Bio
Flávio Costa is a microbiologist focused on unraveling the interaction between the gut microbiome and aging in Nothobranchius furzeri. His background spans microbiomes in animals and soil, metal resistance in bacteria, and microbial genomics. At the Valenzano Lab he applies culturomics and metagenomic approaches to understand how microbial communities change across the killifish lifespan and how those changes feed back on host physiology.
Education
Friedrich Schiller University Jena | Jena, Germany
Ph.D. in Microbiology | March 2018 – October 2023
Catholic University of Brasília | Brasília, Brazil
Master’s Degree in Genomic Sciences and Biotechnology | February 2014 – February 2016
Catholic University of Brasília | Brasília, Brazil
Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences | August 2010 – December 2013
Experience
Leibniz Institute on Aging | Postdoc | January 2024 – Present
Friedrich Schiller University Jena / Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry | PhD Researcher | March 2018 – October 2023
Catholic University of Brasília | Scientific Staff | September 2011 – June 2017