Format: Online.

Lecturer: Cláudio Lísias Mafra de Siqueira.

Time: Friday, from 8 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Biosafety.
2. Concept of risk.
3. Levels and Standards of Biosafety.
4. Handling, Storage, and Disposal of Radioisotopes, Chemicals, and Potentially Pathogenic Biological Agents.
5. Biosafety and bioethics in human, animal, and plant experimentation.
6. Immunizations applied to workers in biological risk areas.
7. Medical surveillance of laboratory personnel.
8. Equipment and laboratory design for different levels of biosafety.
9. Conduct and standards of biosafety in case of risks and emergencies.
10. Transport of samples and biological substances.

Format: Online.

Lecturer: Tiago Antônio de Oliveira Mendes.

Time: Monday and Wednesday, from 8 am to 10 am (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Comparative analysis of data generated by omics techniques and systems biology.
2. Programming in R.
3. Large-scale sequence analysis.
4. Unsupervised clustering techniques applied to omics.
5. Comparative analysis of data generated by omics techniques and systems biology.
6. Supervised classification techniques applied to omics.
7. Molecular biological networks.
8. Systems Biology.
9. Metagenomic analysis.

Format: Online.

Lecturer: Pedro Augusto Braga dos Reis and Célio Cabral Oliveira.

Time: Wednesday and Friday, from 8 am to 10 am (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Structure of biomolecules.
2. Structural databases.
3. Visualization of biomolecular structures.
4. Molecular modeling.
5. Protein-ligand docking.
6. Molecular dynamics simulations.
7. Three-dimensional evolution.
8. Structural bioinformatics in biotechnology.

Format: Online.

Lecturer: Andreza Viana Neri.

Time: Tuesday, from 11 am to 12 pm (GMT-3), probably.

UFV Credits: 1.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Concepts of Tropical Forests;
2. Environmental Drivers;
3. Forests Formations;
4. Biological and Conservation of Tropical Forest;
5. Functioning and Services.

Format: Online.

Lecturer: Eduardo Gusmão Pereira.

Time: Friday, from 10 am to 12:30 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Plant stress responses.
2. Metabolic adjustments and antioxidant metabolism.
3. Light stress and thermal stress.
4. Water stress and salinity.
5. Nutritional stress and resistance to trace metals.
6. Environmental pollution stress.

Format: Online.

Lecturer: Sérgio Yoshimitsu Motoike and Edgard Picoli.

Time:

• Theoretical classes: Monday, from 8 am to 10 am, or 10 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).
• Practical classes: Monday, from 2 pm to 4 pm, or 4 pm to 6 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Plant, cell, tissue and organ cultures: definition, history and applications.
2. Organization of a plant tissue culture laboratory.
3. Plant tissue culture media – inorganic components.
4. Plant tissue culture media – organic components.
5. Morphogenesis in plant tissue culture.
6. Applications of plant tissue culture techniques – micropropagation.
7. Clonal variations in plant tissue culture.
8. Applications of plant tissue culture techniques – clonal cleanse and rejuvenation.
9. Applications of plant tissue culture techniques – Embryo rescue and synthetic seeds.
10. Applications of plant tissue culture techniques – conservation of crop genetic resources.
11. Applications of plant tissue culture techniques – plant genetic transformation
12. Applications of plant tissue culture techniques – double haploid technology

Format: Online.

Lecturer: Vicente Wagner Dias Casali.

Time: Not defined yet.

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Historic.
2. Fundamentals and Applications.
3. Homeopatic Pharmacopoeia.
4. Agroecosystems and Homeopathy.
5. Technological Clinic.
6. Repertorization.
7. Crop Management.
8. Isopathic Solutions.
9. Experimental Results.

Format: Online.

Lecturer: Vicente Wagner Dias Casali.

Time: Not defined yet.

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. History and Fundamentals.
2. DNA methylation.
3. Epigenetic Determinations.
4. Histone Variants.
5. Epigenetic Systems of Inheritance.
6. Epigenetic Markers.
7. Variability and Epigenetics.
8. Epigenetic Regulation in Plants.

Format: Online.

