???global.info.a_carregar???
Sara de Jesus Dias Cardoso. Concluiu o(a) Doutoramento em Ciências Biológicas em 2019/05/06 pelo(a) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Mestrado em Bioinformática e Biologia Computacional em 2011/12/23 pelo(a) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Licenciatura em Biologia em 2009/07/10 pelo(a) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências. É Pós-doutorado no(a) University of Saint Joseph. Publicou 11 artigos em revistas especializadas. Possui 1 capítulo(s) de livros. Organizou 1 evento(s). Participou em 18 evento(s). Recebeu 2 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Participa e/ou participou como Bolseiro de Doutoramento em 1 projeto(s), Bolseiro de Iniciação Científica em 1 projeto(s), Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento em 3 projeto(s), Bolseiro de Técnico de Investigação em 1 projeto(s), Co-Investigador Responsável (Co-IR) em 1 projeto(s), Investigador em 1 projeto(s) e Investigador Pós-doutorado em 2 projeto(s). Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências Exatas com ênfase em Ciências da Computação e da Informação com ênfase em Bioinformática, Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Biologia das Ciências do Comportamento, Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Biologia Molecular e Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente com ênfase em Ciências do Ambiente. No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: Reproducible workflows; Data visualization; Multivariate statistics; Machine learning (introductory level); Genomics; Transcriptomics; Behavioural plasticity; Developmental plasticity; Neurosciences; Reproductive plasticity; Aggressive Behaviour; Target gene analysis; Genome assembly & annotation; Transcriptome assembly & annotation; Differential expressed gene analysis; CRISPR editing workflows; RT-PCR analysis; RNA extraction; DNA isolation; Primer/oligo design and optimization; In situ hybridization (ISH); High-throughput behavioural analysis; Raspberry Pi configuration; Raspberry Pi video recording; Field-work; Environmental toxicology; Oreochromis mossambicus; Hormones.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sara de Jesus Dias Cardoso

Citation names

  • Cardoso, Sara D.
  • SD Cardoso

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
991E-446C-750C
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1006-2323
Google Scholar ID
D0f40NAAAAAJ&hl
Researcher Id
H-1372-2012
Scopus Author Id
55889189700

Email addresses

  • sara.cardoso@usj.edu.mo (Professional)
  • sarajdcardoso@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • Institute of Science and Environment, University of Saint Joseph, Rua de Londres 106, 0000-000, Macau, Macau, Macau SAR China (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Bioinformatics
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Behavioural Sciences Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2013/03/01 - 2019/05/06
Concluded
Ciências Biológicas (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Ecologia Molecular
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"RNA- SEQ applied to the peacock blenny Salaria pavo: unveiling the gene networks and signalling pathways behind phenotypic plasticity in a litoral fish" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Muito Bom com Distinção e Louvor
2013 - 2013/06
Concluded
PADI Course Scuba Diving: Open Water Diver (Diploma de especialização)
Nautilus-Sub, Portugal
2013/05/20 - 2013/05/24
Concluded
Laboratory Aquatic Animal Science Course (Permit for Animal Experimentation under FELASA B Category) (Diploma de especialização)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2009/09 - 2011/12/23
Concluded
Bioinformática e Biologia Computacional (Mestrado)
Major in Bioinformática
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Microsatellite characterization and marker development from massive sequencing data of the blenny Salaria pavo" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
16
2006/09 - 2009/07/10
Concluded
Biologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Biologia Evolutiva e do Desenvolvimento
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2019/01/27 - Current Postdoc (Research) University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
University of Saint Joseph - Nape Campus, Macau SAR China
2013/03/01 - 2018/10/31 Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2020/02/12 - 2020/07/14 Assistant (University Teacher) University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
2018/02/26 - 2018/03/13 Visiting Professor (University Teacher) University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
2013/05 - 2013/05 Assistant (University Teacher) Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2018/05 - 2018/05 Investigador Visitante (Dr. Alison Wright's lab) European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Germany
The University of Sheffield Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, United Kingdom
2012/04/01 - 2012/12/31 Bolseiro de Técnico de Investigação Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigação, Portugal
2011/11 - 2012/02/29 Investigador Visitante (Dr. Alexander Goesmann's lab) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Universität Bielefeld Centrum für Biotechnologie, Germany
2010/03/01 - 2011/09/30 Bolseiro de Iniciação Científica Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/03/08 - 2024/04 Effects and risk analysis of microplastics in fish production
FDCT0001/2021/APD
Post-doc Fellow
University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
Fundo para o Desenvolvimento das Ciencias e da Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2021/12/31 Genomic mechanisms underlying aggression in the Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens
FDCT0003/2019/APD
Post-doc Fellow
University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
Fundo para o Desenvolvimento das Ciencias e da Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/03/01 - 2017/02/28 RNA-Seq applied to the peacock blenny Salaria pavo: unveiling the gene networks and signalling pathways behind phenotypic plasticity in a littoral fish
SFRH/BD/89072/2012
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/08 - 2024/05 FISHMUC - Bioactive properties of external mucus isolated from coastal fish of Macao and Portugal
MACAU/0003/2019
Post-doc
University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
Fundo para o Desenvolvimento das Ciencias e da Tecnologia

