Ana Maria Benko Iseppon

Professor
Molecular biology and Bioinformatics
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Brazil

Professor Genetics
Biography

Ana Maria Benko Iseppon currently working as Professor at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco and acting as the head of the Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology.She is graduated in Biology with PhD on Natural Sciences (Plant Taxonomy and Genetics) by the University of Vienna. Acted in the Universidade de Sao Paulo as associate professor (FAPESP Fellowship) and as a Post-Doctorate Fellow in the University of Frankfurt.

Research Intrest

Plant Molecular Biology, Transcriptomics and Differential Gene Expression, Bioinformatics, Cytogenetics, Plant Genetic Mapping, Bioprospection (Pharmaceutical Applications) and Plant Evolution

List of Publications
Ferreira DM, Neri J, Palma-Silva C, Pinangé DS, Benko-Iseppon AM, Louzada RB. Cross-amplification of nuclear microsatellite markers in two species of Cryptanthus Otto & A. Dietr.(Bromeliaceae). Brazilian Journal of Botany. 2017 Jun 1;40(2):475-80.
Ribamar Costa Ferreira Neto J, Daniel da Silva M, Pandolfi V, Crovella S, Maria Benko-Iseppon A, Akio Kido E. Epigenetic signals on plant adaptation: a biotic stress perspective. Current Protein and Peptide Science. 2017 Apr 1;18(4):352-67.
Carla Barbosa da Silva Lima S, Maria Benko-Iseppon A, Pacifico Bezerra Neto J, Lindinalva Barbosa Amorim L, Ribamar Costa Ferreira Neto J, Crovella S, Pandolfi V. Plants Defense-related Cyclic Peptides: Diversity, Structure and Applications. Current Protein and Peptide Science. 2017 Apr 1;18(4):375-90.
Rodrigo Saldanha Gazzaneo L, Pandolfi V, Luiz Santos de Jesus A, Crovella S, Maria Benko-Iseppon A, Carlos de Freitas A. Heterologous expression systems for plant defensin expression: Examples of success and pitfalls. Current Protein and Peptide Science. 2017 Apr 1;18(4):391-9.
Carolina Wanderley-Nogueira A, Pacifico Bezerra-Neto J, Akio Kido E, Tadeu de Araujo F, Lindinalva Barbosa Amorim L, Crovella S, Maria Benko-Iseppon A. Plant Elite Squad: first defense line and resistance genes–identification, diversity and functional roles. Current Protein and Peptide Science. 2017 Apr 1;18(4):294-310.