Dr. Halley Caixeta Oliveira – Biologist (UEL) – Coordinator of the project RESTORE
Dr. Halley has a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences (2005), a PhD in Functional and Molecular Biology (2010), and a post-doctorate in Plant Physiology (2013) from the State University of Campinas. He is currently an Associate Professor at the State University of Londrina (UEL), where he teaches Plant Physiology and supervises students in the Undergraduate and Graduate courses of Agronomy and Biological Sciences (Master and PhD). At the Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology (UEL), Dr. Oliveira mainly investigates how plants respond to abiotic stresses and how plant performance can be improved in a scenario of climate change and environmental pollution by using nature-based solutions (nanobiotechnology and associative microorganisms). He is the coordinator of the project RESTORE and of the Novel Arrangement of Research and Innovation in Biodiversity (NAPI Biodiversity) of Paraná State.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5487-4964
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Halley-Oliveira-2
Dr. André Luiz Martinez de Oliveira – Agronomist (UEL)
Prof. Andre Luiz Martinez de Oliveira, Associate Professor at State University of Londrina (UEL), Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology. He is a graduate in Agronomy at Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (1995), MSc in Plant Biotechnology at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2000), and Ph.D. in Agronomy/Soil Science at Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (2003). Andre Oliveira is currently supervising the post-graduation program on Biotechnology at UEL, where he studies biochemistry and genetics of bacteria, focusing on plant-associative bacteria. The main topics involve the biochemistry and physiology of bacterial isolates, nutrient provision/facilitation of nutrient acquisition by plants in association with associative bacteria, development of biodegradable materials targeted to improve the biological quality of soils, and ecology and diversity of plant-bacteria interactions.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1555-202X
http://lattes.cnpq.br/1885766127325722
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andre-Luiz-Oliveira
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=pt-BR&user=JMa2fV8AAAAJ
Dr. José Antonio Pimenta – Biologist (UEL)
Graduated in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Uberlândia, has a Master’s in Plant Physiology from the Federal University of Viçosa, and a Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the State University of Campinas. Professor at State University of Londrina since 1987. Experience in Botany, with emphasis on Plant Physiology and Ecology, working mainly on Plant Ecophysiology. He has supervised Master and doctoral students at the Graduate Program in Biological Sciences at the State University of Londrina.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7486-8855
Dr. Amedea Barozzi Seabra – Chemist (UFABC)
Dr. Seabra is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of ABC, Brazil. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry (1998), a Master’s in Chemistry (2001), and Ph.D. in Sciences (2006). She has experience in filing patent applications in Brazil and abroad, University-Company technology transfer, and cooperation with international Universities. Awarded by the European Biomaterials Society (2007), Newton Advanced Fellowship of the Royal Society – United Kingdom (2015), and Mercosul Prize for Science and Technology, in the Senior Researcher category, from the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations, and Communications (2018). Considered among the 10,000 scientists with the greatest impact in Latin America. Current Research Area: Preparation of nanostructured nitric oxide-releasing biomaterials for medical and agricultural applications.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0591-0380
Dr. Leonardo Fernandes Fraceto – Chemist (UNESP)
Dr. Leonardo has a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry (1997), a Ph.D. in Functional and Molecular Biology (2003), and a post-doctorate in Biochemistry (2006) from the State University of Campinas. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), where he teaches Chemistry and supervises students in the Undergraduate and Graduate courses of Environmental Sciences and Science and Technology of Materials (Master and Ph.D.). At the Laboratory of Environmental Nanotechnology (UNESP), Dr. Fraceto mainly investigates the uses of nanotechnology in agriculture, in special the use of different strategies of encapsulation of active ingredients, as well as the microencapsulation of organisms. He is the coordinator of the thematic project sponsored by the Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).
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https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=UnA2eToAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR
Dr. Renata de Lima – Biologist (UNISO)
Dr. Lima is currently appointed as Associate Professor at Uniso. Her current research includes nanotechnology for agriculture and the environment. She currently is an integrant of the thematic project “Agriculture, Micro/Nanotechnology and Environment: from evaluation of mechanisms of action to studies of transport and toxicity”, which is funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation – FAPESP. The proposed collaboration will investigate the application of encapsulated fungi and gibberellic acid in inducing the tolerance of tree seedlings to drought stress. These nature-based materials have been proposed to be used in agriculture.
