Gustavo Torres is the Project Manager currently working at Fagron Genomics, specializing in molecular and human genetics, thus, involved in developing genetic tests and technical support.
Dr. Torres acquired his pharmacy degree at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2010-2016), where, in collaboration with USP and Butantan Institute, he developed research on human adult stem cells. He participated in the foundation of the first two institutional stem cell biorepositories. He produced several publications describing adult stem cells as study models for genetic diseases, most importantly, neurofibromatosis type I. Also, during his pharmacy formation, he was awarded an international research grant by the American Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) to study and research at Colorado College, where he developed research on computational quantum chemistry.
During graduate school, in the program of Genetics and Biotechnology, he worked in the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation in collaboration with several private international entities. He researched mechanisms involved in using lentivirus and CRISPR-Cas9 as systems to produce genetically modified animals for several purposes, including producing human recombinant proteins for medical purposes and improving the understanding of phenotype-genotype relationships. He also served as Assistant Professor at Paulista University, where he was responsible for teaching Human Genetics and Clinical Biochemistry.