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Sekerani Benedito Chidiamassamba. Completed the Master in Microbiology in 2020/12/21, and Degree in Biology in 2018/06/22, both at the Universidade of Aveiro. Has received 3 awards and/or honors. Works in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Biology, and Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Ecotoxicology. Aims to learn, grow and mature on the field of Natural sciences, and contribute effectively to solving current global problems. She is currently on her Ph.D. studies in Biology. Her thesis title is “SMART: Potential of SMART materials (nanopesticides, nPs) to sustainably decrease hunger - environmental impacts to non-target species in climate change scenarios”, which focus on understanding the underlying mechanisms of nPs toxicity to better predict risks and impacts on the environment.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sekerani Benedito Chidiamassamba

Citation names

  • Chidiamassamba, Sekerani B.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
BD11-91E6-30AD
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3701-2107

Email addresses

  • schidiamassamba@ua.pt (Professional)

Websites

  • https://www.cesam-la.pt/en/sekerani (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021 - 2025
Ongoing
 Programa Doutoral em Biologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Aarhus Universitet, Denmark
"SMART: Potential of SMART materials (nanopesticides) for increased environmental sustainability" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2018/09/12 - 2020/12/21
Concluded
 Microbiologia (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"IncP-1 plasmids in antibiotic resistant Enterobacteriaceae" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2015/09/15 - 2018/06/22
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"A review and an update about PCR plasmid typing schemes; IncP-1 plasmids and their relevance in dissemination of antibiotic resistance." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/06/01 - 2022/02/28 NanoInformaTIX - Development and Implementation of a Sustainable Modelling Platform for NanoInformatics
814426
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Gomes, Susana Isabel Lopes; Chidiamassamba, Sekerani B.; Janeck J. Scott-Fordsmand; Amorim, M.J.B.. "Ecotoxicity of commercial nanopesticide to the soil model Enchytraeus crypticus (Oligochaeta): from standard tests to long(er)-term effects assessment". 2023.
Journal article
  1. Sekerani B. Chidiamassamba; Susana I.L. Gomes; Mónica J.B. Amorim; Janeck J. Scott-Fordsmand. "Considering safe and sustainable by design alternatives–Environmental hazards of an agriculture nano-enabled pesticide to non-target species". Chemosphere (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143582.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143582
  2. Susana IL Gomes; Sekerani Chidiamassamba; Tito Trindade; Janeck Scott-Fordsmand; Mónica JB Amorim. "Environmental hazards of WELGRO® Cu+Zn: A nano-enabled fertilizer". Environmental Pollution 336 (2023): 122469-122469. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122469.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122469
  3. Susana I.L. Gomes; Sekerani B. Chidiamassamba; Janeck J. Scott-Fordsmand; Mónica J.B. Amorim. "Environmental hazards of nanopesticides to non-target soil species - commercial nanoformulation versus its active substance (Karate Zeon® and lambda-cyhalothrin)". Science of The Total Environment 891 (2023): 164664-164664. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164664.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164664
Distinctions

Other distinction

2022 PhD Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2021 Bolsa de Investigação (Bolsa de Mestre)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018 Bolsa de Mérito
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015 Bolsa de Estudos
Camões Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, Portugal