Lecturer: Vicente Wagner Dias Casali.

Time: Not defined yet.

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Priorities in Breeding Programs.
2. Theoretical References.
3. Pharmaco- Active Natural Products.
4. Genetic Resources.
5. Breeding Methods.
6. Inheritance Studies.
7. Experimental Techniques.
8. Experiences in Breeding Programs.

Format: Online.

Lecturer: Antônio Galvão Nascimento, Hilário Cuquetto Mantovani and Wendel Batista da Silveira.

Time: Tuesday and Friday, from 10 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Microbial cell structure and function.
2. Composition, organization, and physiology of microbial cells.
3. Nutrient transport and protein secretion.
4. Growth of microbial populations.
5. Thermodynamics and energy conservation in biological systems.
6. Introduction to cellular bioenergetics.
7. Electron transport.
8. Bioenergetics in the cytosol.
9. Classification of microbial metabolism.
10. Central Metabolic Pathways.
11. Flux in Central Metabolic Pathways.
12. Fermentations.
13. Autotrophy.
14. Mineral nutrition.
15. Monomer biosynthesis.
16. Polymer biosynthesis.
17. Growth yield.
18. Regulation of metabolic pathways.
19. Multigene networks and global regulation systems.
20. Nutrient limitation responses and growth rate effects on cellular physiology.
21. Environmental adaptive responses.
22. Cellular communication and biofilms.
23. Cellular differentiation and morphogenesis.

Format: In-person and Online.

Lecturer: Poliane Alfenas Zerbini.

Time: Tuesday and Thursday, from 10 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Structure of nucleic acids.
2. Function of nucleic acids.
3. DNA replication.
4. Transcription.
5. Protein biosynthesis.
6. Gene expression regulation.
7. DNA and RNA technology.

Format: Online.

Lecturer: Teogenes Senna de Oliveira, Raphael Bragança Fernades, Igor Assis Silva and Richard Bell.

Time: Monday, from 8 am to 11 am, and Friday, from 8 am to 10 am (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 5.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. The natural environment of the Tropics.
2. Tropical soil mineralogy.
3. Tropical soil physics.
4. Soil acidity.
5. Soil organic carbon in the Tropics.
6. Tropical soil fertility.
7. Soils and Slash-and-Burn Agriculture.
8. Soil-surface and subsoil constraints in croplands.
9. Soil management in rice cultivation.
10. Soil management in perennials and annual crops.
11. Soils and livestock-based tropical systems.
12. Soils and Tropical Tree-Based Systems.
13. Natural reversion or not- reversion of the degradation.
14. Restoration of drastically altered soils – desertification, salinization, and natural and anthropogenic disasters.

Format: Online.

Lecturer: Simone Eliza Facioni Guimaraes, Daniele Botelho Marques and Renata Veroneze.

Time: Wednesday, from 9 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Breeding programs in poultry.
2. Breeding programs in dairy cattle.
3. Breeding programs in pigs.
4. Breeding programs in beef cattle.
5. Breeding programs in small ruminants.
6. Breeding programs in fishes.

Format: In-person.

Lecturer: Ann Mounteer.

Time: Thursday, from 8 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Introduction to biological processes.
2. Principles of biological treatment.
3. Biological process modeling.
4. Principle treatment techniques used in Brazil.
5. Biological process monitoring.

Format: In-person.

Lecturer: José Maria Franco de Carvalho.

Time: Wednesday, from 8 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Science and Technology of Building Materials.
2. Bonding.
3. The Architecture of Solids.
4. Development of Microstructure.
5. Surface Properties.
6. Response of Materials to Stress.
7. Failure and Fracture.
8. Rheology of Fluids and Solids.
9. Particulate Composites.
10. Aggregates.
11. Portland Cement-based Composites.
12. Organic Binders-Based Composites.
13. Advanced Characterization Techniques.

Format: In-person.

Lecturer: Alexandre S. Brandão.

Time: Monday, from 9 am to 12 pm GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Introduction.
2. Fundamentals of Digital Images.
3. Image Enhancement Techniques.
4. Image segmentation.
5. Color Image Processing.
6. Morphological Processing.
7. Applications.

