JÉSSICA TEODORO PAULO
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. 
Wernher von Braun


​System

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A small spider mite female on a tomato leaf
Some spider mites (Tetranychus genus) can reduce plant defences of tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum), leading to high crop loss.


​Genetics

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Tubes with purified RNA
Gene expression of plants after herbivore attack can be measured through RNA purification and Real-time PCR.


​Question

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Experimental set-up with tomato leaves
In my project, I study genetic variation and ​trait plasticity in Tetranychus evansi spider mites for plant defence suppression.

Host Institutions

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At Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon.
I am part of the group Evolutionary Genetics and I am supervised by Dr. Carlos Fernandes.
ce3c.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/team/EG
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At Faculty of Sciences, University of Amsterdam.
I am a guest researcher in Kant Lab and I am supervised by Dr. Merijn Kant.
www.kantlab.org/
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At Faculty of Sciences, University of Montpellier.
I am part of the group Experimental Evolution of Communities and I am supervised by Dr. Alison Duncan .
eec.edu.umontpellier.fr/
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