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Elsa Teresa Rodrigues received her PhD degree in biosciences from the University of Coimbra (UC), Portugal, on June 1, 2016. With her PhD thesis, she was awarded an honourable mention, ranked third, of the Doctorate Award in Ecology 2017- Amadeu Dias Foundation by the Portuguese Ecological Society. Currently, she holds a Junior Researcher position at UC (CEECIND/03543/2017), and has her research affiliation to the Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet (CFE-UC). In this centre, she integrates the Marine Resources, Conservation and Technology research group. Elsa is also a researcher at the Portuguese Associate Laboratory TERRA, and a member of ACOI, the Coimbra Collection of Algae. At international level, she is linked to the European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC) and is a collaborator of the Experimental and Applied Aquatic Ecology research group of the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO, Brazil). Since December 2020, Elsa is a member of the Topical Advisory Panel of the peer-reviewed journal Water (MDPI) and was Guest Editor of its Special Issue: Pathogens of Zoonotic Importance in the Aquatic Environment: Implications for Environmental and Human Health. To date (February 17, 2024), Elsa has a total of 26 Web of Science Core Collection publications (509 times cited, h-index 10) in the quartiles Q1 (73%), Q2 (23%) and Q3 (4%). In 70% of these articles, she is first or last author, and in one third foreign teams were involved. Elsa is also co-author of a United Nations SDG-14 Springer Encyclopaedia chapter. She annually participates in the teaching activities of the Department of Life Sciences of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of UC, having 38 hours allocated to the current academic year (2023/2024). From 2016, Elsa has been successful in mentoring young researchers as she already supervised two MSc and seven undergraduate students. Currently, she co-supervises one PhD student, and supervises one MSc and one undergraduate students.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Elsa Teresa Santos Rodrigues
Date of birth
1971/02/18
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Rodrigues, ET
  • Rodrigues, Elsa Teresa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E911-EE55-EAAB
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9541-7890
Researcher Id
J-1529-2012
Scopus Author Id
55936287600

Email addresses

  • etrodrig@uc.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Universidade de Coimbra. Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/08/01 - 2030/08/01
Ongoing
 Accreditation for Continuing Teacher Education (Outros)
Major in Biology
Conselho Científico-Pedagógico da Formação Contínua, Portugal
2016/06/01
Concluded
 Programa Doutoral em Biociências (Doutoramento)
Major in Toxicology
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Occurrence, fate and effects of azoxystrobin in aquatic ecosystems" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with distinction and praise, unanimously
2012/11/19 - 2012/11/23
Concluded
 CAL-AQUA Laboratory Animal Science - Aquatic Organisms (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Certification in function B-Persons responsible for directing animal experiments
2004/06/03
Concluded
 Mestrado em Ecologia (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Variations in the subtidal macrobenthic communities of the Mondego estuary over a decade" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom
1999/11/26
Concluded
 Biologia - área cientifica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Using animal and vegetal mitochondria to assess herbicide effects." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14/20 (Bom)
1994/03/29
Concluded
 Produção Animal (Bacharelato)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
"Detection and quantification of aflatoxins in cereals and feed." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14/20 (Bom)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/05/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/09/01 - 2019/04/30 Post-Doc Fellowship (SFRH/BPD/116152/2016) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
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2012/05/01 - 2016/06/01 Doctoral Fellowship (SFRH/BD/80321/2011) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2008/05/01 - 2011/04/30 Laboratory technician (Contracted) Instituto do Mar, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Exploiting the power of Portuguese macroalgae and halophytes: A promising approach to tackle antibiotic resistance
FAM Foundation 2024_UC
Principal investigator
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2016/07/01 - 2019/06/30 FishFree: A contribution to the validation of an alternative assay for fish lethal testing
PTDC/AAG-TEC/4966/2014
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016875
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/04/01 - 2015/07/31 CLIMATROPH: Impact of multiple climate drivers (temperature and CO2) on marine trophic interactions – ecological and commercial implications
EXPL/MAR-EST/1427/2013
FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-041888
Researcher
