G. Lobo-Hajdu currently works at the Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes (IBRAG), Rio de Janeiro State University. Gisele does research on Evolutionary Biology, Marine Genetics and Molecular Ecology. Her current projects are "Integrative biology and marine biodiversity: connectivity, cryptic species and phenotypic plasticity of marine sponges", "Sea turtles from urban areas: One Health approach" and "Biomonitors of marine pollution".