Format: In-person.

Lecturer: Simon Luke Elliot.

Time: Tuesday, from 2pm to 4pm and Friday, from 8am to 10am (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Insect-Microbe Interactions.
2. Insect-Virus Interactions.
3. Insect-Prokaryote Interactions.
4. Insect-Protist Interactions.
5. Insect-Fungus Interactions.
6. Insect-nematode interactions.
7. Extensions.

Format: In-person.

Lecturer: Any UFV professor.

Time: Not defined yet.

UFV Credits: 4 to 12.

ECTS: 5 to 15.

Contents: Offers the opportunity for students to engage in a research internship or scientific project under the guidance of a UFV researcher. The number of credits awarded will be determined based on the total hours devoted to the internship or project.

Format: In-person.

Lecturer: Eduardo S. G. Mizubuti.

Time: Monday, from 2 pm to 4 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 5.

Contents:

1. Concepts, importance, and symptomatology of plant diseases.
2. Etiology.
3. Non-infectious diseases.
4. Mycology, plant pathogenic fungi, and fungal diseases.
5. Epidemiology.
6. General principles and management practices for plant disease control.
7. Fungicides.

Format: In-person.

Lecturer: Francisco Murilo Zerbini, Eduardo Mizubuti and Diogo Galdeano.

Time: Monday, from 10 am to 12 pm, or Thursday, from 4 pm to 6 pm, or Friday, from 2 pm to 4 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 6.

ECTS: 11,25.

Contents:

1. Funig as plant pathogens.
2. Viruses as plant pathogens.
3. Bacteria as plant pathogens.
4. Nematodes as plant pathogens.

Format: In-person.

Lecturer: Sabrina de Azevedo Silveira.

Time: Wednesday, from 8 am to 10 am, and Friday, form 10 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Sources and data collection for visualization.
2. Basic statistical/mathematical analysis and data mining.
3. Data representations and visual metaphors.
4. Visual principles.
5. Elements of interaction.

Format: In-person.

Lecturer: Idalena Chaves.

Time: Not defined yet.

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Listening comprehension and analysis of oral texts, in Portuguese.
2. Production of oral texts.
3. Analysis of academic written texts.
4. Reading and interpretation of written texts.
5. Writing texts related to several academic genres (abstracts, conference presentations, bibliographical essays, journal articles, conference proceedings, etc.)
6. Vocabulary and grammar.
7. Preparation for the Portuguese language proficiency exam for foreigners (Celpe-bras).

Format: In-person and Online.

Lecturer: Poliane Alfenas Zerbini.

Time: Tuesday and Thursday, from 10 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Structure of nucleic acids.
2. Function of nucleic acids.
3. DNA replication.
4. Transcription.
5. Protein biosynthesis.
6. Gene expression regulation.
7. DNA and RNA technology.

Format: In-person.

Lecturer: Juliana Farias de Novaes.

Time: Thursday, from 8 am to 12 pm, and Thursday, from 2 pm to 6 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Methods in nutritional epidemiology with an emphasis on evaluation food consumption.
2. Errors and biases inherent to the methods of dietary surveys in epidemiological studies.
3. Development of the Food Frequency Questionnaire.
4. Minimizing errors in the measurement of dietary intake.
5. Implications of total energy intake for epidemiological analysis.
6. Evaluation and control of underreporting of energy intake in epidemiological studies.
7. Assessment of dietary patterns.
8. Use of biochemical markers to assess food intake.
9. Critical analysis of computer programs in dietary assessment.
10. Critical analysis of the Food Guide for the Brazilian Population.
11. Other relevant indicators in nutritional epidemiology studies.

Format: In-person.

Lecturer: Mario Luiz Chizzotti.

Time: Thursday, from 2 pm to 6 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Growth and development of muscle, fat, and bone tissue.
2. Myogenesis, Adipogenesis, Fibrogenesis and Hypertrophy
3. Zootechnical factors affecting animal growth.
4. Hormonal regulation of animal growth.
5. Transformation of muscle into meat
6. Proteolysis and post-mortem metabolism
7. Meat quality: pH, texture, color, lipid profile and flavor