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Pedro Miguel R. Barros completed the Ph.D. in Molecular Biology in 2012 from the U. Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA). He graduated in Biology in 2005 from the U. Évora and in 2018 he obtained the Master's degree in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology from U. Lisboa (Faculdade de Ciências). Presently, Pedro Barros is a Contracted Researcher at ITQB NOVA, in the Plant Functional Genomics Lab. He is also the Coordinator of the Plant Sciences Community at ELIXIR-PT node (Biodata.pt), and is engaged in implementing FAIR data management practices at Institutional level. Since 2021 he is Invited Adjunct Professor at Inst. Politécnico de Setúbal. Pedro Barros's domain of specialization is plant molecular biology and bioinformatics. His research interests focus on the molecular mechanisms regulating plant's adaptation to environmental challenges, with a focus on woody and herbaceous plants of national interest. Pedro is studying the effect of drought and heat stress in cork development, targeting gene regulatory networks involved in suberin biosynthesis and is involved in the maintenance and improvement of the CorkOakDB web portal (for genome browsing and data visualization). He is also co-PI of Rice2B project, aiming to develop strategies for multi-biofortification of rice with vitamins B1 and B2. Pedro published over 20 original peer-reviewed articles in journals from Plant Science field, including Molecular Plant (2020), Plant Journal (2022), Environmental and Experimental Botany (2019), Tree Physiology (2021 and 2012) and Journal of Experimental Botany (2016 and 2012). He also authored 3 book chapters. Pedro Barros is presently supervising 3 PhD students and 1 MSc student. He supervise(d) 6 MSc dissertation(s), co-supervised 1 and mentored other 4 young researchers. Pedro has been also enrolled in teaching activities at M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels at ITQB NOVA. He is a coordinator of the Bioinformatics and Biostatistics platform of GREEN-It BioResources for Sustainability Research Unit. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae, the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, and technological outputs are: Cork oak; Suberin; Genomics; Transcriptomics; Bioinformatics; Molecular Biology; Drought; Almond; Biotechnology; Tissue Culture; Phylogenetics; Rice; Arabidopsis; Biostatistics.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Pedro Miguel Rodrigues de Barros
Date of birth
1982/06/05

Citation names

  • Barros, Pedro
  • Barros, P.M.
  • Barros, Pedro M.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
661B-B069-AF90
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5626-0619
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FFn4aUUAAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher Id
J-3613-2013
Scopus Author Id
55307829400

Email addresses

  • pbarros@itqb.unl.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 214469660 (Professional)

Addresses

  • ITQB-UNL and IBET. Av. da República, Estação Agronómica Nacional, 2780-157, Oeiras, Oeiras, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Plant sciences
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Forestry
  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Bioinformatics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/01
Concluded
 Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Alternative splicing detection across different tissues in cork oak" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2012
Concluded
 Molecular Biology (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
"Insights into the role of almond CBF transcription factors in the environmental control of cold acclimation and dormancy break" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado, por unanimidade
2005
Concluded
 Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Development of CAPS markers associated to tolerance/susceptibility to Fusicoccum amygdali and search for resistance genes in almond (Prunus dulcis Mill.)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/01/02 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013/01/01 - 2018/12/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/06/15 - 2013/12/15 Postdoc (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2011/10/01 - 2012/05/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2006/01/02 - 2006/11/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2005/01/03 - 2005/12/30 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/11/02 - Current Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/11/01 - 2017/02/28 Invited researcher, within the Cork Oak Genome Sequencing consortium (GENOSUBER). Bioinformatic analysis of RNA-seq data and transcriptome annotation. Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal
2007/04/02 - 2011/03/31 PhD student (fellowship SFRH/BD/31594/2006 from FCT). Functional characterization of two transcription factors from almond, responsive to cold stress and involved in seasonal development (with focus o Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2005/04/22 - 2005/05/26 Diploma student (training period under supervision of Prof. Ma Rongcai). Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of NBS-LRR genes involved in biotic stress in almond. Beijing Agro-Biotechnology Research Center, China
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/03/01 - Current Durable resistance against the causal agent of powdery mildew (Erysiphe pisi) in grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.): Exploring transcriptomic variation to develop molecular breeding tools for legumes
2022.08266.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/01/01 - Current Rice2B: Modelling vitamins B1 and B2 biosynthesis and biofortification in rice
2022.02916.PTDC
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/01/01 - Current SONG: Suberin Production and exploitation for mOdulating fuNGal development
2022.06750.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/07/01 - Current EpiCork: Unveiling the role of DNA methylation in periderm and lenticel formation
PTDC/ASP-SIL/1717/2020
Researcher
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/06/01 - Current Increasing Plant data findability and reuse beyond ELIXIR
INCREASING
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 European Commission

ELIXIR
Ongoing
2020/09/01 - Current TRACE-RICE: Tracing rice and valorizing side streams along Mediterranean blockchain
1934
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Life Sciences for a Healthy and Sustainable Future
LA/P/0087/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Microbiologia Molecular Estrutural e Celular, Portugal

Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

iNOVA4Health, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01/03 - 2024/01/02 CorkREMODEL: Unveiling genetic REgulatory MOdules acting on the crosstalk between cork Development and EnvironmentaL factors
EXPL/ASP-SIL/1190/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/10/12 - 2022/09/30 Cork formation and suberin deposition: the role of water and heat stress (SuberInStress)
PTDC/BIA-FBT/29704/2017
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2022/03/31 RicePIFs - How do Phytocrome Interacting Factors mediate the cross-talk between light and temperature signaling in rice
PTDC/BIA-FBT/31070/2017
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/06/01 - 2021/06/01 Biodata.pt - Infraestrutura Portuguesa de Dados Biológicos - Portuguese Biological Data Network
LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-022231
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Bioresources 4 Sustainability
UID/Multi/04551/2019
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012/03 - 2015/09 An integrated approach to identify stress-related regulatory genes in cork oak (SuberStress)
Provided by PTCRIS: 118505
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013 - 2015 GENOSUBER: Cork oak genome sequencing project
INALENTEJO 2007.2013
Researcher
Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
INALENTEJO - Programa Operacional Regional do Alentejo 2007/2013
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Strategic Project - LA 4 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/EQB/LA0004/2011
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008/02/15 - 2012/02/14 Chromatin remodelling and abiotic stresses responses in rice.
PTDC/BIA-BCM/64215/2006
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2006/01/01 - 2006/11/30 Transcription factors regulating abiotic stress responses in rice (Oryza sativa L.): a transgenic approach to improve tolerance, and search for novel players.
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/POCI/56063/PT
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Barros, Pedro M.; Sapeta, H.; Belo, Joana; Leal, Ana; Oliveira, M.Margarida. Corresponding author: Barros, Pedro M.. "The root periderm". In Plant Roots: The Hidden Half, edited by Beeckman, T; Eshel, Amram, 104-118. Boca Raton, United States: CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
    Published • 10.1201/b23126-8
  2. Barros, Pedro M.; Martinez-­Gomez, P.; Kodad, O.; Farinha, A.P.; Oliveira, M. Margarida. "Prunus dulcis syn. Prunus amygdalus Almond". In Biotechnology of fruit and nut crops, edited by Litz, Richard E.; Pliego-Alfaro, Fernando; Hormoza, Jose Ignacio, 561-580. Wallingford, United Kingdom: CABI, 2020.
    Published • 10.1079/9781780648279.0561
  3. Lourenço, Tiago F.; Barros, Pedro M.; Saibo, Nelson J. M.; Abreu, Isabel A.; Santos, Ana Paula; António, Carla; Pereira, João S.; Oliveira, M. Margarida. "Genomics of Drought". In Plant Genomics and Climate Change, edited by Edwards, David; Batley, Jacqueline, 85-135. Springer New York, 2016.
    Published • 10.1007/978-1-4939-3536-9_5
Conference poster
  1. Catarina C. Monteiro; Cordeiro, André M.; Neves, Sofia; Leitão, Guilherme; Costa, João; Barros, Pedro; Klose, Cornelia; Hiltbrunner, Andreas; Saibo, Nelson. "Phytochromes and PIFs are important players in light and temperature-mediated rice development". Paper presented in Department of Molecular Plant Sciences Symposium, 2024.
  2. Vieira, Maria Beatriz; Barros, Pedro M.; Lourenço, Tiago Filipe; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Tackling Rice Fraudulent Variety Claims: Identification of Molecular Markers with Discriminating Potential". Paper presented in 20th International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (ISRFG2023), 2023.
  3. Belo, J.; Barros, P.M.; Castrillo, G.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Cork oak endophytic bacteria: Potential for plant growth promotion". Paper presented in 2nd Microbiome PT Summit, 2023.
  4. Rita Maravilha Marques; Barros, Pedro; Leitão, Susana T.; Diego Rubiales; Maria Carlota Vaz Patto; Santos, Carmen. "Comparative transcriptomics reveals accession and time-point-specific Gene expression patterns in grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) upon Erysiphe pisi infection..". Paper presented in 4th International Legume Society Conference., 2023.
  5. Belo, J; Barros, Pedro M.; Castrillo, G; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Cork oak acorns, a promising source of plant growth-promoting bacteria". Paper presented in Plant Biology 2023 | XVIII Portuguese-Spanish Congress of Plant Biology, 2023.
  6. Bergeretti, Filippo; Barros, Pedro M.; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "A comparative genomics approach to assess interspecific variability associated with cork development". Paper presented in Plant Biology 2023 | XVIII Portuguese-Spanish Congress of Plant Biology, 2023.
  7. Vieira, M. Beatriz; Barros, Pedro M.; Lourenço, Tiago F.; Oliveira, M.Margarida. Corresponding author: Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Workflow for identification of InDel markers for rice (Oryza sativa) varietal discrimination". Paper presented in Bioinformatics Open Days XII Edition, 2023.
  8. Santos, Raquel; Prazeres, Rafael; Ana Milhinhos; Barros, Pedro; Graça, José; Morais-Cecílio, Leonor; Miguel, Célia; Inácio, Vera. "EpiCORK: Unveiling the role of DNA methylation in periderm formation". Paper presented in Ciências Research Day 2022, 2022.
  9. Barros, Pedro M.; Chaves, Inês; Costa, Bruno Vasques; Faria, Daniel; Marum, Liliana; Miguel, Célia M.; Saibo, Nelson; et al. "Data management in Plant Sciences: update on the BioData.pt Plant Sciences community". Paper presented in 1st All Hands / 3rd Technical Meeting of BIODATA.PT | ELIXIR PT, 2022.
    10.5281/zenodo.7181784
  10. Cordeiro, A.M.; Luís Andrade; Vicente Thiago Candido Barros Alencar; Catarina C. Monteiro; Sofia Neves; Ayrton Markos da Silva; Yunlong Lu; et al. "Phytochromes and Phytochrome Interacting Factors regulate rice development from seed to seed". Paper presented in I Ibero-latinamerican Congress of Plant Biology, 2022.
  11. Barros, Pedro M.; Sapeta, H.; Lucas, D.; Rodrigues, Hugo; Oliveira, M.M.. Corresponding author: Barros, Pedro M.. "Identification of cork oak genetic modules regulating phellem development in response to drought". Paper presented in 20th IUFRO Tree Biotech and 2nd Forest Tree Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Conference, 2022.
