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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Nelson Simões

Citation names

  • Simões, Nelson
  • N. Simões

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
FC11-D39F-DFBA

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2003
Concluded
 Agregação (Título de Agregado)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
 Aprovado em mérito absoluto por unanimidade
1992
Concluded
 Biologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
 Bom com distinção e Louvor por unanimidade
1983
Concluded
 Biologia e Geologia (Ensino de) (Licenciatura)
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/04/23 - Current Invited Coordinator Researcher (Research) Universidade dos Açores, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2009 - 2022/04/22 Full Professor (University Teacher) Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2003 - 2009 Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
1992 - 2002 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade dos Açores, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1995/01/01 - 1997/01/01 President of the Pedagogic Council Universidade dos Açores, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2014/08/19 - 2016/11/21 Diretor Regional da Ciência e Tecnologia Governo dos Açores, Portugal
2002 - 2014/01/01 Membro da Comissão Coordenadora Paritária U. Açores - U. Coimbra Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
1997 - 2010/01/01 Coordenador do CIRN Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
1992 - 2005/01/01 Membro do Conselho Científico Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
1993 - 1994 Presidente da Comissão Científica do CIFOP Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2018 - Current EPN+ - Aplicação de CRISPR-Cas9 para melhorar a eficácia de um agente de controlo biológico
PTDC/BAA-AGR/30609/2017
Principal investigator
2020/09/01 - 2024/12/31 Integrated Pest Management of the invasive Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica - IPM-Popillia
GRANT AGREEMENT NUMBER 861852 — IPM-Popillia
Researcher
Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, Portugal
Ongoing
2019 - 2022 NanoNema - Formulação de um nanoinsecticida baseado em péptidos inseticidas secretados por um agente entomopatogénico.
ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-000113
Principal investigator
Ongoing
2018 - 2021 MetaMine - Mining the microbiomes from marine wood-digesting bivalves for novel lignocellulose depolymerizing enzymes.
ERA-NET (ERA-MBT). Grant Agreement Number 604814
Researcher
Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, Portugal
2018 - 2020 SeaGlue4GI - Bioadesivos multifuncionais inspirados no mar como dispositivos médicos para tratamento da anastomose gastrointestinal.
MITEXPL/BIO/0089/2017
Researcher
Concluded
2014 - 2017 BIOCOMES - Biological control manufacturers in Europe develop novel biological control products to support the implementation of Integrated Pest Management in agriculture and forestry.
European Union FP7 KBBE.2013
Researcher
Concluded
2010 - 2012 Avaliação do Potencial Bioinsecticida de uma proteína expressa por um entomopatógeno
PDCT/AGR/AAM/104487/2008
Principal investigator
Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. José Manuel Neto Azevedo; Gilberta Rocha; Simões, Nelson; Paulo Borges; Pedro M. Raposeiro; Ricardo Serrão Santos. Ciências nos Açores - Que futuro?. Ponta Delgada, Portugal: Fundo Regional da Ciência. 2014.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Toubarro, Duarte; Tomkielska, Zuzanna; Silva, Liliana; Borges, Margarida; Simões, Nelson. "A Study of Nematocyst Discharge of Physalia physalis and Venom Composition". 2023.
    10.3390/iect2023-14810
Conference poster
  1. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO; Gomes, Júlia; Simões, Nelson. "Feather Waste Recycling: Creating Eco-Friendly Bio-Pesticides". Paper presented in Microbiotec 2023, 7th-9th December 2023, Covilhã, Portugal, 2023.
  2. Frias, Jorge; Garriga, Anna; Peñalver, Ángel; Teixeira, Mário; Beltrí, Rubén; Toubarro, Duarte; Simões, Nelson. "Microbiome Is Driving Infestation Rates Of The Insect Pest Popillia japonica". Paper presented in IMPSG-2023 – IV International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics., 2023.
  3. Teixeira, Mário; Ferreira, Ricardo; Toubarro, Duarte; Frias, Jorge; Cabral, Carla; Viveiros, Fátima; Rodriguez, Lucia; Alves, M. M.; Simões, Nelson. "Enhancing anaerobic digestion of lignocellulose biomass using a thermophilic microbial consortium pretreatment". Paper presented in MicroBiotec21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, 2021.
  4. Paiva, Tiago; Toubarro, Duarte; Frias, Jorge; Rodrigues, Ana ; Simões, Nelson. "Recombinant expression and insecticidal activity of one ShK domain of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae in fusion with –DsbC". Paper presented in MicroBiotec21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, 2021.
  5. Paiva, Tiago; Toubarro, Duarte; Frias, Jorge; Simões, Nelson. Corresponding author: Paiva, Tiago. "Insecticidal Activity Of Shk Expressed By The Entomopategenic Nematode S. carpocapsae". Paper presented in IMPSG-2021 – II International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Šreibr, Sara; Ilgová, Jana; Dobeš, Pavel; Vorel, Jirí; Marciniak, Jacek; Hurychová, Jana; Toubarro, Duarte; et al. "Characterization of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora response to insect-derived and non-biological stimuli: Insights into nematode recovery and released proteins". Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 208 (2025): 106318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2025.106318.
    10.1016/j.pestbp.2025.106318
  2. Teixeira, Mário; Soares, António; Lopes, David; Lamelas-Lopez, Lucas; Borges, Paulo; Mota, José; Simões, Nelson. "Long-term monitoring data on Popillia japonica (Newman, 1838) (Coleoptera, Rutelidae) across the Azorean Islands". Biodiversity Data Journal 12 (2024): https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.12.e138989.
    10.3897/bdj.12.e138989
  3. Tomkielska, Zuzanna; Frias, Jorge; Simões, Nelson; de Bastos, Bernardo P.; Fidalgo, Javier; Casas, Ana; Almeida, Hugo; Toubarro, Duarte. "Revealing the Bioactivities of Physalia physalis Venom Using Drosophila as a Model". Toxins 16 11 (2024): 491. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins16110491.
    10.3390/toxins16110491
  4. Garriga, A.; Toubarro, D.; Morton, A.; Simões, N.; García-del-Pino, F.. "Analysis of the immune transcriptome of the invasive pest spotted wing drosophila infected by Steinernema carpocapsae". Bulletin of Entomological Research 114 5 (2024): 622-630. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007485324000543.
    10.1017/s0007485324000543
  5. Garriga, Anna; Monteiro, Hugo R.; Beltrí, Rubén; Frias, Jorge; Peñalver, Ángel; Teixeira, Mario; Toubarro, Duarte; Simões, Nelson. "Assessment of Azorean native strains of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora for the biological control of Popillia japonica". Journal of Applied Entomology 148 8 (2024): 977-982. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13318.
    10.1111/jen.13318
  6. Beltrí, R.; Monteiro, H.R.; Toubarro, D.; Simões, N.; Garriga, A.. "Biocontrol potential of six Heterorhabditis bacteriophora strains isolated in the Azores Archipelago". Journal of Helminthology 98 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x24000336.
    Published • 10.1017/s0022149x24000336
  7. Teixeira, Mário; Soares, António; Borges, Paulo; Calvet, Mar; Peñalver, Ángel; Monteiro, Hugo; Frias, Jorge; Simoes, Nelson. "Monitoring Arthropods in maize and pasture fields in São Miguel and São Jorge Islands: IPM-Popillia Project". Biodiversity Data Journal 11 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/bdj.11.e109431.
    10.3897/bdj.11.e109431
  8. Frias, Jorge; Garriga, Anna; Peñalver, Ángel; Teixeira, Mário; Beltrí, Rubén; Toubarro, Duarte; Simões, Nelson. "Exploring Gut Microbiome Variations between Popillia japonica Populations of Azores". Microorganisms 11 8 (2023): 1972. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11081972.
    10.3390/microorganisms11081972
  9. Frias, Jorge; Toubarro, Duarte; Bjerga, Gro Elin Kjæreng; Puntervoll, Pål; Vicente, João B.; Reis, Rui L.; Simões, Nelson. "A ShK-like Domain from Steinernema carpocapsae with Bioinsecticidal Potential". Toxins 14 11 (2022): 754. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins14110754.
    10.3390/toxins14110754
  10. Jones, Kirah; Tafesh-Edwards, Ghada; Kenney, Eric; Toubarro, Duarte; Simões, Nelson; Eleftherianos, Ioannis. "Excreted secreted products from the parasitic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae manipulate the Drosophila melanogaster immune response". Scientific Reports 12 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18722-7.
    10.1038/s41598-022-18722-7
  11. Borges, L. M. S.; Pfeifer, B.; Pandur, S.; Toubarro, D.; Tanase, A.-M.; Chiciudean, I.; Menzel, M. N.; et al. "A picture is worth a thousand words: novel photographic evidence on the anatomy of the digestive system of three shipworm species (Bivalvia, Teredinidae)". Zoomorphology 140 4 (2021): 469-485. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00435-021-00540-6.
    10.1007/s00435-021-00540-6
  12. Botelho, Cláudia M.; Ferreira-Santos, Pedro; Toubarro, Duarte; Dinis, Hugo; Osório, Hugo; Costa-Barbosa, Augusto; Sampaio, Paula; Simões, Nelson; Teixeira, José A.. "Chicken Feather Keratin Peptides for the Control of Keratinocyte Migration". Applied Sciences 11 15 (2021): 6779. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11156779.
    Published • 10.3390/app11156779
  13. Frias, Jorge; Toubarro, Duarte; Fraga, Alexandra; Botelho, Claudia; Teixeira, José; Pedrosa, Jorge; Simões, Nelson. "Purification and Characterization of a Thrombolytic Enzyme Produced by a New Strain of Bacillus subtil". Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 31 2 (2021): 327-337. http://dx.doi.org/10.4014/jmb.2008.08010.
    Open access • Published • 10.4014/jmb.2008.08010
  14. Eliáš, Sara; Hurychová, Jana; Toubarro, Duarte; Frias, Jorge; Kunc, Martin; Dobeš, Pavel; Simões, Nelson; Hyršl, Pavel. "Bioactive Excreted/Secreted Products of Entomopathogenic Nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Inhibit the Phenoloxidase Activity during the Infection". Insects 11 6 (2020): 353. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11060353.
    10.3390/insects11060353
  15. Conrado, Ana C.; Arruda, Hugo; Stanton, David W.G.; James, Samuel W.; Kille, Peter; Brown, George; Silva, Elodie; et al. "The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the pantropical earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Rhinodrilidae, Clitellata): Mitogenome characterization and phylogenetic positioning". ZooKeys 688 (2017): 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.688.13721.
    10.3897/zookeys.688.13721
  16. Flores-Ponce, Mitzi; Vallebueno-Estrada, Miguel; González-Orozco, Eduardo; Ramos-Aboites, Hilda E.; García-Chávez, J. Noé; Simões, Nelson; Montiel, Rafael. "Signatures of co-evolutionary host-pathogen interactions in the genome of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae". BMC Evolutionary Biology 17 1 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-0935-x.
    Published • 10.1186/s12862-017-0935-x
  17. Rougon-Cardoso, Alejandra; Flores-Ponce, Mitzi; Ramos-Aboites, Hilda Eréndira; Martínez-Guerrero, Christian Eduardo; Hao, You-Jin; Cunha, Luis; Rodríguez-Martínez, Jonathan Alejandro; et al. "The genome, transcriptome, and proteome of the nematode Steinernema carpocapsae: evolutionary signatures of a pathogenic lifestyle". Scientific Reports 6 1 (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep37536.
    10.1038/srep37536
  18. Toubarro, Duarte; Gouveia, Analuce; Ribeiro, Raquel Mesquita; Simões, Nélson; da Costa, Gonçalo; Cordeiro, Carlos; Santos, Romana. "Cloning, Characterization, and Expression Levels of the Nectin Gene from the Tube Feet of the Sea Urchin Paracentrotus Lividus". Marine Biotechnology 18 3 (2016): 372-383. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10126-016-9698-4.
    Published • 10.1007/s10126-016-9698-4
  19. Balasubramanian, Natesan; Simões, Nelson. "Bacillus pumilus S124A carboxymethyl cellulase; a thermo stable enzyme with a wide substrate spectrum utility". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 67 (2014): 132-139. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.03.014.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.03.014
  20. Toubarro, Duarte; Avila, Mónica Martinez; Montiel, Rafael; Simões, Nelson. "A Pathogenic Nematode Targets Recognition Proteins to Avoid Insect Defenses". PLoS ONE 8 9 (2013): e75691. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075691.
  21. Toubarro, Duarte; Avila, Mónica M.; Hao, YouJin; Balasubramanian, Natesan; Jing, Yingjun; Montiel, Rafael; Faria, Tiago Q.; Brito, Rui M.; Simões, Nelson. "A Serpin Released by an Entomopathogen Impairs Clot Formation in Insect Defense System". PLoS ONE 8 7 (2013): e69161. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069161.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0069161
  22. BALASUBRAMANIAN, NATESAN; SIMÕES, NELSON. "Cloning and molecular analysis of the aspartic protease Sc-ASP110 gene transcript in Steinernema carpocapsae". Parasitology 140 9 (2013): 1158-1167. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182013000577.
    10.1017/s0031182013000577
  23. Balasubramanian, Natesan; Toubarro, Duarte; Teixeira, Mário; Simõs, Nelson. "Purification and Biochemical Characterization of a Novel Thermo-stable Carboxymethyl Cellulase from Azorean Isolate Bacillus mycoides S122C". Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 168 8 (2012): 2191-2204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12010-012-9929-8.
    10.1007/s12010-012-9929-8
  24. Balasubramanian, Natesan; Nascimento, Gisela; Ferreira, Ricardo; Martinez, Monica; Simões, Nelson. "Pepsin-like aspartic protease (Sc-ASP155) cloning, molecular characterization and gene expression analysis in developmental stages of nematode Steinernema carpocapsae". Gene 500 2 (2012): 164-171. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2012.03.062.
    10.1016/j.gene.2012.03.062
  25. Montiel, Rafael; Solórzano, Eduvigis; Díaz, Nancy; Álvarez-Sandoval, Brenda A.; González-Ruiz, Mercedes; Cañadas, Mari Pau; Simões, Nelson; Isidro, Albert; Malgosa, Assumpció. "Neonate Human Remains: A Window of Opportunity to the Molecular Study of Ancient Syphilis". PLoS ONE 7 5 (2012): e36371. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036371.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0036371
  26. Balasubramanian, Natesan; Toubarro, Duarte; Nascimento, Gisela; Ferreira, Ricardo; Simões, Nelson. "Purification, molecular characterization and gene expression analysis of an aspartic protease (Sc-ASP113) from the nematode Steinernema carpocapsae during the parasitic stage". Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 182 1-2 (2012): 37-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molbiopara.2011.12.001.
    10.1016/j.molbiopara.2011.12.001
  27. Hao, You-Jin; Montiel, Rafael; Lucena, Miguel A.; Costa, Miguel; Simoes, Nelson. "Genetic diversity and comparative analysis of gene expression between Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Az29 and Az36 isolates: Uncovering candidate genes involved in insect pathogenicity". Experimental Parasitology 130 2 (2012): 116-125. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2011.12.001.
    10.1016/j.exppara.2011.12.001
  28. Ferreres, Federico; Taveira, Marcos; Gil-Izquierdo, Angel; Oliveira, Luísa; Teixeira, Tânia; Valentão, Patrícia; Simões, Nelson; Andrade, Paula B.. "High-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection-electrospray ionization multi-stage mass spectrometric screening of an insect/plant system: the case of Spodoptera littoralis /Lycopersicon esculentum phenolics and alkaloids". Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 25 14 (2011): 1972-1980. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcm.5077.
    10.1002/rcm.5077
  29. Jing, Yingjun; Toubarro, Duarte; Hao, Youjin; Simões, Nelson. "Cloning, characterisation and heterologous expression of an astacin metalloprotease, Sc-AST, from the entomoparasitic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae". Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 174 2 (2010): 101-108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molbiopara.2010.07.004.
    10.1016/j.molbiopara.2010.07.004
  30. Toubarro, Duarte; Lucena-Robles, Miguel; Nascimento, Gisela; Santos, Romana; Montiel, Rafael; Veríssimo, Paula; Pires, Euclides; et al. "Serine Protease-mediated Host Invasion by the Parasitic Nematode Steinernema carpocapsae*". Journal of Biological Chemistry 285 40 (2010): 30666-30675. http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m110.129346.
    10.1074/jbc.m110.129346
  31. BALASUBRAMANIAN, N.; TOUBARRO, D.; SIMÕES, N.. "Biochemical study andin vitroinsect immune suppression by a trypsin-like secreted protease from the nematodeSteinernema carpocapsae". Parasite Immunology 32 3 (2010): 165-175. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3024.2009.01172.x.
    10.1111/j.1365-3024.2009.01172.x
  32. Hao, You-Jin; Montiel, Rafael; Abubucker, Sahar; Mitreva, Makedonka; Simões, Nelson. "Transcripts analysis of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae induced in vitro with insect haemolymph". Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 169 2 (2010): 79-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molbiopara.2009.10.002.
    10.1016/j.molbiopara.2009.10.002
  33. Toubarro, Duarte; Lucena-Robles, Miguel; Nascimento, Gisela; Costa, Gonçalo; Montiel, Rafael; Coelho, Ana V.; Simões, Nelson. "An apoptosis-inducing serine protease secreted by the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae". International Journal for Parasitology 39 12 (2009): 1319-1330. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.04.013.
    10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.04.013
  34. Bettencourt, Conceição; Santos, Cristina; Montiel, Rafael; Costa, Maria do Carmo; Cruz-Morales, Pablo; Santos, Liliana Ribeiro; Simões, Nelson; et al. "Increased transcript diversity: novel splicing variants of Machado–Joseph Disease gene (ATXN3)". neurogenetics 11 2 (2009): 193-202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10048-009-0216-y.
    10.1007/s10048-009-0216-y
  35. Balasubramanian, Natesan; Hao, You-Jin; Toubarro, Duarte; Nascimento, Gisela; Simões, Nelson. "Purification, biochemical and molecular analysis of a chymotrypsin protease with prophenoloxidase suppression activity from the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae". International Journal for Parasitology 39 9 (2009): 975-984. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.01.012.
    10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.01.012
  36. Hao, You-Jin; Montiel, Rafael; Nascimento, Gisela; Toubarro, Duarte; Simoes, Nelson. "Identification and expression analysis of the Steinernema carpocapsae elastase-like serine protease gene during the parasitic stage". Experimental Parasitology 122 1 (2009): 51-60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2009.01.014.
    10.1016/j.exppara.2009.01.014
  37. Santos, P; Chaveiro, A; Simões, N; Moreira da Silva, F. "Bovine Oocyte Quality in Relation to Ultrastructural Characteristics of Zona Pellucida, Polyspermic Penetration and Developmental Competence". Reproduction in Domestic Animals 43 6 (2008): 685-689. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00970.x.
    10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00970.x
  38. Santos, Cristina; Martinez, Moviea; Lima, Manvela; Hao, You-Jin; Simoes, Nelson; Montiel, Rafeal; Martinez, Monica; Lima, Manuela. "Mitochondrial DNA Mutations in Cancer: A Review". Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 8 15 (2008): 1351-1366. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156802608786141151.
    10.2174/156802608786141151
  39. Hao, You-Jin; Montiel, Rafael; Nascimento, Gisela; Toubarro, Duarte; Simoes, Nelson. "Identification, characterization of functional candidate genes for host–parasite interactions in entomopathogenetic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae by suppressive subtractive hybridization". Parasitology Research 103 3 (2008): 671-683. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-008-1030-4.
    10.1007/s00436-008-1030-4
  40. Montiel, Rafael; Lucena, Miguel A.; Medeiros, Jorge; Simões, Nelson. "The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of the Entomopathogenic Nematode Steinernema carpocapsae: Insights into Nematode Mitochondrial DNA Evolution and Phylogeny". Journal of Molecular Evolution 62 2 (2006): 211-225. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00239-005-0072-9.
    10.1007/s00239-005-0072-9
  41. Dias, Carla; Garcia, Patrícia; Simões, Nelson; Oliveira, Luísa. "Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis Against Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Phyllocnistidae)". Journal of Economic Entomology 98 6 (2005): 1880-1883. http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493-98.6.1880.
    10.1603/0022-0493-98.6.1880
  42. Martins, T.; Montiel, R.; Medeiros, J.; Oliveira, L.; Simões, N.. "Occurrence and characterization of a nucleopolyhedrovirus from Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) isolated in the azores". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 89 3 (2005): 185-192. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2005.06.012.
