Curriculum
I'm a biologist and science teacher. I'm interested in how sexual dimorphism evolves and how it relates to genome and gene expression evolution. I use bioinformatics, molecular biology, and omics methods and techniques to answer evolution questions. I have worked mainly with Drosophila species, but I look forward to working with non-model organisms as well.
Education
Curriculum
I'm a biologist and science teacher. I'm interested in how sexual dimorphism evolves and how it relates to genome and gene expression evolution. I use bioinformatics, molecular biology, and omics methods and techniques to answer evolution questions. I have worked mainly with Drosophila species, but I look forward to working with non-model organisms as well.
Education
CURRICULUM
Julia Raices
evolutionary biologist and geek
Other Professional Experience
TEACHING
I have worked as a teacher in several different contexts in Brazil. From being a teacher's assistant for science experiments in a private school to organising and teaching a prep course for low income students.
TUTORING
Besides teaching big groups I also worked as a private tutor for school children. This included both helping them get organised to study for finals, and also a regular assessment and support through out the school year.
Ph.D. candidate
current, since September 2017
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)
Supervisor: Beatriz Vicoso
MSc in Genetics and Evolution
2014 - 2017
University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo/Brazil
Thesis title: Haploid Selection Model for New Gene's Evolution
Supervisor: Maria Vibranovski
BSc in Biological Sciences
2009 - 2014
University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo/Brazil
Teaching degree in Biology
2009 - 2016
for high school and middle school
University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo/Brazil
- Spring 2019 IST Austria Golden Sponge Teaching Award (for Bionformatics I)
- 2017/2018 MARIE SKLODOWSKA CURIE Fellowship at ISTA
- December, 2014 to July, 2016 FAPESP Masters Schoolarship (in Brazil)
- August, 2014 to November, 2014 CNPq Masters Schoolarship (in Brazil)
- April, 2013 to December, 2013 FAPESP Undergrad Research Schoolarship (in Brazil)
PhD Candidate (current since September 2017)
Advisor: Prof. Beatriz Vicoso, ISTA
Masters Research Project (July 2014 - June 2017)
Natural selection and mutational processes contribution to new genes expression during spermatogenesis
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Advisor: Prof. Maria Dulcetti Vibranovski
Institute of Biosciences (IB) - USP
Undergrad Research Project (November 2012 - November 2013)
Expression of new genes in Drosophila and mammal spermatogenesis
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Advisor: Prof. Maria Dulcetti Vibranovski
Institute of Biosciences (IB) - USP
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