Prof. Lucas Franco Ferreira

Lucas Franco Ferreira holds a Bachelor's (2002), Master's (2003), Master's (2005) and PhD (2009) in Chemistry from the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU). From 2009 to 2010, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Laboratory of Polymeric Films and Nanotechnology at UFU. Since 2010, he has been a tenured professor at the Institute of Science and Technology (ICT) of the Federal University of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys (UFVJM), JK campus, in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil, linked to the Chemical Engineering course. He is a permanent member of the Graduate Programs in Chemistry (PPGQ) and in Health Sciences (PPGCS) at UFVJM, as well as of the Multicenter Graduate Program in Chemistry of Minas Gerais (PPGMQ-MG). He has experience in the field of chemistry, with an emphasis on Electrochemistry and Electroanalysis, working in the following research areas: (i) Electrosynthesis and characterization of polymeric materials, (ii) Development of electrochemical biosensors for disease diagnosis, (iii) Development of electrochemical sensors and biosensors for environmental pollutant monitoring, and (iv) Development of low-cost disposable electrodes for electrochemical analysis.