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Sónia Silva graduated in Biology at the University of Aveiro in 2004 and obtained her Ph.D. in 2011 (Thesis: Aluminium toxicity in wheat and rye). From July 2011 to January 2019 worked as a post-doctoral fellow at CESAM and QOPNA, University of Aveiro. Her post-doctoral projects were focused on the evaluation of nano-phytotoxicity (Themes: Are nanoparticles emerging contaminants for crop plants?: a survey of uptake, partition, and cytotoxicity, 2011-2014; Metal oxide NPs toxicity assessment in plants: a practical approach, 2014-2019). Is during SSilva's postdoctoral fellow period, that she constituted a family, becoming the mother of three children (2012, 2015, and 2018). Since 30-01-2019, S. Silva has been working at LAQV-REQUIMTE & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro as a researcher (NT-DL57). S. Silva published 37 papers (more than 890 citations in Scopus, h-index 20) in international peer-review journals, 2 book chapters, 4 proceedings in scientific meetings, 12 oral communications, and 26 posters in international scientific meetings. Additionally, she was Guest Editor of three Special Issues. Regarding project participation, she participated as a team member in 5 national projects and one international project (PLATOX - ERA-SIIN/0003/2013 (2015-2018)). Since her PhD, she supervise/supervised 1 Ph.D. student, 16 undergraduate students, 5 master students, and 1 graduated internship student. Furthermore, SSilva currently holds teaching service in Bioorganic Chemistry (University of Aveiro) and was an instructor in one training course. Finally, she has also participated in one Ph.D., 9 MSc, and 5 fellowship juries and is a peer reviewer for more than 24 scientific journals. SSilva's main interests include nanotechnology applied to agriculture, plant stress mitigation, plant stress biology, metal and nanomaterials phytotoxicity, metabolomics, and plant physiology.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sónia Marina Pinto Nunes da Silva

Citation names

  • Silva, Sónia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C81E-EC8D-D091
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1291-2667

Email addresses

  • soniasilva@ua.pt (Professional)

Addresses

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

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Agriculture
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Russian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2014 - 2019/01
Concluded
 Metal oxide NPs toxicity assessment in plants: a practical approach (Pós-doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
2011/07/01 - 2014
Concluded
 Are nanoparticles emerging contaminants for crop plants?: a survey of uptake, partition and cytotoxicity (Pós-doutoramento)
Major in Ciências Agrárias
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

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

Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
2011/06/20
Concluded
 Biologia (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Aluminium toxicity in wheat and rye" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado
1999 - 2004/07/30
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/01/30 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
(...)
2011/06/01 - 2019/01/15 Postdoc (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
(...)

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/05/12 - 2018/08/10 Suspensão de atividades por Parentalidade Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/04/10 - 2018/05/11 Suspensão de atividades por Gravidez com risco clínico Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/09/27 - 2017/12/16 Suspensão de atividades por Gravidez com risco clínico Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/01/30 - 2015/06/28 Suspensão de atividades por Parentalidade Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012/02/10 - 2012/07/10 Suspensão de atividades por Parentalidade Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2005 - 2005 Specialized services provider, as an independent worker, namely: Ultrastructure analysis by TEM and SEM and Light microscopy studies in several plant species: Eucalyptus globulus, Helianthus annuus, A Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2014/12/01 - 2019/01/15 Metal oxide NPs toxicity assessment in plants: a practical approach
FRH/BPD/74299/2010
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Concluded
2011/07/01 - 2014/11/30 Are nanoparticles emerging contaminants for crop plants?: a survey of uptake, partition and cytotoxicity
FRH/BPD/74299/2010
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2016 - 2017 PLATOX”: In vitro and in vivo investigations to generate validated toxicity data of graphene nanoplatelets vs. carbon black reference
ERA-SIIN/0003/2013
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011 - 2014 BIO.REM: Integrating multiple toxicological BIOmarkers in a phytoREMemediation assay of Pb and Cd contaminated sites
PTDC/AAC-AMB/112804/2009
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2009 - 2014 Ecophysiolyptus: Physiological and gene expression profiles for early selection of Eucalyptus globulus in a climate change context
PTDC/AGR-CFL/112996/2009
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005 - 2008 How does PCD influence somatic embryogenesis in woody dicotyledonous plants?
POCI/AGR/60672/2004
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005 - 2008 Genetics and Physiology of tolerance to Aluminium in Triticeae
POCI/AGR/58174/2004
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2003 - 2005 Genetic control and genetic stability evaluation of plants (IProjeto inter sectorial)
StoraEnso – Celbi, Colaboration protocol
Researcher
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Santos, C.; Silva, S.; Pinto-Carnide, O.. Aluminum phytotoxicity: Physiological approaches and tolerance. 2014.
