Education
Academic background and qualifications
PhD in Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH - United States
Thesis: "Friendly ants foes: does a social parasite and host cooperate to combat diseases?"
Advisor: Dr. Rachelle M. M. Adams
Co-advisor: Dr. Guilherme Coelho Rabelo
Master's in Biological Sciences
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Rio Claro, SP - Brazil
Program: Postgraduate Program in Molecular, Cellular and Microbial Biology
Thesis: "Traits of collective immune memory in a fungus-growing superorganism"
Advisor: Dr. André Rodrigues
Co-advisor: Dr. Pepijn W. Kooij
Funding: São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Bachelor's and Teaching Degree in Biological Sciences
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Rio Claro, SP - Brazil
Undergraduate Thesis: "How do leaf-cutting ants recognize antagonistic microbes in their fungal crops?"
Advisor: Dr. André Rodrigues
Funding: São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)