    10.5281/zenodo.7225240
  12. Belo, J.; Barros, Pedro M.; Castrillo, G; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Unveiling the impact of endophytic microbiome on cork development and suberin biosynthesis". Paper presented in 20th IUFRO Tree Biotech and 2nd Forest Tree Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Conference, 2022.
  13. Prazeres, Rafael; Ana Milhinhos; Barros, Pedro; Graça, José; Morais-Cecílio, Leonor; Miguel, Célia; Inácio, Vera. "Unravelling the role of DNA methylation in cork formation". Paper presented in The 20th IUFRO Tree Biotech and the 2nd FTMB (Forest Tree Molecular Biology and Biotechnology) Conference, 2022.
  14. Belo, Joana; Barros, Pedro M.; Castrillo, G; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Unveiling the impact of endophytic microbiome on cork development and suberin biosynthesis". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2022, Lisbon, Portugal, 2022.
  15. Sapeta, H.; Barros, P.M.; Lucas, D.; Leal, Ana; Oliveira, M.M.. "Impact of different irrigation regimes on the regulation of suberin synthesis and cork development". Paper presented in FESPB/EPSO Plant Biology Europe 2021, Torino, Italy, 2021.
  16. Cordeiro, A.M.; Catarina C. Monteiro; Guilherme Leitão; João Costa; Barros, Pedro; Lourenço, Tiago; Saibo, Nelson J.M.. "OsPIL15 and OsPIL16 are key inducers of coleoptile growth in rice". Paper presented in Plant Biology Europe 2021, 2021.
  17. Leal, A.R.; Barros, P.M.; Parizot, B.; Belo, J.; Vangheluwe, N.; Beeckman, T.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Understanding the molecular regulation of periderm suberization in root secondary growth". Paper presented in Plant Apoplastic Diffusion Barriers - Bonn (Germany), 2019.
  18. Leal, A.; Barros, Pedro; Parizot, B.; Belo, Joana; Vangheluwe, N.; Beeckman, T; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Revealing the mechanisms underlying peridermis suberization in Arabidopsis and Cork Oak". Paper presented in XVI Spanish-Portuguese Congress of Plant Physiology, 2019.
  19. Barros, P.M.; Usié, A.; Barbosa, P.; Arias-Baldrich, C.; Silva, M.C.; Saibo, N.J.M.; Chaves, I.; et al. "The cork oak genome assembly project". Paper presented in IUFRO Tree Biotechnology 2019 - Raleigh (USA), 2019.
  20. Leal, A.R.; Barros, P.M.; Parizot, B.; Belo, J.; Vangheluwe, N.; Beeckman, T.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Revealing the mechanisms underlying peridermis suberization in Arabidopsis and Cork Oak". Paper presented in At the Forefront of Plant Research - Barcelona (Spain), 2019.
  21. Barros, P.M.; Barbosa, P.; Usié, A.; Pesquita, C.; Ramos, A.M.. "Alternative splicing detection across different tissues in cork oak". Paper presented in Bioinformatics Open Days - Braga (Portugal), 2017.
  22. Sapeta, Helena; Lourenço, Tiago Filipe; Lorenz, S.; Grumaz, C.; Kirstahler, P.; Barros, Pedro M.; Miguel, JM; Sohn, K.; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Drought and subsequent recovery behaviour of the biodiesel plant Jatropha curcas: Integrating transcriptomics and physiology". Paper presented in Ciência 2016 - Science and Technology in Portugal Meeting, 2016.
  23. Inácio, V.; Barros, P.M.; Roussado, C.; Costa, A.; Gonçalves, E.; Costa, R.; Graça, J.; Oliveira, M.M.; Morais-Cecílio, L.. "Differential DNA methylation patterns in Quercus suber are related to cork quality". Paper presented in IUFRO Genomics and Forest Tree Genetics - Arcachon (France), 2016.
  24. Barros, P.M.; Leal, A.R.; Vieira, N.; Lourenço, T.; Saibo, N.; Oliveira, M.M. "Uncovering molecular regulators of cork oak stress response and cork differentiation". Paper presented in 11th International congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Iguazú Falls, Brazil, 2015.
  25. Barros, P.M.; Leal, A.; Vieira, N.; Reis, F; Hardoim, P.; Coelho, A.C.; Tavares, R.M.; et al. "SuberStress - An integrated approach to identify regulatory genes in the crosstalk between abiotic and biotic stress response in cork oak". Paper presented in IUFRO Tree Biotechnology, Florence, Italy, 2015.
  26. Leal, A.R.; Vieira, N.; Barros, P.M.; Lourenço, T.; Saibo, N.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Assessing the role of a Quercus suber Omega-3 fatty acid desaturase in the response to biotic and abiotic stresses". Paper presented in IUFRO Tree Biotechnology, Florence, Italy, 2015.
  27. Leal, A.; Vieira, N.; Reis, F.; Hardoim, P.R.; Barros, Pedro M.; Coelho, A.C.; Tavares, T.M.; et al. "Searching for cork oak genes involved in the cross-talk between different stresses - the O3FAD omega 3 fatty acid desnaturase.". Paper presented in XVIII Congress of the Portuguese Biochemical Society, 2014.
  28. Chander, S.; Costa, J.M.; Serra, T.; Barros, P.M.; Oliveira, M.M.; Saibo, N.J.M.. "Over-expression of OsICE1 improves photosynthesis performance in rice plants under drought stress". Paper presented in International Congress on Photosynthesis Research (16th), St. Louis, USA, 2013.
  29. Barros, P.M.; Gonçalves, N.; Saibo, N.J.M.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Two cold-responsive CBF genes are repressed after winter bud break in a fruit tree species.". Paper presented in Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) Annual Meeting, Salzburg, Austria, 2012.
  30. Barros, P.M.; Gonçalves, N.; Santos, A.P.; Saibo, N.J.M.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Differential regulation of two cold-responsive CBF transcription factors during early blooming in almond (Prunus dulcis Mill.).". Paper presented in XII Congreso Hispano-Luso de Fisiologi´a Vegetal, Castello´ de La Plana, Spain, 2011.
  31. Figueiredo, D.; Cordeiro, A.M.; Barros, Pedro; Serra, T.S.; Lourenço, Tiago; Tepperman, J.; Quail, P.H.; Oliveira, M.M.; Saibo, N.J.M. "The rice Phytochrome Interacting Factor 7 is a novel transcription factor mediating cold and light signaling responses". Paper presented in XVII National Congress of Biochemistry, 2010.
  32. Barros, P.M.; Saibo, N.J.M; Oliveira, M.M.. "Searching for upstream elements involved in the regulation of two almond CBF transcription factors". Paper presented in 28th International Horticultural Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, 2010.
  33. Barros, P.M.; Saibo, N.J.M.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Functional analysis of two CBF transcription factors involved in low temperature signaling in almond". Paper presented in 8th PlantGEM, Plant Genomics European Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 2009.
  34. Barros, P.M.; Saibo, N.J.M.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Functional analysis of two almond CBF transcription factors during abiotic stress response and flower development". Paper presented in 34th FEBS Congress, Prague Czech Republic, 2009.
  35. Barros, P.M.; Saibo, N.J.M.; Martins, M.; Ma, R.-C.; Oliveira, M.M.. "The CBF and R genes as key elements to study the molecular response to abiotic and biotic stress in almond". Paper presented in Biotechfruit, International Symposium on Biotechnology of Fruit Species, Dresden, Germany, 2008.
  36. Barros, P.M.; Martins, M.; Ma, R.-C.; Arús, P.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Cloning and linkage mapping of new NBS-LRR resistant gene candidates and identification of markers associated to susceptibility to Fusicoccum canker in almond (Prunus dulcis Mill.)". Paper presented in III International Rosaceae Genomics Conference, Napier, New Zealand, 2006.
Journal article
  1. Fernandes, Telma; Gonçalves, Nuno M.; Matiolli, Cleverson C.; Rodrigues, Mafalda A. A.; Barros, Pedro M.; Oliveira, M.Margarida; Abreu, Isabel A.. "SUMOylation of rice DELLA SLR1 modulates transcriptional responses and improves yield under salt stress". Planta 260 136 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-024-04565-1.
    Published • 10.1007/s00425-024-04565-1
  2. Catarino, Bruno; Andrade, Luís; Cordeiro, André M.; Carvalho, Pedro; Barros, Pedro M.; Blázquez, Miguel A; Saibo, Nelson. "Light and temperature signals are integrated through a phyB-dependent gene regulatory network in rice". Journal of Experimental Botany (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae402.
    Accepted • 10.1093/jxb/erae402
  3. Barros, Pedro M.; Sapeta, Helena; Lucas, Diogo A.; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "The impact of drought on phellem development: Identification of novel gene regulators and evidence of photosynthetic activity in cork oak stems". Environmental and Experimental Botany 224 (2024): 105785. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2024.105785.
    Open access • 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2024.105785
  4. Usié, A.; Serra, Octávio; Barros, Pedro M.; Barbosa, Pedro; Leão, Célia; Capote, Tiago; Almeida, Tânia; et al. Corresponding author: Barros, Pedro M.. "An improved reference genome and first organelle genomes of Quercus suber". Tree Genetics & Genomes 19 54 (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-023-01624-8.
    Open access • Published • 10.1007/s11295-023-01624-8
  5. Misra, Chandra Shekhar; Sousa, António G G; Barros, Pedro M.; Kermanov, Anton; Becker, J. Corresponding author: Becker, J. "Cell-type-specific alternative splicing in the Arabidopsis germline". Plant Physiology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac574.
    Published • 10.1093/plphys/kiac574
  6. Leal, Ana; Belo, Joana; Beeckman, T; Barros, Pedro M.; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "The Combined Effect of Heat and Osmotic Stress on Suberization of Arabidopsis Roots". Cells 11 15 (2022): 2341. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells11152341.
    Open access • 10.3390/cells11152341
  7. Leal, Ana; Barros, Pedro M.; Parizot, Boris; Sapeta, Helena; Vangheluwe, Nick; Andersen, Tonni Grube; Beeckman, Tom; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Translational profile of developing phellem cells in Arabidopsis thaliana roots". The Plant Journal 110 3 (2022): 899-915. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15691.
    Open access • Published • 10.1111/tpj.15691
  8. Dias, M.C.; Santos, C.; Araújo, M.; Barros, P.M.; Oliveira, M.M.; Ferreira de Oliveira, José Miguel P.. "Quercus suber Roots Activate Antioxidant and Membrane Protective Processes in Response to High Salinity". Plants 11 4 (2022): 557. https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/4/557/htm.
    Published • 10.3390/plants11040557
  9. Leal, Ana; Sapeta, Helena; Beeckman, T; Barros, Pedro M.; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Spatiotemporal development of suberized barriers in cork oak taproots". Tree Physiology 42 6 (2021): 1269-1285. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpab176.
    Open access • 10.1093/treephys/tpab176
  10. Arias-Baldrich, Cirenia; Silva, Marta Contreiras; Bergeretti, Filippo; Chaves, Inês; Miguel, Célia; Saibo, Nelson J M; Sobral, Daniel; Faria, Daniel; Barros, Pedro M. Corresponding author: Barros, Pedro M. "CorkOakDB - The Cork Oak Genome Database Portal". Database 2020 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/database/baaa114.
    Open access • Published • 10.1093/database/baaa114
  11. Amaral, Marcelo Nogueira; Auler, Priscila Ariane; Rossatto, Tatiana; Barros, Pedro M.; Oliveira, M. Margarida; Braga, Eugenia Jacira Bolacel. "Long-term somatic memory of salinity unveiled from physiological, biochemical and epigenetic responses in two contrasting rice genotypes". Physiologia Plantarum 170 2 (2020): 248-268. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppl.13149.
    Open access • Published • 10.1111/ppl.13149
  12. Fonini, Leila Spagnolo; Lazzarotto, Fernanda; Barros, Pedro M.; Cabreira-Cagliari, Caroline; Martins, Marcelo Affonso Begossi; Saibo, Nelson J.M.; Turchetto-Zolet, Andreia Carina; Margis-Pinheiro, Marcia. "Molecular evolution and diversification of the GRF transcription factor family". Genetics and Molecular Biology 43 3 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2020-0080.
    Published • 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2020-0080
  13. Niño-González, María; Novo-Uzal, Esther; Richardson, Dale N.; Barros, Pedro M.; Duque, Paula. "More Transporters, More Substrates: The Arabidopsis Major Facilitator Superfamily Revisited". Molecular Plant 12 9 (2019): 1182-1202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2019.07.003.
    Published • 10.1016/j.molp.2019.07.003
  14. Ferreira, Liliana J.; Donoghue, Mark T. A.; Barros, Pedro; Saibo, Nelson J.; Santos, Ana Paula; Oliveira, M. Margarida. "Uncovering Differentially Methylated Regions (DMRs) in a Salt-Tolerant Rice Variety under Stress: One Step towards New Regulatory Regions for Enhanced Salt Tolerance". Epigenomes 3 1 (2019): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/epigenomes3010004.
    Published • 10.3390/epigenomes3010004
