Alexandre Casadei-Ferreira, Ph.D.
Research Assistant
Zoological Institute and Museum
Cytology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Greifswald
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About
I am a Research Assistant at the Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Germany. I earned my PhD from the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, where I specialised in systematics, taxonomy, and evolutionary biology. My current research combines micro-CT scanning with advanced 3D processing to investigate functional morphology and phenotypic evolution. By integrating anatomy and biomechanics, I explore how functional and environmental demands shape morphology and how organisms respond to ecological challenges. Ultimately, my work aims to understand how the interplay between form and function has shaped the evolution of biodiversity.
Education
2020 | Ph.D. Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Brazil. Biology, Entomology
2016 | MSc. Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Brazil. Biology, Entomology
2014 | BSc. Federal University of Alfenas, Brazil. Biology
Professional Experience
2026 – current | Research Assistant, University of Greifswald
2024 – 2026 | Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Greifswald
2024 – 2026 | Visiting Researcher, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
2020 – 2024 | Postdoctoral Researcher, OIST
2019 | Visiting Researcher, Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), Harvard, USA
2018 | Visiting Researcher, OIST
2018 | Visiting Researcher, Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo (MZSP), Brazil
2014 – 2020 | Assistant in the Curatorship, Entomological Collection Pe. Jesus Santiago Moure (DZUP), Brazil
Grants and Fellowships
2024 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) – Grants-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists KAKENHI
2022 | KAKENHI Incentive Program – OIST, Okinawa, Japan
2019 | Ernst Mayr Travel Grants, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard, Cambridge, USA
2019 | CAPES Foundation Scholarship (Brazil) Sandwich Doctorate Program (PDSE)
2016 | CNPq Foundation Scholarship (Brazil) Ph.D. program
2014 | CNPq Foundation Scholarship (Brazil) Master's program
Peer Reviewer
Arthropod Struct. Dev., Biodivers. Data J., Biol. J. Linn. Soc., Curr. Biol., Ecol. Evol., Front. Zool., Invertebr. Syst., J. Hymenopt. Res., J. Nat. Hist., Neotrop. Entomol., Papéis Avulsos Zool., PeerJ, Zoology, Zootaxa, ZooKeys.
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