Ana Cláudia Pereira da Silva (0412-792E-B833)

Curriculum Vitae

Ana Cláudia Pereira da Silva

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Ana Cláudia Pereira da Silva

Citation names

Silva, Ana Cláudia
Pereira, Ana Cláudia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 0412-792E-B833
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6113-9722

Email addresses

acsilva@iplantprotect.pt (Professional)

Websites

https://iplantprotect.pt/people/ana-claudia-silva/ (Professional)

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2015/10/19 - 2020/11/02 Concluded	Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Doctor) Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain "Epigenetic changes in galls induced by the nematode Meloidogyne javanica in Arabidopsis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Sobresaliente Cum Laude
2012/09 - 2014/09/12 Concluded	Erasmus Mundus: European Master of Science in Nematology (Master) University of Ghent; University of Évora; University of Jaén; University of Bielefeld, Belgium "Identification of novel effectors from the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Greatest Distinction
2007/09 - 2011/06/20 Concluded	Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	15

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/03/01 - Current	Researcher (Research)	InnovPlantProtect CoLAB, Portugal

2019/10/19 - 2020/01/31	Researcher (Research)	Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha - Campus de Toledo, Spain

2015/08 - 2015/10	Research Assistant (Research)	Universidad de Jaén, Spain

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2015/10/19 - 2020/11/02	PhD Student	Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha - Campus de Toledo, Spain

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2018/09/01 - 2021/11/18	Control integrado de nematodos fitoendoparásitos mediante la combinación de técnicas biotecnológicas (líneas de plantas resistentes/tolerantes) y biochar reciclado de residuos vitivinícolas activado con bajas dosis de biopesticidas: Hacia una agricultura sostenible SBPLY/17/180501/000287 Researcher	Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha Ongoing

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2019/10/19 - 2020/01/31	ONTONEMA: Estudiando la ontología de los sitios de alimentación de nematodos endoparásitos: una búsqueda de herramientas enfocada a mejorar su control en la agricultura AGL2016-75287-R Researcher	Gobierno de España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Journal article

Silva AC; Ruiz-Ferrer V; Martínez-Gómez Á; Barcala M; Fenoll C; Escobar C. "All in One High Quality Genomic DNA and Total RNA Extraction From Nematode Induced Galls for High Throughput Sequencing Purposes.". Frontiers in plant science (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/31214210.
10.3389/fpls.2019.00657
Radakovic ZS; Anjam MS; Escobar E; Chopra D; Cabrera J; Silva AC; Escobar C; et al. "Arabidopsis HIPP27 is a host susceptibility gene for the beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii.". Molecular plant pathology (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29470862.
10.1111/mpp.12668
Díaz-Manzano FE; Cabrera J; Ripoll JJ; Del Olmo I; Andrés MF; Silva AC; Barcala M; et al. "A role for the gene regulatory module microRNA172/TARGET OF EARLY ACTIVATION TAGGED 1/FLOWERING LOCUS T (miRNA172/TOE1/FT) in the feeding sites induced by Meloidogyne javanica in Arabidopsis thaliana.". The New phytologist (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29105090.
10.1111/nph.14839
Medina C; da Rocha M; Magliano M; Ratpopoulo A; Revel B; Marteu N; Magnone V; et al. "Characterization of microRNAs from Arabidopsis galls highlights a role for miR159 in the plant response to the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita.". The New phytologist (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28906559.
10.1111/nph.14717
Olmo R; Silva AC; Díaz-Manzano FE; Cabrera J; Fenoll C; Escobar C. "A Standardized Method to Assess Infection Rates of Root-Knot and Cyst Nematodes in Arabidopsis thaliana Mutants with Alterations in Root Development Related to Auxin and Cytokinin Signaling.". Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28265988.
10.1007/978-1-4939-6831-2_5
Espada M; Silva AC; Eves van den Akker S; Cock PJ; Mota M; Jones JT. "Identification and characterization of parasitism genes from the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus reveals a multilayered detoxification strategy.". Molecular plant pathology (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25981957.
10.1111/mpp.12280

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2018	Epigenetic marks in the plant-nematode interaction context	Jornada científica para estudiantes del Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Toledo, Spain)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2016/11 - 2017/06	Study of the expression and function of the transcription factor MYB33 during the infection of Arabidopsis thaliana with sedentary endoparasitic nematodes Co-supervisor	BSc Biochemistry (Degree) Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2018/10/08 - 2018/10/10	XIX Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Fitopatología (SEF) (2018/10/08 - 2018/10/10) Congress (Co-organisor)	Sociedad Española de Fitopatología, Spain

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2019/06/26 - 2019/06/29	Communication at congress - RUÍZ-FERRER, V., SILVA, A.C., OLMO, R., DÍAZ-MANZANO, F.E., BARCALA, M., CABRERA, J., MARTÍNEZ-GOMÉZ, A., ANDRÉS, M.F., MARTÍNEZ, I., MORENO-RISUEÑO, M.A., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. Epigenetic processes and central genes for plant development are altered during the novo-organogenesis of nematode-induced feeding sites. Congress	XXIII Reunión Sociedad Española de Fisiología Vegetal/ XVI Spanish Portuguese Congress of Plant Physiology
2019/06/26 - 2019/06/29	Communication at congress - MARTÍNEZ-GOMÉZ, A., RUÍZ-FERRER, V., SILVA, A.C., TESTILLANO, P., BERENGUER, E., BARCALA, M., DÍAZ-MANZANO, F.E., OLMO, R., ANDRÉS, M.F., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. RNA directed methylation during the plant-nematode interaction. Congress	XXIII Reunión Sociedad Española de Fisiología Vegetal/ XVI Spanish Portuguese Congress of Plant Physiology
2019/05/06 - 2019/05/08	Communication at conference - RUÍZ-FERRER, V., MARTÍNEZ-GOMÉZ, A., PEREIRA, A.C., MARTÍNEZ, I., BARCALA, M., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. Epigenomic control during the plant nematode interaction in Arabidopsis. Conference	At the Forefront of Plant Research
2018/10/08 - 2018/10/10	Communication at congress - SILVA, A.C., RUÍZ-FERRER, V., CABRERA, J., DÍAZ-MANZANO, F.E., MARTÍNEZ, I., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. Mechanims of gene repression on the root-knot nematode interaction in Arabidopsis. Congress	XIX Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Fitopatología
2018/09/09 - 2018/09/13	Communication at symposium - SILVA, A.C., DÍAZ-MANZANO, F.E., CABRERA, J., RUÍZ-FERRER, V., BARCALA, M., MARTÍNEZ, I., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. Gene repression: the role of miRNAs in the Arabidopsis-root-knot nematode interaction. Symposium	33th Symposium of the European Society of Nematologists
2018/07/04 - 2018/07/06	Communication at meeting - MARTÍNEZ-GOMÉZ, A., SILVA, A.C., RUÍZ-FERRER, V., CABRERA, J., DÍAZ-MANZANO, F.E., OLMO, R., BARCALA, M., MARTÍNEZ, I., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. MicroRNA-induced gene repression on plant-root-knot nematode interaction. Meeting	XIV Reunión de Biología Molecular de Plantas
2017/11/07 - 2017/11/07	Communication at conference - SILVA, A.C., CABRERA, J., RUÍZ-FERRER, V., DÍAZ-MANZANO, F.E., BARCALA, M., OLMO, R., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. Epigenetic signatures: What is going on on plant-nematode interaction?. Conference	VII Jornadas Doctorales de la Universidad de Castilla- La Mancha
2017/06/26 - 2017/06/29	Communication at congress - SILVA, A.C., DÍAZ-MANZANO, F.E., CABRERA, J., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. The role of a miRNA involved in flowering on the Arabidopsis-Root-knot nematodes interaction. Congress	XXII Reunión de la Sociedad Española de Fisiología Vegetal/ XV Congreso Hispano-Luso de Fisiología Vegetal
