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Margarida Maria Cabral Lages Azevedo Santana completed her PhD in 1995 from the Université Paris-Sud and obtained the DEA diploma ("Diplôme d'études approfondies Génétique et Physiologie des Micro-organismes" from the Université Paris-Sud in 1991. She obtained the PhD equivalence in Biology (Microbiology) in 1996, from the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences. She graduated in Applied Plant Biology in 1989 from the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences, having completed ERASMUS in the last year of the bachelor’s degree at Université Paris VII Denis Diderot UFR Sciences du Vivant. She is a contracted researcher at the University of Lisbon. She has published 35 articles (available DOI) and two book chapters. She submitted 3 patent applications. She has communicated her work (e.g., published abstracts) in more than 25 national and international events. She supervises 1 PhD thesis and has supervised 2 master's dissertations. She supervised 4 undergraduate course completion projects. She participates and/or has participated as a Postdoctoral Fellow in 1 project, Researcher in 12 projects, Principal Investigator in 2 projects and collaborator in 2 projects. She works in Natural Sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences (Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry) and Agrarian Sciences.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Margarida Maria Cabral Lages Azevedo Santana

Citation names

  • Margarida M. Santana
  • Margarida Santana
  • Margarida Maria Santana
  • M. Santana
  • M. M. Santana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E61F-B75C-90F8
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5712-3939

Email addresses

  • mmcsantana@fc.ul.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Plant sciences
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Soil Science

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
French Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2013 - 2013
Concluded
 Short Course on Molecular Biotechnology (Outros)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2003 - 2004
Concluded
 Certificate of Pedagogical Ability - CAP nº EDF 41624/2004 DL (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
1996 - 2002
Concluded
 Pós-Doutoramento (Pós-doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2001 - 2001
Concluded
 The Gulbenkian training Programme in Bioinformatics: DNA and Protein Sequence Evolution (Outros)
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
1996
Concluded
 Biologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
""La chaîne respiratoire et la production d'ATP chez Bacillus subtilis. Caractérisation de mutants de la quinol oxydase et de l'ATP synthase"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Doctoral degree equivalency in Biology (Microbiology)
1990 - 1995
Concluded
 Doutoramento (Docteur)
Major in Expression génique chez les microorganismes et les parasites
Université Paris-Sud, France
" "La chaîne respiratoire et la production d'ATP chez Bacillus subtilis. Caractérisation de mutants de la quinol oxydase et de l'ATP synthase"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Très Honorable féli. jury
1989 - 1990
Concluded
 Génétique et Physiologie des Micro-organismes (DEA)
Université Paris-Sud, France
""Séquençage du génome de Bacillus subtilis: analyse de 16 Kbases en amont du gène sacT."" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Bien
1984 - 1989
Concluded
 Biologia Vegetal Aplicada (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Université Paris VII Denis Diderot UFR Sciences du Vivant, France
" "La recombinaison génetique chez Bacillus subtilis. Étude de l'insertion Tn917-lac-MC781"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/07 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2016 - 2019 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2009/07 - 2014/07 Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2008 - 2009 Postdoc (Research) Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal
2007 - 2008 Postdoc (Research) Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla, Spain
2003 - 2006 Science and Technology Management Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2002 - 2003 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2002 - 2007 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Escola Superior de Saúde Ribeiro Sanches, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
1996 - 2001 Structure and Function of Membrane Metalloproteins - Microbial Bionenergy
PRAXIS2/2.1/BIO/1075/95
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024 - Current Heterogeneity in prokaryotic populations in relationship to growth limiting conditions (HELP)
PID2023-150804NB-I00
Researcher
España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Ongoing
2021 - Current Functional responses of bacteria at very low growth rates (BL0G)
PID2020-119373GB-I00
Researcher
España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Ongoing
2021 - 2025 CHANGE - Institute for Global Change and Sustainability
LA/P/0121/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0121/2020
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021 - 2023 Behaviour and adaptative consequences of bacteria at low growth rates
P20_00774
Researcher
Consejería de Economía, Conocimiento, Empresas y Universidades
Concluded
2020 - 2023 SOILdarity - Stepping up and bringing out the scientific excellence and innovation capacity in soil research of the University of Lisbon
No 952051
Researcher
European Commission Third Framework Programme
Concluded
2018 - 2022 Producing functional food crops in buildings using microbial hydroponics in combination with light-emitting diode (LEDS)
PTDC/ASP-HOR/29187/2017
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes
UID/BIA/00329/2019
UIDB/00329/2020
10.54499/UIDB/00329/2020
UIDP/00329/2020
10.54499/UIDP/00329/2020
Researcher
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016 - 2018 Designing biofertilizers by mimicking plants' recruitment of rhizospheric partners
PTDC/AGR-PRO/1852/2014
Other
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009 - 2015 Microbial Comparative Genomics (MICROGEN)
CSD2009-00006
Researcher
España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 Strategic Project - UI 315 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/EGE/UI0315/2011
PEst-C/EGE/UI4007/2011
PEst-C/AGR/UI0115/2011
Researcher
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Centro de Estudos e Formação Avançada em Gestão e Economia, Portugal

ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Unidade de Investigação em Desenvolvimento Empresarial, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010 - 2012 The presence and role of low abundance microorganisms could explain the huge microbial diversity of natural systems. A case study in the Doñana National Park
CGL2009-12328/BOS
Other
España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Concluded
2003 - 2006 Response to oxygen in Desulfovibrio vulgaris; metabolic and gene expression changes
POCTI/BIO/43087/01
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023 - Current Beneficial root-associated microorganisms for sustainable agriculture (ROOT-BENEFIT)
E-COST Action CA22142
Researcher
European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Ongoing
2008 - Current Microbial diversity and microbiology of extreme environments
Bio-288
Researcher
Consejería de Economía, Conocimiento, Empresas y Universidades
Ongoing
2010 - 2010 Research and characterization of thermophilic sulfate-producing bacteria in temperate soils; Ecological role in the sulfur cycle and impact on agricultural production
ICAAM/Call 2010
Principal investigator
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Santana MM; Rosa AP; Melo J; Cruz C; Dias T. "Are we currently selecting the best soil microbes to improve plant tolerance to drought and salinity?". In Soil Ecology and Ecosystem Services, edited by Dias T; Bertolazi A, 173-202. 2025.
