I am a biologist at the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) (http://www.ufv.br), where I lead the Bioinformatics Platform at the Núcleo de Análises de Biomoléculas (NuBioMol) (http://www.nubiomol.ufv.br). My research focuses on microbial genomics, with a particular emphasis on bacteriophages. I also co-lead the Grupo de Investigação de Fagos (GIF) (http://www.gifagos.com), a research group dedicated to advancing phage research.