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Pedro Leão completed his Ph.D. in Microbiology in 2018 at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). His thesis, titled "Diversity of Magnetotactic Organisms: New Frontiers in Magnetotaxis Evolution," explored groundbreaking aspects of magnetotaxis. Following his Ph.D., he served as a visiting professor in the Department of Microbiology at UFRJ and held a position as an FSE fellow at the University of Groningen, specifically at the Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB). In 2021, he joined Dr. Brett Baker's research group at the University of Texas at Austin as a postdoctoral researcher, focusing on the diversity of Asgard archaea and their role in the origin of eukaryotic life. Dr. Leão's research interests include the metabolic and phylogenetic diversity of prokaryotes, with particular emphasis on understanding the impact of viral interactions on evolution and ecological roles.
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