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Dércia Santos received her PhD in the international Doctoral Program Marine Science, Technology and Management (DO*MAR) from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro in 2022. She has a degree in Genetics and Biotechnology (2010) and a Master's in Biotechnology for Health Sciences (2013) from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (School of Life and Environmental Sciences). Her research has contributed mainly to areas related to ecosystem toxicology, and environmental and aquatic sciences, with particular emphasis on understanding the toxic interactions of water pollutants in fish fitness and survival, neurodevelopment, and behavior. Currently, Dércia holds the position of researcher at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, in the CITAB - Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, under the project "Vine & Wine PT - Driving Sustainable Growth Through Smart Innovation". Dércia research has consistently enhanced the knowledge about pollution's impact on aquatic populations, with broader implications for ecosystem health and sustainability, environmental monitoring and management, biodiversity, and wild fish stock conservation. During her research career, she has published 21 articles in internationally indexed journals and 3 book chapters and participated in national and international research projects. In 2019, Dércia was the principal investigator of a funded AQUAEXCEL project (AE120003), supported by the Transnational Access (TNA) program (Horizon 2020), concerning a toxicological study of the interactive effects of exposure to microplastics and copper on development in larval and post-larval blackspot seabream. She actively participates in national and international congresses and has also been supervisor and co-supervisor of different BSc students in their final degree internships.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Dércia Cabral dos Santos

Citation names

  • Santos, Dércia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4E1E-0D2E-F47E
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2827-9221
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xPV1vdoAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
HZL-2014-2023
Scopus Author Id
56672415300

Email addresses

  • dsantos@utad.pt (Professional)
  • derciacsantos@hotmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD). Quinta de Prados, 5001-801, Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Freshwater Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Developmental Biology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Fishery

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/12/12 - 2022/12/16
Concluded
 CAL-AQUA - Laboratory Aquatic Animal Science (Category FELASA B) (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Approved
2016/10 - 2022/09
Concluded
 Doctoral programe on Marine Sciences Technology and Management (Doutoramento)
Major in Integrated Management of the Sea
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
"Interaction between microplastics and copper: toxicity assessment in zebrafish (Danio rerio) and blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved, with praise and distinction by unanimity
2019/04/23 - 2019/04/30
Concluded
 New trends in aquaculture biotechnology research (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Vigo, Spain

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Approved, 17/20
2018/11/28 - 2018/11/30
Concluded
 Molecular biotechnology: transcriptomic and proteomic (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
 Approved, 19/20
2018/11/20 - 2018/11/26
Concluded
 Molecular ecology and population genetic (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
 Approved, 19/20
2017/09/18 - 2017/09/22
Concluded
 Statistical applications to experimental and technical design and data analysis (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
 Approved, 14/20
2017/06/28 - 2017/06/29
Concluded
 Seminar on Scientific Writing (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Approved, 20/20
2010 - 2013
Concluded
 Biotecnologia para as Ciências da Saúde (Mestrado)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Endocrine disruption in zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio), analysis of gene expression and embryonic development" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved, 17/20
2012/04 - 2012/11
Concluded
 Online Theoretical Course in Laboratory Animal Sciences (Category FELASA B) (Outros)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências em Animais de Laboratório, Portugal
 Approved
2006 - 2010
Concluded
 Genética e Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Analysis of sex-linked genetic variability in zebrafish (Danio rerio) using ISSR markers." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved, 15/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/07/15 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
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Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09 - 2023/03 Research fellow (Project ATLANTIDA - ref. NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000 040) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2021/03/01 - 2022/08/31 Research fellow (Project ATLANTIDA - ref. NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000 040) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2016/10/01 - 2020/11/30 PhD scholarship - Do*Mar-FCT PD/BD/127992/2016 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2014/12/15 - 2015/06/30 Research fellow (Ref. BI/Sustainsys/UTAD/976/2014) Project SUSTAINSYS: Environmental Sustainable Agro-Forestry Systems (NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-0000044) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2013/04/22 - 2013/07/22 Scientific Initiation Scholarship - Project Com(s)Ciência Ambiental, Ciência Viva PEC 120 (BIC/EC/CV//UTAD/PEC120/2013) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/06/03 - 2024/06/07 Analysis of phytoplankton communities in marine systems.
