Felipe Ferrão
Assistant Research Scientist at University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
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Top SchoolFelipe Ferrão is an Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Florida with eight years of experience applying statistics, molecular markers, and bioinformatics to dissect the genetic architecture of complex traits in perennial polyploid crops like coffee and blueberry. His expertise spans linkage and QTL mapping, association mapping, genomic prediction, and quantitative genetics, informed by doctoral and visiting research training at Universidade de São Paulo and The University of Chicago. Felipe blends rigorous statistical genetics with practical breeding applications, seeking markers and models that translate to improved crop performance. Based in Gainesville, he brings a rare focus on polyploid species—where inheritance is more complex than in diploids—making his work especially valuable for perennial crop improvement.
8 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Genética de Plantas, Master's degree, Genética de Plantas at Universidade Federal de ViçosaUniversity of São PauloPhD Visiting Student, Genética, http://stephenslab.uchicago.edu/, PhD Visiting Student, Genética, http://stephenslab.uchicago.edu/ at The University of Chicago
Portuguese, English
Github Skills (2)
bioinformatics1
genome1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
lfelipe-ferrao/original
Aug 2020 - Dec 2022
https://lfelipe-ferrao.github.io/
Contributions:428 commits, 2 PRs, 179 pushes in 2 years 3 months
lfelipe-ferrao/lfelipe-ferrao.github.io
Sep 2017 - May 2018
Contributions:54 pushes in 7 months
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