Course coordinator: Rudi Emerson de Lima Procópio
Course secretary: Gena Carol D'gaut Pinto Antony
Address: Avenida Carvalho Leal, 1777, Cachoeirinha, Manaus - Amazonas - Brasil
CEP: 69065-001 - Telephone/Fax: 55 92 3878-4365 - mbt@uea.edu.br

The Masters´ course in Biotechnology and Natural Resources seeks to qualify professionals to work in the fields of teaching, research, extension, innovation and management, in such a way as to proportion human resources for the public and private sectors of science and technology, who are also capable of contributing to the sustainable development of the Amazon region and improve the quality of life of its inhabitants. Its principal objectives are:

• Train professionals for the generation of new inter and multidisciplinary knowledge related to the potential use of natural resources from the Amazon region;
  
  
• Provide for the formation of research groups, developing the formation of inter and multidisciplinary competent networks for the development of the productive chains of products originating from the biodiversity;
  
  
• Train professionals from the public and private sector, seeking to improve their skills for higher level education, with inter and multidisciplinary focus, in the fields of Biotechnology and Natural Resources;
  
  
• Improve the productivity and quality of bio products through the application of practical knowledge of genetic engineering, fermentation processes, animal and vegetable cell culture and other technological processes.