Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Seila Maria Díaz Costas
Citation names
- Diaz, Seila
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 9C14-2745-AC75
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-6607-290X
- Google Scholar ID
- https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=LUe5LzsAAAAJ&hl=es
- Researcher Id
- D-7270-2018
- Scopus Author Id
- 8834430700
Email addresses
- seila.diaz@ua.pt (Professional)
Addresses
- Universidade de Aveiro. Edificio ECOMARE, Estrada do Porto de Pesca Costeira, 3830-565, Gafanha da Nazaré, Ílhavo, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://cesam.wpbox.io/seiladiaz/ (Professional)
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Seila-Diaz (Scholar)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
- Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Fishery
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
French | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) |
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue) | |||||
Galician (Mother tongue) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2022/03/29
Concluded
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Computer system programming (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Xunta de Galicia, Spain
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2017/03/07
Concluded
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Functions A+B+C+D+E of Animal Experimentation (Outros)
Centro de Estudios Biosanitarios, Spain
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2015/12
Concluded
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PhD in Biology (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela - Campus Vida, Spain
"Disseminated neoplasia in populations of cockles Cerastoderma edule from Galicia" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2015/03
Concluded
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Clinical Trials (Master)
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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2005/07/15
Concluded
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Facultade de Bioloxía (DEA)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela - Campus Vida, Spain
"Study of disseminated neoplasia, other pathological alterations, and parasites affecting populations of cockles Cerastoderma
edule from Galicia." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2004/06
Concluded
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Teaching Competence Certificate (Master)
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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2003/03/10
Concluded
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Marine Science (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/09/01 - Current | Principal Investigator (Research) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal | ||
2018/07/16 - 2021/12/31 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela - Campus Vida, Spain |
2017/01/01 - 2018/06/15 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain |
2012/12 - 2016/12 | Coordinating Researcher (Research) | Fundación Biomédica del Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Spain |
2003/09 - 2011/09 | Researcher (Research) | Centro de Investigacións Mariñas, Spain |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020/11 - 2020/12 | Research stay | Uniwersytet Gdanski, Poland |
2019/03 - 2019/04 | Research stay | National University of Ireland - Galway Martin Ryan Institute, Ireland |
2012/10 - 2012/11 | Research stay | Universidade da Coruña Facultade de Ciencias, Spain |
2007/04 - 2007/05 | Research stay | Ifremer Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie des Mollusques Marins, France |
2006/07 - 2006/08 | Research stay | Ifremer Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie des Mollusques Marins, France, France |
Ifremer, France | ||
2004/09 - 2004/10 | Research stay | Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2023/02 - Current | Darwin Tree of Life
SAG_000138
Collaborator
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Ongoing
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2022/09 - 2024/08 | Ship Clones: Characterization and search for biomarker of marine transmissible cancers
Principal investigator
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European Commission
Ongoing
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2017/01 - 2022/06 | Scuba Cancers: Finding the genetic causes of contagious metastases under the sea
Researcher
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European Research Council
Concluded
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2019 - 2020 | Can cancer cells ship among cockle species in nature? Ship Cells
Principal investigator
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European Commission
Concluded
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2019 - 2019 | Assessment of parasites and pathologic conditions of the striped clam Chamelea gallina populations: GALLINA
Principal investigator
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European Commission
Concluded
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2019 - 2019 | Finding the clonal structure of cockle cancer on Ireland: Emerald Neo
Principal investigator
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European Commission
Concluded
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2008/12 - 2010/12 | Tumor alterations affecting clams, oysters and cockles in Galicia. Characterization of the disease and effects on populations
PGIDIT-CIMA07/06
Researcher
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Xunta de Galicia Conselleria de Pesca e Asuntos Marítimos
Concluded
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2006 - 2009 | Neoplastic Diseases in Marine Bivalves of Commercial Interest
PGIDIT06PXB501132PR
Researcher
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Xunta de Galicia Conselleria de Pesca e Asuntos Marítimos
Concluded
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2004 - 2005 | Study of disseminated neoplasia and pathological alteration large foci of intense hemocyte infiltration affecting cockles
Cerastoderma edule from Galicia
PGIDIT02RMA50101PR
Researcher
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Xunta de Galicia Conselleria de Pesca e Asuntos Marítimos
Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2023 - 2027 | European Network on wildlife cancer: WILDCAN
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Researcher
Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), France
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Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
Book |
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Book chapter |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Preprint |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2023/06 | The evolution of two transmissible leukaemias colonizing the coasts of Europe | Evolution 2023
American Society of Naturalists (Albuquerque, United States)
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2022/11/25 | Cancer in bivalves: Types and ecological implications. | OceansBreak
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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2022/03 | Heterogeneity of cockle transmissible cancers | 19th Portugaliae Genetica.virtual edition
Universidade de Oporto (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2021/04/09 | Can cancer cells ship among cockle species? |
University of Gdansk (Gdynia, Poland)
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2019/09/09 | Distibution of cockle disseminated neoplasia in Ireland: evaluation of their clonal structure | 19th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish
Universidade de Porto (Porto, Portugal)
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2019/07/22 | Cryopreservation of neoplastic cell from the mollusk Cerastoderma edule | 56th anual meeting of the society for cryobiology
Society of Criobiology (San Diego, United States)
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2019/07/19 | Scuba Cancers: Finding the genetic causes of contagious metastases under the sea | International meeting of evolution and ecology of cancer
University of Cambridge (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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2019/06/12 | Single-molecule sequencing of whole mitochondrial genomes reveals the clonal structure of cockle transmissible cancers | II Workshop of Centre for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases.
Universidade De Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
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2019/04/11 | Clonal structure of cancer in cockles: what is happening in Ireland? |
Ryan Institute (Galway, Ireland)
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2019/03/20 | Neoplasia in cockles | Annual meeting and 12th technical workshop of the national reference laboratorios for mollusc diseases
(Arcachon, France)
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2018/10/25 | Selection of a cockle for Reference Genome. Phase II. |
Universidade Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
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2018/06/20 | Molecular cytogenetic analysis of bivalve tumors | VI International Symposium on Marine Science (ISMS) Vigo (Spain)
University of Vigo (Vigo, Spain)
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2018/06/13 | Análisis citogenético molecular en tumores de bivalvos | Seminario de Citogenética
Universidade de A Coruña (A Coruña, Spain)
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2017/10/26 | Scuba Cancers: Finding the genetic causes of contagious metastases under the sea | Cockles Interreg Project
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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2017/04/14 | Disseminated neoplasia in cockles: A transmissible cancer. |
Universidade de Vigo (Vigo, Spain)
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2005/04/10 | Evidence for retroviral etiology of the Diseminated neoplasia in cockles (Cerastoderma edule) | Annual meeting, National Shellfisheries Association” Philadelphia (EEUU)
National Shellfish Association (Philadelphia, United States)
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2005/04/10 | Disseminated neoplasia in cockles Cerastoderma edule of Galicia (NW Spain) | Annual meeting, National Shellfisheries Association” Philadelphia (EEUU)
National Shellfisheries Association (Philadelphia, United States)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2023/10/09 - 2023/10/15 | Development of methods for cytological diagnosis of disseminated neoplasia in Macoma balthica
Supervisor
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Internship (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2023/10/09 - 2023/10/15 | Development of methods for cytological diagnosis of disseminated neoplasia in Macoma balthica
Supervisor
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Internship (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2017 - 2022 | Pint of Science: Pint of Science is an International annual science festival that aims to communicate contemporary scientific
developments to the public by bringing scientists to pubs, cafés and other public places to share their research and findings. (2017 - 2023)
Festival (President of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Vigo, Spain |
2017/10/17 - 2017/10/18 | I annual meeting CINBIO, International meeting organized by the Singular Centre of Research of Galicia (2017/10/17 - 2017/10/18)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2023/05/04 - 2023/05/04 | Biodiversity challenges.
Round table
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Workshop Transfronteirizo UBI - Biodiversidad
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
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Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2023/12/04 - 2023/12/08 | Fundamentals of widefield and confocal microscopy and imaging | European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
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2023/06/19 | Nuevos avances en la lucha contra el cáncer gracias a modelos animales marinos | Diario Veterinario |
2022/12/19 | Investigadores del CIMUS: el cáncer es contagioso entre algunos animales | El Correo Gallego |
2022/12/18 | Un estudio desvela que el cáncer se contagia entre algunos animales | La Voz de Galicia |
2022/02/11 | Writing in Blog for outreach of published article | |
2022/01/19 | How a contagious cancer spread among clams | Science Daily |
2022/01/19 | Científicos gallegos estudian el cáncer contagioso de las almejas para entender mejor la metástasis | Nius diario |
2022/01/19 | La USC abre nuevas vías para el estudio de la metástasis partiendo de animales marinos | El Español |
2022/01/19 | Highly Contagious Blood Cancer Detected in Clams Threaten Marine Ecology | Nature world news |
2022/01/19 | Contagious Blood Cancer Spreads Among Clam Species | Technology networks |
2022/01/18 | Abren nuevas vías para el estudio del cáncer contagioso con animales marinos | La Ramon |
2022/01/18 | Un equipo da USC achega novas pistas sobre o contaxio do cancro | Ciencia |
2022/01/18 | How a contagious cancer spread among clams | Phy org |
2022/01/18 | Investigadores españoles abren nuevas vías para el estudio de la metástasis partiendo de modelos animales marinos | Lanza Diario de la Mancha |
2022/01/18 | Abren nuevos caminos para estudiar la metástasis a partir de animales marinos | Cordoba noticias |
Interview (tv / radio show)
Program | Topic | |
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2023/01/30 - Current | LauraFloresCiencia, Twich program. | Transmissible Cancers |
Scientific expedition
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2008/01/06 - 2008/04/15 | NAFO Area: Assessment of the fishery resources of the NAFO area | Gobierno de España Ministerio de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación, Spain |
2003/03/24 - 2003/05/08 | Hidroprestige 0303: On-board campaign to take samples of water, dissolved and particulate organic matter, salinity, temperature, fluorescence in the sinking area of the Prestige ship | Instituto de Investigacións Mariñas, Spain |
2002/02/26 - 2002/03/10 | ARSA 0302: Evaluation of the demersal resources of the Gulf of Cádiz. Shipment and identification of species, evaluation of sex, size and weight. | Instituto Español de Oceanografía Centro Oceanográfico de Cádiz, Spain |
Distinctions
Award
2023 | Micro-grant MCAA
Marie Curie alumni Association, Belgium
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2023 | Ifremer fellowship for carry out stays
Ifremer, France
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2020 | MSCA Seal of Excellence awarded to high-quality Postdoctoral Fellowships proposals
European Commission, Belgium
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2019 | Best poster prize (1st place) at the XXII Foro de Recursos Mariños e da Acuicultura. Braquiuros en beberechos: ¿Parasitismo
o Amensalismo?. Funding: 300EUR.
Sociedad Española de Acuicultura, Spain
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2019 | Best poster prize (2nd place) at the XXII Foro de Recursos Mariños e da Acuicultura. WGS y cromosomas de berberechos con
cáncer transmisible: efectos en la integridad del ADN. Funding: 150EUR.
Sociedad Española de Acuicultura, Spain
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2017 | Best poster prize (1st place) at the XX Foro de Recursos Mariños e da Acuicultura. Primeros pasos para decodificar el genoma
del berberecho, Cerastoderma edule. Funding: 400EUR.
Sociedad Española de Acuicultura, Spain
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Other distinction
2023 | Nature Cancer journal cover |