Tauana Junqueira Cunha

Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology • Giribet Lab Museum of Comparative Zoology • Harvard University 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA 02138 USA [email protected] Lattes Curriculum (Portuguese)

Education

Since 2013 PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology | Harvard University

2012 Teacher Licensure in Biological Sciences | Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

2011 BSc in Biological Sciences | Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Publications

Cunha, TJ; Güth, AZ; Bromberg, S & Sumida, PYG. 2013. Macrofauna associated with the brown algae Dictyota spp. (Phaeophyceae, Dictyotaceae) in the Sebastião Gomes Reef and Abrolhos Archipelago, Bahia, Brazil. Continental Shelf Research (70): 140-149

Research Experience

Since 2013 PhD student: molecular phylogenetics of the gastropod family Fissurellidae; phylogenomics of Gastropoda and Vetigastropoda. PI: Gonzalo Giribet. Giribet Lab, Harvard University

2011-2012 Undergraduate student: Identification of polychaetes from the family Sabellidae from the Ilha Grande Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PI: João Miguel de Matos Nogueira. Laboratory of Polychaetology, University of Sao Paulo

2008-11 Undergraduate Thesis: Diversity and temporal and spatial distribution of the macrofaunal community associated with the brown algae Dictyota spp. in Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil. PI: Paulo Yukio Gomes Sumida. Laboratory of Benthic Dynamics, University of Sao Paulo

Teaching Assistant

2015 OEB 51 – Biology and Evolution of Invertebrate Animals, Harvard University

2013 R Language in the Analysis of Ecological Data, University of Sao Paulo

2010 Invertebrates, University of Sao Paulo

2008 Biological Diversity and Phylogeny, University of Sao Paulo

Fellowships, Grants and Awards

2013-2019 Predoctoral Scholarship | Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University

2012 Best R function and help page developed in the course ’R Language in the Analysis of Ecological Data’ | Biosciences Institute, University of Sao Paulo

2012 Conference Grant for the Sao Paulo School of Advanced Science – evolution | Biosciences Institute, University of Sao Paulo

2012 Undergraduate Scholarship | Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

2010 Undergraduate Scholarship | Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Conference Presentations

2012 Poster: Macrofauna associated with the brown algae Dictyota spp. (Phaeophyceae, Dictyotaceae) in the Sebastião Gomes Reef and Abrolhos Archipelago, Bahia, Brazil. Sao Paulo School of Advanced Science – evolution

2010 Poster: Diversity and temporal and spatial distribution of the phytal community associated with the brown algae Dictyota spp. in the Sebastião Gomes Reef and Abrolhos Archipelago, Bahia, with emphasis in the Crustacea”. VI Brazilian Congress of Crustaceans

Complementary Courses

2012 Sao Paulo School of Advanced Science – evolution, Ilhabela, Brazil

2012 Field Course Ecology of the Atlantic Forest | Graduate Program in Ecology, University of Sao Paulo

2012 R Language in the Analysis of Ecological Data | Graduate Program in Ecology, University of Sao Paulo

2008 Conservation of Marine Turtles | Brazilian Center of Protection and Research of Marine Turtles, TAMAR – ICMBIO, Ubatuba, Brazil

Languages

Portuguese – Fluent written and spoken, Native language

English – Fluent written and spoken, Working language

Spanish – Good communication level

Diving

Since 2009 Advanced Open Water Diver, Enriched Air Diver and other specialties, PADI

Since 2008 Open Water Diver, PADI

Organization of Events

2009 12ª Week of Biology | University of Sao Paulo

2008 11ª Week of Biology | University of Sao Paulo

Extracurricular

2005-06 Cultural Exchange Program of six weeks in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Rotary International

2003-05 Volunteer English teacher for 3 to 6-year-old children in the Elizabeth Milko Kindergarten and School in Sorocaba, Brazil