Andressa Monteiro Venturini Assistant Professor Environmental Science
- Degrees
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences - University of São Paulo (ESALQ)
Licentiate Degree in Biological Sciences - University of São Paulo (ESALQ)
Master of Science - University of São Paulo (CENA)
Doctor of Science - University of São Paulo (CENA) - Languages Spoken
- English and Portuguese. Learning Spanish
- Bio
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Using molecular and bioinformatics methods, I aim to understand how land use and climate change impact soil microbial communities and their ecosystem services. Born in Brazil, I have a deep passion for working with tropical environments, particularly the Amazon. My research focuses on: (1) microbial roles in greenhouse gas cycling, (2) the interplay between soil and human health, and (3) microbial potential for microplastic degradation.
I completed my undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. Following this, I joined Princeton University as a Fung Global Fellow Postdoctoral Research Associate and then continued my postdoctoral work at Stanford University.
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Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Selected Publications
Holmes et al. 2025. Evolutionary trajectories of shoots vs. roots: Plant volatile metabolomes are richer but less structurally diverse belowground in the tropical tree genus Protium. Plants. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14020225
Berrios et al. 2024. Co-inoculations of bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi often drive additive plant growth responses. ISME Communications. https://doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycae104
Gontijo et al. 2024. Methane-cycling microbial communities from Amazon floodplains and upland forests respond differently to simulated climate change scenarios. Environmental Microbiome https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-024-00596-z
Venturini et al. 2023. Soil microbes under threat in the Amazon Rainforest. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2023.04.014