The Graduate Program in Ecology (PGE) at UFSJ was established in 2015 and aims to train professionals at the Master’s level, providing a solid theoretical and practical foundation in basic ecology. Additionally, it prepares researchers to integrate concepts from different fields of knowledge to solve ecological and conservation-related problems.
Considering the expertise of its faculty, the program prioritizes topics such as biodiversity assessment in Brazil, ranging from genetic diversity to community characterization, as well as estimating the impacts of human activities. The program primarily serves students from undergraduate programs in Biological Sciences and related fields, both at UFSJ and other higher education institutions. It enhances and complements academic training, preparing professionals capable of evaluating, predicting, and mitigating impacts on natural resources, contributing to their conservation and management.
Furthermore, the PGE supports those who wish to pursue an academic career, fostering the development of new knowledge and innovations in the field of Ecology.
📧 Email: pge@ufsj.edu.br
📞 Phone: +55 (32) 3379-5135
For more information about the university and international exchange procedures, please contact UFSJ’s International Affairs Office:
📧 Email: assin@ufsj.edu.br
Camila Palhares Teixeira
📧 Email: camila.teixeira@uemg.br
🔬 Urban ecology, road ecology, species conservation, environmental systems modeling.
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Gislene de Carvalho Castro
📧 Email: gccastro@ufsj.edu.br
🔬 Plant ecology and management, phytosociology, landscape restoration and ecology, vegetation corridors.
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Iola Gonçalves Boechat
📧 Email: iboechat@ufsj.edu.br
🔬 Applied limnology, water resources, land use impacts, trophic interactions in aquatic organisms.
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Ludmila Silva Brighenti
📧 Email: ludmila.brighenti@uemg.br
🔬 Carbon dynamics in aquatic ecosystems, high-frequency data analysis, ecological databases.
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Andrey Leonardo Fagundes de Castro
📧 Email: andreycastro@ufsj.edu.br
🔬 Ecology and behavior of sharks, rays, and Neotropical fishes; population genetics; high-altitude ichthyofauna.
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Björn Gücker
📧 Email: guecker@ufsj.edu.br
🔬 Aquatic ecosystem ecology, land use impacts, ecosystem metabolism, aquatic biogeochemistry.
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Cristiano Schetini de Azevedo
📧 Email: cristiano.azevedo@ufop.edu.br
🔬 Animal behavior, species conservation, ornithology.
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Davi Butturi-Gomes
📧 Email: davibg@ufsj.edu.br
🔬 Ecological modeling, networks, biodiversity, ecological metrics.
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Fernando Cesar Cascelli de Azevedo
📧 Email: fazevedo@ufsj.edu.br
🔬 Mammal ecology, conservation and management of wild carnivores.
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Gabriel de Menezes Yazbeck
📧 Email: gabriel@ufsj.edu.br
🔬 Population genetics, conservation of genetic resources, bioinformatics.
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José Elvino do Nascimento Júnior
📧 Email: zenascimento@ufsj.edu.br
🔬 Pollination biology, ecological niche modeling.
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Paulo Sérgio Minatel Gonella Silva
📧 Email: pmgonella@gmail.com
🔬 Plant systematics, floristics of rupestrian grasslands, flora conservation.
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Rafael Felix de Magalhães
📧 Email: rafaelmagalhaes@ufsj.edu.br
🔬 Anuran amphibian biology, natural history, conservation genetics, cryptic species delimitation.
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André Flávio Soares Ferreira Rodrigues
📧 Email: afsfr@ufsj.edu.br
🔬 Parasitic ecology.
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Cássio Cardoso Pereira
📧 Email: cassiocardosopereira@gmail.com
🔬 Community ecology (arthropod-plant interactions, phenology, herbivory), ecosystem ecology (decomposition), Cerrado conservation, climate change.
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Cleber José da Silva
📧 Email: cleberjs@ufsj.edu.br
🔬 Ecological plant anatomy, essential oils, chemical composition, biological activities and ecological interactions.
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Última atualização: 11/09/2025
