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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Rita Lopes
Date of birth
1989/02/20
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Lopes, Ana Rita
  • Lopes, A.R.
  • Lopes, A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
611A-674E-B9CD
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3992-0715
Researcher Id
H-3227-2014
Scopus Author Id
55895278700

Email addresses

  • arlopes@ciencias.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
  • arlopes@ciencias.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Reproductive Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Developmental Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Behavioural Sciences Biology
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Climatic Research

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/01/23 - 2024/01/24
Concluded
 Pedagogical Training Petabyte da Pedagogia (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2023/01/04 - 2023/01/05
Concluded
 Pedagogical Training in “Educational Maturity - emotional and cognitive sustainability for teachers and students in the use of active and innovative methodologies" (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/12/16 - 2019/12/20
Concluded
 Laboratory Aquatic Animal Science Course (CAL-AQUA) (Outros)
Major in Approved
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2019/03/27 - 2019/03/28
Concluded
 Handling and transport of live marine animals (Outros)
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal
2014/04/01 - 2018/11/29
Concluded
 Marine Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Impact of climate change and contamination in the oxidative stress response of marine organisms" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Distinção e Louvor por Unanimidade, Summa Cum Laude
2016/04/29 - 2016/05/11
Concluded
 Advanced Course in Chemical, Biological and Statistical Considerations for Ocean Acidification Experiments (Outros)
University of Tasmania Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Australia
2016/04/29 - 2016/05/11
Concluded
 Advanced Course in Multiple Stressors and Marine Biota (Outros)
University of Tasmania Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Australia
2016/03/02 - 2016/03/03
Concluded
 Generalized Linear Models 2 and 3 (Outros)
Startfactor, Portugal
2015/12/21 - 2015/12/22
Concluded
 Generalized Linear Models 1 (Outros)
Startfactor, Portugal
2015/12/13 - 2015/12/19
Concluded
 Advanced Course in Marine Evolution under Climate Change (Outros)
Centre for Marine Evolutionary Biology (CeMEB), Sweden
2015/09/17 - 2015/09/18
Concluded
 Introduction to R (Outros)
Startfactor, Portugal
2014/07/20 - 2014/07/21
Concluded
 Practical Course in Phylogeography (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014/07/01 - 2014/07/03
Concluded
 Three day Proteomic Course: From 2DE to Protein identification by Mass Spectrometry (Outros)
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2010 - 2012
Concluded
 Marine Ecology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Heat tolerance limits and physiological responses to climate warming in shrimps from different tidal habitats and latitudinal regions " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16 (Very Good)
2007 - 2010
Concluded
 Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Aquaculture and Fisheries Field (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/08/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2020/07/31 Researcher (Research) ISPA - Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2019/01/01 - 2019/04/30 Postdoc (Research) FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/11/02 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/01/29 - 2025/06/27 Maternity Leave Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/10/12 - 2022/05/01 Maternity Leave Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/05/01 - 2019/09/30 Trainer and Scientific Contributor Fundação Oceano Azul, Portugal
2018/07/01 - 2018/12/31 Research Technitian FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
2014/05/01 - 2018/11/29 PhD student Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025/06/01 - Current Under Pressure: Evaluating the Impacts of Climate Change and Pollution on Marine Symbiotic Relationships
1293552427
Principal investigator
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Comissão Nacional da UNESCO (CNU)

L'Oréal Portugal
Ongoing
2023/03 - 2023/12 Integrating eco-physiology into species distribution models to forecast the effects of future ocean warming and oxygen depletion on fish larvae dynamics: Tools for science-based advice
n/a
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
Concluded
2014/04 - 2018/11 Impact of climate change and contamination in the oxidative stress response of marine organisms
SFRH/BD/97070/2013
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - Current MARE - Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
UID/MAR/04292/2019
Researcher
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/02/01 - 2026/07/31 MicroToxFish - Global warming and ability of microplastics to act as vector for contaminants in fish early life stages: Within and transgenerational effects
2022.04136.PTDC
Principal investigator
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/08/01 - 2026/07/31 Acclimation and adaptation of marine fishes under complex future ocean conditions
CEECIND/00067/2018
Principal investigator
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 ARNET - Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network
LA/P/0069/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0069/2020
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente
UIDB/04292/2020
10.54499/UIDB/04292/2020
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente ULisboa, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2022/01/03 - 2024/01/02 FUTURELARVAE - Integrating physiological responses into species distribution models to forecast the effects of future ocean warming and oxygen depletion on fish larvae dynamics
101038057
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions

EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation

Horizon Europe
Concluded
2019/10/01 - 2023 NextGen - Potential for multiGENerational acclimation of fishes to ocean warming and acidification
PTDC/CTA-AMB/31532/2017
Researcher
ISPA - Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019 - 2020 Transfish - Transgenerational acclimation of temperate fish species to climate change
PTDC/BIA-BMA/28647/2017
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/11/01 - 2019/04/01 Evotox - Evolution of harmful algae blooms under ocean acidification and the cascading effects on coastal food-web dynamics
PTDC/BIA-BMA/28317/2017
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/06/18 - 2018/12/31 Climatoxeel - Combined effects of global climate change and neurotoxicants on the early ontogeny of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla)
PTDC/AAG-GLO/3795/2014
Research Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Almeida, João; Faria, Ana M.; Laura, Ribeiro; Castanho, Sara; Candeias-Mendes, Ana; Pousão-Ferreira, Pedro; Lopes, Ana Rita. Corresponding author: Lopes, Ana Rita. "Effects of warming on metabolism, risk-assessment and agonistic behaviors in early life stages of gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata". Paper presented in XX Congress of the Portuguese Ethological Society 2023, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  2. Rodrigues, Diana; Lopes, Ana Rita; Matos, Beatriz; Bramatti, Isabella; Diniz, Mário; João Paulo Noronha; Martins, Marta; et al. Corresponding author: Rodrigues, Diana. "Assessing the effects of nonylphenol and microplastics in Sparus aurata L., 1758 larvae: prey ingestion and dermal uptake pathways". Paper presented in 46th Larval Fish Conference, Lisbon, 2023.
  3. André R A Lima; Booms, Emily M.; Lopes, Ana Rita; Martins-Cardoso, Sara; Sara C. Novais; Laura Ribeiro; Castanho, Sara; et al. "Multiple responses of fish larvae to heat and hypoxia as interacting stressors: acclimation potential to extreme conditions". Paper presented in 46th Larval Fish Conference, Lisboa, 2023.
    Published
  4. Faria, Ana M.; Almeida, João; Ribeiro, Laura; Castanho, Sara; Candeias-Mendes, Ana; Pousão-Ferreira, Pedro. "Effects of exposure to elevated temperature and different food levels on the escape response and metabolism of early life stages of white seabream, Diplodus sargus". Paper presented in 45th Larval Fish Conference, 2022.
    Published
  5. Almeida, João; Lopes, Ana Rita; Laura, Ribeiro; Faria, Ana M.. "Effects of acute and long-term exposure to warming on the escape response and aerobic scope of white seabream". Paper presented in 44th Larval Fish Conference, 2021.
    Published
  6. Lopes, Ana Rita; Figueiredo, Cátia; Sampaio, Eduardo; Diniz, Mário; Rosa, Rui; Grilo, Tiago Fernandes. "Celular and oxidative stress response of the European glass eel ( Anguilla anguilla ) to ocean warming and acidification.". Paper presented in CHEERS - Global changes in estuarine and coastal systems: innovative approaches and assessment tools, 2019.
    Published
  7. Figueiredo, Cátia; Lopes, Ana Rita; Carvalho, Francisco; Pinto, Eduarda; Lopes, Clara; Diniz, Mário; CAETANO, MIGUEL; Grilo, Tiago Fernandes; Raimundo, Joana. "Lanthanum accumulation, elimination and lipid and DND damage in glass eels ( Anguilla anguilla ) under a warming scenario". Paper presented in CHEERS - Global changes in estuarine and coastal systems: innovative approaches and assessment tools, 2019.
    Published
  8. Santos, Catarina P; Pegado, Maria Rita; Pimentel, Marta S.; Paulo, MS; Lopes, Ana Rita; Pinto, Eduarda; Cyrne, Ricardo; et al. "Effects of ocean acidification in the neuroanatomic development of an oviparous shark: a 3D perspective". Paper presented in VII Congress of Ichthyology SIBIC 2018, 2018.
    Published
  9. Lopes, Ana Rita; Sampaio, Eduardo; Couto, Ana; Pegado, Maria Rita; Diniz, Mário; Munday, Philip L.; Rummer, Jodie L.; Rosa, Rui. "Absence of cellular damage in tropical newly hatched sharks ( Chiloscyllium plagiosum ) under ocean acidification conditions". Paper presented in VII Congress of Ichthyology SIBIC 2018, 2018.
    Published
  10. Figueiredo, Cátia; Baptista, Miguel; Rosa, Inês C.; Lopes, Ana Rita; Dionísio, Gisela; Rocha, Rui J.M.; Cruz, IC; et al. "3D chemoecology and chemotaxonomy of corals using fatty acid biomarkers: Latitude, longitude and depth.". Paper presented in Blue Symposium Sponges, Corals and the World, 2017.
  11. Lopes, Ana Rita; Pimentel, Marta; Rosa, Inês C.; Faleiro, Filipa; Trubenbach, Katja; Repolho, T.; Diniz, Mário; Rosa, Rui. "Impact of ocean warming and acidification on the octocoral Veretillum cynomorium .". Paper presented in 4th International Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 World, 2016.
    Published
  12. Lopes, Ana Rita; Rosa, Inês; Faleiro, Filipa; Narciso, Luis; Repolho, Tiago; Rosa, Rui. "Ecophysiology of intertidal Palaemon shrimps: who will suffer the most with global warming?". Paper presented in ASLO, 2015.
    Published
  13. Lopes, Vanessa M.; Lopes, Ana Rita; Costa, Pedro; Rosa, Rui. "Cephalopods as vectors of harmful algal bloom toxins in marine food webs". Paper presented in World Congress of Malacology, 2013.
  14. Pires, Vanessa; Pimentel, Marta S.; Baptista, Miguel; Faleiro, Filipa; Lopes, Vanessa; Lopes, Ana Rita; Narciso, Luis; Rosa, Rui. "Impact of global warming on the spawning success and embryogenesis of a specialised soft coral-feeding nudibranch, Armina maculata". Paper presented in World Congress of Malacology, 2013.
    Published
  15. Repolho, Tiago; Pimentel, Marta; Trubenbach, Katia; Boavida-Portugal, Joana; Faleiro, Filipa; Madeira, Vanessa; Baptista, Miguel; et al. "Synergistic effects of ocean acidification and warming in squid early ontogeny: evidence for severe biological impairments". Paper presented in Simpósio de Ciências Marinhas 2013, 2013.