    10.1016/B978-0-444-63406-1.00006-4
Book chapter
  1. Silva, Sónia; Conceição Santos; Olinda Pinto Carnide. "Aluminum phytotoxicity: Physiological approaches and tolerance.". In Advances in Molecular Toxicology, 203-236. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier Limited, 2014.
  2. Glória Pinto; Park Y-S; João Loureiro; Armando Costa; Lucinda Neves; Araújo, C.; Pedro Fernandes; Silva, Sónia; Conceição Santos. "Somatic embryogenesis in Eucalyptus- an update to 2009.". In In vitro propagation, plant transformation and secondary metabolite production, 531-542. India: Ashwani Kumar and Sudhir K. Sopory, 2010.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Ângelo Gonçalves; Silva, Sónia; Maria Celeste Dias; Artur A. S. Silva; Helena Oliveira. Corresponding author: Helena Oliveira. "Graphene nanoplatelets as water stress mitigation strategy in Lactuca sativa L.". Paper presented in International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research, 2021.
  2. Ângelo Gonçalves; Helena Oliveira; Maria Celeste Dias; Artur M.S. Silva; Silva, Sónia. Corresponding author: Silva, Sónia. "Effect of graphene nanoplatelets exposure in Lactuca sativa L.". Paper presented in International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research, 2021.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Glória Pinto; Barbara Correia; Maria Celeste Dias; Silva, Sónia; Conceição Santos; Luís Valledor. "Effect of drought and rewatering on the metabolomic profile and antioxidant response of eucalyptus plants". Paper presented in 11th International POG Conference, Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Plants, 2013.
    Published
  2. Barbara Correia; Silva, Sónia; S Jesus; Luís Valledor; Maria Celeste Dias; Armando Costa; Conceição Santos; Glória Pinto. "Involvement of carbohydrates and antioxidant enzymes in the antioxidant balance during drought and recovery: the eucalyptus case". Paper presented in 11th International POG Conference, Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Plants, 2013.
    Published
  3. Glória Pinto; João Loureiro; Silva, Sónia; Carla Araújo; Lucinda Neves. "Somatic embryogenesis in zygotic embryos of Eucalyptus globulus: “Where are we standing?”". Paper presented in Meeting of the Cost 843 on Assessment of performance: Pysiological health and (epi-)genetic stability (WG3), Saanen, 2004.
    Published
  4. João Loureiro; Tina Lopes; Glória Pinto; Silva, Sónia; Conceição Santos. "Analysis of genetic stability of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. somatic embryos by flow cytometry and microsatellites". Paper presented in International IUFRO conference of the WP2.08.03 on Silviculture and Improvement of Eucalypts: Eucalyptus in a changing world, Aveiro, 2004.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Pedro Magalhães; Ana C. Estrada; Dias, Maria Celeste; Trindade, Tito; Artur M. S. Silva; Silva, Sónia. Corresponding author: Ana C. Estrada. "Alginate microparticles as a strategy to boost drought tolerance in tomato plants.". Paper presented in Galician-Portuguese International Conference on Chemistry, 2023.
  2. Mateus Pereira; Ana Rita Circuncisão; Dias, Maria Celeste; Artur M. S. Silva; Susana Cardoso; Silva, Sónia. Corresponding author: Silva, Sónia. "Bioprospecting Laminaria digitata extract to boost tomato physiological performance". Paper presented in XXVIth Galician-Portuguese International Conference On Chemistry, 2023.
  3. Ana Rita Circuncisão; Mateus Pereira; Dias, Maria Celeste; Artur M. S. Silva; Manuel António Coimbra; Susana Cardoso; Silva, Sónia. Corresponding author: Silva, Sónia. "Bioprospecting Laminaria digitata as a potential biostimulant and drought stress mitigator in tomato plants". Paper presented in XXVII Encontro Nacional da SPQ, 2023.
  4. Pedro Magalhães; Ana C. Estrada; Dias, Maria Celeste; Trindade, Tito; Artur M. S. Silva; Silva, Sónia. Corresponding author: Silva, Sónia. "Assessing the potential of alginate microparticles to boost tomato growth and enhance drought tolerance". Paper presented in Iberian Plant Biology Congress, 2023.
  5. Mateus Pereira; Ana Rita Circuncisão; Maria Celeste Dias; Artur M. S. Silva; Susana Cardoso; Silva, Sónia. Corresponding author: Silva, Sónia. "Does Laminaria digitata has potential to alliviate drought stress in tomato plants?". Paper presented in Dare2Change – Inovation-Driving Agrifood Business, 2023.
  6. Mateus Pereira; Ana R. Circuncisão; Maria Celeste Dias; Paulo Pinto; Conceição Santos; Artur M. S. Silva; Susana Cardoso; Silva, Sónia. Corresponding author: Silva, Sónia. "Priming with laminaria extracts to boost tomato performance and mitigate drought effects". Paper presented in XXVIth Galician-Portuguese International Conference On Chemistry, 2022.
  7. Silva, Sónia; Dias, MC; Silva, AMS. Corresponding author: Silva, Sónia. "Application of magnesium-based nanoparticles to modulate physiological characteristics of lettuce plants under water limitations.". Paper presented in XV Portuguese-Spanish Symposium on Plant Water Relations: Water Relations under climate change: from genes to ecosystems., 2022.
  8. Ângelo Gonçalves; Silva, Sónia; Maria Celeste Dias; Artur M. S. Silva; Helena Oliveira. "Graphene nanoplatelets as water stress mitigation strategy in Lactuca sativa L". Paper presented in International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research, 2021.
  9. Ângelo Gonçalves; Oliveira, Helena; Dias, MC; Silva, AMS; Silva, Sónia. Corresponding author: Silva, Sónia. "Effect of graphene nanoplatelets exposure in Lactuca sativa L.". Paper presented in International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research, 2021.
  10. Silva, Sónia; Dias, MC; Pinto, Diana C. G. A.; Silva, MAS; Santos, Conceição. Corresponding author: Silva, Sónia. "Wheat response to TiO2 nanoparticles exposure: physiological, biochemical and metabolic data integration". Paper presented in International conference on plant systems biology and biotechnology, 2021.
  11. Silva, Sónia; Dias, MC; Silva, AMS. Corresponding author: Silva, Sónia. "Mg-Nanoparticles for water stress mitigation in lettuce". Paper presented in International conference on plant systems biology and biotechnology, 2021.
  12. Dias MC; Santos Conceição; Silva, Sónia; Pinto DCGA; Artur M.S. Silva. "Physiological and metabolite reconfiguration of olive plants to cope and recover from a UV-B shock". Paper presented in 3rd Network Meeting of the UV4 Plants Association: Plant responses to UV radiation - Diversity in time and space, 2020.
  13. Silva, Sónia; Silva, Artur M. S.; Santos, Conceição. "TiO2-NP effects in plants are formulation and species dependent". Paper presented in Conjoint congress of the 3rd international conference of environmental & occupational health and 3rd Ibero-American meeting on toxicology and environmental health, 2016.
  14. Silva, Patrícia; Isabel, Gaivão; Matos, Manuela; Silva, Sónia; Santos, Conceição; Pinto-Carnide, O.. "Genotoxicity of lead in Lactuca sativa L. root cells measured by the comet assay". Paper presented in XXXVIII Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética, 2013.
  15. Silva, Sónia; Oliveira, Helena; Santos, Conceição. "Impacto de NPs de TiO2 na germinação de diferentes espécies vegetais.". Paper presented in Encontro nacional de nanotoxicologia, 2013.
  16. Silva, Sónia; Oliveira, Helena; Santos, Conceição. "Effect of TiO2 NPs on Lactuca sativa germination and seedling root growth". Paper presented in 3rd MAP-BioPlant Workshop: Becoming a Plant, 2012.
  17. Pinto, Glória; Silva, Sónia; Dias, MC; Costa, Armando; Correia, Barbara; Branco, J; Gonçalves, P; et al. "Analysing the impact of high temperature in ecophysiological parameters of two Eucalyptus globulus clones". Paper presented in XVII Congress of the Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology, 2010.
  18. Monteiro, C.; Guerra, C.; Vieira, CL; Pinto, G.; Silva, Sónia; Rodriguez, Eleazar; Dias, MC. "Classical and cytometric evaluations of cytotoxic effects of cadmium in Lactuca sativa L.". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 20th Annual Meeting Seville, 2010.
  19. Silva, Sónia; Rodriguez, Eleazar; Pinto-Carnide, O.; Martins-Lopes, Paula; Guedes-Pinto, H.; Santos, Conceição. "Wheat root cell cycle Dynamics and histo-anatomy effects after short term exposure to Aluminium". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 20th Annual Meeting, 2010.
  20. Silva, Sónia; Martins-Lopes, Paula; Pinto-Carnide, Olinda; Guedes-Pinto, H.; Santos, Conceição. "Differential pattern of aluminum sensitive vs. tolerant wheat genotype regarding root Al and nutrient accumulation". Paper presented in Phyto 2009, COST Action 859, 2009.
  21. Rodriguez, Eleazar; Silva, Sónia; Azevedo, Raquel; Costa, Armando; Mundy, J.; Santos, Conceição. "Chloroplast functionality assessment by FCM". Paper presented in ComBio2008, 2008.
  22. Silva, Sónia; Costa, Armando; Rodriguez, Eleazar; Fernandes, J.; Santos, Conceição; Martins-Lopes, Paula; Pinto-Carnide, Olinda; Guedes-Pinto, H.. "Effects of Aluminum short term exposures on nutrient accumulation in Triticum aestivum". Paper presented in 7th Iberian and 4th Iberoamerian Congress of Enviromental Contamination and Toxicology. 10-12 March Lisbon, Portugal, 2008.
  23. Rodriguez, Eleazar; Silva, Sónia; Loureiro, João; Costa, Armando; Santos, conceição; Matos, Manuela; Pinto-Carnide, Olinda. "Evaluation of Aluminium genotoxicty on Secale cereale L. apical root cells after short term exposures". Paper presented in Setac europe 17th Annual Meeting, 2007.
  24. Pinto, Glória; Silva, Sónia; Araújo, C.; Neves, Lucinda; Santos, conceição. "Ultrastructural changes during somatic embryogenesis in cotyledons of Eucalyptus globulus Labill". Paper presented in Meeting of the Cost 843 Action. Quality enhancement of plant production throught tissue culture, 2005.
  25. Loureiro, J; Lopes, Tina; Pinto, Glória; Santos, R.; Silva, Sónia; Santos, Conceição. "Analysis of genetic stability of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Somatic embryos by flow cytometry and microsatellites.". Paper presented in International IUFRO Conference of the WP2.08.03 on Silviculture and Improvement of Eucalypts., 2004.
  26. Pinto, Glória; Silva, Sónia; Costa, Armando; Loureiro, João; Gomes, V.; Lopes, Tina; Santos, Conceição. "Acclimation of elm plants micropropagated by axillary buds and somatic embryogenesis: ultrastructural, anatomical and physiological studies.". Paper presented in XXXVIII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Microscopia Electrónica e Biologia Celular., 2003.
Journal article
  1. Gonçalo Gamito; Carlos J. P. Monteiro; Maria Celeste Dias; Helena Oliveira; Artur M. S. Silva; Maria Amparo F Faustino; Silva, Sónia. Corresponding author: Silva, Sónia. "Impact of F23O4-porphyrins hybrid nanoparticles on wheat: physiological and metabolic advance". Journal of Hazardous Materials (2024):
    Accepted
  2. Silva, Sónia; Teixeira, Catia; Dias, Maria Celeste; Pereira, Renato B.; Paula Gomes; Artur M. S. Silva. Corresponding author: Silva, Sónia. "Novel approach to deal with water deficit stress in crops using a natural antioxidant peptide". Plant Stress (2024):
    Open access • Under revision
  3. Gonçalo Gamito; Carlos J. P. Monteiro; Maria Celeste Dias; Helena Oliveira; Artur M. S. Silva; Maria Amparo F Faustino; Silva, Sónia. Corresponding author: Silva, Sónia. "Impact assessment of iron magnetic nanomaterials bearing porphyrins on wheat: Towards sustainable wastewater remediation". Journal of Hazardous Materials 134243 (2024):
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134243
  4. Marcelo D. Catarino; Rita Silva-Reis; Amina Chouh; Sónia Silva; Susana S. Braga; Artur M. S. Silva; Susana M. Cardoso. "Applications of Antioxidant Secondary Metabolites of Sargassum spp.". Marine Drugs (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/md21030172.
    10.3390/md21030172
  5. Sónia Silva; Maria C. Dias; Artur M. S. Silva. "Potential of MgO and MgCO3 nanoparticles in modulating lettuce physiology to drought". Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-022-03507-2.
    10.1007/s11738-022-03507-2
  6. Sónia Silva; Maria Celeste Dias; Diana C. G. A. Pinto; Artur M. S. Silva. "Metabolomics as a Tool to Understand Nano-Plant Interactions: The Case Study of Metal-Based Nanoparticles". Plants (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12030491.
    10.3390/plants12030491
  7. Marcelo D. Catarino; Sónia M. G. Pires; Sónia Silva; Filipa Costa; Susana S. Braga; Diana C. G. A. Pinto; Artur M. S. Silva; Susana M. Cardoso. "Overview of Phlorotannins’ Constituents in Fucales". Marine Drugs (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/md20120754.
    10.3390/md20120754
  8. Maria Celeste Dias; Márcia Araújo; Sónia Silva; Conceição Santos. "Sustainable Olive Culture under Climate Change: The Potential of Biostimulants". Horticulturae (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8111048.
    10.3390/horticulturae8111048
  9. Sónia Silva; Maria Celeste Dias; Artur M. S. Silva. "Titanium and Zinc Based Nanomaterials in Agriculture: A Promising Approach to Deal with (A)biotic Stresses?". Toxics (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10040172.
    10.3390/toxics10040172
  10. López-Orenes, Antonio; Santos, Conceição; Dias, Maria Celeste; Oliveira, Helena; Ferrer, María Á.; Calderón, Antonio A.; Silva, Sónia. Corresponding author: Silva, Sónia. "Genotoxicity and Cytotoxicity Induced in Zygophyllum fabago by Low Pb Doses Depends on the Population’s Redox Plasticity". Horticulturae 7 11 (2021): 455. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7110455.
