Gisele Nunes holds a PhD in Agricultural Microbiology from the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (Esalq/USP), with a sandwich doctorate at the University of California, Riverside. She holds a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in Biology from the Methodist University of Piracicaba, and completed a postdoctoral research at Fiocruz and ITV DS. As a bioinformatics researcher at ITV DS, her work focuses on the genomics of plants, vertebrates, invertebrates, and microorganisms from the Amazon and mining areas.

Renato Oliveira holds a PhD in Bioinformatics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), a master’s degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), and a degree in Computer Science from the same university. As an assistant researcher at ITV DS, he works in bioinformatics applied to genomics, metagenomics, genome assembly and annotation, microbial diversity analysis, and metabarcoding. He is a national award winner with international experience in network and systems engineering.

Santelmo Vasconcelos holds a PhD in Plant Biology, a master’s degree in Genetics, and a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences, all from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). He completed internships at the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). He has been an adjunct researcher at ITV DS since 2015, with experience in genetics, molecular biology, metagenomics, phylogenetic systematics, and genomic evolution, focusing on vascular plants and cave-dwelling invertebrates from the Amazon.

Alexandre Aleixo holds a PhD in Zoology from Louisiana State University, a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), and a livre-docência (habilitation) in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Helsinki. He teaches in graduate programs at the Emílio Goeldi Museum of Pará (MPEG) and the Federal University of Pará (UFPA). As a leader of the Environmental Genomics group at ITV DS, he works in zoology and animal genetics, with an emphasis on biogeography, evolution, molecular systematics, and taxonomy of Neotropical vertebrates, and has published more than 350 scientific papers.