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Humberto Franca Madeira

Home Country

Metagenomic Discovery of Biomass-Degrading Genes from the Gastrointestinal Microbia

Program

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

Program Country

Grant Activity Type

Research

Discipline

Specialization

Biotechnology

Academic Year

Dates

September 2012 - December 2012

Flex

No

Scholar type

Non-U.S. (Visiting) Scholar

Project Title

Metagenomic Discovery of Biomass-Degrading Genes from the Gastrointestinal Microbia

Scholar Information

Grantee

Humberto Franca Madeira

Title

Dean and Professor

Institution

Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR)

Host Institutions

Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Faculty

Roderick Mackie

Host Department

Department of Animal Sciences