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Dr. Sandra Hilário holds a BSc in Agricultural Engineering (2012) from the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (IPV), a MSc degree in Microbiology (2017), and a Ph.D. in Biology with a specialization in Microbiology (2023) from the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro (CESAM/UA), funded by a 4-year FCT grant. During her BSc studies, she received a merit scholarship and was awarded for the best business plan presented in national entrepreneurship contests, which led to a trademark registration at the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI, no 483760). Her innovative project aimed at producing biomass pellets from agro-wastes as an eco-friendly biofuel source. Over the past 8 years, Dr. Hilário's research has focused on microbial diversity, molecular microbiology, phylogenetics, bioinformatics, and genomics. She has also explored the interactions between crops, fungal pathogens, and environmental stressors. Her groundbreaking work on the blueberry-pathogen pathosystem under stress conditions has significant implications for sustainable agriculture and crop management. Since 2023, Dr. Hilário has been involved in 2 R&D projects. From July 2023 to March 2024, she was a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto (UP), where she contributed to an FCT-funded project (249K EUR) focused on sustainable agriculture, specifically developing microbial biofertilizers and biopesticides for managing the red palm weevil. Currently, Dr. Hilário is a researcher at GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre (GreenUPorto) from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP), working on the Horizon EU-funded project "WHEATBIOME" (5M EUR), which aims to unravel the potential of the wheat microbiome for enhancing crop resilience. Over the past 6 years, Dr. Hilário has (co)authored 15 communications at national and international conferences, delivered an invited lecture in an advanced "Bioinformatics for Microbiologists" course, and taught Phytopathology and Evolution and Microbial Diversity classes in the Biology course at UA. She has published 26 WoS papers (including 1 in Fungal Diversity with IF: 24.3) and 2 encyclopedia entries. Dr. Hilário has earned recognition from the Portuguese Society of Microbiology (SPM) and the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS). Her research has received international recognition, with over 350 citations and an h-index of 12 (Scopus). Dr. Hilário has contributed to the academic community as a reviewer for 13 SCI journals and co-guest editor for Microorganisms. She has mentored 3 BSc students (completed), 3 MSc students (completed), 1 research fellow from UP (completed), and 2 PhD students (1 completed, 1 ongoing) from the University of Padova (Italy) and Universidade José Eduardo dos Santos (Angola). Currently, she is co-supervisor of 1 MSc student in Agricultural Engineering from FCUP. Additionally, she has participated in knowledge transfer activities through the co-organization of 1 international conference, 2 national meetings, and roles as a scientific monitor at summer schools, open days, and workshops. Dr. Hilário has also collaborated with stakeholders from Portuguese companies such as Deifil Green Biotechnology, Mirtilusa, and Acegrow, enhancing her ability to bridge the gap between scientific research and public application in agriculture.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sandra Hilário
Date of birth
1991/07/15

Citation names

  • Hilário, S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8216-73FB-943A
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6463-9757
Researcher Id
AAH-5717-2019
Scopus Author Id
57211586722

