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I earned my PhD from ICBAS, University of Porto, in 2013 through a mixed FCT fellowship between Portugal and Norway. Since then, my focus has been on studying plant responses to environmental constraints and investigating the molecular interactions between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to enhance tolerance to external stresses. Currently based at the University of Évora (UE), I am a part of the Molecular Biology Lab (MED/UE), collaborating with researchers with diverse expertise in studying plant molecular mechanisms under stress, including epigenetics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics responses. My research primarily revolves around wet lab epigenetics and bioinformatic analysis of high-throughput sequencing data from plants and AMF. In 2013, I participated in the IAPP-Marie Curie Action (AGRO-AMF-AOX, 533 942), which focused on identifying polymorphisms in stress-related genes in AMF isolates of different origins. From 2016 to January 2019, I was a post-doctoral researcher funded by FCT, contributing to the Portugal (Alentejo) 2020 project aimed at improving pasture production in acid soils in montado. Our findings highlighted the impact of manganese stress on wheat bioprotection and molecular responses altered by root colonization with various AMF communities. I collaborate with researchers from various labs including Plant Virology, Plant Mycology, Soil Microbiology and Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Lab, at MED/UE, LEAF/Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), University of Lisbon, and Institut de Recerca I Tecnologia Agroalimentàries IRTA, Spain. I have contributed to several projects, including "A new phenotyping tool calorespirometry and novel molecular markers to assess the effectiveness of mycorrhizal fungi in improving heat and drought tolerance in vineyards" (PTDC/AGRPRO/0676/2014), "Olive fly management through symbiosis-based strategies: looking for Trojan horse candidates" (PTDC/ASP-PLA/030650/2017), and "Molecular basis of resistance/susceptibility of Vitis vinifera L. to wood infection by fungal trunk pathogens in Alentejo region" (funded by MED - 2020). Additionally, I led an exploratory project funded by MED/UE on the epigenetics of wheat-AMF symbiosis under Mn stress, with a paper currently in preparation. From February 2019 to August 2024, I held a contracted researcher position at MED, UE. Since September 2024, I am an Assistant Researcher at MED, UE under a contract awarded through FCT’s highly competitive 2023 Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus. I am (co)author of 30 published articles/book chapters mostly in Q1 and have an h-index of 14 (Scopus). I am Guest Editor for the Research Topic “Revolutionizing Plant Phenotyping: From Single Cells to Systems” on Frontiers in Plant Science, and for the Special Issue "Advancing Mycorrhizal Research for Promoting Plant Growth Under Abiotic Stress" on International Journal of Molecular Sciences. I serve as a Reviewer Editor for the section “Plant Symbiotic Interactions” in Frontiers in Plant Science. Since 2019 I lecture on the UCs Melhoramento e Biotecnologia Vegetal (Master in Agronomics) and Plant Biotechnology (Degree in Biotechnology), at the UE. Since 2023 I also lecture on the UCs Medical Genetics and Experimental Models in Biomedicine (Degree in Biomedical Sciences) at the UE. I currently co-supervise 1 PhD student and one bachelor student.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria Catarina Murteira Rico dos Santos Campos

Citation names

  • Campos, Maria
  • Catarina Campos

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E017-6E72-BD21
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5347-1338
Researcher Id
O-7518-2018

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Plant Breeding and Plant Protection

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2008/10 - 2013/11/29
Concluded
 Ciências Biomédicas (Doutoramento)
Major in Molecular Biology and Epigenetics
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Thermal epigenetic regulation of muscle growth and development in the Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis, Kaup)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado com Distinção
2005 - 2007/12/17
Concluded
 Biologia e Ecologia do Litoral Marinho (Mestrado)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Activity and feeding behaviour of the Lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom
1998 - 2003/12/18
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Especificidade de nodulação de estirpes de rizóbio de grão-de-bico." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/09/01 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2024/08/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2019/01/31 Postdoc (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2015/04 - 2015/10 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/07 - 2024/07 Epigenomic selection of wheat-AMF symbiotic relation under manganese stress
MED 2023
Principal investigator
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas
Ongoing
2016/01/01 - 2019/01/31 Molecular basis of host-AMF specificity and induced Mn-tolerance in wheat.
