About

Our research group is part of the Laboratory of Genomics and Evolutionary Biology, in the Department of Genetics at the Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). We use genomics, metagenomics, and bioinformatics to understand how organisms colonize new habitats and how interactions among hosts, microorganisms, and the environment make it possible to occupy new ecological niches. Many of these interactions are essential to the functioning of urban and natural ecosystems and directly affect human and animal health. Explore our research lines.