Mariana Cesar Carvalho Brandão

Master in Biodiversity and Marine and Coastal Ecology from the Universidade Federal Paulista (UNIFESP) - Baixada Santista Campus, SP (2023), thesis title: Predictors of the relative abundance of coastal sharks in southeastern Brazil. Graduated in Biological Sciences (Teaching and Bachelor's degrees) from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-Campinas), SP (2013-2016), with a Course Completion Work entitled 'Literature review of the species Galeocerdo cuvier (tiger shark)', which resulted in the article 'Biología del tiburón-tigre Galeocerdo cuvier: Revisión', published in the Revista Electrónica de Veterinaria (REDVET, Volume 18, No. 9, 2017 - Qualis B3 in Fisheries Resources/CAPES). Internship in biological control and phytopathology at the Instituto Biológico - Campinas (2014/2015) with a grant awarded by CNPq. Internship in the Institutional Teaching Initiation Scholarship Program (PIBID) (2016). Volunteer at the Department of Zoology at UNICAMP (2017) with an emphasis on ecology of fauna associated with rocky shore algae, conducted collections, sorting, and identification of marine samples. Fellow at FAPESP - SP (2022) for Technical Training (Level III) related to the research plan "Structure of reef fish assemblages in mesophotic reefs of the Parque Estadual Marinho da Laje de Santos and Ilha da Queimada Grande and adjacent areas (APA Marinha do Litoral Centro)". Currently working as a junior researcher linked to the Budiões Project (2025-present). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)