Email addresses

  • hilario.sandra@fc.up.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • GreenUPorto, Campus de Vairão, Edifício de Ciências Agrárias (FCV2), Rua da Agrária, 747, 4485-661, Vairão, Vila do Conde, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Mycology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Agronomy
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Plant Breeding and Plant Protection
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/12/04 - 2024/12/06
Concluded
 PHENET-EMPHASIS Data management training (Outros)
Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture l'alimentation et l'environnement, France
2024/09/16 - 2024/09/20
Concluded
 Metabarcoding Analysis: Module II (Outros)
GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal, Portugal
2024/07/15 - 2024/07/19
Concluded
 Introduction to R software: Module I (Outros)
GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal, Portugal
2019/01/01 - 2023/01/25
Concluded
 Doctoral Programme in Biology (Doutoramento)
Major in Microbiology
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"The genus Diaporthe on blueberry plants in Portugal: from species diversity to pathogenicity" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with praise and distinction
2022/05/23 - 2022/05/27
Concluded
 Plant-Microbe Interactions under a Scenario of Global Changes (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 18/20
2019/09/09 - 2019/09/13
Concluded
 Advanced course on Data Analysis using R (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 18/20
2019/07/01 - 2019/07/05
Concluded
 Advanced Course on Fundamentals of Animal Cell Culture (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Saúde Centro Regional de Viseu, Portugal
18/20
2019/01/27 - 2019/02/02
Concluded
 Advanced course on Experimental Design and Analysis of Multivariate Data (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 18/20
2016/06/24 - 2017/12/11
Concluded
 Microbiologia (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Botryosphaeriaceae and Diaporthaceae species associated with blueberry plants in Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17/20
2017/07/10 - 2017/07/14
Concluded
 5th edition of the Advanced Course on Scientific writing and communication (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 18/20
2009/09/28 - 2012/10/18
Concluded
 Engenharia Agronómica (Licenciatura)
Major in Fitotecnia
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Portugal
 16/20
2012/03/04 - 2012/09/18
Concluded
 Curricular Internship on the "Production of lettuce in the Bairrada region: promoting plant health" (Outros)
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu Escola Superior Agrária de Viseu, Portugal

CALCOB, Cooperativa Agrícola de Oliveira do Bairro e Vagos, Portugal
17/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/05/15 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal, Portugal
2024/07/07 - 2024/07/11 Visiting Researcher (Research) Wageningen Plant Research, Netherlands
Wageningen Plant Research, Netherlands
2023/07/01 - 2024/03/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2023/12/05 - 2023/12/07 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2023/03/06 - 2023/03/08 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universität Innsbruck, Austria
Universität Innsbruck, Austria
2016/06/24 - 2016/06/25 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2012/09/01 - 2012/09/30 Research Trainee (Research) CALCOB, Cooperativa Agrícola de Oliveira do Bairro e Vagos, Portugal
Quality control department of Cooperativa Agrícola de Oliveira do Bairro e Vagos, Portugal
2012/05/09 - 2012/05/09 Visiting Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Portugal
Plant Biology Laboratory of Parque Botanico Arbutus do Demo, Portugal
2012/04/10 - 2012/04/12 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional de Viseu, Portugal
Biochemestry Laboratory of Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional de Viseu, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/09/01 - 2013/12/31 Assistente Técnico (Assistente Técnico) IdealDrinks, Associação Agrícola Colinas de São Lourenço , Portugal
Microbiology and Chemistry Laboratory of IdealDrinks, IdealTower, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - 2023/01/25 The genus Diaporthe on blueberry plants: from species diversity to pathogenicity
SFRH/BD/137394/2018
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/05/16 - 2026/12/31 WHEATBIOME - Unravelling the potential of the wheat microbiome for the development of healthier, more sustainable and resilient wheat-derived food & feed products
101084344
Researcher
GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
European Commission
Ongoing
2023/07/01 - 2024/03/31 Mites associated with Red Palm Weevil (RPW; Rhynchophorus ferrugineus O.) in Portugal and recombinant anti-RPW endophytic bacteria
PTDC/ASP-PLA/6228/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2011/10 - 2012/05 CARDOP - Characterization and valuation of genetic resources of Cynara cardunculus L.
PRODER-18648-02009975
Technical development
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu Escola Superior Agrária de Viseu, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional de Viseu, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
PRODER

