Dr. Israel L. Cunha-Neto
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator​​​​​​
Israel L. Cunha-Neto, Ph.D. ​​
Assistant Professor​​
​​Interests: Plant anatomy, evolutionary developmental biology, functional biology.​​
Teaching: BOT 4503: Plant Physiology (Fall 2025)​
Office: OE 239
Current Members
Fabiana Marchi dos Santos
Postdoctoral Fellow
Affiliation: Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais (IPA, Brazil) | Florida International University
Project: Differential abundance of haploid and diploid phases of Gracilaria tikvahiae (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) along a temperature, nutrient, and geographic gradient in Florida, USA.
Primary Supervisors: Dr. Mutue Toyota Fujii and Dr. Ligia Collado-Vides
Caio C. A. Bispo​
Master's student (Botany)
Affiliation: Rio ​​de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Brazil
Project: The Wood Anatomy of the Laurel Family: Diversity and Evolution of Wood Characters.
Primary Advisor: Dr. Claudia F. Barros​​​​​​
John Karlo Saddoy
Master's student (Forestry and Natural Resources)
Affiliation: University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Philippines
Project: Vascular variants and ecological strategies of lianas in the Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve. ​
Primary Advisor: Dr. Marilyn S. Combalicer
Past Members
Natália F. Marques
Master's student (Botany)
Affiliation: National Museum of Brazil, Brazil
Project: Stem Development in the Liana Serjania piscatoria (Paullinieae, Sapindaceae). ​
Advisor: Dr. Genise V. Somner
Join our team!
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*** We are recruiting Ph.D. students for Fall 2026. Application Deadline Dec. 1st, 2025 (PhD Program).***
Get in touch if you'd like to discuss ideas or join our team!
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We are open to collaborating across departments within FIU, as well as with institutions in the United States and abroad.