Frederico Hickmann

Frederico Hickmann received a degree in Agronomic Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) and a master's in entomology from the University of São Paulo (USP). He was a Scholarship holder of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) at Auburn University and University of Kentucky - USA by the Science Without Borders program from August 2014 to December 2015. He is a Ph.D. candidate studying entomology at the University of São Paulo at the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ). He did a sandwich doctorate at The Ohio State University - USA (February 2022-March 2023). Works with agricultural entomology with a multidisciplinary approach to molecular ecology, adaptation to biotic and abiotic factors, and insect-plant interaction of pest insects.