Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Rubens Pasa.

Time: Wednesdays from 8 to 10 a.m. and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Mitochondrial genomes.
2. Introduction to genomic databases.
3. Assembling of mitochondrial genomes.
4. Annotation and structural analysis.
5. Alignment and preparing data.
6. Data matrix construction.
7. Partitioning and selection of evolutionary models.
8. Phylogenomic inference.
9. Phylogenetic trees visualization.
10. Reproducibility and sequence deposition.

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Ann H. Mounteer.

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

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 5.

Contents:

1. Introduction to aquatic ecotoxicology, principle applications and pertinent legislation.
2. Main classes of organic and inorganic aquatic pollutants.
3. Dynamics of pollutants in aquatic environments, abiotic and abiotic processes.
4. Bioavailability, biotransformation and bioaccumulation of organic and inorganic pollutants.
5. Physiological, biochemical and histological responses at organism, population and community levels.
6. Laboratory evaluation of acute and chronic aquatic toxicity and quantification of responses (LCx, NOEC, LOEC).
7. Field studies: model ecosystems, bioindicators and biomarkers.
8. Aquatic toxicity and ecological risk assessment.

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Guilherme da Silva Pereira.

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

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Introduction to biotechnology
2. Identification of molecular markers
3. Application of molecular markers
4. Gene discovery and validation
5. Transgene and gene editing
6. Molecular breeding

Prerequisites:

Basic genetics and plant breeding

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Frederico Barros.

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

UFV Credits: 2.

ECTS: 4.

Contents:

1. Monosaccharides;
2. Carbohydrate reactions;
3. Starch;
4. Carbohydrate nutrition and dietary fiber;
5. Bioactive compounds;
6. The protective effect of foods containing bioactive compounds on chronic noncommunicable diseases.

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Renata Veroneze.

Time: Mondays and Thursdays from 2 pm to 4 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. SNP markers and linkage disequilibrium
2. Genotype imputation
3. Genomic prediction and genome-wide association
4. Genotype quality control
5. Relationship matrices
6. RRBLUP, GBLUP, and ssGBLUP
7. Genomic prediction accuracy, bias, and dispersion
8. Bayesian methods for genomic prediction and association
9. Breeding value accuracy
10. Post-GWAS analysis

Format: Online and in-person.

Language: English.

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
2. Toxicity of the Construction and Building Materials
3. Energy
4. Life-Cyle Assessment of Construction and Building Materials
5. Performance Assessment of Construction and Building Materials
6. State-of-the-Art on the Strategies for Obtaining More Sustainable Construction and Building Materials
7. State-of-the-Art on the Utilization of Waste in Construction and Building Materials

Format: Online and in-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: José Maria Franco de Carvalho.

Time: Thursday, from 8 am to 10 am (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 2.

ECTS: 4.

Contents:

1. Introduction.
2. Technology entrepreneurship in engineering.
3. Considerations on viability.
4. Design and testing of sustainable materials and products.
5. Start-up exploration and incubation.

Format: Online and in-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Marli Duffles Donato Moreira.

Time: Wednesday, from 14 pm to 16 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Teaching as a teacher’s activity; the teaching-learning relationship
2. Affectivity and cognition in the educational context; gamification as a teaching methodology
3. Science and mathematics education in the 21st century; Artificial Intelligence in the classroom
4. Digital tools for teaching
5. Competency-based learning and asessment

Format: Online and in-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Jose Joao Lelis Leal de Souza.

Time: Monday, from 9 am to 12 pm and Wednesday form 10 am to 12 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 5.

ECTS: 8,5.

Contents:

1. Soil description.
2. World Reference base for soil resources.
3. Soil Taxonomy.

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Wescley Xavier.

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

UFV Credits: 2.

ECTS: 4.

Contents:

1. Higher education and inequalityPublic policies on higher education
2. Organisational policies and engagement
3. Dropout and persistence in higher education
4. Academic performance and extracurricular activities
5. Higher education and labour market

Format: In-Person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Maria Augusta Lima Siqueira.

Time: Wednesday and Friday from 2 pm to 4 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Solitary and social insects;
2. Degress of sociality
3. Communication, foraging and defense in social insects;
4. Caste determination;
5. Evolution of sociality.

Prerequisites:

Students of biology and related fields; intermediate level of English

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Carolina Gonçalves Santos.

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

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Characteristics of eukaryotic cell
2. Membranes
3. Mitochondrion
4. Chloroplast
5. Compartments and protein sorting
6. Nucleus
7. Cell cycle
8. Cytoskeleton

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Agustin Zsögön.

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

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Regulation of gene expression in plants
2. Plant genetic transformation techniques
3. Generation and use of mutants in molecular physiology
4. Molecular control of physiological processes in plants
5. Molecular mechanisms of stress responses
6. Signal perception and transduction
7. Molecular basis of mineral nutrition
8. Functional genomics and molecular plant physiology

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Agustin Zsögön.

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

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Functional genome analysis
2. Molecular tools
3. Gene expression
4. Protein analysis
5. Lipid profiling in plants
6. Metabolic profiling
7. Metabolic fluxes
8. Systems biology in plants
9. Bioinformatics
10. Control of physiological processes

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Andre Gustavo Sato.

Time: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 4 pm to 6 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Partial Review of Concepts;
2. Solution Thermodynamics;
3. Phase Equilibrium;
4. Chemical Reaction Equilibrium.

Prerequisites:
Knowledge of Chemical Engineering and related fields

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Simon Luke Elliot

Time: To be defined.

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. What is s a scientific paper. Structure of a paper.
2. Ethics in the publication of papers
3. Importance of Reading. Literature review and citation. Preparation of the manuscript. Critical reading.
4. Which journal to choose. How to submit. Peer review.
5. How to structure phrases in a paper. What to avoid and what to embrace. Principles of clear and effective writing.
6. Direct writing: active voice and strong verbs
7. How to construct an effective paragraph (organized and concise). Use of varied resources in writing. Review of
8. writing
9. Title and Abstract: equilibrium and elegance.
10. Introduction: essential and dispensable parts.
11. Material and methods: the importance of precision and detail.
12. Results: simple, direct and precise writing.
13. Discussion: arguments, limitations and implications of the study.

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Raul Narciso Carvalho Guedes.

Time: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9 to 10 am (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. General Toxicology
2. Insecticides in the Environment
3. Insecticides within the Individual
4. Population Effects
5. Community Effects
6. Measurement and Interpretations of Ecological Effects
7. Ecological Risk Assessment

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Simon Luke Elliot.

Time: To be defined.

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Insect Behaviour; Insects, Animals or Organisms?
2. Evolution. Proximal and Distal Explanations.
3. Hypotheses and Assumptions.
4. Experimentation.
5. Control of Behaviour; Organization of behaviours.
6. Foraging and Optimization; Learning; Victim-Enemy Behaviour Nutritional Ecology.
7. Sensory Organs and Nervous System.
8. Communication and signals; Acoustic communication; Semiochemicals.
9. Reproduction. Dispersal.
10. Life in Groups.

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Ian Michael Trotter.

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

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Computation in the science of economics
2. Introduction to programming in Python
3. Introduction to scientific computing
4. Equilibrium models in economics
5. Decision models for economic decision-making
6. Dynamic Models in Economics
7. Computation in finance and risk management

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Luiz Alexandre Peternelli.

Time: Mondays, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and Wednesdays, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Statistical analysis using R software.
2. Pseudo-random numbers generation.
3. Monte Carlo methods for univariate and vector simulation of correlated random variables.
4. Applications in probability and inference.
5. Resampling methods for data analysis.
6. Monte Carlo methods via Markov chains (MCMC).
7. Applications to experimental and prediction problems.

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Ana Carolina Campana Nascimento and Luiz Alexandre Peternelli.

Time: Fridays, from 10 am to 12 am (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 2.

ECTS: 3,5.

Contents:

1. Prediction Methods
2. High dimensionality Problems
3. Applications of Statistical
4. Learning Methods

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Moysés Nascimento

Time: Fridays, from 8 am to 10 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 2.

ECTS: 3,5.

Contents:

1. Principal Component Analysis
2. R Practical Lab: Principal Component Analysis
3. Cluster Analysis
4. R Practical Lab: Cluster Analysis
5. Mixture Distributions
6. R Practical Lab: Mixture Distributions
7. Logistic Regression
8. R Practical Lab: Logistic Regression
9. Decision Trees
10. R Practical Lab: and Decision Trees
11. Discriminant Analysis
12. R Practical Lab: Discriminant Analysis

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Francisco Murilo Zerbini and Poliane Alfenas Zerbini.

Time: Friday, from 8 am to 11 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 5.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Ecology and Evolution of Viruses.
2. Evolutionary Mechanisms of Viruses.
3. Evolutionary Ecology of Virus Hosts.
4. Virus Diversity and Distribution. Viruses in Ecosystems.
5. Transmission and Epidemiology of Virus Diseases.
6. Emergence and Spread of Virus Diseases.
7. Case Studies and Current Topics.

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Guilherme da Silva Pereira.

Time: Tuesday, from 4 pm to 6 pm (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 2.

ECTS: 4.

Contents:

1. Introduction to plant biotechnology
2. Trait discovery
3. Product development
4. Biosafety and regulatory issues
5. Case studies

Prerequisites:

Basic cell biology and biochemistry

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Elson Santiago de Alvarenga.

Time: Tuesday and Thursday, from 8 am to 10 am (GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Spectroscopy in the ultraviolet and visible region (UV-VIS).
   • Electron spectroscopy theory and radiation absorption laws electromagnetic.
   • Instrumentation, preparation of solutions for spectroscopic analysis.
   • Effect of solvents on electromagnetic radiation absorption.
   • Woodward rules for polyenes, polyines, a,ß-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, benzene
   • compounds and heterocyclic systems.
   • Influences of stereoelectronic effects on adsorption of organic compounds.
2. Infrared spectroscopy
   • Molecular vibrations. Factors that influence vibrational frequencies.
   • Instrumentation: infrared sources, monochromators, detectors.
   • Techniques for preparing solid, liquid and gaseous samples.
   • Characteristic absorptions of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic compounds, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, nitriles, amines, alcohols, ethers, phenols, halogenated and sulfur compounds.
3. Mass spectrometry (MS).
   • Basic principles of mass spectrometry.
   • Instrumentation and sample preparation.
   • Molecular ion.
   • Isotopic abundance.
   • Determination of the elemental composition of a compound from the exact molecular ion mass and the M+1 and M+2 peaks.
   • Fragmentation processes: factors that influence fragmentation.
   • Main fragmentations of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic hydrocarbons, alkyl and aryl halides, alcohols, phenols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, sulfur compounds, nitrile.
   • Chemical ionization and fast atom bombardment (FAB) techniques
   • Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (HPLC – MS).
4. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).
   • Basic principles of nuclear magnetic resonance.
   • Chemical shift, Spin-Spin interaction.
   • Vicinal, geminal and long-distance coupling.
   • Analysis of hydrogen and carbon 13 NMR spectra.
5. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).
   • Double resonance techniques and relaxation mechanisms; homonuclear and heteronuclear uncoupling; Nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE).
   • Two-dimensional NMR experiments: data acquisition; graphical representation of spectra; Spin homonuclear correlation (H-H COSY-90 and COSY-45); 13 C- 13 C correlatio (INADEQUATE technique).
   • J-resolved heteronuclear spectroscopy. Experiments of heteronuclear correlation (HETCOR, HMQC, HMBC)
   • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of 31 P, 29 Si, 19 F, 15 N.
   • Elucidation of the structure of organic compounds by analyzing UV-VIS, IR, EM and NMR data: Examples of application of the methods studied in the identification of natural dyes, chemical components of food and wood.

Format: Online.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer.

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

UFV Credits: 3.

ECTS: 5.

Contents:

1. Geosystems in Brazil and West Africa.
2. Agriculture, Land Use, and Food Production: The Great Plant Globalization.
3. Historical and Social connections Brazil – West Africa.
4. A big river with interconnected margins: Brazil and West Africa.

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Monique Renon Eller.

Time: Tuesdays and Thursday, from 2 pm to 4 pm(GMT-3).

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7,5.

Contents:

1. Scientific Communication.
2. Research Planning.
3. Grant and Proposal Writing .
4. Writing Research Papers.
5. Patent applications.
6. Publishing and Dissemination.
7. Ethical Considerations

Format: In-person.

Language: English.

Lecturer: Luis Augusto Nero.

Time: To be defined.

UFV Credits: 4.

ECTS: 7.

Contents:

1. Epidemiology of foodborne diseases;
2. Characterization of foodborne pathogens and diseases;
3. Detection and enumeration of foodborne pathogens;
4. Impacts of foodborne diseases;
5. Prevention of foodborne diseases;
6. Trends in food safety.