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Melina Silva is a PhD student studying chemical communication and aggression in a fish model (Betta splendens). Currently she is focusing her work in animal behaviour, electrophysiology, histology and analytical chemistry techniques. She graduated in Biotechnology (BSc and MSc) and her main specialization areas during her internships and research grant were Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics applied to distinct economical activities, including Aquaculture and Citriculture. Her participation in projects were related to evolution and search for molecular markers of interest to improve the above-mentioned economic activities. The techniques that she has more experience, competence and time of practice are: - Extraction of DNA, RNA and plasmid DNA and cDNA synthesis; - PCR, RT-PCR and qPCR; - Electrophoresis; - Gene cloning; - In silico search in several data bases and gene isolation; - Primers and gene synteny design; - Phylogenetic analysis; - RNAseq data analysis; - Enrichment of metabolic pathways. - Histology.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Melina Coelho da Silva
Date of birth
1991/09/11
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • da Silva, Melina
  • Melina Coelho da Silva
  • Melina Silva

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F51A-B4C2-5402
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2171-1373

Email addresses

  • mcsilva@ualg.pt (Professional)
  • melina.coelho.da.silva11@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 967648924 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Edifício 7 - Centro de Ciências do Mar, 8005-139, Faro, Faro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019 - 2022
Ongoing
 Biological Sciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Developmental, Functional and Integrative Biology
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
"Dominance pheromones in the Siamese fighting fish" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017
Concluded
 Biotechnology (Mestrado)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Evolution of desmosomal genes in teleost fish and expression analysis of desmosomal cadherins in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2013
Concluded
 Biotechnology (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Clonagem do gene p23 do Citrus tristeza virus em vetores Gateway apropriados para fazer ensaios de complementação bimolecular por via de fluorescência (BiFC)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/10/25 - 2019/01/31 Research Trainee (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2017/09/15 - 2018/03/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Electronica Optoelectrônica e Telecomunicacoes, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/02/01 - Current PhD Student Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2018/11/01 - 2018/12/01 Participation in an International Study on the Evolutionary Ecology of Snails Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2016/02/01 - 2016/07/01 ERASMUS Trainee - Continuation of Master Thesis Project Panepistemio Thessalias Tmema Biochemeias kai Biotechnologias, Greece
2015/10/01 - 2016/02/01 Scientific Investigation for Master Thesis Degree Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2013/12/01 Volunteering in the Laboratory of Chemical Water Analysis (LAQ) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2012/10/01 - 2013/05/01 Scientific Investigation Internship for Bachelor Degree Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017 - 2018 UID/Multi/00631/2013/CEOT: Going Organic - bio-inspired methods in electronics, photonics and networks
UID/Multi/00631/2013/CEOT
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Electronica Optoelectrônica e Telecomunicacoes, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019 - Current FIGHT – Hormonal, pheromonal and genomic regulation of aggression in a fish model
FDCT 093/2013/A2 (2017-2020)
PhD Student Fellow
University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Melina Coelho da Silva. "Study of chemical communication and aggression in the Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) may give new insights to improve fish welfare". Paper presented in 3rd Edition of Summer Shoal 2019 on Fish Ethology & Welfare, 2019.
Conference poster
  1. Silva, Melina. "Behavioural modulation in the Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) caused by holding water of dominant males". Paper presented in VII CONGRESS OF THE PORTUGUESE SOCIETY OF ETHOLOGY (SPE), 2020.
  2. Melina Silva. "Efeito da infeção pelo Citrus tristeza virus na taxa fotossintética, concentração interna de CO 2 condutância estomática à água e transpiração, em plantas de Citrus macrophylla". Paper presented in 4º Simpósio Nacional de Fruticultura, 2018.
Journal article
  1. da Silva, Melina Coelho; Canário, Adelino Vicente Mendonça; Hubbard, Peter Colin; Gonçalves, David Manuel Flores. "Physiology, endocrinology and chemical communication in aggressive behaviour of fishes". Journal of Fish Biology (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14667.
    10.1111/jfb.14667
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Silva, Melina. "Evolution of desmosomal genes in teleost fish and expression analysis of desmosomal cadherins in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)". Master, Universidade do Algarve, 2017. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/92441186.pdf.
  2. Silva, Melina. "Cloning of the p23 gene from Citrus tristeza virus into Gateway vectors appropriate to perform bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays (BiFC)". Degree, Universidade do Algarve, 2013.
Activities

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/01 - 2020/01 NMR Training Course - Principles and Applications of NMR Spectroscopy
2019/12 - 2019/12 Scientific Course of Aquatic and Laboratory Animals (CAL-AQUA) - 6 ECTS
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2018/10 - 2018/10 Workshop switchSENSE® biossensor
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2018/04 - 2018/04 Workshop in Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) - IPMA Project AQUATRANSFER
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/03 Workshop Online "Flow Cytometry : Fundaments and Applications "- 0.7 ECTS
Ordem dos Biólogos, Portugal
2018/01 - 2018/01 Laboratory Waste Management
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2016/02 - 2016/02 Job party: Mission 1st job
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2015/09 - 2015/09 Bioinformatics Seminars & Workshops: R for absolute beginners

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2015 - 2015 Summer Activities for kids- Laboratory activities (Genetics and Microbiology) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2019 FCT PhD grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal