Rafaela Hemily Cirilo

Graduated with a Bachelors degree in Biological Sciences from São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu/SP campus. I am currently pursuing a teaching degree (Licenciatura) in Biological Sciences at UNESP, Botucatu/SP. I completed an international exchange program at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany, for six months (from October 2024 to March 2025). I also completed a scientific initiation project on the influence of environmental enrichment on adult neurogenesis in Nile tilapia (FAPESP, 2021/09688-1). Currently, I am developing my second scientific initiation project, focusing on iron availability for Micro-Tom tomatoes via nanoparticles and its implications on the enzymatic antioxidant system and carbon metabolism (PIBIC, 14848, 8/2024), which is scheduled to be completed in August. I plan to carry out a third scientific initiation project focused on calcium signaling in the photosynthetic metabolism of plants exposed to UV-B under climate change scenarios. Since 2024, I have also been contributing voluntarily to the characterization of Amazon rainforest root biomass through the large-scale amazonFACE (Free-Air CO2 Enrichment) project promoted by the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA). Finally, I actively participate in various UNESP committees, such as the general assembly and the student housing committee, as well as the academic directory of the Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)