SFRH/BPD/108734/2015
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008/10 - 2012/09 Thermal epigenetic regulation of muscle growth and development in the Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis Kaup, 1858).
SFRH / BD / 43633 / 2008
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2016/09/01 - 2019/12/31 Improving pasture production in acid soils in montado: chemical and biological approach
ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000039
Post-doc
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2013/01/03 - 2015/10/13 Tracing natural DcAOX1a gene polymorphism for efficient functional marker identification
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/COMPETE/124465/PT
Research Fellow
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/10/01 - 2015/03/31 Calorespirometry as an innovative tool to test arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal functionality under temperature stress
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/COMPETE/134349/PT
Research Fellow
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/04/01 - 2014/05/31 A functional marker of commercial AMF isolates for sustainable agriculture
251464_AGRO-AMF-AOX
Other
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022/11 - Current Vine and Wine Portugal - Agenda Mobilizadora: Driving Sustainable Growth Through Smart Innovation
Ref. C644866286-00000011
Paricipant in SubProject Proposal 8.1 – BioGrapeSustain: Use of grapevine and microbiome diversity for sustainable production
Ongoing
2018/09/01 - 2021 OliveTrojan - Olive fly management through symbiosis-based strategies: looking for Trojan horse candidates
PTDC/ASP-PLA/030650/2017
Participant
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Rodrigues, Lénia; Estêvão, Catarina; Raquel Garcia; Ana Elisa Rato; Catarina Campos; Marques, Mónica; Rita Pires; Peixe, Augusto; Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso. "Metabolomics Connecting Genomes and Phenomes in Plant Molecular Breeding – a Special Focus on Mediterranean Agronomical Important Tree Species". In In Genomics Era - Concepts, Tools and Applications. Springer, 2024.
    Under revision
  2. Campos, Maria Doroteia; Campos, Catarina; Cardoso, Hélia. "TaqMan Probes for Plant Species Identification and Quantification in Food and Feed Traceability". In Plant Genotyping: Methods and Protocols, 301-314. Springer US, 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-1-0716-3024-2_21
Conference abstract
  1. Rodrigo Eugénio; Rodrigues, Lénia; Coelho, Renato; Isabel Brito; Rafaela Santos; Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso; Catarina Campos. Corresponding author: Catarina Campos. "The interplay between salinity stress and mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on Olive tree physiological responses". Paper presented in IX PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2024.
    Accepted
  2. Carolina Morais; Rodrigues, Lénia; Catarina Campos; Augusto António Vieira Peixe; Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso. Corresponding author: Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso. "Catalase as a Key Regulator of Adventitious Root Formation in Olive (Olea europaea L.).". Paper presented in IX PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2024.
    Accepted
  3. Estêvão, Catarina; Ana Margarida Sequeira; Rodrigues, Lénia; Catarina Campos; Mónica Marques; Lourenço Charters; Amândio Rodrigues; et al. Corresponding author: Rodrigues, Lénia. "Two-Dimensional Electrophoresis Highlights Proteomic Shifts in Grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.) Exposed to Drought Under Field Conditions". Paper presented in The 4rd International Electronic Conference on Agronomy, Online, 2024.
    Accepted
  4. Estêvão, Catarina; Raquel Mendes; Rodrigues, Lénia; Catarina Campos; Marques, Mónica; Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso. Corresponding author: Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso. "Genome-wide analysis of Cation/Proton exchanger (CAX) gene family in Vitis vinifera L.". Paper presented in The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Plant Sciences session Plant Molecular Biology and Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology, Online, 2024.