    Open access • 10.3390/horticulturae7110455
  11. Mariz-Pontes, N.; Dias, MC; Silva, AMS; Santos, conceição; Silva, Sónia. Corresponding author: Silva, Sónia. "Sub toxic levels of TiO2-nanoparticles interact antagonistically with Al and Pb alleviating their toxicity.". Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 167 (2021): 1-10.
    Published
  12. Silva, Sónia; Ribeiro, Tiago P.; Santos, Conceição; Pinto, Diana C.G.A.; Silva, Artur M.S.. "TiO2 nanoparticles induced sugar impairments and metabolic pathway shift towards amino acid metabolism in wheat". Journal of Hazardous Materials 399 (2020): 122982. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122982.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122982
  13. Dias, Maria Celeste; Santos, Conceição; Silva, Sónia; Pinto, Diana C. G. A.; Silva, Artur M. S.. "Physiological and Metabolite Reconfiguration of Olea europaea to Cope and Recover from a Heat or High UV–B Shock". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 68 41 (2020): 11339-11349. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.0c04719.
    10.1021/acs.jafc.0c04719
  14. Sónia Silva; José Miguel P. Ferreira de Oliveira; Maria Celeste Dias; Artur M.S. Silva; Conceição Santos. "Antioxidant mechanisms to counteract TiO2-nanoparticles toxicity in wheat leaves and roots are organ dependent". Journal of Hazardous Materials 380 (2019): 120889-120889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.120889.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.120889
  15. Maria Celeste Dias; Conceição Santos; Glória Pinto; Artur M. S. Silva; Sónia Silva. "Titanium dioxide nanoparticles impaired both photochemical and non-photochemical phases of photosynthesis in wheat". Protoplasma 256 1 (2019): 69-78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-018-1281-6.
    10.1007/s00709-018-1281-6
  16. Silva, S.; Santos, C.; Serodio, J.; Silva, A.M.S.; Dias, M.C.. "Physiological performance of drought-stressed olive plants when exposed to a combined heat-UV-B shock and after stress relief". Functional Plant Biology 45 12 (2018): 1233-1240. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85052996402&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1071/FP18026
  17. Monteiro, C.; Sario, S.; Mendes, R.; Mariz-Ponte, N.; Silva, S.; Oliveira, H.; Bastos, V.; Santos, C.; Dias, M.C.. "Bridging a gap between Cr(VI)-induced oxidative stress and genotoxicity in lettuce organs after a long-term exposure". International Journal of Agronomy 2018 (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85047838374&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1155/2018/5738014
  18. Sónia Silva; Sandra C. Craveiro; Helena Oliveira; António J. Calado; Ricardo J.B. Pinto; Artur M.S. Silva; Conceição Santos. "Wheat chronic exposure to TiO2-nanoparticles: Cyto- and genotoxic approach". Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 121 (2017): 89-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2017.10.013.
    10.1016/j.plaphy.2017.10.013
  19. Silva, S.; Oliveira, H.; Silva, A.M.S.; Santos, C.. "The cytotoxic targets of anatase or rutile + anatase nanoparticles depend on the plant species". Biologia Plantarum (2017): 1-9. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85014263456&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10535-017-0733-8
  20. Silva, S.; Silva, P.; Oliveira, H.; Gaivão, I.; Matos, M.; Pinto-Carnide, O.; Santos, C.. "Pb low doses induced genotoxicity in Lactuca sativa plants". Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 112 (2017): 109-116. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85008156018&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.12.026
  21. Silva, S.; Pinto, G.; Santos, C.. "Low doses of Pb affected Lactuca sativa photosynthetic performance". Photosynthetica 55 1 (2017): 50-57. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84962141646&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11099-016-0220-z
  22. Silva, S.; Oliveira, H.; Craveiro, S.C.; Calado, A.J.; Santos, C.. "Pure anatase and rutile + anatase nanoparticles differently affect wheat seedlings". Chemosphere 151 (2016): 68-75. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84959149089&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.02.047
  23. Silva, S.; Pinto, G.; Correia, B.; Pinto-Carnide, O.; Santos, C.. "Rye oxidative stress under long term Al exposure". Journal of Plant Physiology 170 10 (2013): 879-889. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84878109588&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jplph.2013.01.015
  24. Santos, S.A.P.; Santos, C.; Silva, S.; Pinto, G.; Torres, L.M.; Nogueira, A.J.A.. "The effect of sooty mold on fluorescence and gas exchange properties of olive tree". Turkish Journal of Biology 37 5 (2013): 620-628. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84883546750&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3906/biy-1301-81
  25. Dias, M.C.; Pinto, G.; Correia, C.M.; Moutinho-Pereira, J.; Silva, S.; Santos, C.. "Photosynthetic parameters of Ulmus minor plantlets affected by irradiance during acclimatization". Biologia Plantarum 57 1 (2013): 33-40. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84877574547&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10535-012-0234-8
  26. Silva, Sónia. "Aluminium Toxicity Targets in Plants". Journal of Botany 2012 (2012): 1-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/219462.
