About me
My academic history
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2026 – Present
Research Scientist at Mercor
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2025 – 2026
Postdoctoral Researcher at Instituto Tecnológico Vale (ITV), Brazil
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2023 – 2025
Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
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2020 – 2023
Postdoctoral Researcher in Genetics and Lizard Adaptation, University of Nevada – Reno, NV, United States - Lab. Mike Logan
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2015 – 2019
Ph.D. in Genetics, Conservation and Evolutionary Biology - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Brazil - Advisor: Prof. Fernanda Werneck
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2015
Adjunct Faculty Appointment, Centro Universitário UNA, Brazil
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2011
Adjunct Faculty Appointment, Centro Universitário UNA, Brazil
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2009 – 2015
Independent Consultant for Environmental Impacts and Herpetofauna
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2009 – 2011
M.Sc. in Animal Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Brazil - Advisor: Prof. Renato Feio
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2005 – 2008
B.Sc. in Biology, Centro Universitário UNA, Brazil
“My research examines the evolution, genomic, ecology, and conservation of Neotropical biodiversity. More specifically, I integrate genetic and evolutionary approaches to investigate how historical and ecological processes generated the high Neotropical biodiversity across different biological levels.”
Life out of Academia
“If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.”
