Oswaldo Cruz Institute/FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
She holds a degree in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1997), a master's degree in Genetics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2000) and a PhD in Genetics and Evolution from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp - 2005) with a sandwich period at CNRS (France). Between 2010 and 2013, she worked as an associate researcher at Harvard University (USA), continuing her postdoctoral work at the same institution (2005-2010). She has experience in Genetics, with an emphasis on Molecular Evolution of insects. She is currently working on projects that address aspects of the reproductive behavior of vector mosquitoes, focusing on the genetics of recognition between males and females of the same species and the environmental and regulatory factors involved in this interaction. As a more recent focus, she has been studying the effects of excessive artificial nighttime light on the bionomic characteristics and behavioral rhythms of the urban mosquito Aedes aegypti.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025
9:10 AM – 9:20 AM AST