Jennyfer Castro, a biology student, presented the steps of the plant DNA extraction protocol using the CTAB method (Doyle & Doyle, 1990), from maceration of leaf material to DNA quantification.…
Researcher Renata Coutinho presented updates on the submission of the article to the Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Moleculqr and Developmental Evolution, I discussed the approval of the CEUA…
The Functional Genomics Unit was represented by Rodrigo Nunes-da-Fonseca and Jonathan Mucherino in the Nanoseq Day (link). Both researchers showed the development of the Nanopore expertise in the NUPEM UFRJ…
On April 9, 2025, master's student Ian Gomes defended his project entitled "Regeneration of limbs in Tribolium castaneum larvae: roles of the pioneer transcription factors Zelda and Clamp", obtaining the…
On March 24, 25 and 26, Darwin DAy 2025 took place at Nupem, an event celebrating Darwin's 216th birthday and featuring lectures by several experts in evolution, developmental biology, ecology,…
Undergraduate Tiago Jesus presented his first seminar with the study of regeneration at different ages of the amphipod P. hawaiensis...
Professor Rodrigo Nunes-da-Fonseca gave his first seminar in 2025. In addition to welcoming the new members of the group, he spoke about essential issues regarding the functioning and organization of…
This year has been one of remarkable achievements and hard work for the Nunes da Fonseca Lab. With more than a dozen articles and book chapters published—many thanks to the…
The seminar presented addressed aspects related to the progress of gene construction for the development of transgenesis in Rhodnius prolixus, a vector of Chagas disease. In which we discussed as…
Researcher Murilo Matsunaga presented his work called Analysis of the role of the zelda gene in embryogenesis and limb regeneration of Parhyale hawaiensis, where the results of limb regeneration of…