Dr. Davi Ludvig Goncalves has experience in yeast biotechnology, fermentative processes, and renewable chemicals. He obtained his master’s degree in Biotechnology and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry both from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil. During his Ph.D. (2010-2014), He had the opportunity to join the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST- Hiroshima, Japan) as a visiting researcher. In 2014, He joined the metabolic engineering team in the multinational petrochemical company Braskem in Sao Paulo area, Brazil. Currently, He holds a position as Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA, using yeast as a model to study the stress response.
Dr. Davi Ludvig Goncalves will share with students of School of Biotechnology and students of Tan Tao High School for The Gifted on the topic: “Achievement and Application of Biotechnology in 21st Century – From Research to Product Commercialization”.
Time: 10.00 AM – 11.00 AM. Monday, November 26th, 2018.
Place: Levy Hall, Tan Tao University.