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Jessy Silva is a Plant Biologist with a passion for deciphering the complex cellular and molecular dynamics of Plant Reproduction. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Porto in 2017, followed by a Master’s degree in Functional Biology and Biotechnology of Plants in 2019 from the same institution. During her undergraduate and postgraduate studies, she gained valuable experience working in the Sexual Plant Reproduction and Development (SPReD) laboratory under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Silvia Coimbra, focusing on the roles of Arabinogalactan Proteins (AGPs) in Arabidopis reproduction. Additionally, she completed a training period at Prof. Dr. Matthew Tucker's laboratory as part of the SexSeed (MSCA RISE) project, collaborating with a leading expert in plant reproduction. Awarded a la Caixa Doctoral INPhINIT - Retaining fellowship, Jessy supported her PhD studies while working as a research assistant at the Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry (LAQV). In 2024, she obtained her PhD in Biology from the University of Minho. Her doctoral research, supervised by Prof. Dr. Manuela Costa and Prof. Dr. Sílvia Coimbra, involved analysing the enzymes responsible for AGP biosynthesis during plant reproduction, significantly advancing the understanding of AGPs' complex roles in plant biology. Throughout her PhD, Jessy also collaborated with Prof. Dr. Alex Costa’s lab at the University of Milan, where she further enhanced her expertise in microscopy. Her contributions to the scientific community are notable, with several publications in high-impact journals. She has also presented her research at numerous international conferences, such as the International Conference on Sexual Plant Reproduction (ICSPR), Plant Cell Wall Meeting and Plant Calcium Signaling Conference Throughout her career, Jessy has shown strong dedication to science communication, mentoring students, and organising scientific events. She continues to explore her research interests while contributing to the academic and scientific community through mentorship and collaborative efforts.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Jessy Ariana Faria da Silva

Citation names

  • Silva, Jessy

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2311-D08A-9CE3
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4415-0647
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=h_0aBJ4AAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
LDE-6523-2024
Scopus Author Id
15824047100

Email addresses

  • jessysilva@fc.up.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Rua do Campo Alegre S/N, 4169-007, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Reproductive Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Botany
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Developmental Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Plant sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Other Biological Topics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Italian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/09/25 - 2024/05/17
Concluded
 Biology (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Arabinogalactan proteins: deciphering their function while looking at the sugars" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with distinction of very good
2017/09/19 - 2020/01/27
Concluded
 Functional Biology and Biotechnology of Plants (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

