Course teachers

Marcela Uliano da Silva

Marcela is a senior bioinformatician at the Tree of Life at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and an Associate Professor of Bioinformatics at Nord University. She studies whole genome architecture and composition across the Tree of Life in the context of genome evolution, species adaptation, conservation and invasive biology. Marcela also develops bioinformatics pipelines to yield high-quality genome assemblies. She is a co-chair of the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Earth Biogenome Project.

João Gabriel Rodinho Nunes Ferreira

Hi there, I am a bioinformatician at Bio Bureau Biotechnology (Brazil), a company that develops biotechnology solutions to monitor biodiversity and to detect and control invasive species that threaten ecosystems and business operations. I have worked on building high-quality genomes for invasive species, specifically the golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) and the sun coral (Tubastraea), both of which cause important socio-economic impacts. I’m passionate about genomes and their power as a tool to better understand the biology of any species. I hope we can exchange some experiences and by the end of the week you will be confident enough to start taking advantage of the whole potential of PacBio and Hi-C data for assembling great genomes!