Erasmus plus
ERASMUS+ for staff mobility for training
Instituto de Investigacións Mariñas, Spain
 Erasmus Plus
Concluded
2021/03 - 2023/03 ATLANTIDA - Platform for the monitoring of the North Atlantic ocean and tools for the sustainable exploitation of the marine resources
Provided by PTCRIS: NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000040
Research Fellow
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/10 - 2020/09 Experimental assessment of microplastics impacts, alone or combined with copper, in zebrafish Danio rerio neural development.
Provided by PTCRIS: PD/BD/127992/2016
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019 - 2019 AQUAEXCEL2020: COPPLAST - Experimental assessment of microplastics impacts alone or combined with copper, in blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) development
AE120003
Lead applicant/Visitor
Instituto Español de Oceanografía Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Spain

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
Horizon 2020
Concluded
2014/12 - 2015/06 Program PAFE - Project SUSTAINSYS - Environmental Sustainable Agro-Forestry Systems
NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-0000044
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/07/15 - Current Vine & Wine PT - Driving Sustainable Growth Through Smart Innovation (REF: C644866286-00000011)
C644866286-00000011
Researcher
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

ASCENZA AGRO SA, Portugal
Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biológicas
UID/AGR/04033/2019
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Santos, Dércia; Monteiro, Sandra; LUZIO, ANA. "A Stereological Approach to Quantify Immunohistochemical Staining in Zebrafish Larvae". In Methods in Molecular Biology, 397-402. Springer US, 2024.
    Published • 10.1007/978-1-0716-3625-1_23
  2. Santos, Dércia; Monteiro, Sandra; LUZIO, ANA. "General Whole-Mount Immunohistochemistry of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryos and Larvae Protocol". In Methods in Molecular Biology, 365-371. Springer New York, 2018.
    Published • 10.1007/978-1-4939-7883-0_19
  3. Santos, Dércia; Vieira, Raquel; LUZIO, ANA; Félix, Luís. "Zebrafish Early Life Stages for Toxicological Screening: Insights From Molecular and Biochemical Markers". In Advances in Molecular Toxicology, 151-179. Elsevier, 2018.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-444-64199-1.00007-5
Conference abstract
  1. Dércia Santos; LUZIO, ANA; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Biological effects of microplastics and its binary mixture with copper in zebrafish brain and gonads.". Paper presented in 5th Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI-23), Cosenza, 2024.
    Accepted
  2. Santos, Dércia; Luzio, Ana Catarina; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Behavioral responses in zebrafish (Danio rerio) to microplastics and copper exposure.". Paper presented in Animal biology early career researcher symposium, Helsinki, 2022.
  3. Santos, Dércia; Simone da Graça Pinto Varandas; Carrola, João soares; Saavedra, Maria José ; LUZIO, ANA; Cabecinha, Edna; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Environmental health assessment of the northwest Portuguese coast – biochemical biomarker responses in the marine gastropod Phorcus lineata". Paper presented in European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry (ESCPB), Naples, 2022.
  4. Santos, Dércia; Perez, Montse; Perez, Evaristo; LUZIO, ANA; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Sandra Mariza Monteiro; Juan Bellas Bereijo. "Acute and subchronic toxic effects of microplastics and copper, alone or combined, in blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) larvae". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 21, Oceans of opportunity, Funchal, 2022.
  5. Parra, Susana; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Santos, Dércia; Jesús Gago; Simone da Graça Pinto Varandas; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Catalase biomarker response induced by microplastics, cadmium and their mixtures on the exotic invasive bivalve Corbicula fluminea.". Paper presented in XIX Conference of the Iberian Association of Limnology. Inland waters and XXI century challenges: from scientific knowledge to environmental management, Coimbra, 2018.
  6. Dércia Santos; LUZIO, ANA; Sandra Mariza Monteiro; Ana Maria Monteiro Paiva Coimbra. "Elevated temperature and 17a-ethinylestradiol exposure affects zebrafish sex ratio: Implications on a climate change scenario". Paper presented in Campus do Mar International Science Conference, 2016.
  7. Santos, Dércia; Matos, Manuela; Coimbra, Ana Maria. "Developmental effects of a xenoestrogen and an aromatase inhibitor compound in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryogenesis". Paper presented in 10th Iberian and 7th Ibroamerican Conference on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Vila Real, 2015.
Conference poster
  1. Dércia Santos; João Sousa; Inês Gonçalves ; Luís Félix; LUZIO, ANA; Saavedra, Maria José ; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "The effect of polyethylene and polystyrene microplastics combined with copper in behavior and biochemical biomarkers of zebrafish (Danio rerio) brain". Paper presented in SEB's Annual Meeting, 2024.
  2. Dércia Santos; LUZIO, ANA; Luís Félix; Edna Cabecinha; Juan Bellas; Monteiro, Sandra. "Microplastics and copper induce apoptosis, alter neurocircuits, and cause behavioral changes in zebrafish (Danio rerio) brain". Paper presented in European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry (ESCPB 2022), 2022.
  3. Simone da Graça Pinto Varandas; Susana Parra; Dércia Santos; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Lisete Fernandes; Cabecinha, Edna; Jesús Gago; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Biologic effects of the heavy metal cadmium and microplastics on Asian clam". Paper presented in SEFS 12 Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences, 2021.
  4. Dércia Santos; Perez, Montse; Perez, Evaristo; LUZIO, ANA; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Sandra Mariza Monteiro; Juan Bellas Bereijo. "Acute and subchronic toxic effects of microplastics and copper, alone or combined, in blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) larvae.". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe, 2021.
  5. Susana Parra; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Dércia Santos; Jesús Gago; Simone da Graça Pinto Varandas; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Antioxidant defences and lactate dehydrogenase activity in freshwater bivalve Corbicula Fluminea (Bivalvia, Corbiculidea) exposed to microplastics, cadmium and their mixtures.". Paper presented in SEB's Annual Meeting, 2019.
  6. Dércia Santos; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Susana Parra; LUZIO, ANA; Victoria Besada ; Juan Bellas Bereijo; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Antioxidant and metal homeostasis imbalance in zebrafish (Danio rerio) early life stages co-exposed to microplastics and copper". Paper presented in SEB's Annual Meeting, 2019.
  7. Dércia Santos; Susana Parra; LUZIO, ANA; Juan Bellas Bereijo; Victoria Besada ; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Avaliação histopatológica dos efeitos de microplásticos e cobre em larvas de peixe-zebra (Danio rerio).". Paper presented in Jornadas de Ciência e Cidadania, 2019.
  8. Susana Parra; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Dércia Santos; Jesús Gago; Simone da Graça Pinto Varandas; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Toxicity of microplastics, cadmium and their mixtures on Asian clam Corbicula fluminea.". Paper presented in 11th Iberian and 8th Iberoamerican Congress on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (CICTA), 2018.
  9. Germano Lanzarin; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Dércia Santos; Carlos Venâncio; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Some adverse effects induced by a glyphosate-based herbicide on zebrafish embryo development.". Paper presented in 11th Iberian and 8th Iberoamerican Congress on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (CICTA), 2018.
  10. Susana Parra; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Dércia Santos; Jesús Gago; Simone da Graça Pinto Varandas; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Catalase biomarker response induced by microplastics, cadmium and their mixtures on exotic invasive bivalve Corbicula fluminea". Paper presented in XIX Congresso da Associação Ibérica de Limnologia, 2018.
  11. Dércia Santos; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Susana Parra; LUZIO, ANA; Juan Bellas Bereijo; Victoria Besada ; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Microplastics and copper mixtures: A danger to aquatic early life stages?". Paper presented in II Simpósio Internacional de Águas, Solos e Geotecnologias & 3º Jornadas INTERACT, 2018.
  12. Susana Parra; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Dércia Santos; Jesús Gago; Simone da Graça Pinto Varandas; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Effects of microplastics, cadmium and their mixtures on freshwater bivalve Corbicula fluminea.". Paper presented in II Simpósio Internacional de Águas, Solos e Geotecnologias & 3º Jornadas INTERACT, 2018.
  13. Susana Parra; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Dércia Santos; Jesús Gago; Sandra Mariza Monteiro; Simone da Graça Pinto Varandas. "Oxidative stress response in gonads of Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, simultaneouly exposed to microplastics and cadmium". Paper presented in FMCS International Freshwater Mollusk Meeting, 2018.
