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Fernanda Staniscuaski
Fernanda Staniscuaski (5 January 1981) is a Brazilian biologist, with a PhD on molecular biology and biotechnology. Fernanda currently holds an associate professor position at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). She founded the Parent in Science Movement, aimed at supporting researchers in the challenging conciliation of motherhood and academia, as well as promoting public policies to increase the participation and retention of women in STEM.

Education
Bachelor in Science from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2002). PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2007) and postdoctoral training at the University of Toronto (2008-2009).

Research and career
She has experience in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Promoting motherhood and academia
The Parent in Science movement was founded in 2016 by Fernanda Staniscuaski, the group is currently formed by Brazilian scientists with the objective of debating and expanding the discussion on the challenges and consequences of combining motherhood and career as a scientist in Brazil. Fernanda is one of the leaders of the #maternidadenoLattes movement that gained momentum in the social networks and in the mainstream media in 2018. Also, she led the organization of the I Brazilian Symposium on Maternity & Science through the Parent in Science Movement, which discussed the challenges of being a mother in the Brazilian academy.

Selected publications
Some of the most cited publications by Dr. Staniscuaski to the date are :


 * F. Mulinari, F. Stanisçuaski, L.R. Bertholdo-Vargas, M. Postal, O.B. Oliveira-Neto, D.J. Rigden, M.F. Grossi-de-Sá, C.R. Carlini. (2007). Jaburetox-2Ec: An insecticidal peptide derived from an isoform of urease from the plant Canavalia ensiformis. Peptides. 28(10): 2042-2050.
 * F. Stanisçuaski, C.T. Ferreira-DaSilva, F. Mulinari, M. Pires-Alves, C.R. Carlini. (2005). Insecticidal effects of canatoxin on the cotton stainer bug Dysdercus peruvianus (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae). Toxicon. 45(6): 753-760.
 * F. Staniscuaski, F. Reichert, F.P. Werneck, L. de Oliveira, P.B. Mello-Carpes, R.C. Soletti, et al. Impact of COVID-19 on academic mothers. (2020). Science. 6492(368): 724-724.