Juliana Sena

Doctorat
Structure et évolution du génome de l'épinette blanche
Directeur: John MacKay
Codirecteur: Jean Bousquet

Université Laval
Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt
Pavillon Charles-Eugène-Marchand, local 2125
1030 avenue de la Médecine
Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6
Canada

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD student in Forestry Sciences,Université Laval, Canada, 2010- in progress
  Advisor: Dr. John MacKay
• M.Sc. in Genetics and Breeding, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil, 2007-2009
  Advisor: Dr. Dario Grattapaglia
• B.S. in Biological Sciences, Universidade de Brasília , Brazil, 2003-2007
  Advisor: Dr. Dario Grattapaglia

RESEARCH FIELDS

• Genetics
• Genomics
• Evolution
• Plant breeding

FELLOWSHIPS

• August 2009 – December 2009 - Fellowship FUNARBE- Fundação Arthur Bernardes – Brazil.
• July 2007 – August 2009 - Graduate Fellowship, CAPES / Ministry of Education – Brazil. Selected candidate (CV and exam score).
• July 2005 – July 2007 - Undergraduate Research Fellowship, CNPq (National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development), Brazil.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• January 2010 – Present, PhD student.
  Evolution of gene structure in the conifer Picea glauca: a comparative analysis of the impact of intron size.
  The Picea glauca Dehydrin multigene family: evolution and characterization
  Advisor: John MacKay, Université Laval
• August 2009 – December 2009, Technical Assistance to Project Genolyptus
  Laboratory of Plant Genetics. EMBRAPA – Genetics Resources and Biotechnology.
• August 2007 – August 2009, Master
  research involving the detection of QTLs for eight phenotypic characteristics in three segregating families of Eucalyptus and also verification of coincidence of QTL position in two contrasting environments.
  Project: Genolyptus, Advisor: Dario Grattapaglia
  Laboratory of Plant Genetics. EMBRAPA – Genetics Resources and Biotechnology.
• August 2005 – July 2007, Internship in research
  Mapping and genetic characterization of new EST-SSR for Eucalyptus spp.
  Project: Genolyptus, Advisor: Dario Grattapaglia
  Laboratory of Plant Genetics. EMBRAPA – Genetics Resources and Biotechnology.
• April 2003 – December 2004, Internship in research
  Detection of genotoxic and antigenotoxic activity of medicinal plants of the Brazilian Center-West in bacterial strains and mice.
  Advisor: Dr. Lee Chen Chen
  Laboratory of Radiobiology of Microorganisms and Mutagenesis, UFG

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Participated as a teacher at the event “Experimental Biology XII- Course”, University of Brasilia, in the period from October 31 to December 5, 2006, lasting 48 hours. Brasília/DF, Brazil.
• Internship in supervised teaching of science and biology. Militar school in Brasilia, High School center in Asa Norte and Univerty of Brasília, 2007, 40 hours of teaching, Brasília/DF, Brazil
• Course assistant. Laboratory Course of cell biology, Federal University of Viçosa. Viçosa, MG, Brazil, 2008.

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

• Event organization. Helped to organize a Workshop about the Software SAS. Federal University of Viçosa. Viçosa, MG, Brazil, 2008.
• Participated (together with other students) in the management of the study group in Breeding and genetics "GenMelhor". Federal University of Viçosa. Viçosa, MG, Brazil, 2007.

SPECIFIC SKILLS

• Spoken languages: Portuguese (native), English (fluent), French (fluent), Spanish (basic)
• Computer skills: Microsoft software suite, Command line basics, Linux; R; Python (basic)

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Sena JS, Giguère I, Boyle B, Rigault P, Birol I, Zuccolo A, Ritland K, Ritland C, Bohlmann J, Jones S, Bousquet J, Mackay J: (2014). Evolution of gene structure in the conifer Picea glauca: a comparative analysis of the impact of intron size. BMC Plant Biology, 14:95.
• Nystedt B, Street NR, Wetterbom A, Zuccolo A, Lin Y-C, Scofield DG, Vezzi F, Delhomme N, Giacomello S, Alexeyenko A, Vicedomini R, Sahlin K, Sherwood E, Elfstrand M, Gramzow L, Holmberg K, Hällman J, Keech O, Klasson L, Koriabine M, Kucukoglu M, Käller M, Luthman J, Lysholm F, Niittylä T, Olson Å, Rilakovic N, Ritland C, Rosselló JA, Sena J, et al.(2013) The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution. Nature, 497:579–584.
• Faria, D., Mamani, E.; Sena, J.S., Alves, A., Falcao, C., Lourenço, R., Pappas, G., Grattapaglia, D. (2011). A new set of 182 microsatellites for Eucalyptus: characterization and mapping in a four-species consensus linkage map. BMC Proceedings, v. 5, p. P34
• Leite, K.R.; Andrade, L.S., Sena, J.S., Vilar, J.B.; Chen, L. C. (2006). Assessment of mutagenic activity of Ginkgo biloba L. by the micronucleus test in mice. Revista Biologia Neotropical, Goiânia, v. 3, p. 157-162.

BOOK CHAPTERS

• Parent, G. J., Raherison, E., Sena, J., & MacKay, J. J. (2015). Forest Tree Genomics: Review of Progress. In A-F Adam-Blondon & C. Plomion (Eds.), Land Plants - Trees (pp. 39–92).

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

• Sena JS, Giguère I, Rigault P, Bousquet J, Mackay J. The evolution and characterization of dehydrins in white spruce. In: IUFRO Tree Biotechnology 2015 Conference, Florence, Italy. Poster
• Sena JS, Giguère I, Boyle B, Rigault P, Zuccolo A, Ritland K, Ritland C, Bousquet J, Mackay J (2013) Evolution of gene structure in the conifer Picea glauca: A comparative analysis of intron size with angiosperms. In: IUFRO Tree Biotechnology 2013 Conference, Ashville, North Carolina, USA. Oral presentation
• Sena JS, Giguère I, Boyle B, Rigault P, Zuccolo A, Ritland K, Ritland C, Bousquet J, Mackay J (2012). Evolution of gene structure in conifers. In: SMBE 2012, Dublin, Ireland. Poster
• Sena JS, Giguère I, Boyle B, Ritland K, Bousquet J, Mackay J. (2011). BAC sequencing and comparative analyses reveal large introns in conifers than angiosperms. In: Canadian Plant genomics Workshop 2011, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Poster
• Faria, D., Mamani, E.; Sena, J.S., Alves, A., Falcao, C., Lourenço, R., Pappas, G., Grattapaglia, D. (2010). A four-species consensus linkage map for Eucalyptus based on a large set of genomic and EST-derived microsatellites. In: 56º Brazilian Congress of Genetics, Guarujá SP. Poster
• Sena, J.S., Grattapaglia, D., Alfenas, A.C. (2009). Analysis of coincidence of QTL in Eucalyptus in contrasting environments. In: 5º Brazilian Congress of Plant Breeding. Vitória, ES, Brazil. Poster
• Sena, J.S.; Mamani, E.M.; Pappas, G.J.; Grattapaglia, D. (2007). Mapping and genetic characterization of new EST-SSR for Eucalyptus grandis x Eucalyptus urophylla In: 53º Brazilian Congress of Genetics. Águas de Lindóia, SP, Brazil. Poster
• Sena, J. S.; Pádua, J. G.; Pappas, G.J. Jr.; Grattapaglia, D. (2006). Utilization of EST-derived microsatellite markers to construct genetic maps in intra and interspecific crosses of Eucalyptus. In: 52º Brazilian Congress of Genetics. Foz do Iguaçu, RS, Brazil Poster
• Sena, J. S.; Pádua, J. G.; Pappas, G.J. Jr.; Grattapaglia, D.(2006). Mapping of EST-derived microsatellites markers to construct genetic maps in intra and interspecific crosses of Eucalyptus. In: XI Meeting of Student Talent – EMBRAPA. Brasília, DF, Brazil. Poster
• Andrade, L.S.; Sena, J.S.; Costa, P.M.; Chen, L.C.(2004). Antimutagenic effect of Stryphnodendron adstringens Mart. (barbatimão) extract in mice. In: 50º Brazilian Congress of Genetics. Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. Poster
• Andrade, L.S., Sena, J.S.; Chen, L.C. (2005). Investigation of the mutagenic and cytotoxic activity of Ginkgo biloba L. extract in mice. In: VII Brazilian Congress of Mutagenesis, Carcinogenesis and Environmental Teratology. Angra dos Reis , RJ. Poster