Luiz Antonio de Oliveira obtained his degree in Agronomic Sciences from UNESP Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1976), his Masters in Soil Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (1982), and his PhD in Soil Science (microbiology) from the University of Minnesota (1988). He has been a researcher at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia since January 1977 and has been awarded several public notices and honors from the state of Amazonas. He was one of the creators of the PG courses in Biotechnology (multi-institutional). He teaches graduate courses at INPA, the State University of Amazonas (UEA), and the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM). He acts in a multidisciplinary way in regional research in fields such as Family Agriculture, Sustainable Development, and Biotechnology, and has further experience in Agronomy, with emphasis on Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry (microbial ecology, microbial metabolism, and enzymes), Soil Management and Fertility, and Plant Nutrition. He has guided and co-supervised more than a hundred fellow graduates and undergraduate and graduate students, including more than 75 masters and doctorate students. He owns more than a hundred scientific publications and is an ad hoc consultant for several scientific journals and research funding agencies.
Luiz Antonio de Oliveira obtained his degree in Agronomic Sciences from UNESP Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1976), his Masters in Soil Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (1982), and his PhD in Soil Science (microbiology) from the University of Minnesota (1988). He has been a researcher at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia since January 1977 and has been awarded several public notices and honors from the state of Amazonas. He was one of the creators of the PG courses in Biotechnology (multi-institutional). He teaches graduate courses at INPA, the State University of Amazonas (UEA), and the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM). He acts in a multidisciplinary way in regional research in fields such as Family Agriculture, Sustainable Development, and Biotechnology, and has further experience in Agronomy, with emphasis on Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry (microbial ecology, microbial metabolism, and enzymes), Soil Management and Fertility, and Plant Nutrition. He has guided and co-supervised more than a hundred fellow graduates and undergraduate and graduate students, including more than 75 masters and doctorate students. He owns more than a hundred scientific publications and is an ad hoc consultant for several scientific journals and research funding agencies.