    Published
  16. Lopes, Ana Rita; Neves, Manuel; Faleiro, Filipa; Pimentel, Marta; Trubenbach, Katia; Narciso, Luis; Diniz, Mário; Rosa, Rui. "Tropical and temperate ( Lysmata ) shrimps in a warming ocean: a physiological and biochemical comparison". Paper presented in VII Simpósio sobre a Margem Ibérica Atlântica - MIA12, 2012.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Almeida, João; Lopes, Ana Rita; Sara castanho; Pousão-Ferreira, Pedro; Laura Ribeiro; Faria, Ana M.. "Effect of temperature on routine behavior in early life stages of gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata". Paper presented in 46th Larval Fish Conference, 2023.
  2. Lopes, Ana Rita; Cátia Alexandra Figueiredo; Pinto, Eduarda; Carvalho, Franscisco; Mário Emanuel Campos de Sousa Diniz; Rui Afonso Bairrão da Rosa; Tiago F. Grilo. "Differential tissue accumulation, elimination and oxidative stress response of the European glass eel (Anguilla anguilla) under carbamazepine exposure at different salinity regimes". Paper presented in CHEERS - Global changes in estuarine and coastal systems: innovative approaches and assessment tools, 2019.
  3. Eduarda Pinto; Lopes, Ana Rita; Cátia Alexandra Alves Figueiredo; Francisco Carvalho; Mário Diniz; Rui Rosa; Tiago F. Grilo. "Cellular and oxidative stress response of the European glass eel (Anguilla anguilla) under carbamazepine exposure at different salinity regimes". Paper presented in CHEERS - Global changes in estuarine and coastal systems: innovative approaches and assessment tools, 2019.
  4. Dionísio, Gisela; Santos, Catarina; Cyrne, Ricardo; Mariana Hinzmann; Duarte, Bernardo; Lopes, Ana Rita; Vanessa M. Lopes; et al. "Giant Clams in a Changing Ocean: Effects of Ocean Warming and Acidification on a Solar-powered Bivalve". Paper presented in 4th International Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 World, 2016.
  5. Repolho, T.; Dionísio, Gisela; Lopes, Ana Rita; Tiago F. Grilo; José Ricardo Paula; Ricardo Calado; Duarte, Bernardo; Isabel Caçador; Rui Afonso Bairrão da Rosa. "Seagrass fitness under ocean warming and acidification". Paper presented in 4th International Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 world, 2016.
  6. Rui Afonso Bairrão da Rosa; Lopes, Ana Rita; Inês C. Rosa; Filipa Faleiro; José Ricardo Paula; Tiago Repolho. "Are intertidal shrimps more vulnerable to global warming than subtidal ones?". Paper presented in 3rd International Symposium: Effects of Climate change on the World's Ocean, 2015.
  7. Paula, J.R.; Rosa, R.; Lopes, Ana Rita; Pimentel, M.; Faleiro, F.; Baptista, Miguel; Trübenbach, K.; et al. "Cleaning stations in a changing ocean.". Paper presented in CeMBE Advanced Course on Marine Evolution under climate change., 2014.
  8. Rosa, Rui; Lopes, Ana Rita; Pimentel, Marta; Faleiro, Filipa; Baptista, Miguel; Trubenbach, Katia; Narciso, Luis; et al. "Ocean cleaning stations under a changing climate: biological responses of tropical and temperate fish-cleaner shrimp to global warming". Paper presented in World Research and Innovation Congress, 2014.
  9. Vanessa Pires; Silva, Marta Cristina Silva Pimentel da ; Miguel Simões Nabais de Nogueira Baptista; Vanessa M. Lopes; Lopes, Ana Rita; Luis Narciso; Rui Afonso Bairrão da Rosa. "Mating aggregations in intertidal nudibranchs (Dendrodoris herytra and D. limbata)". Paper presented in World Congress of Malacology, 2013.
Journal article
  1. Almeida, João Carlos; Costa, Ana Beatriz; Ozkan, Buzenur; Martins-Cardoso, Sara; Maulvault, Ana Luísa; Pousão-Ferreira, Pedro; Ribeiro, Laura; et al. "Thermal performance of early stages of Sparus aurata integrating body condition, behavior and physiological responses". Scientific Reports 15 1 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-22781-x.
    Published • 10.1038/s41598-025-22781-x
  2. Almeida, João; Lima, A. R. A.; Faria, Ana Margarida; Lopes, Ana Rita. Corresponding author: Lopes, Ana Rita. "Sand smelt larvae's resilience to hypoxia and implications for thermal tolerance". Science of The Total Environment (2024): 174969. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174969.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174969
  3. Lima, André R.A.; Lopes, Ana Rita; Martins-Cardoso, Sara; Moutinho, Ariana B.; Lemos, Marco F.L.; Novais, Sara C.; Faria, Ana M.. "Integrated behavioural and physiological responses of sand smelt larvae to the effects of warming and hypoxia as combined stressors". Marine Environmental Research 199 (2024): 106609. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106609.
    Published • 10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106609
  4. Lima, André R.A.; Booms, Emily M.; Lopes, Ana Rita; Martins-Cardoso, Sara; Novais, Sara C.; Lemos, Marco F.L.; Ribeiro, Laura; et al. "Early life stage mechanisms of an active fish species to cope with ocean warming and hypoxia as interacting stressors". Environmental Pollution 341 (2024): 122989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122989.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122989
  5. Lopes, Ana F.; Murdoch, Robyn; Martins-Cardoso, Sara; Madeira, Carolina; Costa, Pedro M.; Félix, Ana S.; Oliveira, Rui F.; et al. "Differential Effects of Food Restriction and Warming in the Two-Spotted Goby: Impaired Reproductive Performance and Stressed Offspring". Fishes 7 4 (2022): 194. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fishes7040194.
    10.3390/fishes7040194
  6. Almeida, J.; Lopes, Ana Rita; Ribeiro, L.; Castanho, S.; Mendes, A.; Pousão-Ferreira, P.; Faria, A.. "Effects of exposure to elevated temperature and different food levels on the escape response and metabolism of early life stages of white seabream, Diplodus sargus". Conservation Physiology 10 1 (2022):
    Published • 10.1093/conphys/coac023
  7. Figueiredo, Cátia; Grilo, Tiago F.; Lopes, Ana Rita; Lopes, Clara; Brito, Pedro; Caetano, Miguel; Raimundo, Joana. "Differential tissue accumulation in the invasive Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, under two environmentally relevant lanthanum concentrations". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 194 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09666-y.
    Published • 10.1007/s10661-021-09666-y
  8. Lopes, Ana Rita; Figueiredo, Cátia; Sampaio, Eduardo; Diniz, Mário; Rosa, Rui; Grilo, Tiago F.. Corresponding author: Lopes, Ana Rita. "Impaired antioxidant defenses and DNA damage in the European glass eel (Anguilla anguilla) exposed to ocean warming and acidification". Science of The Total Environment 774 (2021): 145499. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145499.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145499
  9. Figueiredo, Cátia; Raimundo, Joana; Lopes, Ana Rita; Lopes, Clara; Rosa, Nuno; Brito, Pedro; Diniz, Mário; Caetano, Miguel; Grilo, Tiago F.. "Warming enhances lanthanum accumulation and toxicity promoting cellular damage in glass eels (Anguilla anguilla)". Environmental Research 191 (2020): 110051. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110051.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110051
  10. Pegado, Maria Rita; Santos, Catarina; Couto, Ana; Pinto, Eduarda; Lopes, Ana Rita; Diniz, Mário; Rosa, Rui. "Reduced impact of ocean acidification on growth and swimming performance of newly hatched tropical sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum)". Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 51 6 (2019): 347-357. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10236244.2019.1590120.
    Published • 10.1080/10236244.2019.1590120
  11. Rosa, Rui; Santos, Catarina; Lopes, Ana Rita; Baptista, Miguel; Sampaio, Eduardo; Rosa, Inês C.; Repolho, Tiago. "Stenophagy as a Pathway for the Occurrence of Unique Coral Fatty Acid Biomarkers in Higher Branches of the Marine Tree of Life: The Nudibranch Armina maculata Case". Ocean Science Journal 54 2 (2019): 297-305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12601-019-0004-z.
    Published • 10.1007/s12601-019-0004-z
  12. Lopes, Ana Rita; Borges, Francisco Oliveira; Figueiredo, Cátia; Sampaio, Eduardo; Diniz, Mário; Rosa, Rui; Grilo, Tiago Fernandes. Corresponding author: Lopes, Ana Rita. "Transgenerational exposure to ocean acidification induces biochemical distress in a keystone amphipod species (Gammarus locusta)". Environmental Research 170 (2019): 168-177. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.12.040.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envres.2018.12.040
  13. Dionísio, Gisela; Faleiro, Filipa; Bispo, Regina; Lopes, Ana Rita; Cruz, Sónia; Paula, José Ricardo; Repolho, Tiago; Calado, Ricardo; Rosa, Rui. "Distinct Bleaching Resilience of Photosynthetic Plastid-Bearing Mollusks Under Thermal Stress and High CO2 Conditions". Frontiers in Physiology 9 (2018): 1675. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.01675.
    Published • 10.3389/fphys.2018.01675
  14. Lopes, Ana Rita; Faleiro, Filipa; Rosa, Inês C.; Pimentel, Marta S.; Trubenbach, Katja; Repolho, Tiago; Diniz, Mário; Rosa, Rui. Corresponding author: Lopes, Ana Rita. "Physiological resilience of a temperate soft coral to ocean warming and acidification". Cell Stress and Chaperones 23 5 (2018): 1093-1100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12192-018-0919-9.
    Published • 10.1007/s12192-018-0919-9
  15. Grilo, Tiago F.; Lopes, Ana Rita; Sampaio, Eduardo; Rosa, Rui; Cardoso, Patrícia G.. "Sex differences in oxidative stress responses of tropical topshells (Trochus histrio) to increased temperature and high pCO2". Marine Pollution Bulletin 131 (2018): 252-259. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.04.031.
    Published • 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.04.031
  16. Rosa, Inês C.; Rocha, Rui J.M.; Cruz, Igor; Lopes, Ana Rita; Menezes, Natália; Bandarra, Narcisa; Kikuchi, Ruy; et al. "Effect of tidal environment on the trophic balance of mixotrophic hexacorals using biochemical profile and photochemical performance as indicators". Marine Environmental Research 135 (2018): 55-62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.01.018.
    Published • 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.01.018
  17. Lopes, Ana Rita; Sampaio, Eduardo; Santos, Catarina; Couto, Ana; Pegado, Maria Rita; Diniz, Mário; Munday, Philip L.; Rummer, Jodie L.; Rosa, Rui. Corresponding author: Lopes, Ana Rita. "Absence of cellular damage in tropical newly hatched sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) under ocean acidification conditions". Cell Stress and Chaperones 23 5 (2018): 837-846. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12192-018-0892-3.
    Published • 10.1007/s12192-018-0892-3
  18. Lopes, Ana Rita; Sampaio, Eduardo; Francisco, Sofia; Paula, Jose R.; Pimentel, Marta; Maulvault, Ana L.; Repolho, Tiago; et al. Corresponding author: Lopes, Ana Rita. "Ocean acidification dampens physiological stress response to warming and contamination in a commercially-important fish (Argyrosomus regius)". Science of The Total Environment 618 (2018): 388-398. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.059.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.059
  19. Jesus, Tiago F.; Rosa, Inês C.; Repolho, Tiago; Lopes, Ana Rita; Pimentel, Marta S.; Almeida-Val, Vera M.F.; Coelho, Maria M.; Rosa, Rui. "Different ecophysiological responses of freshwater fish to warming and acidification". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 216 (2018): 34-41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.11.007.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.11.007
  20. Cardoso, Patricia G.; Grilo, Tiago F.; Dionísio, Gisela; Aurélio, Maria; Lopes, Ana Rita; Pereira, Ricardo; Pacheco, Mário; Rosa, Rui. "Short-term effects of increased temperature and lowered pH on a temperate grazer-seaweed interaction ( Littorina obtusata/Ascophyllum nodosum )". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 197 (2017): 35-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2017.08.007.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecss.2017.08.007
  21. Repolho, Tiago; Duarte, Bernardo; Dionísio, Gisela; Paula, José Ricardo; Lopes, Ana Rita; Rosa, Inês C.; Grilo, Tiago F.; et al. "Seagrass ecophysiological performance under ocean warming and acidification". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): 41443. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep41443.
    Published • 10.1038/srep41443
  22. Figueiredo, Cátia; Baptista, Miguel; Rosa, Inês C.; Lopes, Ana Rita; Dionísio, Gisela; Rocha, Rui J.M.; Cruz, Igor C.S.; et al. "3D chemoecology and chemotaxonomy of corals using fatty acid biomarkers: Latitude, longitude and depth". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 70 (2017): 35-42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2016.10.016.
    Published • 10.1016/j.bse.2016.10.016
  23. Rosa, Inês C.; Rocha, Rui J. M.; Lopes, Ana Rita; Cruz, Igor C. S.; Calado, Ricardo; Bandarra, Narcisa; Kikuchi, Ruy K.; et al. "Impact of air exposure on the photobiology and biochemical profile of an aggressive intertidal competitor, the zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum". Marine Biology 163 11 (2016): 222. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-3002-z.
    Published • 10.1007/s00227-016-3002-z
  24. Lopes, Ana Rita; Baptista, Miguel; Rosa, Inês C.; Dionísio, Gisela; Gomes-Pereira, José; Paula, José Ricardo; Figueiredo, Cátia; et al. Corresponding author: Lopes, Ana Rita. "Gone with the wind: Fatty acid biomarkers and chemotaxonomy of stranded pleustonic hydrozoans (Velella velella and Physalia physalis)". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 66 (2016): 297-306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2016.03.016.
    Published • 10.1016/j.bse.2016.03.016
  25. Rosa, Rui; Ricardo Paula, José; Sampaio, Eduardo; Pimentel, Marta; Lopes, Ana Rita; Baptista, Miguel; Guerreiro, Miguel; et al. "Neuro-oxidative damage and aerobic potential loss of sharks under elevated CO2 and warming". Marine Biology 163 5 (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-2898-7.
    Published • 10.1007/s00227-016-2898-7
  26. Faleiro, Filipa; Pimentel, Marta; Pegado, Maria Rita; Bispo, Regina; Lopes, Ana Rita; Diniz, Mário S.; Rosa, Rui. "Small pelagics in a changing ocean: biological responses of sardine early stages to warming". Conservation Physiology 4 1 (2016): cow017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/conphys/cow017.
    Published • 10.1093/conphys/cow017
  27. Rosa, Rui; Lopes, Ana Rita; Pimentel, Marta; Faleiro, Filipa; Baptista, Miguel; Trübenbach, Katja; Narciso, Luis; et al. "Ocean cleaning stations under a changing climate: biological responses of tropical and temperate fish-cleaner shrimp to global warming". Global Change Biology 20 10 (2014): 3068-3079. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12621.
    Published • 10.1111/gcb.12621
  28. Lopes, Ana Rita; Trübenbach, Katja; Teixeira, Tatiana; Lopes, Vanessa M.; Pires, Vanessa; Baptista, Miguel; Repolho, Tiago; et al. Corresponding author: Lopes, Ana Rita. "Oxidative stress in deep scattering layers: Heat shock response and antioxidant enzymes activities of myctophid fishes thriving in oxygen minimum zones". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 82 (2013): 10-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2013.07.014.
    Published • 10.1016/j.dsr.2013.07.014
  29. Repolho, Tiago; Baptista, Miguel; Pimentel, Marta S.; Dionísio, Gisela; Trübenbach, Katja; Lopes, Vanessa M.; Lopes, Ana Rita; et al. "Developmental and physiological challenges of octopus (Octopus vulgaris) early life stages under ocean warming". Journal of Comparative Physiology B 184 1 (2013): 55-64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00360-013-0783-y.
    Published • 10.1007/s00360-013-0783-y
  30. Lopes, Vanessa; Lopes, Ana Rita; Costa, Pedro; Rosa, Rui. "Cephalopods as Vectors of Harmful Algal Bloom Toxins in Marine Food Webs". Marine Drugs 11 9 (2013): 3381-3409. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md11093381.
    Published • 10.3390/md11093381
  31. Aurélio, Maria; Faleiro, Filipa; Lopes, Vanessa M.; Pires, Vanessa; Lopes, Ana Rita; Pimentel, Marta S.; Repolho, Tiago; et al. "Physiological and behavioral responses of temperate seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus) to environmental warming". Marine Biology 160 10 (2013): 2663-2670. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-013-2259-8.
    Published • 10.1007/s00227-013-2259-8
Newsletter article
  1. Almeida, João; Faria, Ana M.; Laura Ribeiro; Maulvault, Ana Luísa; Pousão-Ferreira, Pedro; Martins-Cardoso, Sara ; Lopes, Ana Rita. Corresponding author: Almeida, João. "Thermal performance curves of early stages of Sparus aurata using a holistic approach: condition, behavior and physiology", Stages, 2025
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Lopes, Ana Rita. "Impacts of climate change and contamination in the oxidative stress response of marine organisms". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2018.
  2. Lopes, Ana Rita. "Heat tolerance limits and physiological responses to climate warming in shrimps from different tidal habitats and latitudinal regions". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2012.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/06/03 SOS Oceano: Peixes, Poluição e Alterações Climáticas Kids Dive Summit’s, Sintra
Mardive
2024/05/27 Alterações Climáticas e Poluição do Oceano Kids Dive Summit’s, Cascais
Mardive
2024/05/24 Alterações Climáticas e Poluição do Oceano
Agrupamento de Escolas de Santa Maria dos Olivais, Escola Secundária António Damásio
2024/03/21 Alterações Climáticas e Poluição do Oceano: Desafios e Soluções Conversas com Ciência - Literacia do Oceano
Clubes Ciência Viva na Escola
2023/12/07 Effects of warming on metabolism, risk-assessment and agonistic behaviors in early life stages of gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata XX Congress of the Portuguese Ethological Society
Portuguese Ethological Society (Vila do Conde, Portugal)
2023/05/08 Multiple responses of fish larvae to heat and hypoxia as interacting stressors: acclimation potential to extreme conditions 46th Larval Fish Conference
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/05/08 Assessing the effects of nonylphenol and microplastics in Sparus aurata L., 1758 larvae: prey ingestion and dermal uptake pathways 46th LARVAL FISH CONFERENCE 2023
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/08/31 Effects of exposure to elevated temperature and diferente food levels on the escape response and metabolism of early life stages of white seabream, Diplodus sargus 45th Larval Fish Conference
(San Diego, United States)
2021/06/13 Effects of acute and long-term exposure to warming on the escape response and aerobic scope of white seabream 44th Larval Fish Conference
2020/11/27 Life in the Oceans of the Future Noite Europeia dos Investigadores
2020/07/02 Effects of high temperature and food availability on a temperate reef fish Quintas do MARE (Research Centre Lectures)
Marine and Environmental Science Centre (Online, Portugal)
2020/01/15 Climate Change Explained for Kids Climate Change Workshop
Agrupamento de Escolas Matilde Rosa Araújo (São Domingos de Rana, Portugal)
2019/11/18 Impact of climate change and contamination in the oxidative stress response of marine organisms Ciclo de Conferências
ISPA - Instituto Universitário (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/11/06 Celular and oxidative stress response of the European glass eel (Anguilla anguilla) to ocean warming and acidification Global changes in estuarine and coastal systems: innovative approaches and assessment tools
CHEERS (Bordeaux, France)
2019/11 Lanthanum accumulation, elimination and lipid and DNA damage in glass eels (Anguilla anguilla) under a warming scenario Global changes in estuarine and coastal systems: innovative approaches and assessment tools
CHEERS (Bourdeux, France)
2018/06 Absence of cellular damage in tropical newly hatched sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) under ocean acidification conditions VII Iberian Congress of Ichthyology
SIBIC (Faro, Portugal)
2018 Effects of ocean acidification on the neuroanatomic development of an oviparous shark: a 3D perspective VII Iberian Congress of Icthyology
SIBIC (Faro, Portugal)
2017/03 3D chemoecology and chemotaxonomy of corals using fatty acid biomarkers: Latitude, longitude and depth Blue Symposium Sponges, Corals and the World
(Costa Brava, Spain)
2016/05/03 Impact of ocean warming and acidification on the octocoral Veretillum cynomorium 4th International Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 world
(Hobart, Australia)
2015/02/22 Ecophysiology of intertidal Palaemon shrimps: who will suffer the most with global warming? ASLO
(Granada, Spain)
2013/07 Cephalopods as vectors of harmful algal blooms toxins in marine food webs World Congress of Malacology
(Azores, Portugal)
2013/07 Impact of global warming on the spawning success and embryogenesis of a specialized soft coral-feeding nudibranch, Armina maculata World Congress of Malacology
(Azores, Portugal)
2013 Synergistic effects of ocean acidification and warming in squid early ontogeny: evidence for severe biological impairments Simpósio de Ciências Marinhas
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2012/12/16 Tropical and temperate (Lysmata) shrimps in a warming ocean: a physiological and biochemical comparison VII Simpósio sobre a Margem Ibérica Atlântica
(Lisboa, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2026/01/01 - Current Thermal performance curves of mutualistic interactions
Supervisor of Eleni Kyriazopoulou
 Marine Biology (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2023/09 - Current Temperature and Venlafaxine effects on gilthead seabream behaviour
Supervisor of André Jesus
 Biologia Marinha e Conservação (Master)
ISPA - Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2022/09 - Current Ocean Warming and Hypoxia effects on fish early life stages
Supervisor of João Almeida
 Biologia do Comportamento (PhD)
ISPA - Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/11/21 Investigating the impacts of microplastics and venlafaxine contamination on fish physiology and behaviour
Supervisor of Neuza Fonseca
 Ecologia Marinha (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/01/01 - 2021/12/15 Effects of exposure to elevated temperature and different food levels on the escape response and metabolism of early life stages of white seabream, Diplodus sargus
Co-supervisor of João Carlos Gil Almeida
 Master Degree In Marine Biology and Conservation (Master)
ISPA - Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2020/01/01 - 2021/08/02 Effects of warming ocean temperature on growth and metabolism of the two spotted goby, Gobiusculus flavescens, juveniles
Co-supervisor of Line Vatne Martinsen
 Master of Science in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea) (Master)
Universiteit Gent, Belgium

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/02/13 - Current Round Table on "O Mar na Ciência e na Literatura" with 10th grade students
Round table
 O Mar na Ciência e na Literatura

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023 Effect of temperature on broadnosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle, behaviour, body condition, and survival
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Leonor Miranda (Master)
ISPA - Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024 - Current Mardive Association President of General Assembly

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Effective member of the Associated Laboratory ARNET (Aquatic Research Network)
Member
 ARNET, Portugal
2022 - Current Member of the Department of Animal Biology of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon
Member
 Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014 - Current Member of the Scientific Council of MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre
Member
 Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente ULisboa, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2025/11/18 - Current Climate Change and Pollution: Challenges for Marine Life (Mestrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/09 - Current Animal Physiology Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/09 - Current Physiology Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/09 - Current Nutrition and Health Biologia Humana e Ambiente (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/09 - Current Stress Biology Biologia Humana e Ambiente (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/03/22 - 2024/03/19 Aerobic scope measurements in fishes: from theory to practice (Mestrado) ISPA - Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2026/01/14 Ana Rita Lopes ganhou uma Medalha de Honra L’Oréal para estudar relações de simbiose e servir de inspiração a outras cientistas Ciências ULisboa
2025/12/12 Quatro investigadoras portuguesas distinguidas por projetos na saúde e no ambiente SIC
2025/06/25 Ana Rita Lopes distinguida com Medalha para Mulheres na Ciência Jornal de Leiria
2025/06/02 Medalhas de Honra L’Oréal Reconhecem e Apoiam Novas Talentos Femininos na Ciência em Portugal Notícias Portugal Online
2025/05/29 Estas quatro cientistas fazem a diferença e foram premiadas Activa
2025/05/28 L’Oréal premeia quatro mulheres cientistas em Portugal Executiva Online
2025/05/27 Da biodiversidade marinha aos tumores cerebrais: os projetos que distinguem mulheres cientistas em Portugal Diário de Notícias
2025/05/27 L’Oreal Portugal e FCT distinguem quatro investigadoras e atribuem bolsa de 15 mil euros Forbes Portugal
2025/05/27 L’Oreal Portugal e FCT distinguem quatro investigadoras e atribuem bolsa de 15 mil euros Sapo
2025/05/27 Tumores cerebrais, sustentabilidade e poluição marinha vencem prémios Mulheres na Ciência Jornal de Notícias
2025/05/27 Bolsas Mulheres na Ciência distinguem trabalhos na saúde e na conservação dos oceanos Público
2025/05/27 L’Oréal distingue quatro investigadoras com Medalhas de Honra “Mulheres na Ciência” Marketeer

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2026/03/04 - Current ScienceCast - Uma conversa com Ciência O que acontece aos peixes costeiros quando o oceano muda?
2025/11/04 - Current Imagens de Marca Beleza que dá voz à ciência
2025/06/02 - Current RTP Online Cientista portuguesa premiada por estudo sobre o calor no oceano
2025/05/27 - Current TSF Programa da Manhã. Noticiário das 08h

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/08 - Current Marine Pollution Frontiers in Marine Science
2022/04 - Current Oxidative Stress in Fishes and Molluscs (SI) Fishes

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2026/03/01 - Current Guided Study in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology Madalena Parreira
2026/03/01 - Current Guided Study in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology Sara Firmo
2026/01/03 - Current Project in Biology Raquel Garcia
2026 - Current MicroToxFish internship Leonor Marcelino
2024 - Current MicroToxFish Internship Madalena Ribeiro
2023 - Current Supervision of Research Technician under the MicroToxFish project Beatriz Costa
2023 - Current Supervision of Research Technician under the MicroToxFish project Buzenur Ozkran
2025 - 2026 MicroToxFish internship Ana Pedroso
2025 - 2026 MicroToxFish internship Constança Madrugo
2023 - 2023 MicroToxFish Internship Joana Vieira
2023 - 2023 Research Practics in Human Biology and Environment Sara Pereira
2023 - 2023 Research Practics in Human Biology and Environment Laura Veríssimo
2023 - 2023 Research Practics in Human Biology and Environment Margarida Martins
2023 - 2023 Research Practics in Human Biology and Environment Rita Rosário
2019/06 - 2019/09 First grade teachers Trainer Firt grade teachers
2019/06 - 2019/08 Marine educator at Lisbon Oceanarium 3-6 years old children
Distinctions

Award

2024 Portugal Medals of Honor For Women in Science
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

L'Oréal Portugal, Portugal

Comissão Nacional da UNESCO (CNU), Portugal
2016 Travel grant to participate in the 4th International Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 World
2016 Participation in Advanced Course in Marine Evolution under Climate Change
2013 PhD Grant (SFRH/BD/97070/2013) - Impact of climate change and contamination in the oxidative stress response of marine organisms
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Other distinction

2019 Junior Researcher Contract (CEECIND/00067/2018) under the FCT Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal