Octavio Luiz Franco

Catholic University of Brasilia

Octávio Luiz Franco has a degree in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Ceará (1998) and a PhD in Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) from the University of Brasília (2001). He did his first post-doctorate in 2001 at Embrapa followed by another at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland). He has worked as a visiting researcher in many countries including Australia, Israel, Portugal, Cuba, Holland and others. He completed his first Sabbatical at the University of Wisconsin (USA) and the second at British Columbia University (Canada) in the area of infectious disease control. He is a researcher 1A and a consultant to the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). In addition, member of the Brazilian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SBBq), The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), ASM (American Society of Microbiology) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). His work is focused on the development of bioproducts and bioprocesses with an emphasis on the control of pathogenic microorganisms.