UFSCar Biosensor for Natural Pesticides | AcademicJobs
UFSCar researchers unveil Bio-AChE biosensor, enabling rapid screening of plant extracts for natural AChE inhibitors to combat pesticide resistance in Brazilian agriculture.
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João Batista Fernandes is Professor Titular in the Department of Chemistry at Universidade Federal de São Carlos. He earned his undergraduate degree from the Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto at Universidade de São Paulo in 1971 and holds a doctorate in Organic Chemistry. He has served as a faculty member at UFSCar since 1975 and previously held roles including department head from 1985 to 1987 and coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Chemistry from 1983 to 1985. His research focuses on the chemistry of active natural products, the control of agricultural pest insects such as ants and flies, technologies for insect control including nanoencapsulation and co-cultures, NMR and MS spectroscopies coupled to chromatographies, and natural products complexed with metals to enhance activities. In 2025, he received the Prêmio Otto Gottlieb from the Sociedade Brasileira de Química in the Researcher category. He has contributed to committees at FAPESP and CNPq and maintains an active research group in natural products chemistry.
UFSCar researchers unveil Bio-AChE biosensor, enabling rapid screening of plant extracts for natural AChE inhibitors to combat pesticide resistance in Brazilian agriculture.
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