didactic-pedagogical activities
• 150 thesis credits