Ciência Viva
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Malheiro, Catarina; Marija Prodana; Joana Lopes; Gonçalo Oliveira; Idalina Gonçalves; Paula Ferreira; Manuel A. Coimbra; et al. "Can bioplastics help combat plastic pollution in soil? A degradability study in soil ruled by the microbial community.". Paper presented in 31st Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, SETAC (virtual conference), 2021.
Conference poster
  1. Rey, F; Abraúl, M; Hilário, S. ; Conde, T; Domingues, MR; Alves, A. "Exploring the potential of lipid extracts from the marine fungi Emericellopsis cladophorae and Zalerion maritima as a source of bioactive compounds". Paper presented in European Congress of Marine Biotechnology (ECBM 2023), Malaga, Spain, 2023.
  2. Azevedo, André C.; Hilário, S. ; Gonçalves, Micael F.M.. "The crosstalk between nasal mucosa microbiome and allergic rhinitis in pediatric age.". Paper presented in European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Congress 2023 (Hamburg, Germany), 2023.
  3. Hilário, S. ; Gonçalves, M.F.M.; Alves, A.. "Resolving species boundaries in the Diaporthe eres species complex.". Paper presented in 16th European Conference on Fungal Genetics (Innsbruk, Austria), 2023.
  4. Hilário, S. ; Gonçalves, Micael; Tacão, Marta; Alves, A.. "Comparative genomics reveals an abundance of hydrolytic enzymes and secondary metabolite gene clusters in the fungal genus Diaporthe.". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Applied Microbiology and Beneficial Microbes (Paris, France), 2022.
  5. Hilário, S. ; Gonçalves, M. F. M.; Tacão, Marta; Alves, A.. "Genome analysis of Diaporthe amygdali and D. eres: unraveling adaptation for plant cell wall degradation and its pathogenicity potential.". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2022 (Lisbon Congress Centre, Lisbon, Portugal), 2022.
  6. Hilário, S. ; Gonçalves, M. F. M.; Tacão, Marta; Alves, A.. "Genome analysis of Diaporthe amygdali and D. eres: unraveling adaptation for plant cell wall degradation and its pathogenicity potential". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021 (Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal), 2021.
  7. Gonçalves, M. F. M.; Hilário, S. ; Van de Peer, Y; Esteves, Ana Cristina; Alves, A.. "Integrated genomic and metabolomic analysis of the marine fungus Emericellopsis cladophorae: insights into saltwater adaptability mechanisms and its biosynthetic potential.". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021 (Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal), 2021.
  8. Hilário, S. ; Santos, Liliana; Alves, A.. "Diversity of Diaporthe species on Vaccinium corymbosum plants in Portugal.". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019 (University of Coimbra, Portugal), 2019.
  9. Cabral, António; Gonçalves, Christophe Ferreira; Helder Pereira; Hilário, S. ; Nave, Anabela; Costa, Cristina Amaro. "8 Principles of Integrated Protection (Decision 2009/128/EC of 21 October 2009).". Paper presented in 9th National Meeting of Integrated Protection (Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal), 2012.
Encyclopedia entry
  1. Hilário, S. ; Gonçalves, M. F. M.. "Omics to Study Fungal Plant Pathogens". In Encyclopedia MDPI | Biology & Life Sciences, edited by Catherine Yang. MDPI, 2023. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/42580.
  2. Hilário, S. ; Gonçalves, M. F. M.. "Fungal Endophytes and Their Benefits for Plants.". In Encyclopedia MDPI | Biology & Life Sciences, edited by Conner Chen. MDPI, 2022. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/38947.
Journal article
  1. Bregant, C.; Batista, E; Hilário, S. ; Linaldeddu, B.T.; Alves, A. "Diversity and Distribution of Phytophthora Species Along an Elevation Gradient in Natural and Semi-Natural Forest Ecosystems in Portugal". Pathogens 14 (2025): 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14010103.
    10.3390/pathogens14010103
  2. Hilário, S. ; Gonçalves, Micael F. M.; Matos, Inês; Rangel, Luis F.; Sousa, José A.; Santos, Maria J.; Ayra-Pardo, Camilo. "Comparative genomics reveals insights into the potential of Lysinibacillus irui as a plant growth promoter". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 108 1 (2024): 370. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00253-024-13210-6.
