Mariana Cabral de Oliveira

Graduated in Biological Sciences (1988) and PhD in Botany (1993), both from the University of São Paulo. Visiting researcher at the Institute for Marine Biosciences (NRC-Canada, 1991-92). Professor at the University of São Paulo since 1994, Full Professor since 2015 and head of the Department of Botany (2014-16). Coordinator of the CNPq Botany Advisory Committee (2015-18). Member of the Coordination Committee of the Biota-FAPESP Program (2009-18), of the Coordination of Biological Area I at FAPESP (2018-20), and of the Coordination of Life Sciences at FAPESP (20-ongoing). Participated in the Xylella fastidiosa Genome Project and other projects of the ONSA-FAPESP Network that generated several publications, including two articles in the journal Nature. Received several awards, including the Provasoli Award for best publication in the Journal of Phycology. Served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Phycology (2009-11) and as associate editor of the journal Phycologia (2011-17). Vice President International of the Phycological Society of America (2015-16) and the British Phycological Society (2020-22). Currently is associate editor of the Journal of Phycology and vice president/president-elect of the International Phycological Society. Advisor for the Botany Program at USP (grade 7 at CAPES). Member of the Academy of Sciences of the State of São Paulo. Has experience in the area of molecular biology and genomics, working mainly on the following topics: biodiversity and molecular phylogeny of algae, genomics of algae and bacteria, and studies on red algae (Rhodophyta). Mother of 2 sons born in 2001 and 2003. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)