Denise Selivon Scheepmaker

Bachelor's and Licentiate's degrees in Biological Sciences from the University of São Paulo. Master's and PhD in Biology/Genetics (USP). Post-doctoral internships in the area of #8203;#8203;genetics and molecular cytogenetics, at the Center for Biological Research, Spain, with funding from the European Union and the Institute for Ibero-American Cooperation of the Ministry of Education and Science of Spain, and in the area of #8203;#8203;Evolutionary and Developmental Biology, at the University of São Paulo, with funding from FAPESP. Associate Professor in Evolutionary Biology at USP. Specialist in Evolutionary Biology, with emphasis on Genetics and Behavioral Evolution of fruit flies. Coordinated and/or participated in international projects funded by FAPESP, CNPq, the European Union and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA/FAO). Associate Professor 3 at the Institute of Biosciences (USP) where coordinates undergraduate and graduate courses. Coordinator of research group at CNPq/USP. Elected Deputy Chief of the Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology at the Institute of Biosciences at USP for the 2023-2025 Biennium. Currently researcher at the Sabbatical Year Program at the Institute of Advanced Studies at USP and develops research on the biomechanics of insect flight. Honored by the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature (NASA). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)