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Felipe received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences and a Master of Science degree in Genetics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He completed his PhD in Genetics at the University of Paris XI, Ecole Normale Supérieure, under the supervision of Dr. Vincent Colot. Felipe's PhD work focused on transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, for which he was awarded the GE & Science Magazine Prize for Young Life Scientists in 2011. He undertook postdoctoral work on germline stem cell biology at New York University Medical Center/Skirball Institute with Dr. Ruth Lehmann from 2011 to 2017. In 2017, he joined the Department of Genetics at the University of Cambridge as a Group Leader and is a Wellcome Trust/Royal Society Sir Henry Dale Fellow. Felipe's research combines plant and animal systems to address fundamental biological problems in fields such as stem cell biology, germline development, epigenetic inheritance, and genome function. His research group focuses on molecular mechanisms controlling and protecting germline, ensuring the continuity of life across generations. They utilize Drosophila as a model system and employ various genetic tools as well as high-throughput genomics to dissect gene expression regulation in germ cell development.
Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge • Cambridge, ENG, GB
Leading research in fundamental biological problems, focusing on germline stem cell biology and molecular mechanisms of gene regulation.
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