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008/09/01 - 2012/03/31 RECONNECT: SYSTEM DYNAMIC RESPONSE TO AN AMPLE ARTIFICIAL RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UPSTREAM CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO ARMS OF THE MONDEGO ESTUARY (PORTUGAL): IMPLICATIONS FOR RECOVERY, ECOLOGICAL QUALITY STATUS, AND MANAGEMENT
PTDC/MAR/64627/2006
Other
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022 - 2022 EnVirus: A contribution towards the definition of environmental health indicators for SARS-CoV-2 and JC virus (7.90/9.00)
2022.02729.PTDC
Principal investigator
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
Not funded
2021 - 2021 SarsTrack: On the track of SARS-CoV-2 in the environment (8.10/9.00)
PTDC/CTA-AMB/0429/2021
Principal investigator
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Not funded
2021 - 2021 ENdUP: ENvironment Under Pressure: impact on the environmental resistome driven by the extensive use of disinfectants and antibiotics in the context of COVID-19 pandemic (7.05/9.00)
PTDC/BIA-MIC/1346/2021
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Not funded
2020 - 2020 DinoRisk: The possible adverse effects of dinoflagellate toxic compounds on marine ecosystems and human health: the Gymnodinium catenatum case study (6.95/9.00)
PTDC/CTA-AMB/2137/2020
Principal investigator
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Not funded
2020 - 2020 Fish & Risks: Are the regulatory maximum concentrations of methylmercury present in fishery products adequate to ensure low risk to Portuguese citizens? (6.90/9.00)
PTDC/SAU-PUB/2136/2020
Principal investigator
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Not funded
2020 - 2020 EMPAPRED: Environmental effects on Marine Protected Areas performance: towards effective conservation of keystone marine predators (7.45/9.00)
PTDC/BIA-CBI/5111/2020
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
Not funded
2017 - 2017 AquaRisk: Are the predictive tools used to assess pesticide environmental risks appropriate to ensure low risk to aquatic organisms?
C491845937-00084794
Principal investigator
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Not funded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Neves, RAF; Rodrigues, ET. "Harmful Algal Blooms: Effect on Coastal Marine Ecosystems". In Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, 1-31. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-71064-8_24-1
Conference abstract
  1. Varela, AT; Neves, RAF; Nascimento, SM; Oliveira, PJ; Pardal, MA; Rodrigues, ET; Moreno, AJ. "Mitochondrial dysfunction induced by marine benthic dinoflagellate toxic compounds". Paper presented in 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI), Coimbra, 2019.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Pires, CL; Nascimento, SF; Rodrigues, ET; Godinho, LP; Churro, C; Pardal, MA; Moreno, MJ. "Bioavailability and Biotransformation of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins Assessed by Permeability Assays Using Caco-2 Monolayers". Paper presented in Biosystems in Toxicology and Pharmacology – Current challenges, 2022.
    Published • 10.3390/bitap-12880
Conference poster
  1. Tavares, RDS; Rodrigues, ET; Tacão, M; Henriques, I. "One-year surveillance of pathogens in a full-scale Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023, Covilhã (Portugal), 2023.
  2. Tavares, RDS; Rodrigues, ET; Tacão, M; Henriques, I. Corresponding author: Tavares, RDS. "Identification of indicator genes for monitoring antibiotic resistance and pathogens in wastewater". Paper presented in 10th Congress of Federation of European Microbiological Societies, July 9-13, Hamburg, Germany, 2023.
  3. Tavares, RDS; Rodrigues, ET; Tacão, M; Henriques, I. Corresponding author: Tavares, RDS. "A year-long monitorization of the resistome of a municipal wastewater treatment plant". Paper presented in Ciência 2023 - Ciência e Oceano para além do horizonte, July 5-7, Aveiro, Portugal, 2023.
  4. Varela, AT; Neves, RAF; Nascimento, SM; Oliveira, PJ; Rodrigues, ET; Moreno, AJ. Corresponding author: Rodrigues, ET. "Mitochondrial dysfunction induced by marine benthic dinoflagellate toxic compounds". Paper presented in 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI), 2019.
  5. Coelho, JP; Santos, H; Rodrigues, ET; Pardal, MA. Corresponding author: Coelho, JP. "Mercury bioaccumulation in the spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) from the Atlantic Ocean". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 20th Annual Meeting, Seville, Spain, 2010.
Journal article
  1. Rodrigues, ET; Pereira, E; Oliveira, PJ; Pardal, MA. "The H9c2(2-1) cell-based sulforhodamine B assay is a non-animal alternative to evaluate municipal wastewater quality over time". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 195 11 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-12017-8.
    Published • 10.1007/s10661-023-12017-8
  2. Silva, I; Rodrigues, ET; Tacão, M; Henriques, I. "Microplastics accumulate priority antibiotic-resistant pathogens: Evidence from the riverine plastisphere (I Silva: Fluviário 2023 Award - Young Scientist of the Year)". Environmental Pollution (2023): 121995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121995.
