LAHUPO Brazil

Rio de Janeiro Proteomic Project
Recently, a research consortium on Proteomics has been created supported by the government of the state of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ). The consortium involves about 30 Ph. D. researches and about the same number of students, working in four different institutions located at the State of Rio de Janeiro

Laboratories involved: (facilities located in each laboratory are indicated)

Unity of Multidisciplinary Genomics (UMGe)- Institute of Biophysics – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Chair:Paulo Mascarello Bisch, Full Professor
(2D – Electrophoresis, MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry)

Departament of Medical Biochemistry – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ
Chair:Russolina Benedeta Zingali, Associated Professor
(2D – Electrophoresis)

Departament of Biochemistry, Instituto of Chemistry
Chair: Gilberto Barbosa Domont, Emeritus Professor
(2D – Electrophoresis)

Institute Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Chair: Jonas Enrique Aguilar Perales, Doutor, Senior Researcher
(2D – Electrophoresis, ESI-Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry)

University “Norte Fluminense” at Campos, Rio de Janeiro
Chair: Elias W. Alves, Associated Professor
(2D – Electrophoresis, ESI/Q-TOF Mass Spectrometry)

Department of Physics, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC/RJ
Chair: Enio Frota da Silveira, Doutor, Associated Professor
(Support on Mass Spectrometry)

National Center of Nuclear Magnetic Ressonance of Macromolecules - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Chair: Jerson Lima Silva, Doutor, Full Professor
(Structural Biology – 400 and 600 MHz NMR)

Agrobiology Unity at Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian Research Company on Agriculture and Farming - EMBRAPA
Chair: José Ivo Baldani, Senior Researcher
(Research on Nitrogen fixing bacteria)