    10.1016/j.jip.2005.06.012
  43. Cabral, C. M.; Cherqui, A.; Pereira, A.; Simo~es, N.. "Purification and Characterization of Two Distinct Metalloproteases Secreted by the Entomopathogenic Bacterium Photorhabdus sp. Strain Az29". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70 7 (2004): 3831-3838. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.70.7.3831-3838.2004.
    10.1128/aem.70.7.3831-3838.2004
  44. Vovlas, N.; Simões, N. J. O.; Sasanelli, N.; dos Santos, M. C. V.; Abrantes, I. M. de O.. "Host-parasite relationships in tobacco plants infected with a root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) population from the Azores". Phytoparasitica 32 2 (2004): 167-173. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02979783.
    10.1007/bf02979783
  45. Rosa, J.S.; Simões, N.. "Evaluation of twenty-eight strains of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora isolated in Azores for biocontrol of the armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". Biological Control 29 3 (2004): 409-417. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2003.07.004.
    10.1016/j.biocontrol.2003.07.004
  46. Medeiros, Jorge; Tavares, João; Simões, Nelson; Solter, Leellen F. "A new isolate of the microsporidium Vairimorpha necatrix (Microsporidia, Burenellidae) recorded in the azores". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 85 1 (2004): 58-60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2003.12.006.
    10.1016/j.jip.2003.12.006
  47. Rosa, J.S; Cabral, C; Simões, N. "Differences between the pathogenic processes induced by Steinernema and Heterorhabditis (Nemata: Rhabditida) in Pseudaletia unipuncta (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 80 1 (2002): 46-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0022-2011(02)00038-1.
    10.1016/s0022-2011(02)00038-1
  48. Caldas, C.; Cherqui, A.; Pereira, A.; Simo~es, N.. "Purification and Characterization of an Extracellular Protease from Xenorhabdus nematophila Involved in Insect Immunosuppression". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68 3 (2002): 1297-1304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.68.3.1297-1304.2002.
    10.1128/aem.68.3.1297-1304.2002
  49. Cruz, N.; Rosa, J.S.; Simões, N.. "Encapsulation Response of 6th Instar of Pseudaletia unipuncta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Steinernema carpocapsae (Nematoda: Steinernematidae)". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 78 4 (2001): 272-274. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jipa.2001.5033.
    10.1006/jipa.2001.5033
  50. Cherqui, Anas; Cruz, Norberto; Simões, Nelson. "Purification and characterization of two serine protease inhibitors from the hemolymph of Mythimna unipuncta". Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 31 8 (2001): 761-769. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0965-1748(00)00172-7.
    10.1016/s0965-1748(00)00172-7
  51. Medeiros, J.; Rosa, J. S.; Tavares, J.; Simões, N.. "Susceptibility of Pseudaletia unipuncta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) Isolated in the Azores: Effect of Nematode Strain and Host Age". Journal of Economic Entomology 93 5 (2000): 1403-1408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493-93.5.1403.
    10.1603/0022-0493-93.5.1403
  52. Simões, N; Caldas, C; Rosa, J.S; Bonifassi, E; Laumond, C. "Pathogenicity Caused by High Virulent and Low Virulent Strains of Steinernema carpocapsae to Galleria mellonella". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 75 1 (2000): 47-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jipa.1999.4899.
    10.1006/jipa.1999.4899
  53. Neves, J.M.; Teixeira, J.A.; Sim¿es, N.; Mota, M.. "Effect of airflow rate on yields ofSteinernema carpocapse Az 20 in liquid culture in an external-loop airlift bioreactor". Biotechnology and Bioengineering 72 3 (2000): 369-373. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1097-0290(20010205)72:3<369::aid-bit15>3.0.co;2-f.
    10.1002/1097-0290(20010205)72:3<369::aid-bit15>3.0.co;2-f
  54. Ribeiro, Carlos; Duvic, Bernard; Oliveira, Paulo; Givaudan, Alain; Palha, Filipa; Simoes, Nelson; Brehélin, Michel. "Insect immunity—effects of factors produced by a nematobacterial complex on immunocompetent cells". Journal of Insect Physiology 45 7 (1999): 677-685. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0022-1910(99)00043-8.
    10.1016/s0022-1910(99)00043-8
  55. Ribeiro, Carlos; Simões, Nelson; Brehélin, Michel. "Insect immunity: the haemocytes of the armyworm Mythimna unipuncta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and their role in defence reactions. in vivo and in vitro studies". Journal of Insect Physiology 42 9 (1996): 815-822. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-1910(96)00048-0.
    10.1016/0022-1910(96)00048-0
  56. Ribeiro, Carlos; Simões, Nelson; Brehélin, Michel. "Insect immunity: the haemocytes of the armyworm Mythimna unipuncta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and their role in defence reactions. in vivo and in vitro studies". Journal of Insect Physiology 42 9 (1996): 815-822. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-1910(96)00048-0.
    10.1016/0022-1910(96)00048-0
  57. Simões, N.; Rosa, J. S.. "Pathogenicity and Host Specificity of Entomopathogenic Nematodes". Biocontrol Science and Technology 6 3 (1996): 403-412. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09583159631370.
    10.1080/09583159631370
  58. Lacey, L. A.; Bettencourt, R.; Garrett, F. J.; Simões, N. J.; Gaugler, R. H.. "Factors influencing parasitism of adult Japanese beetles,Polillia japonica (Col.: Scarabaeidae) by entomopathogenic nematodes". Entomophaga 38 4 (1993): 501-509. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02373084.
    10.1007/bf02373084

Other

Dataset
  1. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO; Soares, António; Calvet, Mar; Peñalver, Ángel; Monteiro, Hugo; Frias, Jorge; Simões, Nelson. Monitoring ground arthropods in maize and pasture fields of São Miguel and São Jorge Islands: IPM-Popillia Project. v1.3.. GBIF registration. 2023.
    https://doi.org/10.15468/4cnhw9
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/03/07 - Current Engenharia de um péptido ShK codificado por um nematode entomopatogénico com vista ao aumento da atividade inseticida contra uma praga emergente.
Co-supervisor
 3CBIO (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2017/10/01 - Current Desenvolvimento de nanoformulações insecticidas para protecção de plantas.
Co-supervisor
 3CBIO (PhD)
2016/10/01 - Current Exploitation of genetic resourses of Azores to develop an enzyme with health applications: development of a targeted nanotechnology-based approach—(Enzyme4Thrombus).
Co-supervisor
 3CBIO (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2012/09/01 - 2017/04/09 Screening Azorean geothermal hot spring aerobic microbial communities, for solubilization and viscosity reduction of sewage sludge
Supervisor
 3CBIO (PhD)
Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2009/03/01 - 2013/10/19 Identificação e actividade insecticida de um inibidor de serino proteases excretado por um patógeno de insectos.
Supervisor
Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2005/10/01 - 2010/02/04 Estudo do processo infeccioso de um nemátode baseado numa abordagem de proteómica e genómica.
Supervisor
Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
1995/10/01 - 2005/03/04 Pesquisa de factores de virulência em Photorhabdus luminescens
Supervisor
Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
1995/10/01 - 2002/04/20 Variabilidade biológica de nemátodes entomopatogénicos isolados nos Açores
Supervisor
1993/10/01 - 2001/10/11 Investigação de variáveis físicas e biológicas na produção em bioreactor de nemátodes entomopatogénicos.
Co-supervisor
Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2015 Provas de Agregação em Proteção de Plantas.
Thesis Member
 David Horta Lopes (Aggregation)
Universidade dos Açores - Campus de Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
2015 Provas de Agregação em Genética Humana
Thesis Member
 Maria Manuela de Medeiros Lima (Aggregation)
Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2015 Provas de Agregação em Anatomia e Taxonomia Zoológicas.
Thesis Member
 Armindo dos Santos Rodrigues (Aggregation)
Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2014 Provas de Agregação em Biologia Marinha.
Thesis Member
 Ana Isabel Neto (Aggregation)
Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2014 Provas de Agregação em Biotecnologia
Thesis Member
 Artur da Câmara Machado (Aggregation)
Universidade dos Açores - Campus de Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2020 - Current Concurso para recrutamento de um Professor Catedrático na área científica de Ciências Biológicas/Biologia, subárea de Genética. Universidade dos Açores, Portugal