    10.1007/s00253-024-13210-6
  3. Hyde, Kevin D.; Baldrian, Petr; Chen, Yanpeng; Thilini Chethana, K. W.; De Hoog, Sybren; Doilom, Mingkwan; de Farias, Antonio R. Gomes; et al. "Current trends, limitations and future research in the fungi?". Fungal Diversity (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13225-023-00532-5.
    Published • 10.1007/s13225-023-00532-5
  4. Pereira D. S.; Hilário, S. ; Gonçalves, M. F. M.; Phillips, A. J. L.. "Diaporthe Species on Palms: Molecular Re-Assessment and Species Boundaries Delimitation in the D. arecae Species Complex". Microorganisms 11 2717 (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/11/2717.
    10.3390/microorganisms11112717
  5. Bregant, C.; Batista, E.; Hilário, S. ; Linaldeddu, B.T.; Alves, A.. "First report of Phytophthora hibernalis, P. multivora and P. niederhauserii causing root rot and bleeding cankers on Eucalyptus globulus in Portugal.". New Disease Reports 47 2 (2023): e12171. https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.12171.
  6. Bregant, C.; Rossetto, G.; Linaldeddu, B.T.; Batista, E.; Hilário, S. ; Alves, A.. "First report of Neofusicoccum parvum causing canker and dieback on Alnus glutinosa in Portugal.". New Disease Reports 47 2 (2023): e12169. https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.12169.
  7. Hilário, S. ; Gonçalves, M. F. M.. "Mechanisms Underlying the Pathogenic and Endophytic Lifestyles in Diaporthe: An Omics-Based Approach.". Horticulturae 9 4 (2023): 423. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9040423.
    10.3390/horticulturae9040423
  8. Abraúl, Mariana; Alves, Artur; Hilário, S. ; Melo, Tânia; Conde, Tiago A.; Domingues, M. Rosário; Rey, Felisa. "Evaluation of Lipid Extracts from the Marine Fungi Emericellopsis cladophorae and Zalerion maritima as a Source of Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Compounds.". Marine Drugs 21 4 (2023): 199. https://doi.org/10.3390/md21040199.
    10.3390/md21040199
  9. Bregant, C.; Batista, E.; Hilário, S. ; Linaldeddu, B.T.; Alves, A.. "Phytophthora Species Involved in Alnus glutinosa Decline in Portugal.". Pathogens 12 (2023): 276. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12020276.
    10.3390/pathogens12020276
  10. Hilário, S. ; Pinto, Catarina I. G.; Monteiro, P.; Santos, L.; Alves, A.. "The impact of two Diaporthe species on Vaccinium corymbosum physiological performance under different water availability scenarios.". European Journal of Plant Pathology (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10658-023-02651-w.
    10.1007/s10658-023-02651-w
  11. Azevedo, André C.; Hilário, S. ; Gonçalves, M. F. M.. "Microbiome in Nasal Mucosa of Children and Adolescents with Allergic Rhinitis: A Systematic Review.". Children 10 2 (2023): 226. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10020226.
    10.3390/children10020226
  12. Hilário, S. ; Gonçalves, M. F. M.. "Endophytic Diaporthe as Promising Leads for the Development of Biopesticides and Biofertilizers for a Sustainable Agriculture". Microorganisms 10 12 (2022): 2453. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10122453.
    10.3390/microorganisms10122453
  13. Hilário, S. ; Gonçalves, M. F. M.; Fidalgo, Cátia; Tacão, Marta; Alves, Artur. "Genome Analyses of Two Blueberry Pathogens: Diaporthe amygdali CAA958 and Diaporthe eres CBS 160.32". Journal of Fungi 8 8 (2022): 804. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof8080804.
    10.3390/jof8080804
  14. Hilário, S. ; Santos, Liliana; Phillips, Alan J.L.; Alves, Artur. "Caveats of the internal transcribed spacer region as a barcode to resolve species boundaries in Diaporthe". Fungal Biology 126 1 (2022): 54-74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2021.10.005.
    10.1016/j.funbio.2021.10.005
  15. Gonçalves, M F. M.; Hilário, S. ; Van de Peer, Yves; Esteves, Ana C.; Alves, Artur. "Genomic and Metabolomic Analyses of the Marine Fungus Emericellopsis cladophorae: Insights into Saltwater Adaptability Mechanisms and Its Biosynthetic Potential.". Journal of Fungi 8 1 (2021): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof8010031.
    10.3390/jof8010031
