Curriculum Vitae
GUILHERME DUARTE FERREIRA
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- GUILHERME DUARTE FERREIRA
- Date of birth
- 1994/12/20
- Gender
- Male
Citation names
- Ferreira, Guilherme
- Ferreira, G.D.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- D017-9023-9519
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-0010-4558
Email addresses
- guilherme.ferreira@ipleiria.pt (Professional)
- guilhermedferreira@outlook.pt (Personal)
Telephones
- Mobile phone
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- (+351) 912434757 (Personal)
Addresses
- Campus 4, Rua do Conhecimento, nº 4, 2520-614, Peniche, Peniche, Portugal (Professional)
- Estrada Nacional 114, nº73, Coimbrã, 2525-403, Atouguia da Baleia, Peniche, Portugal (Personal)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
| Spanish; Castilian | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Proficiency (C2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
| French | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2023/12/20 - 2023/12/20
Concluded
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Exploring Generative AI (Outros)
Major in Distance Learning Unit
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
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2023/12/13 - 2023/12/13
Concluded
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Training Course of Marine Litter Prevention through Science Literacy (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Approved |
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2023/10/12 - 2023/10/12
Concluded
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The development of Virtual Learning Environments (Outros)
Major in Interinstitutional Pedagogical Development Workshops
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal |
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2023/10/11 - 2023/10/11
Concluded
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Flipped Classroom and the Group Leader – Student Accountability in Learning (Outros)
Major in Interinstitutional Pedagogical Development Workshops
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal |
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2023/01/17 - 2023/06/06
Concluded
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DEMOLA Co-creation Process and Facilitation training (Postgraduate Certificate)
Demola Global, Finland
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100/100 |
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2023/06/04 - 2023/06/04
Concluded
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WK01 Science of Science Communication Workshop (Licence)
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, United States
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2023/04/03 - 2023/04/05
Concluded
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Introduction to Cetaceans (Outros)
Associação para a Investigação do Meio Marinho, Portugal
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2022/10/27 - 2022/10/27
Concluded
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How to create a website to showcase your work (Licence)
Unleash your PhD, United States
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2022/10/26 - 2022/10/26
Concluded
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Why PowerPoint is the best tool for sharing your work (Licence)
Unleash your PhD, United States
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2022/10/24 - 2022/10/24
Concluded
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How to design a stunning graphical abstract (Licence)
Unleash your PhD, United States
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2022/08/23 - 2022/08/23
Concluded
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How to get published in high-ranking journals without lacking structure in the writing process (Licence)
Researchers’ Writing Academy, United Kingdom
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2022/07/21 - 2022/07/21
Concluded
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From plan to published (Licence)
Animate Your Science, Australia
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2018/03/15 - 2021/10/28
Concluded
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Biology (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in Marine Biology
Kobenhavns Universitet det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet, Denmark
"Feeding in mixoplankton: from the lack of a standardized field technique to the impact of abiotic factors" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Approved |
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2021/10/11 - 2021/10/21
Concluded
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Systematic Literature Review with EndNote (Pós-Graduação)
GADES Training, Portugal
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Approved |
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2021/06/22 - 2021/06/22
Concluded
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Developing Science Communication Skills (Licence)
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, United States
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2019/11/03 - 2019/11/06
Concluded
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Marine Field Techniques including field sampling and analysis, mesocosm construction & usage and data analysis (Postgraduate
Certificate)
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Greece
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Approved |
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2019/09/13 - 2019/09/13
Concluded
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Introduction to University Pedagogy Team 1 English Spoken (Postgraduate Certificate)
Kobenhavns Universitet det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet, Denmark
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Approved |
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2019/07/08 - 2019/07/12
Concluded
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Living Oceans and Climate Change' 19 - Ocean Acidification and Biomarine Resources (Pós-Graduação)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
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19/20 |
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2019/05/13 - 2019/05/14
Concluded
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Environmental Management & Policy Making (Postgraduate Certificate)
Kobenhavns Universitet det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet, Denmark
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Approved |
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2019/04/09 - 2019/04/09
Concluded
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Responsible Conduct of Research (generic course) (Postgraduate Certificate)
