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Rita Velez completed the licenciatura in Veterinary Medicine in 2005 (Universidade de Évora, Portugal), the MSc course in Biodiversity and Conservation in 2014 (University of Leeds, UK) and the PhD degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2018 (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain). She has worked as a post-doc researcher at the Center for the Study of Vectors and Infectious Diseases of the Portuguese Health Institute and, more recently, at the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in Lisbon (Portugal).
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria Rita Perdigão Velez

Citation names

  • Velez, Rita

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F41F-4DFE-B957
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2388-899X

Email addresses

  • rita.perdigao.velez@gmail.com (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Veterinary Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Parasitology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Catalan Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/07/01 - 2018/11/30
Concluded
 Programa de Doctorat en Recerca, Desenvolupament i Control de Medicaments (Doctor)
Universitat de Barcelona Facultat de Farmacia, Spain
"Epidemiology and control of canine leishmaniosis: characterization of a previously undescribed endemic area in Catalonia and CaniLeish® vaccine field trial" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Pass Cum Laude
2013/09 - 2014/09
Concluded
 Biodiversity and Conservation (Master)
University of Leeds, United Kingdom
"Phylogenetic study of nematodes of Galapagos giant tortoises" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Pass with Distinction
1999 - 2005
Concluded
 Veterinary Medicine (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Pesquisa parasitológica em aves silvestres" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15/20 (Dissertation: 19/20)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09/01 - 2024/08/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2019/03/15 - 2022/03/14 Researcher (Research) Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Centro de Estudos de Vectores e Doenças Infecciosas Doutor Francisco Cambournac, Portugal
2015/07/01 - 2018/06/30 Researcher (Research) Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona, Spain
Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona, Spain
2014/12/01 - 2015/06/30 Research Trainee (Research) Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Centro de Estudos de Vectores e Doenças Infecciosas Doutor Francisco Cambournac, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2012/02/01 - 2012/12/01 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade Nacional de Timor Lorosa'e Centro Nacional de Investigação Científica, Timor-Leste
Universidade Nacional de Timor Lorosa'e Centro Nacional de Investigação Científica, Timor-Leste
2010/03/01 - 2012/02/01 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior Agrária de Elvas, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior Agrária de Elvas, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2008/07/01 - 2012/01/01 Veterinarian in small animal practice Hospital Veterinário Muralha de Évora, Portugal
2008/02/01 - 2008/06/01 Internship in zoo animal medicine and wildlife rehabilitation Zoobotánico Jerez, Spain
2007/06/01 - 2008/01/01 Veterinarian in small animal practice Clínica Veterinária de Santo André, Portugal
2007/04/01 - 2007/05/01 Volunteer in stray animal neutering campaign; veterinary and public health advice sessions for the local community Associação Bons Amigos, Cape Verde
2005/12/01 - 2006/11/01 Veterinarian in small animal practice Centro Veterinário de Estremoz, Portugal
2005/01 - 2005/04 Internship in wildlife medicine and rehabilitation Parque Biológico de Gaia, Portugal
2004/09 - 2004/10 Internship in zoo animal medicine Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2015/07/01 - 2018/06/30 EuroLeish.net - Control of leishmaniasis, from bench to bedside and community (European Union Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN; grant agreement no. 642609)
642609
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto de Salud Global Barcelona, Spain
 European Commission
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/05/01 - Current BloodlessXY - Using Bloodless artificial diet as a vehicle for sex manipulation in Anopheles mosquitoes
GHTM/Base 04010201/BloodlessXY
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/09/01 - Current MosqDiet - Rearing Anopheles mosquitoes without blood for malaria research and control
FCT - AGAKHAN/541725581
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/03/12 - 2024/09/11 A cross-talk between Babesia ovis and the host cell: in the path to disease control
2022.03176.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/03/15 - 2022/03/14 TickGenoMi - The Ixodes ricinus group of ticks in the western Mediterranean region and north Africa: new insights into their population genetics and microbiome fauna (PTDC/SAU-PAR/28947/2017)
PTDC/SAU-PAR/28947/2017
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Under evaluation
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Santos-Silva, Maria Margarida; Santos, Ana Sofia; Velez, Rita. "Carraças". In Doenças associadas a artrópodes vetores e roedores, edited by Sofia Núncio; Maria João Alves, 33-39. Lisboa, Portugal: Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, 2019.
    Published
  2. Santos-Silva, Maria Margarida; Velez, Rita. "Piolhos". In Doenças associadas a artrópodes vetores e roedores, edited by Sofia Núncio; Maria João Alves, 41-43. Lisboa, Portugal: Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, 2019.
    Published
  3. Santos-Silva, Maria Margarida; Velez, Rita. "Pulgas". edited by Sofia Núncio; Maria João Alves, 45-47. Lisboa, Portugal: Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, 2019.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Marques, Joana; Hien, Domonbabele François de Sales; Mossi, Faith; Sitoe, Salomão; Sare, Issiaka; Velez, Rita; Dogan, Oswald; et al. "Anopheles mosquitoes bred without blood for malaria research and control". Paper presented in 9th PAMCA Annual Conference & Exhibition, Addis Ababa, 2023.
    Published
  2. Rodríguez-Cortés, Alhelí; Martori, Clara; Velez, Rita; Gállego, Montserrat; Alberola, Jordi. "Vitamin D level is not a risk factor but regulates Leishmania infantum infection in dogs". Paper presented in XI Congreso SOCEPA (Sociedad Española de Parasitología), Vigo, 2019.
  3. Velez, Rita; Ballart, Cristina; Domenech, Ester; Abras, Alba; Fernández-Arévalo, Anna; Tebar, Silvia; Muñoz, Carmen; et al. "An ongoing field trial to evaluate the influence of canine leishmaniasis vaccination (CaniLeish®) in the study of the disease seroprevalence in Spain". Paper presented in 10th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH), Antwerp, 2017.
  4. Velez, Rita; Ballart, Cristina; Domenech, Ester; Abras, Alba; Fernández-Arévalo, Anna; Tebar, Silvia; Muñoz, Carmen; et al. "Seroprevalence study of canine leishmaniasis in Northern and Pyrenean areas of Spain. Identification of risk factors". Paper presented in 6th World Congress on Leishmaniasis (Worldleish), Toledo, 2017.
  5. Velez, Rita; Santos, Ana Sofia; Melo, Pedro; Antunes, Sandra; Ferrolho, Joana; Domingos, Ana; Santos-Silva, Maria Margarida. "O papel dos vertebrados silvestres na manutenção de ixodídeos (Acari: Ixodida) e agentes a estes associados". Paper presented in 3º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical/ 1º Congresso Lusófono de Doenças Transmitidas por Vectores, IHMT, Lisbon, 2015.
Conference poster
  1. Moerbeck, Leonardo; Parreira, Ricardo; Szczotko, Magdalena; Seixas, Gonçalo; Velez, Rita; Dmitryjuk, Malgorzata; Santos, Ana Sofia; Domingos, Ana; Antunes, Sandra. "Investigating tick-borne pathogens in questing and potential reservoir ticks in Portugal". Paper presented in 11th Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens Conference (TTP11), 2024.
  2. Moerbeck, Leonardo; Velez, Rita; Seixas, Gonçalo; Santos, Ana Sofia; Domingos, Ana; Antunes, Sandra. "Neoehrlichia mikurensis, a new emerging tick-borne pathogen in hard ticks (Ixodidae) in Portugal". Paper presented in XIV Jornadas Científicas do IHMT, 2023.
  3. Moreira, Leonardo; Velez, Rita; Seixas, Gonçalo; Santos, Ana Sofia; Domingos, Ana; Antunes, Sandra. "Tick-borne pathogens infecting hard ticks (Ixodidae) collected in Portugal mainland". Paper presented in XIII Jornadas Científicas do IHMT, 2022.
  4. Moerbeck, Leonardo; Velez, Rita; Seixas, Gonçalo; Parreira, Ricardo; Ana Sofia Santos; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; Antunes, Sandra. "Ixodes ricinus from Portugal mainland: tick-borne pathogens and an insight of its microbiota.". Paper presented in XXVI Congress of Polish Parasitological Society, Poland, 12-15 September 2022., 2022.
  5. Velez, Rita; Hend Younsi; Elyes Zhioua; Antunes, Sandra; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; Moreira, Leonardo; Agustin Estrada-Peña; et al. "Development and testing of microsatellite loci for population genetics studies in Ixodes ricinus". Paper presented in 10th Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen Conference., 2022.
  6. Velez, Rita; Hend Younsi; Elyes Zhioua; Antunes, Sandra; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; Moreira, Leonardo; Agustin Estrada-Peña; et al. "Update on the interbreeding experiments between European and north-African populations of Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae)". Paper presented in 10th Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen Conference., 2022.
  7. Moreira, Leonardo; Santos, Ana Sofia; Velez, Rita; Seixas, Gonçalo; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; Antunes, Sandra. "Tick-borne rickettsiae in a national park in Portugal". Paper presented in ICOPA 2022, 15th International Congress of Parasitology., 2022.
