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Education

• Ph.D in Zoology, Universidade Federal do Parana (UFPR), 2017-2022
• M.S. in Zoology, Universidade Federal do Parana (UFPR), 2015-2017
• B.S. in Biology, Universidade Estadual do Parana (UNESPAR), 2010-2014

Research experience

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Rohlfs Lab, University of Oregon, current
• Ph.D intern at the ToBo Lab, Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai’i, 2019-2020
• Graduate researcher with Marcos Barbeitos at UFPR, 2017-2022

Publications

Asynchronous Hatching and Extended Parental Care in Aegla schmitti (Decapoda, Anomura)

Adam, C. L., Marochi, M., Lacerda, M., Trevisan, A., & Masunari, S. (2017). Asynchronous Hatching and Extended Parental Care in Aegla schmitti (Decapoda, Anomura). Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 60, e17160372.

Ontogenetic shape changes and sexual dimorphism in Aegla marginata Bond-Buckup and Buckup, 1994

Adam, C. L., Marochi, M. Z., & Masunari, S. (2018). Ontogenetic shape changes and sexual dimorphism in Aegla marginata Bond-Buckup and Buckup, 1994. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 90(02), 1521-1532.

Genetic structuring and species boundaries in the Atlantic stony coral Favia (Scleractinia, Faviidae)

Adam, C. L., Toonen, R. J., Carlon, D. B., Zilberberg, C., & Barbeitos, M. S. (2024). Genetic structuring and species boundaries in the Atlantic stony coral Favia (Scleractinia, Faviidae). Zoologica Scripta, 53(3), 376-394.

Genetic diversity and population structure of the semiterrestrial crab Armases benedicti (Brachyura, Sesarmidae) along the North Brazilian coast

Adam, C. L., Schubart, C. D., Masunari, S., & Marochi, M. Z. (2024). Genetic diversity and population structure of the semiterrestrial crab Armases benedicti (Brachyura, Sesarmidae) along the North Brazilian coast. Crustaceana, 97(5-9), 553-566..

TRACKing Tandem Repeats: a customizable pipeline for identification and cross-species comparisons

Adam, C. L., Rocha, J., Sudmant, P., & Rohlfs, R. (2025). TRACKing Tandem Repeats: a customizable pipeline for identification and cross-species comparisons. bioRxiv, 2024-09.

Talks

• “Tandem Tales: Insights into primate evolution through Tandem Repeats.” Evo-WIBO 2025, Blaine, Washington, USA. (2025)
• “Phylogenetics of the Atlantic reef-building coral Favia spp. (Scleractinia, Mussidae).” II Virtual Meeting of Systematics, Biogeography, and Evolution. (2021)
• “Challenges of the Life Sciences graduate after graduation.” Panelist, Life Sciences Undergraduate Program, Universidade Tecnológica do Paraná, Ponta Grossa, Brazil. (2021)
• “Bayesian species delimitation, morphometry and connectivity among Favia gravida (Scleractinia: Mussidae) along the South Atlantic.” Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, Hawai‘i, USA. (2019)
• “Next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics.” Invited talk, 10th Biology Academic Week, Universidade Estadual do Paraná, Paranaguá, Brazil. (2019)

Invited Lectures and Workshops

• Instructor, R for Data Science (R4DS) (Undergraduate Course), University of Oregon. (2025)
• Instructor, Phylogenetic Comparative Methods module, part of Comparative Invertebrate Zoology (Graduate Course), Universidade Federal do Paraná. (2021)
• Instructor, Manipulation of DNA Sequences (Workshop), Universidade Federal do Paraná. (2018)

Grants and Fellowships

• Coral Bleaching RCN Early Career Fellowship, granted in 2020 by the Ohio State University.
• Institutional Internationalization Program (PRINT), granted in 2019 by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES).
• Ph.D. scholarship awarded by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) from 2017-2021.
• Master’s scholarship awarded by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) from 2015-2017.

Academic Services

• Organizing Committee Member, Evo-WIBO 2025, Blaine, Washington, USA. (2025)
• Invited Manuscript Reviewer, Communications Biology. (2025)
• Member, Science Outreach Committee, Zoology Graduate Program, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil. (2019–2023)
• Student Representative, Zoology Graduate Program, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil. (2018–2019)
• Organizing Committee Member, V Zoology Symposium, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil. (2019)

Other Activities

• Social Media Manager for the “Science Wise Podcast: Lessons from people who shape science” (current).