Marilene Fancelli - Team
Office of the Deputy Head of: Research and Development
Sector: Núc Temático 3
Date of Hire: 06/03/1990
Registration: 275707
Mini-curriculum
M. Fancelli holds a Bachelor?s degree in Agronomic Engineering from the University of São Paulo (USP, 1986), a MSc degree in Biological Sciences (concentration area: Entomology) from USP (1990), and a DSc degree in Sciences (concentration area: Entomology) from USP (2001). Currently, she is a researcher at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (unity Embrapa Cassava & Fruits) and a permanent professor of the professional master's degree in Agricultural Defense from the ?Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia? (UFRB). Visiting researcher at Rothamsted Research from 2011 to 2013, developing studies on the behavior and chemical ecology of Diaphorina citri. Her main interests involve the following topics: crop protection, plant-insect interactions, chemical ecology, plant resistance to pests and biological control. Her current studies have been focusing on the following insect pests: Diaphorina citri, Cosmopolites sordidus, Bemisia tabaci.
Education
1983 - 1986
Graduação em Engenharia Agronômica
Universidade de São Paulo
Obtained year: 1986
1987 - 1990
Mestrado em Entomologia
Universidade de São Paulo
Title: Aspectos biológicos e não-preferência para alimentação e oviposição de Ascia monuste orseis (Godart, 1819) (Lep., Pieridae) em cultivares de couve ( Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala DC.)
Obtained year: 1990
Advisor: José Djair Vendramim
1997 - 2001
Doutorado em Entomologia
Universidade de São Paulo
Title: Resistência de genótipos de tomateiro à mosca-branca Bemisia tabaci biótipo B
Obtained year: 2001
Advisor: José Djair Vendramim
2011 - 2013
Pós-Doutorado em
Rothamsted Research
Obtained year: 2013
Areas of expertise
- Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: PHYTOSANITATION / Especialidade: Agricultural Entomology
- Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: PHYTOSANITATION / Especialidade: Plant Resistance to Insects
- Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Agronomy / Subárea: PHYTOSANITATION / Especialidade: Plant Health and Protection