Kobenhavns Universitet det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet, Denmark
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Approved |
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2018/11/14 - 2018/11/16
Concluded
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Social Engagement and Outreach (Postgraduate Certificate)
University College of Swansea, United Kingdom
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Approved |
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2018/05/28 - 2018/06/01
Concluded
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Protist culture and isolation, System Dynamics and Ecosystem Modelling, and Social Outreach (Postgraduate Certificate)
Kobenhavns Universitet det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet, Denmark
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Approved |
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2018/04/16 - 2018/04/20
Concluded
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Professional Development Skills, Public Engagement, Systems Dynamics Modelling and Molecular Techniques (Postgraduate Certificate)
Station Biologique de Roscoff, France
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Approved |
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2015/09 - 2018/01/08
Concluded
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Marine Resources Biotechnology (Mestrado)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
"Assessing marine copepods´ biomass from unsorted field samples - a molecular approach" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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19/20 |
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2017/08/19 - 2017/08/26
Concluded
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Physical Chemical and Biological Coupling in the Pelagic (Postgraduate Certificate)
Göteborgs Universitet, Sweden
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Approved |
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2016/05/30 - 2016/06/03
Concluded
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Advanced Course on Biomarkers (Pós-Graduação)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
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Approved |
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2012/09 - 2015/07/13
Concluded
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Marine Biology and Biotechnology (Licenciatura)
Major in Aquacultura
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
"A novel protocol for the laboratory rearing of the mysid species Mesopodopsis slabberi (Van Beneden, 1861)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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19/20 |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2024/10/01 - Current | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal |
| Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal | ||
| 2018/03/15 - 2021/03/16 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain |
| Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain |
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/02/28 - 2024/07/31 | Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) | Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal |
| Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal |
Projects
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/10/01 - 2030/10 | Evaluating the role of phago-mixotrophy in the upwelling-dominated Portuguese coast: food webs interactions through molecular
biology.
2023.09369.CEECIND
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2018/03/15 - 2021/09/30 | MixITiN - Bringing the paradigm for marine pelagic production into the 21st century; incorporating mixotrophy into mainstream
marine research
766327
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Cardiff University School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, United Kingdom
Kobenhavns Universitet det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet, Denmark Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain Station Biologique de Roscoff, France Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Germany Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Greece Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Deltares, Netherlands |
EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Concluded
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/04/01 - 2025/12/31 | Embalagem do Futuro® | + ECOLÓGICA + DIGITAL + INCLUSIVA
02/C05-i01/2022
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal
VANGEST - ENGENHARIA FINANCEIRA E GESTÃO S.A, Portugal CIMRL - Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Leiria, Portugal NERLEI - Associação Empresarial da Região de Leiria Câmara de Comércio e Indústria, Portugal Innovation Services SA, Portugal |
Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP
Ongoing
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| 2020/08/01 - 2023/08/01 | add-value to ORCHards through thE full valoriSaTion of macRoalgAe
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-070155
Researcher
CAMPOTEC IN - Conservação e Transformação de Hortofrutícolas, S.A., Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização Concluded
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| 2016/07/01 - 2018/01/08 | JELLYFISHERIES .: Abordagem integrada para a previsão do impacto de organismos gelatinosos em ecossistemas marinhos costeiros
LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-016772
Master Student Fellow
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
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Governo da República Portuguesa
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Book chapter |
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| Conference paper |
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| Conference poster |
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| Edited book |
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| Journal article |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2023/06/06 | Acknowledging mixoplankton within dilution grazing experiments | ASLO 2023 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (Palma de Mallorca, Spain)
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| 2021/06/23 | The effect of short-term temperature changes on key physiological processes of mixotrophic and heterotrophic protist grazers | ASLO 2021 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (Online, Spain)
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| 2021/01/21 | Top down control of marine protists by mixoplankton | International Conference on Mixoplankton 2021
MixoHUB (Online, United Kingdom)
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| 2019/10/30 | Top down control of marine protists by mixoplankton | MixITiN Symposium
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (Heraklion, Greece)
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Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2024/09/16 - 2025/09/01 | Stable transformation in mixotrophic dinoflagellates - a pilot study
Supervisor of Mafalda Almeida
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Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal |
| 2024/06/03 - 2024/10/03 | Molecular ecology – from plastic to plankton
Supervisor of Andrea Sale
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Molecular Biology (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal
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| 2022/04/26 - 2022/07/26 | Ensaio agudo com Ampicilina, em Tetraselmis chui e Rhodomonas lens
Supervisor of Edgar Baptista
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Biologia Marinha e Biotecnologia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
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| 2022/04/26 - 2022/07/12 | Bactérias com resistências a antimicrobianos isoladas em plásticos marinhos da costa de Peniche
Supervisor of Victoria Pérez
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Biologia Marinha e Biotecnologia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
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| 2017/04/01 - 2017/07/20 | Resposta funcional de Phyllorhiza punctata
Co-supervisor of Leonardo Alexandre Ricardo
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Biologia Marinha e Biotecnologia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/02/21 - 2024/04/13 | Dissemination: Cycle of Alumni Talks. As a committee member for promoting and disseminating the formative offer of the Polytechnic
of Leiria, I assisted in the organization of a cycle of informal talks given by alumni. The goal was to engage younger generations
in various career opportunities within Academia and Industry. These talks were always organized in an informal venue, to promote
a closer connection between the speaker and the listeners. (2024/02/21 - 2024/04/13)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2024/06/01 - 2024/06/01 | Dissemination: "Os vizinhos invisíveis da orca Mare". This activity was included in the event "Há Festa no Parque, 10º Edition",
organized by Mafra's city hall. The activity targeted 4-13-year-old children and involved the creation of 5 different games
related to the oceanic microbiota such as bacteria, fungi and microalgae.
Other
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Há Festa no Parque
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal
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| 2024/04/18 - 2024/04/19 | Dissemination: "Marine macroplastics: a source of antibiotic-resistant bacteria" (general public). This activity was included
in the event "Ocean Open Day 2024". I was responsible for an activity where people learned how to inoculate bacteria on agar
plates and techniques for loading an agarose gel for electrophoresis. We also showed genetically engineered bacteria capable
of producing fluorescence and explained its uses in modern science.
Other
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Ocean Open Day 2024
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
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| 2024/01/18 - 2024/01/18 | Dissemination: Visit to the High School "Josefa de Óbidos" (12-15 year old students). As a member of the task force created
by the Polytechnic of Leiria to disseminate its course offer to potential future students, I helped plan and organise this
visit. In particular, I prepared two activities concerning Biotechnology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, namely media
inoculation techniques and agarose gel loading for electrophoresis. I also designed an online interactive quiz for students
to play.
Exhibition
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Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
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| 2023/11/24 - 2023/11/24 | Dissemination: 1st edition of MARE-IPLeiria Open Day (general public). I was responsible for an activity where people had
to look through a microscope to see various microalgae and dinoflagellate species, each with a different colour, shape and
motility pattern.
Other
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MARE Open Day
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal
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| 2023/09/04 - 2023/09/09 | Dissemination: 13th edition of the Summer Academy Semana Tanto Mar (15-18 year old students). I was involved in tutoring teenagers
in the nuances of the planktonic world. I was responsible for teaching them how to use a microscope and how to distinguish
various species of microalgae and dinoflagellates.
Other
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13th edition of the Summer Academy Semana Tanto Mar
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
Fórum Estudante, Portugal |
| 2022/04/01 - 2022/06/29 | The Poliempreende entrepenurial competition comprises both a regional and a national phase. In the regional phase, the Polytechnic
of Leiria organized a series of initiatives, including awareness sessions for entrepreneurship, creativity/innovation, and
idea generation, workshops to enhance business plan development and mentoring sessions. The winning project (1st place) at
the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria then competed at the national level with the winners selected from the other partner institutions
in the network.
Round table
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Poliempreende 2022
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
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| 2020/06/01 - 2020/06/01 | Dissemination: A year to remember! (blog for the general public)
Other
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MixITiN written blog series
MixoHUB, United Kingdom
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| 2019/11 - 2019/11 | Dissemination: Open Doors 2019 at the Centre Mediterrani d'Investigacions Marines i Ambientals (CSIC) (14-18 year old students)
Workshop
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Open Doors 2019 at the Centre Mediterrani d'Investigacions Marines i Ambientals (CSIC)
Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain
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| 2019/09 - 2019/09 | Dissemination: The dark side of the ocean (PhD students). I presented information on Harmful Algal Blooms in a didactic and
interactive way to make people aware of their importance in the environment and their consequences on industry, namely aquaculture.
Seminar
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Introduction to University Pedagogy (PhD course)
Kobenhavns Universitet det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet, Denmark
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| 2019/04/01 - 2019/04/01 | Dissemination: It is time to put everything in the right box! (blog for the general public)
Other
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MixITiN written blog series
MixoHUB, United Kingdom
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| 2018/11/21 - 2018/11/21 | Dissemination: Microscopy and simple Ecological Models (7 to 15 year-old students)
Workshop
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MixITiN Outreach Events
University College of Swansea, United Kingdom
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| 2018/09/27 - 2018/09/27 | Dissemination: MixITiN: Mixotrophy and implications for food web dynamics (general public). This activity was a part of the
MSCA Researchers' Night 2018 in Barcelona. Our bench had mixotrophic cultures for observation under the microscope, a poster,
and a Q&A session at the end.
Workshop
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MSCA Researchers' Night 2018. Who is who in European Science
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain |
| 2018/06/15 - 2018/06/15 | Dissemination: Microscopy and simple Ecological Models (17 to 21 year-old students)
Workshop
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MixITiN Outreach Events
Kobenhavns Universitet det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet, Denmark
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| 2017/05/17 - 2017/05/17 | Dissemination: Genética e Biologia Marinha (14-15 year old students)
Seminar
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Vamos ouvir para melhor decidir
Colégio de Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Portugal
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| 2017/02/10 - 2017/02/10 | Dissemination: Ocean Open Day (16 -18 year old students)
Workshop
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Ocean Open Day 2017
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
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| 2016/05/20 - 2016/05/20 | Dissemination: Genética e Biologia Marinha (14-15 year old students)
Seminar
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Vamos ouvir para melhor decidir
Colégio de Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Portugal
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Ad Hoc journal article review
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/02/12 - 2023/06/20 | PLoS One (1932-6203) | PLOS |
| 2022/07/27 - 2022/10/14 | BMC Ecology and Evolution (2730-7182) | Springer Nature |
| 2022/04/05 - 2022/05/22 | Scientific Reports (2045-2322) | Springer Nature |
| 2022/01/12 - 2022/03/04 | PeerJ (2167-8359) | PeerJ |
Committee member
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/12/05 - Current | Member of the committee for the promotion and dissemination of the courses offered by the Polytechnic of Leiria - School of
Tourism and Maritime Technology. My functions include planning and organising visits to/from High Schools, as well as creating
activities that showcase the scientific courses offered by the Polytechnic, namely Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Food
Engineering.
Member
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Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal |
| 2023/04/17 - Current | Committee member of the Scientific Council of the MARE-Polytechnic of Leiria
Member
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Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal |
| 2023/04/19 - 2024/04/10 | Committee member of the Academic Council of the Polytechnic of Leiria as a representative of the non-career professors hired
by the School of Tourism and Maritime Technology
Member
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Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal |
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/02/28 - 2024/07/31 | Marine Vertebrates: this course is integrated into the 1st year of the Marine Biology Degree and aims to provide students with knowledge about the biology, adaptive characteristics, biodiversity, and evolution of vertebrates, with special emphasis on marine animals. To achieve this, the course conducts classes in laboratory and field environments involving various organisms, with a focus on bony and cartilaginous fishes, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. | Biologia Marinha (Licenciatura) | Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal |
| 2024/06/03 - 2024/06/07 | 2nd Advanced course on microalgae and auxiliary cultures production: this advanced course is meant for Master and PhD students who want to improve their skills on microalgae cultivation and use. It focused on various aspects ranging from maintaining simple aseptic conditions, to nutritional value estimation, molecular biology and bioinformatics. I specifically taught molecular biology and bioinformatics. | Specialized Advanced Course (Pós-Graduação) | Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal |
| 2023/09/14 - 2024/02/10 | General Biochemistry: this course is integrated into the 2nd year of the Marine Biology Degree where competencies are acquired in understanding the molecular properties of the main classes of biomolecules, the relationship between their structure and function, and introductory concepts of cellular metabolism. | Biologia Marinha (Licenciatura) | Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal |
| 2023/09/14 - 2024/02/10 | Introduction to Marine Biotechnology: this course is integrated into the 2nd year of the Marine Biology Degree and allows for the exploration and recognition of the importance that biotechnology currently holds in the field of marine resources and its various areas of operation. In particular, it emphasizes the importance of the industrial sector, methodologies in bioprospecting, the production of bioactive compounds in microorganisms, marine algae, enzymes for food processing, pharmaceutical products, biomaterials, biofertilizers and GMOs. | Biologia Marinha (Licenciatura) | Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal |
| 2022/09/01 - 2023/02/27 | Cellular Biology: this course is integrated into the 1st year of the Marine Biology Degree, and aims to provide students with a general understanding of the fundamental concepts of Biology. Therefore, the core contents include cellular biology, establishing connections between the structure (cytology) and function (physiology) of various cellular components, as well as their operation, communication, reproduction, and cellular regulation. | Biologia Marinha (Licenciatura) | Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal |
| 2022/09/01 - 2023/02/27 | Marine Invertebrates: this course is integrated into the 1st year of the Marine Biology Degree and imparts basic knowledge about various life forms, particularly invertebrate organisms, to students in the Marine Biology program. This knowledge is essential for the education of a biologist, forming the basis of their expertise in performing different tasks and services in their future professional life. To achieve this, the course conducts classes in laboratory and field environments involving organisms from different phyla. | Biologia Marinha (Licenciatura) | Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal |
| 2022/02/28 - 2022/08/31 | Pollution and Ecotoxicology: this course is integrated into the 2nd year of the Marine Biology and Biotechnology Degree and aims to convey concepts related to the negative impacts of pollution on marine ecosystems It describes the diversity and categories of pollutants/contaminants and their respective effects on biological populations. To achieve this, the course addresses the topic of ecotoxicology in the context of marine ecosystems in the laboratory, based on the analysis and discussion of case studies. | Biologia Marinha e Biotecnologia (Licenciatura) | Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal |
| 2022/02/28 - 2022/07/31 | Laboratory Techniques II: this course is integrated into the Marine Biology and Biotechnology Degree and aims to apply and develop the theoretical foundations acquired in the Chemistry course. The goal is to program chemical analyses, both classical and instrumental. To achieve this, the course conducts laboratory classes where various protocols are developed, focusing on techniques such as titration, chromatography, or the isolation of organic compounds, for example. | Biologia Marinha e Biotecnologia (Licenciatura) | Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/04/01 - 2023/07/05 | Maintenance of the microalgae culture collection at CETEMARES | Diogo Teles |
Scientific expedition
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/04/01 - 2019/06/30 | 3 months at Copenhagen University: as a part of my PhD, I conducted a short-term research stay at the University of Copenhagen. The objective was to learn how to measure photosynthesis using radioisotopes, fluorescent algae manipulation, and how to conduct temperature experiments. | Københavns Universitet, Denmark |
| 2018/06/01 - 2018/08/01 | 2 months at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research: as a part of my PhD, I conducted a short-term research stay at the the HCMR in Crete. The objective was to learn how to identify planktonic species (dinoflagellates and ciliates) and to learn to to account for mixotrophy in field samples. | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Greece |
| 2015/06/15 - 2015/08/15 | 2 months at the University of Gothenburg: after finishing my BSc and before staring the MSc, I conducted a short-term research stay at the Sven-Lóven Centre for Marine Research in Fiskebäckskil, Sweden. This stay was funded by the ERASMUS+ internship scholarship. The objective was to learn how to measure planktonic biomasses (different trophic levels) in the field. | Göteborgs universitet Institutionen för marina vetenskaper, Sweden |
Distinctions
Award
| 2015 | Yearly Scholarship of Merit - 1st place
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
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| 2014 | Yearly Scholarship of Merit - 1st place
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
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| 2013 | Yearly Scholarship of Merit - 1st place
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
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Other distinction
| 2023 | 3rd place - Ocean Hackathon 8 (Peniche challenge)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
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