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Maria Alexandra Marchã Penha. Completed the Licenciatura in Biochemistry in 2005 by Universidade da Beira Interior, Doctor in Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät in 2012 by Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen and Doctor in Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät in 2012 by Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät. Is Researcher in Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Invited Assistant Professor in Universidade de Évora and Técnico Superior in Universidade de Évora Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano. Published 15 articles in journals. Has 1 patent(s) registered. Supervised 3 MSc dissertation(s). Supervised 2 work(s) of course completion of LSc/BSc. Has received 1 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Post-doc Fellow in 1 project(s), Researcher in 1 project(s) and Technical development in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Biochemistry, Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Health Sciences, Natural sciences with emphasis on Earth and Environmental Sciences with emphasis on Environmental Sciences, Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Health Sciences with emphasis on Public and Environmental Health and Natural sciences with emphasis on Earth and Environmental Sciences with emphasis on Water Resources. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Alqueva tributaries; pesticides; ecotoxicological assessment; ecological status; Salinity; Irrigation water quality; Water scarcity; Alqueva; salinity; irrigation water quality; water scarcity; water quality; satellite remote sensing; Alqueva reservoir; benthic diatoms; diversity indices; cyanobacteria; phytoplankton; trophic status; Sentinel-2; Qualidade da água; Natura 2000; permanent watercourses; Atmosfera; Água; Cianobactérias; Pesticidas; Albufeira do Alqueva; ecotoxicological assessmernt; cianobactérias; FLake; SURFEX; Meso-NH; algas; qualidade da água; gestão ambiental; intermittent rivers; Southern Portugal; dry biofilm; carabids; biological indicators; Fitoplâncton; Físico-química; Variação espacial e temporal; reservatórios de água; qualidade ecológica; previsão da temperatura da água; field campaign; meteorological; environmental; biological integrity; espécies potencialmente tóxicas; Cabo Verde; fósforo total; eutrofização; Enxoé; Ecological assessment; Physical, chemical, and biological parameters; Mediterranean condition; PCR; Molecular Techniques; Mycrocystis; Cianotoxins; Water quality; Ecological assestment; Biodiversity; Ecosystem processes,; ALEX 2015; Groundwater; Land use; Groundwater quality; Essential oil; acaricidal; chemical diversity; germplasms; carvacrol; thymol; COVID-19; Epidemiological studies; SARS-CoV-2 virus; Pollen grains; Fungal spores; Aeroallergens; Allergenic proteins; Monitoring; Immunodetection; Air pollution; Bioassays; Biotic indices; Diatoms; Ecotoxicological classification system; Airborne cyanobacteria; Sampling; Portable device for collecting particles; Observation; Prediction; Alert; Water; Atmosphere; estudo epidemiológico ; RT-PCR; testes serológicos; biomarcadores SARS CoV; Insulin; Insulin receptor; Gene expression; mRNA; Myopia; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria Alexandra Marchã Penha

Citation names

  • Penha, Alexandra Marchã
  • Alexandra Marchã Penha

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
CD19-849F-DF53
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6803-3202

Email addresses

  • alexandra_penha@hotmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • University of Évora | School of Health and Human Development | Department of Medical and Health Sciences | Romão Ramalho Street, n.b. 59, 7000-671, Évora, Portugal, Évora, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Public and Environmental Health
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Water Resources

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
German Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/09 - 2023/05
Concluded
 Forensic Science, Criminal Investigation and Deviant Behaviour [B-learning] (Diploma de especialização)
Instituto CRIAP, Portugal
2008 - 2012
Concluded
 Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät (Doctor)
Major in Bioquímica - Biologia Molecular
Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen , Germany

Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Germany
"The role of insulin and insulin signaling in eye growth regulation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 A
2005 - 2006
Concluded
 Clinical immunology (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2000 - 2005
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Estudo da expressão do mRNA do AR nos testículos e glândulas acessórias em ratos com diferentes idades, em ratos castrados e, em ratos castrados, como resposta ao tratamento com Estradiol" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/03 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Portugal
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2016/03 - 2019 Postdoc (Research) Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Portugal
Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Portugal
(...)
2013/05/29 - 2016 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2008/02 - 2012/03 Research Assistant (Research) Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen , Germany
2011/10 - 2011/10 Research Assistant (Research) City University of New York, United States
2009/06 - 2009/06 Researcher (Research) School of Optometry & Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
2008/10 - 2008/10 Researcher (Research) Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, St. Thomas’ Hospital, United Kingdom
2005/09 - 2005/09 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Universidade de Évora Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09 - Current Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Universidade de Évora Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
2019 - 2023 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2006/10 - 2007/08 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Hospital CLIDEBA del grupo Capio Sanidad, Spain

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2006/10 - 2007/01 Estagiário (Técnica) Clube de Saúde, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021 - 2024 INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES
UID/GEO/04683/2019
Research Fellow
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/10 - Current ADOPT- New approaches in detection of pathogens and aeroallergens CA18226
CA18226
Researcher
Ongoing
2023 - 2027/02/28 INTERLAYER - The complex INTERlink of safeguarding wAter availabilitY and quality to mitigate and adapt to hydroclimatic extRemes
Water4All-2022-00261
Water4All/0001/2022
10.54499/Water4All/0001/2022
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/07/01 - 2023/06/30 Investigação aplicada para o COVID-19 da Região Alentejo
SAICTCOVID/72547/2020
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/12 - 2023 Alentejo Region Applied Research for COVID-19 (ARCO)
02/SAICT/2020
Technical development
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
 Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
Ongoing
2016/10/01 - 2019/12/31 Observation, prediction and alert systems in atmosphere and in water reservoirs of Alentejo - ALOP (ALentejo Observation and Prediction Systems)
ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000004
Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Beja Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, Portugal
European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2016/10 - 2019/12 ALOP (ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000004)
ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000004
Post-doc Fellow
Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Portugal
 Agência de Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo
Concluded
2008/02 - 2012/03 MyEuropia Network, Research Training Network (RTN) financed by the European Union Research Network - MRTN-CT-2006-034021
MRTN-CT-2006-034021
 European Commission
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Antunes, Célia M.; Alexandra Marchã Penha; Galveias, Ana; Marques, Mariana R.; Ana Rodrigues Costa; Manuela Morais 8710-E1B1-07EB. Corresponding author: Antunes, Célia M.. "Establishing a methodology for airborne corona viruses detection in outdoor air". Paper presented in XXI SPB – National Congress of Biochemistry – Lifespan, Health and Metabolic diseases, Lagos, 2024.
    Published
  2. Alexandra Marchã Penha; Galveias, Ana; Ana Rodrigues Costa; Antunes, Célia M.. Corresponding author: Alexandra Marchã Penha. "Screening for environmental allergens in indoor environment using molecular methods". Paper presented in XXI SPB – National Congress of Biochemistry – Lifespan, Health and Metabolic diseases, Faro, 2024.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.34623/5v81-7r41
  3. Penha, Alexandra Marchã; Galveias, Ana; Célia Antunes; Maria Manuela Morais; Ana Rodrigues Costa. Corresponding author: Penha, Alexandra Marchã. "Search for environmental allergens in indoor samples using molecular techniques". Paper presented in EAACI - European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology congress, Hamburg, 2023.
    Published
  4. Feldkaemper, Marita P.; Burkhardt, Eva; Schaeffel, Frank; Penha, Alexandra Marchã. "Comparison of A-scan Ultrasound and Low Coherence Interferometry in the Chicken Eye under Different Experimental Conditions". Paper presented in ARVO, 2012.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Maria Helena Novais; Palma, Patrícia; Manuela Morais 8710-E1B1-07EB; Alexandra Marchã Penha; Luís Fialho ; Pedro Horta. "Pharmaceutical products threaten European river basins". Paper presented in Sustainability Sciences in Portuguese, Tomar, 2022.
    Published
  2. Potes, M.; Rodrigues, G.; Marchã Penha, A.; Helena Novais, M.; João Costa, M.; Salgado, R.; Manuela Morais, M.; et al. "Use of Sentinel 2-MSI for water quality monitoring at Alqueva reservoir, Portugal". 2018.
    10.5194/piahs-380-73-2018
  3. Penha, Maria. "Interactions lake-atmosphere: the ALEX 2014 field campaign and numerical simulations, Conference: LAKE 2015". 2015.