    Published
  5. Rafaela Santos; Rita Pires; Marques, Mónica; Rodrigues, Lénia; Catarina Campos; Ana Elisa Rato; Peixe, Augusto; Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso. Corresponding author: Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso. "Exploring the crosstalk between signalling molecules and auxin metabolism during adventitious root formation in walnut tree (Juglans spp.)". Paper presented in VIII Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura, Évora, 2023.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Monteiro, Tomás; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Ribeiro, Joana A. ; Santos, Filipa; Albuquerque, André; Patanita, Mariana; Catarina Campos; et al. "Effects of Alternaria disease on olive cultivars: Preliminary insights of pathogen prevalence across cultivars, organs and growth stages". Paper presented in IX PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2024.
  2. Ustymenko, Valeriya; Catarina Campos; Rodrigues, Lénia; Rita Pires; Melo, Paula; Hélia Cardoso. Corresponding author: Hélia Cardoso. "Exploring the involvement of YUCCA-mediated auxin biosynthesis in Olea europaea L. somatic embryogenesis". Paper presented in Encontro de Investigação Jovem da U.Porto (IJUP), 2024.
  3. Marques, Mónica; Rita Pires; Estêvão, Catarina; Rodrigues, Lénia; Valeriya Ustymenko; Catarina Campos; Peixe, Augusto; Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso. Corresponding author: Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso. "Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of PIN gene family during adventitious rooting of Juglans regia L. microcuttings". Paper presented in The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Plant Sciences, 2024.
  4. Rafaela Sousa; Nogales, Amaia; Rodrigues, Lénia; Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Catarina Campos. Corresponding author: Catarina Campos. "Mycorrhizal inoculation affects oxidative stress response in wheat plants under manganese stress". Paper presented in The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Plant Sciences, 2024.
  5. Santos, Rafaela; Rita Pires; Marques, Mónica; Rodrigues, Lénia; Catarina Campos; Peixe, Augusto; Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso. Corresponding author: Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso. "Exploring the crosstalk between signaling molecules and auxin metabolism during adventitious root formation in walnut tree (Juglans spp.)". Paper presented in VIII Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura, 2023.
  6. Marques, Mónica; Catarina Estêvão; Rodrigues, Lénia; Catarina Campos; Jorge Bhom; Tavares, David; Peixe, Augusto; Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso. Corresponding author: Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso. "A Portuguese breeding program focused on the development of Vitis vinifera cultivars resistant to powdery and downy mildew ¿ a perspective of several years of controlled crosses.". Paper presented in VII Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura, 2023.
  7. Marques, Mónica; Estêvão, Catarina; Rodrigues, Lénia; Catarina Campos; Jorge Bhom; Tavares, David; Peixe, Augusto; Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso. Corresponding author: Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso. "Development of Vitis vinifera cultivars resistant to powdery and downy mildew - Presentation of a Portuguese breeding program.". Paper presented in VIII Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura, 2023.
  8. Ustymenko, Valeriya; Catarina Campos; Rodrigues, Lénia; Melo, Paula; Hélia Cardoso. Corresponding author: Hélia Cardoso. "Genome-wide identification of Auxin Biosynthetic YUCCA Gene Family in Olea europaea L.". Paper presented in VII Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura, 2023.
  9. Diogo Inácio; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Catarina Campos; Mariana Patanita; Joana A. Ribeiro; Varanda, Carla; Materastki, Patrick ; et al. "Identification of Candidate genes involved in olive response to anthracnose for a sustainable disease management". Paper presented in I Applied Agro-Biotechnology International Meeting, 2023.
  10. Juliana Raeder; Nogales, Amaia; Rodrigues, Lénia; Hélia Guerra Cardoso; Campos, Catarina. "Mycorrhizal inoculation affects wheat growth and gene expression under manganese stress". Paper presented in VII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture,, 2022.
  11. Diogo Inácio; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Catarina Campos; Mariana Patanita; Joana Amaro Ribeiro; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; et al. "New tools to protect olive plants against anthracnose for a sustainable disease management: I. Candidate genes for new sources of resistance". Paper presented in VII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture,, 2022.
  12. Rodrigues, Lénia; Catarina Campos; Peixe, Augusto; Hélia Guerra Cardoso. "Application of the Stearoyl-ACP Desaturase 2 (OeSAD2) in olive genotyping through High Resolution Melting". Paper presented in VII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2022.
  13. Catarina Campos; Rodrigues, Lénia; Peixe, Augusto; Hélia Guerra Cardoso. "Genome-wide investigation of pentatricopeptides in Olea europaea L. shows a possible involvement in the induction of adventitious root formation". Paper presented in VII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2022.
  14. Antonio Yu Chen; Raquel Martins; Rodrigues, Lénia; Catarina Campos; Jorg Bohm; D. Tavares; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Peixe, Augusto; Hélia Guerra Cardoso. "Identification of fungal resistant loci in the Portuguese Vitis vinifera cv. ‘Defensor’". Paper presented in VII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2022.
  15. Campos, Catarina (E017-6E72-BD21); Coito, João Lucas; Hélia G. Cardoso; H. Sofia Pereira; Viegas, Wanda; Nogales, Amaia. "Involvement of small RNAs in response to heat stress in mycorrhizal grapevines.". Paper presented in VI Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura, 2021.
  16. Hélia G. Cardoso; Campos, Catarina (E017-6E72-BD21); Conceição Egas; Augusto Peixe. "Characterization of the PIN auxin carrier gene family in Olea europaea L. and analysis of its expression patterns in response to wounding and infection with Verticillium dahliae.". Paper presented in VI Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura., 2021.
  17. João Pedro Courela; Carvalho, Mário; Catarina Campos. "Expression of manganese transporters in wheat varieties with different tolerance to manganese toxicity.". Paper presented in VI Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura., 2021.
  18. Miguel Silvério; Pires, Rita; Campos, Catarina (E017-6E72-BD21); Augusto Peixe; Hélia G. Cardoso. "Identification of endophyte microbial communities in olive and walnut using long-term in vitro-cultured plants.". Paper presented in XXI SPB – National Congress of Biochemistry, 2021.
  19. Catarina Campos. "Transcriptome changes induced by soil disturbance and preceding plant species in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) roots.". Paper presented in Jornadas MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture Environment and Development, 2019.
  20. Clarisse Brígido; Diederik van Tuinen; Isabel Brito; Luís Alho; Michael J. Goss; Catarina Campos; Tânia Nobre; Mário Carvalho. "Management of the biological diversity of AM fungi by combination of host plant succession and integrity of extra-radical mycelium (ERM).". Paper presented in international Molecular Mycorrhiza Meeting 2017, 2017.
  21. Amaia Nogales; Hélia G. Cardoso; Catarina Campos; Birgit Arnholdt-Schmitt. "Calorespirometry as a tool to study functionality of plant-fungal endophytic associations.". Paper presented in Joint meeting of COST FA1206 (WP3) and FA 1103 Exo- and endogenous signalling., 2014.
  22. Catarina Campos; M. Filipa Castanheira; Sofia Engrola; Luisa M.P. Valente; Jorge M.O. Fernandes; Luís Conceição. "Rearing temperature affects Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larvae protein metabolism and growth trajectories.". Paper presented in XVth International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding, 2012.
  23. Catarina Campos; Jorge M.O. Fernandes; Luís Conceição; Sofia Engrola; Vera Sousa; Eduardo Rocha; Luisa M.P. Valente. "Thermally-induced phenotypic plasticity of myogenesis in a flatfish, Solea senegalensis.". Paper presented in XVth International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding., 2012.
  24. Catarina Campos; Luisa M.P. Valente; Luis Conceição; Jorge M.O. Fernandes. "Temperature-dependent expression of heat shock proteins during Senegalese sole development.". Paper presented in Genomics in Aquaculture., 2011.
  25. M. Doroteia Campos; Hélia G. Cardoso; Rita Costa; Catarina Campos; Birgit Arnholdt-Schmitt. "ILP2 in AOX2 genes – a useful tool to investigate genetic diversity in Daucus carota L.". Paper presented in 33rd International Carrot Conference, 2009.
  26. Hélia Guerra Cardoso; Ana Rita Costa; Catarina Campos; Birgit Arnholdt-Schmitt. "The AOX1a gene of Daucus carota L. demonstrates diverse polymorphisms between genotypes.". Paper presented in First International AOX Symposium 2008, 2008.
  27. Augusto Peixe; Margarida Serras; Catarina Campos; Mª. Amely Zavattieri; Mª. A. S. Dias. "Estudo histológico sobre a formação de raízes adventícias em estacas semi-lenhosas de oliveira (Olea europaea L.).". Paper presented in Jornadas Científicas ICAM – 2005, Inovação Tecnológica nos Sistemas Agrícolas Mediterrânicos., 2005.
    10.19146/pibic-2016-50914
Journal article
  1. Estêvão, Catarina; Rodrigues, Lénia; Rato, Ana Elisa; Garcia, Raquel; Cardoso, Hélia; Campos, Catarina. "Applicability of metabolomics to improve sustainable grapevine production". Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences 11 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2024.1395677.
    Published • 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1395677
  2. Catarina Campos; João Lucas Coito; Hélia Cardoso; Jorge Marques da Silva; Helena Sofia Pereira; Wanda Viegas; Amaia Nogales. "Dynamic Regulation of Grapevine’s microRNAs in Response to Mycorrhizal Symbiosis and High Temperature". Plants (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12050982.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/plants12050982
  3. Maria Doroteia Campos; Carla Varanda; Mariana Patanita; Joana Amaro Ribeiro; Catarina Campos; Patrick Materatski; André Albuquerque; Maria do Rosário Félix. "A TaqMan® Assay Allows an Accurate Detection and Quantification of Fusarium spp., the Causal Agents of Tomato Wilt and Rot Diseases". Biology (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12020268.
    10.3390/biology12020268
  4. Hélia Cardoso; Catarina Campos; Dariusz Grzebelus; Conceição Egas; Augusto Peixe. "Understanding the Role of PIN Auxin Carrier Genes under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Olea europaea L.". Biology (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11071040.
    10.3390/biology11071040
  5. Campos, Catarina; Gomes, Luis; Rei, Fernando T.; Nobre, Tania. "Olive Fruit Fly Symbiont Population: Impact of Metamorphosis". Frontiers in Microbiology 13 868458 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.868458.
    Open access • 10.3389/fmicb.2022.868458
  6. Maria Doroteia Campos; Catarina Campos; Amaia Nogales; Hélia Cardoso. "Carrot AOX2a Transcript Profile Responds to Growth and Chilling Exposure". Plants 10 11 (2021): 2369-2369. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112369.
    10.3390/plants10112369
  7. Nogales, Amaia; Rottier, Emilien; Campos, Catarina; Victorino, Gonçalo; Costa, Joaquim Miguel; Coito, João Lucas; Pereira, H. Sofia; Viegas, Wanda; Lopes, Carlos. "The effects of field inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi through rye donor plants on grapevine performance and soil properties". Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 313 (2021): 107369. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107369.
    Published • 10.1016/j.agee.2021.107369
  8. Campos, Catarina; Nobre, Tânia; Goss, Michael J.; Faria, Jorge; Barrulas, Pedro; Carvalho, Mário. "Transcriptome Analysis of Wheat Roots Reveals a Differential Regulation of Stress Responses Related to Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Soil Disturbance". Biology 8 4 (2019): 93. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology8040093.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/biology8040093
  9. Hélia Guerra Cardoso; Maria Catarina Campos; Maria Salomé Pais; Augusto Peixe. "Somatic Embryogenesis in Iberian Grapevine (Vitis vinifera) Cultivars Using Carpels as Initial Explants: Protocol Establishment and Histological Evaluation". Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology B 9 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.17265/2161-6264/2019.01.002.
    10.17265/2161-6264/2019.01.002
  10. Campos, Maria; Patanita, Mariana; Campos, Catarina; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla; Brito, Isabel; Félix, Maria. "Detection and Quantification of Fusarium spp. (F. oxysporum, F. verticillioides, F. graminearum) and Magnaporthiopsis maydis in Maize Using Real-Time PCR Targeting the ITS Region". Agronomy 9 2 (2019): 45. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9020045.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/agronomy9020045
  11. Catarina Campos. "Symbiosis Specificity of the Preceding Host Plant Can Dominate but Not Obliterate the Association Between Wheat and Its Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Partners". Frontiers in Microbiology (2018):
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02920
  12. Campos MD; Valadas V; Campos C; Morello L; Braglia L; Breviario D; Cardoso HG. "A TaqMan real-time PCR method based on alternative oxidase genes for detection of plant species in animal feed samples.". PloS one 13 1 (2018): e0190668. http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29293638.
    Open access • Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0190668
  13. Campos, M.D.; Cardoso, H.G.; Nogales, A.; Campos, C.; Arnholdt-Schmitt, B.. "Characterization of the plastid terminal oxidase gene in carrot-involvement in carotenoids accumulation during storage root development". Acta Horticulturae 1153 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85017550756&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.17660/ActaHortic.2017.1153.13
  14. M. Doroteia Campos; Amaia Nogales; Hélia G. Cardoso; Catarina Campos; Dariusz Grzebelus; Isabel Velada; Birgit Arnholdt-Schmitt. "Carrot plastid terminal oxidase gene ( DcPTOX ) responds early to chilling and harbors intronic pre-miRNAs related to plant disease defense". Plant Gene 7 (2016): 21-25. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.plgene.2016.07.002.
    10.1016/j.plgene.2016.07.002
  15. Campos, Maria. "Isolation and characterization of plastid terminal oxidase gene from carrot and its relation to carotenoid accumulation". Plant Gene 5 (2016): 13-21. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352407315000347.
    Published • 10.1016/j.plgene.2015.10.005
  16. Campos, Maria. "Intra and Inter-Spore Variability in Rhizophagus irregularis AOX Gene". PLOS One 10 11 (2015): e0142339. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0142339.
    Open access • Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0142339
  17. Campos, Maria. "Molecular regulation of muscle development and growth in Senegalese sole larvae exposed to temperature fluctuations.". Aquaculture (2014): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044848614002117.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2014.04.035
  18. Campos, Maria. "Thermal plasticity of the miRNA transcriptome during Senegalese sole development.". BMC Genomics 15 525 (2014): http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/15/525.
    Open access • Published • 10.1186/1471-2164-15-525
  19. Campos, C.; Valente, L.M.P.; Conceição, L.E.C.; Engrola, S.; Sousa, V.; Rocha, E.; Fernandes, J.M.O.; Campos, Maria. "Incubation temperature induces changes in muscle cellularity and gene expression in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis)". Gene 516 2 (2013): 209-217. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84873259378&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.gene.2012.12.074
  20. Campos, C.; Valente, L.M.P.; Conceição, L.E.C.; Engrola, S.; Fernandes, J.M.O.; Campos, Maria. "Temperature affects methylation of the myogenin putative promoter, its expression and muscle cellularity in Senegalese sole larvae". Epigenetics 8 4 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875869640&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.4161/epi.24178
  21. Campos, Maria. "Rearing temperature affects Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larvae protein metabolic capacity.". Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 39 6 (2013): 1485-1496. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10695-013-9802-x.
    Open access • Published • 10.1007/s10695-013-9802-x
  22. Campos, Maria. "Thermal conditions during larval pelagic phase influence subsequent somatic growth of Senegalese sole by modulating gene expression and muscle growth dynamics.". Aquaculture (2013): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044848613003773.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2013.07.039
  23. Campos, Maria. "Molecular evolution of zebrafish dnmt3 genes and thermal plasticity of their expression during embryonic development.". Gene 500 1 (2012): 93-100. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378111912003393?via%3Dihub.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.gene.2012.03.041
  24. Campos, Maria. "Effect of egg incubation temperature on the occurrence of skeletal deformities in Solea senegalensis.". Journal of Applied Ichthyology 28 3 (2012): 471-476. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2012.01996.x/abstract.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2012.01996.x
  25. Hélia Guerra Cardoso; Maria Catarina Campos; Maria Salomé Pais; Augusto Peixe. "Use of morphometric parameters for tracking ovule and microspore evolution in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L., cv. “Aragonez”) and evaluation of their potential to improve in vitro somatic embryogenesis efficiency from gametophyte tissues". In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant 46 6 (2010): 499-508. https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs11627-010-9295-6.
    10.1007/s11627-010-9295-6
  26. Campos, Maria; Campos, C.; Valente, L.M.P.; Borges, P.; Bizuayehu, T.; Fernandes, J.M.O.. "Dietary lipid levels have a remarkable impact on the expression of growth-related genes in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis Kaup).". The Journal of Experimental Biology 213 2 (2010): 200-209. http://jeb.biologists.org/content/213/2/200.long.
    Published • doi:10.1242/jeb.033126
  27. Peixe, A.; Lourenço, R.; Raposo, A.; Jacob, A.P.; Campos, C.; Macedo, E.; Cardoso, H.. "SIMPLIFYING PROCEDURES TO INCREASE COMPETITIVENESS AT IN VITRO PROPAGATION OF THE OLIVE CULTIVAR 'GALEGA VULGAR'". Acta Horticulturae 812 (2009): 277-283. http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2009.812.37.
    10.17660/actahortic.2009.812.37
  28. Campos, Maria. "Carrot alternative oxidase gene AOX2a demonstrates allelicand genotypic polymorphisms in intron 3.". Physiologia Plantarum 137 4 (2009): 592-608.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2009.01299.x
  29. Campos, Maria. "Activity and movement patterns of the Lusitanian toadfish inferred from pressure sensitive data-loggers in the Mira estuary (Portugal).". Fisheries Management and Ecology (2008): http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2400.2008.00629.x/abstract.
    10.1111/j.1365-2400.2008.00629.x
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/12 Portuguese Viticulture Thrives: Insights from Somatic Embryogenesis in National Grapevine Cultivars The VIII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture (EEDAA)
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2023/06/02 Mycorrhizal inoculation affects wheat growth and gene expression under manganese stress. Science CHANGing Policy
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2022/11/02 Host-AMF specificity of wheat and Ornithopus compressus in soil from a natural pasture. MED às Quartas
MED - Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2021/07/28 Involvement of small RNAs in long- and short-term heat stress response in mycorrhizal grapevine plants. Plant Biology Europe. Online event
2018/07/03 Molecular basis of plant and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi specificity and induced Mn-tolerance in wheat. Ciência 2018 – Encontro de Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/05/25 Plant succession impacts on host-AMF specificity. VIII International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology – BioMicroWorld2018
(Torremolinos, Spain)
2014/09 Carrot PTOX gene is involved in both secondary root growth and carotenoid biosynthesis and shows sequence diversity. Carrot and other Apiaceae International Symposium.
(Angers, France)
2013/09 Epigenetic regulation of muscle development and growth in Senegalese sole larvae. LARVI 2013 – 6th Fish & Shellfish Larviculture Symposium.