  14. Dércia Santos; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Susana Parra; LUZIO, ANA; Juan Bellas Bereijo; Victoria Besada ; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Developmental toxicity of microplastics and copper, alone and in mixture, in zebrafish". Paper presented in 11th Iberian and 8th Iberoamerican Congress on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (CICTA), 2018.
  15. Dércia Santos; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Susana Parra; LUZIO, ANA; Juan Bellas Bereijo; Victoria Besada ; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Effects of microplastics and copper, alone and in mixture, in zebrafish early life stages". Paper presented in SEB's Annual Meeting, 2018.
  16. Dércia Santos; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Susana Parra; LUZIO, ANA; Juan Bellas Bereijo; Victoria Besada ; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Efeitos da exposição a misturas de microplásticos e cobre no sistema de defesa oxidativa de larvas de peixe-zebra, Danio rerio". Paper presented in CIÊNCIA E CIDADANIA - 11ª Jornadas de Biologia, 2017.
  17. Germano Lanzarin; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Dércia Santos; Carlos Venâncio; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Evaluation of the Ecotoxicological Effects of Glyphosate on the Development of Zebrafish – Preliminary Results". Paper presented in Xth International Symposium on Wild Fauna (ISOWiF), 2017.
  18. Dércia Santos; LUZIO, ANA; Lúcia Guilhermino; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Internalização de microplásticos em embriões de peixe-zebra (Danio rerio): Um estudo preliminar.". Paper presented in 1º Congresso Português sobre Microplásticos: Contaminação Ambiental por Microplásticos e suas Implicações para a Saúde dos Ecossistemas, Animal e Humana, 2016.
  19. LUZIO, ANA; Dércia Santos; Lúcia Guilhermino; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Do fish early life stages internalize microplastics? A preliminary study using zebrafish as a model organism". Paper presented in Campus do Mar International Science Conference, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal, 2016.
  20. Dércia Santos; LUZIO, ANA; Lúcia Guilhermino; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Do fish early life stages internalize microplastics? A preliminary study using zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a model organism". Paper presented in Campus do Mar International Science Conference, 2016.
  21. LUZIO, ANA; Dércia Santos; Sandra Mariza Monteiro; Ana Maria Monteiro Paiva Coimbra. "Endocrine disruptors (EDCs) mixtures effects on sexual development – Zebrafish as a model". Paper presented in Campus do Mar International Science Conference, 2016.
  22. Luzio, Ana; Santos, Dércia; Monteiro, Sandra Mariza; Matos, Manuela; Coimbra, Ana Maria. "How endocrine disruptors interfere with the apoptotic pathways involved in zebrafish gonad differentiation". Paper presented in 19th Symposium of Biology students in Europe, SymBioSE Meeting, 2016.
  23. Santos, Dércia; Luzio, Ana; Monteiro, Sandra Mariza; Coimbra, Ana Maria. "Impact of environmental estrogens on zebrafish body fat". Paper presented in 19th Symposium of Biology students in Europe, SymBioSE Meeting, 2016.
  24. Dércia Santos; Ana Maria Monteiro Paiva Coimbra; Carrola, João soares; Cortes, Rui Manuel Vitor; Samantha Hughes; Simone da Graça Pinto Varandas; António Fontaínhas-Fernandes; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "A Gill Histopathology Study in Two Native Fish Species from Hydrographic Douro Basin.". Paper presented in Microscopy and Microanalysis in Materials and Life Sciences, 50th Meeting of SPMicros, 2016.
  25. Dércia Santos; LUZIO, ANA; António Fontaínhas-Fernandes; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Effects of Waterborne Copper Exposure in Gill Filament of Nile Tilapia". Paper presented in Microscopy and Microanalysis in Materials and Life Sciences, 50th Meeting of SPMicros, 2016.
  26. LUZIO, ANA; Dércia Santos; Carolina Santos; Sandra Mariza Monteiro; Ana Maria Monteiro Paiva Coimbra. "Zebrafish sex differentiation and gonad development after single and combined exposure to two xenoestrogens (17a-ethinylestradiol and genistein)". Paper presented in Microscopy and Microanalysis in Materials and Life Sciences, 50th Meeting of SPMicros, 2016.
  27. Dércia Santos; LUZIO, ANA; Sandra Mariza Monteiro; Ana Maria Monteiro Paiva Coimbra. "Impact of Environmental Estrogens on Zebrafish Body Fat.". Paper presented in 19th Symposium of Biology Students in Europe, 2016.
  28. LUZIO, ANA; Dércia Santos; Sandra Mariza Monteiro; Ana Maria Monteiro Paiva Coimbra. "How Endocrine Disruptors Interfere with the Apoptotic Pathways Involved in Zebrafish Gonad Differentiation.". Paper presented in 19th Symposium of Biology Students in Europe, 2016.
  29. Marta Fraga; Ana Maria Monteiro Paiva Coimbra; Carrola, João soares; Cortes, Rui Manuel Vitor; Samantha Hughes; Simone da Graça Pinto Varandas; Vítor Pereira; et al. "Gill histopathological evaluation in fish species captured in the Douro river basin.". Paper presented in 10th Iberian and 7th Iberoamerican Congress on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (CICTA), 2015.
  30. Carrola, J.; Santos, Dércia; Pires, E.; Monteiro, Sandra; Coimbra, A.M.; Varandas, S.; Pereira, V.; et al. "HistopathologIcal analysis of livers from barbel (Luciobarbus bocagei), nase (Pseudochondrostoma duriense) and trout (Salmo trutta) caught in the Douro basin.". Paper presented in 10th Iberian and 7th Iberoamerican Congress on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2015.
  31. Dércia Santos; Maria Manuela Outeiro Correia de Matos; Ana Maria Monteiro Paiva Coimbra. "Disrupção endócrina em embriões de peixe-zebra (Danio rerio).". Paper presented in VI Jornadas de Biologia, 2012.
Journal article
  1. Susana Parra; Dércia Santos; Ana Luzio; Edna Cabecinha; Maria José Saavedra; Jesús Gago; Simone Varandas; Sandra Mariza Monteiro. "Impacts of Microplastics, Cadmium, and Their Mixtures on Biochemical Biomarkers in the Freshwater Bivalve Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia, Corbiculidea)". Diversity (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/d16120750.
    10.3390/d16120750
  2. Santos, Dércia; Varandas, Simone da Graça Pinto ; Carrola, João Soares; Saavedra, Maria José ; LUZIO, ANA; Monteiro, Sandra; Cabecinha, Edna. "Environmental Health Assessment of the Northwest Portuguese Coast-Biochemical Biomarker Responses in the Marine Gastropod Phorcus lineatus". Water 16 1 (2023): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w16010005.
    10.3390/w16010005
  3. Santos, Dércia; LUZIO, ANA; Félix, Luís; Cabecinha, Edna; Bellas, Juan; Monteiro, Sandra. "Microplastics and copper induce apoptosis, alter neurocircuits, and cause behavioral changes in zebrafish (Danio rerio) brain". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 242 (2022): 113926. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113926.
    10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113926
  4. Santos, Dércia; LUZIO, ANA; Félix, Luís; Bellas, Juan; Monteiro, Sandra. "Oxidative stress, apoptosis and serotonergic system changes in zebrafish (Danio rerio) gills after long-term exposure to microplastics and copper". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 258 (2022): 109363. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2022.109363.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.cbpc.2022.109363
  5. Santos, Dércia; LUZIO, ANA; Juan Bellas; Monteiro, Sandra. "Microplastics- and copper-induced changes in neurogenesis and DNA methyltransferases in the early life stages of zebrafish". Chemico-Biological Interactions (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbi.2022.110021.
    10.1016/j.cbi.2022.110021
  6. Ferrandino, Ida; Capriello, Teresa; Félix, Luis M.; Di Meglio, Gianluca; Santos, Dércia; Monteiro, Sandra. "Histological alterations and oxidative stress in adult zebrafish muscle after aluminium exposure". Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 94 (2022): 103934. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2022.103934.
    10.1016/j.etap.2022.103934
  7. Santos, Dércia; Perez, Montse; Perez, Evaristo; Cabecinha, Edna; LUZIO, ANA; Félix, Luís; Monteiro, Sandra; Bellas, Juan. "Toxicity of microplastics and copper, alone or combined, in blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) larvae". Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 91 (2022): 103835-103835. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2022.103835.
    10.1016/j.etap.2022.103835
  8. LUZIO, ANA; Santos, Dércia; Monteiro, Sandra; Ana M. Coimbra. "Zebrafish male differentiation: Do all testes go through a juvenile ovary stage?". Tissue and Cell 72 (2021): 101545-101545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tice.2021.101545.
    10.1016/j.tice.2021.101545
  9. Santos, Dércia; Luís Félix; LUZIO, ANA; Susana Parra; Juan Bellas; Monteiro, Sandra. "Single and combined acute and subchronic toxic effects of microplastics and copper in zebrafish (Danio rerio) early life stages". Chemosphere 277 (2021): 130262-130262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130262.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130262
  10. LUZIO, ANA; S. Parra; B. Costa; Santos, Dércia; A.R. Álvaro; Monteiro, Sandra. "Copper impair autophagy on zebrafish (Danio rerio) gill epithelium". Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 86 (2021): 103674-103674. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2021.103674.
    10.1016/j.etap.2021.103674
  11. Teresa Capriello; Luis M. Félix; Sandra M. Monteiro; Dércia Santos; Rita Cofone; Ida Ferrandino. "Exposure to aluminium causes behavioural alterations and oxidative stress in the brain of adult zebrafish". Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 85 (2021): 103636-103636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2021.103636.
    10.1016/j.etap.2021.103636
  12. Dércia Santos; Ana Luzio; Carlos Matos; Juan Bellas; Sandra M. Monteiro; Luís Félix. "Microplastics alone or co-exposed with copper induce neurotoxicity and behavioral alterations on zebrafish larvae after a subchronic exposure". Aquatic Toxicology 235 (2021): 105814-105814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105814.
    10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105814
  13. Susana Parra; Simone Varandas; Santos, Dércia; Luís Félix; Lisete Fernandes; Cabecinha, Edna; Jesús Gago; Monteiro, Sandra. "Multi-Biomarker Responses of Asian Clam Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia, Corbiculidea) to Cadmium and Microplastics Pollutants". Water 13 4 (2021): 394-394. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13040394.
    10.3390/w13040394
  14. Santos, Dércia; Félix, Luís; LUZIO, ANA; Parra, Susana; Cabecinha, Edna; Bellas, Juan; Monteiro, Sandra. Corresponding author: Santos, Dércia. "Toxicological effects induced on early life stages of zebrafish (Danio rerio) after an acute exposure to microplastics alone or co-exposed with copper". Chemosphere 261 (2020): 127748. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127748.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127748
  15. Lanzarin, Germano A.B.; Félix, Luís M.; Santos, Dércia; Venâncio, Carlos A.S.; Monteiro, Sandra. "Dose-dependent effects of a glyphosate commercial formulation – Roundup® UltraMax - on the early zebrafish embryogenesis". Chemosphere 223 (2019): 514-522. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.02.071.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.02.071
  16. Santos, Dércia; LUZIO, ANA; Coimbra, Ana M.; Varandas, Simone da Graça Pinto ; Fontaínhas-Fernandes, António; Monteiro, Sandra. "A Gill Histopathology Study in two Native Fish Species from the Hydrographic Douro Basin". Microscopy and Microanalysis 25 1 (2019): 236-243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1431927618015490.
    10.1017/s1431927618015490
  17. Santos, Dércia; LUZIO, ANA; Coimbra, Ana M.. "Zebrafish sex differentiation and gonad development: A review on the impact of environmental factors". Aquatic Toxicology 191 (2017): 141-163. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.08.005.
    10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.08.005
  18. LUZIO, ANA; Matos, Manuela; Santos, Dércia; Fontaínhas-Fernandes, António A.; Monteiro, Sandra; Coimbra, Ana M.. "Disruption of apoptosis pathways involved in zebrafish gonad differentiation by 17a-ethinylestradiol and fadrozole exposures". Aquatic Toxicology 177 (2016): 269-284. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.05.029.
    10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.05.029
  19. LUZIO, ANA; Santos, Dércia; Fontaínhas-Fernandes, António A.; Monteiro, Sandra; Coimbra, Ana M.. "Effects of 17a-ethinylestradiol at different water temperatures on zebrafish sex differentiation and gonad development". Aquatic Toxicology 174 (2016): 22-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.02.003.
    10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.02.003
  20. Santos, Dércia; Falcão, Ana; LUZIO, ANA; Fontaínhas-Fernandes, António; Monteiro, Sandra. "Neuroendocrine and Eosinophilic Granule Cells in the Gills of Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus: Effects of Waterborne Copper Exposure". Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 69 4 (2015): 566-576. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00244-015-0170-7.
    10.1007/s00244-015-0170-7
  21. Santos, Dércia; Matos, Manuela; Coimbra, Ana M.. "Developmental toxicity of endocrine disruptors in early life stages of zebrafish, a genetic and embryogenesis study". Neurotoxicology and Teratology 46 (2014): 18-25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2014.08.002.
    10.1016/j.ntt.2014.08.002
Online resource
  1. Santos, Dércia; Perez, Montse; Perez, Evaristo; Cabecinha, Edna; LUZIO, ANA; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Sandra Mariza Monteiro; Juan Bellas Bereijo. Pagellus bogaraveo acetylcholinesterase mRNA, partial cds (Genbank Acession Number MZ464024). 2022. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MZ464024.1.
  2. Santos, Dércia; Perez, Montse; Perez, Evaristo; Cabecinha, Edna; LUZIO, ANA; Luís Félix; Sandra Mariza Monteiro; Juan Bellas Bereijo. Pagellus bogaraveo proliferating cell nuclear antigen mRNA, partial cds. 2022. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MZ464023.1.
  3. Santos, Dércia; Perez, Montse; Perez, Evaristo; Cabecinha, Edna; LUZIO, ANA; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Sandra Mariza Monteiro; Juan Bellas Bereijo. Pagellus bogaraveo glutathione s-transferase mRNA, partial cds. 2022. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MZ464022.1.
  4. Santos, Dércia; Perez, Montse; Perez, Evaristo; Cabecinha, Edna; LUZIO, ANA; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Sandra Mariza Monteiro; Juan Bellas Bereijo. Pagellus bogaraveo catalase mRNA, partial cds. 2022. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MZ464021.1.
  5. Santos, Dércia; Perez, Montse; Perez, Evaristo; Cabecinha, Edna; LUZIO, ANA; Félix, Luís Manuel Lourenço; Sandra Mariza Monteiro; Juan Bellas Bereijo. Pagellus bogaraveo actin mRNA, partial cds. 2022. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MZ464020.1.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Santos, Dércia Cabral dos. "Interaction between microplastics and copper: toxicity assessment in zebrafish (Danio rerio) and blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)". PhD, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/11381.
  2. Santos, Dércia Cabral dos. "Disrupção endócrina em embriões de peixe-zebra (Danio rerio), análises de expressão génica e do desenvolvimento embrionário". Master, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/2873.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/07/03 Gut microbiota and antibiotic susceptibility profile: combined effect of microplastics and copper in zebrafish (Danio rerio) SEB's Annual Meeting
Society for Experimental Biology (Prague, Czech Republic)
2023/10 Biological effects of microplastics and its binary mixture with copper in zebrafish brain and gonads. 5th Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI-23)
University of Calabria (UNICAL campus) (Rende (Cosenza), Italy)
2023 Escherichia coli ASSOCIADA AO MOLUSCO Phorcus lineatus DA COSTA ATLÂNTICA NORTE PORTUGUESA: ONE HEALTH-ECOHEALTH Congresso de Zootecnia - XXIII ZOOTEC
Universidade dos Açores (Angra do Heroísmo - Ilha Terceira, Açores, Portugal)
2022/10 Behavioral responses in zebrafish (Danio rerio) to microplastics and copper exposure. Animal biology early career researcher symposium
TVÄRMINNE ZOOLOGICAL STATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI (Finland)
2022/08 Environmental health assessment of the northwest Portuguese coast - biochemical biomarker responses in the marine gastropod Phorcus lineata. European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry (ESCPB)
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Darwin Dohrn Museum (Naples, Italy)
2020/10 Neurogenesis and DNA methyltransferases related genes expression in zebrafish (Danio rerio) early life stages co-exposed to microplastics and copper. III Iberoamerican Congress of Limnology (CIL-2020)
(Murcia, Spain)
2016/10 Ação da obesidade e da genisteína no processo de neurogénese do peixe-zebra (Danio rerio) X Jornadas de Biologia
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2016/09 Effects of 17a-ethinylestradiol at different water temperatures on zebrafish sex differentiation and gonad development. 30th European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Congress (ESCPB)
University of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
2015/07 Developmental effects of a xenoestrogen and an aromatase-inhibitor in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryogenesis. 10th Iberian and 7th Iberoamerican Congress on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (CICTA)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2015/06 Biomonitorização da bacia hidrográfica do Douro através da utilização de pupal exuviae e biomarcadores histopatológicos. Sessão de Divulgação do Projeto Sustainsys
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2013/02 Xenoestrogénios - Efeitos divergentes em embriões de peixe-zebra V Jornadas Nacionais de Genética e Biotecnologia
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/03 - 2024/07 Evaluation of the combined effects of polyamide and a flazasulfuron-based herbicide on cyanobacteria (Spirulina platensis)
Supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2024/03 - 2024/07 Evaluation of the combined effects of polyethylene terephthalate and glyphosate on cyanobacteria (Spirulina platensis)
Co-supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2024/03 - 2024/07 Evaluation of the combined effects of polyethylene terephthalate and a flazasulfuron-based herbicide on cyanobacteria (Spirulina platensis)
Co-supervisor
 Genética e Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/07 Evaluation of the combined effects of polyethylene and copper on the gills of zebrafish (Danio rerio).
Co-supervisor
 Bioengenharia (Degree)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/07 Evaluation of the combined effects of polystyrene and copper on the gills of zebrafish (Danio rerio).
Co-supervisor
 Bioengenharia (Degree)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/07 Evaluation of the effects of microplastics on the brain of zebrafish (Danio rerio).
Supervisor
 Bioengenharia (Degree)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/07 The effect of microplastics and other contaminants on ecosystems and the population of Phorcus lineatus on the northwest coast of Portugal.
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Does propofol and lidocaine can be used as an anesthetic plan in zebrafish (Danio rerio)? Putative effects on apoptosis induction.
Co-supervisor
 Genética e Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2021 - 2021 The use of MS-222 and isoflurane as anesthetic program in zebrafish (Danio rerio): effects on apoptosis induction.
Co-supervisor
 Genética e Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2015/03 - 2015/07 Histopathological evaluation of the gills of endemic fish species from the Douro river basin.
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/12/07 - 2022/12/07 Histological evaluation as a valuable methodology in ecotoxicity studies, using zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a model organism. Title: Inside Zebrafish. (2022/12/07 - 2022/12/07)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2022/04/13 - 2022/04/13 Histological methodologies in environmental sciences. (2022/04/13 - 2022/04/13)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2017/03/09 - 2017/03/09 "Utilização de embriões de peixe-zebra como modelo em ciências biológicas" in the IX Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia. (2017/03/08 - 2017/03/10)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024 Análise de efeitos teratogénicos de extrato de Aloe vera em embriões de peixe-zebra.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Pedro Ferreira Pereira (Other)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2024 Estudo do impacto dos microplásticos na função cerebral de ratinhos e suas consequências neurológicas.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Luís Filipe Martins Pinto Rodrigues (Other)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2024 Avaliação dos efeitos combinados de polietileno tereftalato e glifosato em cianobactéria (Spirulina platensis).
Supervisor
 Sofia Ramos Soares (Other)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
2024 Avaliação dos efeitos combinados de poliamida e um herbicida com base em flazassulfurão em cianobactérias (Spirulina platensis).
Supervisor
 Beatriz Frederico Camelo (Other)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Science of the Total Environment Elsevier
2023 - Current Environmental Pollution Elsevier
2023 - Current Chemosphere Elsevier
2023 - Current Aquatic Toxicology Elsevier
2023 - Current Aquaculture Reports Elsevier
2023 - Current Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology Elsevier

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024 - Current Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) Early Career Scientist Membership
2024 - Current Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Recent Graduate Membership
2018 - 2021 Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) Student Membership

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/11 - 2023/01 Graduate Internship in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, Module II - Molecular Biology Joaquim Alexandre Monteiro Pereira
2021/12 - 2022/01 Graduate Internship in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, Module II - Molecular Biology Iago de Oliveira Cornacioni

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019/04 - 2019/09 Research Stay, under the AQUAEXCEL project (COPPLAST) where I performed toxicity bioassays with the marine species blackspot seabream and developed work, mostly, in genetics and biochemistry. Title of the work: Experimental assessment of microplastics impacts, alone or combined with copper, in blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) development. Instituto Español de Oceanografía Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Spain