  16. Gonçalves, M. F. M.; Hilário, S. ; Tacão, Marta; Van de Peer, Yves; Alves, Artur; Esteves, Ana C.. "Genome and Metabolome MS-Based Mining of a Marine Strain of Aspergillus affinis". Journal of Fungi 7 12 (2021): 1091. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof7121091.
    10.3390/jof7121091
  17. Hilário, S. ; Santos, Liliana; Alves, Artur. "Diversity and Pathogenicity of Diaporthe Species Revealed from a Survey of Blueberry Orchards in Portugal". Agriculture 11 12 (2021): 1271. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11121271.
    10.3390/agriculture11121271
  18. Santos, João; Hilário, S. ; Pinto, Glória; Alves, Artur. "Diversity and pathogenicity of pestalotioid fungi associated with blueberry plants in Portugal, with description of three novel species of Neopestalotiopsis.". European Journal of Plant Pathology 162 3 (2021): 539-555. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10658-021-02419-0.
    10.1007/s10658-021-02419-0
  19. Rodríguez-Gálvez, Edgar; Hilário, S. ; Batista, Eduardo; Lopes, Anabela; Alves, Artur. "Lasiodiplodia species associated with dieback of avocado in the coastal area of Peru.". European Journal of Plant Pathology 161 1 (2021): 219-232. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10658-021-02317-5.
    10.1007/s10658-021-02317-5
  20. Hilário, S. ; Gonçalves, Micael F. M.; Alves, Artur. "Using Genealogical Concordance and Coalescent-Based Species Delimitation to Assess Species Boundaries in the Diaporthe eres Complex.". Journal of Fungi 7 7 (2021): 507. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof7070507.
    10.3390/jof7070507
  21. Gonçalves, Micael F. M.; Abreu, Alberto C.; Hilário, S. ; Alves, Artur. "Diversity of marine fungi associated with wood baits in the estuary Ria de Aveiro, with descriptions of Paralulworthia halima, comb. nov., Remispora submersa, sp. nov., and Zalerion pseudomaritima, sp. nov.". Mycologia 113 3 (2021): 664-683. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2021.1875710.
    10.1080/00275514.2021.1875710
  22. Hilário, S. ; Santos, Liliana; Alves, A.. "Diaporthe amygdali, a species complex or a complex species?". Fungal Biology 125 7 (2021): 505-518. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2021.01.006.
    10.1016/j.funbio.2021.01.006
  23. Lopes, Ana Filipa; Batista, Eduardo; Hilário, S. ; Santos, Liliana; Alves, Artur. "Occurrence of Diaporthe species in Eucalyptus globulus, Pinus pinaster and Quercus suber in Portugal.". Forest Pathology 51 2 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/efp.12674.
    10.1111/efp.12674
  24. Rodríguez-Gálvez, Edgar; Hilário, S. ; Lopes, Anabela; Alves, Artur. "Diversity and pathogenicity of Lasiodiplodia and Neopestalotiopsis species associated with stem blight and dieback of blueberry plants in Peru". European Journal of Plant Pathology 157 1 (2020): 89-102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10658-020-01983-1.
    10.1007/s10658-020-01983-1
  25. Hilário, S. ; Amaral, Inês A.; Gonçalves, Micael F. M.; Lopes, Anabela; Santos, Liliana; Alves, Artur. "Diaporthe species associated with twig blight and dieback of Vaccinium corymbosum in Portugal, with description of four new species.". Mycologia 112 2 (2020): 293-308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2019.1698926.
    10.1080/00275514.2019.1698926
  26. Hilário, S. ; Lopes, A.; Santos, L.; Alves, A.. "Botryosphaeriaceae species associated with blueberry stem blight and dieback in the Centre Region of Portugal.". European Journal of Plant Pathology 156 1 (2019): 31-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10658-019-01860-6.
    10.1007/s10658-019-01860-6
Newsletter article
  1. Hilário, S. . "Scientific Literacy: The blueberry – from the merits of the fruit to the phytopathogenic threats to its cultivation", Boletim Bio-Síntese DBio , 2023, https://www.ua.pt/pt/dbio/biossintese.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "The genus Diaporthe on blueberry plants in Portugal: from species diversity to pathogenicity". PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/38462.
  2. "Botryosphaericeae and Diaporthaceae species associated with blueberry plants in Portugal". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/21454.