    Published • 10.1155/2012/219462
  27. Silva, S.; Santos, C.; Matos, M.; Pinto-Carnide, O.. "Al toxicity mechanism in tolerant and sensitive rye genotypes". Environmental and Experimental Botany 75 (2012): 89-97. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80053364747&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.envexpbot.2011.08.017
  28. Silva, S.; Pinto, G.; Dias, M.C.; Correia, C.M.; Moutinho-Pereira, J.; Pinto-Carnide, O.; Santos, C.. "Aluminium long-term stress differently affects photosynthesis in rye genotypes". Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 54 (2012): 105-112. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84857666649&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.02.004
  29. Silva, S.; Rodriguez, E.; Pinto-Carnide, O.; Martins-Lopes, P.; Matos, M.; Guedes-Pinto, H.; Santos, C.. "Zonal responses of sensitive vs. tolerant wheat roots during Al exposure and recovery". Journal of Plant Physiology 169 8 (2012): 760-769. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84859780448&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jplph.2012.01.011
  30. Pinto, G.; Silva, S.; Loureiro, J.; Costa, A.; Dias, M.C.; Araujo, C.; Neves, L.; Santos, C.. "Acclimatization of secondary somatic embryos derived plants of Eucalyptus globulus Labill.: An ultrastructural approach". Trees - Structure and Function 25 3 (2011): 383-392. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79956100003&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00468-010-0513-y
  31. Pinto, G.; Silva, S.; Neves, L.; Araújo, C.; Santos, C.. "Histocytological changes and reserve accumulation during somatic embryogenesis in Eucalyptus globulus". Trees - Structure and Function 24 4 (2010): 763-769. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77954540742&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00468-010-0446-5
  32. Silva, S.; Pinto-Carnide, O.; Martins-Lopes, P.; Matos, M.; Guedes-Pinto, H.; Santos, C.. "Differential aluminium changes on nutrient accumulation and root differentiation in an Al sensitive vs. tolerant wheat". Environmental and Experimental Botany 68 1 (2010): 91-98. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-72149117658&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.envexpbot.2009.10.005
  33. Capelo, A.M.; Silva, S.; Brito, G.; Santos, C.. "Somatic embryogenesis induction in leaves and petioles of a mature wild olive". Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 103 2 (2010): 237-242. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78149499574&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11240-010-9773-x
  34. Castro, S.; Silva, S.; Stanescu, I.; Silveira, P.; Navarro, L.; Santos, C.. "Pistil anatomy and pollen tube development in Polygala vayredae Costa (Polygalaceae)". Plant Biology 11 3 (2009): 405-416. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-64349093951&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00126.x
  35. Nunes, C.; Santos, C.; Pinto, G.; Silva, S.; Lopes-da-Silva, J.A.; Saraiva, J.A.; Coimbra, M.A.. "Effects of ripening on microstructure and texture of "Ameixa d'Elvas" candied plums". Food Chemistry 115 3 (2009): 1094-1101. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-62249161407&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.12.089
  36. Pinto, G.; Park, Y.-S.; Silva, S.; Neves, L.; Araújo, C.; Santos, C.. "Factors affecting maintenance, proliferation, and germination of secondary somatic embryos of Eucalyptus globulus Labill.: Basal medium and anti-browning agents". Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 95 1 (2008): 69-78. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-50449091658&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11240-008-9417-6
  37. Pinto, G.; Silva, S.; Park, Y.-S.; Neves, L.; Araújo, C.; Santos, C.. "Factors influencing somatic embryogenesis induction in Eucalyptus globulus Labill.: Basal medium and anti-browning agents". Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 95 1 (2008): 79-88. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-50449089489&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11240-008-9418-5
  38. Heredia, A.; Silva, S.; Santos, C.; Delgadillo, I.; Vrieling, E.G.. "Analysis of cross-sections of ditylum brightwelli biosilica by tapping mode atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy". Journal of Scanning Probe Microscopy 3 1-2 (2008): 19-24. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-67649479278&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1166/jspm.2008.005
  39. Loureiro, J.; Capelo, A.; Brito, G.; Rodriguez, E.; Silva, S.; Pinto, G.; Santos, C.. "Micropropagation of Juniperus phoenicea from adult plant explants and analysis of ploidy stability using flow cytometry". Biologia Plantarum 51 1 (2007): 7-14. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33947533177&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10535-007-0003-2
