Francisco Silva PhD
Director of FinanceDr. Francisco Silva is a postdoctoral fellow at the Toxicology Centre, focusing on the specific mechanism of toxicity of stormwater compounds using next generation in vitro and fish embryo test systems in Dr. Markus Hecker laboratory. The Dr. Francisco Silva’s academic journey includes a PhD degree obtained in 2023 from Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil , where he worked with pollutants generated of forest fires from Amazon rainforest. During the PhD period, Dr. Francisco Silva made part of his thesis as a visiting research student at Toxicology Centre between 2021 and 2022. As a postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Francisco Silva has collaborated with different research groups in Canada, supervising master’s and PhD students as well as, research groups from other countries such as Brazil, France, India, and Australia. Despite the academic life is a great pleasure to Dr. Silva, his life includes exploring different places, learning different cultures, and developing networks to improve not only academic life but also improving as professional and human being.