    In press
  2. Dias T; Munzi, Silvana; Melo J; M. Santana; Barão L; Cruz C. "Dá-lhe fósforo!". In Os Elementos em Ciências – Uma viagem pela Tabela Periódica, edited by A Mourato; AP Carvalho; F Martins, 65-66. Portugal: Ciências ULisboa, 2020.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Rajendran, C; Sousa, F.; Srinivasan, V; Melo, A.; Saraiva, L.M.; Pereira, M.M.; Santana, M.; Teixeira, M.; Michel, H.. "1.3 angstrom resolution structure of the cytochrome c domain from R. marinus caa3". Paper presented in 13th European Bioenergetics Conference (EBEC 2004), Pisa, 2004.
    Published
  2. Lemos, R. S.; Gomes, C. M; Santana, M.; Le Gall, J.; Xavier, A.V.; Teixeira, M.. "The "strict" anaerobe D. gigas contains a membrane-bound oxygen respiratory chain". Paper presented in 10th International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry, Florence, 2001.
    Published
  3. Gomes, C. M; Pereira, M.M.; Santana, M.; Teixeira, M.. "Alternative strategies in oxygenic respiration". Paper presented in The 9th International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry, Minneapolis, 1999.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Santana, M.; González, J.. "Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough transcriptomic analysis by Restriction fragment functional display (RFFD)". Paper presented in Current Research Topics in Applied Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology - II International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2007), University of Seville, Spain, 2007.
    Published • 10.1142/9789812837554_0119
Conference poster
  1. Rosa AP; Chambel L; Cruz C; Santana M. "Early identification of plant drought stress responses: changes in leaf reflectance and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria selection-the case study of tomato plants. S.II. P.6, pp 27, July 22-24, 2024, Badajoz, Spain". Paper presented in XVIII Simposio Hispano-Luso de Nutricíon mineral de las plantas, 2024.
  2. Rosa AP; Barão AL; Cruz C; Santana MM. "The importance of drought stress early identification: tomato as a case study. P9, pp 51, September 8-10, 2022, Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal". Paper presented in Frontiers in E3 | 8th Annual Meeting, From islands to the world: interconnecting science, 2022.
  3. Ferreira R; Carvalho L; Correia P; Melo J; Soares A; Santana M; Dias T; Tenreiro R; Cruz C. "The phytohormone mediated afair of Triticum durum and Azospirillum brasilense: a case study on plant-bacterium interaction. World Microbe Forum, 2021-A-8785-MICROBE, June 20-24, 2021, online worldwide". Paper presented in World Microbe Forum, ASM Microbe and FEMS Congress 2021, 2021.
  4. Santana M; Portillo MC; Cruz C; Gonzalez J. "The role of soil bacteria at high temperatures. PW282, July 7-11, 2019, Glasgow, Scotland". Paper presented in 8th Congress of European Microbiologist FEMS 2019, 2019.
  5. Santana M; Portillo MC; Ferreira R; Cruz C; Gonzalez J. "Changing soil environments and the role of microorganisms at high temperatures. P202, pp 176, June, 17-21, 2018, Helsinki, Finland. http://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/542092". Paper presented in 3rd Conference on Ecology of Soil Microorganisms, 2018.
  6. Piñeiro-Vidal M; Santana M; Gonzalez JM. "Thermophilic bacteria are permanent components of soil and sediment microbial communities. Session PS20: Seeing the trees for the forest: deciphering the biodiversity of soils, pp 488-489, August, 24-29, 2014, Seoul, Korea http://hdl.handle.net/10261/122968". Paper presented in ISME15, 15th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, 2014.
  7. Gaspar H; Santana M. "Análise da diversidade microbiológica no solo temperado, por métodos moleculares. P 28, November, 6, 2013, Évora, Portugal. https://dspace.uevora.pt/rdpc/bitstream/10174/9066/1/Livro_resumos_SimposioAEA.pdf". Paper presented in Simpósio Agricultura, Energia e Ambiente, 2013.
  8. Moita MR; Sousa C; Rosado T; Martins MR; Caldeira AT; Gil M; Santana M; Candeias A. "Biodegradation of mural paintings by bacterial community - the case of Santo Aleixo´s hermitage. PS6:43, December 1-3, 2011, Braga, Portugal". Paper presented in Microbiotec 4th joint national congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2011.
  9. Santana MM; Moura P; Gonzalez JM. "Hydrogen production by D. vulgaris grown at different conditions. P 268, June 26-30, 2011, Geneva, Switzerland". Paper presented in 4th Congress of European Microbiologist FEMS 2011, 2011.
  10. Santana MM; Portillo MC; Gonzalez JM; Clara MI. "Isolation of potential soil fertilizing microorganisms. P 446, June 26-30, 2011, Geneva, Switzerland". Paper presented in 4th Congress of European Microbiologists FEMS 2011, 2011.
