Juliana Sofia Assis Alves (531D-DB1A-492F)

Curriculum Vitae

Juliana Sofia Assis Alves

My name is Juliana Sofia, I am a 25-years-old, holder of a Bachelor's degree in Biology and a Master's degree in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution, both from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP). I am broadly interested in understanding the evolutionary mechanisms underlying adaptation in natural populations, as well as assess the potential of species to cope with climate changes. To do so, I work manily with genomic data, using molecular methods and bioinformatic approaches. I am currently improving my scientific skills as a hired researcher at the EVOCHANGE lab (Cibio-InBio), namely using historical DNA samples to investigate potential temporal changes in patterns of introgression that might have occurred in the last century as a result of rapid climate shifts.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Juliana Sofia Assis Alves

Citation names

Alves, Juliana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 531D-DB1A-492F
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2936-9886

Email addresses

sofia.alves@cibio.up.pt (Professional)

Websites

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Juliana-Alves-34 (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Evolutionary Biology
Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Bioinformatics

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Beginner (A1)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2020/09/30 - 2022/12/13 Concluded	Biodiversidade, Genética e Evolução (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal "Introgressive hybridization promoted by climate change: a case study on hares (Lepus spp.)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2016/09/15 - 2020/06/30 Concluded	Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal "When less is more: the role of gene loss in phenotypic diversification" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15
2013 - 2016 Concluded	Curso de Ciências e Tecnologias (Ensino secundário) Escola Secundária de Almeida Garrett, Portugal	16,5

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/01/01 - 2023/03/31	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2018/11/30 - 2020/03/01	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2021 - Current	HybridChange- The potential of hybridization to promote rapid adaptation during climate change 2021.00150.CEECIND Collaborator Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract	Juliana Alves, Liliana Farelo, Paulo C. Alves, Andrew Kitchener, Dolores Gavier-Widén, João Pimenta, José Melo-Ferreira. "The influence of introgressive hybridization on species with opposing demographic trends: response to new climatic conditions". Paper presented in World Lagomorph Conference, Montpellier, 2022. Published Juliana Alves, Liliana Farelo, Paulo C. Alves, Andrew Kitchener, Dolores Gavier-Widén, João Pimenta, José Melo-Ferreira. "The influence of introgressive hybridization on species with opposing demographic trends promoted by climate change". Paper presented in IJUP 20 - Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da Universidade do Porto, PORTO, 2022. Published
Conference poster	Juliana Alves, Liliana Farelo, Paulo C. Alves, Andrew Kitchener, Dolores Gavier-Widéen, João Pimenta, José Melo-Ferreira. "The impact of introgression during species replacements promoted by climate change". Paper presented in Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Association for Evolutionary Biology, 2021.
Journal article	Alves, Juliana. "The dopamine receptor D5 gene shows signs of independent erosion in toothed and baleen whales.". PeerJ (2019): https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6791347. 10.7717/peerj.7758
Report	Alves, Juliana. 2019. When less is more: the role of gene loss in phenotypic diversification.
Thesis / Dissertation	"Introgressive hybridization promoted by climate change: a case study on hares (Lepus spp.)". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, 2022.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2022/07/06	The influence of introgressive hybridization on species with opposing demographic trends: response to new climatic conditions	World Lagomorph Conference (Montpellier, France)
2022/05/05	The influence of introgressive hybridization on species with opposing demographic trends promoted by climate change	IJUP 22 - Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da Universidade do Porto (PORTO, Portugal)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2022/07/04 - 2022/07/08	6th World Lagomorph Conference Congress	World Lagomorph Conference Université de Montpellier, France
2022/05/04 - 2022/05/06	15th Meeting of Young Researchers - University Of Porto Congress	IJUP- Encontro de Investigação Jovem Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/12/16 - 2021/12/17	XVI Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva Congress	Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Association for Evolutionary Biology Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/04/12 - 2019/04/17	ENEB 2019- "Vê de perto a Biologia" Meeting	XXII Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/03/23 - 2018/03/27	ENEB 18 - "A Outra Margem da Biologia" Meeting	XXI Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/02/22 - 2018/02/23	Dias Abertos FCUP - Apresentação dos espaços, cursos e áreas de investigação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto a alunos que frequentam o 10.º, 11.º e 12.º anos de escolaridade. Breve demonstração de experiências teórico-práticas sobre Biologia Molecular Exhibition	Dias Abertos FCUP 2018 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/04/20 - 2017/04/23	Apresentação dos cursos e áreas de investigação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto ao público em geral. Breve demonstração de experiências teórico-práticas sobre Biologia dos Invertebrados Exhibition	15ª Mostra da Universidade do Porto Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/04/07 - 2017/04/11	ENEB 17- "Navega nos canais da biologia" Meeting	XX Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2021/09 - 2022/12	Curso de Mergulho- Open Water Diver	(Outros)	Scuba Schools International, Portugal
2016 - 2018	Curso de Inglês Wall Street	Línguas (Outros)	Wall Street English, Portugal