  8. Antunes, Sandra; Moerbeck, Leonardo; Ana Sofia Santos; Velez, Rita; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; Seixas, Gonçalo. "An insight on Ixodes ricinus bacteriome from mainland Portugal". Paper presented in 15th International Congress of Parasitology, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 21-26, 2022., 2022.
  9. Moreira, Leonardo; Velez, Rita; Seixas, Gonçalo; Santos, Ana Sofia; Domingos, Ana; Antunes, Sandra. "Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens and bacteriome composition in wild Ixodes ricinus populations from mainland Portugal". Paper presented in XII Jornadas Científicas do IHMT, 2021.
  10. Moerbeck, Leonardo; Santos, Ana Sofia; Velez, Rita; Seixas, Gonçalo; Domingos, Ana; Antunes, Sandra. "Tracking tick-borne rickettsiae in a national park in Portugal". Paper presented in Microbiotec 2021, 2021.
  11. Santos, Ana Sofia; Velez, Rita; Norte, Ana Cláudia; Amaro, Fátima; Amaro F; Alves, Maria João; Melo, Pedro; Santos, Nuno; et al. "The role of wild animals and associated ticks in Coxiella burnetii natural cycle". Paper presented in Microbiotec 2021, 2021.
  12. Velez, Rita; Santos, Nuno; Santos-Silva, Maria Margarida; Santos, Ana Sofia. "Ticks and tick-borne agentes in European rabbits, Portugal.". Paper presented in 14th International Symposium on Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases (ISTTBD-XIV), 2021.
  13. Velez, Rita; Younsi, Hend; Zhioua, Elyes; Antunes, Sandra; Domingos, Ana; Moerbeck, Leonardo; Estrada-Peña, Agustín; et al. "Interbreeding experiments between European and north-African populations of Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae).". Paper presented in 14th International Symposium on Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases (ISTTBD-XIV), 2021.
  14. Moerbeck, Leonardo; Velez, Rita; Santos, Ana Sofia; Domingos, Ana; Antunes, Sandra. "Rhipicephalus bursa microbiota in the midgut and salivary glands of Babesia ovis infected and uninfected female ticks". Paper presented in XI Jornadas Científicas do IHMT, 2020.
  15. Carvalho, Ana Raquel; Santos, Ana Sofia; Velez, Rita; Costa, Cristina; Pereira da Fonseca, Isabel; Santos-Silva, Maria Margarida. "Identificação morfológica e molecular de ixodídeos e o seu potencial zoonótico no âmbito da Saúde Pública". Paper presented in XVI Congresso Internacional Veterinário Montenegro, 2020.
  16. Velez, Rita; Domenech, Ester; Cairó, Jordi; Ballart, Cristina; Tebar, Silvia; Portús, Montserrat; Gállego, Montserrat. "Evaluation of a canine leishmaniasis vaccine under field conditions in Spain: an ongoing field trial". Paper presented in 6th World Congress on Leishmaniasis (Worldleish), 2017.
  17. Velez, Rita; Ballart, Cristina; Domenech, Ester; Cairó, Jordi; Portús, Montserrat; Gállego, Montserrat. "Epidemiologic survey of phlebotomine vectors in a canine leishmaniasis endemic area in Spain". Paper presented in IX International Symposium on Phlebotomine Sandflies (ISOPS), 2016.
  18. Santos, Ana Sofia; Velez, Rita; Duarte, Luis; Ferrolho Joana; Antunes, Sandra; Melo, Pedro; Fonseca, C.; et al. "Coxiella burnetii and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in ticks collected from wild animals, Portugal". Paper presented in ESCCAR International Congress on Rickettsia and Other Intracellular Bacteria, 2015.
  19. Ferrolho Joana; Antunes, Sandra; Velez, Rita; Santos, Ana Sofia; Santos-Silva, Maria Margarida; Domingos, Ana. "Anaplasma marginale, Theileria equi and Theileria annulata pathogens identified in the two-host tick Rhipicephalus bursa, in Portugal". Paper presented in 3º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical/ 1º Congresso Lusófono de Doenças Transmitidas por Vectores, 2015.
  20. Velez, Rita; Santos, Ana Sofia; Antunes, Sandra; Ferrolho Joana; Bacellar, Daniel; Padre, Ludovina; Domingos, Ana; Santos-Silva, Maria Margarida. "Ixodídeos (Acari:Ixodida) em animais de produção no distrito de Portalegre: deteção molecular de agentes zoonóticos". Paper presented in 3º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical/1º Congresso Lusófono de Doenças Transmitidas por Vectores, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Mosi, Faith Allan; Rutha, Isaack; Velez, Rita; Swai, Johnson Kyeba; Mlacha, Yeromin P.; Marques, Joana; Silveira, Henrique; Tarimo, Brian B.. "Effects of a blood-free mosquito diet on fitness and gonotrophic cycle parameters of laboratory reared Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto". Parasites & Vectors 17 1 (2024): 289. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06345-y.
    Published • 10.1186/s13071-024-06345-y
  2. Moerbeck, Leonardo; Parreira, Ricardo; Szczotko, Magdalena; Seixas, Gonçalo; Velez, Rita; Dmitryjuk, Malgorzata; Santos, Ana Sofia; Domingos, Ana; Antunes, Sandra. "Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens Circulating in Peri-Domestic Areas in Mainland Portugal". Microorganisms 12 5 (2024): 1006. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12051006.
    Published • 10.3390/microorganisms12051006
  3. Rodríguez-Mallon, Alina; Encinosa Guzmán, Pedro E.; Bello, Yamil; Domingos, Ana; Antunes, Sandra; Kopacek, Petr; Santos, Ana Sofia; et al. "Efficacy of the Vaccine Candidate Based on the P0 Peptide against Dermacentor nitens and Ixodes ricinus Ticks". Pathogens 12 11 (2023): 1365. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12111365.
    Published • 10.3390/pathogens12111365
  4. Rita Velez; Thierry De Meeûs; Lorenza Beati; Hend Younsi; Elyes Zhioua; Sandra Antunes; Ana Domingos; et al. "Development and testing of microsatellite loci for the study of population genetics of Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758 and Ixodes inopinatus Estrada-Peña, Nava and Petney, 2014 (Acari: Ixodidae) in the western Mediterranean region". Acarologia (2023): https://doi.org/10.24349/bvem-4h49.
    10.24349/bvem-4h49
  5. Clara Martori; Johan Van Weyenbergh; Rita Velez; Montserrat Gállego; Ignacio Mesa; Rui Ferreira; Jordi Alberola; Alhelí Rodríguez-Cortés. "Vitamin d and leishmaniasis: Neither seasonal nor risk factor in canine host but potential adjuvant treatment through cbd103 expression". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15 8 (2021): e0009681-e0009681. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009681.
    10.1371/journal.pntd.0009681
  6. Velez, R.; Domenech, E.; Rodríguez-Cortés, A.; Barrios, D.; Tebar, S.; Fernández-Arévalo, A.; Aguilar, R.; et al. "Evaluation of canine leishmaniosis vaccine CaniLeish® under field conditions in native dog populations from an endemic Mediterranean area–A randomized controlled trial". Acta Tropica 205 (2020): 105387. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105387.
    10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105387
  7. Velez, Rita; Gállego, Montserrat. "Commercially approved vaccines for canine leishmaniosis: a review of available data on their safety and efficacy". Tropical Medicine & International Health (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13382.
    Published • 10.1111/tmi.13382
  8. Velez, Rita; Domenech, Ester; Cairó, Jordi; Gállego, Montserrat. "The impact of canine leishmaniosis vaccination with Canileish® in Leishmania infantum infection seroprevalence studies". Acta Tropica 202 (2020): 105259. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105259.
    Published • 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105259
  9. Willen, Laura; Lestinova, Tereza; Kalousková, Barbora; Sumova, Petra; Spitzova, Tatiana; Velez, Rita; Domenech, Ester; et al. "Field study of the improved rapid sand fly exposure test in areas endemic for canine leishmaniasis". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 13 11 (2019): e0007832. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007832.
    Published • 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007832
  10. Velez, Rita; Ballart, Cristina; Domenech, Ester; Abras, Alba; Fernández-Arévalo, Anna; Gómez, Sonia Ares; Tebar, Silvia; et al. "Seroprevalence of canine Leishmania infantum infection in the Mediterranean region and identification of risk factors: The example of North-Eastern and Pyrenean areas of Spain". Preventive Veterinary Medicine 162 (2019): 67-75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.10.015.
    Published • 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.10.015
  11. Velez, Rita; Spitzova, Tatiana; Domenech, Ester; Willen, Laura; Cairó, Jordi; Volf, Petr; Gállego, Montserrat. "Seasonal dynamics of canine antibody response to Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva in an endemic area of Leishmania infantum". Parasites & Vectors 11 1 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3123-y.
    Published • 10.1186/s13071-018-3123-y
  12. Ferrolho, Joana; Antunes, Sandra; Santos, Ana Sofia; Velez, Rita; Padre, Ludovina; Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro; Santos-Silva, Maria Margarida; Domingos, Ana. "Detection and phylogenetic characterization of Theileria spp. and Anaplasma marginale in Rhipicephalus bursa in Portugal". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 7 3 (2016): 443-448. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.01.004.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.01.004
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Velez, Rita. "Epidemiology and control of canine leishmaniosis: characterization of a previously undescribed endemic area in Catalonia and CaniLeish® vaccine field trial". PhD, Universitat de Barcelona Facultat de Farmacia, 2018. https://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/664654#page=1.
  2. Velez, Rita. "Phylogenetic study of nematodes of Galapagos giant tortoises". Master, University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences, 2014.
  3. Velez, Rita. "Clínica e maneio de animais silvestres e exóticos mantidos em cativeiro | Monografia: Pesquisa parasitológica em aves silvestres". Degree, Universidade de Évora, 2005.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/05/24 Using Bloodless artificial diet as a vehicle for sex manipulation in Anopheles mosquitoes. GHTM Session
IHMT - NOVA (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/12/05 BLOODless - A blood-free alternative for mosquito colony feeding 7º Simpósio Nacional de Órgãos Responsáveis pelo Bem-Estar Animal (Rede ORBEA)
Rede ORBEA (Lisbon, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/09/01 - Current Seleção sexual de mosquitos para controlo da malária
Supervisor of Bruno Pina
 MSc Biomedical Sciences (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2019/08/19 - 2019/08/30 Supervision of internship on initiation to science and research
Supervisor
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP Centro de Estudos de Vetores e Doenças Infeciosas Doutor Francisco Cambournac, Portugal
2011/03 - 2011/08 Reanimação de neonatos pós-cesariana e principais cuidados nos primeiros dois meses de vida
Supervisor
 Enfermagem Veterinária (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior Agrária de Elvas, Portugal
2011/02 - 2011/07 Evolução da temperatura corporal de canídeos e felídeos submetidos a cirurgia
Supervisor
 Enfermagem Veterinária (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior Agrária de Elvas, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/10 - 2020/01 Empirical population genetics training course for beginners , delivered by prof. Thierry de Meeûs (2020/01/14 - 2020/01/17)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2017/01 - 2017/11 4th ISGlobal PhD Symposium. Event organized by PhD fellows to present their work to the scientific community and potential collaborators. This edition included a World Cafe session, in which PhD students were invited to discuss science-related subjects in a friendly atmosphere. (2017/11/28 - 2017/11/28)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto de Salud Global Barcelona, Spain

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2017/11/01 - 2017/12/22 Internship at Charles University Parasitology Lab (Prague, Czechia), supervised by Prof. Petr Volf
Charles University, Czech Republic
2017/07/01 - 2017/07/15 Internship at the School of Life Sciences of University of Warwick (Coventry, UK), supervised by Prof. Orin Courtenay
University of Warwick School of Life Sciences, United Kingdom
2017/05/25 - 2017/05/25 Community outreach session about leishmaniasis for primary school students at Escuela Primaria Provençals (Barcelona, Spain).
Other
 Qué es la leishmaniasis?
2017/05/16 - 2017/05/16 EuroLeish.net video presentation for dissemination of the project in social media, recorded during Worldleish international congress.
Other
2014/12/01 - 2015/05/31 Internship at the Centre for the Study of Vectors and Infectious Diseases - National Health Institute (Águas de Moura, Portugal), supervised by Dr. Maria Margarida Santos-Silva
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP Centro de Estudos de Vetores e Doenças Infeciosas Doutor Francisco Cambournac, Portugal
2014/06/01 - 2014/09/30 Internship at the Genetics Lab of University of Leeds (Leeds, UK), supervised by Dr. Simon Goodman
University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences, United Kingdom

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/01/06 TickProVac: An insight into the Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick salivary gland proteome during Ehrlichia canis infection towards vaccine development
Thesis Member
 Joana Isabel Figueira Ferrolho Gibson (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2011/09 Fisioterapia em aves de rapina - Electrocussão
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Andreia Alexandra Rosa Vilhena (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior Agrária de Elvas, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/06/15 - 2021/06/15 Microssatélites e sua aplicação em genética populacional e na investigação de surtos. Caso de estudo: ixodídeos e agentes associados Veterinary Medicine (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal