Gabriela Borer

In 2021, I graduated in biology at the University of Porto, and in 2023, I completed my Master's degree at CIBIO with the title "What's in the turf? A multi-approach biodiversity assessment of turf-forming algae on rocky shores'. The thesis compared the effectiveness of different sampling techniques (visual in situ and DNA metabarcoding) in identifying rocky intertidal algae. Additionally, I worked on optimizing barcoding protocols for the turf algae found on the Portuguese coast. I am interested in DNA barcoding, DNA metabarcoding, and marine biodiversity. Recently, I started working as a research technician at CIBIO-InBIO, where I will apply genetic tools to study intertidal biodiversity.