The University of Adelaide School of Agriculture Food and Wine, Australia
"Arabinogalactan proteins: deciphering their function while looking at the sugars" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
2014/09/09 - 2017/08/04
Concluded
 Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Development and Characterization of knock-down RNAi line for Fasciclin-Like Arabinogalactan Protein 5 (FLA5) in Arabidopsis thaliana" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2016/09/19 - 2017/01/30
Attended
 Mobility - Erasmus (Bachelor)
Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
2011/09/15 - 2014/07/21
Concluded
 Sciences and Technology Course (Ensino secundário)
Agrupamento de Escolas D. Sancho I, Portugal
 19
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/12/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/09/25 - 2024/05/17 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/10/07 - 2024/01/04 Visiting Researcher (Research) Università degli Studi di Milano Scienze Biologiche, Italy
2021/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
2018/08/28 - 2019/12/11 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/02/15 - 2019/06/15 Visiting Researcher (Research) School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Australia
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Australia
2017/02/01 - 2017/06/12 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/02/01 - 2016/07/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/10/28 - Current Recrop: Reproductive Enhancement of CROP resilience to extreme climate rice heat tolerance
CA22157
Researcher
European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Ongoing
2023/01/01 - Current CRISPit: Bridging fundamental knowledge and novel technology to increase rice heat tolerance
101086293
Research Fellow
European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
2018/07/26 - 2022/07/25 Seedwheels: Male-female crosstalk towards fertilization - an intricate pathway of molecular wheels driving seed formation
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-027839
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/09/19 - 2020/02/29 SexSeed: Sexual Plant Reproduction – Seed formation
690946
Master Student Fellow
European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Arabinogalactan proteins: deciphering their function while looking at the sugars
LCF/BQ/DR20/11790010
PhD Student Fellow
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
 Caixabank SA
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Raquel Figueiredo; Ana Lopes; Ana Marta Pereira; Diana Moreira; Jessy Silva; Maria João Ferreira; Silvia Coimbra; Luís Gustavo Pereira. "The Biology of Arabinogalactan Proteins in Plant Abiotic Stress and Reproduction". 2023.
    10.1201/9781003178309-16
  2. Costa, Mario; Silva, Jessy; Coimbra, Silvia. "Arabidopsis thaliana Pollen Tube Culture for Multi-omics Studies". In Pollen and Pollen Tube Biology, 149-165. Springer US, 2020.
    10.1007/978-1-0716-0672-8_10
Conference poster
  1. Silva, Jessy; Ferreira, Maria João; Foubert-Mendes, Sara; Tucker, M; Dupree, P; Costa, M. Manuela R.; Coimbra, Sílvia. "Deciphering AGPs’ role in plant reproduction: shedding light on the AGP-Ca2+ capacitor". Paper presented in Plant Calcium Signaling EMBO Workshop, 2024.
  2. Silva, Jessy; Sampaio, Miguel; Pereira, Cláudia; Dupree, Paul; Costa, M. Manuela R.; Coimbra, Sílvia. "AGP O-glycosylation: where does it begin?". Paper presented in 23rd ENPER meeting, 2023.
  3. Silva, Jessy; Ferreira, Maria João; Pinto, Sara Cristina; Foubert-Mendes, Sara; Tucker, Matthew; Dupree, Paul; Costa, M. Manuela R.; Coimbra, Sílvia. "ß-glucuronosyltransferases involved in AGP glycosylation are expressed in A. thaliana reproductive tissues". Paper presented in Iberian Plant Biology congress, 2023.
  4. Silva, Jessy; Ferreira, Maria João; Pinto, Sara Cristina; Foubert-Mendes, Sara; Tucker, Matthew; Dupree, Paul; Costa, M. Manuela R.; Coimbra, Sílvia. "ß-glucuronosyltransferases involved in AGP glycosylation are expressed in A. thaliana reproductive tissues". Paper presented in 3rd PhD Meeting in Plant Science, 2023.
  5. Silva, Jessy; Ferreira, Maria João; Pinto, Sara Cristina; Foubert-Mendes, Sara; Lopez-Hernandez, F; Tucker, M; Dupree, P; Costa, M; Coimbra, Sílvia. "Calcium binding by AGPs is required for successful double fertilization in Arabidopsis". Paper presented in XVI Plant Cell Wall Meeting, 2023.
  6. Moreira, Diana; Silva, Jessy; Pereira, Ana Marta; Ferreira, Maria João; Pinto, Sara Cristina; Foubert-Mendes, Sara; Kaur, Dasmeet; et al. "Type II arabinogalactans play important roles in pollen - pistil interactions". Paper presented in 33rd International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR), 2023.