    10.13140/RG.2.1.4624.7842
Conference poster
  1. Alexandra Marchã Penha. "Mites in house dust from three cities in Portugal". Paper presented in XXI-SPB National Congress of Biochemistry, 2021.
  2. Alexandra Marchã Penha. "Implementation of a methodology for detecting the SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewater samples, by Reverse Transcription PCR in Real Time". Paper presented in XXI-SPB National Congress of Biochemistry, 2021.
  3. Salgado, Rui; almeida, adelaide; Alvarenga, Paula; Graça Aranha, Sofia; Bárias, S.; Bortoli, Daniele; Canhoto, Paulo; et al. "ALOP - Alentejo: Sistemas de Alerta e Previsão". Paper presented in ENEG 217 - Encontro Nacional de Entidades Gestoras de Água e Saneamento, 2017.
  4. Marchã Penha, Maria Alexandra. "Insulin receptor expression in different fundal layers of the chick eye and the effect of insulin on visual performance". 2009.
  5. Marchã Penha, Maria Alexandra. "Insulin, insulin receptor, IGF-1 and IGF-1 receptor mRNA expression in the chicken eye after positive and negative lens treatment". 2009.
  6. Marchã Penha, Maria Alexandra. "The role of insulin and IGF-1 in myopia development". 2009.
Journal article
  1. Grewling, Lukasz; Ribeiro, Helena; Antunes, Celia; Apangu, Godfrey Philliam; Çelenk, Sevcan; Costa, Ana; Eguiluz-Gracia, Ibon; et al. "Outdoor airborne allergens: Characterization, behavior and monitoring in Europe". Science of The Total Environment 905 (2023): 167042. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167042.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167042
  2. Novais, M.H.; Alexandra Marchã Penha; Catarino, A.; Martins, I.; Fialho, S.; Lima, A.; Morais, M.; Palma, P.. Corresponding author: Novais, M.H.. "The usefulness of ecotoxicological tools to improve the assessment of water bodies in a climate change reality". Science of The Total Environment 901 (2023): 166392. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166392.
    Published
  3. Palma, Patrícia; Alexandra Marchã Penha; Novais, Maria Helena; Fialho, Sofia; Lima, Ana; Catarino, Adriana; Mourinha, Clarisse; et al. Corresponding author: Palma, Patrícia. "Integrative toolbox to assess the quality of freshwater sediments contaminated with potentially toxic metals". Environmental Research 217 (2023): 114798-114798. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.114798.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114798
  4. Gonçalo Rodrigues; Miguel Potes; Alexandra Marchã Penha; Maria João Costa; Maria Manuela Morais. "The Use of Sentinel-3/OLCI for Monitoring the Water Quality and Optical Water Types in the Largest Portuguese Reservoir". Remote Sensing 14 9 (2022): 2172-2172. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14092172.
    10.3390/rs14092172
  5. Manuela Morais; Alexandra Marchã Penha; Maria Helena Novais; Leonel Landim; Sónia Silva Victória; Eduardo A. Morales; Luciana Gomes Barbosa. "Some Observations on Phytoplankton Community Structure, Dynamics and Their Relationship to Water Quality in Five Santiago Island Reservoirs, Cape Verde". Water (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/w13202888.
    10.3390/w13202888
  6. Patrícia Palma; Alexandra Marchã Penha; Maria Helena Novais; Sofia Fialho; Ana Lima; Clarisse Mourinha; Paula Alvarenga; et al. "Water-Sediment Physicochemical Dynamics in a Large Reservoir in the Mediterranean Region under Multiple Stressors". Water (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/w13050707.
    10.3390/w13050707
  7. Alexandra Marchã Penha. "Land-cover patterns and hydrogeomorphology of tributaries: are these important stressors for the water quality of reservoirs in the Mediterranean region?". Water (2020):
    10.3390/w12102665
  8. Novais, Maria Helena; Morales, Eduardo A.; Penha, Alexandra Marchã; Potes, Miguel; Bouchez, Agnès; Barthès, Amélie; Costa, Maria João; et al. "Benthic diatom community dynamics in Mediterranean intermittent streams: Effects of water availability and their potential as indicators of dry-phase ecological status". Science of The Total Environment 719 (2020): 137462. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137462.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137462
  9. Rodrigues, Gonçalo; Potes, Miguel; Costa, Maria João; Novais, Maria Helena; Penha, Alexandra Marchã; Salgado, Rui; Morais, Maria Manuela. "Temporal and Spatial Variations of Secchi Depth and Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient from Sentinel-2 MSI over a Large Reservoir". Remote Sensing 12 5 (2020): 768. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs12050768.
    10.3390/rs12050768
  10. Maksim Iakunin; Victor Stepanenko; Rui Salgado; Miguel Potes; Alexandra Marchã Penha; Maria Helena Novais; Gonçalo Rodrigues; et al. "Numerical study of the seasonal thermal and gas regimes of the large artificial reservoir in Western Europe using LAKE2.0 model". Geoscientific Model Development Discussions 13 8 (2020): 3475-3488. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2019-309.
    Open access • Accepted • 10.5194/gmd-13-3475-2020
  11. Penha, Maria. "Vertical distribution of benthic diatoms in a large reservoir (Alqueva, Southern Portugal) during thermal stratification". (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.251.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.251
  12. Penha, Maria; Marchã Penha, Alexandra; Chambel, António; Murteira, Martinho; Morais, Manuela. "Influence of different land uses on groundwater quality in southern Portugal". In Alentejo region, southern Portugal, differences in groundwater samples from six groundwater bodies covered with different land uses were analysed based on the monitoring plan of the Alqueva multi-purpose project, created in the sequence of the construction of the Alqueva Dam on the Guadiana River, in South Portugal. For most of the groundwater bodies there is a statistical significant differenc (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-015-5038-7.
    10.1007/s12665-015-5038-7
  13. Penha, Alexandra Marcha; Burkhardt, Eva; Schaeffel, Frank; Feldkaemper, Marita P.. "Ultrasonography and Optical Low-Coherence Interferometry Compared in the Chicken Eye". Optometry and Vision Science 89 6 (2012): 916-921.
    Published • 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318257a255
  14. Penha, A.M.; Burkhardt, E.; Schaeffel, F.; Feldkaemper, M.P.; Marchã Penha, Maria Alexandra; Eva Burkhardt; Frank Schaeffel; Marita Feldkaemper. "Effects of intravitreal insulin and insulin signaling cascade inhibitors on emmetropization in the chick". Molecular Vision 18 18 (2012): 2608-2622. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84869211871&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published
  15. Marchã Penha, Maria Alexandra; Eva Burkhardt; Frank Schaeffel; Marita Feldkaemper; Penha, A.M.; Schaeffel, F.; Feldkaemper, M.. "Insulin, insulin-like growth factor–1, insulin receptor, and insulin-like growth factor–1 receptor expression in the chick eye and their regulation with imposed myopic or hyperopic defocus". Molecular Vision 17 17 (2011): 1436-1448. http://www.molvis.org/molvis/v17/a162.
    Published

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Antunes, Célia M.; Ana Rodrigues Costa; Alexandra Marchã Penha; Morais, Maria Manuela; Novais, Maria Helena; Eduardo Antonio Morales Luizaga; Rodrigues Costa, Ana ; Morais, Maria Manuela; Eduardo A. Morales. 2023. "A MULTIPLE-STAGE METHOD FOR THE PROCESSING OF AIRBORNE CYANOBACTERIA IN AIR-WATER INTERFACE EMISSIONS". Portugal.
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Other

Other output
  1. Invertebrate and benthic diatom dynamics in Mediterranean intermittent streams of southern Portugal. The main hypotheses of the present work are to demonstrate that diatom and invertebrate communities develop adaptations to water intermittency, benthic diatoms reflect spatial and temporal gradients, and diatoms in dry biofilm as well as carabids are good ecological quality indicators during dry conditions. To test these hypotheses, macroinvertebrates, diatoms and carabids were sampled in 18 sites. 2019. Novais, Maria Helena; Morales, Eduardo Antonio; Penha, Alexandra Marchã; Oliveira, Amália; Souza da Conceição, Eltamara; Morais, Maria Manuela. https://eeflisbon2019.org/en.
  2. Qualidade da água no reservatório de Alqueva. Monthly in situ measurements obtained in Alqueva reservoir, ongoing since February 2016, of the following parameters were used: Secchi depth and spectral attenuation coefficient. In order to achieve reliable remote detection methods for continuous monitoring and good spatial coverage of physical parameters affecting the water quality of reservoirs such as Alqueva, data obtained from sensors on boa. 2018. Rodrigues, Gonçalo; Potes, Miguel; Costa, Maria João; Salgado, Rui; Penha, Alexandra; Novais, Maria Helena. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/25002.
  3. Ecotoxicological tools to assess the impact pollution of tributaries to the Alqueva Reservoir (Southern Portugal). Degradation of surface waters and biodiversity loss at different spatial and temporal scales occurs through multiple stressors whose effects are difficult to separate and identify. Efficient management of water bodies depends on the development and selection of robust, sensitive and easily applicable tools that allow prioritizing the pressures and stressors that act in a basin, and mitigate their. 2018. Palma, Patrícia; Fialho, Sofia; Lima, Ana; Penha, Alexandra; Novais, Maria Helena; Monllor-Alcaraz, Luis Simon; Guillem-Argiles, Nuria; et al. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/25494.
  4. Estudo preliminar do fitoplâncton em reservatórios na ilha de Santiago, Cabo Verde.. O acesso à água tornou-se num dos principais desafios do século XXI. É neste contexto que a construção de barragens continua a ser a opção mais recorrente para obter água onde esta é necessária. Por isso mesmo, frequentemente, os reservatórios situam-se em regiões onde naturalmente não existem condições para a manutenção de uma boa qualidade da água. Esta problemática assume particular relevância. 2018. Miranda, Ana isabel; Lopes, Myriam; Tarelho, Luís; Martins, Filomena; Roebeling, Peter; Coelho, Margarida; Labrincha, João. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/24953.
  5. AVALIAÇÃO DA INTEGRIDADE ECOLÓGICA DE UM RESERVATÓRIO NA REGIÃO MEDITERRÂNICA: CASO DE ESTUDO DA ALBUFEIRA DO ENXOÉ, SUL DE PORTUGAL. É objetivo do presente trabalho apresentar e interpretar resultados físico-químicos e fitoplanctónicos da albufeira do Enxoé, situado na bacia do Guadiana no sul de Portugal. Este é um sistema eutrofizado, com potencial ecológico inferior a Bom (critérios da Diretiva Quadro da Água), sendo fundamental conhecer o funcionamento espacial e temporal do sistema para que, futuramente, em conjunto com as. 2018. Morais, Maria Manuela; Novais, Maria Helena; Penha, Alexandra; Nunes, Susana; Morales, Eduardo. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/23116.
  6. CARACTERIZAÇÃO FÍSICO-QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA DE CINCO ALBUFEIRAS DA ILHA DE SANTIAGO, CABO VERDE. A construção de barragens para criação de reservatórios estratégicos de água continua a ser a opção mais recorrente como forma de obter água onde esta é necessária. Pórem, as albufeiras geralmente situam-se em regiões onde não existem condições para a manutenção de uma boa qualidade da água. As atividades humanas geram uma produção per capita de 4 g de fósforos, de 15 g de nitrogénio e de 100 g de. 2018. Landim, Leonel; Fortes, António; Silva Vitória, Sónia; Morales, Eduardo A.; Novais, Maria Helena; Penha, Alexandra; Morais, Maria Manuela. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/25249.
  7. Effects of water intermittency on diatom (Bacillariophyta) and invertebrate (aquatic and terrestrial) communities in streams of southern Portugal. Macroinvertebrate and diatom communities were sampled in intermittent streams (i.e. no superficial flow for more than 3 months) of southern Portugal, in spring and end summer 2017 (when carabids were also sampled). The ecological classification of the 18 sampling sites ranged from Moderate to High in spring (flow conditions), according to the Water Framework Directive. During summer, high hydrolog. 2018. Novais, Maria Helena; Penha, Maria Alexandra; Morales, Eduardo A.; Oliveira, Amália; Bouchez, Agnès; Barthès, Amelie; Usseglio-Polatera, Philippe; Várbíró, Gábor; Morais, Maria Manuela. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/25248.
  8. QUALIDADE DA ÁGUA NO RESERVATÓRIO DE ALQUEVA ATRAVÉS DE MEDIÇÕES IN SITU E DE DETEÇÃO REMOTA DE SATÉLITE. Um dos objetivos propostos para o projeto ALOP (ALentejo Observation and Prediction systems) passa pela implementação de um método de deteção remota por satélite combinado com medidas in situ, para a monitorização de parâmetros relacionados com a qualidade da água. Os algoritmos empíricos propostos com o espectrómetro MERIS (ENVISAT) foram testados para o instrumento multi-espectral MSI (SENTINEL-. 2018. Rodrigues, Gonçalo; Potes, Miguel; Costa, Maria João; Salgado, Rui; Penha, Alexandra; Morais, Maria Manuela. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/25067.
  9. Contribution to the salinization risk assessment, under drought conditions, in the Alqueva irrigation area (South Portugal). In Mediterranean regions, climate changes have enlarged water limitation for crops, leading to an increased demand for irrigation water. During the hydrological years of 2016 and 2017, Portugal experienced a drought season that has extended throughout almost the entire mainland territory reaching a severe drought level. Under water scarcity conditions and high atmosphere evaporative demand, the ri. 2018. Tomaz, Alexandra; Fialho, Sofia; Lima, Ana; Penha, Alexandra; Novais, Maria Helena; Potes, Miguel; Iakunin, Maksim; et al. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/25483.
  10. Vertical dynamics of a large reservoir (Alqueva, Southern Portugal). An integrated field campaign took place in Alqueva reservoir (Southern Portugal) from June to September 2014 with the objective of the determination of the trophic status and the analysis of the physico-chemical and biological vertical dynamics. Vertical profiles of environmental parameters, water samples for physical-chemical analyses and biological elements were monthly collected from three fixe. 2017. Novais, Maria Helena; Penha, Alexandra; Nunes, Susana; Salgado, Rui; Morais, Manuela. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/25512.
  11. ALOP: Sistemas de observação, previsão e alerta na atmosfera e em reservatórios de água do Alentejo. Os objectivos prioritários da Directiva-Quadro da Água (ECC, 2000) convergem na necessidade de implementação de processos de gestão de Bacia Hidrográfica, mais eficientes e rápidos, para alcançar o bom estado químico e ecológico das massas de água Europeias. As albufeiras do Alentejo (Sul de Portugal) são caracterizadas por uma grande heterogeneidade ambiental, quer devido às condições meteorológi. 2017. Palma, Patrícia; Fialho, Sofia; Penha, Alexandra; Novais, Maria Helena; Potes, Miguel; Iakunin, Maksim; Rodrigues, Gonçalo; et al. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/25499.
  12. Diatoms and ground beetles (Coleoptera) in intermittent and permanent rivers in Monchique mountains (Southern Portugal). The importance of intermittent watercourses is widely recognized, as they represent a great part of the river network worldwide. This is also the case of Portugal, where it is estimated that more than 80% of the territory is drained by intermittent rivers. Given their importance, a study with benthic diatoms and ground beetles (Coleopteran: Carabidae) was carried out to understand their value as b. 2017. Oliveira, Amália; Novais, Maria Helena; Penha, Alexandra; Morais, Manuela. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/25508.
  13. METODOLOGIAS INOVADORAS PARA A PREVISÃO DA QUALIDADE ECOLÓGICA EM RESERVATÓRIOS (ALQUEVA, SUL DE PORTUGAL). No século XXI a escassez de água é uma realidade que constitui uma ameaça para a biosfera e para a humanidade. Esta situação representa um importante fator limitativo ao desenvolvimento socioeconómico, sendo frequente a observação de transgressões. A agravar este cenário as projeções futuras preveem que o Mediterrâneo se torne uma região sensível, com aumento de temperatura e diminuição de precipi. 2017. Morais, Manuela; Penha, Maria Alexandra; Novais, Maria Helena; Potes, Miguel; Salgado, Rui. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/22283.
  14. On the use of FLAKE in SURFEX coupled to Meso-NH. Motivation: - Return to FLake, almost 10 years after the coupling with SURFEX - Availability of a set of data: exploitation of ALEX 2014: A field experience conducted around the Alqueva reservoir - A new running field campaign ALOP - Return to the question of the impact of ALqueva on local climate: 15 years after the close of the gates (Salgado, 2016, Policarpo et al., 2017) - Collaboration with t. 2017. Salgado, Rui; Potes, Miguel; Penha, Alexandra; Costa, Maria João; Yakunin, Maxim. http://www.umr-cnrm.fr/surfex/IMG/pdf/salgado_et_al_2017_surfex.pdf.
  15. Alqueva hydro-meteorological experiment(alex): first results of aquatic ecological assessment. The ALqueva hydro-meteorological EXperiment (ALEX) field campaign took place monthly during summer 2014 and consisted in in situ measurements and sampling of water and biological elements, collected from three fixed platforms placed in the lacustrine zone. This integrated overview, including meteorological, environmental and biological results contributes to improve the knowledge of the reservoir. 2016. Novais, Maria Helena; Morais, Maria Manuela; Nunes, Susana; Rosado, Joana; Penha, Alexandra; Zavattieri, Amely; Potes, Miguel; Salgado, Rui. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/20480.
  16. Assessment of different Lippia sidoides genotypes regarding their acaricidal activity against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. Abstract The aim of this study was to select different genotypes of Lippia sidoides with the highest activity against larvae and engorged females of the tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. The germplasms studied were LSID006, LSID102, LSID103 and LSID104. The LSID104 genotype, that presented carvacrol as a major constituent, was the germplasm with the worst larvicide effect (LC50 2.99 mg/mL). 2016. Soares,Alexandra Martins dos Santos; Penha,Tatiane Aranha; Araújo,Sandra Alves de; Cruz,Elizangela Mércia Oliveira; Blank,Arie Fitzgerald; Costa-Junior,Livio Martins. http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612016000400401.
  17. Ecological assessment of Mediterranean reservoirs: Alqueva reservoir as a case study (Alentejo, Southern Portugal). Ecological assessment of Mediterranean reservoirs: Alqueva reservoir as a case study (Alentejo, Southern Portugal) Manuela Morais, Maria Helena Novais, Susana Nunes, Joana Rosado, Alexandra Penha, Amely Zavattieri, Miguel Potes & Rui Salgado Abstract The Mediterranean region, with almost 7% of the world population, has less than 3% of the world freshwater resources, and these are irregularly distr. 2015. Morais, Manuela; Novais, Maria Helena; Nunes, Susana; Rosado, Joana; Penha, Alexandra; Zavattieri, Amely; Potes, Miguel; Salgado, Rui. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/17834.
  18. ALqueva hydro-meteorological EXperiment (ALEX): first results of aquatic ecological assessment. The ALqueva hydro-meteorological EXperiment (ALEX) field campaign took place monthly during summer 2014 and consisted in in situ measurements and sampling of water and biological elements, collected from three fixed platforms placed in the lacustrine zone. This integrated overview, including meteorological, environmental and biological results contributes to improve the knowledge of the reservoir. 2015. Morais, Maria Manuela; Novais, Maria Helena; Nunes, Susana; Rosado, Joana; Penha, Alexandra; Zavattieri, Amely; Potes, Miguel; Salgado, Rui. http://www.apmg.pt/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/PROGRAMA_APMG2015.pdf.
  19. ALQUEVA HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL EXPERIMENT (ALEX): FIRST RESULTS OF AQUATIC ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT. The ALqueva hydro-meteorological EXperiment (ALEX) field campaign took place monthly during summer 2014 and consisted in in situ measurements and sampling of water and biological elements, collected from three fixed platforms placed in the lacustrine zone. This integrated overview, including meteorological, environmental and biological results contributes to improve the knowledge of the reservoir. 2015. APMG. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/17810.
  20. Monitoring cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in Alqueva Reservoir, Portugal. Alqueva is nowadays the most important water reservoir in Portugal. Additionally, it is becoming an important agronomic and touristic region. These facts bring the questions of the water quality use. During the Alqueva hydro-meteorological experiment (ALEX) campaign, the team of the Water Laboratory from the University of Évora investigated the biological quality indicators of the Alqueva water. A. 2015. Zavattieri, Maria Amely; Morais, Maria Manuela; Nunes, Susana; Penha, Alexandra; Caldeira, Ana Teresa; Martins, Maria do Rosário; Salgado, Rui. http://www.4cic2015.pro-insa.pt/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Livro-de-resumos-4%C2%BACIC2015.pdf.
  21. Interactions lake-atmosphere: The ALEX 2014 field campaign and numerical simulations. The ALqueva hydro-meteorological EXperiment, ALEX 2014, was an integrated field campaign with measurements of chemical, physical and biological parameters in water and air at different experimental sites in the region of the Alqueva reservoir, a 250 km2 man made lake, in the southeast of Portugal. The Field campaign took place from June 1 to September 30, 2014 and comprises an Intensive Observatio. 2015. Salgado, Rui; Potes, Miguel; Albino, André; Apolinário, João; Barbosa, Susana; Bárias, Samuel; Beliche, Paulo; et al. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277075557_INTERACTIONS_LAKE-ATMOSPHERE_THE_ALEX_2014_FIELD_CAMPAIGN_AND_NUMERICAL_SIMULATIONS.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/01/26 Screening for environmental allergens in indoor environment using molecular methods XXI SPB – National Congress of Biochemistry – Lifespan, Health and Metabolic diseases
University of Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2024 Airborne SARS-CoV-2 Detection in Outdoor Air Airborne SARS-CoV-2 Detection in Outdoor Air
University of Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2022/06 Airborne SARS-CoV-2 Detection in Outdoor Air EAACI Hybrid Congress
EAACI (Prague, Czech Republic)
2021/11/29 Proyecto ARCO - Investigación aplicada en la región de Alentejo para COVID-19: detección en aguas residuales RED CYTED-USCC. UNA SALUD EN IBEROAME´RICA Y EL CARIBE FRENTE AL CAMBIO CLIMA´TICO Y PÉRDIDA DE BIODIVERSIDAD
(Chile)
2021/11/29 Observações sobre a estrutura e dinâmica da comunidade fitoplanctônica e sua relação com a qualidade da água em cinco reservatórios de Santiago, Cabo Verde RED CYTED-USCC. UNA SALUD EN IBEROAME´RICA Y EL CARIBE FRENTE AL CAMBIO CLIMA´TICO Y PÉRDIDA DE BIODIVERSIDAD
(Santiago, Chile)
2021/10 Mites in House Dust from Three Cities in Portugal: A Molecular Identification XXI SPB – National Congress of Biochemistry – Tuning Biochemistry with life sciences and society
University of Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2017/10 Biological and physicochemical profiles of a large reservoir (Alqueva, Southern Portugal) 5th Workshop on Parameterization of Lakes in Numerical Weather Prediction and Climate Modelling
(Berlim, Germany)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/01 - Current Implementation of a sampling methodology for assessing the indoor air quality of the veterinary hospital
Supervisor of Diogo Dias
 Biologia Humana (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2024/01 - Current Molecular biology screening of bioaerosols in indoor air samples from different European countries
Co-supervisor of Leonor
 Biologia Humana (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2024/01 - Current Implementation of a low-cost methodology for the detection of bioaerosols by molecular biology
Supervisor of Carolina Cordeiro
 Biologia Humana (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/10/10 - 2022/10/15 BA 2022 - Basic Aerobiology Course Aerobiological observations: Molecular, immunological and cellular methods (2022/10/10 - 2022/10/15)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2010/07 - 2010/07 13th International Myopia Conference (2010/07 - 2010/07)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen , Germany

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/09 - Current European Researchers' Night - "CIÊNCIA PARA TOD@S – DO LABORATÓRIO PARA PRAÇA"
Festival
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2018/11 - Current European Researchers' Night - ALOP Project: Observation, forecasting and warning systems in the atmosphere and in Alentejo water reservoirs
Festival
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Methods and Techniques in Biomedicine Biomedical and Health Sciences (Licenciatura) Universidade de Évora Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
2022 - 2033 Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Biotecnologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Évora, Portugal