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)

Strengthening the collaboration between Latin American researchers working in aquatic microbial ecology through the MicroSudAqua Network

AtlantECO: Avaliação, Previsão e Sustentabilidade dos Ecossistemas Atlânticos (H2020 - European Union)

BroaMO: Broa's reservoir long term Microbial Observatory

Monitoring and control of cyanobacteria blooms in tropical aquatic systems - CIANO-Control (ANA/CAPES)

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)

2021-2023: MICROSUDAQUA: South-American aquatic bacterial diversity and biogeography (Cooperation FAPESP-Universidad de Antióquia, Colombia)

2019-2021: Entendendo a reorganização de metacomunidades aquáticas sob contaminação agroquímica

2019-2020: Estudo comparativo da estrutura e a dinâmica das comunidades dulceaquícolas tropicais e temperadas (FAPESP - Newton Fund UK)

2017-2019: Flow cytometry as a tool to assess the impact of mixotrophic Algae in planktonic food webs (FAPESP SPRINT Argentina)

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)