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Joana completed her PhD in Biology at the University of Aveiro in 2021, which aimed to improve pine resistance to pitch canker disease. Her research interests include understanding plant responses to their surrounding environment and enhancing plant performance under different scenarios. She has worked in several projects focused on understanding forest trees/woody species response to biotic and abiotic stresses using an integrated approach ¿ from physiology to Omics. Joana is building up a strong research profile for her career stage. She has published 22 scientific papers (9 as first author, 1 as corresponding) and participated in several international conferences, workshops, and training schools/courses. Joana has been involved in several research projects (five as researcher) and collaborated with international teams (mostly in Spain, France and UK). She is now a postdoctoral researcher in Professor Elizabete Carmo-Silva¿s lab at Lancaster Environment Centre (Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK), which focuses on photosynthesis research.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Joana Sofia Constantino Amaral

Citation names

  • Amaral, Joana
  • Joana Amaral
  • J Amaral
  • Amaral J

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D413-0272-8A8E
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3572-0070
Researcher Id
V-3692-2018
Scopus Author Id
57192268469

Email addresses

  • jsamaral@ua.pt (Professional)
  • j.amaral@lancaster.ac.uk (Professional)

Addresses

  • Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, LA1 4YQ, Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/01/15 - 2024/01/17
Concluded
 Leadership and Management Skills Course (Outros)
Lancaster University, United Kingdom
2023/12/07 - 2023/12/14
Concluded
 Successful Grant Writing (Outros)
Society for Experimental Biology, United Kingdom
2022/05/26 - 2022/06/09
Concluded
 Plotting and Programming in Python online course Part 1 & 2 (Outros)
Lancaster University, United Kingdom
2022/04 - 2022/04/29
Concluded
 Introduction to Statistics-based Design of Experiments (DoE) (Outros)
Lancaster University Lancaster Environment Centre, United Kingdom

Newcastle University, United Kingdom
2017/04/05 - 2021
Concluded
 Biologia (Doutoramento)
Major in Biologia e Biociências Aplicadas
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Deciphering Pinus defence response against Fusarium circinatum infection: from physiology to Omics" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2019/09/09 - 2019/09/13
Concluded
 Advanced course on "Data Analysis using R" (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
18
2017/10/12 - 2017/10/13
Concluded
 LI-COR 6400XTSystem Training Workshop (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2017/07/17 - 2017/07/21
Concluded
 Advanced course on “Integrative approaches to perceive responses of organisms to environmental challenges” (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
19
2017/07/10 - 2017/07/14
Concluded
 Advanced course on “Scientific writing and communication” (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
17
2016/04/12 - 2016/04/14
Concluded
 Training School on “Detection and Diagnosis of Fusarium circinatum” (Outros)
Anses Laboratoire de la rage et de la faune sauvage de Nancy, France

European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2013/10/16 - 2015/07/28
Concluded
 Biologia Aplicada (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"SnRK families in Chlamydomonas: promising targets for bioproduction / Famílias SnRK em Chlamydomonas: alvos promissores para bioprodução" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2014/06/23 - 2014/06/26
Concluded
 Advanced course on “Plant Stress Response: an integrated approach from bench to the field” (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2013/07/01 - 2013/07/05
Concluded
 Bioplant Advanced Workshop on “PAM fluorometry: a tool for the in vivo study of productivity and stress in plants and algae” (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2009 - 2012/09/03
Concluded
 Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
 15
2011/11/15 - 2011/11/15
Concluded
 Cell/Tissue Culture Workshop (Outros)
Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/03 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Lancaster University Lancaster Environment Centre, United Kingdom
2016/07/01 - 2017/04/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
(...)
2014/04/01 - 2015/05/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
(...)
2013/06/15 - 2014/03/15 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
(...)
2012/09/15 - 2013/06/15 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
(...)

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/12/01 - 2016/06/23 Service Provider GreenClon, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/03 - Current HALIUS - Rizobactérias halotolerantes para aumento da tolerância de Olea europaea ao stresse salino e à infecção
PTDC/BIA-MIC/3157/2020
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/03 - 2024/11 CAPITALISE: COMBINING APPROACHES FOR PHOTOSYNTHETIC IMPROVEMENT TO ALLOW INCREASED SUSTAINABILITY IN EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE, H2020
Grant agreement ID: 862201
Post-doc
Ongoing
2016/06/01 - 2019/11/30 URGENTpine- Desvendando as interações hospedeiro-patógeno na doença do cancro resinoso do pinheiro
PTDC/AGR-FOR/2768/2014
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/04 - 2015/05 Chlamy4Future: Improving biofuel production by the regulation of central metabolism through abiotic stress mimicking. Are four novel cAMP-dependant kinases suitable as targets for Chlamydomonas strain engineering?
EXPL/AAG-TEC /2056/2013
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/07 - 2014/03 Ecophysiolyptus: Physiological and gene expression profiles for early selection of Eucalyptus globulus in a climate change context
PTDC/AGR-CFL/112996/2009
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012/09 - 2013/06 SuberStress - An integrated approach to identify stress-related regulatory genes in cork oak
PTDC/AGR-GPL/118505/2010
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