  11. Alves L; Santana M; Gírio F; Moura P. "Screening of novel bacteria for biohydrogen production. pp 608, December 2-4, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal". Paper presented in III International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld 2009), 2009.
  12. Gonzalez JM; Portillo MC; Porca E; Santana M. "Genómica de microorganismos de ambientes extremos. P 27, April 10-11, 2008, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain". Paper presented in Reunión Científica de la Red Nacional de Genómica Bacteriana, 2008.
  13. Santana M; González J. "Transcriptional response of Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough to oxygenation: an indirect metabolic analysis by restriction fragment functional display (RFFD). P29, pp55, March 19-21, 2008, Florence, Italy". Paper presented in Florence Conference on Phenotype Microarray Analysis of Microorganisms- The Environment, Agriculture, and Human Health, 2008.
  14. Santana M. "Oxygen:oxidoreductases in sulphate-reducers isolated from salt-marshes. P F2-30, pp 568, November 28 to December 1, 2007, Seville, Spain". Paper presented in II International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld 2007), 2007.
  15. Santana M; Gonzalez J. "Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough transcriptomic analysis by Restriction fragment functional display (RFFD). P F2-10, pp 545, November 28 to December 1, 2007, Seville, Spain". Paper presented in II International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld 2007), 2007.
  16. Correia P; Chaves S; Tenreiro R; Santana M. "Presence and expression of terminal oxygen oxidoreductases in sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from salt-marsh sediments. P-39, pp 113, November 30 to December 3, 2005, Póvoa do Varzim, Portugal". Paper presented in National Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Micro 05 Biotec 05, 2005.
  17. Correia P; Chaves S; Tenreiro R; Santana M. "Presence and expression of terminal oxygen oxidoreductases in sulfate reducing bacteria isolated from salt-marsh sediments. P32, pp 86, June 26-29, 2005, Lyon, France". Paper presented in 8th Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology (BAGECO 8), 2005.
  18. Pires R; Santana M; Paveia H; Tenreiro R. "16S rDNA diversity of prokaryotes of terrestrial springs from S. Miguel island, Azores. PE-22, pp 200, November 29 to December 2, 2003, Tomar, Portugal". Paper presented in National Congress of Microbiology, Micro'2003, 2003.
  19. Chaves S; Santana M; Salvado-Barata B ; Tenreiro R. "Diversity of sulfate reducing bacteria in salt-marsh sediments. PE-18, pp 196, November 29 to December 2, 2003, Tomar, Portugal". Paper presented in National Congress of Microbiology, Micro'2003, 2003.
  20. Pereira MM; Gomes CM; Santana M; Teixeira M. "Proton pathways in haem-copper oxidases. PW8-016, pp 225, June 30 to July 5, 2001, Lisbon, Portugal". Paper presented in 27th Meeting of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies,, 2001.
  21. Santana M; Pereira MM; Teixeira M. "Rhodothermus marinus HiPIP: oxygen oxidoreductase, a clue for a novel scenario on the evolution of the heme-copper oxidases superfamily. PW8-017, pp225, June 30 to July 5, 2001, Lisbon, Portugal". Paper presented in 27th Meeting of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies, 2001.
  22. Lemos RS; Gomes CM; Santana M; Le Gall J; Xavier AV ; Teixeira M. "The membrane-bound oxygen-reducing respiratory chain of the "strict anaerobe" D.gigas. PW8-009, pp224, June 30 to July 5, 2001, Lisbon, Portugal". Paper presented in 27th Meeting of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies, 2001.
  23. Santana MM; Pereira MM; Soares CM; Mendes J; Teixeira M. "Exploring the amino acid sequence of the Rhodothermus marinus HiPIP:oxygen oxidoreductase, a caa3-type terminal oxidase of the heme-copper superfamily. P146, pp265, September 3-7, 2000, Hamburg-Harburg, Germany". Paper presented in 3rd International Congress on Extremophiles, 2000.
  24. Pereira MM; Santana M; Mendes J; Carita JN; Fernandes AS; Saraste M; Carrondo M; Teixeira M. "The caa3 terminal oxidase of the thermohalophilic bacterium Rhodothermus marinus: A HiPIP:oxygen oxidoreductase lacking the key glutamate of the D-channel. June 27 to July 2, 1999, Andover, New Hampshire, USA". Paper presented in Gordon Research Conference on Bioenergetics, 1999.
  25. Santana M; Vertes A; Ionescu M; Danchin A; Glaser P. "The atp operon of Bacillus subtilis. Physiological characterization of an atp deletion mutant in this bacterium. "Ciência fellowships in the area of the health sciences" - pp 3, December 21 and 22, 1993, Lisbon, Portugal". Paper presented in Meeting of JNICT fellowship members in the area of health sciences, 1993.
  26. Santana M; Vertes A; Ionescu M; Glaser P. "The atp operon of Bacillus subtilis coding for H+ -ATPase. E3, pp.152, September 29 to October 3, 1993, Bari, Italy". Paper presented in 2nd IUBMB Conference -Biochemistry of Cell Membranes, 1993.
  27. Santana M. "Study on the physiological role of proteins of B. subtilis respiratory chain: caa3-605 terminal oxidase, aa3-600 terminal oxidase. JNICT fellowship members in the area of health sciences - "PhD Fellowships Health Sciences"-, pp96-98, May 1993, Porto, Portugal". Paper presented in PhD Fellowships Health Sciences, 1993.
Journal article
  1. Rai, Abdelwahab; Santana, Margarida M.; Maia, Rodrigo Nascimento; Tavares, João; Nabti, Elhafid; Cruz, Cristina. "Bacterial Inoculation and Extracts of Opuntia Rackets or Marine Algae Trigger Distinct Proline Balances in Tomato Salt Stress Alleviation". Agronomy 13 12 (2023): 2921. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13122921.
    Published • 10.3390/agronomy13122921
  2. Ait Bessai, Sylia; Cruz, Joana; Carril, Pablo; Melo, Juliana; Santana, Margarida M.; Mouazen, Abdul M.; Cruz, Cristina; et al. "The Plant Growth-Promoting Potential of Halotolerant Bacteria Is Not Phylogenetically Determined: Evidence from Two Bacillus megaterium Strains Isolated from Saline Soils Used to Grow Wheat". Microorganisms 11 7 (2023): 1687. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11071687.
    Published • 10.3390/microorganisms11071687
  3. Gonzalez, Juan M.; Santana, Margarida M.; Gomez, Enrique J.; Delgado, José A.. "Soil Thermophiles and Their Extracellular Enzymes: A Set of Capabilities Able to Provide Significant Services and Risks". Microorganisms 11 7 (2023): 1650. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11071650.
    Published • 10.3390/microorganisms11071650
  4. Rosa, Ana Paula; Dias, Teresa; Mouazen, Abdul M.; Cruz, Cristina; Santana, Margarida Maria. "Finding optimal microorganisms to increase crop productivity and sustainability under drought - a structured reflection". Journal of Plant Interactions 18 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17429145.2023.2178680.
    Published • 10.1080/17429145.2023.2178680
  5. Rosa, Ana Paula; Barão, Lúcia; Chambel, Lélia; Cruz, Cristina; Santana, Margarida Maria. "Early Identification of Plant Drought Stress Responses: Changes in Leaf Reflectance and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Selection-The Case Study of Tomato Plants". Agronomy 13 1 (2023): 183. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010183.
    Published • 10.3390/agronomy13010183
  6. Basílio, Francisco; Dias, Teresa; Santana, Margarida M.; Melo, Juliana; Carvalho, Luís; Correia, Patrícia; Cruz, Cristina. "Multiple modes of action are needed to unlock soil phosphorus fractions unavailable for plants: The example of bacteria- and fungi-based biofertilizers". Applied Soil Ecology 178 (2022): 104550. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104550.
    Published • 10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104550
  7. Santana, Margarida Maria; Rosa, Ana Paula; Zamarreño, Angel M.; García-Mina, José María; Rai, Abdelwahab; Cruz, Cristina. "Achromobacter xylosoxidans and Enteromorpha intestinalis Extract Improve Tomato Growth under Salt Stress". Agronomy 12 4 (2022): 934. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12040934.
    Published • 10.3390/agronomy12040934
  8. Santana, Margarida M.; Dias, Teresa; Gonzalez, Juan M.; Cruz, Cristina. "Transformation of organic and inorganic sulfur– adding perspectives to new players in soil and rhizosphere". Soil Biology and Biochemistry 160 (2021): 108306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108306.
    Published • 10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108306
  9. Gonzalez, Juan M.; Puerta-Fernández, Elena; Santana, Margarida M.; Rekadwad, Bhagwan. "On a Non-Discrete Concept of Prokaryotic Species". Microorganisms 8 11 (2020): 1723. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8111723.
    Published • 10.3390/microorganisms8111723
  10. Santana, Margarida M.; Carvalho, Luís; Melo, Juliana; Araújo, Maria Eduarda; Cruz, Cristina. "Unveiling the hidden interaction between thermophiles and plant crops: wheat and soil thermophilic bacteria". Journal of Plant Interactions 15 1 (2020): 127-138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17429145.2020.1766585.
    Published • 10.1080/17429145.2020.1766585
  11. Melo, Juliana; Carvalho, Luís; Correia, Patrícia; de Souza, Sávio Bastos; Dias, Teresa; Santana, Margarida; Carolino, Manuela; et al. "Conventional farming disrupts cooperation among phosphate solubilising bacteria isolated from Carica papaya ’s rhizosphere". Applied Soil Ecology 124 1 (2018): 284-288.
    Published • 10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.11.015
  12. Santana, Margarida M.; Gonzalez, Juan M.; Cruz, Cristina. "Nitric Oxide Accumulation: The Evolutionary Trigger for Phytopathogenesis". Frontiers in Microbiology 8 1947 (2017): 1-13.
    Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01947
  13. Santana, Margarida M.; Gonzalez, Juan M.; Clara, Maria I.. "Inferring pathways leading to organic-sulfur mineralization in the Bacillales". Critical Reviews in Microbiology 42 1 (2016): 31-45.
    Published • 10.3109/1040841X.2013.877869
  14. Gaspar, Helena; Ferreira, Rui; Gonzalez, Juan Miguel; da Clara, Maria Ivone; Santana, Margarida Maria. "Influence of Temperature and Copper on Oxalobacteraceae in Soil Enrichments". Current Microbiology 72 4 (2016): 370-376.
    Published • 10.1007/s00284-015-0960-1
  15. Ferreira, Rui; Gaspar, Helena; Gonzalez, Juan M.; Clara, Maria I.; Santana, Margarida M.. "Copper and temperature modify microbial communities, ammonium and sulfate release in soil". Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 178 6 (2015): 953-962.
    Published • 10.1002/jpln.201500318
  16. Santana, M. M.; Gonzalez, J. M.. "High temperature microbial activity in upper soil layers". FEMS Microbiology Letters 362 22 (2015): fnv182-fnv182.
    Published • 10.1093/femsle/fnv182
  17. Santana, Margarida M.; Portillo, Maria C.; Gonzalez, Juan M.; Clara, Maria I. E.. "Characterization of new soil thermophilic bacteria potentially involved in soil fertilization". Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 176 1 (2013): 47-56.
    Published • 10.1002/jpln.201100382
  18. Santana, M. M.; Portillo, M. C.; Gonzalez, J. M.. "Mutualistic growth of the sulfate-reducer Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough with different carbohydrates". Microbiology 81 6 (2012): 663-668.
    Published • 10.1134/S002626171206015X
  19. Santana, M. M.; Portillo, M. C.; Gonzalez, J. M.. "Mutualistic growth of the sulfate-reducer Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough with different carbohydrates". MiKrobiologiia 81 6 (2012): 720-725. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84878829358&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published
  20. Portillo, M. C.; Santana, M; Gonzalez, J. M.. "Presence and potential role of thermophilic bacteria in temperate terrestrial environments". Naturwissenschaften 99 1 (2012): 43-53.
    Published • 10.1007/s00114-011-0867-z
  21. Santana, Margarida; Portillo, Maria Carmen; Gonzalez, Juan M.. "A cloning strategy to obtain recombinant proteins with identical primary structure to the native forms". Journal of Biotechnology 149 1-2 (2010): 21-23.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2010.06.010
  22. Santana, Margarida. "Presence and expression of terminal oxygen reductases in strictly anaerobic sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from salt-marsh sediments". Anaerobe 14 3 (2008): 145-156.
    Published • 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2008.03.001
  23. Santana, Margarida; Crasnier-Mednansky, Martine. "The adaptive genome of Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough". FEMS Microbiology Letters 260 2 (2006): 127-133.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00261.x
  24. Srinivasan, Vasundara; Rajendran, Chitra; Sousa, Filipa L.; Melo, Ana M.P.; Saraiva, Lígia M.; Pereira, Manuela M; Santana, Margarida; Teixeira, Miguel; Michel, Hartmut. "Structure at 1.3Å Resolution of Rhodothermus marinus caa3 Cytochrome c Domain". Journal of Molecular Biology 345 5 (2005): 1047-1057.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.10.069
  25. Pereira, Manuela M; Santana, Margarida; Teixeira, Miguel. "A novel scenario for the evolution of haem-copper oxygen reductases". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics 1505 2-3 (2001): 185-208.
    Published • 10.1016/S0005-2728(01)00169-4
  26. SANTANA, M; Pereira, M. M.; Elias, N. P.; Soares, C. M.; TEIXEIRA, M. "Gene Cluster of Rhodothermus marinus High-Potential Iron-Sulfur Protein:Oxygen Oxidoreductase, a caa3-Type Oxidase Belonging to the Superfamily of Heme-Copper Oxidases". Journal of Bacteriology 183 2 (2001): 687-699.
    Published • 10.1128/JB.183.2.687-699.2001
  27. Lemos, Rita S; Gomes, Cláudio M; Santana, Margarida; LeGall, Jean; Xavier, António V; Teixeira, Miguel. "The "strict" anaerobe Desulfovibrio gigas contains a membrane-bound oxygen-reducing respiratory chain". FEBS Letters 496 1 (2001): 40-43.
    Published • 10.1016/S0014-5793(01)02399-7
  28. Pereira, Manuela M; Santana, Margarida; Soares, Cláudio M.; Mendes, Joaquim; Carita, João N.; Fernandes, Andreia S.; Saraste, Matti; Carrondo, Maria A.; Teixeira, Miguel. "The caa3 terminal oxidase of the thermohalophilic bacterium Rhodothermus marinus: a HiPIP:oxygen oxidoreductase lacking the key glutamate of the D-channel". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics 1413 1 (1999): 1-13.
    Published • 10.1016/S0005-2728(99)00073-0
  29. SANTANA, M; Ionescu, M. S.; Vertes, A.; Longin, R.; Kunst, F.; Danchin, A.; Glaser, P.. "Bacillus subtilis F0F1 ATPase: DNA sequence of the atp operon and characterization of atp mutants". Journal of Bacteriology 176 22 (1994): 6802-6811.
    Published • 10.1128/jb.176.22.6802-6811.1994
  30. Glaser, P.; Kunst, F.; Arnaud, M.; Coudart, M.-P.; Gonzales, W.; Hullo, M.-F.; Ionescu, M.; et al. "Bacillus subtilis genome project: cloning and sequencing of the 97 kb region from 325° to 333deg". Molecular Microbiology 10 2 (1993): 371-384.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1993.tb01963.x
  31. Santana, M.; Kunst, F.; Hullo, M.-F.; Rapoport, G.; Danchin, A.; Glaser, P.. "Molecular cloning, sequencing, and physiological characterization of the qox operon from Bacillus subtilis encoding the aa3-600 quinol oxidase". Journal of Biological Chemistry 267 15 (1992): 10225-10231. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1316894.
    Published
Online resource
  1. MM Santana. Bacillus sp. 1BL 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. Accession No. KP271988 (nih.gov). 2014. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/970696098.
  2. MM Santana. Ureibacillus sp. 18UE/10 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. Accession No. JF809862 (nih.gov). 2011. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/734015075.
  3. MM Santana. Bacillus sp. 22UE/10 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. Accession No. JF809863 (nih.gov). 2011. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/JF809863.1.
  4. MM Santana. Bacillus sp. 17UE/10 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. Accession No. JF809861 (nih.gov). 2011. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/JF809861.1.
  5. MM Santana. Bacillus sp. 2UE/10 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. Accession No. JF809860 (nih.gov). 2011. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/JF809860.1.
