Curriculum Vitae
Beatriz Antunes Santos
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Beatriz Antunes Santos
Citation names
- Santos, Beatriz
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 931B-D394-7F14
Knowledge fields
- Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Forestry
- Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Agriculture
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
| Spanish; Castilian | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2024/10/01 - 2028/09/30
Ongoing
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Doctorate in Biology (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Maximizing sustainable production in forest nurseries through the induction of plant defenses by UV radiation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2025/02/27 - 2025/03/14
Concluded
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Advanced course "Environmental epigenetics and risk assessment: challenges and perspectives" (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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19 |
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2022/10/01 - 2023/06/29
Concluded
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Advanced Course in Scientific Research (Outros)
Major in Desenvolvimento de uma floresta resiliente com base na plataforma experimental Pinus-Fusarium circinatum: do conhecimento
à ação
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2019/09 - 2021/12/13
Concluded
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Microbiologia (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Rhizobacterial promotion of maize growth and drought tolerance: perspectives from the laboratory, greenhouse and field" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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18 |
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2016/09 - 2019/06/24
Concluded
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Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria as a sustainable solution to crop yield improvement" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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14 |
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2019/01/01 - 2019/06/14
Concluded
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Voluntariado - FunPlantLab - Functional Plant Biology Lab (Outros)
Major in Priming effect of chitosan and propolis on the resistance of Pinus radiata to infection with Fusarium circinatum
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2022/10/01 - 2023/06/30 | URGENTpine2.0 (CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-181247)- Desenvolvimento de uma floresta resiliente com base na plataforma experimental
Pinus-Fusarium circinatum: do conhecimento à ação
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-181247
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Centro 2020
Concluded
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2022/07/25 - 2022/08/03 | 4F4: Forest for Future CENTRO-08-5864-FSE-000031
CENTRO-08-5864-FSE-000031
Volunteer
SerQ Centro de Inovação e Competências da Floresta, Portugal
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Centro2020
Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
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| Journal article |
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Other
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Activities
Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2025/05/11 - 2025/05/11 | Co-organized the practical training activity entitled "Plant response to climate change: the complex and challenging plant
defense strategy", as part of the XIV APPBG Congress - Biotechnology: what science produces and what we teach in schools,
with teachers from secondary school and highschool. (2025/05/10 - 2025/05/11)
Conference (Co-organisor)
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Associação Portuguesa de Professora de Biologia e Geologia, Portugal |
| 2023/06/29 - 2023/06/29 | Technical visit to the nursery trial in the scope of the Project URGENTpine 2.0 - Desenvolvimento de uma floresta resiliente
com base na plataforma experimental Pinus-Fusarium circinatum: do conhecimento à ação (CENTRO-45-2021-30). Presentation of
challengings concerning forest production and induction of resistance as a strategy to contribute to a sustainable production. (2023/06/29 - 2023/06/29)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
| 2023/06/29 - 2023/06/29 | Technical visit to the nursery trial in the scope of the Project Forest4Future CENTRO-08-5864-FSE-000031. Presentation of
challengings concerning forest production and induction of resistance as a strategy to contribute to a sustainable production
(plant quality, phytosanitary assessment, and soil quality). (2023/06/29 - 2023/06/29)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
| 2023/05/18 - 2023/05/18 | Demonstration of results of Project URGENTpine 2.0 (CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-181247) to students from the Department of Biology
- University of Aveiro. Knowledge sharing concerning testing and validation of ideas under operation production scenarios. (2023/05/18 - 2023/05/18)
Other (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
| 2023/02/24 - 2023/02/24 | Open lab day for high school students from biology field, concerning plant physiology analysis, to bring awareness for the
plant fields of study. Presentation about plant importance and photosynthesis and Infra-red Gas Analyser and Scholander Pressure
Bomb demonstration. (2023/02/24 - 2023/02/24)
Other (Other)
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Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal |
| 2019/10/02 - 2019/10/02 | Volunteer action for the control of invasive plants, pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana) in Salinas de Aveiro, near University
of Aveiro. (2019/10/02 - 2019/10/02)
Other (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
| 2019/07/01 - 2019/07/31 | Co-organizer of activities of the 4th edition of the project "Deixa a Tua Marca", concerning personal development and focusing
on environmental sustainability. Elaboration, programming and monitoring of behavioral development activities for young people
and children. (2019/07/01 - 2019/07/31)
Other (Co-organisor)
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AMH Consulting, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2025/04/11 - 2025/04/11 | Workshop "Investigação em Plantas para Suportar 'Uma Só Saúde'" regarding techniques for the improvement of plant production.
Workshop
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Investigação em Plantas para Suportar 'Uma Só Saúde'
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
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| 2025/03/12 - 2025/03/14 | The 3rd edition of the Soft Transferable Skills Training Program aimed to enhance the professional development of students
and researchers, regardless of their background or research domain, while broadening their career prospects.
Workshop
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Soft Transferable Skills Training Program
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2024/11/21 - 2024/11/22 | The "4th EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting" was focused on four main topics (sessions): plant functional genomics, plant physiology,
plant-microbe interaction, and plant and algae biotechnology.
Meeting
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4th EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting
Universidade do Porto Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
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| 2024/05/21 - 2024/05/21 | Webinar concerning DUAL-PAM-100 and analysis of photosystem II and photosystem I activity.
Seminar
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DUAL-PAM-100 Get familiar with the gold standard for parallel recording of photosystem II and photosystem I activities
Heinz Walz GmbH, Germany
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| 2024/02/13 - 2024/02/13 | Webinar " eHALOPH and the economic uses of salt-tolerant plants " concerning natural salt cycle, platform eHaloph to store
data on halophytes, and economic applications of salt-tolerant plants, to contribute to food security, agricultural sustainability
and climate change mitigation, organized by the International Network of Salt-Affected Soils (INSAS) of the Global Soil Partnership.
Seminar
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eHALOPH and the economic uses of salt-tolerant plants
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Sweden
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| 2024/01/31 - 2024/01/31 | Attended webinar concerning management of of wilt disease caused by pine wood nematode, and sharing results of sampling and
monotorization of disease in Portugal, performed by operational group (GIPIN).
Seminar
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Webinar "Gestão Integrada do Pinhal / Nemátodo da Madeira do Pinheiro"
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária Centro de Documentação e Informação, Portugal
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| 2024/01/31 - 2024/01/31 | Workshop concerning management of wilt disease caused by pine wood nematode, focusing on discussing the possible strategies
to control disease. Debate with representatives from academia (University of Coimbra), producers (Centro Pinus and FNAPF -
Federação Nacional das Associações de Proprietários Florestais) and legislators (ICNF and INIAV).
Workshop
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Workshop "Controlo do Nemátode da Madeira do Pinheiro: lições para o amanhã"
Federação Nacional das Associações de Proprietários Florestais - FNAPF, Portugal
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| 2024/01/08 - 2024/01/26 | Internship in the scope of the Project BIOCROPPING acquiring skills regarding UV application and in biochemistry, quantifying
parameters related to primary and secondary metabolism.
Other
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Project BIOCROPPING
Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
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| 2023/11/21 - 2023/11/21 | Webinar concerning the benefits from natural microbial communities that are present in the soil, and how to apply them in
an agroeconomically context.
Seminar
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Webinar "Os micróbios de solo - como beneficiamos da sua ação"
Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas IP, Portugal
Direção Regional de Conservação da Natureza e Florestas do Alentejo, Portugal |
| 2023/04/03 - 2023/04/03 | Participated in a technical workshop "Conservation and propagation of in vitro plants", whithin Cultivar Project (CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000020).
Workshop
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Conservation and propagation of in vitro plants
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal
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| 2023/01/07 - 2023/01/31 | Internship in the scope of the Project URGENTpine 2.0 (CENTRO-45-2021-30) concerning biochemical analysis protocols and metabolomic
data analysis of pine samples.
Other
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Metabolomic and Biochemical Analysis Internship
Universidad de Oviedo, Spain
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| 2022/12/14 - 2022/12/14 | Attended "Phytosanitary Sustainability in Portugal: state of art" webinar about phytosanitary measures to control plant deasease in the European Union; legislation to decrease the use of agrochemicals and sustainable alternatives to mantain and improve prodution productivity to keep up with the demand. | Sustentabilidade fitossanitária em Portugal: ponto de situação
Confederação de Agricultores de Portugal, Portugal
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| 2022/11/14 - 2022/11/14 | Participated in webinar "Análise de Dados Quantitativos com SPS" concerning statistical data analysis: concepts, importance
of analysis, and parametric and non-parametric tests.
Other
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Análise de Dados Quantitativos com SPSS
Gades Solutions, Portugal
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| 2022/11/04 - 2022/11/04 | Attended "Produção, Desenvolvimento, e Qualidade de Plantas Florestais" seminar about production, development, and quality
assessment of forest plants, organized in the scope of the Project F4F - Forest For Future (CENTRO-08-5864-FSE-000031).
Seminar
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Produção, Desenvolvimento, e Qualidade de Plantas Florestais
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2022/10/11 - 2022/10/19 | Attended Webinar Series: "The Role of the Microbiome in Forest Disease, Regeneration, and Biodiversity". Focusing on forest
microbiomes: prospective studies of forest health and response to disease; microbiomes of seeds and seedlings and consequences
for forest regeneration; and applications of microbiome to understand complex and emergent diseases and pest management in
temperate forests.
Seminar
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The Role of the Microbiome in Forest Disease, Regeneration, and Biodiversity
The American Phytopathological Society, United States
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| 2022/09/19 - 2022/09/23 | Attended PEN-CAFoRR Training School about methods for detection and diagnosis of pests and pathogens in seeds and seedlings,
focusing on forest species.
Other
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PEN-CAFoRR Training School: New detection and diagnosis methods for pests and pathogens in forest reproductive material
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
Universidad de Valladolid, Spain |
| 2022/05/18 - 2022/05/18 | Attended the online webinar entitled "Epigenetic Memory in Plants" about epigenetic mechanisms of crop adaptation to climate
change.
Seminar
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Epigenetic Memory in Plants
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
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| 2022/05/10 - 2022/05/10 | Attended workshop "Plant Epigenetics: From Methodology to Applications", organized by WG1 and WG3 of the European COST Action
EPI-CATCH - Epigenetic Mechanisms of Plant Adaptation to Climate Change.
Workshop
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Plant Epigenetics: From Methodology to Applications
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain |
| 2020/10/07 - 2020/10/21 | Online course with the aim of approaching scientific writing techniques.
Other
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Communication and scientific writing course
ACS Publications, United States
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| 2020/02/19 - 2020/02/19 | Attended 10º Colóquio Nacional do Milho (10º Maize National Colloquium) with farmers, scientists and political leaders in
a debate on the role of agriculture in today's great challenges: territorial cohesion, carbon neutrality and agrifood megatrends.
Conference
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10º Colóquio Nacional do Milho 2020
Associação Nacional dos Produtores de Milho e Sorgo, Portugal
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| 2019/12/04 - 2019/12/04 | Attended World Soil Day about the importance of soil preservation and sustainable agriculture practices.
Symposium
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World Soil Day
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2019/03/09 - 2019/03/09 | Volunteer work in the reforestation of an area of ecological importance, at EcoParque in the Municipality of Estarreja.
Other
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Plantar o Futuro
AgoraAveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
| 2018/03/03 - 2018/03/03 | Volunteer work in the reforestation of the Pinhal de Leiria, in an action promoted by the Portuguese Rotary Movement.
Other
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Reflorestação do Talhão 258
Rotary Club da Marinha Grande, Portugal
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| 2017/12/16 - 2017/12/16 | Volunteer work in the reforestation of an area of ecological importance, Mata de Vilar, in the Municipality of Lousada. For
the defense and recovery of Portuguese forests.
Other
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Biologia a Plantar o Futuro, 4ª edição
AgoraAveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
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| 2020/02 - Current | BUSINESS as NATURE — Association for Sustainable Growth and Production and the Circular Economy (BasN) | |
| 2020/10 - 2021/10 | Spanish/Portuguese Society for Nitrogen Fixation (SEFIN) |
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2023/04/14 - 2023/04/14 | Supervising and mentoring students in the laboratory as part of the Functional Biology of Plants course, on techniques for analyzing physiological and biochemical parameters in plants. | Biologia Funcional de Plantas | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/07/19 - 2023/07/19 | Desenvolvimento de uma floresta resiliente com base na plataforma experimental Pinus-Fusarium circinatum: do conhecimento à ação | Carmen Cancela |
| 2023/06/15 - 2023/06/15 | Papel da micropropagaçao e micorrizaçao como estratégia de valorização de espécies autoctones portuguesas: Pinus pinea L e Ceratonia siliqua L. | Mariana Coelho |
| 2017 - 2019 | University of Aveiro Tutoring Programme | 9 students |
Distinctions
Other distinction
| 2023 | CESAM Featured: "Researchers from CESAM and forest nursery workers are collaborating to develop sustainable alternatives in
the production of forest species"
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
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