  7. Ana Afonseca; Silva, Jessy; Pereira, Luís Gustavo; Teixeira, Jorge. "Methallothionein-encoding genes are differentially (down)regulated in young leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana by exposure to high Ni levels". Paper presented in Youth Research Meeting (IJUP) 2023, 2023.
  8. Silva, Jessy; Ferreira, Maria João; Pinto, Sara Cristina; Dupree P; Costa, M. Manuela R.; Coimbra, Sílvia. "Arabidopsis thaliana GLCATs involved in AGP biosynthesis are localised to the Golgi apparatus". Paper presented in Plant Cell Biology International (PCBI), 2022.
  9. Silva, Jessy; Ferreira, Maria João; Pinto, Sara Cristina; Lopez-Hernandez F; Dupree P; Tucker M; Costa, M. Manuela R.; Coimbra, Sílvia. "The AGP-Ca2+ interaction is necessary to the reproductive success of Arabidopsis thaliana". Paper presented in Plant Calcium Signaling (PCS), 2022.
  10. Silva, Jessy; Ferreira, Maria João; Pinto, Sara Cristina; Lopez-Hernandez F; Dupree P; Tucker M; Costa, M. Manuela R.; Coimbra, Sílvia. "Unraveling the role of methyl glucuronic acid of arabinogalactan proteins during Arabidopsis sexual reproduction". Paper presented in 26th International Conference on Sexual Plant Reproduction (26th ICSPR), 2022.
  11. Pinto, Sara Cristina; Leong WH; Tan H; Silva, Jessy; Ferreira, Maria João; Prevost A; Koltunow AM; et al. "Channelling cell identity: Regulation of female germline development in Arabidopsis is modulated by cell-type specific polysaccharide deposits.". Paper presented in 26th International Conference on Sexual Plant Reproduction (26th ICSPR), 2022.
  12. Ferreira, Maria João; Silva, Jessy; Pinto, Sara Cristina; Takeuchi, Hidenori; Higashiyama, Tetsuya. "Unveiling new STK interactors in Arabidopsis funiculus during seed development". Paper presented in 26th ICSPR,, 2022.
  13. Silva, Jessy; Lopez-Hernandez, Federico; Dupree, Paul; Tucker, Matthew; Coimbra, Sílvia. "Identification of the role of methyl glucuronic acid of arabinogalactan proteins during Arabidopsis sexual reproduction.". Paper presented in 31st ICAR, 2021.
  14. Silva, Jessy; Pereira, Ana Marta; Lima, Rita; Pereira, Luís Gustavo; Coimbra, Sílvia. "Unravelling the importance of FLA5 (Fasciclin-like Arabinogalactan Protein 5) in Arabidopsis reproduction". Paper presented in SEB Satellite Meeting, Seeds of Change, 2018.
  15. Silva, Jessy; Pereira, Ana Marta; Lima, Rita; Pereira, Luís Gustavo; Coimbra, Sílvia. "Unravelling the role Fasciclin-like Arabinogalactan Protein 5 in Arabidopsis thaliana". Paper presented in 25th ICSPR (International Congress on Sexual Plant Reproduction), 2018.
  16. Silva, Jessy; Pereira, Ana Marta; Coimbra, Sílvia. "Development and characterization of a knock-down RNAi line for fasciclin-like arabinogalactan protein 5 (FLA5) in Arabidopsis thaliana". Paper presented in Encontro de Investigação Jovem IJUP 2018, 2018.
Journal article
  1. Foubert-Mendes, Sara; Silva, Jessy; Ferreira, Maria João; Pereira, Luís Gustavo; Coimbra, Sílvia. "A review on the function of arabinogalactan-proteins during pollen grain development". Plant Reproduction 38 1 (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00497-024-00515-9.
    10.1007/s00497-024-00515-9
  2. Maria João Ferreira; Jessy Silva; Hidenori Takeuchi; Takamasa Suzuki; Tetsuya Higashiyama; Sílvia Coimbra. "Transcriptomic landscape of seedstick in Arabidopsis thaliana funiculus after fertilisation". BMC Plant Biology (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05489-4.
    10.1186/s12870-024-05489-4
  3. Maria João Ferreira; Jessy Silva; Sara Cristina Pinto; Sílvia Coimbra. "I choose you: selecting accurate reference genes for qPCR expression analysis in reproductive tissues in Arabidopsis thaliana". Biomolecules (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom13030463.
    10.3390/biom13030463
  4. Diana Moreira; Ana Lúcia Lopes; Jessy Silva; Maria João Ferreira; Sara Cristina Pinto; Sara Mendes; Luís Gustavo Pereira; Sílvia Coimbra; Ana Marta Pereira. "New insights on the expression patterns of specific Arabinogalactan proteins in reproductive tissues of Arabidopsis thaliana". Frontiers in Plant Science 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1083098.
    10.3389/fpls.2022.1083098
  5. Ferraz, Ricardo André Campos; Lopes, Ana Lúcia Gonçalves; da Silva, Jessy Ariana Faria; Moreira, Diana Filipa Viana; Ferreira, Maria João Nogueira; de Almeida Coimbra, Sílvia Vieira. "DNA–protein interaction studies: a historical and comparative analysis". Plant Methods 17 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13007-021-00780-z.
    10.1186/s13007-021-00780-z
  6. Silva, Jessy; Ferraz, Ricardo; Dupree, Paul; Showalter, Allan M.; Coimbra, Sílvia. "Three Decades of Advances in Arabinogalactan-Protein Biosynthesis". Frontiers in Plant Science 11 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.610377.
    10.3389/fpls.2020.610377
  7. Costa, Mário; Pereira, Ana Marta; Pinto, Sara Cristina; Silva, Jessy; Pereira, Luís Gustavo; Coimbra, Sílvia. "In silico and expression analyses of fasciclin-like arabinogalactan proteins reveal functional conservation during embryo and seed development". Plant Reproduction 32 4 (2019): 353-370. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00497-019-00376-7.
    10.1007/s00497-019-00376-7
Magazine article
  1. Silva, Jessy. "Travel Grants To Go!", SEB Magazine, 2019, http://www.sebiology.org/digital-magazine/Spring-2019/#p=49.
  2. Silva, Jessy. "Seeds of Change", SEB Magazine, 2018, http://www.sebiology.org/publications/magazine/article/seb-autumn-2018-magazine/seeds-of-change.
Report
  1. Silva, Jessy; Pereira, Ana Marta; Coimbra, Sílvia. 2017. Development and Characterization of knock-down RNAi line for Fasciclin-Like Arabinogalactan Protein 5 (FLA5) in Arabidopsis thaliana.
  2. Silva, Jessy. 2016. Obtaining a knock-down RNAi line for Fasciclin-Like Arabinogalactan Protein 5 (FLA5).
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Arabinogalactan proteins: deciphering their function while looking at the sugars". PhD, Universidade do Minho, 2024.
  2. Silva, Jessy. "Arabinogalactan proteins: deciphering their function while looking at the sugars". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2019.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/11/21 SPReD lab and the molecular pathways to reproductive success – AGPs and Ca²+ in action. 4th EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting
(Porto, Portugal)
2024/09/05 Insights into Arabidopsis glycosyltransferase 14 family: from bioinformatics to functional localisation 24th ENPER meeting
(Porto, Portugal)
2024/07/08 AGP-Ca2+ binding is essential for pollen development and pollen tube growth. 27th ICSPR
(Providence, United States)
2023/06/04 A modern view of AGPs role during sexual plant reproduction Plant Reproduction Research by International Networking symposium
(Tokyo, Japan)
2022/11/02 Our SPReD hub: How do molecular networks control seed development? 2nd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting
FCUP (Porto, Portugal)
2019/10/11 Identification of the role of methyl glucuronic acid of arabinogalactan proteins during arabidopsis sexual reproduction 3rd Meeting on Functional Biology and Plant Biotechnology
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2018/02/07 Development and Characterization of a knock-down RNAi line for Fasciclin-like Arabinogalactan Protein 5 (FLA5) in Arabidopsis thaliana IJUP 2018 - Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/02/03 - Current Generation of an overexpression line of a gene potentially involved in tolerance to heat stress in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/02/01 - 2023/07/31 Characterization of a sobreexpression line for AtGLCAT14
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/12/14 Unveiling the role of several AGPs during pollen development in Arabidopsis thaliana
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2021/07/31 Obtaining a marking line with GUS/GFP for the GLCAT14A gene in Arabidopsis thaliana
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023 - Current XVII Plant Cell Wall Meeting (2025 - 2026)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2023/09/20 - 2024/09/30 24th European Network for Plant Endomembrane Research (ENPER) meeting (2024/09/05 - 2024/09/07)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto GreenUPorto Centro de Investigação em Produção Agroalimentar Sustentável, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/05 Be fascinated by the incredible world of plants - Fascination of Plants Day 2023 (Science outreach activity) (2023/05 - 2023/05)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/09/15 - 2018/10/31 2nd Meeting on Functional Biology and Plant Biotechnology (2018/10/19 - 2018/10/19)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/04/05 - 2016/04/28 II Forensic Science Course (2016/04/05 - 2016/04/28)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
 AEFCUP - Associação de Estudantes da Universidade do Porto , Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/01/31 - 2025/01/31 Visualizing Molecules: A Dive into CryoEM Technology
Symposium
 Visualizing Molecules: A Dive into CryoEM Technology
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2024/11/21 - 2024/11/22 Chair of Session 1: Plant Functional Genomics at the 4th EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting
Conference
 4th EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting
2024/10/28 - 2024/10/30 Virtual I2K 2024: Free Online Tutorials on Image Analysis
Workshop
2024/08/13 - 2024/08/14 3rd Plant Cell Atlas (PCA) Symposium
Symposium
Plant Cell Atlas (PCA), United States
2023/07/03 - 2024/07/26 Monitor in the Junior University (Science outreach activity)
Exhibition
 DNA - Challenge, Novelty, Comprehensiveness
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2024/04/11 - 2024/07/12 Digital Commerce - Business Strategy
Workshop
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
2024/02/15 - 2024/03/25 Personal Finance MBA
Workshop
Magma studio, Portugal
2023/12/07 - 2023/12/14 Successful Grant Writing
Workshop
Society for Experimental Biology (SEB), United Kingdom
2023/11/30 - 2023/11/30 Unlocking the Transcriptome: A Journey into RNA Sequencing
Workshop
Novogene Co Ltd, China
2023/11/20 - 2023/11/20 Giving and Receiving Feedback as a Catalyst for Self-Development
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2023/11/07 - 2023/11/07 Collective Intelligence and Managing Teams
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2023/06/01 - 2023/06/01 Career Paths Outside Academia
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2023/05/31 - 2023/05/31 Finding Funding
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2023/05/30 - 2023/05/30 Acting as an Expert for the Media or Public Bodies
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2023/05/30 - 2023/05/30 Transferable Skills
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2023/05/29 - 2023/05/29 The “PhD as a Journey”: What’s Next? A Life Design Session
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2023/03/30 - 2023/03/30 Chemical spill kits and control
Workshop
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/07/18 - 2022/07/22 Monitor in the Junior University (Science outreach activity)
Exhibition
 If seeds could talk...
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2022/06/19 - 2022/06/19 Apomixis 2022
Conference
2022/04/23 - 2022/04/23 Statistics for Biomedical Sciences
Workshop
LYRIS, Portugal
2022/04/09 - 2022/04/09 Key points to Perform a Fast and Effective Peer-review
Workshop
LYRIS, Portugal
2022/03/19 - 2022/03/19 How to prepare an Outstanding CV for Academia and Industry
Workshop
LYRIS, Portugal
2022/03/16 - 2022/03/16 How to write a strong abstract
Workshop
LYRIS, Portugal
2022/03/15 - 2022/03/15 Finding Your Impact Narrative: Creating an exciting story with your fundamental research
Workshop
Society for Experimental Biology (SEB), United Kingdom
2022/03/09 - 2022/03/14 Body Language: Public Speaking from a theatrical perspective
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2022/03/11 - 2022/03/11 Open Science: Principles and practises, and how to implement them
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2022/03/10 - 2022/03/10 Well-being & Resilience in the Academic Career: Creating a toolbox for personal wellbeing and resilience during your PhD journey
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2022/03/09 - 2022/03/09 Science Communication & Outreach to the Wide Public: How can we communicate our research effectively and engage a lay audience?
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2022/03/08 - 2022/03/08 Innovation: Design & Entrepreneurship
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2022/03/04 - 2022/03/04 Creativity for researchers
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2022/02/22 - 2022/02/22 The Peer circle: How to make the most of peer-learning throughout the PhD Journey
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2022/02/15 - 2022/02/15 Maintaining Your Wellbeing During Your PhD
Workshop
Society for Experimental Biology (SEB), United Kingdom
2021/11/23 - 2021/11/24 Tools for quantitative imaging and analysis of plant ovule morphology
Workshop
2021/10/29 - 2021/10/30 1st EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting /5th Meeting on Functional Biology and Biotechnology of Plants
Conference
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/10/11 - 2021/10/15 3rd Course on Introduction to digital bioimage analysis
Workshop
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2021/07/29 - 2021/07/29 Monitor in the Summer lab (Science outreach activity)
Exhibition
 Floral Dip – Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in Arabidopsis
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/07/19 - 2021/07/19 Monitor in the Summer lab (Science outreach activity)
Exhibition
 DNA extraction from Arabidopsis leaves
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/07/06 - 2021/07/06 Plant Calcium Signaling Mini Zoom Symposium,
Symposium
2021/04/06 - 2021/04/09 12th Course on Optical Microscopy Imaging for Biosciences
Workshop
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2021/02/26 - 2021/02/26 Teamwork and collective intelligence: Effective collaboration skills
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2021/02/22 - 2021/02/22 Scientific Writing: Key concepts for communicating your scientific results
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2021/02/19 - 2021/02/19 Responsibility and integrity in science: what does it mean for you?
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2021/02/17 - 2021/02/17 Public speaking: Effective peer-to-peer communication
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2021/02/16 - 2021/02/16 The PhD as a Journey: using active philosophy in my PhD workshop
Workshop
Siris Academic Sl, Spain
2021/02 - 2021/02 UniProt for proteomics scientists
Seminar
European Bioinformatics Institute, United Kingdom
2020/12/02 - 2020/12/02 4th Meeting on Functional Biology and Biotechnology of Plants
Conference
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/07/03 - 2019/07/31 Monitor in the Junior University (Science outreach activity)
Workshop
 An adventure in the botanical garden activity
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018/10/19 - 2018/10/19 2nd Meeting on Functional Biology and Biotechnology of Plants
Conference
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/03/17 - 2018/03/18 Search Inside Yourself
Workshop
 Search Inside Yourself
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2017/09/19 - 2017/09/19 1nd Meeting on Functional Biology and Biotechnology of Plants
Conference
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/02/08 - 2017/02/10 Youth Research Meeting (IJUP) 2017
Conference
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2016/03/17 - 2016/03/20 Monitor Mostra UP (Science outreach activity)
Exhibition
 14ª Mostra da Universidade do Porto
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2016/02/18 - 2016/02/19 Monitor in the Open Days (Science outreach activity)
Exhibition
 Dias Abertos 2016 - 'Antes de optar é preciso conhecer. Vem conhecer a tua profissão'
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/02/17 - 2016/02/19 Youth Research Meeting (IJUP) 2016
Conference
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2015/12/19 - 2015/12/19 1st Meeting on Ecology – meet.Eco Coimbra,
Conference
NEB/AAC - Núcleo de Estudantes de Biologia da Associação Académica de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/12/04 - 2015/12/06 19th edition of Wild Animal Recovery practical workshop
Workshop
CERVAS Centro de Ecologia Recuperação e Vigilância de Animais Selvagens, Portugal
2015/11/14 - 2015/11/14 Bioethics meeting
Conference
ANEBio - Associação Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia, Portugal
2015/10/14 - 2015/10/14 How to write a scientific article?
Workshop
AEICBAS - Associação de Estudantes do Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015/05/28 - 2015/05/28 Visit to the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMC)
Exhibition
NEBUP - Núcleo de Estudantes de Biologia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2015/05/12 - 2015/05/12 Biostatistics
Workshop
NEBUP - Núcleo de Estudantes de Biologia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2015/03/24 - 2015/04/30 I Forensic Science Course
Conference
AEFCUP - Associação de Estudantes da Universidade do Porto , Portugal
2015/03/27 - 2015/03/31 XVIII National Meeting of Biology Students (ENEB)
Meeting
 18º Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia
ANEBio - Associação Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia, Portugal
2015/02/19 - 2015/02/20 Monitor in the Open Days (Science outreach activity)
Exhibition
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2012/10/11 - 2013/12/10 III Cycle of Scientific Conferences: Tumor cells are greedy. Why?; What do physicists do at CERN?; Forensic chemistry for crime; From Mendel's pea trees and Dolly the sheep to the creation of an artificial life: where genetics leads us; Application of Molecular Microbiology techniques to the study of microbiomes
Conference
 III Cycle of Scientific Conferences
Centro de Formação de Associação de Escolas Braga/Sul, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/12/16 - Current Annals of Botany
2024 - Current The Plant Journal (1365-313X) Wiley
2023/08/19 - Current Plant Methods (1746-4811 ) Springer Nature

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020/05/10 - Current Portuguese Biochemical Society (SPB) Member
2018/02/06 - Current International Association of Sexual Plant Reproduction Research (IASPRR) Member
2018/02/06 - Current The Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) Member
2017/11/10 - Current Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) Member
2018/04/01 - 2019/02/19 Royal Society of Biology (RSB) Member
2002 - 2017 Scout Movement - Corpo Nacional de Escutas (CNE) Member
2015/11 - 2016/05 Biology Students Nucleus of the University of Porto (NEBUP) President
2015 - 2016 Associação de Estudantes da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (AEFCUP) Member of the Scientific Entrepreneurship and Training Department
2014 - 2015 Biology Students Nucleus of the University of Porto (NEBUP) Secretary

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2017/10/01 - 2018 Student delegate in the Monitoring Committee of the MSc in Functional Biology and Biotechnology of Plants
Member
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/02 - Current Biology of Development (Assistance with practical classes) Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 - Current Biology of Reproduction (Assistance with practical classes) Functional Biology and Biotechnology of Plants (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 - Current Bio-imaging (Assistance with practical classes) Cell and Molecular Biology) (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2023/02/06 Cientistas querem “editar” genes do arroz e torná-lo mais tolerante ao calor Público
2021/11/13 Bolsas Fundação “la Caixa”: apoiar a investigação para um futuro inovador Público
2020/12/21 O que vamos comer no futuro depende da vida sexual das plantas Observador
Distinctions

Award

2023 Company of Biologists (CoB) travel grant
Society for Experimental Biology (SEB), United Kingdom
2022 Company of Biologists (CoB) travel grant
Society for Experimental Biology (SEB), United Kingdom
2019 Diploma of Merit
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 Company of Biologists (CoB) travel grant
Society for Experimental Biology (SEB), United Kingdom
2014 Gulbenkian mais scholarship
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2014 Diploma of Excellence (12th year)
Agrupamento de Escolas D. Sancho I, Portugal
2013 Diploma of Excellence (11th year)
Agrupamento de Escolas D. Sancho I, Portugal
2011 School Merit Award (9th year)
Rotary Club de Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal

Title

2013 Diploma - Best student of the 11th year
Agrupamento de Escolas D. Sancho I, Portugal

Other distinction

2024 Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor (AFE) program 2026-2028
2020 ”la Caixa” Foundation Doctoral INPhINIT Fellowships - Retaining
Caixabank SA, Spain