Collaborating Professor

Thalita Peixoto Basso, PhD March, ****

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information

Name: Thalita Peixoto Basso

Address: Rua Edu Chaves, 1410, Piracicaba-SP-Brazil, 13.416-020 Phone: +55-19-996-**-**-** +**-**-**-**-**-**

Email: *******@***.**

Education

2011 – 2015

PhD in Agricultural Microbiology at University of Sao Paulo, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture - with period of eighteen months as Visiting Scholar at University of California Berkeley (Supervisor: Professor Dr. Adam Paul Arkin; Mentor: Jeffrey Michael Skerker). Thesis title: Improvement of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by hybridization for increased tolerance towards inhibitors from second-generation ethanol substrates. Advisor: Professor Dr. Gonçalo Amarante Guimarães Pereira. Co-advisor: Professor Dr. Luiz Carlos Basso http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11138/tde-290*****-******/pt-br.php 2008 – 2010

Master in Food Science and Technology at University of Sao Paulo, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture. Dissertation title: Cellulase activity of fungi isolated from sugarcane bagasse and decayed plant material compared to Trichoderma reesei. Advisor: Claudio Rosa Gallo. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11141/tde-140*****-******/pt-br.php 2011 – 2012

Master Business Administration (MBA) in Agribusiness at University of Sao Paulo, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture. Dissertation title: Economy feasibility of spray dry system implementation in a distillery plant located in south-central region of Brazil. Thalita Peixoto Basso, PhD March, 2021

2002 – 2007

Bachelor in Agricultural Engineering at Universidade Estadual de Londrina, PR, Brazil. Dissertation title: Characteristic fermentation of wild type yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from ethanol industrial process. Advisor: Joao Batista Buzato. Experience

2020 - current

Collaborating Professor of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics at Genetics Department from ESALQ/USP, teaching for undergraduate students (Agriculture and Forest Engineering courses) 2017 – current

Postdoctoral at University of São Paulo, Genetic Department, developing the project

“Comparative metabolomics and proteomics between Saccharomyces cerevisiae hybrids after adaptive evolution in lignocellulosic substrate for bioethanol production”, under Professor Dr. Carlos Alberto Labate supervision.

2019 – 2019

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biotechnology at UNIMEP (Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba-SP-Brazil) for undergraduate students (Chemistry course) 2008 – current

Zimotec CTO, Biotechnology Company, Piracicaba-SP (Brazil), responsible to assist biotechnology industries around the world analyzing several kinds of samples and supporting different bioprocess.

Awards

2012

Brazil Engineering Award 2011 - Athens Institute.

2011

SISCA - Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Award - University of Sao Paulo and Dow Agroscience.

Thalita Peixoto Basso, PhD March, 2021

Idioms

Fluent in English

Portuguese – first language

Full papers published in journals

VARIZE, C. de S.; CHRISTOFOLETI-FURLAN, R.M.; RAPOSO, M.S.; CAMAROZANO, C.T.; LOPES, L.D.; MUYNARSK, E. de S.M.; BASSO, T.P.; BASSO, L.C. Amino acid supplementation in alcoholic fermentation of molasses and sugarcane syrup using CAT-1 industrial strain. Journal of Biotechnology and Biodiversity, v. 7, n. 2, p. 265-280, 2019. RAGHAVENDRA, V.; BASSO, T.P.; DA SILVA, J.B.; BASSO, L.C.; GOMBERT, A.K. A simple scaled down system to mimic the industrial production of first generation fuel ethanol in Brazil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology, v.110, p.1-13, 2017.

GREER, DR; BASSO, TP; IBANEZ, AB; BAUER, S; SKERKER, JM; OZCAM, AE; LEON, D; SHIN, C; ARKIN, AP; BALSARA, NP. Fermentation of hydrolysate detoxified by pervaporation through block copolymer membranes. Green Chemistry, July, 2014. BASSO, TP; GALLO, CR; BASSO, LC. Cellulolytic activity of fungi isolated from sugarcane bagasse and decaying wood. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, v. 45, p. 1282-1289, 2010. Published book chapters

BASSO, L.C.; BASSO, T.P.; BASSO, T.O. Aspectos fisiológicos e bioquímicos da fermentação etanólica nas destilarias brasileiras. In: ALTERTHUM, F. (Org.). Coleção Biotecnologia Industrial. Ed.2, São Paulo: Bluncher, v.1, p.243-279, 2020. BASSO, T.P.; BASSO, L.C.; LABATE, C.A. Introductory Chapter: Yeasts in Biotechnology. In: BASSO, T.P. Yeasts in Biotechnology. 1 ed. London-UK: InTechOpen, 2019, p. 1-3. Thalita Peixoto Basso, PhD March, 2021

BASSO, TP; BASSO, TO; GALLO, CR; BASSO, LC. Towards the production of second generation ethanol from sugarcane bagasse in Brazil. In: Miodrag Darko Matovic. (Eds.). Biomass Now - Cultivation and Utilization. 1ed. New York: InTechOpen, 2013, p. 344-354. SENICATO, S.; BASSO, T.P. Viabilidade econômica da implantação do sistema de secagem – SprayDry – para levedura em usina na região Centro-Sul do Brasil. In: SANTOS, J.A.; GUIMARO Jr, O.; BASSO, T.P. (Org.). Temas de Agronegócio. Ed.1, Piracicaba-SP: Linha Impressa, v.1, p.153-178, 2015.

Edited books

BASSO, TP; BASSO, LC. Fuel Ethanol Production from Sugarcane. IntechOpen, London-UK. 2019. ISBN 978-1-78984-938-7

BASSO, TP. Yeasts in Biotechnology. IntechOpen, London-UK. 2019. ISBN 978-1-78923-928-7 SANTOS, J.A.; GUIMARO Jr, O.; BASSO, T.P. Temas de Agronegócio. Linha Impressa, Piracicaba-SP, 2015, 208p, ISBN 978-85-64259-03-4

Besides at this moment I need sponsor for H-1B visa, in the future I plan to apply for EB-1 visa by myself. I believe I have enough documents to support my application.

Thalita Peixoto Basso, PhD March, 2021

References

Name: Jeffrey Michael Skerker

Email: ********@*****.***

Phone number: +1-510-***-****

Institution: University of California Berkeley

Name: Carlos Alberto Labate

Email: ********@***.**

Phone number: +55-19-342*-****

Institution: University of São Paulo

Name: Gonçalo Amarante Guimarães Pereira

Email: *******@*******.**

Phone number: +55-19-352*-****

Institution: Universidade de Campinas

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