  15. Borba, Ana Rita; Serra, Tânia S; Górska, Alicja; Gouveia, Paulo; Cordeiro, André M; Reyna-Llorens, Ivan; Knerová, Jana; et al. "Synergistic Binding of bHLH Transcription Factors to the Promoter of the Maize NADP-ME Gene Used in C4 Photosynthesis Is Based on an Ancient Code Found in the Ancestral C3 State". Molecular Biology and Evolution 35 7 (2018): 1690-1705. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msy060.
    Published • 10.1093/molbev/msy060
  16. Chander, S.; Almeida, D.M.; Serra, T.S.; Jardim-Messeder, D.; Barros, P.M.; Lourenço, T.F.; Figueiredo, D.D.; et al. "OsICE1 transcription factor improves photosynthetic performance and reduces grain losses in rice plants subjected to drought". Environmental and Experimental Botany 150 (2018): 88-98. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85044649688&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2018.02.004
  17. Ramos, A.M.; Usié, A.; Barbosa, P.; Barros, P.M.; Capote, T.; Chaves, I.; Simões, F.; et al. "The draft genome sequence of cork oak". Scientific Data 5 (2018): https://www.nature.com/articles/sdata201869.
    Published • 10.1038/sdata.2018.69
  18. Barros, P.M.; Inácio, V.; Costa, A.; Roussado, C.; Gonçalves, E.; Costa, R.; Graça, J.; Oliveira, M.M.; Morais-Cecílio, L.. "Differential DNA methylation patterns are related to phellogen origin and quality of Quercus suber cork". PLoS ONE 12 1 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85008186367&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0169018
  19. Barros, P.M.; Cherian, S.; Costa, M.; Sapeta, H.; Saibo, N.J.M.; Oliveira, M.M.. "The identification of almond GIGANTEA gene and its expression under cold stress, variable photoperiod, and seasonal dormancy". Biologia Plantarum 61 4 (2017): 631-640. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85011286681&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1007/s10535-017-0711-1
  20. Sapeta, H.; Lourenço, T.; Lorenz, S.; Grumaz, C.; Kirstahler, P.; Barros, P.M.; Costa, J.M.; Sohn, K.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Transcriptomics and physiological analyses reveal co-ordinated alteration of metabolic pathways in Jatropha curcas drought tolerance". Journal of Experimental Botany 67 3 (2016): 845-860. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84964403705&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1093/jxb/erv499
  21. Figueiredo, D.D.; Barros, P.M.; Cordeiro, A.M.; Serra, T.S.; Lourenço, T.; Chander, S.; Oliveira, M.M.; Saibo, N.J.M.. "Seven zinc-finger transcription factors are novel regulators of the stress responsive gene OsDREB1B". Journal of Experimental Botany 63 10 (2012): 3643-3656. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84863699966&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1093/jxb/ers035
  22. Barros, P.M.; Gonçalves, N.; Saibo, N.J.M.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Cold acclimation and floral development in almond bud break: Insights into the regulatory pathways". Journal of Experimental Botany 63 12 (2012): 4585-4596. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866427070&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1093/jxb/ers144
  23. Barros, P.M.; Gonçalves, N.; Saibo, N.J.M.; Margarida Oliveira, M.. "Functional characterization of two almond C-repeat-binding factors involved in cold response". Tree Physiology 32 9 (2012): 1113-1128. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866390475&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1093/treephys/tps067
  24. Santos, A.P.; Serra, T.; Figueiredo, D.D.; Barros, P.; Lourenço, T.; Chander, S.; Oliveira, M.M.; Saibo, N.J.M.. "Transcription regulation of abiotic stress responses in rice: A combined action of transcription factors and epigenetic mechanisms". OMICS A Journal of Integrative Biology 15 12 (2011): 839-857. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84055193729&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1089/omi.2011.0095
Magazine article
  1. Barros, Pedro M.; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Ferramentas moleculares para compreender a formação da cortiça", Vida Rural, 2023, https://www.vidarural.pt/premium/ferramentas-compreender-formacao-cortica/.
Preprint
  1. Marques, Rita Maravilha; Fernandes, Telma; Barros, Pedro M.; Leitäo, Susana T.; Rubiales, Diego; Vaz Patto, Maria Carlota; Santos, Carmen. Corresponding author: Santos, Carmen. "Comparative transcriptomics of Lathyrus sativus reveals accession-specific resistance responses against Erysiphe pisi". 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2024.11.23.624375.
    10.1101/2024.11.23.624375
  2. Fernandes, Telma; Barros, Pedro M.; Flores-Tornero, Maria; Carvalho, Pedro; Sapeta, Helena; Becker, Jörg D; Abreu, Isabel A. Corresponding author: Abreu, Isabel A. "OsbHLH089 and OsbHLH094 Modulate OsSLR1 Levels to Maintain Male Reproductive Fitness in Rice". 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2024.11.24.624999.
    10.1101/2024.11.24.624999
  3. Barros, Pedro M.; Sapeta, Helena; Lucas, Diogo A.; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Drought impact on phellem development: identification of novel gene regulators and evidence of photosynthetic activity". 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.12.26.573371.
    10.1101/2023.12.26.573371
  4. Leal, Ana Rita; Barros, Pedro M.; Parizot, Boris; Sapeta, Helena; Vangheluwe, Nick; Andersen, Tonni Grube; Beeckman, Tom; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Phellem translational landscape throughout secondary development in Arabidopsis roots". 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.08.429142.
    10.1101/2021.02.08.429142
  5. Gonçalves, Nuno M.; Fernandes, Telma; Nunes, Cátia; Rosa, Margarida T. G.; Matiolli, Cleverson; Rodrigues, Mafalda A. A.; Barros, Pedro M.; Oliveira, M.Margarida; Abreu, Isabel A.. "SUMOylation of rice DELLA SLR1 modulates transcriptional responses and improves yield under salt stress". 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.10.986224.
    10.1101/2020.03.10.986224
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Barros, P.M.. "Alternative splicing detection across different tissues in cork oak". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/31981.
  2. Barros, P.M.. "Insights into the role of almond CBF transcription factors in the environmental control of cold acclimation and dormancy break". PhD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/8584.

Other

Dataset
  1. Barros, Pedro M.; Sapeta, H.; Lucas, D.; Oliveira, M.Margarida. The impact of drought on phellem development: morpho-physiological adaptations and gene expression dynamics in cork oak stems. ArrayExpress. 2024.
  2. Barros, Pedro; Sapeta, Helena. Morpho-physiological changes imposed by water deficit in cork oak saplings. DMPortal. 2024.
    https://doi.org/10.34636/DMPortal/D8LBXX
Other output
  1. CorkOakDB website. CorkOakDB aims to integrate the knowledge generated from fundamental and applied studies about Quercus suber, with a focus on genetics. CorkOakDB features the first draft genome of Quercus suber, released in 2018 by the GENOSUBER consortium, and allows genome browsing and gene search. It also incorporates other types of data from cork oak scientific research, including gene expression data.. 2019. Barias-Aldrich, C; Silva, Marta C.; Barros, P.M.; Faria, Daniel; Sobral, Daniel. http://corkoakdb.org/.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/02/21 Molecular Tools To Study The Environmental Impact on Plant Development - rice and cork oak cases Genomics and Systems Biology XII
NYU Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
2023/07/12 Genetic networks regulating cork production: from theoretical prediction to functional validation (Invited Talk) Plant Biology 2023 | XVIII Portuguese-Spanish Congress of Plant Biology
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2023/07/09 OsPIF15 and OsPIF16 are key inducers of stokomorphogenesis in rice Plant Biology 2023 & XVIII Portuguese-Spanish Congress of Plant Biology
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2023/03/17 Identification of gene regulatory modules acting in the interaction between cork development and environmental variables XII Bioinformatics Open Days 2023
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2023/03/16 A comparative genomics approach to assess interspecific variability associated with cork development. XII Bioinformatics Open Days 2023
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2022/11/24 Impacto da seca na produção de cortiça: identificação de fatores genéticos e sua regulação Um Futuro Sustentável – cientistas do LS4FUTURE de mãos dadas pela saúde humana e ambiental
LS4Future (Oeiras, Portugal)
2022/09/13 The impact of drought on phellem development: assessing morpho-physiological adaptations and gene expression dynamics in cork oak stems 5th Plant Apoplastic Diffusion Barriers (PADiBa) International Symposium
University of Dundee / The James Hutton Institute (Dundee, United Kingdom)
2022/09/06 Functional genomics and plant stress: abiotic stress modulation of cork oak development & suberin deposition XVIII Brazilian Congress of Plant Physiology / I Ibero-latinamerican Congress of Plant Biology
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
2022/07/07 Heat and osmotic stress have contrasting effects on periderm and endodermis suberization of cork oak roots 20th IUFRO Tree Biotech and 2nd Forest Tree Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Conference
IUFRO (Harbin, China)
2022/01/27 Heat and Osmotic stress have contrasting effects on periderm suberization of cork oak roots XV Portuguese-Spanish Symposium On Plant Water Relations
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/01/27 Impact of drought on cork development and suberization in Quercus suber XV Portuguese-Spanish Symposium On Plant Water Relations
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/06/28 Conserved regulatory networks acting during phellem development in Arabidopsis and cork oak roots FESPB/EPSO Plant Biology Europe 2021, Torino, Italy
FESPB/EPSO (Torino, Italy)
2020/10/22 The BioDta.pt Plant Sciences Community Webinar series BioData.pt Talks (Webinar)
BioData.pt (Oeiras, Portugal)
2019/07/09 Decoding the role of environmental signals in cork development: a transcriptomic approach Encontro Ciência 2019
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/06/24 Decoding the role of drought and heat stress in cork oak peridermis suberization (lightning talk) IUFRO Tree Biotechnology 2019
North Carolina State University (Raleigh, United States)
2019/05/31 Estratégias de adaptação das plantas num clima em mudança Cortiça, alterações climáticas e soluções mitigadoras
Centro de Competências do Sobreiro e da Cortiça (Coruche, Portugal)
2014/06/24 An integrated approach to identify regulatory genes in the crosstalk between abiotic and biotic stress response in cork oak (Quercus suber). Plant Biology Europe FESPB/EPSO Congress,
FESPB/EPSO (Dublin, Ireland)
2013/07/24 SuberStress – An integrated approach to identify stress-related regulatory genes in cork oak. XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal (FV2013)
Faculdade de Ciências Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2011/06/01 Two cold-responsive CBF transcription factors are repressed in flower buds from early blooming almond trees during winter XXXVI Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2008/04/02 Identification of candidate genes involved in the response to biotic and abiotic stress in almond. XIV Meeting of the Mediterranean Research Group for Almond and Pistachio (GREMPA)
(Athens, Greece)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/07/01 - Current Unveiling genetic modules acting on the crosstalk between cork development and environmental factors
Supervisor of Diogo José Nina Antunes
 Biologia Molecular e Genética (Master)
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/10/01 - Current Genome-wide characterization of plant resistance genes in cork oak (Quercus suber)
Supervisor of Luis Miguel Gonçalves
 Biologia de Plantas - Plantas para a Vida (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/01/02 - Current Molecular regulation of cork development: the role of nutrients and microbiome
Supervisor of Joana Belo
 Biologia de Plantas - Plantas para a Vida (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2020/12/02 - Current A comparative genomics approach to assess interspecific variability associated with cork development
Supervisor of Filippo Bergeretti
 Biologia de Plantas - Plantas para a Vida (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/06 - 2023/07 Whole-genome analysis and identification of molecular markers for rice varietal discrimination
Supervisor of Maria Beatriz Teixeira Vieira
 Scientific Research Training A - Post-graduation programme (Specialization course)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal

BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2023/04/17 Identification of gene regulation modules that act in the interaction between cork development and environmental variables
Supervisor of Hugo Miguel Costa Rodrigues
Bioinformática e Biologia Computacional (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2020/10/01 - 2022/02/01 Histochemical and molecular perspectives on the impact of drought on cork development and suberization in Quercus suber
Supervisor of Diogo Lucas
 Biotecnologia para a Sustentabilidade (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/10/01 - 2019/12/05 Osmotic and combined heat and osmotic stresses have distinct effects on suberization of Quercus suber roots
Supervisor of Joana Belo
 Biotecnologia para a Sustentabilidade (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015 - 2017 Identification of transcription factors regulating cork oak (Quercus suber) QsUNK1 gene during abiotic and biotic stress response
Supervisor of Natacha Vieira
 Engenharia Agronómica - Ramo Protecção de Plantas (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2010/09/01 - 2011/11/11 Análise funcional de dois CBFs de Prunus dulcis por expressão heteróloga em A. thaliana e expressão sazonal em plantas de campo
Co-supervisor of Nuno Gonçalves
 Biologia Molecular e Genética (Master)
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/01 - 2023/12 13th ITQB NOVA PhD Students' Meeting (2023/10/18 - 2023/10/20)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2023/01/02 - 2023/10/06 Resources for Plant Sciences - online seminar, ELIXIR Europe, Plant Sciences Community, 5-6 October 2023. Coordinator and host of the Session "Plant Orthology bundle". https://elixir.mf.uni-lj.si/course/view.php?id=107 (2023/10/05 - 2033/10/06)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 ELIXIR, United Kingdom
2022/01/05 - 2022/07/22 ITQB NOVA Summer Science, is a Summer School directed to undergraduate students, and provides the opportunity to experience science at ITQB during one week, including participation in laboratory work, round tables and workshops. (2022/07/18 - 2032/07/22)
Meeting (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/07/19 - 2021/07/30 ITQB NOVA Summer Science, is a Summer School directed to undergraduate students, and provides the opportunity to experience science at ITQB during one week, including participation in laboratory work, round tables and workshops. (2021/07/19 - 2021/07/30)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017/01/24 - 2017/07/28 ITQB NOVA Summer Science, is a Summer School directed to undergraduate students, and provides the opportunity to experience science at ITQB during one week, including participation in laboratory work, round tables and workshops. (2017/07/24 - 2017/07/28)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015/05/02 - 2015/10/10 ITQB NOVA Open Day. Development and organization of science outreach activities for children and adults. I was in charge of the organization of the photography competition, under the theme “The illuminated life”. (2015/10/10 - 2015/10/10)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24 European Researchers Night. Planned an outreach activity highlighting the role of cork oak forests in mitigating the effects of climate change.
Exhibition
 European Researchers Night 2021
Ciência Viva, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/02/28 In vitro effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on genome-wide methylation
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Catarina da Silva Valente (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/11/14 Study of flower induction and fructification mechanisms in Castanea sativa Mill
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Teresa Talhinhas Barata Alhinho (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/07/13 Análise de dados de RNA-seq para estudo de biofilmes bacterianos
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Gonçalo Filipe Martins Alves (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2022/01/19 Assessment and implementation of novel annotation platforms for the reconstruction of Genome-Scale Metabolic Models in merlin
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Catarina Costa Barbosa (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/12/12 Characterization of flower induction and fertilization of Quercus suber
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Helena Sofia Gomes da Silva (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/05/29 Molecular analysis of microRNA-target gene interactions in the pine seed
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sónia Cristina Heleno Correia (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/03/22 Identification of transcription factors regulating cork oak UNK1 gene during abiotic stress response
Supervisor
 Natacha Cristiana dos Santos Vieira (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/10/01 - 2023/02/01 ITQB NOVA & iBET Post-Doctoral Association Secretary
2016/11 - 2017/11 ITQB NOVA & iBET Post-Doctoral Association Secretary
2015/11 - 2016/11 ITQB & iBET Post-Doctoral Association. The ITQB NOVA Post-Doc Association aims to represent and support the specific interests of the Post-doctoral fellows working at ITQB NOVA and iBET, promote their sense of community, organize professional enrichment and career development activities, as well as networking events. This was a pos-doc initiative implemented in 2015. Vice-chair