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

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Jorge Martín-García; Amaral, Joana; Emigdio Jordan Muñoz-Adalia; Julio Javier Diez; Glória Pinto; Artur Alves. "Unravelling pathogenicity and resistance mechanisms in the Pinus spp/Fusarium circinatum pathosystem". Paper presented in XXV IUFRO World Congress 2019, Curitiba, 2019.
    Published
  2. Amaral, Joana; Barbara Correia; Mónica Escandón; María Ángeles Castillejo; Luis Valledor; Jorge Martín-García; Artur Alves; Glória Pinto. "An integrative toolbox to decipher defence mechanisms in Pinus species with differential responses to Fusarium circinatum infection: from physiology to Omics". Paper presented in XXV IUFRO World Congress 2019, Curitiba, 2019.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Amaral, Joana; Carmo-Silva, Elizabete. "Rubisco regulation by light in tomato". Paper presented in Plant Metabolic Engineering Gordon Research Seminar & Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 2023.
  2. María Ángeles Castillejo; Amaral, Joana; Luis Valledor; Artur Alves; Glória Pinto. "Study of pine response to Pitch Canker using a physiological and shotgun Proteomics approach". Paper presented in VI Jornadas de Jóvenes Investigadores en Proteómica, 2019.
  3. Jorge Martín-García; Amaral, Joana; Emigdio Jordan Muñoz-Adalia; Julio Javier Diez; Glória Pinto; Artur Alves. "Towards understanting pathogenicity and resistance mechanisms in the Pinus spp./Fusarium circinatum pathosystem". Paper presented in XIX Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Fitopatología, 2018.
  4. Amaral, Joana; Pedro Monteiro; Asdrubal Flores-Pacheco; Andreia Cerqueira; Barbara Correia; Aurelio Gómez-Cadenas; Artur Alves; Glória Pinto. "The role of primary metabolism and hormone signalling in pine defence responses against Fusarium circinatum". Paper presented in IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress 2017, 2017.
  5. Monteiro, Pedro; Amaral, Joana; Cerqueira, Andreia; Pinto, Glória; Alves, Artur; Asdrubal, Juan; Correia, Barbara; Gómez-Cadenas, Aurelio. "The role of primary metabolism and hormonal signalling in pine defences responses against Fusarium circinatum.". Paper presented in IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress 2017, 2017.
  6. Andreia Cerqueira; Artur Alves; Helder Berenguer; Barbara Correia; Pedro Monteiro; Julio Javier Diez; Amaral, Joana; Glória Pinto. "Phosphite delays the progression of Fusarium circinatum on Pinus radiata: a physiological approach". Paper presented in XVIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Fitopatología, 2016.
  7. Francisco Javier Colina; Amaral, Joana; Glória Pinto; María Carbó; María Jesús Cañal; Luis Valledor. "Genome-wide description and functional characterization of SNF-related kinases in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii". Paper presented in XIII REUNIÓN DE BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR DE PLANTAS, 2016.
  8. María Luz Annacondia; Jesús Pascúal; Mónica Escandón; Luis Valledor; Barbara Correia; Amaral, Joana; Glória Pinto; et al. "Specific hormonal cross-talks define short and long term adaptive responses to UV and heat stresses in Pinus radiata". Paper presented in XIV Simposio sobre Metabolismo y Modo de Acción de Fitohormonas, 2016.
  9. Barbara Correia; Luis Valledor; Robert D. Hancock; Cláudia Jesus; Amaral, Joana; Mónica Meijón; Glória Pinto. "Drought response of the blue gum tree (Eucalyptus globulus) is characterized by changes in redox and DNA methylation status". Paper presented in Conference on Epigenetic & Chromatin Regulation of Plant Traits, 2016.
  10. Mónica Escandón; María Jesús Cañal; Glória Pinto; Barbara Correia; Amaral, Joana; Luis Valledor; Mónica Meijón. "Hormonal signalling and physiological response through low-intensity heat stress in Pinus radiata D. Don". Paper presented in XIV CONGRESO HISPANO-LUSO DE FISIOLOGIA VEGETAL, 2015.
  11. Barbara Correia; Cláudia Jesus; Amaral, Joana; Helder Berenguer; Pedro Monteiro; Artur Alves; Glória Pinto. "Linking ‘omics and ecophysiology in eucalyptus: unravelling stress tolerance in a forest species". Paper presented in Research day UA, 2015.
  12. Keizer, Jacob; González-Pelayo, Oscar; S Fária; AI Machado; Paula Maia; M.. Martins; L.. Santos; et al. "Impacts of rainfall exclusion on plant-soil-water interactions following single vs. repeated wildfires". Paper presented in 1st ClimMani COST action workshop On Integrating climate change experiments, data synthesis and modelling, 2014.
  13. González-Pelayo, Oscar; A.. Machado; Ana Vasques; A Kieskamp; C Van Eck; L.. Santos; M Hosseini; et al. "Post-fire vegetation and soil recovery under induced drought: an example of a climate change manipulation experiment". Paper presented in Research day UA, 2014.
  14. Amaral, Joana; Pinto, Glória; santos, conceição; Maria Celeste Dias. "Physiological response of cork oak (Quercus suber L.) to salt stress". Paper presented in III Annual Workshop MAPBioPlant, 2012.
  15. Cláudia Jesus; Amaral, Joana; Maria Celeste Dias; Pinto, Glória; santos, conceição; A Malheiro; Correia, Carlos; Moutinho-Pereira, José Manuel. "Shortterm climate change mitigation strategies for Mediterranean vineyards". Paper presented in III Annual Workshop MAPBioPlant, 2012.
Journal article
  1. Beatriz Santos; Glória Pinto; Helder Berenguer; Barbara Correia; Joana Amaral; Aurelio Gómez-Cadenas; Artur Alves. "Physiological and hormonal responses of drought-stressed Eucalyptus seedlings infected with Neofusicoccum kwambonambiense". Plant Pathology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13857.
    10.1111/ppa.13857
  2. Amaral, Joana; Lobo, Ana K. M.; Carmo-Silva, Elizabete. "Regulation of Rubisco activity in crops". New Phytologist 241 1 (2023): 35-51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.19369.
    Published • 10.1111/nph.19369
  3. Martín, Daniel; Santos, Inês P.; Monteiro, Pedro; Amaral, Joana; da Costa, Ricardo M. F.; Martín-Garcia, Jorge; Batista de Carvalho, Luís A. E.; Marques, Maria Paula M.; Pinto, Glória. "Unravelling pine response to Fusarium circinatum through Raman spectroscopy". Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 53 12 (2022): 2086-2099. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jrs.6446.
    Published • 10.1002/jrs.6446
  4. Amaral, Joana; Valledor, Luis; Alves, Artur; Martín-García, Jorge; Pinto, Glória. Corresponding author: Amaral, Joana. "Studying tree response to biotic stress using a multi-disciplinary approach: The pine pitch canker case study". Frontiers in Plant Science 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.916138.
    10.3389/fpls.2022.916138
  5. Lia-Tânia Dinis; Cláudia Jesus; Joana Amaral; Aurelio Gómez-Cadenas; Barbara Correia; Artur Alves; Glória Pinto. "Water Deficit Timing Differentially Affects Physiological Responses of Grapevines Infected with Lasiodiplodia theobromae". Plants 11 15 (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11151961.
    10.3390/plants11151961
  6. Verheijen, Frank G. A.; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Vasques, Ana; Mesquita, Raquel; Keizer, Jan J.; Silva, Flávio C.; Jesus, Claudia; Amaral, Joana; Pinto, Gloria. "Biochar Increases Water Use Efficiency in Eucalypt Plants Under Water and Nutrient Limitation, with Trade-Offs Under Non-limiting Conditions". Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 22 2 (2022): 1732-1742. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42729-022-00767-2.
    10.1007/s42729-022-00767-2
  7. Joana Amaral; Laura Lamelas; Luis Valledor; María Ángeles Castillejo; Artur Alves; Glória Pinto. "Comparative proteomics of Pinus-Fusarium circinatum interactions reveal metabolic clues to biotic stress resistance". Physiologia Plantarum 173 4 (2021): 2142-2154. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.13563.
    10.1111/ppl.13563
  8. Leitão, Frederico; Pinto, Glória; Amaral, Joana; Monteiro, Pedro; Henriques, Isabel. "New insights into the role of constitutive bacterial rhizobiome and phenolic compounds in two Pinus spp. with contrasting susceptibility to pine pitch canker". Tree Physiology (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpab119.
    10.1093/treephys/tpab119
  9. Cristina Zamora-Ballesteros; Gloria Pinto; Joana Amaral; Luis Valledor; Artur Alves; Julio J. Diez; Jorge Martín-García. "Dual RNA-Sequencing Analysis of Resistant (Pinus pinea) and Susceptible (Pinus radiata) Hosts during Fusarium circinatum Challenge". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22105231.
    10.3390/ijms22105231
  10. Joana Amaral; Barbara Correia; Mónica Escandón; Cláudia Jesus; João Serôdio; Luis Valledor; Robert D Hancock; et al. "Temporal physiological response of pine to Fusarium circinatum infection is dependent on host susceptibility level: the role of ABA catabolism". Tree Physiology (2020): https://doi.org/10.1093%2Ftreephys%2Ftpaa143.
    10.1093/treephys/tpaa143
  11. Joana Amaral; Zoé Ribeyre; Julien Vigneaud; Mamadou Dia Sow; Régis Fichot; Christian Messier; Gloria Pinto; Philippe Nolet; Stéphane Maury. "Advances and Promises of Epigenetics for Forest Trees". Forests 11 9 (2020): 976-976. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11090976.
    10.3390/f11090976
  12. J. Amaral; G. Pinto; J. A. Flores-Pacheco; J. J. Díez-Casero; A. Cerqueira; P. Monteiro; A. Gómez-Cadenas; A. Alves; J. Martín-García. "Effect of Trichoderma viride pre-inoculation in pine species with different levels of susceptibility to Fusarium circinatum : physiological and hormonal responses". Plant Pathology (2019): https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fppa.13080.
    10.1111/ppa.13080
  13. Joana Amaral; Barbara Correia; Carla António; Ana Margarida Rodrigues; Aurelio Gómez-Cadenas; Luis Valledor; Robert D. Hancock; Artur Alves; Glória Pinto. "Pinus Susceptibility to Pitch Canker Triggers Specific Physiological Responses in Symptomatic Plants: An Integrated Approach". Frontiers in Plant Science 10 (2019): https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffpls.2019.00509.
    10.3389/fpls.2019.00509
  14. J. Martín-García; R. Zas; A. Solla; S. Woodward; J. Hantula; E. J. Vainio; M. Mullett; et al. "Environmentally friendly methods for controlling pine pitch canker". Plant Pathology (2019): https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fppa.13009.
    10.1111/ppa.13009
  15. Francisco Colina; Joana Amaral; María Carbó; Gloria Pinto; Amadeu Soares; María Jesús Cañal; Luis Valledor. "Genome-wide identification and characterization of CKIN/SnRK gene family in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41598-018-35625-8.
    10.1038/s41598-018-35625-8
  16. Barbara Correia; Robert D. Hancock; Joana Amaral; Aurelio Gomez-Cadenas; Luis Valledor; Glória Pinto. "Combined Drought and Heat Activates Protective Responses in Eucalyptus globulus That Are Not Activated When Subjected to Drought or Heat Stress Alone". Frontiers in Plant Science 9 (2018): https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffpls.2018.00819.
    10.3389/fpls.2018.00819
  17. Helder D. P. Berenguer; Artur Alves; Joana Amaral; Luís Leal; Pedro Monteiro; Cláudia de Jesus; Glória Pinto. "Differential physiological performance of two Eucalyptus species and one hybrid under different imposed water availability scenarios". Trees (2017): https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00468-017-1639-y.
    10.1007/s00468-017-1639-y
  18. C. Félix; G. Pinto; J. Amaral; I. Fernandes; A. Alves; A. C. Esteves; H. T. Dogmus-Lehtijärvi. "Strain-related pathogenicity in Diplodia corticola". Forest Pathology 47 6 (2017): e12366-e12366. https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fefp.12366.
    10.1111/efp.12366
  19. Mónica Escandón; María Jesús Cañal; Jesús Pascual; Glória Pinto; Barbara Correia; Joana Amaral; Mónica Meijón; Jörg-Peter Schnitzler. "Integrated physiological and hormonal profile of heat-induced thermotolerance in Pinus radiata". Tree Physiol 36 1 (2016): 63-77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpv127.
    10.1093/treephys/tpv127
  20. Correia, B.; Valledor, L.; Hancock, R.D.; Jesus, C.; Amaral, J.; Meijón, M.; Pinto, G.. "Depicting how Eucalyptus globulus survives drought: Involvement of redox and DNA methylation events". Functional Plant Biology 43 9 (2016): 838-850. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84982187967&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1071/FP16064
  21. Cláudia Jesus; Mónica Meijón; Pedro Monteiro; Barbara Correia; Joana Amaral; Mónica Escandón; Maria Jesús Cañal; Glória Pinto. "Salicylic acid application modulates physiological and hormonal changes in Eucalyptus globulus under water deficit". Environmental and Experimental Botany 118 (2015): 56-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2015.06.004.
    10.1016/j.envexpbot.2015.06.004
  22. M. C. Dias; G. Pinto; C. Guerra; C. Jesus; J. Amaral; C. Santos. "Effect of irradiance during acclimatization on content of proline and phytohormones in micropropagated Ulmus minor". Biol Plant 57 4 (2013): 769-772. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10535-013-0341-1.
    10.1007/s10535-013-0341-1
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11/07 Regulation of Rubisco activase activity in shade-sun transitions Photosynthesis 2030+ webinar series
2023/07/05 Rubisco regulation by light in tomato SEB Centenary Conference 2023
(Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
2023/05/02 CAPITALISE: Combining Approaches for Photosynthetic Improvement To Allow Increased Sustainability in European agriculture Lancaster Environment Centre Plant and Crop Science Seminars
(Lancaster, United Kingdom)
2020/09/04 An integrated approach to unveil Pinus spp. Differential responses to Fusarium circinatum infection 11th SPPS PhD Student Conference
(Turku, Finland)
2020/06/06 Deciphering Pinus defence response against Fusarium circinatum infection: from physiology to Omics Research Summit 2020
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/10/01 An integrative toolbox to decipher defence mechanisms in Pinus species with differential responses to Fusarium circinatum infection: from physiology to Omics XXV IUFRO World Congress 2019
(Curitiba, Brazil)
2019/10/01 Unravelling pathogenicity and resistance mechanisms in the Pinus spp/Fusarium circinatum pathosystem XXV IUFRO World Congress 2019
(Curitiba, Brazil)
2018/04/04 UnRaveling host-pathoGEn iNteracTion in pine pitch canker disease: linking physiological and molecular data “Plant physiology meets phytopathology: exploring Pinus – Fusarium circinatum interaction” Training School. COST Action FP1408 ¿ PINESTRENGTH
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2018/02/07 UnRaveling host-pathoGEn iNteracTion in pine pitch canker disease: URGENTpine Working Groups Meeting, Workshop Conferences
COST Action FP1408 (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/12/13 URGENTpine: UnRaveling host-pathoGEn iNteracTion in pine pitch canker disease Course on Genes associated to forest pathologies
(Palencia, Spain)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022 - 2022 Communication with the general public (hands-on/festival): Photosynthesis – Tuning light into life. Light Up Lancaster, Lancaster, UK [Staff/Contributor] (2022 - 2022)
Festival (Member of the Organising Committee)
2018/04/03 - 2018/04/06 Staff/trainer Training School. COST Action FP1408 – PINESTRENGTH (2018)
2012/12/04 - 2012/12/05 Staff III Annual Workshop MAPBioPlant (2012)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2017/12/13 - Current Invited trainer - Course on Genes associated to forest pathologies Course on Genes associated to forest pathologies
2023/06/10 - 2023/06/16 Discussion Leader of Keynote Session
Conference
 Plant Metabolic Engineering Gordon Research Seminar, Barcelona, Spain