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http://scholar.google.com.br/citations?hl=pt-BR&user=iBA_vT0AAAAJ
Dr. Carolina Weigert Galvão – Biologist (UEPG)
Dr. Carolina has a licensure and bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences (1999), and a Master (2001) and Ph.D. (2005) in Sciences (Biochemistry) from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), with a sandwich period at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, England (2004-2005). She is currently an Associate Professor at the State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG); Permanent Professor of the Graduate Program in Agronomy at UEPG (CAPES 5); Coordinator of the Microbial Molecular Biology Laboratory – LABMOM / UEPG and CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship (Level 2). Dr. Carolina has experience in Biochemistry, with an emphasis on Molecular Biology, working mainly on the following topics: Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry; Biodiversity and Microbial Ecology; Plant-Bacteria Interaction; and Expression, Purification, and Characterization of Proteins. She collaborates on the project RESTORE, the Novel Arrangement of Research and Innovation in Biodiversity (NAPÌ Biodiversity) of Paraná State, and the Paraná Network of Agroresearch and Applied Training. She coordinates the project “Enhancing the effects of A. brasilense in agriculture with hydrogels biopolymers” funded by CNPq – Universal 2022.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8435-8944
https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Carolina-Weigert-Galvao-2172690877
Dr. Renata Stolf Moreira (UEL)
Dr. Renata has a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences (2002) and a Master’s in Molecular Biology (2005) from the State University of Londrina. She has a PhD in Genetic and Molecular Biology (2007) from the São Paulo State University (UNESP), and a post-doctorate in Plant Molecular Physiology (2011) from Soybean Embrapa. She is currently an Adjunt Professor at the State University of Londrina (UEL), where she teaches Plant Physiology and supervises students in the Undergraduate and Graduate courses of Agronomy and Biological Sciences (Graduate, Master and PhD). At the Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology (UEL) she mainly investigates how plants respond to abiotic stresses and how plant performance can be improved in a scenario of climate change by using plant growth promoting bacteria.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7438-6899
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=Qz7Wf_gAAAAJ&hl=en
Dr. Elisete Pains Rodrigues (UEL)
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7438-6899
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=Qz7Wf_gAAAAJ&hl=en
Dr. José Marcelo Domingues Torezan (UEL)
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Dr. Mariana Fernandes Hertel – Biologist (UEL)
Graduate, Master, and Doctor in Biological Sciences by the State University of Londrina. Currently is developing her Post-Doc internship at the Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology under the supervision of Professor Dr. Halley Caixeta de Oliveira and Dr. Tiago Santos Telles. She has experience in plant ecology and physiology and worked with greenhouse experiments submitting Atlantic Forest native trees to drought. During these experiments, she worked with associative bacteria and nanoparticles containing nitric oxide-releasing molecules to protect the trees from drought stress.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9886-5560
Dr. Thiago Fernandes – Biologist (UEL)
A biologist with over 20 years of experience in research laboratories, Thiago graduated from the State University of Londrina (UEL), obtaining a master’s degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology at the same institution. He has a PhD in Genetics and Evolutionary Biology from the University of São Paulo and a post-doctoral internship at the Institut National De Recherche Pour L’agriculture, L’alimentation Et L’environnement (INRAE-Toxalim/Toulouse-France). He has participated in projects involving different groups of organisms and cell types, using different methodological approaches and techniques of molecular biology and microscopy. Currently, develops a post-doctoral fellowship in biotechnology (UEL) under the supervision of Prof. Dr André Luiz Martinez de Oliveira working on the projects BIOMATS and Restore. His subject focuses on understanding the composition of soil microbial communities and microbial communities associated with forest tree species through Next Generation Sequencing.