  6. M Santana. Desulfovibrio sp. AR1202/00 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. Accession No. EU022318 (nih.gov). 2007. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/EU022318.1.
  7. M Santana. Desulfovibrio sp. LS2003/01 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. Accession No. EU022317 (nih.gov). 2007. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/EU022317.1.
  8. M Santana. Desulfovibrio sp. LS2001/01 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. Accession No. EF073046 (nih.gov). 2006. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/EF073046.1.
  9. M Santana. Desulfomicrobium sp. AR1902/01 cytochrome bd oxidase subunit I gene, partial cds. Accession No. EF073045 (nih.gov). 2006. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/EF073045.1.
  10. M Santana. Desulfovibrio sp. AR1103/00 cytochrome bd oxidase subunit I gene, partial cds. Accession No. EF073044 (nih.gov). 2006. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/EF073044.1.
  11. M Santana. Desulfovibrio sp. LS2003/01 cytochrome bd oxidase subunit I gene, partial cds. Accession No. EF073043 (nih.gov). 2006. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/EF073043.1.
  12. M Santana. Desulfovibrio sp. LS2001/01 cytochrome bd oxidase subunit I gene, partial cds. Accession No. EF073042 (nih.gov). 2006. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/EF073042.1.
  13. M Santana. Desulfovibrio sp. LS1101/00 cytochrome bd oxidase subunit I gene, partial cds Accession No. EF073041 (nih.gov). 2006. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/EF073041.1.
  14. M. Santana. Desulfovibrio sp. AR1103/00 cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene, partial cds. Accession No. EF066718 (nih.gov). 2006. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/EF066718.1.
  15. M. Santana. Desulfovibrio sp. LS2001/01 cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene, partial cds. Accession No. EF066717 (nih.gov). 2006. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/EF066717.1.
  16. M. Santana. Desulfovibrio sp. LS1101/00 cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene, partial cds. Accession No. EF066716 (nih.gov). 2006. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/EF066716.1.
  17. M. Santana. Rhodothermus marinus ORF1, rcoxA gene, rcoxB gene, rcoxC gene, rcoxD gene, ORF2 and metF gene. Accession No. AJ249578 (nih.gov). 1999. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/AJ249578.
  18. P Glaser; M Santana. B.subtilis (168) atpase genes for ATP synthase subunits i, a, c, b, delta, alpha, gamma, beta, epsilon. Accession No. Z2859 (nijh.gov)2 (nih.gov). 1993. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/Z28592.1.
  19. P Glaser; M Santana. B.subtilis genomic region (325 to 333). Accession No. X73124 (nih.gov). 1993. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/X73124.1.
  20. P Glaser; M Santana. Bacillus subtilis AA3-600 quinol oxidase (QOXA, QOXB, QOXC, QOXD) genes, complete cds. BCT 1993. Accession No. M86548 (nih.gov). 1993. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/M86548.1.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Santana M. Margarida. ""La chaîne respiratoire et la production d´ATP chez Bacillus subtilis. Caractérisation de mutants de la quinol oxydase et de l´ATP synthase"". PhD, Université Paris-Sud, 1995.

Intellectual property

Provisional application for patent
  1. 2016. "Thermophilic microorganisms for phosphate solubilization at elevated temperatures. Application number P201630900, ref. ES1641.1240. "Oficina Espanõla de Patentes y Marcas” (OEPM).".
    Protected
  2. 2010. "Use of anaerobic hyperthermophilic archaea of the genus Pyrococcus for biocleaning of materials with iron precipitates. Application number P201030403, ref. ES1641.408. “Oficina Espanõla de Patentes y marcas” (OEPM).".
    Protected
  3. 2009. "Procedure for obtaining an expression vector of a recombinant protein without additional amino acids. Application number, P200930659, ref. ES1641.42. “Oficina Espanõla de Patentes y marcas” (OEPM).".
    Protected
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024 Role of microbes in stress resistance: the relationship between tomato, soil thermophilic and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria Advanced course SoilEco, Soil Ecology and Ecosystem services
Centro de Ecologia, Evolução e Alterações Ambientais (Portugal)
2023 The sulfur cycle Advanced course SoilEco, Soil Ecology and Ecosystem services
Centro de Ecologia, Evolução e Alterações Ambientais (Portugal)
2022 The sulphur cycle in the rhizosphere. Adding perspectives and new players Soil ecology in dry ecosystems - SOILdarity Intensive Training Course
Centro de Ecologia, Evolução e Alterações Ambientais (Portugal)
2021 Soil thermophilic and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria: how they can affect plant resistance to drought stress Advanced course SoilEco, Soil Ecology and Ecosystem services
Centro de Ecologia, Evolução e Alterações Ambientais (Portugal)
2019 What do thermophilic bacteria do in temperate soils? VII Jornadas de Investigação em Biologia
Núcleo de Estudantes de Biologia da Faculdade de Ciências da U. Lisboa (Portugal)
2019 Living in the cold. Thermophiles in temperate soils 1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society & XIV AEET Meeting. Ecology an integrative science in the Anthropocene, scientific session GS.05-O-4:"Microbial ecology"
University of Barcelona (Spain)
2019 Key genes and key functions in soil, sequence and consequence Advanced course SoilEco, Soil Ecology and Ecosystem services
Centro de Ecologia, Evolução e Alterações Ambientais (Portugal)
2018 Stressed plants: how to feed them for stress tolerance? NutriPlanta 2018- XVII Luso-Spanish symposium on mineral nutrition of plants
University of Lisbon (Portugal)
2018 Key genes and key functions in soil, sequence and consequence Advanced course SoilEco, Soil Ecology and Ecosystem services
Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental changes (Portugal)
2018 NO. Bacteria-plant interactions
Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC (Spain)
2017 The role and relevance of thermophiles in soils 14th International Meeting on Thermophile Biology
University of Pretoria (South Africa)
2016 Roles of thermophilic bacteria in temperate soils Encontros Scientia
Centro de Ecologia, Evolução e Alterações Ambientais (Portugal)