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12 Seaweed potential to fight Erwinia amylovora, the causal agent of fire blight
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Daniela Batista (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria MARE, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023 - Current SEB (The Society for Experimental Biology), Biochemical Society, PARSUK (Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the UK)

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2020/01/06 - 2020/01/06 BSE 2020: International Conference on Biosystems Engineering 2020 Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Technology - Tartu, Estonia

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020 - Current Journals: Photosynthesis Research, Tree Physiology (2023); Frontiers in Plant Science, Science of the Total Environment, New Phytologist (2022); Physiologia Plantarum (2021): Agronomy Research, Biomolecules (2020)
2020/02/15 - 2020/12/31 Forests, guest editor Special Issue - Forest Tree Stress Biology: From Fundamental Research to Emerging Opportunities MDPI

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022 - 2022 External examiner, PhD thesis in Biogeosciences. Maria Carbo Munoz - Functional characterization and biotechnological implications of the molecular mechanisms of response to thermal stress and xenobiotic agents in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Universidad de Oviedo, Spain
Distinctions

Award

2020 Forests 2020 Best Paper Award
2019 Top Downloaded Paper 2018-2019
John Wiley & Sons Ltd, United Kingdom
2012 Bolsa de Mérito IPC | CGD [Merit Grant]
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal

Caixa Geral de Depositos, Portugal