Dr John Vilasboa - Postdoctoral researcher
Contact: [email protected]
Research summary
I will explore the roles played by plant hormones and environmental conditions on root initiation of tree cuttings to help the UK meet its tree planting goals of 30,000 hectares of trees per year from 2024. My work will focus mainly on oak and ash cuttings and will include testing and development of novel technologies applied to tree propagation. In collaboration with the UoN School of Pharmacy, strategies to timely deliver hormones to the appropriate cutting tissues will be developed. Our team will look for solutions that will positively impact tree propagation and benefit forestry players from industry and academia to the wider plant collecting community. Traditional hormonal treatments often are not enough to overcome the complex and largely elusive ways by which trees will not produce adventitious roots. The use of cutting-edge technology, such as the proposed nanoscale hormone delivery systems, may greatly impact species recalcitrant to rooting.
My Background
I started my journey through the world of research when I was 15, as a junior research assistant at my hometown uni. I completed a teaching-oriented B.Sc. in Biological Sciences at the same university, in 2017. Throughout these years, I worked on biotechnological processes from second-generation ethanol production to the application of essential oils in the control of plant diseases. In 2022, I was awarded a PhD from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, where I looked at Eucalyptus propagation and at its underlying physiology. Before coming to Nottingham, I worked for nearly a year as a high school science teacher, which allowed me to revisit Science Education, an area dear to my heart.
Country of birth: Brazil
Hobbies: languages, trivia/quizzes, music, radio, comedy, radio comedies, panel shows.
A weird fact: A long-time language enthusiast, I took a year of weekly Esperanto classes just for the fun of it. Saluton!
Research summary
I will explore the roles played by plant hormones and environmental conditions on root initiation of tree cuttings to help the UK meet its tree planting goals of 30,000 hectares of trees per year from 2024. My work will focus mainly on oak and ash cuttings and will include testing and development of novel technologies applied to tree propagation. In collaboration with the UoN School of Pharmacy, strategies to timely deliver hormones to the appropriate cutting tissues will be developed. Our team will look for solutions that will positively impact tree propagation and benefit forestry players from industry and academia to the wider plant collecting community. Traditional hormonal treatments often are not enough to overcome the complex and largely elusive ways by which trees will not produce adventitious roots. The use of cutting-edge technology, such as the proposed nanoscale hormone delivery systems, may greatly impact species recalcitrant to rooting.
My Background
I started my journey through the world of research when I was 15, as a junior research assistant at my hometown uni. I completed a teaching-oriented B.Sc. in Biological Sciences at the same university, in 2017. Throughout these years, I worked on biotechnological processes from second-generation ethanol production to the application of essential oils in the control of plant diseases. In 2022, I was awarded a PhD from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, where I looked at Eucalyptus propagation and at its underlying physiology. Before coming to Nottingham, I worked for nearly a year as a high school science teacher, which allowed me to revisit Science Education, an area dear to my heart.
Country of birth: Brazil
Hobbies: languages, trivia/quizzes, music, radio, comedy, radio comedies, panel shows.
A weird fact: A long-time language enthusiast, I took a year of weekly Esperanto classes just for the fun of it. Saluton!