About me
She/her
I'm a Brazilian scientist and a supporter of equal rights and representation of women and minorities in STEM.
I love nature and its processes, and I love how there are still tons to learn about it.
During my undergrad, I became interested in poison frogs because of the amount of questions about sequestration and chemical defense that still lacked answers, and also for the pharmacological potential of these alkaloids.
Later, I discovered that what I really appreciate is the interdisciplinary nature of this system: evolution, ecology, physiology, biochemistry and chemistry all packed in these beautiful and amazing little frogs!
During my PhD project, I've learn how frustrating but also how rewarding experimental science can be! If you need to read this today: don't give up! :)
Short video summarizing my PhD thesis:
Current position
2023 - current: Postdoctoral Researcher
Chemical Ecology lab, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Switzerland
Former Positions
2021 - 2023: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellow
Chemical Ecology lab, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Switzerland
Education
2016–2020: Ph.D., Graduate Program in Zoology of the Institute of Biosciences of the University of São Paulo (IB-USP) - Brazil
Advisors: Taran Grant (USP) and Ralph Saporito (JCU)
2016–2020: Visiting Student at Ralph Saporito's Lab, Department of Biology, John Carroll University - USA
2018: Visiting Researcher at Demian Ifa's Lab, Department of Chemistry, York University - Canada
2013–2015: M.Sc., Graduate Program in Zoology IB-USP
Advisor: Taran Grant (USP)
2014: Exchange Masters Student at Ralph Saporito's Lab, Department of Biology, John Carroll University - USA
2011–2012: Biology Teaching License, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) - Brazil
2010/I: Exchange Student at University of Regina - Canada
2007–2011: B.Sc., PUCRS
Outreach & Teaching
2014–2019: Organizer and lecturer of the Summer Course in Zoology - Institute of Biosciences/USP
Curso de Verão em Zoologia (CVZoo)
A course organized and lectured entirely by graduate students from the Graduation Program in Zoology to undergraduate students from all over Brazil and South American countries that are interested in following an academic career in Zoology and Evolution.
Since 2016, we also invite teachers from São Paulo state public schools to enroll in the CVZoo for an update course. With that, we also offered workshops on methods and discussion about Zoology and Evolution education in primary and secondary schools.
Grants
2023: Initiator Grant - University of Bern
2021 - 2023: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship
2016–2020: São Paulo Research Foundation Doctoral Fellowship (FAPESP)
2013–2015: São Paulo Research Foundation Masters Fellowship (FAPESP)
2008–2009: Tutorial Education Program (PET) - Ministry of Education
