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Catarina Malheiro. É Estudante de Doutoramento na Universidade de Aveiro. Concluiu o Mestrado em Toxicologia e Ecotoxicologia em 2016 pela Universidade de Aveiro. Publicou 11 artigos em revistas especializadas. Atua na área das Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas . No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: Biodiversidade Funcional; Agricultura Sustentável; Nanotecnologia; Alterações Climática .
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Catarina Malheiro
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Malheiro, Catarina

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7A17-2171-D6FD
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0428-1802

Email addresses

  • catarinalemosmalheiro@ua.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • CESAM & Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/05/01 - 2022/10/31
Ongoing
 Biologia e Ecologia das Alterações Globais (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Produtos de proteção de plantas sustentáveis - de práticas convencionais a inovadoras" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2016
Concluded
 Toxicologia e Ecotoxicologia (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Efeitos do biochar na qualidade e remediação de solos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2014/09/15
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/05/01 - Current Estudante de doutoramento no âmbito do programa doutoral em Biologia e Ecologia das Alterações Globais Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2023/09/01 - 2024/12/31 Bolseira de investigação no projeto ENTOSAFE: Insectos comestíveis: uma solução sustentável de produção de alimento e os riscos químicos associados Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/01/01 - 2023/06/30 Bolseira de Investigação no projeto ENTOSAFE: Insectos comestíveis: uma solução sustentável de produção de alimento e os riscos químicos associados Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/11/01 - 2018/04/30 Bolseira de Investigação no projeto GLOBALTOX Toxicity of anthropogenic multi-stressed soils under a global warming perspective. Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/10/01 - 2018/04/30 GLOBALTOX: Toxicity of anthropogenic multi-stressed soils under a global warming perspective
704332
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/09/01 - 2024/12/31 Insectos comestíveis: uma solução sustentável de produção de alimento e os riscos químicos associados
PTDC/CTA-AMB/0730/2021
10.54499/PTDC/CTA-AMB/0730/2021
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Crl, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/07/20 - 2021/07/19 ECOCENE - Ecological Effects of Nanopesticides to Soil Ecosystems
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Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/06/01 - 2021/05/31 METOXCLIM - Metal contamination in a global warming perspective: effects on soil properties and relation with toxicity changes
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Researcher
Ongoing
2018/07/01 - 2019/06/30 MICROCLIM - Effects of global warming on microbial populations from contaminated agricultural soils in the area of Estarreja
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Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Malheiro, Catarina; Prodana, Marija; Cardoso, Diogo; Peixoto, Sara; Silva, Ana Rita R.; Campos, Fábio; Sarmento, Pedro; et al. Corresponding author: Malheiro, Catarina. "Valorization of agricultural wastes as a sustainable approach to improve soil productivity and health: a case study with tomato". Paper presented in Smart and Circular Agriculture towards Sustainability, 2022.
  2. Prodana, Marija; Morgado, Rui G.; Cardoso, Diogo; Malheiro, Catarina; Monteiro, Pedro; Peixoto, Sara; Neves, Joana; et al. Corresponding author: Prodana, Marija. "Triticum aestivum bioaccumulation and physiological responses to copper nano-formulations and ionic copper: an indoor mesocosms approach". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting, 2022.
  3. Peixoto, Sara; Morgado, Rui G.; Cardoso, Diogo; Prodana, Marija; Malheiro, Catarina; Loureiro, Susana; Henriques, Isabel. Corresponding author: Peixoto, Sara. "Structural and Functional Changes in the Wheat Rhizosphere Bacterial Community Upon Copper Nanomaterials Application to Soil". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting, 2022.
  4. Silva, Ana Rita R.; Tavares, Sara; Gomes, Daniela; Vieira, Inês; Ferreira, Maria João; Prodana, Marija; Malheiro, Catarina; Loureiro, Susana; González-Alcaraz, M. Nazaret. Corresponding author: González-Alcaraz, M. Nazaret. "Effects of increased atmospheric CO2 levels with water stress situations on the avoidance behaviour of soil invertebrates towards metal(loid)-contaminated soils". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting, 2022.
  5. Malheiro, Catarina; Prodana, Marija; Cardoso, Diogo; Peixoto, Sara; Silva, Ana Rita R.; Campos, Fábio; Sarmento, Pedro; et al. Corresponding author: Malheiro, Catarina. "Agricultural waste recycling, sustainable food production and ecosystem services: circularity in a case study of tomato production". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting, 2022.
  6. Malheiro, Catarina; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M. ; de Moura Murta, Daniel; Morgado, Rui G.; Loureiro, Susana. "Can agro-based wastes be a sustainable approach to improve soil health and productivity?". 2021.
  7. González-Alcaraz, M. Nazaret; Malheiro, Catarina; Silva, Ana Rita R.; Quintaneiro, Carla; Roelofs, Dick; van Gestel, C.A.M; Loureiro, Susana. "Efecto de diferentes factores climáticos en la expresión de genes diana y marcadores bioquímicos en el invertebrado edáfico Enchytraeus crypticus expuesto a contaminación metálica". Paper presented in IX Simposio sobre Control de la Degradación y Recuperación de Suelos CONDEGRES, 2021.
  8. Malheiro, Catarina; Leite, Gonçalo ; Prodana, Marija; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M. ; de Moura Murta, Daniel; Morgado, Rui G.; Loureiro, Susana. "From Seed to Food: The Role of innovative Agriproducts in Assisting Food Production and Soil Protection". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 31st Annual Meeting, 2021.
  9. Morgado, Rui G.; Prodana, Marija; Cardoso, Diogo N.; Malheiro, Catarina; Peixoto, Sara; Neves, Joana; Santos, Cátia; et al. "Effects of nano and non-nano copper formulations to soil organisms: a mesocosm approach". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 31st Annual Meeting, 2021.
  10. Peixoto, Sara; Morgado, R G.; Prodana, M.; Cardoso, D.N.; Malheiro, Catarina; Henriques, I.; Loureiro, Susana. "Impact of different copper-based nanomaterials on the soil microbiome". Paper presented in One Health Day – Emerging Diseases, 2020.
  11. M. Nazaret González-Alcaraz; Malheiro, Catarina; Ana Rita R. Silva; Carla Quintaneiro; Dick Roelofs; Cornelis A.M. van Gestel; Susana Loureiro. "Effects of different climate factors on target genes expression and enzymatic biomarkers in Enchytraeus crypticus exposed to metal soil contamination". Paper presented in SETAC SciCon - SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting, 2020.
  12. Silva, I.; Alves, M.; Malheiro, Catarina; Silva, A.R.R.; Loureiro, S.; Henriques, I.; González-Alcaraz, M. N.. "Effects of climate change on soil microbiome". Paper presented in 4th Thunen Symposium on Soil Metagenomics, 2019.
  13. Malheiro, Catarina; Prodana, M.; Cardoso, D.N.; Soares, A.M.V.M.; Morgado, R. G.; Loureiro, S.. "Effects of an innovative agroproduct on the avoidance behavior of the invertebrate species Enchytraeus crypticus". Paper presented in I PhD student Meeting from BEGC doctoral programme, 2019.
  14. Malheiro, Catarina; González-Alcaraz, M. N.; Cardoso, D.N.,; Silva, A.R.R.; Quintaneiro, C.; Ferreira, A.; Alves, M.; et al. "Soil metal-contamination meets global climate change: effects on soil properties and toxicity risks to soil biota". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting, 2019.
  15. González-Alcaraz, M. N.; Silva, I.; Silva, A.R.R.; Malheiro, Catarina; Cardoso, D.N.; Henriques, I.; Loureiro, S.. "MICROCLIM - Effects of global warming on microbial populations from contaminated agricultural soils in the area of Estarreja". Paper presented in 6eme Colloque de Restitution do OHM- Estarreja, University of Aveiro, Portugal, 2019.
  16. Malheiro, C. (7A17-2171-D6FD); Silva, Ana R. R.; Cardoso, D.N.; Neves, J.; Veríssimo, P. P.; Ulcar, J.; Soares, A.M.V.M.; et al. "Multigenerational exposure of Folsomia candida to copper agrochemicals: conventional and nano-pesticides". Paper presented in Worskhop Biodiversidade Funcional, 2018.
  17. Malheiro, Catarina; Alves, Marta; Cardoso, D.N.; Henriques, Isabel; Loureiro, S.; González-Alcaraz, M. Nazaret. "The MICROCLIM project: a global vision of the effects of climate change on microbial populations from contaminated agricultural soils". Paper presented in Annual Labex DRIIHM Symposium: Interdisciplinary Research Disposal on Human-Environments Interactions, 2018.
  18. Malheiro, Catarina; Cardoso, D.N.; Neves, J.; Prodana, M.; Soares, A.M.V.M.; Bastos, A. C.; Loureiro, S.. "Biochar amendment in dimethoate contaminated soils: Toxicity assessment using the collembolan Folsomia candida and the dicotyledonous plant Brassica rapa". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 27th Annual Meeting, 2017.
  19. Neves, J.; Cardoso, Diogo N.; Malheiro, C.; Soares, A.M.V.M.; Wrona, F.; Loureiro, S.. "Copper toxicity in Collembola: a comparison between nano and non-nanoagrochemicals". Paper presented in Final conference of the COST Action ES1205 Engineered Nanomaterials from Wastewater Treatment & Stormwater to Rivers, 2017.
Journal article
  1. Isabel Silva; Marta Alves; Catarina Malheiro; Ana Rita Silva; Susana Loureiro; I Henriques; María Nazaret González-Alcaraz. "Structural and Functional Shifts in the Microbial Community of a Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soil Exposed to Short-Term Changes in Air Temperature, Soil Moisture and UV Radiation". Genes (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/15/1/107.
    10.3390/genes15010107
  2. C. Malheiro; M. Prodana; D.N. Cardoso; A.M.V.M. Soares; R.G. Morgado; S. Loureiro. "Soil habitat function after innovative nanoagriproducts application: Effect of ageing on the avoidance behaviour of the soil invertebrates Enchytraeus crypticus and Folsomia candida". Science of The Total Environment 901 (2023): 165955-165955. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165955.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165955
  3. Morgado, Rui G.; Pereira, Andreia; Cardoso, Diogo N.; Prodana, Marija; Malheiro, Catarina; Silva, Ana Rita R.; Vinhas, André; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Loureiro, Susana. "The effects of different temperatures in mercury toxicity to the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides pruinosus". Environmental Pollution 314 (2022): 120209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120209.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120209
  4. Silva, Ana Rita R.; Malheiro, Catarina; Loureiro, Susana; González-Alcaraz, M. Nazaret. "Toxicity of historically metal(loid)-contaminated soils to Folsomia candida under the influence of climate change alterations". Environmental Pollution 305 (2022): 119256. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119256.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119256
  5. Silva, Isabel; Alves, Marta; Malheiro, Catarina; Silva, Ana Rita R.; Loureiro, Susana; Henriques, Isabel; González-Alcaraz, M. Nazaret. "Short-Term Responses of Soil Microbial Communities to Changes in Air Temperature, Soil Moisture and UV Radiation". Genes 13 5 (2022): 850. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes13050850.
    10.3390/genes13050850
  6. Lopes, Joana; Malheiro, Catarina; Prodana, Marija; Loureiro, Susana; Ferreira, Paula; Coimbra, Manuel A.; Gonçalves, Idalina. "Locust bean milling-derived dust as a raw material for the development of biodegradable bioplastics with antioxidant activity". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.11883.
    10.1002/jsfa.11883
  7. Malheiro, Catarina; Cardoso, Diogo N.; Neves, Joana; Lima, Diana L.D.; Esteves, Valdemar Inocêncio; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Loureiro, Susana. "Biochar in soil mitigates dimethoate hazard to soil pore water exposed biota". Journal of Hazardous Materials 400 (2020): 123304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123304.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123304
  8. Malheiro, Catarina; Cardoso, Diogo N.; Loureiro, Susana; González-Alcaraz, M. Nazaret. "Effects of climate conditions on the avoidance behavior of Folsomia candida and Enchytraeus crypticus towards metal(loid)-contaminated soils". Science of The Total Environment 741 (2020): 140368. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140368.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140368
  9. González-Alcaraz, M. Nazaret; Malheiro, Catarina; Cardoso, Diogo N.; Loureiro, Susana. "Soil moisture influences the avoidance behavior of invertebrate species in anthropogenic metal(loid)-contaminated soils". Environmental Pollution (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.105.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.105
  10. Neves, Joana; Cardoso, Diogo N.; Malheiro, Catarina; Kah, Melanie; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Wrona, Frederick J.; Loureiro, Susana. "Copper toxicity to Folsomia candida in different soils: a comparison between nano and conventional formulations". Environmental Chemistry 16 6 (2019): 419. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/en19061.
    10.1071/en19061
  11. Cardoso, D.N.; Silva, A.R.R.; Cruz, A.; Lourenço, J.; Neves, J.; Malheiro, C.; Mendo, S.; Soares, A.M.V.M.; Loureiro, S.. "The comet assay in Folsomia candida: A suitable approach to assess genotoxicity in collembolans". Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 36 9 (2017): 2514-2520. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85018357278&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/etc.3795
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Malheiro, Catarina. "Biochar effects on the soil quality and remediation". Master, Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/17692.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/05 Carbon dioxide effects on the soil invertebrate Enchytraeus crypticus exposed to metal(loid) contamination SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting
(Copenhaga, Denmark)
2021/05/03 Can bioplastics help combat plastic pollution in soil? A degradability study in soil ruled by the microbial community SETAC Europe 31st Annual Meeting
2021/05/03 Ecotoxicity of historically metal(loid)-contaminated soils to Folsomia candida under the influence of climate alterations SETAC Europe 31st Annual Meeting
2021/05/03 The effects of different temperature in mercury toxicity to the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides pruinosus SETAC Europe 31st Annual Meeting
2021/05/01 Copper-based nanomaterials alter the soil microbiome at the functional and structural level – a mesocosm study SETAC Europe 31st Annual Meeting
2020/05 Nanofertilizers as sustainable innovative agroproducts? Let soil organisms decide! SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting
2020/01 Effects of global warming on microbial populations from contaminated agricultural soils in the area of Estarreja 7eme Colloque de Restitution do OHM- Estarreja
2019/09 Will ecotoxicity risks of metal-contaminated soils change with global warming? XXXII Reunión Nacional de Suelos
2019/07 Metal-contaminated soils: an increasing risk in the context of global warming Ciência 2019 - Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal
2019/05 Do climate factors affect invertebrates’ avoidance behaviour in anthropogenic-degraded soils? SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting
2019/05 Multigenerational exposure of Folsomia candida to copper agrochemicals: conventional and nano-pesticides SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting
(Finland)
2018/05 Multigenerational exposure of Folsomia candida to copper agrochemicals: conventional and nano-pesticides Nanosafety forum for young scientists
2018/05 Soil moisture influences the avoidance behaviour of Folsomia candida and Enchytraeus crypticus in metal(loid)-contaminated soils SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting
2017/05 Copper toxicity in Collembola: a comparison between nano and non-nano agrochemicals SETAC Europe 27th Annual Meeting
2016/09 Copper toxicity in Collembola: a comparison between nano and non-nano agrochemicals 2nd Nanosafety forum for young scientists
Distinctions

Award

2021 Best Oral Presentation from the Biology and Ecology of Global Changes Doctoral Programme at the 4th Edition of Research Summit
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020 Best Oral Presentation from the Biology and Ecology of Global Changes Doctoral Programme at the 3rd Edition of Research Summit
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Other distinction

2020 SETAC registration grant to attend the SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States
2018 SETAC registration grant to attend the SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting in Rome, Italy
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States