Maikel Gaitkoski

Maikel Gaitkoski is an Associate Researcher at NIBRT National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training since July 2022. Previously, Maikel was a Master's Student at FIOCRUZ - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz from March 2018 to March 2021, where a Master's degree in Biosciences & Biotechnology was obtained. Prior to that, Maikel completed an internship at Universidade Federal do Pampa from April 2016 to March 2018. In terms of education, Maikel is pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering at University College Dublin from September 2022 to September 2026 and holds a Specialist Degree in Biotechnology from Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul - UERGS, completed in December 2022. Maikel earned a Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology from Universidade Federal do Pampa (2011 - 2016) and participated in an International Student Exchange program in Biotechnology at Maynooth University from January 2014 to June 2015.