Professional Profile

• PhD in Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
• MSc in Biomedical Sciences, Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal
• BSc in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Nova University Lisbon, Portugal

• Research Fellow, Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Portugal
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

• Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, USA
• Lead of the Section of Genomic Epidemiology and Evolution of Pathogens, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, USA

Dr. Sequeira Trovao's research focuses on the molecular epidemiology and phylodynamics of emerging and re-emerging RNA viruses, including Measles, influenza A H5N1, RSV, and SARS-CoV-2. By leveraging advanced computational and genomic tools, her lab investigates viral evolution, transmission dynamics, and zoonotic spillover events at the human-animal interface to inform real-time public health and veterinary interventions. 

Dr. Sequeira Trovao's academic interests center on promoting the One Health paradigm through teaching, mentorship, and scientific advocacy. She is passionate about developing applied curricula in molecular epidemiology, mentoring diverse cohorts of trainees and post-doctoral fellows, and translating complex phylodynamic research into actionable public health frameworks globally.

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• Faculty Affiliate, Infection Genomics for One Health, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
• Faculty Affiliate, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

• B-KUL-E02N3a: Bioinformatics and Systems Biology: Sequence, Structure and Evolution; Master of Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
• B-KUL-E04N1a: Applied Biostatistics; Master of Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Multinational Influenza Seasonal Mortality Study Workshops; Phylodynamics module; NIH Fogarty International Center
• Implementation of Oxford Nanopore Sequencing to Improve Infectious Disease Detection, Diagnosis Workshops, and Response; Phylodynamics module; NIH Fogarty International Center
• Evolutionary Dynamics and Molecular Epidemiology of Viruses; Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID)
• Bioinformatics approaches to viruses and genomic surveillance; Phylodynamics module; EMBL-EBI
• SARS-CoV-2 NGS Training; Phylodynamics module; NGS Academy for the Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative (PGI), 
   Africa CDC
• Molecular Methods, Genomic and Bioinformatic for Infectious Diseases Epidemiology; Phylodynamics session; Digital Global One Health Summer Institute (GOHSI); The Ohio State University
• Phylogenetic inference; Virus Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology (VEME) Workshop
• Visualization of large phylogenies with metadata; Virus Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology (VEME) Workshop
• GLID 526: Evidence for Infectious Disease Policy; Session on Genomic Epidemiology; Georgetown University
• VPM-8700 & PUBH-EPI 7413: Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases; Session on Phylodynamics - Application in genomic epidemiology; The Ohio State University

• Co-Investigator on R03AI166727 from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health; Topic: The impact of immune escape on the epidemiology and evolutionary dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic in Yucatan, Mexico

• Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of distinguished contributions to global viral genomics, phylodynamics, and infectious disease epidemiology; US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center 
• Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of outstanding efforts to build international genomic epidemiology capacity 
   US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center 
• Director’s Merit Award in recognition of exceptional efforts to build international genomic epidemiology capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic; US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center 
• Director’s Merit Award for Mentoring; US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center 
• Promising Young Investigator Travel Award; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 
• European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (ERASMUS) Program Award