Dr. Luana Coelho

Dr. Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coelho has a degree in agricultural engineering from the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (1966), a master's in biochemistry from the Federal University of Pernambuco, UFPE (1976), and a PhD in biochemistry from the University of London (1982). She is a permanent professor of the graduate programs in biochemistry and physiology (PPGBF) and biological sciences (PPGCB) at UFPE. Through personnel training, she has already guided dozens of scientific initiation students, including 50 masters and 30 doctors; co-supervised 13 masters and 12 doctors; and supervised 7 post-doctors. She is currently a research professor at UFPE (CNPq level 1B researcher), with 248 published articles, 57 chapters published in books, 7 edited books, 1 patent-filing application, and 654 works published in annals of events. She has a breadth of experience working with proteins, lectins, characterization processes, and biotechnological applications of these and other biomolecules.