Journal issue
  1. Silva, Sónia; Maria Celeste Dias; Helena Olveira. "Evaluation of the Biocompatibility and Toxicity of Nanoparticles". Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991 (2022):
    Invited editor
  2. Silva, Sónia; Maria Celeste Dias. "Phytotoxic Activity of Metal-Based Contaminants.". Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304 (2022):
    Invited editor
  3. Silva, Sónia; Oliveira, Helena. "Impacts of nanomaterials in the environment". Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304), MDPI (2021):
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Silva, Sónia. "Aluminium toxicity in wheat and rye.". PhD, Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/4270.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/07/14 Valorization of Brown seaweed as a natural source of valuable bioactive compounds IIIBio.Natural-Bioactive Natural Products research Meeting
University Lusófona (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/06/07 Porphyrin@nanomagnetic particles in advanced oxidation process and their impact on wheat exposure 6th International Conference on Materials & Environmental Science & Exhibition for Science
(Oujda Berkane, Morocco)
2023/03/08 The impact on wheat of exposure to porphyrin@nanomagnetic particles used in (de)contaminated water Conference on Applied (Bio)Geochemistry (CAG)
(Fkih Ben Salah, Morocco)
2020/02/20 Nanoparticles and their interaction with plants: the case study of TiO2-NP Fórum de Stresses Abióticos: da contaminações do solo às alterações climáticas
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2014/06/23 TiO2-Nanoparticles: an emerging contaminant and a toxic substance to plants? Plant stress responses: an integrated approach from bench to the field
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2013/06/04 Detection of lead toxicity by morphological parameters and ISSR markers in Lactuca sativa L XXXVIII Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2010/03/22 Impact of high temperature on photosynthesis, carbon metabolism and lipid peroxidation of Cork Oak plants 24th IUFRO Conference for Specialists in Air Pollution and Climate Change Effects on Forest Ecosystems
(Antalya, Turkey)
2007/12/07 Histological changes and flow cytometry analyses of aluminum genotoxicity in Triticum aestivum. INCOMAM’07-International Conference on Microscopy and Mycroanalysis
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2006/10/17 Importance of media mineral composition on the induction of somatic embryogenesis in Eucalyptus globulus Labill 2º Simposio Iberoamericano de Eucalyptus globulus
(Pontevedra, Spain)
2004/10/11 Somatic embryogenesis of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. and assessment of genetic stability International IUFRO Conference of the WP2.08.03 on Silviculture and Improvement of Eucalypts
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2004 Somatic embryogenesis in zygotic embryos of Eucalyptus globulus: “Where are we standing? Meeting of the Cost 843 on Assessment of performance: Pysiological health and (epi-)genetic stability (WG3)
(Saanen, Sweden)
2003/12/05 Acompanhamento histológico e citológico do processo embriogénico em espécies lenhosas: uma perspectiva geral desde o explante até à planta na estufa. XXXVIII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Microscopia Electrónica e Biologia Celular.
University of Azores (Ponta Delgada, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/11 - Current Evaluation of a seaweed extract impact on a vegetable crop and consequences for the edaphic fauna
Supervisor
 Master in Applied Ecology (Master)
2021 - Current Pinus pinea pine nut shells as eco-friendly solutions for soilless cultures
Co-supervisor of Élia Fogeiro
 Biotecnologia (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/01 - 2024 Exploração da casca do pinhão como fertilizante e biostimulante em culturas agrícolas
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/07 Desenvolvimento e implementação de bionanotransportadores para fertilização de culturas agrícolas
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/07 Desenvolvimento de nanotransportadores sustentáveis para entrega controlada de diversos minerais em culturas agrícolas.
Co-supervisor
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/10 - 2022/12 Novos métodos para proteger culturas agrícolas das alterações climáticas.
Supervisor of Luiz Mendes
 Biochemistry (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/10 - 2022/12 Nanotransportadores orgânicos para entrega controlada de compostos ativos a culturas agrícolas.
Supervisor of Pedro Magalhães
 Biochemistry (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/03/01 - 2022/07 Seaweeds: a sustainable strategy to protect plants against climate changes
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/07 New methods to improve plant resilience
Supervisor of Dámaris Silva da Maia
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2020/11 - 2022/07 The effect on plants of porphyrinic photosensitizers used in the remediation of contaminated waters
Supervisor of Gonçalo Pata Gamito
 Biotechnology: Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal

LAQV-REQUIMTE, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2021/10 - 2022 Graphene nanoparticles as drought stress mitigator
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/02 - 2021/07 Nanotechnology in agriculture
Supervisor
 Biotechnology (Degree)
LAQV-REQUIMTE, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2021/02 - 2021/07 Application of nanotechnology in agriculture
Supervisor
 Biochemistry (Degree)
LAQV-REQUIMTE, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2020/11 - 2021/07 Nanotechnology in agriculture
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação de Química Orgânica Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Metabolic alterations and food quality profile induced by UV-A in Lactuca sativa
Co-supervisor
 Biologia
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Potencial efeito de nanomateriais na tolerância das plantas a stresses ambientais
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Influência de nanopartículas de titânio na remediação de Pb e Al em Lactuca sativa
Supervisor
 Biologia
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Nanotechnology: solution for abiotic stress induced effects
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Phytotoxicity of metal nanoparticles: physiological and metabolomical analysis
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (1º ciclo) (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2013 - 2014 The effect of different concentrations of Pb in Lactuca sativa
Supervisor
 Genética e Biotecnologia (Other)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Nanoparticles: emergent contaminant and their effects in crop germination
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Nanoparticles: emergent contaminant and their effects in crop germination
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2011 - 2012 In vitro Osteoblasts analises by microscopy
Co-supervisor of Juliana Sousa
 Biologia celular e molecular (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/10/14 - 2021/10/16 Participation in the TECHDAYS Fair, a reference event in the field of Research, Development and Innovation open to society Thechdays
Câmara Municipal de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019/10/10 - 2019/10/12 Participation in the TECHDAYS Fair, a reference event in the field of Research, Development and Innovation open to society TECHDAYS
Câmara Municipal de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/09/28 Acúmulo de alumínio em espécies tolerantes: distribuição do Al na planta e relação com o solo
(Thesis) Main arguer
 LUÁ TAIBO TIMPONE (PhD)
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Instituto de Biociências, Brazil
2023/04/27 OliveOmics – understanding the influence of climate change on olive fruit development and olive oil: an omic´s approach.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Márcia Araújo (PhD)
2022/12/20 Evaluation of PpT-2 peptide potential to promote tolerance to water stress in tomato
Supervisor
 Luiz Manuel Gonçalves da Silva Mendes (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/12/15 The effect on plants of porphyrinic photosensitizers used in the remediation of contaminated waters
Supervisor
 Pedro António Ribeiro Magalhães (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022 Genotypic and phenotypic profiles of Erwinia amylovora isolates associated with fire blight outbreaks in Portugal, and their susceptibility to antimicrobial peptides
(Thesis) Arguer
 Rafael José Carvalho Mendes (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/11/30 Photosynthetic and antioxidant response of olive trees treated with biostimulants and exposed to water deficit
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rui Pedro Pinto de Almeida Figueiras (Master)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2019/12/11 Uso de ferramentas biotecnológicas para a valorização de Corema album: Micropropagação
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Vanessa Filipa do Rego Temporão Alves (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016 Characterization of the cytotoxic potential of graphene nanoplatelets in lung cells
(Thesis) Arguer
 Débora de Oliveira Reis (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015 Plasticidade de Moringa oleífera em resposta a alterações climáticas
(Thesis) Arguer
 Márcia Araújo (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013 Genotoxic effects of silver nanoparticles on lung cells
(Thesis) Arguer
 Corine Reis (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012 In vitro Osteoblasts analises by microscopy
Supervisor
 Juliana Sousa (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021/04 - Current Evaluation of research projects submitted to the National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/02 - Current Bioorganic Chemistry (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current Journal of Hazardous Materials Elsevier
2022 - Current Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
2022 - Current Frontier in Plant Science
2021 - Current Science of Total Environment
2021 - Current Plant Stress
2021 - Current Molecules
2021 - Current Plants
2020 - Current Environmental Processes
2020 - Current Planta
2020 - Current Nanomaterials
2019 - Current Environmental Science and Pollution Research (1614-7499) Springer-Verlag
2019 - Current Journal of Molecular Sciences
2018 - Current Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (0981-9428) Elsevier
2018 - Current International Journal of Phytoremediation (1549-7879) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2017 - Current New Biotechnology
2016 - Current Photosynthetica (1573-9058) Institute of Experimental Botany
2015 - Current American Journal of Experimental Agriculture (2231-0606) Sciencedomain International
2015 - Current International Journal of Plant & Soil Science (2320-7035) Sciencedomain International
2014 - Current African Journal of Agricultural Research (1991-637X) Academic Journals
2013 - Current Journal of Plant Physiology (0176-1617) Elsevier
2013 - Current Biologia Plantarum (1573-8264) Institute of Experimental Botany
2012 - Current Caspian Journal of Applied Sciences Research
2012 - Current Journal of Botany Allied Academies
2012 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067) MDPI AG

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/02/14 - Current Juri for Post-Doc fellowship within the project STOP.SUZUKII (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047034) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023/02/14 - Current Juri for MSc fellowship within the project STOP.SUZUKII (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047034) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023/02/14 - Current Juri for MSc fellowship within the project STOP.SUZUKII (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047034)
2023/02/14 - Current Juri for Pos-Doc fellowship within the project STOP.SUZUKII (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047034) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Eracareer fellowship within project “PLATOX­ In vitro and in vivo investigations to generate validated toxicity data of graphene nanoplatelets vs. a carbon black. BI/CESAM/0020/ERA­SIINN/0003/2013 Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal