Andreia Miraldo
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Andreia Miraldo is a leading researcher in biodiversity genomics and conservation, with a primary focus on developing innovative molecular tools for large-scale insect monitoring. Her major contributions center on advancing metabarcoding methodologies to address the urgent need for comprehensive insect biodiversity assessments, particularly in light of documented declines in insect abundance and diversity. Miraldo’s most influential work, the FAVIS protocol (2023, 23 citations), introduces a fast, versatile, and non-destructive method for metabarcoding bulk insect samples, enabling efficient, high-throughput sequencing of marker gene amplicons without damaging specimens. This breakthrough significantly reduces processing time and costs while preserving voucher specimens for morphological verification, making large-scale monitoring more accessible. Her research has profound implications for understanding ecosystem functions and informing conservation strategies. By bridging molecular techniques with ecological applications, Miraldo provides essential tools for tracking biodiversity changes and supporting evidence-based policy decisions, establishing her as a key figure in the fight to document and protect global insect biodiversity.
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