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/08/21 - 2024/04/30 PLASTIFISH: Methods, effects and risk analysis of microplastics in fish production
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China

Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Fundo para o Desenvolvimento das Ciencias e da Tecnologia

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020 - 2023 FISHSTRESS - Causes and consequences of the stress response in fish: environmental factors and transgenerational adaptation
Post-doc
University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
Fundo para o Desenvolvimento das Ciencias e da Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 FIGHT – Hormonal, pheromonal and genomic regulation of aggression in a fish model
Post-doc Fellow
University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
Fundo para o Desenvolvimento das Ciencias e da Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/06/01 - 2016/08/31 Mecanismos moleculares e implicações evolutivas da plasticidade social
EXCL/BIA-ANM/0549/2012
Researcher
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Unidade de Investigação em Eco-Etologia, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012/04/01 - 2012/12/31 COPEWELL: A new integrative framework for the study of fish welfare based on the concepts of allostasis, appraisal and coping styles
Research Technician Fellow
European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Concluded
2010/03/01 - 2011/09/30 Tácticas alternativas de reprodução em peixes teleósteos: o blenídeo-pavão Salaria pavo como modelo de estudo
PTDC/MAR/69749/2006
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Gonçalves, David; Fusani, Bianca; Cardoso, Sara D.; Canário, Adelino V.M.. "Hormones and sexual behavior of teleost fishes". In Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 1, 159-193. Elsevier, 2024.
    10.1016/b978-0-443-16009-7.00006-2
Conference paper
  1. Cardoso, Sara D.; Goncalves, David; Alexander Goesmann; Adelino V. M. Canário; Oliveira, Rui F.. "Brain transcriptome analysis of alternative reproductive tactics in a blenniid fish". Paper presented in The 35th Annual Meeting of the J.B. Johnston Club for Evolutionary Neuroscience and the 27th AnnualKarger Workshop in Evolutionary Neuroscience: Abstracts, Chicago, 2015.
    10.1159/000437240
Conference poster
  1. Cardoso, Sara D.; Lau, Ieng Hou; Goncalves, David. "Sex-specific differences in behaviour after exposure to microplastics in the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma (Poster no. 66)". Paper presented in Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) Meeting, 2024.
  2. Cardoso, Sara D.; Lau, Ieng Hou; Goncalves, David. "Behavioural changes after exposure to microplastics in the marine medaka Oryzias melastigma larvae and adults (Poster no. 41)". Paper presented in ASAB Spring Conference, 2024.
  3. Cardoso, Sara D.; Lau, Ieng Hou; Goncalves, David. "Exploring the ecological implications of micro and nanoplastics: a focus on fish as model organisms, methods, and differences in approaches (Poster no. 105)". Paper presented in Symposium on Environmental Science and Sustainable Technology, 2023.
  4. Cardoso, Sara D.; Ramos, Andreia; Goncalves, David. "Fighting behaviour in Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens): influence of gonadectomy on aggression and hormone levels (Poster no. 2.2)". Paper presented in Society of Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN) Meeting, 2023.
  5. Cardoso, Sara D.; Ramos, Andreia; Louro, Bruno; Canario, A. V. M.; Goncalves, David. "Neurogenomic response to aggression in females of the Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens (Poster no. F19)". Paper presented in International Society for Neuroethology (ICN) Meeting, 2022.
  6. Cardoso, Sara D.; Ramos, Andreia; Huawei, M.; Jianwen, Q.; Goncalves, David. "Selection for aggression changes brain expression patterns in male and female Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens (Poster no. 499.21)". Paper presented in Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting (SFN), 2019.
  7. Cardoso, Sara D.; Ramos, Andreia; Goncalves, David. "Unravelling the neurogenomic basis of aggression in males and females of the Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens (Poster no. A38)". Paper presented in Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) 10th Anniversary Meeting, 2019.
  8. Cardoso, Sara D.; Goncalves, David; Saraiva, João L.; Goesmann, Alexander; Canario, A. V. M.; Oliveira, Rui F.. "Transcriptomic architecture of reproductive plasticity: alternative reproductive tactics and sex-role reversal in the peacock blenny (Poster no. 3.04)". Paper presented in 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN), 2017.
  9. Cardoso, Sara D.; Saraiva, João L.; Goncalves, David; Oliveira, Rui F.. "Transcriptomic insights on the courtship behaviour plasticity in the peacock blenny Salaria pavo (Poster no. 7)". Paper presented in XIII Congress of Ethology of the Portuguese Society of Ethology (SPE), 2016.
  10. Cardoso, Sara D.; Goncalves, David; Goesmann, Alexander; Canario, A. V. M.; Oliveira, Rui F.. "Neurogenomics of alternative reproductive tactics in the blenniid fish Salaria pavo (Poster no. 718.05)". Paper presented in 45th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SFN), 2015.
