Arthur Macedo Rocha (961A-0214-E4B2)

Curriculum Vitae

Arthur Macedo Rocha

Arthur Macedo is a PhD student at the Botanic Garden of the University of Coimbra, Portugal, focusing on research encompassing the taxonomy, evolution, and pollination ecology of various clades in the Afrotropics, specifically in São Tomé e Príncipe. He holds a degree in Biology (2016-2020), with a major in Education, and recently achieved his Master's Degree in Biodiversity (2020-2022), both at the Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. His previous research experiences as an undergraduate student (2016-2020) in botany (Taxonomy and Systematics of Angiosperms), concerns the monography of Loganiaceae in Northeastern Brazil, at the Laboratório de Morfo-Taxonomia Vegetal (MTV-UFPE), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil. His Master's dissertation theme was the Taxonomy and Palynology of the genus Spigelia L. (Loganiaceae), describing several palynological patterns with unprecedented systematic value for the genus. His major interests are Plant Taxonomy and Systematics; Botanical Nomenclature; Palynology; Plant Anatomy; Plant Evolution; Molecular Phylogenetics; Cytotaxonomy and Chromosome Evolution; Bio and Phylogeography; Geometric and Linear Morphometrics; and Biology of Climate Changes.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Arthur Macedo Rocha
Gender: Male

Citation names

Macedo, Arthur
Rocha, A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 961A-0214-E4B2
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1238-493X
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=6VKTabIAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Botany
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Evolutionary Biology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Reproductive Biology
Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Palaeontology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2024/01/01 - 2027/01/01 Ongoing	Doctoral Program in Biosciences (Doutoramento) Major in Ecology Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Museu Nacional, Brazil "The Endemic Trees of São Tomé & Príncipe: Taxonomy, Pollination, and Conservation." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2020/03/01 - 2022/03/01 Concluded	Biodiversity (Master) Major in Systematics and Evolution of Plants Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil "Taxonomy and Palynology of Spigelia L. (Loganiaceae)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	A/A-C
2016/03/01 - 2019/12/31 Concluded	Biological Sciences (Graduado) Major in Education (Elementary and High School (BR)/1° and 2° Cicles (PT)) Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil	9.15/10

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017/03/01 - 2020/03/01	Research Trainee (Research)	National Council for Scientific and Tecnological Development, Brazil
	Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2016/07/01 - 2017/02/28	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
	Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/01/01 - Current	PhD. student	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Jardim Botânico, Portugal
2020/11/01 - 2022/07/31	Environmental Consultant (Brasil)	Biosfera SA, Brazil

2017/10/01 - 2019/10/01	Teaching Assistant in Molecular and Metabolic Biochemistry	Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil
	Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2024/01/01 - 2027	The Endemic Trees of São Tomé & Príncipe: Taxonomy, Pollination, and Conservation PRT/BD/154839/2023 PhD Student Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Jardim Botânico, Portugal Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Museu Nacional, Brazil	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/03/01 - 2022/03/01	Taxonomy and Palynology of Spigelia L. (Loganiaceae) 132503/2020-4 Master Student Fellow National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Brazil	National Council for Scientific and Tecnological Development Concluded
2017/07/01 - 2020/02	Loganiaceae in Pernambuco State, Brazil CNPq 144693/2018-6 CNPq 136313/2019-01 CNPq 155221/2017-5 Scientific Initiation Fellow National Council for Scientific and Tecnological Development, Brazil	National Council for Scientific and Tecnological Development Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract

Macedo, Arthur; Pinheiro, Katarina. Corresponding author: Macedo, Arthur. "Flora and vegetation structure in the Cabrobó desertification nucleus, Pernambuco, Brazil". Paper presented in 38th Northeastern Botany Meeting, São Luiz, Maranhão, 2023.
Published
Macedo, Arthur; Buril, Maria Teresa. "Revising Spigelia L. (Loganiaceae): tipifications of names from Central and South America". Paper presented in 1st Journey of Botany: Biodiversity and Interdisciplinarity in Botany, Recife, 2020.
Published
Macedo, Arthur; PESSOA, EDLLEY; ALVES, MARCCUS. Corresponding author: Macedo, Arthur. "A New Species of Spigelia L. sect. Graciles (Loganiaceae) in Northeastern Brazil". Paper presented in 4th Plant Biology Meeting - IV EBV/UFPE, Recife, 2019.
Published
Macedo, Arthur; Alcântara, Camila; Lucena, Danielly ; Pessoa, Edlley; Alves, Marccus. Corresponding author: Macedo, Arthur. "Flora of the Usina São José, Igarassu, Pernambuco, Brazil: Acanthaceae, Gesneriaceae and Loganiaceae". Paper presented in 70° National Congress of Botany, Brazil, Maceió, 2019.
Published
Gomes-Silva, Francione; Melo, Aline; Silva, Camila Alcântara; Lucena, Daniele; Pessoa, Edlley; Nepomuceno, Alvaro; Bazante, Márcio Lucas; et al. Corresponding author: Gomes-Silva, Francione. "Vascular Flora of Lowland Atlantic Forest Fragments in the Brazilian Northeastern". Paper presented in 12th Latinoamerican Congress of Botany, Quito, 2018.
Published
Macedo, Arthur; Pessoa, Edlley; Alves, Marccus. "Diversity and Taxonomy of Spigelia L. (Loganiaceae) in Pernambuco.". Paper presented in 3rd Plant Biology Meeting - III, Recife, 2018.
Published
Lopes, Jade; Macedo, Arthur; Souza, Vitor Ricardo; Souza, Lindomar; Neto, Luiz; Ulisses, Claudia. Corresponding author: Lopes, Jade. "Analysis of the vegetative growth of Capsicum annuum (Yellow Pepper) in response to different concentrations of NaCl.". Paper presented in 17th Journey of Teaching, Research and Extension/JEPEX -UFRPE, Recife, 2018.
Published
Lopes, Jade; Macedo, Arthur; Souza, Vitor Ricardo; Maranhão, Ednilza. Corresponding author: Lopes, Jade. "Scientific museums: non-formal spaces of great help in science education.". Paper presented in VIII Mostra LecBio, Recife, 2017.
Published
Macedo, Arthur; Pessoa, Edlley. "Diversity of Loganiaceae in Pernambuco, Brazil: preliminary results". Paper presented in 17th Journey of Teaching, Research and Extension/JEPEX -UFRPE, Recife, 2017.
Published
Macedo, Arthur; Bezerra, Raquel Pedrosa. "Bibliographic review in Brazilian journals about didatic games in Biochemistry". Paper presented in 17th Journey of Teaching, Research and Extension/JEPEX -UFRPE, 2017.
Published
Silva, João Antônio; Falcão, Rafael Henrique; Silva, Júlia Flávia; Macedo, Arthur; Palma, Mariza Brandão. Corresponding author: Silva, João Antônio. "Comparative study between Vertical Technique and Roux-en-Y bypass for gastroplasty". Paper presented in 17th Journey of Teaching, Research and Extension/JEPEX -UFRPE, Recife, 2017.
Published
Souza, Vitor Ricardo; Lopes, Jade; Macedo, Arthur; Maranhão, Ednilza. Corresponding author: Souza, Vitor Ricardo. "Experimentation in high school: activity report on respiratory physiology". Paper presented in 17th Journey of Teaching, Research and Extension/JEPEX -UFRPE, Recife, 2017.
Published
Macedo, Arthur; Gomes-Silva, Francione; Pessoa, Edlley; Alves, Marccus. Corresponding author: Macedo, Arthur. "The families Chrysobalanaceae, Humiriaceae, Lacistemataceae and Trigoniaceae in the Usina São José, Igarassu, Pernambuco, Brazil". Paper presented in 35th Brazilian Northeastern Botany Meeting, Recife, 2017.
Published

Journal article

Macedo, Arthur; Assis, Francisco de; Buril, Maria Teresa. Corresponding author: Macedo, Arthur. "Pollen morphology of Brazilian species of Spigelia L. (Loganiaceae)". Acta Botanica Brasilica (2024):
Submitted
Macedo, Arthur; Pessoa, Edlley; Alves, Marccus. "Synopsis of Loganiaceae in Pernambuco, Brazil". Rodriguésia 73 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2175-7860202273053.
Open access • Published • 10.1590/2175-7860202273053
Arthur Macedo; Maria Teresa Buril. "Typifications in Spigelia (Loganiaceae) from Central and South America". Nordic Journal of Botany 39 8 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.03233.
Published • 10.1111/njb.03233
Macedo, Arthur; Alcantara, Camila; Pessoa, Edlley; Alves, Marccus. "Flora of the Usina São José, Igarassu, Pernambuco, Brazil: Acanthaceae, Gesneriaceae and Loganiaceae". Hoehnea 47 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2236-8906-25/2019.
Open access • Published • 10.1590/2236-8906-25/2019
Macedo, Arthur; PESSOA, EDLLEY; ALVES, MARCCUS. Corresponding author: Macedo, Arthur. "A new species of Spigelia L. sect. Graciles (Loganiaceae) from northeastern Brazil". Phytotaxa 404 4 (2019): 146. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.404.4.3.
Published • 10.11646/phytotaxa.404.4.3
Gomes-Silva, Francione; Macedo, Arthur; Pessoa, Edlley; Alves, Marccus. "Flora of the Usina São José, Igarassu, Pernambuco, Brazil: Chrysobalanaceae, Humiriaceae, Lacistemataceae and Trigoniaceae". Rodriguésia 69 4 (2018): 1799-1811. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2175-7860201869419.
10.1590/2175-7860201869419

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2019	A new species of Spigelia L. sect. Graciles (Loganiaceae) from northeastern Brazil	4th Plant Biology Meeting - IV EBV/UFPE Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal da UFPE (Recife, Brazil)

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2024/02/01 - 2024/02/02	ECOFLOR 2024 (2024/02/01 - 2024/02/03) (2024/02/01 - 2024/02/02) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2024/02/01 - 2024/02/02	ECOFLOR 2024 (2024/02/01 - 2024/02/03) Conference	ECOFLOR 2024 Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2024/01/16 - 2024/01/26	Main topics about the origin and evolution of latin, grammar in latin (adjectives, adverbs, participles, prepositions etc.), declinations, verbal system, syntax, the use of greek-latin words, description, and diagnosis for plants (40 hours). Workshop	Workshop "Latin applied for botanists". Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, United Kingdom
2023/08/09 - 2023/08/10	Workshop "Pollination Ecology". Main aspects of pollination ecology in tropical ecosystems (8 hours). Workshop	38th Northeastern Botany Meeting Sociedade Brasileira de Botânica, Brazil
2023/08/08 - 2023/08/09	Event participation "38th Northeastern Botany Meeting". Conference	38th Northeastern Botany Meeting Sociedade Brasileira de Botânica, Brazil
2020 - 2020	Workshop "Conservation Biology, with enphasis on species conservation status". Studies techniques and the application and evaluation of species conservation status from IUCN (3 hours). Workshop	1st Journey of Botany: Biodiversity and Interdisciplinarity in Botany Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil
2020 - 2020	Event participation "1st Journey of Botany: Biodiversity and Interdisciplinarity in Botany". Meeting	1st Journey of Botany: Biodiversity and Interdisciplinarity in Botany Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade da UFRPE, Brazil
2019 - 2019	Workshop "Making cientific maps with an emphasis on environmental aspects". Methods for preparing maps for environmental studies (8 hours.). Workshop	4th Plant Biology Meeting - IV EBV/UFPE Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2019 - 2019	Event participation "9th Botany Winter Course". Immersive winter course, with the opportunity to experience and learn about the diversity of areas and research topics of the Doctoral Program in Botany of the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil (120 hours). Meeting	IX Winter Botany Course Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
2019 - 2019	Event participation "4th Plant Biology Meeting - IV EBV/UFPE". Meeting	4th Plant Biology Meeting - IV EBV/UFPE". Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2018 - 2018	Workshop "Techniques in Plant Anatomy". Study techniques in plant anatomy (8 hours). Workshop	3rd Plant Biology Meeting - III EBV/UFPE Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2018 - 2018	Short-term course "Systematics of Angiosperms". Field techniques, scientific expeditions, collection, herborization and identification of Angiosperm species from Brazilian ecosystems. (45 hours). Other	Departament of Botany, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2018 - 2018	Short-term course "Advanced Topics in Plant Biology III". Methods for the elaboration and design of projects with a multidisciplinary approach in taxonomy and systematics of Angiosperms (45 hours) Other	Plant Biology Doctoral Program- UFPE Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2018 - 2018	Event participation "3rd Plant Biology Meeting - III EBV/UFPE". Meeting	3rd Plant Biology Meeting - III EBV/UFPE Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2018 - 2018	Event participation "1st Symposium of Plant Evolution". Symposium	1st Symposium of Plant Evolution Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2017 - 2017	Workshop "Introduction to botanical nomenclature". Principles and applications of the nomenclature of plants, algae and fungi (8 hours). Workshop	35th Brazilian Northeastern Botany Meeting Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil
2017 - 2017	Short-term course "Advanced Topics in Plant Biology III". Study techniques in plant taxonomy (45 hours). Other	Plant Biology Doctoral Program- UFPE Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2017 - 2017	Event participation "17th Journey of Teaching, Research and Extension/JEPEX -UFRPE". Congress	17th Journey of Teaching, Research and Extension/JEPEX -UFRPE Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil
2017 - 2017	Event participation "35th Brazilian Northeastern Botany Meeting". Congress	35th Brazilian Northeastern Botany Meeting Sociedade Brasileira de Botânica, Brazil
2017 - 2017	Event participation "6th International Conference on Comparative Biology of Monocotyledons (Monocots VI)". Congress	6th International Conference on Comparative Biology of Monocotyledons (Monocots VI) Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
2016 - 2016	Workshop "Identification of Neotropical Flowering Plants". Identification techniques of Neotropical angiosperm families (8 hours). Workshop	4th Biology Week: Bioprospection, Conservation and Technological Development Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2016 - 2016	Workshop "Systematics of Orchidaceae: classification in the molecular era". Techniques for identification of Orchidaceae groups (9 hours). Workshop	1st Plant Biology Meeting - I EBV/UFPE: Perspectives and Challenges Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2016 - 2016	Event participation "4th Biology Week: Bioprospection, Conservation and Technological Development". Meeting	4th Biology Week: Bioprospection, Conservation and Technological Development Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2016 - 2016	Event participation "1st Plant Biology Meeting - I EBV/UFPE: Perspectives and Challenges". Meeting	1st Plant Biology Meeting - I EBV/UFPE: Perspectives and Challenges Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil

Ad Hoc journal article review

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2022/05 - Current	Nordic Journal of Botany (1756-1051)

Consulting

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2020/11/01 - 2022/07/31	Elaboration of Technical Opinions in the area of Floristic and Faunistic Diversity, through field expeditions and/or bibliographical surveys, for several enterprises in the states of Pernambuco, Bahia, and Ceará, Brazil. Impact studies for the feasibility of installing Photovoltaic and Wind Power Plants and Sanitary Landfills.

Scientific expedition

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2017/03/01 - 2020/03/01	Dozens of scientific expeditions carried out in areas of Atlantic Forest, Caatinga and Cerrado in Northeast Brazil (states of Pernambuco, Paraíba, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte and Maranhão), with the aim of collecting botanical specimens of species related to the research project.	Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil

Distinctions

Award

2020	Higher Scientific Notoriety in 1st Journey of Botany: Biodiversity and Interdisciplinarity in Botany". Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil
2019	Best Work Presentation in 4th Plant Biology Meeting - IV EBV/UFPE Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Vegetal - UFPE, Brazil

Other distinction

2021	2nd Place in the Public Tender for Lecturer in Botany/Biological Scientes of the Universidade Regional do Cariri, Ceará, Brazil Universidade Regional do Cariri, Brazil
2020	Master Gratuate Scholarship Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brazil
2019	Scientific Initiation Scholarship Granted - Fundação de Amparo a Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco, Brazil (ID BIC-0906-2.03/19) Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2018	Scientific Initiation Scholarship Granted - Fundação de Amparo a Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco, Brazil (ID BIC-0326-2.03/18) Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
2017	Teaching Assistant Scholarship Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil
2017	Undergraduate Research Scolarship Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brazil
2017	Scientific Initiation Scholarship Granted - Fundação de Amparo a Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco, Brazil (ID BIC-0224-2.03/17) Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil