Sibelle T Vilaça
Population genetics,
wildlife conservation, evolutionary genetics
Bio
I am a researcher working in the broad field of population and evolutionary genetics. I am a population geneticist by training, and I have been working in genetic labs since my first semester as an undergraduate student. The overall aim of my research is applying my genetics and evolutionary background to help delineate better conservation actions to endangered animal species, and I thoroughly enjoy working with stakeholders. My work has taken me to four different countries and I have worked with diverse groups of organisms (from viruses, to reptiles, and mammals).
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Education
01/2010 - 03/2013 Ph.D. in Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, Università di Ferrara, Italy.
Title: Spatial and temporal distribution of mitochondrial lineages in the European wild boar. Supervisor Dr. Giorgio Bertorelle
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03/2007 - 03/2009 M.Sc. in Genetics – Population and Evolutionary Genetics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Title: Historical biogeography and systematics of the Basileuterus culicivorus (Aves, Parulidae) complex. Supervisor Dr. Fabricio R dos Santos
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08/2004 - 07/2006 B.Sc. Biology, major Genetics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Honours thesis supervisor Dr. Fabricio R dos Santos
Employment
06/2023 - current Assistant Researcher at Vale Institute of Technology, Belém, Brazil.
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12/2022- 05/2023 RTD-A in Genetics (BIO18) at University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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11/2019 - 05/2022 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow at University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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03/2017 - 08/2019 Post-doctoral fellow at Trent University, Peterborough, Canada.
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01/2016 - 02/2017 - Research Scientist at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research Dep. Evolutionary Genetics and at the Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany.
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10/2013 - 12/2015 - Alexander von Humboldt Post-doctoral fellow of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research Dep. Evolutionary Genetics and at the Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany.
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07/2013 - 09/2013 - Fellow of the South American center at The Genographic Project, National Geographic, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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06/2009 - 10/2009 - Laboratory analyst, AgroGenética, Viçosa, Brazil. Research and development (R&D).