Research line
Triatominae
Evolution, systematics and phylogenomics of Chagas disease vectors.
Learn more →Evolutionary biology · phylogenomics · bioinformatics
Tiago Belintani
Researcher working on evolution, systematics and genomics of Neotropical organisms, with emphasis on Triatominae and Theraphosidae.
About
My work combines field biology, systematics, phylogenetic inference and high-throughput sequencing to investigate diversification, adaptation and biogeographic history.
I am a Visiting Professor at the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina (IFSC), Câmpus Lages, where I work across Biotechnology, Biology, and Chemical Engineering. My research lies at the intersection of evolutionary biology, systematics, genomics, phylogenomics, and bioinformatics, with particular emphasis on Triatominae—vectors of Chagas disease—and Neotropical Theraphosidae (tarantulas).
I combine integrative taxonomy, morphological analyses, geometric morphometrics, molecular and genomic data, phylogenomics, and computational approaches to investigate species boundaries, evolutionary relationships, diversification, and genomic variation.
Research focus
Two core biological systems connect my work in biodiversity, evolution, systematics and comparative genomics.
Research line
Theraphosidae
Phylogenomics, biogeography and diversification of Neotropical tarantulas.
Learn more →Bioinformatics & open science
Reproducible computational workflows are a central part of my research, collaboration and teaching.
Open repositories
Workflows, scripts and training resources for UCEs, phylogenomics, transcriptomics and genomic analyses.
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Research identifiers, publications and professional profiles.