2014 Metagenomic assessment of the role and distribution of thermophilic bacteria in temperate soils and sediments Workshop: Genomics of prokaryotes, handling the data analysis bottleneck. Glimpse at Pan-Genomes
FISABIO, Center for Advanced Research in Public Health (Spain)
2010 Searching for soil fertilizing microorganisms 9th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology
University of Évora (Portugal)
2004 Project DVOXI: Response to oxygen in Desulfovibrio vulgaris; metabolic and gene expression changes Workshop of Centro de Genética e Biologia Molecular (CGBM)
Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa (Portugal)
1996 The respiratory chain and ATP production in Bacillus subtilis. Characterization of quinol oxidase and ATP synthase mutants Class to students of Biotechnology (Biochemical Engineering) Master
Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal)
1994 DNA sequence of the atp operon of Bacillus subtilis and characterization of atp mutants
Institut fur Mikrobiologie, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat (Germany)
1993 The atp operon of Bacillus subtilis coding for H+ -ATPase Meeting of JNICT fellowship members in the area of health sciences
JNICT, at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2018 - Current Finding the perfect match to grow tomato plants under drought: soil thermophilic and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (CiênciasULisboa PhD program in Biology)
Supervisor
 Biologia (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - 2020 "Efeito de um consórcio sobre o desenvolvimento radicular de Triticum durum" (Guided study on Cellular Biology and Biotechnology)
Supervisor
 Biologia Celular e Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017 - 2017 "Efeito da temperatura na formação de biofilmes de Ureibacillus sp. 18UE" (Guided study on Cellular Biology and Biotechnology)
Supervisor
 Biologia Celular e Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Study of an isolate of Olive latent virus 1: I. Molecular characterization and II. Response to the presence of plant health-promoting bacteria (MSc degree in Biochemistry)
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2011 - 2012 "Microbial diversity in temperate soil - a structural and functional analysis using molecular techniques for "fingerprinting" (MSc degree in Biochemistry)
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2011 - 2012 "Análise da diversidade microbiológica no solo temperado, por métodos moleculares" (Biotechnology Bachelor's degree)
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2006 - 2006 Supervision of the research fellow Andreia Barateiro Macedo, student of Applied Chemistry, New University of Lisbon, on the study of the resistance to oxygen in the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris, a theme associated with the project POCTI/BIO/43087/01-"Response to oxygen in Desulfovibrio vulgaris; metabolic and gene expression changes".
Supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Instituto de Ciência Aplicada e Tecnologia da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2004 - 2006 Supervision of Petra Correia, recipient of a research fellowship in the framework of the project POCTI/BIO/43087/01
Supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Instituto de Ciência Aplicada e Tecnologia da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2005 - 2005 "Alterações metabólicas na bactéria Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough na presença de oxigénio" (pre-Bologna Bachelor´s degree in Biotechnological Engineering)
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biotecnológica (Degree)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020 - 2023 Support in the organization of workshops and specialized training courses within the frame of the project “SOILdarity - Stepping up and bringing out the scientific excellence and innovation capacity in soil research of the University of Lisbon”, funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. (2020 - 2023)
Workshop (Other)
 FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
2019/07/02 - 2019/07/02 Elaboration and coordination of the class entitled "The importance of cooperation between soil microorganisms", aimed at high school students, and under the "Summer at ULisboa" program. (2019/07/02 - 2019/07/02)
Other (Other)
 Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013/07/15 - 2013/07/19 Elaboration and coordination of the summer workshop for high school students, entitled "How many and what type of microbes are there in a few milligrams of soil?" Workshop carried out in the framework of the scientific occupation program for young people during the holidays, promoted by the agency "Ciência Viva". (2013/07/15 - 2013/07/19)
Workshop (Other)
 Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2010/07/20 - 2010/07/23 Elaboration and coordination of the summer workshop for high school students, entitled "Looking for the hidden bacteria". Workshop carried out in the framework of the scientific occupation program for young people during the holidays, promoted by the agency "Ciência Viva". (2010/07/20 - 2010/07/23)
Workshop (Other)
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/10/12 - 2021/10/17 Development and implementation of dissemination activities at the Festival Internacional de Ciência – FIC.A
Festival
 FIC.A
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/09/17 - 2019/09/17 Development and implementation of dissemination activities at "Escola Básica Nº 2 da Cova da Piedade, Almada" within the International Microorganism Day.
Other
 International Microorganism Day
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/09/17 - 2018/09/17 Development and implementation of dissemination activities at "Escola Secundária de Ponte de Sôr, Portalegre" within the International Microorganism Day; Presentation entitled “Microbiologia molecular: para os microrganismos não há impossíveis” and experiments the laboratory (Building a Winogradsky column).
Other
 International Microorganism Day
2018/07/25 - 2018/07/27 Chair at the XVII Luso-Spanish symposium of mineral nutrition of plants, NutriPlanta, session “Molecular aspects of plant nutrition”, July 25th, 2018, FCUL, Lisbon, Portugal.
Symposium
 XVII Luso-Spanish symposium of mineral nutrition of plants
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/06/23 - 2018/06/23 Development and implementation of dissemination activities within the theme of microbial abundance - “Micróbios aos molhos” for the "Festa no museu …Celebrar a ciência " celebration.
Other
 Festa no museu …Celebrar a ciência
2017/09/17 - 2017/09/17 Development and implementation of dissemination activities for the 1st International Microorganism Day at the Pavilion of Knowledge- Ciência Viva, Lisbon, Portugal.
Other
 International Microorganism Day
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/05/15 - 2017/05/19 Development and implementation of dissemination activities for the “Semana do Fascínio das Plantas” celebration, promoted by “Ciência Viva”, the Portuguese Society of Plant Physiology and the European Plant Science Organization (EPSO) in the framework of the Fascination of Plants Day.
Other
 Fascination of Plants Day
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2001/11/19 - 2001/11/25 Development and implementation of dissemination activities for the Science and Technology week promoted by "Ciência Viva" within the theme of extreme environments - "A vida em ambientes inóspitos".
Other
 Science and Technology week
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/04/21 "Macroalgas como fonte de compostos bioativos: extração e aplicações no pescado" -Master’s dissertation on Macroalgae as a source of bioactive compounds: extraction and applications in fish.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Viviana Ribeirete Neves (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/11/14 Tracing organic carbon cycling in agricultural soils of different catch crop management systems by 13C pulse labelling
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Juan Daniel Kennedy Batalla (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014/12/03 Study of an isolate of Olive latent virus 1: I. Molecular characterization and II. Response to the presence of plant health-promoting bacteria
Supervisor
 Helena Isabel Dias Gaspar (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2013/01/24 Microbial diversity in temperate soil - a structural and functional analysis using molecular techniques for "fingerprinting"
Supervisor
 Rui Miguel Vieira Ferreira (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2012/09/14 "Análise da diversidade microbiológica no solo temperado, por métodos moleculares." Bachelor's dissertation on the analysis of the microbial diversity in a temperate soil using molecular methods (Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis -DGGE).
Supervisor
 Helena Isabel Dias Gaspar (Other)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2011/04/12 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase in Mesorhizobium: prevalence and effect in the symbiosis with Cicer arietinum
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Francisco Xavier Inês Nascimento (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2006/11/10 "Alterações metabólicas na bacteria Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough na presença de oxigénio". Bachelor's ( Pre Bologna Degree) dissertation on the metabolic changes in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough in the presence of oxygen; these changes were assessed by HPLC.
Supervisor
 Iolanda Bordeira (Other)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2018 - Current International Society for Extremophiles Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2021 - Current Scientific Council of Global Change and Sustainability Institute (CHANGE)
Member
 Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Portugal
2019 - Current Member of the Board of the Department of Plant Biology Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016 - Current Scientific Council of the Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c)
Member
 Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Portugal
2010 - 2014 Scientific council of the Research Centre of the Institute for Mediterranean Agrarian and Environmental Sciences (ICAAM)
Member
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Ecosystem Engineering (theoretical-practical classes; 2nd semester of the 1st year of the Master’s in Applied Microbiology). Microbiologia Aplicada (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 - Current Soil Ecology and Ecosystem Services (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019 - 2023 Assistant Professor of Genetics of Prokaryotes (practical classes; 1st semester of the 3rd year of the 1st cycle in Molecular Biology and Genetics). Biologia Molecular e Genética (Especialização pós-licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2005 - 2007 Coordinator Professor of Molecular Biology-Creation of the study program and respective lectures for the theoretical and practical classes of Molecular Biology (1st semester of the 4th year of the Degree in Pharmacy). Farmácia (Licenciatura) Escola Superior de Saúde Ribeiro Sanches, Portugal
2005 - 2005 Assistant Professor of General Biochemistry (practical classes; 2nd semester of the 1st year of the Degree in Pharmacy). Farmácia (Licenciatura) Escola Superior de Saúde Ribeiro Sanches, Portugal
2002 - 2005 Assistant Professor of Cell Biology I and Cell Biology II (practical classes; 1st semester of the 1st year of the Degree in Pharmacy). Farmácia (Licenciatura) Escola Superior de Saúde Ribeiro Sanches, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2019/09/30 - 2019/10/30 Evaluation of R&D Projects - “Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico” – (FONDECYT) Regular Competition 2020; project proposal 1201749 “Role of boron nutrition and its association with aluminum toxicity on productivity and fruit quality of Vaccinium corymbosum L. grown in acid soils of southern Chile”
Evaluator
 Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico, Chile Ministerio de Ciencia Tecnología Conocimiento e Innovación

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - 2024 Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Springer Nature
2023 - 2023 Plants MDPI
2023 - 2023 Microorganims MDPI
2022 - 2022 International Journal of Molecular Sciences MDPI
2022 - 2022 Symbiosis Springer
2022 - 2022 Scientific Reports Springer Nature
2020 - 2020 Microorganisms MDPI
2020 - 2020 Water MDPI
2020 - 2020 Plants MDPI
2014 - 2014 African Journal of Microbiology Research Academic Journals
2013 - 2013 Critical Reviews in Biotechnology Taylor & Francis

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2018 - 2018 Search of silicate solubilizing bacteria (SSB) Nadia Belkebla
2017 - 2018 Characterization and effect of potential Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on tomato tolerance to salt stress Ana Paula Barroso Silva Lourenço Rosa
Distinctions

Other distinction

2016 Individual Post-Doctoral Grant (SFRH/BPD/109079/2015)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2007 Individual Post-Doctoral Grant (SFRH/BPD/34404/2006)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2001 Individual Post-Doctoral Grant (SFRH/BPD/5585/2001)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
1990 Individual Doctoral Grant (BD/219/90)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal