Curriculum Vitae
Vânia Freitas
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Vânia Freitas
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- F21A-565F-CA50
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-2097-1704
- Researcher Id
- AAG-4585-2019
- Scopus Author Id
- 36893483900
Email addresses
- vpfreitas@ciimar.up.pt (Professional)
Telephones
- Telephone
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- 223401809 (Professional)
Addresses
- CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research. Terminal de Cruzeiros de Leixões. Av. General Norton de Matos s/n , 4450-208, Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
| French | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) |
| Spanish; Castilian | Elementary (A2) | Intermediate (B1) | Elementary (A2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Elementary (A2) |
| Dutch | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2011/03
Concluded
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Ecology (Doctor)
Major in Theoretical Biology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
"Climate-induced changes in estuarine predator-prey systems: a DEB approach" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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1999 - 2003
Concluded
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Biologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Biologia Animal Aplicada
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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16/20 |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/03/15 - Current | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal |
| 2012 - 2019/03 | Postdoc (Research) | FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
| Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal (...) |
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| 2011/03 - 2012 | Postdoc (Research) | Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee, Netherlands |
| 2003/10/01 - 2004/03 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
| Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/10/10 - 2019/03/10 | Maternity leave | FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
| Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal | ||
| 2016/01/01 - 2016/05/31 | Maternity leave | FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
| Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal | ||
| 2013/09/01 - 2014/01/31 | Maternity leave | FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
| Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee, Netherlands | ||
| 2010/01 - 2011/03 | Research Fellow | Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal |
| Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee, Netherlands | ||
| 2005/01 - 2008/12 | PhD student fellow | FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
| Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal (...) |
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| 2005 - 2008 | Mobility | Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee, Netherlands |
| Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee, Netherlands | ||
| 2005 - 2006 | Mobility at Mørkvedbukta Research Station | Bodø University College, Norway |
| Bodø University College, Norway |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012/11 - 2019/03 | AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO DETERMINE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY IN CARRYING CAPACITY OF ESTUARINE NURSERY AREAS AT THE
COMMUNITY LEVEL
Provided by PTCRIS: SFRH/BPD/75858/2011
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| 2012 - 2019/03 | Spatial and temporal variability in carrying capacity of estuarine nursery areas
SFRH/BPD/75858/2011
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee, Netherlands |
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2005 - 2009 | Climate-induced changes in estuarine predator-prey systems: a DEB approach
SFRH / BD /18036 / 2004/ X27D
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee, Netherlands |
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2005/01 - 2008/12 | Temperature Dependence of Epibenthic Predation as Regulating Mechanism on Eestuarine Bivalves and the Consequences of Global
Heating
Provided by PTCRIS: SFRH/BD/18036/2004
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/09 - 2030/08 | LIFE SeagrassRIAwild - Mariculture for Ria de Aveiro subtidal seagrass Rewilding
LIFE22-NAT-PT-SeaGrassRIAwild/101114362
Researcher
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European Commission
Ongoing
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| 2024/05 - 2027 | SHELLFISHBOOST Boosting the resilience of European shellfish production against climate change-related challenges through
genetic selection
SBEP2023-230
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Ongoing
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| 2023/03 - 2026/11/30 | MAR2PROTECT - PREVENTING GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION RELATED TO GLOBAL AND CLIMATE CHANPREVENTING GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION
RELATED TO GLOBAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH A HOLISTIC APPROACH ON MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE
101082048
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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European Commission
Ongoing
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| 2023/12 - 2026/11 | FreeLitter - Advancing towards litter-free Atlantic coastal communities by preventing and reducing macro and micro litter
EAPA_0009/2022
Researcher
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Interreg Europe |
| 2023 - 2026/04/30 | NETTAG+ - Preventing, Avoiding and Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Fishing Gear and Associated Marine Litter
Researcher
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European Commission
Ongoing
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| 2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Centre for Marine and Environmental Research
LA/P/0101/2020
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2021/09 - 2024/08 | NATURE - Nature-based solutions to reduce antibiotics, pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in aquatic ecosystems
Aquatic/0004/2020
10.13039/501100001871
Researcher
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
Aarhus Universitet, Denmark Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung UFZ, Germany Kilian Water Ltd., Denmark École Nationale d’Ingénieurs – Abderhamane Baba Touré (ENI-ABT), Mali |
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2021/01 - 2023 | Ocean3R - Reduce pressures, restore and regenerate the NW-Portuguese ocean and waters
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
Ongoing
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| 2020 - 2023 | ATLANTIDA - Platform for the monitoring of the North Atlantic Ocean and tools for the sustainable exploitation of the marine
resources
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000040
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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| 2021/04 - 2022/09 | ERGOMARINE - Sustainable Aquaculture. Contract for the provision of technical-scientific services to evaluate the performance
of innovative aquaculture solutions
Principal investigator
Ernesto São Simão Lda., Portugal
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EEA Grants
Concluded
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| 2018/12 - 2021/12 | RemediGrass - Seagrass beds as green and blue infrastructures for ecosystem restoration
PTDC/CTA-AMB/29647/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2019/01 - 2020/12 | ReMoliço - Reabilitação de zonas contaminadas da Ria de Aveiro através da recolonização com moliço
MAR-16-01-04-FMP-0019
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal |
IFAP - Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pescas, I.P
Concluded
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| 2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental
UID/Multi/04423/2019
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2016/06/01 - 2019/11/30 | Integração de marcas naturais e artificiais para reconstruir migrações de peixes e alterações ontogénicas de nicho
PTDC/MAR-EST/2098/2014
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2016/01 - 2018/12 | MYTAG - Integrating natural and artificial tags to reconstruct fish migrations and ontogenetic niche shifts
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2016 - 2018 | INNOVMAR - Innovation and Sustainability in the Management and Exploitation of Marine Resources (Research Line INSEAFOOD:
Innovation and Valorisation of Seafood Products: Meeting Local Challenges and Opportunities)
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000035
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
Concluded
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| 2015/09 - 2015/09 | BioMar PT - Aprender a conhecer o ambiente marinho de Portugal (In english: Get to know the marine environment Portugal)
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal |
EEA Grants Governo de Portugal Concluded
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| 2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 | Strategic Project - LA 15 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/MAR/LA0015/2011
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2011 - 2012 | Structure and trophic functioning of Wadden Sea fish fauna, an integrated programme: the monitoring part
Post-doc
Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee, Netherlands
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Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Concluded
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| 2010/01 - 2011/03 | Managing effects of global climate on estuarine biodiversity and productivity
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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EEA Grants
Concluded
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| 2005/04 - 2008/03 | Latitudinal variation on the biology of estuarine key-species as a tool to predict climate change effects
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
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