Guilherme OLIVEIRA

Dr. Oliveira’s current work focuses on describing the biodiversity of the amazon, from a molecular perspective, with the use of DNA barcoding, genomics, and proteomics approaches. Extensive use of computational tools to provide de novo genomic and genetic distribution information on plants, invertebrates, and the microbiomes of different environments.

Professional experience

• Scientific Director, Vale Institute of Technology – Sustainable Development. since 6/2020.
• Senior Researcher, Vale Institute of Technology – Sustainable Development. 4/2016 – 6/2020.
• Senior Researcher, FIOCRUZ - René Rachou Research Center. 6/2001 - 02/2013.
• Researcher, Santa Casa Hospital, Belo Horizonte. 8/1999 – 8/2008
• Post-Doctoral Fellow, FIOCRUZ - René Rachou Research Center. 10/1995 – 7/1999

• PhD Student, Texas A&M University. 3/1991 - 4/1995.

Responsibilities and achievements

• President of the Brazilian Association for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology: 2010-2014.
• Member of the International Society for Computational Biology Board: 2009-2015.
• Fellow of the National Council for Research (CNPq): 2009-2022.

Education

• April 1990–June 1995: Texas A&M University, microbiology. Thesis title: Cloning and characterization of prepatent antigens in schistosomiasis mansoni.
• February 1986–January 1990: Federal University of Minas Gerais, BCs Immunology and Microbiology.

Publications and mentorship (complete list at www.oliveira.life)

• 280 peer reviewed publications (2024: 8, 2023: 13, 2022: 15, 2021: 12, 2020: 10, 2019: 24). Publications include Nature, Nature Communications, PLoS One, PLoS NTD, PLoS Pathogens, Microbial Ecology, BMC Genomics, Nucleic Acids Research, Current Opinion in Microbiology and other top international journals.
• 32 current and past advised post-doctoral fellows, 31 PhD students, 30 MSc students and 20 undergraduate students.

 Selected publications

1. Muñoz-García, M., Bansal, K.C., Bao, Y., Brinkley, S.C., Buzan, E., Castle. D., Cepeda-Hernández, M.L., Correard, S., Crawford, A.J., Silva, J.M., Silva. M., Ekpe, S., Fahime. E.E., Engelhardt, A., Faggionato, D., Haas, A.S., Hautea, D.M., Hossaert-McKey, M., Mazzoni, D.J., Jaspars, M., Katee, S., Kress, J., Kwarteng, A., Lijtmaer, D.A., Lee, S., Noriega, I.L., Lyal, C., Maharaj, G., McCartney, A.M., Miano, D., Mulema, J., Oliveira, G., Omesa, F.O., Orozco, P., Overmann, J., Poetsch, A., Prat, C., Raposo, D.S., Restrepo, S., Rhoden, F., Rouard, M., Serepa-Dlamini, M.H., Aguilera, M.A.S., Suzuki, M., Tiambo, C.K., Wiemers, M., Wong, L., Yu, E., Zambrano, M.M., Zhou. J., Scholz, A.H. Navigating COP16’s digital sequence information outcomes: What researchers need to do in practice. 2025. 6 (3). 101208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2025.101208.Junior, E.C.S... Mapping soil organic carbon stock through remote sensing tools for monitoring iron minelands under rehabilitation in the Amazon. Environ Dev Sustain. 2023.
2. Vilaça, S.T., Vidal, A.F., Pavan, A.C.d., Silva, B.M., Carvalho, C.S., Povill, C., Luna-Lucena, D., Nunes, G.L., Figueiró, H.V., Mendes, I.S., Bittencourt, J.A.P., Côrtes, L.G., Canesin, L.E.C., Oliveira, R.R.M., Damasceno, R.P., Vasconcelos, S., Barreto, S.B., Tavares, V., Oliveira, G., Martins, A.B., Aleixo, A. Leveraging genomes to support conservation and bioeconomy policies in a megadiverse country. 2024. Cell Genomics. 100678.
3. Canesin, L.E.C., Vilaça, S.T., Oliveira, R.R.M. et al. A reference genome for the Harpy Eagle reveals steady demographic decline and chromosomal rearrangements in the origin of Accipitriformes .2024. Sci Rep. 14, 19925.
4. Nascimento, S.V... Proteomic profiling and rhizosphere-associated microbial communities reveal adaptative mechanisms of Dioclea apurensis Kunth in eastern Amazon's rehabilitating minelands. 2023. Plants. 11:712.
5. Munk, P. ... Genomic analysis of sewage from 101 countries reveals global landscape of antimicrobial resistance. 2022. Nature Communications. 13:7251.
6. Dias, M.C., Caldeira, C., Gastaure, M., Ramos, S., Oliveira, G. Cross-species transcriptomes reveal species-specific and shared molecular adaptations for plants development on iron-rich rocky outcrops soils. 2022. BMC Genomics. 23:313.
7. Vasconcelos, S., Nunes, G.L., Dias, M.C., Lima, J.L.R., Lima, T.G.L., Oliveira, R.M., Pires, E.S., Valadares, R.B.S., Alves, R., Watanabe, M.T.C., Zappi, D.C., Hiura, A.L., Pastore, M., Vasconcelos, L.V., Mota, N.F.O., Viana, P.L., Gil, A.S.B., Simões, A.O., Imperatriz-Fonseca, V.L., Harley, R.H., Giulietti, A.M., Oliveira, G. Unravelling the plant diversity of the Amazonian canga through DNA barcoding. Ecology and Evolution. 2021. 00:1-15.
8. Oliveira, R.R.M., Silva, R., Nunes, G.L., Oliveira, G. PIMBA: A Pipeline for MetaBarcoding Analysis. BSB 2021, LNBI 13063. 106-116.
9. Dalapicolla, J., Alves, R., Jaffé, R., Vasconcelos, S., Pires, E.S., Nunes, G.L., Pereira, J.B.S., Guimarães, J.T.F., Dias, M.C., Fernandes, T.N., Scherer, D., Santos, F.M.G., Castilho, A., Santos, M.P., Calderón, E.N., Martins, R.L., Fonseca, R.N., Esteves, F.A., Caldeira, C.F., Oliveira, G. Conservation implications of genetic structure in the narrowest endemic quillwort from the Eastern Amazon. Ecology and Evolution. 2021;11:10119-10132.
10. Trindade, F.C., Gastauer, M., Ramos, S.J., Caldeira, C.F., Araújo, J.F., Oliveira, G., Valadares, R.B.S. Soil metaproteomics as a tool for envivonmental monitoring of minelands. Forests. 2021. 2021. 12:1158
11. Figueiró, H.V., Li, G., Trindade, F.J., Assis, J., Pais, F., Fernandes, G., Santos, S.H.D., Hughes, G.M., Komissarov, A., Antunes, A., Trinca, C.S., Rodrigues, M.R., Linderoth, T., Bi, K., Silveira, L., Azevedo, F.C.C., Kantek, D., Ramalho, E., Barrasaloti, R.A., Villela, P.M.S., Nunes, A.L.V., Teixeira, R.H.F., Morato, R.G., Loska, D., Saragueta, P., Gabaldón, T., Teeling, E.C., O’Brien, S.J., Nielsen, R., Coutinho, L.L., Oliveira, G., Murphy, W.J., Eizirik, E. Genome-wide signatures of complex introgression and adaptive evolution in the big cats. 2017. Science Advances. 3(7): e1700299.