Curriculum Vitae Thaís Oliveira Ramalho D

Curriculum Vitae
Thaís Oliveira Ramalho
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Departamento de Fitopatologia Phone:
+55 35 9973 7155
Campus da UFLA - Caixa-postal: 3037
+55 35 3829 1797
Universidade Federal de Lavras-UFLA
[email protected]
Lavras MG- Brasil – 37200-000
www.linkedin.com/pub/thaís-ramalho/50/149/24b/
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Education
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Brazil)
Post-doctorate
2014 - present
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Brazil)
PhD -Plant Pathology
2012 - 2014
Advisor: Dr. Antonia dos Reis Figueira
Thesis: Interaction of Coffee ringspot virus (CoRSV) with a host cell using fluorescent proteins
University of Kentucky (USA)
PhD Visitor Scholar
2013 - 2014
Project: Coffee ringspot virus: an emerging threat to Coffee production and quality.
Advisor: Dr. Michael M. Goodin
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Brazil)
M. Sc. Agronomy/ Plant Pathology 2012 - 2010
Dissertation: Genomic characterization of the Potato virus Y (PVY) isolates and ascertaining the
effects on the Agata potato variety.
Advisor: Dr. Antonia dos Reis Figueira
Universidade Federal de Lavras (Brazil)
B. Sc. Agronomy Engineer
2010 - 2005
Monograph: Chemical control of Whitefly’s (Bemisiatabaci) in tomato plants within the Venda
Nova do Imigrante Region. - ES
Advisors: Dr.Antonia dos Reis Figueira, Dr. Silvia Regina Rodrigues de Paula Ribeiro
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Professional Experience
Graduate Research Assistant, vegetal virology
2012 - present
Dr. Antonia dos Reis Figueira, Universidade Federal de Lavras
Conducted Coffee ringspot virus pathology research including genomics, cytology, and molecular
biology.
Student worker, IharabrasIndústriasQuímicas, IHARA, Brasil.
2009
ComercialAgroviaLtda-Venda Nova doImigrante, ES
Areas of knowledge developed were management of weeds, pests and diseases on tomatoes.
Coordinated and presented three field days in tomato crops, with the aim of promoting products
and plant management.
Fellowship student, vegetal virology
2006 - 2009
Dr. Antonia dos Reis Figueira - Universidade Federal de Lavras
Planted, experimented and evaluated different potato virus affecting a variety of potato. Used
biological, serological and molecular techniques to identify genetic variations of the Potato virus
Y (PVY).
Academic Center of Agronomy (CAA), President
2007 - 2008
Universidade de Lavras
Organized conferences, lectures, receptions and any associated activities for new students.
Managed all members of CAA
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Language
Portuguese – Native
English– Fluent
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Publications
RAMALHO, T. O. ;Figueira, A.R. ; Sotero, A. J ; WANG, R. ; GERALDINO, P. S. ; Farman, M ;
GOODIN, M. M. . Characterization of Coffee ringspot virus-Lavras: a model for an emerging threat to
coffee production and quality. Virology (New York, N.Y. Print), 2014.
Ribeiro, S.R.R.P. ;RAMALHO, T. O. ; PINTO, C. A. B. P. . Sem "enrolar''. Cultivar HF (Pelotas), Brasil,
p. 23 - 24, 01 maio 2011.
Expanded Summary: 5 total
Abstracts: 17 total
Conference Proceedings: 9 total
Oral presentation: 2
Seminar presentation-University of Kentucky-USA
Characterization of Coffee ringspot virus, an emerging threat to coffee production in Brazil, 2014.
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Extracurricular Activities and Fellowships
-Organizer and speaker of a Workshop: Using Agrobacterium for protein localization and interaction
studies in plants. Lavras 2014
-Organizer of the I Workshop about diagnostics of bacteria and quarantine virus for Brazil using a positive
control clones bank. Lavras 2012.
-Organizer of XLI Congresso de Fitopatologia. Belo Horizonte 2008.
-Organizer of the PrimeiraSemanaAcadêmica da UFLA. 2007.
-Fellowships:
FAPEMIG
CAPES
CNPq
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References
Dr. Antonia dos Reis Figueira
Dr. Michael M. Goodin
Dr. Silvia Regina R. P. Ribeiro
+55 35 3829 1282
+1 859-257-7445 x 80725
+55 35 9128 7671
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
If desired, full Portuguese curriculum available at: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9536162925052182