    In press • 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121995
  3. Rodrigues, ET; Coelho, JP; Pereira, E; Pardal, MA. "Are mercury levels in fishery products appropriate to ensure low risk to high fish-consumption populations?". Marine Pollution Bulletin 186 (2023): 114464. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114464.
    Published • 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114464
  4. Rodrigues, ET; Nascimento, SF; Pires, CL; Godinho, LP; Churro, C; Moreno, MJ; Pardal, MA. "Determination of intestinal absorption of the paralytic shellfish toxin GTX-5 using the Caco-2 human cell model". Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2021): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15342-y.
    Published • 10.1007/s11356-021-15342-y
  5. Rodrigues, ET; Pardal, MA; Pereira, E; Monteiro, JF; Certal, AC; Oliveira, PJ. "H9c2(2-1)-based sulforhodamine B assay as a possible alternative in vitro platform to investigate effluent and metals toxicity on fish". Chemosphere 275 130009 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130009.
    Published • 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130009
  6. Varela, AT; Neves, RAF; Nascimento, SM; Oliveira, PJ; Pardal, MA; Rodrigues, ET; Moreno, AJ. "Exposure to marine benthic dinoflagellate toxins may lead to mitochondrial dysfunction". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology (2021): 108937.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108937
  7. Rodrigues, ET; Nascimento, SF; Moreno, MJ; Oliveira, PJ; Pardal, MA. "Rat cardiomyocyte H9c2(2-1)-based sulforhodamine B assay as a promising in vitro method to assess the biological component of effluent toxicity". Journal of Environmental Sciences 96 (2020): 163-170. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2020.04.029.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jes.2020.04.029
  8. Neves, RAF; Pardal, MA; Nascimento, SM; Silva, Alexandra; Oliveira, PJ; Rodrigues, ET. "High sensitivity of rat cardiomyoblast H9c2(2-1) cells to Gambierdiscus toxic compounds". Aquatic Toxicology (2020): 105475.
    Published • 10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105475
  9. Varela, AT; Neves, RAF; Nascimento, SM; Oliveira, PJ; Pardal, MA; Rodrigues, ET; Moreno, AJ. "Mitochondrial impairment and cytotoxicity effects induced by the marine epibenthic dinoflagellate Coolia malayensis". Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 77 (2020): 103379.
    Published • 10.1016/j.etap.2020.103379
  10. Neves, RAF; Pardal, MA; Nascimento, SM; Oliveira, PJ; Rodrigues, ET. "Screening-level evaluation of marine benthic dinoflagellates toxicity using mammalian cell lines". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 195 (2020): 110465.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110465
  11. Rodrigues, ET; Varela, AT; Pardal, MA; Sardão, VA. "Cell-based assays as an alternative for the study of aquatic toxicity of pharmaceuticals". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27 (2020): 7145-7155.
    Published • 10.1007/s11356-019-07384-0
  12. Rodrigues, ET; Varela, AT; Pardal, MA; Oliveira, PJ. "Cell-based assays seem not to accurately predict fish short-term toxicity of pesticides". Environmental Pollution 252 (2019): 476-482.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.05.033
  13. Rodrigues, ET; Alpendurada, MF; Guimarães, A; Avó, R; Pardal, MA. "The environmental condition of an estuarine ecosystem disturbed by pesticides". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 26 23 (2019): 24075-24087.
    Published • 10.1007/s11356-019-05751-5
  14. Rodrigues, ET; Alpendurada, MF; Ramos, F; Pardal, MA. "Environmental and human health risk indicators for agricultural pesticides in estuaries.". Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 150 (2018): 224-231.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.12.047
  15. Rodrigues, ET; Pardal, MA; Gante, C; Loureiro, J; Lopes, IM. "Determination and validation of an aquatic Maximum Acceptable Concentration-Environmental Quality Standard (MAC-EQS) value for the agricultural fungicide azoxystrobin". Environmental Pollution 221 (2017): 150-158.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.11.058
  16. Rodrigues, ET; Pardal, MA; Salgueiro-Gonzalez, N; Muniategui-Lorenzo, S; Alpendurada, MF. "A single-step pesticide extraction and clean-up multi-residue analytical method by selective pressurized liquid extraction followed by on-line solid phase extraction and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for complex matrices.". Journal of chromatography. A 1452 (2016): 10-7.
    Published • 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.05.036
  17. Rodrigues, ET; Mendes, Tito; Moreno, AJ; Palmeira, C; Pardal, MA. "Biochemical and physiological responses of Carcinus maenas to temperature and the fungicide azoxystrobin.". Chemosphere 132 (2015): 127-34.
    Published • 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.03.011
  18. Rodrigues, ET; Pardal, MA; Laize, V; Cancela, ML; Oliveira, PJ; Serafim, TL. "Cardiomyocyte H9c2 cells present a valuable alternative to fish lethal testing for azoxystrobin.". Environmental pollution 206 (2015): 619-26.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.026
  19. Rodrigues, ET; Pardal, MA. "Primary productivity temporal fluctuations in a nutrient-rich estuary due to climate-driven events". Estuaries and Coasts 38 1 (2015): 1-12.
    Published • 10.1007/s12237-014-9813-6
  20. Rodrigues, ET; Pardal, MA. "The crab Carcinus maenas as a suitable experimental model in ecotoxicology". Environment International 70 (2014): 158-182.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envint.2014.05.018
  21. Rodrigues, ET; Lopes, IM; Pardal, MA. "Occurrence, fate and effects of azoxystrobin in aquatic ecosystems: A review". Environment International 53 (2013): 18-28.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envint.2012.12.005
  22. Otero, M; Coelho, JP; Rodrigues, ET; Pardal, MA; Santos, EBH; Esteves, VI; Lillebo, AI. "Kinetics of the PO4-P adsorption onto soils and sediments from the Mondego estuary (Portugal)". Marine Pollution Bulletin 77 1-2 (2013): 361-366.
    Published • 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.08.039
  23. Lillebo, AI; Otero, M; Coelho, JP; Rodrigues, ET; Pereira, Maria Eduarda; Duarte, AC; Pardal, MA; Flindt, MR. "The effects of changes to estuarine hydrology on system phosphorous retention capacity: The Mondego estuary, Portugal". Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 99 (2012): 85-94.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.12.016
  24. Coelho, JP; Santos, H.; Reis, AT; Falcao, J; Rodrigues, ET; Pereira, M.E; Duarte, AC; Pardal, MA. "Mercury bioaccumulation in the spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) from the Atlantic Ocean". Marine Pollution Bulletin 60 8 (2010): 1372-1375.
    Published • 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.05.008
  25. Zimmer, M; Ricardo, O; Rodrigues, ET; Graça, MAS. "Degradation of leaf litter phenolics by aquatic and terrestrial isopods". Journal of Chemical Ecology 31 8 (2005): 1933-1952.
    Published • 10.1007/s10886-005-5935-4
  26. Ježek, P; Žácková, M; Košarová, J; Rodrigues, ET; Madeira, VMC; Vicente, JAF. "Occurrence of plant-uncoupling mitochondrial protein (PUMP) in diverse organs and tissues of several plants (Publication selected as journal-cover)". Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes 32 6 (2000): 549-561.
    Published • 10.1023/A:1005648226431
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11/24 Influence of COVID-19 control measures on JV Virus and Norovirus presence in Portuguese wastewater (Presentation honoured with the One Health Basi Award)
Pharma PhD Day - Annual meeting of PhD students in pharmaceutical sciences of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/09/08 Bioavailability and biotransformation of paralytic shellfish toxins assessed by permeability assays using Caco-2 monolayers Biosystems in Toxicology and Pharmacology – Current challenges (Biomimicking and Biobarriers Section)
2018/10/25 A contribution for establishing a specific, simple, fast and sensitive cell-based assay for ciguatera toxin screening 18th edition of the International Conference on Harmful Algae
IFREMER-Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer (Nantes, France)
2016/10 Analysis of emerging pesticides in algae by selective pressurized liquid extraction-on line solid phase extraction-liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry: an automatic methodology 9th European conference on pesticides and related organic micropollutants in the environment and 15th Symposium on chemistry and fate of modern pesticides
INGACAL (Xunta de Galicia) & USC (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
2009/09/11 The effect of sediments and soils PO4-P sorption capacity on estuarine cultural eutrophication: the Mondego estuary (Portugal) as a case study. EcoHCC’09 – International Conference on Ecohydrology and Climate Change
Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Mathematical Department of the Business School and Évora University, Institute of Mediterranean Agricultural Sciences (ICAM) (Tomar, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/01/03 - Current Portuguese macroalgae and halophytes as a promising source of antitumoral compounds
Supervisor of Ana Beatriz Alves Castanheira
 Marine Biology and Global Change (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/09/01 - Current Clarifying routes of transmission and environmental health indicators for Human Polyomaviruses and SARS-CoV-2
Co-supervisor of Joana Margarida Monteiro Oliveira
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/09/10 - 2020/07/23 Are the predictive tools used to assess pesticide environmental risks appropriate to ensure low risk to aquatic organisms? The agricultural pesticide mandipropamid as a case study
Supervisor of Fabrice Aires Machado
 Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Avaliação da toxicidade de um efluente municipal como uma contribuição para a validação de um ensaio alternativo ao teste letal com peixes
Co-supervisor of Susana Filipa Neto do Nascimento
 Química (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/03/18 - 2024/03/22 7th Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" that took place in the Secondary School Adolfo Portela, Águeda (2024/03/18 - 2024/03/22)
Other (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2024/02/05 - 2024/02/09 6th Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" that took place in the Secondary School Artur Gonçalves, Torres Novas (2024/02/05 - 2024/02/09)
Other (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/12/11 - 2023/12/15 5th Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" that took place in the Secondary School of Arganil (2023/12/11 - 2023/12/15)
Other (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/09/16 - 2023/09/30 1st Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "Blue literacy for a sustainable development" (2023/09/16 - 2023/09/30)
Other (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/04/17 - 2023/04/21 4th Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" that took place in the Secondary School Dr. Joaquim de Carvalho, in Figueira da Foz. (2023/04/17 - 2023/04/21)
Other (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/03/27 - 2023/03/31 3rd Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" that took place in the Secondary School Adolfo Portela, in Águeda. (2023/03/27 - 2023/03/31)
Other (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/12/12 - 2022/12/16 2nd Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" that took place in the Secondary School Afonso Lopes Vieira, in Leiria. (2022/12/12 - 2022/12/16)
Other (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/05/16 - 2022/05/20 1st Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" that took place in the Secondary School Adolfo Portela, in Águeda. (2022/05/16 - 2022/05/20)
Other (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2017/06/01 - 2017/12/12 Documentary film production focused on "The importance of estuaries as a source of resources, benefits, and services of high natural value that is imperative to preserve". This film was selected to be exhibited in the Portuguese Pavilion at the World Water Forum which took place in Brasilia (Brazil), in 2018. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wojQhKanDlI) (2017/12/12)
Other (Other)
 Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/03/18 - 2024/03/18 Hands-on activity of 3 hours: Water quality parameters - How to determine them
Other
 7th Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" at Adolfo Portela High School (Águeda)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2024/02/05 - 2024/02/05 Hands-on activity of 3 hours: Water quality parameters - How to determine them
Other
 6th Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" at Artur Gonçalves High School (Torres Novas)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/12/15 - 2023/12/15 Hands-on activity of 3 hours: Water quality parameters - How to determine them
Other
 5th Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" at Arganil High School
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/12/12 - 2023/12/12 Hands-on activity of 3 hours: We went fishing... come see what we brought!
Other
 5th Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" at Arganil High School
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/12/11 - 2023/12/11 Talk of 90 min: It all goes to sea: The problem of pollutants in the marine environment
Other
 5th Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" at Arganil High School
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/09/30 - 2023/09/30 Participation as a researcher in the 6-hour field trip entitled "Discovering the Mondego estuary", which took place as part of the Non-Degree Course "Blue literacy for a sustainable development".
Other
 1st Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "Blue literacy for a sustainable development"
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/09/23 - 2023/09/23 Hands-on activity of 3 hours: The diversity of fish on our coast.
Other
 1st Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "Blue literacy for a sustainable development"
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/09/23 - 2023/09/23 Hands-on activity of 3 hours: The environmental impact of phosphates in water: How this parameter is determined
Other
 1st Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "Blue literacy for a sustainable development"
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/04/18 - 2023/04/18 Hands-on activity of 3 hours: We went fishing... come see what we brought!
Other
 4th Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" at Dr. Joaquim de Carvalho High School (Figueira da Foz)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/04/17 - 2023/04/17 Hands-on activity of 3 hours: Water quality parameters - How to determine them
Other
 4th Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" at Dr. Joaquim de Carvalho High School (Figueira da Foz)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/03/31 - 2023/03/31 Hands-on activity of 3 hours: We went fishing... come see what we brought!
Other
 3th Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" at Adolfo Portela High School (Águeda)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/03/27 - 2023/03/27 Hands-on activity of 3 hours: Water quality parameters - How to determine them
Other
 3th Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" at Adolfo Portela High School (Águeda)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/12/16 - 2022/12/16 Hands-on activity of 3 hours: We went fishing... come see what we brought!
Other
 2nd Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" at Afonso Lopes Vieira High School (Leiria)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/12/12 - 2022/12/12 Hands-on activity of 3 hours: Water quality parameters - How to determine them
Other
 2nd Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" at Afonso Lopes Vieira High School (Leiria)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/05/17 - 2022/05/17 Hands-on activity of 3 hours: We went fishing... come see what we brought!
Other
 1st Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" at Adolfo Portela High School (Águeda)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/05/16 - 2022/05/16 Hands-on activity of 3 hours: Water quality parameters: How to determine them
Other
 1st Edition of the UC Non-Degree Course "UC SCIENCE WEEK" at the Adolfo Portela Secondary School (Águeda)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2021/10/15 - 2021/10/15 Live presentation of the documentary film "The importance of estuaries and the need to protect its habitats and resources"
Festival
 FIC.A 2021 International Festival of Science (Oeiras)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2020/03/03 - 2020/03/03 Talk of 90 min: The problematic situation of plastics in the Ocean
Other
 SCIENCE WEEK at the Adolfo Portela Secondary School (Águeda)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2020/03/03 - 2020/03/03 Hands-on activity of 3 hours on fish identification
Other
 SCIENCE WEEK at Adolfo Portela High School (Águeda)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2020/01/06 - 2020/01/06 Hands-on activity: We went fishing... come and see what we brought
Other
 Activity promoted by the FCTUC support office for dissemination, and performed at Escola EB 2,3 José Saraiva (Leiria)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2019/06/04 - 2019/06/04 Talk of 90 min: Plastics and the environmental protection" at Colégio Rainha Santa Isabel, Coimbra (June 4) Beach-cleaning event at Praia do Poço da Cruz, Mira (June 8)
Other
 Commemoration of the World Ocean Day (Coimbra and Mira)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2019/05/22 - 2019/05/22 Live presentation of the documentary film "The importance of estuaries and the need to protect its habitats and resources"
Other
 Commemoration of the International Biodiversity Day and the 16th anniversary of the Museum Centre of the Sea (Figueira da Foz)
Núcleo Museológico do Mar, Portugal
2018/07/03 - 2018/07/03 Hands-on activity on fish identification
Other
 Summer University Programme 2018 (Coimbra)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/05/22 - 2018/05/22 Live presentation of the documentary film "The importance of estuaries and the need to protect its habitats and resources". Hands-on activity on preparing marine and brackish water
Other
 Commemoration of the International Biodiversity Day and the 15th anniversary of the Museum Centre of the Sea (Figueira da Foz)
Núcleo Museológico do Mar, Portugal
2017/11/26 - 2017/11/26 Hands-on activity concerning estuaries and its ecological importance
Other
 Science in Family (Coimbra)
Universidade de Coimbra Museu da Ciência, Portugal
2017/10/16 - 2017/10/16 Talk "A Portuguese exclusive art: The beach seine". Hands-on activity on fish identification and dissection
Other
 Chat with scientists (Águeda)
Escola Secundária de Adolfo Portela, Portugal
2017/09/29 - 2017/09/29 Hands-on activity concerning estuaries and its ecological importance
Other
 European researchers' night (Coimbra)
Universidade de Coimbra Museu da Ciência, Portugal
2017/07/18 - 2017/07/18 Hands-on activity on fish identification
Other
 Summer University Programme 2017 (Coimbra)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/12/11 - 2016/12/11 Hands-on activity on the aquatic food webs subject
Other
 Science in Family (Coimbra)
Universidade de Coimbra Museu da Ciência, Portugal
2016/12/06 - 2016/12/06 Hands-on activity on fish identification, and a guided visit to the marine and coastal processes research group laboratories, University of Coimbra
Other
 Meet the Scientist (Coimbra)
Universidade de Coimbra Museu da Ciência, Portugal
2016/09/30 - 2016/09/30 Hands-on activity on the aquatic food webs subject
Other
 European researchers' night (Coimbra)
Universidade de Coimbra Museu da Ciência, Portugal
2013/09/27 - 2013/09/27 Scientist Speed Dating - participants explored the work of scientists in five-minute sessions
Other
 European researchers' night (Coimbra)
Universidade de Coimbra Museu da Ciência, Portugal
2012/09/28 - 2012/09/28 Scientist Speed Dating - participants explored the work of scientists in five-minute sessions
Other
 European researchers' night (Coimbra)
Universidade de Coimbra Museu da Ciência, Portugal
2001 - 2008 Estuarine organisms: from algae to birds
Other
 Ciência Viva: Biologia no Verão (Figueira da Foz)
Instituto do Mar, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2020/07/23 Are the predictive tools used to assess pesticide environmental risks appropriate to ensure low risk to aquatic organisms? The agricultural pesticide mandipropamid as a case study
Supervisor
 Fabrice Aires Machado (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/09/20 Avaliação da toxicidade de um efluente municipal como uma contribuição para a validação de um ensaio alternativo ao teste letal com peixes
Supervisor
 Susana Filipa Neto do Nascimento (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2017/07/28 - Current Portuguese Ecological Society Member 578
2006/05/29 - Current Society of Biologists Member 2844

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2022/12/04 - Current Non Degree Course of the University of Coimbra "Blue Literacy for a sustainable development"
Coordinator
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/04/19 - Current Non Degree Course of the University of Coimbra "UC SCIENCE WEEK"
Coordinator
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/03/15 - 2024/03/15 Theoretical class of 2 hours: Aquatic ecotoxicology Biology (Bachelor (1st cycle)) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2024/02/20 - 2024/02/20 Study visit to the food reception and flow area in the University of Coimbra canteens at Pole II Master in Marine Biology and Global Change (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2024/02/20 - 2024/02/20 Theoretical class of 3 hours: Safe fishery and fish farming products to protect public health Master in Marine Biology and Global Change (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2024/02/19 - 2024/02/19 Practical classes of 3 hours (2x): Laboratory experiment to calculate growth rates of macroalgae Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2024/02/16 - 2024/02/16 Theoretical/practical class of 5 hours: Cell-based assays in environmental biomonitoring and risk assessment UC Non-Degree Course "Tools in environmental toxicology: assessing the impact of contaminants" (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/09/29 - 2023/12/06 Tutorial classes of 2 hours (5x): Dinoflagellate toxins in Portuguese fishery products Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/11/03 - 2023/11/03 Theoretical class of 2 hours: Pollutants in the marine environment Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/09/22 - 2023/09/22 Practical classes of 3 hours (2x): Determination of nitrogen compounds in water samples. Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/09/16 - 2023/09/16 Talk of 90 min: It all goes to sea: The problem of pollutants in the marine environment UC Non-Degree Course "Blue literacy for a sustainable development" (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/09/16 - 2023/09/16 Theoretical class of 90 min: Human health risks of consuming seafood. UC Non-Degree Course "Blue literacy for a sustainable development" (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/05/04 - 2023/05/04 Theoretical class of 3 hours: Safe fishery and fish farming products to protect public health Master in Biological Resources, Territorial Development and Sustainability (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/05/04 - 2023/05/04 Practical class of 3 hours: Extraction of methylmercury in fish samples Master in Biological Resources, Territorial Development and Sustainability (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/03/13 - 2023/03/13 Theoretical class of 2 hours: Aquatic ecotoxicology Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/02/20 - 2023/02/20 Theoretical class of 3 hours: Harmful algal blooms in sea waters Master in Marine Biology and Global change (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/02/20 - 2023/02/20 Practical class of 3 hours: How to determine an EC50 using a cell-based toxicity assay and dinoflagellate toxins. Master in Marine Biology and Global change (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2023/02/13 - 2023/02/13 Practical classes of 3 hours (2x): Laboratory experiment to calculate growth rates of macroalgae Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/09/23 - 2022/11/25 Tutorial classes of 2 hours (5x): Safe and healthy diet of macroalgae and halophytes in Portugal - A contribution to consumer choice Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/09/14 - 2022/09/14 Practical class of 3 hours: Water quality - nutrients Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/06/03 - 2022/06/03 Theoretical class of 1.5 hours: A briefly history of plastics Transversal to several Master courses (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/05/31 - 2022/05/31 Theoretical class of 2 hours: Human viruses in aquatic systems Transversal to several Master courses (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/04/04 - 2022/04/04 Theoretical class of 3 hours: Safe fishery and fish farming products to protect public health Biological Resources, Territorial Development and Sustainability (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/04/04 - 2022/04/04 Practical class of 3 hours: Extraction of methylmercury in macroalgae samples Biological Resources, Territorial Enhancement and Sustainability (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/03/21 - 2022/03/21 Theoretical class of 2 hours: Aquatic ecotoxicology Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2022/03/07 - 2022/03/08 Practical classes of 3 hours (4x): Laboratory experiment to calculate growth rates of macroalgae. Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24 Practical class of 3 hours: Water quality - nutrients Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2021/04/19 - 2021/04/19 Theoretical class of 2 hours: Aquatic ecotoxicology Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2020/11/26 - 2020/11/26 Theoretical class of 2 hours: New experimental models in aquatic ecotoxicology (synchronous distance class) (by invitation of the Chair in Pharmacology and comparative Toxicology ) Bioveterinary Science (Licenciatura) Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal
2020/09/25 - 2020/09/25 Practical class of 3 hours: Water quality - nutrients (by invitation of the Chair in Aquaculture and fisheries) Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2020/04/20 - 2020/04/20 Theoretical class of 2 hours: Aquatic ecotoxicology (asynchronous distance class) (by invitation of the Chair in Estuarine benthic ecology) Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2019/03/25 - 2019/03/25 Theoretical class of 2 hours: Aquatic ecotoxicology (by invitation of the Chair in Estuarine benthic ecology) Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2019/03/07 - 2019/03/07 Theoretical class of 2 hours: Plastics and the environmental protection (by invitation of the Chair in Societal challenges) Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018/04/23 - 2018/04/23 Theoretical class of 2 hours: Aquatic ecotoxicology (by invitation of the Chair in Estuarine benthic ecology) Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018/03/23 - 2018/03/23 Theoretical-practical class of 2 hours: Cell-based assays as an alternative to fish toxicity testing (synchronous distance class) (by invitation of the Chair in Evaluación de riesgo en ecosistemas acuáticos) Ecotoxicología Tropical - EcoTrop (Mestrado) Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Costa Rica

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2023/02/27 - 2023/02/27 Antena 1 - news Methylmercury in fishery products of Portugal
2019/01/24 - 2019/01/24 Na Mira do Ambiente À conversa com... Miguel Pardal e Elsa Rodrigues

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/09 - Current Marine Pollution Bulletin (two articles reviewed) (0025-326X) Elsevier
2022 - Current Water (Topical Advisory Panel) (2073-4441) MDPI
2021/09 - Current Metabolites (one article reviewed) (2218-1989) MDPI
2021/08 - Current International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (two articles reviewed) (1660-4601) MDPI
2021/07 - Current Environmental Science and Pollution Research (one article reviewed) (1614-7499) Springer Nature
2021/02 - Current Toxins (one article reviewed) ( 2072-6651) MDPI
2021/02 - Current Water (three articles reviewed) (2073-4441) MDPI
2020/01 - Current Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (one article reviewed) (0730-7268) Wiley
2019/07 - Current Environmental Pollution (three articles reviewed) (0269-7491) Elsevier
2017 - Current Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (three articles reviewed) (0147-6513) Elsevier
2017 - Current Chemosphere (two articles reviewed) (0045-6535) Elsevier
2017 - Current Scientific Reports (one article reviewed) (2045-2322) Nature
2016 - Current Science of the Total Environment (two articles reviewed) (0048-9697) Elsevier
2020/12/22 - 2022/12 Water (Topic Editor) (2073-4441) MDPI
2021 - 2022/08/31 Water (Guest Editor) ( 2073-4441) MDPI

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/01/03 - Current Comprehensive screening of novel bioactive compounds from the marine environment: macroalgae and halophytes as case studies Filipe Manuel Pinheiro Barreleiro (UC student 2021211547)
2023/03/15 - 2023/07/15 The consumption of macroalgae and halophytes as a potential source of contamination of human viruses and Salmonella Inês de Oliveira Teixeira (ESAC student 2020127787)
2022/04/01 - 2022/07/15 How are seaweed and halophyte plant edible species a source of arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury and iodine for the Portuguese population? Beatriz Valente Santos (ESAC student 2019127422)
2022/02/01 - 2022/06/30 Looking for viral RNA of SARS-CoV-2 in environmental matrices collected during the third Portuguese wave of the Covid-19 pandemic Maria Filipa Sardinha (UC student 2019219872)
2021/09/01 - 2021/09/30 UC Summer Internship of 140 hours Inês Rosa da Fonseca (UC student 2019215972)
2021/07/01 - 2021/07/31 UC Summer Internship of 140 hours Raquel Inês Bozzo Carvalho (UC student 2019219265)
2021/02/15 - 2021/06/30 Looking for viral RNA of SARS-CoV-2 in environmental matrices Armando Manuel Machado Remondes (UC student 2018276775)
2020/09/21 - 2021/02/08 In the course of human and meteorological events by using municipal wastewater as a source of information: Sampling procedures and sample preservation, and some physicochemical analysis. José Eduardo Veríssimo da Silva Maia Costa (UC student 2017255879)
Distinctions

Award

2017 Doctorate Award in Ecology 2017 Amadeu Dias Foundation (honorable mention)
Portuguese Ecological Society, Portugal