(Ghent, Belgium)
2011/10 Thermal plasticity of muscle cellularity and gene expression in Senegalese sole Solea senegalensis. Aquaculture Europe 2011
(Rhodes, Greece)
2011/04 Epigenetic regulation of development and growth in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis). SOLE WORKSHOP V
(Faro)
2010/07 Methyltransferases in ontogenic thermal plasticity in Senegalese sole- 9th International Congress on the Biology of Fish of the American Fisheries Society
(Barcelona, Spain)
2009/09 Influence of dietary lipids on growth and expression of key myogenic genes in Senegalese sole, Solea senegalensis (Kaup). TAFT 2009: 3rd Joint Trans-Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference.
(Copenhagen, Denmark)
2009/01 Carrot AOX–a source for potential functional marker candidates to assist breeding on multi-stress tolerance. 33rd International Carrot Conference
(Garden Grove, United States)
2007/06 Activity of the Lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus inferred from pressure sensitive data-loggers in the Mira estuary (Portugal). 7th Conference on Fish Telemetry
(Silkeborg, Denmark)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/04 - Current Adaptability of carob tree for the sustainable production in Alentejo region, Portugal.
Co-supervisor
 PhD in Biology (PhD)
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/07 Efeito da colonização por AMF na expressão de enzimas antioxidantes em plantas de trigo sujeitas a stresse de manganês.
Supervisor
 Licenciatura (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021/03/01 - 2021/10/06 Expression of genes related to the transport of manganese (Mn) in wheat plants
Supervisor of João Courela
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2020/02/01 - 2020/07/29 Estudo da expressão de genes transportadores de manganês em trigo
Supervisor
 Degree in Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2020/02/01 - 2020/07 Oxidative stress on adventitious rooting efficiency
Co-supervisor of Cristina Mendes
 Degree in Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021 - Current Participation in WG3 of Cost Action: EPIgenetic mechanisms of Crop Adaptation To Climate cHange
Other
 Cost Action EPIgenetic mechanisms of Crop Adaptation To Climate cHange
2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24 Plant tolerance to environmental stresses - from phenotype to genotype
Other
 European Researchers' Night

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Plasmidic DNA extraction. Preparation of competent bacteria. Transformation of competent bacteria. Screening of recombinants Biotecnologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2024 - Current Plasmidic DNA extraction. Preparation of competent bacteria. Transformation of competent bacteria. Screening of recombinants Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2023 - Current Gene, chromosome, mutation. Karyotype. Populations, genetic frequencies. Polymorphisms and geographic variation. Heredity. Genetic analysis. Genotype and phenotype. Family history and analysis of pedigrees. Dysmorphology and congenital anomalies. Genotype-phenotype correlations and disease mechanisms in genetic pathologies Ciências Biomédicas e da Saúde (Licenciatura) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2023 - Current Experimental models in biomedical sciences - advantages and limitations. alternative models to animals - Models "in silico"; in vitro models; cell models (cell lines; organoids; xenotransplants); "ex vivo" models. Ciências Biomédicas e da Saúde (Licenciatura) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021/04 - Current Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria; Mycorrhizal fungi on plant growth promotion Mestrado em Engenharia Agronómica (Mestrado) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2020 - Current Genetic Transformation: Genetically Modified Organisms; Notion of genetically modified organism; Gene transfer methods; Selection of transformed plants; Stability of the transferred gene; Ethical aspects of the recombinant DNA technique. Genetic and Molecular Markers; Kinds of markers and its use; Singularity of the DNA-markers. Plant growth promoting microrganisms. Plant growth promoting bacteria. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: applications. Production of bacterial and fungal inoculum. Biotecnologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/05 - Current Frontiers in Plant Science Frontiers
2025/01 - 2025/07 Frontiers in Plant Science (1664-462X) Frontiers
2025/01 - 2025/07 International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067) MDPI
2024/01 - 2024/07 International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067) MDPI
2022/01 - 2023/02 Plants (2223-7747) MDPI
2021/03 - 2021/11 Biology (2079-7737) MDPI