Mauricio Antônio Lopes

Biography

He holds a degree in Agronomy from the Federal University of Viçosa-UFV (1983), with a Masters in Genetics from Purdue University (1989) and a PhD in Molecular Biology of Plants from the University of Arizona (1993). Researcher at the Agricultural Research Company of Minas Gerais - EPAMIG, from 1986 to 1989 and researcher at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Company EMBRAPA, since 1989. He worked as a maize breeder, breeding program leader and Embrapa Maize and Sorghum Deputy Chief of Research and Development , located in the city of Sete Lagoas - MG. As a researcher at Embrapa, Corn and Sorghum contributed to the development of tropical maize populations, varieties, strains and hybrids with emphasis on improving nutritional quality and tolerance to abiotic stresses, and participated in the management of Embrapa's plant genetics franchise system (UNIMILHO), developed in association with private seed companies. As a R & D manager at Embrapa Milho and Sorgo, he led the process of formulation, validation and implementation of the team organization methodology according to the Thematic Nucleus. From 2000 to 2003, he was Head of the Research and Development Department of Embrapa, in Brasília, where he led the process of defining and implementing the current management model of the company's R & D programming (SEG - Embrapa Management System). In 2003, he joined Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology in Brasilia, where he worked as a researcher, manager of the Thematic Nucleus of Genetic Resources (2003-2004), Deputy Head of R & D (2004 to 2007) and Articulador Internacional (2009). From April 2007 to October 2008, he worked for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome to support the organization and launch of a global platform to promote the sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (GIPB / FAO) . He has held several technical missions abroad and has contributed as a member of several committees, national committees and working groups (MCTI, CNPq, Capes, Finep, CGEE, Fapemig, etc.) and international (CGIAR, FAO, World Bank, Procisur, etc). Between March 2007 and October 2012 he served as a member of the Scientific Council of the Agrópolis Foundation in Montpellier, France.

Research Interest

Plant genetics Biotechnology