Research Intern
I joined the Daru Lab at Stanford University as a Research Intern in Spring 2026. I work with Brena Cedraz, who guides much of my research on herbarium-based studies of plant functional traits. I am also developing machine learning skills to extract trait data from digitized specimens with Rong Liu, while gaining field and wet lab experience with Jacqueline Peña through research on seagrass–fungal endophyte associations. I hold an M.S. in Environmental Technology from Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil, with a background in Atlantic Forest conservation, forest inventory, and data collection from digitized herbarium specimens. At the Daru Lab, I am building on this experience by integrating molecular, computational, and field-based approaches to advance plant ecology and biogeography.