The ResGen Iniative

The One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Genomic Surveillance ResGen Initiative is a network of Brazilian researchers across 15 laboratories from 8 institutions established in 2024. We are a multidisciplinary team, encompassing molecular biologists, microbiologists, bioinformaticians, biotechnologists, veterinarians, healthcare professionals, and science communicators comitted to establishing an antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance network through genomics and metagenomics and tackling the emergence of AMR.

Through ResGen, we aim to establish efficient methods for collection and high-throughput screening of AMR in human, environmental, food, and animal samples through phenotypical and bioinformatics methods. We also aim to develop bioinformatics tools to tackle the so-long neglected resistance in fungi through next-generation sequencing data, allowing for AMR analyses of bacteria and fungi in genomes and metagenomes, and also curating databases to make this knowledge available to the scientific community.

The ResGen Initiative is coordinated by Prof. Dr. Lívia Kmetzsch, and vice-coordinated by Prof. Dr. Fabiana Quoos Mayer, from the Center of Biotechnology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Our actions are funded by the National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development – FNDCT, the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – CNPq, and the Brazilian Government's Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation – MCTI.

Meet the People

Get to know the Researchers in the The ResGen Inititative and what research projects they are working on

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

Molecular Biology of Pathogens Laboratory (LaBiMP)

Lívia Kmetzsch

Principal Investigator
ResGen's Coordinator

Júlia Catarina Vieira Reuwsaat

Postdoctoral Researcher
Molecular Biology of Cryptococcus spp. & Antifungal Screening

Heryk Motta de Souza

Postdoctoral Researcher
Bioinformatics for Antimicrobial Resistance

Ana Paula Perin

Postdoctoral Researcher
Former Participant

Manuela Grumann Bernardon

Master's Degree Student
Virulence of Cryptococcus spp.

Ingrid Nilson

Master's Degree Student
Characterization of Candida spp. Isolates from Arroio Dilúvio

Vitória Prevedello Montagner

Undergrad Research Fellow
Host-pathogen interactions

Gabrielly Rodrigues Mendonça

Undergrad Research Fellow
Thermotolerance of Environmental Candida spp. Isolates

Iago Mocelin

Undergrad Tech Development Fellow
The ResGen and ResistONE Platforms

Maísa Dewes de Santana

Science Education Fellow
Education on Antimicrobial Resistance

One Health Research Group (GPSU)

Fabiana Quoos Mayer

Principal Investigator
ResGen's Vice-Coordinator

Vinícius Freitas Klain

Postdoctoral Researcher
Molecular Ecology

Gustavo Pfeifer Fick

Master's Degree Student
Anthropogenic impact on the gut resistome of wild howler monkeys

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Microorganisms Laboratory

Jeverson Frazzon

Principal Investigator

Environmental and Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

Tânia Mara Pizzolato

Principal Investigator

Microbiology of Wildlife Animals Laboratory

Ana Paula Guedes Frazzon

Principal Investigator

Microorganisms of Medical and Biotechnological Importance Laboratory (LabMIMB)

Marilene Henning Vainstein

Principal Investigator

Molecular and Cellular Microbiology Laboratory (LMMC)

Charley Christian Staats

Principal Investigator
Bioinformatics for Antimicrobial Resistance

Henrique da Rocha Moreira Antoniolli

Postdoctoral Researcher
Bioinformatics for Antimicrobial Resistance

Mauren Larangeira Ramos

Doctor's Degree Student
Amoebicide Potential of Environmental Fungal Isolates

Veterinary Bacteriology Laboratory (LaBacVet)

Franciele Maboni Siqueira

Principal Investigator

Carlos Chagas Institute - Fiocruz/PR

Laboratory of Gene Expression Regulation

Márcio Lourenço Rodrigues

Principal Investigator

FEEVALE University

One Health Laboratory

Márcia Regina Loiko

Principal Investigator

Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG)

Nucleus for Development of New Drugs (NUDEF)

Daniela Fernandes Ramos Soares

Principal Investigator

Research Nucleus on Medical Microbiology (NUPEMM)

Pedro Eduardo Almeida da Silva

Principal Investigator

Harvard Medical School

Massachussetts Eye and Ear

Janira Prichula

Postdoctoral Researcher

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)

Immunology and Microbiology Laboratory

Renata Medina da Silva

Principal Investigator

Silvia Dias de Oliveira

Principal Investigator

University of São Paulo (USP)

Bioinformatics Laboratory

João Carlos Setubal

Principal Investigator