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http://lattes.cnpq.br/3776025639169727
MSc Giovanna Camargo do Carmo – Biologist (UEL)
Graduate and Master in Biological Sciences by the State University of Londrina. Currently is developing her Doctorate at the Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology under the supervision of Professor Dr. Halley Caixeta de Oliveira and Dr. Tiago Santos Telles. She has experience in plant ecology and physiology and worked with greenhouse experiments submitting Atlantic Forest native trees to drought. During these experiments, she worked with nanoparticles containing nitric oxide-releasing molecules to protect the trees from drought stress.
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MSc Nádia Souza Jayme – Agronomist (UEL)
Graduated in Agronomy at UEL (Londrina, Brazil). Currently is developing her PhD in biotechnology at the State University of Londrina under the supervision of Professor Dr. Andre Luiz Martinez de Oliveira. Nádia is evaluating the influence of drought in the enzymatic activity and biodiversity of Atlantic Forest soils, and the impact of tree seedlings inoculated with growth-promoting bacteria on soil functions and biodiversity under different water-availability regimens.
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Juliana Marques Serqueira – Environmental Engineer (UEL)
She graduated from the Federal Technological University of Paraná in Environmental Engineering and, at this moment, she is working on her master’s degree at the Microorganism Genetics Laboratory at State University at Londrina under the supervision of Professor Dr. André Luiz Martinez and Professor Dr. Elisete P. Rodrigues. She has experience in working with Biochemical Analysis such as auxin production, osmotic stress tolerance, siderophore production, phosphate solubilization, and bacterial inoculation in native Atlantic Forest tree plants. Throughout this project, she characterized a bacteria isolated collection from native Atlantic Forest species to select – by analysis of attributes related to plant growth promoting activity – the most promising isolates. More than that, she evaluated the tree seedling development inoculated with selected strains focusing on water stress resistance.
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Msc. John David Oliveira de Lima – Biologist (UEL)
Graduated in Biological Sciences and Specialist in Education and Permaculture to Sustainability in Conservation Units by the Ceará State University (UECE). Master in Biological Sciences at the State University of Londrina (UEL). Currently, he is a PhD student in Biological Sciences at the State University of Londrina (UEL). He is developing his ctivities at the Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology under the guidance of Prof. Dra. Renata Stolf-Moreira and Prof. Dr. José Antonio Pimenta. He has experience in environmental consulting and nowadays works with inoculation of plant growth promoting bacteria in Neotropical Atlantic Forest tree species under drought (greenhouse and field experiments).
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Lettícia Marques da Silva – Agronomist (UEL)
Graduated in Agronomy at Unifil (Londrina, Brazil). Currently is developing her master’s degree in biotechnology at the State University of Londrina under the supervision of Professor Dr. Andre Luiz Martinez de Oliveira. Letticia is prospecting bacterial isolates with potential to promote the growth of Atlantic Forest native trees subjected to drought stress, and characterizing the inoculation effects of growth-promoting bacterial strains on the physiological and developmental traits of seedlings, aiming to develop a biostimulant to improve reforestation and restoration initiatives.
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Larissa Cerqueira Dias Rodrigues – Biologist (UEL)
Graduate in Biological Sciences from the State University of Londrina, she has experience in ecosystem ecology, restoration ecology and plant ecophysiology. She is currently developing a project at the Laboratory of Biodiversity and Restoration of Ecosystems in partnership with the Laboratory of Plant Physiology under the guidance of Professor Dr. José Marcelo Torezan, with the collaboration of professors Dr. José Antonio Pimenta and Dr. Halley Caixeta de Oliveira. Their project aims to adjust a faster and cheaper new method to estimate drought tolerance in a broad range of nursery seedlings of Atlantic Forest native species so these experiments can be carried out on a large scale. This method may make it possible to predict forest responses to prolonged drought and determine the most suitable species for use in forest restoration projects.
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Laura Lopes Maldonado (UEL)
Graduate student in Biological Sciences at the State University of Londrina.
She is currently developing a Scientific Initiation Project evaluating the germination and initial development of neotropical trees in response to seed priming with a nanoencapsulated nitric oxide donor at the Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology (UEL) under the supervision of Professor Dr. Halley Caixeta de Oliveira.
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Msc. João Pedro B. F. Cunha – Biologist (UEL)
Graduate and Master in Biological Sciences by the State University of Londrina. João Pedro has experience in plant ecology and physiology and worked with Atlantic Forest native tree’s nitrogen and phosphorus metabolism. He is currently developing his Ph.D. at the Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Renata Stolf Moreira. His current research focuses on the associated use of plant growth promoting bacteria and nitric oxide-releasing nanoparticles as tools to enhance drought tolerance in tree species.
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Dr. Karla Cristina Tyskowski Teodoro Rodrigues – Economist (UEL)
Graduated in Economic Sciences from the State University of Northern Paraná (2013), has a Master’s in regional economy from the State University of Londrina (2016), and a Ph.D. in regional development and agribusiness from the State University of Western Paraná (2020).
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http://lattes.cnpq.br/5893346017115403
Dr. Lindamir Hernandez Pastorini (UEM)
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https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=zMyCEF8AAAAJ&hl=pt-BR
Dr. Gabriel Rezende Ximenez – Biologist (UEM)
Dr. Gabriel is a biologist, master and doctor in Biology of Organic Interactions (2021) from the State University of Maringá. He is a member of the NAPI Biodiversity/RESTORE Research Project as a Postdoctoral researcher under the supervision of Professor Dr. Lindamir Hernandez Pastorini. His work aims to induce drought tolerance in tree seedlings from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, through the inoculation of the fungus Trichoderma sp. He has experience with plant ecophysiology in which he has dedicated to study the ecophysiological strategies and chemical characteristics of native trees from the Atlantic Forest. He worked with germination, seedling growth and with allelopathic and phytotoxic interactions of natural compounds extracted from native trees from the Atlantic Forest. Currently, he also participates in scientific dissemination, environmental education and citizen science projects, which aim to bring the general public closer to the scientific community, making them active in the generation of data for research and conservation purposes of Brazilian Biodiversity.
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Dr. Alexandre Oliveira Fernandes da Silva (UENP)
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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alexandre-Fernandes-Da-Silva
Dr. Carlos André Stuepp – Forest Engineer (UEPG)
Dr. Stuepp is a collaborating Professor at the State University of Ponta Grossa, Brazil.
He holds a degree in Forestry Engineering from the Federal University of Paraná (2010), a Master’s in Agronomy (Plant Production) from the Federal University of Paraná (2013) and a PhD in Agronomy (Plant Production) from the Federal University of Paraná (2017) and a PhD in Forestry Engineering from the Federal University of Paraná (2021).
He has experience in the area of Forestry Resources and Forestry Engineering, with an emphasis on Silviculture, working mainly on the following topics: seedling production technology, clonal forestry, propagation of forest and ornamental species and plant rejuvenation, with a large part of the work linked to native species, especially yerba mate and araucaria.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4651-9249
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carlos-Stuepp
Dr. Rosimeri de Oliveira Fragoso – Biologist (UEPG)
Dr. Rosimeri has a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences (2007) from the State University of Western Paraná (2007), specialization in Conservation Biology from Faculdade Assis Gurgacz (2009), Master’s in Conservation and Management of Natural Resources from the State University of Western Paraná (2013) and PhD in Agronomy (Plant Production) from the Federal University of Paraná (2017). She is currently a Collaborating Professor at the State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), where she teaches in the undergraduate courses of Biological Sciences, Bachelor’s and Licentiate. She has experience in the area of Ecological Restoration, working mainly on the following topics: natural regeneration, seed bank, nucleation, production of native seedlings and vegetative propagation of tree species.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5842-8208
http://lattes.cnpq.br/5676500793366731
Dr. Jesiane Stefania da Silva Batista (UEPG)
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Dr. Suzana Mali (UEL)
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https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jrsAjXgAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR
Dr. Fabio Yamashita (UEL)
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9280-0683
https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=C0y_GtQAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR
Dr. Tiago Santos Telles (IDR)
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5817-3420
https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=UQWXRvUAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR