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My name is Juliana Sofia, I am 27 years old and currently a PhD student in the Doctoral Programme in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology at the University of Porto. I hold 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). My PhD project combines population and comparative genomics to investigate the adaptive potential of the blue shark (Prionace glauca) in the face of ongoing oceanic changes. In general, I am broadly interested in understanding the evolutionary processes underlying phenotypic changes and the adaptations of species to their environments.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Juliana Sofia Assis Alves

Citation names

  • Alves, Juliana
  • J Sofia Alves

Author identifiers

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

Email addresses

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

Websites

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
2023/10/01 - 2027/09/30
Ongoing
 Biodiversidade, Genética e Evolução (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal

Centre pour la Biodiversité Marine l'Exploitation et la Conservation, France
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
  1. Alves, Juliana; Queiroz, Nuno; ARNAUD-HAOND, Sophie; Marques, João Pedro; Melo-Ferreira, José. Corresponding author: Alves, Juliana. "Genomic insights into the evolutionary potential of sharks in a changing ocean". Paper presented in ESEB 2025-Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Barcelona, 2025.
  2. Alves, Juliana; Queiroz, Nuno; ARNAUD-HAOND, Sophie; Marques, João Pedro; Melo-Ferreira, José. "The adaptive potential of sharks in a changing ocean: insights from comparative and population genomics". Paper presented in International meeting of Portuguese Association for Evolutionary Biology (ENBE), PORTO, 2024.
  3. Alves, Juliana; Farelo, Liliana; Melo-Ferreira, José; Salces-Ortiz, J; Fernandez, Rosa; CIOFI, CLAUDIO; NATALI, Chiara; et al. "From darkness to data: genomic insights into the evolution and conservation of the Azorean Cave Ground Beetle Trechus terceiranus". Paper presented in International meeting of Portuguese Association for Evolutionary Biology (ENBE), PORTO, 2024.
  4. 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
  5. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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
  1. Alves, Juliana. 2019. When less is more: the role of gene loss in phenotypic diversification.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "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