He studied Chemistry and received a degree in Pharmacy (1969) and Pharmacy-Biochemistry (1971), a master’s degree in Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1975), and a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of California Los Angeles (1987). Pre- and postdoctoral studies in protein analysis at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Munich (1975-1978 and 1990-1991). He was a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and is currently a professor in the Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biosciences, of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. He has experience in the areas of structural protein analysis, biochemistry and molecular parasitology, genesis and function of mitochondrial RNA, management and development in biotechnology, management of international cooperation, prospective analysis and construction of future scenarios, innovation and intellectual property in agribusiness, food security, bioenergy, and environmental biophysics. He serves as a master's and doctoral advisor professor in the Graduate Program in Agribusiness and is an introductory professor of biophysics, molecular biophysics, and environmental biophysics. He was Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology, Secretary of Institutional and International Relations, and Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Agribusiness at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
He studied Chemistry and received a degree in Pharmacy (1969) and Pharmacy-Biochemistry (1971), a master’s degree in Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1975), and a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of California Los Angeles (1987). Pre- and postdoctoral studies in protein analysis at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Munich (1975-1978 and 1990-1991). He was a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and is currently a professor in the Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biosciences, of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. He has experience in the areas of structural protein analysis, biochemistry and molecular parasitology, genesis and function of mitochondrial RNA, management and development in biotechnology, management of international cooperation, prospective analysis and construction of future scenarios, innovation and intellectual property in agribusiness, food security, bioenergy, and environmental biophysics. He serves as a master's and doctoral advisor professor in the Graduate Program in Agribusiness and is an introductory professor of biophysics, molecular biophysics, and environmental biophysics. He was Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology, Secretary of Institutional and International Relations, and Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Agribusiness at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.