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2023/09 - Current PhD Thesis Committee - Diogo Lucas: PhD Plants For Life; Thesis title: The role of splicing factors during sexual plant reproduction in Arabidopsis thaliana
Advisor / Consultant
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2019/09 - Current PhD Thesis Committee - Ângela Pinheiro: Ref. SFRH/BD/144593/2019; Thesis title: Dissecting potential roles of Resin diterpene derivatives formed by fungi colonising Pinus pinaster as chemical upholders against phytopathogens
Advisor / Consultant
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2019/05 - Current PhD Thesis Committee - Bárbara Rebelo: PhD Plants For Life; Thesis title: Challenges in metabolic responses and carotenoid biosynthesis in algae and angiosperms: searching for an alternative production system.
Advisor / Consultant
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2019/01/01 - Current Coordinator of the Bioinformatics and Biostatistics platform of Green-it BioResources for Sustainability research Unit. The Goal of this platform is to bring together in-house experience and contribute for training of Green-it researchers on bioinformatics tools and biostatistics (in-house workshops and invited trainers)
Coordinator
 BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/10/01 - 2024/03/31 Genómica Estrutural e Evolutiva Bioinformática (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2023/05/25 - 2023/05/25 Engineering Secondary Growth Biologia de Plantas - Plantas para a Vida (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2023/05/24 - 2023/05/24 Genomic approaches to study the Portuguese emblematic tree - Cork oak Biologia de Plantas - Plantas para a Vida (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2023/04/18 - 2023/04/18 Introduction to Phylogenetic analysis Biologia de Plantas - Plantas para a Vida (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2022/10/06 - 2023/03/30 Genómica Estrutural e Evolutiva Bioinformática (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2022/09/05 - 2022/09/07 Workshop - Introduction to R (Outros) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/11/02 - 2022/04/30 Genómica Estrutural e Evolutiva Bioinformática (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2021/06/14 - 2021/06/17 Workshop - Introduction to R Postdoc Programme 3rd Edition (Outros) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/04/22 - 2021/04/22 Introduction to Phylogenetic analysis Biologia de Plantas - Plantas para a Vida (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/04/15 - 2021/04/15 Engineering secondary growth Biologia de Plantas - Plantas para a Vida (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/04/14 - 2021/04/14 Genomic approaches to study the Portuguese emblematic tree - Cork oak Biologia de Plantas - Plantas para a Vida (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2021/02/12 Genome scale technologies, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Biotecnologia para a Sustentabilidade (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/10/14 - 2019/10/14 Workshop Biostatistics using R Postdoc Programme 2nd Edition (Outros) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/05/23 - 2019/05/23 Engineering secondary growth Biologia de Plantas - Plantas para a Vida (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/05/22 - 2019/05/22 Genomic approaches to study the Portuguese emblematic tree - Cork oak Biologia de Plantas - Plantas para a Vida (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/03/28 - 2019/03/28 Workshop - Data handling and basic statistical analysis (Outros) BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal
2019/01/31 - 2019/02/07 Workshop - Introduction to R (Outros) BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal
2018/04/11 - 2018/04/11 Genomic approaches to study the Portuguese emblematic tree - Cork oak Biologia de Plantas - Plantas para a Vida (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2022/01 - 2022/03 Evaluator in SONATA-17 program: Proposals for funding of a research project carried out by a person who has been awarded a doctorate within 2-7 years
Evaluator
 Narodowe Centrum Nauki, Poland Narodowe Centrum Nauki

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2018/05/23 Commentary to the public release of the first draft genome sequence of cork oak. Público
2013/12 "Secrets of overwintering plants", article written by Jared Bernard. The results of my PhD research on this topic were highlighted. The Gardener Magazine

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/05 - Current Frontiers in Plant Science (1664-462X) Frontiers
2022 - Current Biologia (1336-9563) Springer
2022 - Current Tree Physiology (1758-4469) Oxford University Press
2022 - Current Trees (0931-1890) Springer
2021 - Current PLoS ONE (1932-6203) PLOS
2020 - Current Forests (1999-4907) MDPI
2020 - Current Genes (2073-4425) MDPI
2020 - Current Plants (2223-7747) MDPI
2020 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322)
2019/08 - Current Nucleic Acids Research (1362-4962) Oxford University Press
2018/12 - Current Molecules (1420-3049) MDPI AG
2017/12 - Current Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) (1573-5044) Springer-Verlag
2017/09 - Current Journal of Experimental Botany (1460-2431) Oxford University Press
2016/12 - Current Plant Science (0168-9452) Elsevier
2015/07 - Current BMC Plant Biology (1471-2229) Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2014/04 - Current Plant Cell Reports (1432-203X) Springer-Verlag
2014/03 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067) MDPI AG

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/01 - 2021/05/31 Tutor in the work developed for Biodata.pt Marta C. Silva
2020/02 - 2020/11/30 Tutor in the work developed for Biodata.pt Filippo Bergeretti
2016/06/01 - 2019/05/31 Mentor in laboratory work. Ana Rita Leal
2018/05/02 - 2018/10/26 Mentor in laboratory work. Marcelo Amaral
Distinctions

Award

2019 Papers@USA - Travel grant
Fundação Luso-Americana, Portugal
2013 Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM, COST action FP1202)
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium