Jorge Frias is a postdoc researcher at the Biotechnology Centre of Azores (CBA) at the University of Azores. He has a Bachelor's degree in Biological and Health Sciences (2011), a Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences (2015), and a Ph.D. in Biology (2023) from the University of the Azores. His thesis topic was “Development of new insecticide formulations for plant protection,” with work planned at the CBA and in collaboration with the 3B’s—Biomaterials, Biodegradables, and Biomimetics group at the University of Minho. During his Ph.D. research, he collaborated on various biotechnology projects, including NanoNema (insecticide nanoformulations) and Metamine (biotechnological exploitation of enzymes from the wood-boring marine bivalve). Now recently integrated into the IPM-Popillia project (integrated management of the Japanese beetle pest), he is working to understand the influence of various abiotic and biotic factors on the pest’s dispersal and population dynamics.
