Laboratory of Microbial Processes & Biodiversity
Exploring aquatic microbes in the tropics
Ongoing research projects
Ocean Sampling Day - South America
Deep learning meets biodiversity: unveiling the microbiome of a mega-river (National Geographic)
Assessing human impact through microbial bioindication in the Mega River Paraná (CSIC - Spain)
BroaMO: Broa's reservoir long term Microbial Observatory
MicroSudaqua (Aquatic Microbial Ecology Latin American Network)
Outreach
Max e sua turma descobrindo o Mar
Jogo de cartas "Super Trunfo com Max Plancton" disponível para download
Tara Oceans Kids (download de material para didático sobre plancton para escolas)
Projects achieved
2017-2024: Climatic changes and environmental impacts in wetlands of Pantanal region (FAPESP Thematic)
2019-2021: Entendendo a reorganização de metacomunidades aquáticas sob contaminação agroquímica
2014-2019: Microbial processes and biodiversity in tropical lakes (FAPESP Young Talents)
2014-2016: Planktonic microbial diversity in the region of the Archipelago of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (CNPq Universal)
2013-2017: Ecology and biodiversity of coastal planktonic microbial communities: a comparative study of temporal series of microbial observatories on a latitudinal gradient (PVE Science without Borders Prof Dr Josep M. Gasol)
2012-2016: Equatorial Atlantic Microbial Observatory (EAMO) in the Northeast Brazilian coast ("like" EAMO page on Facebook)
2012-2015: Regulation of microbial carbon flux in low latitude aquatic ecosystems (CNPq Universal)
2012-2017: Biogeochemistry of carbon and microbial biodiversity in the Amazon basin (CNPq)
2010-2014: MALASPINA expedition
2010-2014: TARA OCEANS expedition (TANIT)