PhD Henrique Marques de Souza

Henrique Marques-Souza is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology at the Institute of Biology (Instituto de Biologia), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. His work focuses on functional genomics, molecular tools including CRISPR-Cas9 and RNA interference (RNAi), and transcriptomics (RNA-seq) to understand gene function in development, physiology, and pest/pathogen interactions, with the aim of developing biotechnological applications for agricultural pest and disease control. 

Current Position:

• Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology at the Institute of Biology at UNICAMP, Campinas, SP
• Founder and CEO of HMS Agroscience

Areas of Expertise:

• Functional genomics (gene expression, regulation) 
• Gene editing (CRISPR-Cas9) 
• Gene silencing (RNAi) 
• Transcriptomics (RNA-seq) 
• Biotechnology approaches for control of agricultural pests and pathogens 

Academic Background:

• Postdoctoral research at University of California, Berkeley, USA, associated with Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), 2008-2010
• Ph.D. in Functional Genomics, University of Cologne, Germany (2007) 
• M.Sc. in Sciences, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo (2003) 
• B.Sc. in Agronomy, State University of Londrina (2001)