Marcos Araújo Castro e Silva

As a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University Pompeu Fabra's Human Genome Diversity Lab, I am currently researching the genomic diversity of Brazilian populations as well as the historical, demographic, and evolutionary forces that have shaped it by examining the whole genome sequencing data from the "DNA do Brasil" project. At the University of São Paulo, where I recently finished my PhD in Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, I focused primarily on the genetic diversity and population histories of native Brazilians and South Americans, exploring topics ranging from the continent's initial settlement to Late Holocene population expansions. As a Master's and Undergraduate student in the past, I focused mostly on the study of the molecular mechanisms underlying the biotic and abiotic stress response in plants (Arabidopsis thaliana), in an effort to elucidate signaling pathways through the analysis of protein interactions. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)