Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica – Graduate Program in Biochemistry

Insects Biochemistry Laboratory

Prof. Silva holds an undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from the Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), a master’s degree in Biochemistry from the Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), and a doctoral degree in Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) from the Universidade de São Paulo. He carried out postdoctoral research in the Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Bath, England.

“His research is focused on insect biochemistry and molecular biology, working mainly on the digestion of Insects and Crustaceans, Coleoptera, Bruchinae, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Decapoda, Entomophagy and Pest Control”

Main publications:  

Effects of a Reserve Protein on Spodoptera frugiperda Development: A Biochemical and Molecular Approach to the Entomotoxic Mechanism. MOLECULES, v. 25, p. 2195, 2020.

Effect of brown seaweeds on Pacific white shrimp growth performance, gut morphology, digestive enzymes activity and resistance to white spot virus. AQUACULTURE, v. 495, p. 359-365, 2018.

Potential use of mealworms as an alternative protein source for Pacific white shrimp: Digestibility and performance. AQUACULTURE, v. 473, p. 115-120, 2017.

Effects of dietary replacement of fishmeal by mealworm meal on muscle quality of farmed shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, v. 102, p. 445-450, 2017.