Intellectual property

Trademark
  1. 2012. "Biopellets - Biomass pellets produced by material from forestry and agricultural residues, an eco-friendly energy source for biofuel production (nº 483760)".
    Registered
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/09/09 Microbial and viral dynamics In Rice paddies: unraveling methAnoGen-phage interactions and their impact on methane Emissions FEMS Summer School for Postdocs 2024
Mediterranean Institute For Life Sciences (MedILS) (Split, Croatia)
2023/12/01 Understanding the relationship between nasal mucosa microbiome and allergic rhinitis in pediatric age (co-author) The 15th Excellence in Pediatrics Conference
Excellence in Pediatrics Institute (Paris, France)
2023/03/07 Resolving species boundaries in the Diaporthe eres species complex 16th European Conference on Fungal Genetics | Concurrent Session: Evolution, biodiversity and taxonomy
Congress Messe Innsbruck (Innsbruck, Austria)
2022/12/20 Genomics on fungal plant pathogens : Functional Annotation Speaker at the discipline of Evolution and Microbial Diversity (master students)
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/11/07 Comparative genomics reveals an abundance of hydrolytic enzymes and secondary metabolite gene clusters in the fungal genus Diaporthe (Plenary Speech) 4th International Conference on Applied Microbiology and Beneficial Microbes | Session Genomics, Transcriptomics, Proteomics
Coalesce Research Group, Greenville, USA (Paris, France)
2022/10/18 Sequenciação e análise do genoma de dois fungos patogénicos para a cultura do mirtilo. Congresso Internacional de Microbiologia em Língua Portuguesa | Sessão temática de Microbiologia ambiental
Portuguese Society of Microbiology (online event, Portugal)
2022/02/15 How to build phylogenetic trees? 3rd Edition of the Advanced Course Bioinformatics for Microbiologists
Universidade de Aveiro; Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional de Viseu, Portugal (Portugal)
2021/11/16 Fungal Plant Pathogens - diversity, pathogenicity and genomics Speaker at the discipline of Phytopathology (undergraduate students)
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/07/08 The genus Diaporthe on blueberry plants in Portugal: from species diversity to pathogenicity. Research Summit 2021
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro)
2020/10/29 Fungal pathogens on blueberry plants Speaker at the discipline of Phytopathology (Bachelor degree)
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2020/06/25 The genus Diaporthe on blueberry plants in Portugal: from species diversity to pathogenicity. Research Summit 2020
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/07/04 The genus Diaporthe on blueberry plants in Portugal: from species diversity to pathogenicity. Research Summit 2019
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/10 - Current Boosting wheat resilience to salt stress: the role of microbiome on pigmented cultivars
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2012/05/24 - 2012/05/24 National Workshop on Grapevine Black Rot (2012/05/24 - 2012/05/24)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Portugal
2011/11/17 - 2011/11/18 9th National Meeting of Integrated Protection (2011/11/17 - 2011/11/18)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/03/07 - 2025/03/09 Scientific Monitor
Exhibition
 Mostra UPorto 2025
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal, Portugal
2025/02/21 - 2025/02/21 Webinar attendee
Seminar
 40th EPSO Plant Science Seminar: The role of sugar and nitrogen in plant signalling
European Plant Science Organisation, Belgium
2024/10/07 - 2024/10/07 Inov4Agro Scholarship Researchers' Day
Seminar
 Inov4Agro Scholarship Researchers' Day, 2nd Edition
GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2024/09/02 - 2024/09/10 Climate Change: Challenges and Influence on Microbial Safety of Water and Food
Meeting
 FEMS Summer School for Postdocs 2024
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, Netherlands

Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences, Croatia
2024/05/16 - 2024/05/16 Webinar Attendee
Seminar
 FEMS Microbiology Ecology Webinar on Insect-Microbiome Interactions
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, Netherlands
2024/03/12 - 2024/03/13 Web Conference Attendee
Seminar
 Climate change resilience practices for Mediterranean perennial crops
EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Secure Societies, Belgium
2022/11/04 - 2022/11/04 Seminar Attendee
Seminar
 Production, Development and Quality of Forest Plants (F4F - Forest for Future Project; CENTRO-08-5864-FSE-000031)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2022/09/17 - 2022/09/17 Scientific Monitor
Workshop
 2nd International Microorganism day
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal

Fábrica Centro Ciência Viva de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/09/26 - 2019/09/27 Assistance to the organization commitee
Conference
 3rd International Conference on Food Contaminants - Challenges on Risk Assessment (ICFC 2019)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2019/07/19 - 2019/07/19 Scientific Monitor
Workshop
 Academia de Verão
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/10/31 - 2016/11/02 Conference Attendee
Conference
 7ª Conferência Luso-Brasileira de Acesso Aberto (CONFOA)
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/12/12 Exploring Plant Defense Mechanisms for Sustainable Control of Grey Mould Disease in Strawberry
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Mayerly Maldonado Vanegas (Master)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2024/12/11 Plant growth-promoting bacteria as biostimulants for olive crops (Olea europaea L.)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Lara Mafalda de Freitas Soares (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/11/04 Diversity and seasonal variation of fungal communities in Ria de Aveiro
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Micaela Sofia da Costa Dias (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/07/30 - Current Mycological Progress (1861-8952) Springer Nature
2024/07/18 - Current Frontiers in Plant Science (1664-462X) Frontiers
2024/04/27 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Nature
2024/04/24 - Current Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology (1096-1178) Elsevier
2024/03/28 - Current Critical Reviews in Microbiology (1549-7828) Taylor & Francis Online
2024/03/17 - Current Gene (1879-0038) Elsevier
2021/02/24 - Current Plant Disease (1943-7692) American Phytopathological Society
2024/02/11 - 2034/02 Italian Journal of Mycology (2531-7342) ABIS-AlmaDL (University of Bologna)
2022/09/06 - 2023/12 Journal of Plant Pathology (2239-7264) Springer
2022/09/10 - 2023/11 Journal of Phytopathology (1439-0434) Wiley Online Library
2022/09 - 2023/10 Microorganisms (2076-2607) MDPI
2022/09 - 2023/06 Journal of Fungi (2309-608X) MDPI
2021/01/30 - 2023/03/04 European Journal of Plant Pathology (1573-8469) Springer
2021/12 - 2022/02 BMC Genomics (1471-2164) Springer Nature

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022/09 - Current Portuguese Society of Microbiology (SPM) Associate member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/02/14 - 2022/02/18 3rd edition of the Advanced Course on Bioinformatics for Microbiologists. Session: How to build phylogenetic trees? (40 hours) Curso (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional de Viseu, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2022/10/21 Interview at the online newspaper from Univeristy of Aveiro entitled "Prizes for UA-CESAM doctoral students awarded at Microbiologia2022", regarding the honorable mention received at Conferência Internacional de Microbiologia em Língua Portuguesa. Jornal UA - Available at https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/16/78160

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/09 - Current Microorganisms, SI: Microorganisms as Biocontrol Agents in Plant Pathology, 2nd edition (2076-2607) MDPI
2023/04/07 - 2024/04/07 Frontiers in Fungal Biology - Research Topic "Genetic Determinants of Endophytic and Pathogenic Lifestyles in Fungal Plant Pathogens: A Genomics Approach" (2673-6128) Frontiers Media S.A.
2023/02/06 - 2024/02/15 Microorganisms, SI: Microorganisms as Biocontrol Agents in Plant Pathology (2076-2607) MDPI

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/06/01 - Current Explaining the basis and the methodology for microbial DNA extraction, PCR amplification, plant assays under abiotic stresses and plant bioinoculants (PhD candidate on Agricultural Sciences. FCUP/UP & Universidade José Eduardo dos Santos, Angola) Adriano BingoBingo
2023/10/01 - 2024/01/12 Explaining the metholology used for phylogenetic analysis of Fusarium spp. and Bacillus spp. identification, and application of haplotype networks to study the invasion route of the red palm weevil (Research Fellow, CIIMAR/UP) Inês Matos
2022/10/24 - 2022/12/05 Explaining and contextualising the biological basis of the practice and the methodology to be used for DNA extraction of filamentous fungi (Master degree in Microbiology, CESAM/UA) Ângela Freitas
2022/02/15 - 2022/05/31 Assisting in DNA extraction of fungi, PCR amplification of target genes, DNA sequencing and application of phylogenetic methods (Doctoral progamme in Land, Environment, Resources and Health, University of Padova, Italy) Carlo Bregant
2022/03/11 - 2022/05/25 Contextualising the basic concepts on the use of laminar air flow chamber for filamentous fungi management (Master degree in Biotechnology, CESAM/UA) Pedro Lopes
2022/03/11 - 2022/05/25 Contextualising the basic concepts on the use of laminar air flow chamber for filamentous fungi management (Master degree in Biotechnology, CESAM/UA) Pedro Gonçalves
2022/01/10 - 2022/05/15 Explaining the methodology for DNA extraction of yeasts from wine samples, culture techniques and PCR amplification of target genes (Master degree in Food Biotechnology, CESAM/UA and Sogrape Wine Company) Daniel Rego Mota
2022/03/11 - 2022/03/31 Explaining the methodology used for fungal growth and its managment in the laminar air flow chamber (Bachelor degree in Biochemistry, CESAM/UA) Mariana Abraúl
2022/03/11 - 2022/03/31 Elucidating the procedures used for fungal growth, culture and aseptic techniques (Bachelor degree in Biotechnology, CESAM/UA) Alexandre Santiago
2020/10/01 - 2021/06/27 Assisiting in fungal culture techniques, DNA extraction, PCR amplification, phylogenetic methods and pathogenicity assays on blueberry plants (Master degree in Microbiology, CESAM/UA) João Diogo Fernandes Santos
2017/02/01 - 2017/06/28 Explaining the methodology used for DNA extraction of fungi and genetic fingerprinting (Bachelor degree in Biology, CESAM/UA) Diana Fernandes
Distinctions

Award

2015 Merit Scholarship 2011/2012
Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Portugal

Caixa Geral de Depositos, Portugal
2011 Best business plan winning team at the "Concurso Regional de Ideias de Negócio Portugal Empreendedor" (Team awarded with 800 euros)
Câmara de comércio e indústria do centro, Portugal
2011 Best business plan winning team at the 8th Poliempreende contest (Regional edition) (Team awarded with 1000 euros)
Caixa Geral de Depositos, Portugal
2011 3rd "Best business plan" at the 8th Poliempreende contest (National edition)
Caixa Geral de Depositos, Portugal

Other distinction

2024 Invitation to the FEMS Summer School for Postdocs 2024: 20 of the most talented and promising researchers from across the world
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, Netherlands
2022 Honorable Mention - Best Oral Presentation
Portuguese Society of Microbiology, Portugal
2022 Early Career Scientist grant - Meeting Attendance
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, Netherlands
2021 Best Pitch at the Research Summit 2021
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal