Organizing Committee Member
Douglas Gatte Picchi
Professor
University Center Ruy Barbosa / Salvador (BA), Wyden Educational
Brazil
Biography
He graduated in the stream of Biosciences in 2003 at UNESP (Brazil). After the graduation he obtained a master degree in Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Vanderlan da Silva Bolzani at the Chemistry Institute of Araraquara (UNESP) and studied the cyclic peptides from Brazilian higher plants. Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Elke Dittmann, he received his PhD degree (2013) at the University of Potsdam on molecular microbial ecology focused on discovery of novel natural products from cyanobacterial field samples. His research interests include phytochemistry, discovery of novel microbial bioactive compounds through metagenomics and peptide and polyketides biosynthesis.
Research Area
Phytochemistry,Discovery of novel microbial bioactive compounds through metagenomics and Peptide and Polyketides biosynthesis.