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General Information

Full Name Cleverson Lima
Languages Portuguese, English, Spanish

Education

  • 2024-now
    PhD in Physiology and Genomics
    University of Kentucky, United States
    • Adaptations to extreme environments in Antarctic midges
    • {"Dissertation Committee"=>"Catherine Linnen (Chair), Nicholas Teets (Co-advisor), Jeramiah Smith (Co-advisor), Jake Ferguson"}
  • 2019
    Bachelor of Science in Biology
    Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brasil
    • Stress physiology of leaf-cutting ants

Teaching

  • 2024-2025
    Teaching assistant, Physiology
    University of Kentucky, United States
    • Taught physiology lab for a total of 95 students
  • 2023
    Teaching assistant, Entomology
    University of Kentucky, United States
    • Assisted with field work and insect identifications

Open Source Projects

  • 2024-now
    for-loops in R
    • A tool for ecophysiologists who plot a lot of survival curves

Honors and Awards

  • 2024
    • PAYS, International Congress of Entomology
  • 2023
    • Antarctic Service Medal, DOD
  • 2019
    • Young Scientist Award, Sable Systems International

Academic Interests

  • Ecophysiology
    • What is the extent and limits of phenotypic plasticity?
    • Is there such thing as "preadaptation" to climate change? If yes, how does it mechanistically work?
  • Ecological genetics
    • Is phenotypic plasticity really "adaptative"?
    • Natural selection (in all shapes and forms)

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Cooking, Gaming