2017/06/25 - 2017/06/29	Communication at workshop - CABRERA, J., DÍAZ-MANZANO, F.E., BARCALA, M., ANDRÉS, M.F., OLMO, R., SILVA, A.C., MARTÍNEZ, I., RUÍZ, V., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. Regulatory processes governing the development of galls and giant cells: the role of small RNAs. Workshop	BARD WORKSHOP: Chemosensation of Plant- and Insect-Parasitic Nematodes and its Role in Pest Control
2017/06/20 - 2017/06/23	Communication at congress - DÍAZ-MANZANO, F.E., CABRERA, J., BARCALA, M., OLMO, R., SILVA, A.C., ANDRÉS, M.F., MARTÍNEZ, I., RUÍZ-FERRER, V., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. Developmental processes regulated by small RNAs during Arabidopsis-Root-knot nematodes interaction. Congress	15th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union
2017/05/29 - 2017/06/02	Communication at conference - OLMO, R., CABRERA, J., DÍAZ-MAZANO, F.E., BARCALA, M., ANDRÉS, M.F., SILVA, A.C., MARTÍNEZ, I., RUÍZ, V., FENOLL, C. ESCOBAR, C. Developmental processes altered during gall formation by root-knot nematodes. Conference	12th European Foundation for Plant Pathology/ 10th French Society for Plant Pathology Conference
2017/05/29 - 2017/06/01	Communication at symposium - CABRERA, J., DÍAZ-MANZANO, F.E., RUÍZ FERRER, V., OLMO, R., BARCALA, M., SILVA, A.C., MARTÍNEZ, I., ANDRÉS, M.F., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. Role of small RNAs during the development of nematode feeding cells in Arabidopsis roots. Symposium	8th International Symposium on Root Development
2016/11/13 - 2016/11/16	Communication at meeting - BARCALA, M., DE MARCOS, A., CABRERA, J., PEREZ-BUENO, M., DÍAZ-MANZANO, F.E., ORTEGA, A., OLMO, R., SILVA, A.C., MARTIN, M., BARON, M., ESCOBAR, C., MENA, M. & FENOLL, C. Re-programming developmental processes in response to biotic and abiotic stress. Meeting	XXXI Reunión Argentina de Fisiología Vegetal
2016/10/18 - 2016/10/18	Communication at conference - SILVA, A.C., CABRERA, J., BARCALA, M., FENOLL., C. & ESCOBAR, C. Gene repression mechanisms in giant cells induced by the plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne javanica. Conference	VI Jornadas Doctorales de la Universidad de Castilla- La Mancha
2016/10/18 - 2016/10/18	Communication at conference - DÍAZ-MANZANO, F.E., CABRERA, J., SILVA, A.C., BARCALA, M., ANDRÉS, M.F., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. Nematodos fitoendoparásitos y biotecnología para su manejo integrado. Conference	VI Jornadas Doctorales de la Universidad de Castilla- La Mancha
2016/09/20 - 2016/09/23	Communication at congress - DÍAZ-MANZANO, F.E., CABRERA, J., OLMO, R., SILVA, A.C., BARCALA, M., DE ANDRÉS, M.F., MARTÍNEZ, I., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. Regulación de la expresión génica para la diferenciación de los sitios de alimentación de nematodos fitoendoparásitos. Congress	XVIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Fitopatología
2016/09/20 - 2016/09/23	Communication at congress - CABRERA, J., BARCALA, M., SILVA, A.C., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. RNAs de pequeño tamaño diferencialmente expresados en agallas de Arabidopsis formadas por Meloidogyne javanica. Congress	XVIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Fitopatología
2016/08/28 - 2016/09/01	Communication at symposium - ESPADA, M., EVES-VAN DEN AKKER, S., SILVA, A.C., COCK, P., MOTA, M. & JONES, J.T. Pinewood nematode effectors: different approaches to predict new genes involved in parasitism. Symposium	32nd Symposium of the European Society of Nematologists
2016/08/28 - 2016/09/01	Communication at symposium - OLMO, R., CABRERA, J., DÍAZ-MANZANO, F.E., GARCIA, A., BARCALA, M., MARTÍNEZ, I., ANDRÉS, M.F., SILVA, A.C., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. Root developmental processes during gall formation. Symposium	32nd Symposium of the European Society of Nematologists
2016/08/28 - 2016/09/01	Communication at symposium - CABRERA, J., BARCALA, M., SILVA, A.C., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. Differentially expressed small RNAs in Arabidopsis galls formed by Meloidogyne javanica. Symposium	32nd Symposium of the European Society of Nematologists
2016/07/17 - 2016/07/22	Communication at meeting - ABOLAFIA, J., SILVA, A.C., MARTÍNEZ-HERVÁS, Y. & PEÑA-SANTIAGO, R. Diversity of rhabditid nematodes (Nematoda: Rhabditida) in xeric environments from Southern Iberian Peninsula: the case of Ria Formosa-Doñana area. Meeting	55th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nematologists/ 48th Annual Meeting of the Organization of Nematologists of Tropical America (Joint Meeting SON/ONTA 2016)
2016/06/15 - 2016/06/17	Communication at workshop - DÍAZ-MANZANO, F.E., CABRERA, J., OLMO, R., SILVA, A.C., BARCALA, M., ANDRÉS, M.F., MARTÍNEZ, I., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. Molecular parallelisms between the formation of lateral roots and the feeding sites induced by root-knot nematodes in Arabidopsis. . Workshop	Workshop New Frontiers in Plant Biology
2016/02/10 - 2016/02/12	Communication at workshop - CABRERA, J., DÍAZ-MANZANO, F.E., BARCALA, M., OLMO, R., PEREIRA, A.C., FENOLL, C. & ESCOBAR, C. Transcriptomic signatures of giant cells and galls induced by root-knot nematodes. Workshop	FA COST Action FA1405 Workshop
2015/05/17 - 2015/05/22	Communication at meeting - SILVA, A.C., PEÑA-SANTIAGO, R. & ABOLAFIA, J. Species of the genus Aulolaimus De Man, 1880 (Nematoda, Plectida, Aulolaimidae) from the Southern Iberian Peninsula. Meeting	XLVII Organization of Nematologists of Tropical America Annual Meeting
2015/05/17 - 2015/05/22	Communication at meeting - SILVA, A.C., ESPADA, M., JONES, J.T. & MOTA, M. Characterisation of the pharyngeal gland cells of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus – from morphometrics to molecular biology. Meeting	XLVII Organization of Nematologists of Tropical America Annual Meeting
2015/05/19 - 2015/05/19	Communication at symposium - ESPADA, M., SILVA, A.C., EVES-VAN DEN AKKER, S., COCK, P.J.A., MOTA, M. & JONES, J.T. Identification of novel effectors from the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Symposium	67th International Symposium on Crop Protection

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2019/11 - 2019/12	2019/20	Fundamentals of Cellular Biology (practical teaching) (Bachelor)	Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Spain
2018/11 - 2018/12	2018/19	Plant Physiology (practical teaching) (Bachelor)	Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Spain
2018/11 - 2018/12	2018/19	Fundamentals of Cellular Biology (practical teaching) (Bachelor)	Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Spain
2017/11 - 2017/12	2017/18	Plant Physiology (practical teaching) (Bachelor)	Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Spain
2017/11 - 2017/12	2017/18	Fundamentals of Cellular Biology (practical teaching) (Bachelor)	Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Spain
2016/11 - 2016/12	2016/17	Plant Physiology (practical teaching) (Bachelor)	Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Spain

Distinctions

Award

2015	Scholarship for PhD studies Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
2012	Erasmus Mundus scholarship category B European Commission, Belgium

Other distinction

2020	Short Term Scientific Mission Fellowship 8th Call COST Action EuroXanth European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2019	Short-Term Fellowship EMBO European Molecular Biology Organization, Germany