  11. Cardoso, Sara D.; Goncalves, David; Goesmann, Alexander; Canario, A. V. M.; Oliveira, Rui F.. "Neurogenomics of alternative reproductive tactics in a blenniid fish (Poster no. 33)". Paper presented in XI Congress of Ethology of the Portuguese Society of Ethology (SPE), 2014.
  12. Cardoso, Sara D.; Costa, Silvia S.; Goncalves, David; Canario, A. V. M.; Goesmann, Alexander; Oliveira, Rui F.. "Neurogenomic and physiological mechanisms of adaptive behavioral plasticity in the peacock blenny (Poster no. 63)". Paper presented in Second Champalimaud Neuroscience Symposium (CNS), 2012.
  13. Cardoso, Sara D.; Oliveira, Rui F.; Canario, A. V. M.; Goncalves, David. "Microsatellite Characterization and Marker Development from Massive Sequencing Data of the Blenny Salaria pavo (Poster no. 56)". Paper presented in IX National Congress of Ethology of the Portuguese Society of Ethology, 2012.
Journal article
  1. Fusani, Bianca; Ramos, Andreia; Cardoso, Sara D.; Gonçalves, David. "Vasotocin and oxytocin modulation of the endocrine and behavioral response to an aggressive challenge in male Siamese fighting fish". Hormones and Behavior 171 (2025): 105728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2025.105728.
    10.1016/j.yhbeh.2025.105728
  2. Cardoso, Sara D.; Jiang, Chunxi; Sun, Lina; Zhang, Libin; Gonçalves, David. "Chromosome-level genome assembly of the highly-polymorphic peacock blenny (Salaria pavo)". Scientific Data 11 1 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04242-8.
    10.1038/s41597-024-04242-8
  3. Alex, Deepa; Cardoso, Sara D; Ramos, Andreia; Gonçalves, David. "Behavioral and endocrine responses to noninteractive live and video conspecifics in males of the Siamese fighting fish". Current Zoology 69 5 (2022): 568-577. https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoac078.
    10.1093/cz/zoac078
  4. Ramos, Andreia; Alex, Deepa; Cardoso, Sara D.; Gonçalves, David. "Androgens and corticosteroids increase in response to mirror images and interacting conspecifics in males of the Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens". Hormones and Behavior 132 (2021): 104991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.104991.
    10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.104991
  5. Félix, Ana S; Cardoso, Sara D; Roleira, António; Oliveira, Rui F. "Forebrain Transcriptional Response to Transient Changes in Circulating Androgens in a Cichlid Fish". G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics 10 6 (2020): 1971-1982. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.119.400947.
    10.1534/g3.119.400947
  6. Fan, Guangyi; Chan, Judy; Ma, Kailong; Yang, Binrui; Zhang, He; Yang, Xianwei; Shi, Chengcheng; et al. "Chromosome-level reference genome of the Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens, a model species for the study of aggression". GigaScience 7 11 (2018): https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giy087.
    10.1093/gigascience/giy087
  7. Cardoso, Sara D.; Gonçalves, David; Goesmann, Alexander; Canário, Adelino V. M.; Oliveira, Rui F.. "Temporal variation in brain transcriptome is associated with the expression of female mimicry as a sequential male alternative reproductive tactic in fish". Molecular Ecology 27 3 (2017): 789-803. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14408.
    10.1111/mec.14408
  8. Cardoso, Sara D.; Faustino, Ana I.; Costa, Silvia S.; Valério, Fábio; Gonçalves, David; Oliveira, Rui F.. "Social network predicts loss of fertilizations in nesting males of a fish with alternative reproductive tactics". acta ethologica 20 1 (2016): 59-68. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10211-016-0249-9.
    10.1007/s10211-016-0249-9
  9. Teles, Magda C.; Cardoso, Sara D.; Oliveira, Rui F.. "Social Plasticity Relies on Different Neuroplasticity Mechanisms across the Brain Social Decision-Making Network in Zebrafish". Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 10 (2016): https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00016.
    10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00016
  10. Cardoso, Sara D.; Teles, Magda C.; Oliveira, Rui F.. "Neurogenomic mechanisms of social plasticity". Journal of Experimental Biology 218 1 (2015): 140-149. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.106997.
    10.1242/jeb.106997
  11. Cardoso, Sara D.; Gonçalves, David; Robalo, Joana I.; Almada, Vitor C.; Canário, Adelino V.M.; Oliveira, Rui F.. "Efficient isolation of polymorphic microsatellites from high-throughput sequence data based on number of repeats". Marine Genomics 11 (2013): 11-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2013.04.002.
    10.1016/j.margen.2013.04.002
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "RNA-Seq applied to the peacock blenny Salaria pavo: unveiling the gene networks and signalling pathways behind phenotypic plasticity in a littoral fish". PhD, Universidade do Algarve, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/12728.
  2. "Microsatellite characterization and marker development from massive sequencing data of the blenny Salaria pavo". Master, Universidade de Lisboa, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/5774.

Other

Dataset
  1. Sara D. Cardoso; Lina Sun; Libin Zhang; David Goncalves. Chromosome-level genome assembly of the highly-polymorphic peacock blenny (Salaria pavo). https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.26854312.v1. 2024.
    10.6084/m9.figshare.26854312
Other output
  1. Hormone levels increase in response to video playback in the Siamese fighting fish. 2022. Alex, D.; Cardoso, S.D.; Ramos, A.; Gonçalves, D.. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85127421405&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1101/2022.02.20.481239
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020/12 Divergent neurogenomic response to aggression in male and female Siamese fighting fish Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) Winter 2020 Virtual meeting
Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
2020/10 Divergent neurogenomic response to aggression in male Betta splendens selected for fighting XVII Congress of Ethology of the Portuguese Society of Ethology (SPE)
Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Virtual meeting
2017/07 Alternative reproductive tactics and sex role reversal in the peacock blenny Salaria pavo, a transcriptomic analysis Behaviour 2017: joint meeting of the 35th International Ethological Conference (IEC) and the 2017 Summer Meeting of the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB)
Behaviour 2017 (Estoril Congress Center, Estoril, Portugal)
2017/04 Plastic sex roles in the peacock blenny Salaria pavo – a transcriptomic perspective Workshop Sex Role Evolution: Integrating Neural, Behavioural and Phylogenetic Approaches
Hungarian Academy of Sciences at Lake Balaton (Tihany, Hungary)
2015/10 Brain transcriptome analysis of alternative reproductive tactics in a blenniid fish The 35th Annual Meeting of the J.B. Johnston Club for Evolutionary Neuroscience and the 27th AnnualKarger Workshop in Evolutionary Neuroscience
J.B. Johnston Club for Evolutionary Neuroscience (Chicago, United States)
2015/10 Gene expression patterns associated with alternative reproductive tactics in the blenniid fish Salaria pavo XII Congress of Ethology of the Portuguese Society of Ethology (SPE)
ISPA-Instituto Universitário (Lisboa, Portugal)
2013/12 Paternity estimates for male alternative reproductive tactics in a blenniid fish IX Portuguese Evolutionary Biology Meeting
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) (Oeiras, Portugal)
2013/10 Social network and reproductive success in a species with alternative reproductive tactics X National Congress of Ethology of the Portuguese Society of Ethology (SPE)
Champalimaud Foundation (Lisboa, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2022/10/15 - 2022/10/18 Instructor at the workshop “Measuring Microplastics in the Coastal Environment” (2022/10/15 - 2022/10/18)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
University of Saint Joseph - Nape Campus, Macau SAR China

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/06/08 - 2023/06/09 FDCT-FCT project presentation "PlastiFish: Methods, effects and risk analysis of microplastics in fish production"
Symposium
Macao-Portugal Science Cooperation Symposium
Association for Scientific Cooperation (ASCMAC), Macau SAR China
2022/06/05 - 2022/06/05 Invited speaker at the World Environment Day “Only One Earth”
Symposium
World Environment Day “Only One Earth” Symposium
University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China

British Chamber of Commerce in Macao, Macau SAR China
2022/04/02 - 2022/04/02 Volunteer scientist at the Institute of Science and Environment (ISE-USJ) Open Day
Other
Institute of Science and Environment (ISE-USJ) Open Day
University of Saint Joseph - Nape Campus, Macau SAR China
2019/04/13 - 2019/04/13 Volunteer scientist at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Open Day
Other
University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Open Day
University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
2016/10/01 - 2016/10/01 Volunteer scientist at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) Open Day
Other
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) Open Day
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2015/05/15 - 2015/05/16 Volunteer scientist at ‘Belém Art Fest’ on behalf of IGC
Exhibition
Belém Art Fest
Republica Portuguesa Direção-Geral do Património Cultural, Portugal

Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Portugal
2015/05 - 2015/05 Participant in the "Automated and reproducible analysis of NGS data" course
Workshop
The Gulbenkian Training Programme in Bioinformatics
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2014/10/11 - 2014/10/11 Volunteer scientist at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) Open Day
Other
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) Open Day
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2014/09 - 2014/09 Participant in the "Advanced Biostatistics for Bioinformatics Tool Users (using R)" course
Workshop
The Gulbenkian Training Programme in Bioinformatics
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2013/10 - 2013/10 Participant in the "Whole Exome Sequencing and RNA-seq Data Analysis" course
Workshop
The Gulbenkian Training Programme in Bioinformatics
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2013/06 - 2013/06 Participant in the "Bioinformatics using Python for Biologists" course
Workshop
The Gulbenkian Training Programme in Bioinformatics
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2013/05 - 2013/05 Participant in the "Data Analysis using R" course
Workshop
Advanced Training Program
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Oceanografia, Portugal
2012/11 - 2012/11 Participant in the "Behavioural and Neuroanatomical Neuroscience" workshop
Workshop
NORDFORSK Behavioural Fish Neuroscience Network (BiFiNe)
Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
2012/11 - 2012/11 Participant in the "Analysis of High-Throughput Sequencing Data" course
Workshop
EMBO Practical Course
European Bioinformatics Institute, United Kingdom
2012/07/18 - 2012/07/18 Volunteer scientist at ISPA-Instituto Universitário ‘Biology Olympiads’
Other
Biology Olympiads
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2011/10 - 2011/10 Participant in the "Pathway Analysis and Modelling of Biological Networks" course
Workshop
The Gulbenkian Training Programme in Bioinformatics
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2011/10 - 2011/10 Participant in the "RNA Bioinformatics" course
Workshop
The Gulbenkian Training Programme in Bioinformatics
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2010/03 - 2010/03 Participant in the "Introductory Bioinformatics" course The Gulbenkian Training Programme in Bioinformatics
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023 Neuronal Mechanisms of Behavioral Plasticity in the Peacock Blenny Salaria Pavo
Thesis Member
Pedro Cachapa Vieira (PhD)
University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2017/01/01 - Current Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) Ordinary Member
2018/01/01 - 2023/12/31 European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB) Regular membership

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2020/04/01 - 2024/07/31 Member of the Scientific Council at the Institute of Science and Environment (ISE-USJ)
Member
University of Saint Joseph - Nape Campus, Macau SAR China
2019/12/16 - 2021/06/30 Member of the University of Saint Joseph's Senate, representing the full-time researcher staff
Member
University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/06/18 - 2020/07/14 Teaching assistant in "Methods and Techniques for Quantitative Research" Doctoral Programme in Science (Doctor) University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
2020/02/12 - 2020/03/02 Co-teacher in "Research Methods and Data Analysis" Master of Environmental Sciences and Management (Master) University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
2018/02/26 - 2018/03/13 Instructor of the “Introductory Statistics using R” course. Planned and taught a short 30-hour course in basic R scripting applied to the life sciences. Lifelong Learning Programme (Postgraduate Certificate) University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
2013 - 2013 Teaching assistant in "Laboratory Techniques" course Biologia (Licenciatura) Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2022/04 From purifying polluted water to finding solutions in sludge, local universities are playing a leading role in Macao’s sustainability movement. Macao Magazine
Distinctions

Award

2023 BNU Best Poster Award at the Symposium on Environmental Science and Sustainable Technology (ESST23)
University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China

Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macau SAR China
2018 Godfrey Hewitt Mobility Award
European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Germany