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Carla Varanda graduated in Agricultural Engineering in University of Évora (UE), in 2003, obtained the Master's Degree in Plant Biology of Pests and Plant Diseases (UE) in 2005 and the PhD in Agricultural Sciences (UE) in 2011. C.Varanda is an Assistant Professor at the Escola Superior Agrária of the Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, responsible for the curricular units of Genetics, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Plant Physiology, also teaching the curricular unit of plant protection. She is a researcher at the Center for the Study of Natural Resources, Environment and Society (CERNAS) and a collaborator at the Mediterranean Institute of Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED) and the Associated Laboratory of the Global Change & Sustainability Institute (CHANGE).C. Varanda main research areas concern the study of viruses both as plant pathogens and as biotechnological tools. Other research lines include the study of plant diseases and the development of diagnostic techniques and biological control methods. During her career, C. Varanda has published over 40 articles in indexed scientific journals; in addition to other relevant scientific output including edited books, book chapters, 'Proceedings' and technical journals. C. Varanda's high research experience can also be demonstrated through the participation in more than 15 national and international projects. Her scientific independence and international recognition can also be seen through her role as Principal Investigator of two project grants in highly competitive calls from FCT. C. Varanda professional commitment at her scientific area is also recognized by the academy through university teaching duties (in the UE and in the University Aberta), participation in several juries of academic degrees and project fellowships and supervision of students: 2 PhD students (1 concluded and 1 ongoing), 3 Post-docs (concluded), 9 Master's students (7 concluded and 2 ongoing), 2 Master's fellowships (concluded), 12 ungraduated students (7 concluded and 5 ongoing) and mentoring of several PhD, Master and ungraduated students. C. Varanda has also participated in the organization of national and international congresses and meetings, as well as in 'Ciência Viva' programs. She provides consultancy services to Municipalities, private sector and state agencies on the development of biotechnological solutions for plant protection. C. Varanda ability to achieve original and high-quality performance has allowed her to develop 4 applications for European patents all based on the development of viral vectors in plant protection. Her breadth of scientific record extends for the participation on evaluation of R&D projects grants (United States, Israel and Chile), as the Portuguese coordinator of the Cost action (COST FA1407) and as academic editor and reviewer of several papers in Q1 journals. C. Varanda internationalization can also be confirm through several scientific collaborations that resulted in published articles, internships, conference participations and financed research projects. During her career C. Varanda has received important recognition prizes, such as Innovative enterprise awards and competitive individual financing.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Carla Varanda

Citation names

  • Varanda, Carla

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
061E-C9D5-C76E
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6915-1793
Researcher Id
w-2502-2018
Scopus Author Id
8899392100

Email addresses

  • carla.varanda@esa.ipsantarem.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 243307300 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento (MED), University of Évora, 7002-554, Évora, Évora, Portugal (Professional)
  • Quinta do Galinheiro, S. Pedro, 2001-904, Santarém, Santarém, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Virology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Plant sciences
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Plant Breeding and Plant Protection
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/10/03 - 2016/10/24
Concluded
 Advanced interdisciplinary course: F@do - Formação à distância online: Ferramentas do Moodle (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Universidade Aberta, Portugal
2014/04/01 - 2014/04/30
Concluded
 Hydroponics (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Universidade Aberta, Portugal
2013/04/01 - 2013/05/31
Concluded
 Molecular Biotechnology (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2007/05/01 - 2011/09/23
Concluded
 Agrarian Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal
"Molecular characterization of Olea europaea L. necrovirus transmission by fungal vectors" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Summa Cum Laude
2007/10/01 - 2007/11/30
Concluded
 Commercialization and Distribution of Plant Treatment Products (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Confederação Agricultores Portugal – AJASUL, Portugal
2006/05/01 - 2006/06/30
Concluded
 Expert of Application, Distribution and comercialization of Plant Treatment Products (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Direção Geral de Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural, Portugal
2005/09/01 - 2006/02/28
Concluded
 Certificate of Pedagogical Ability - CAP nº EDF 447688/2007 DL (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Centro de Formação Profissional Formateia, Portugal
2005/09/01 - 2005/12/15
Concluded
 Integrated Protection of Maize, Rice and Autumn-Winter Cereals (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Associação de Jovens Agricultores do Sul, Portugal
2005/09/15 - 2005/09/30
Concluded
 Advanced Post-Graduate Course - Biological Sequence Analysis (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2005/07/15
Concluded
 Master course in Biology of Plant Diseases (Mestrado)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Avaliação das técnicas de diagnóstico viral baseadas em isolamento de dsRNA e RT-PCR, para certificação de uma colecção de clones da cv.'Negrinha de Freixo' (D.O.) de Olea europaea L." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Very Good (19/20)
2003/09/01 - 2003/12/15
Concluded
 Molecular biological techniques and practical applications in plant sciences (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2003/10/17
Concluded
 Agronomy (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Aplicação de técnicas de diagnóstico viral em Olea europaea L." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14/20
1989/10/01 - 1997/07/15
Concluded
 First Certificate in English and First level in Proficiency - University of Cambridge (Outros)
Cavendish House, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/02/01 - 2023/02/28 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2012/01/01 - 2019/01/31 Postdoc (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a tecnologia (FCT), Portugal
MED - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Portugal
2016/09/17 - 2016/09/19 Visiting Researcher (Research) Meeting of the management committee for the COST action (COST FA1407), United Kingdom
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2016/04/05 - 2016/04/07 Visiting Researcher (Research) Meeting of the management committee for the COST action (COST FA1407), Greece
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2015/11/02 - 2015/11/04 Visiting Researcher (Research) Meeting of the management committee for the COST action (COST FA1407), Slovenia
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2015/03/10 - 2015/03/11 Visiting Researcher (Research) Meeting of the management committee for the COST action (COST FA1407), Belgium
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2011/05/01 - 2011/09/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2007/05/01 - 2011/05/01 Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a tecnologia (FCT), Portugal
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2002/07/22 - 2006/05/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/03/01 - Current Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais Ambiente e Sociedade - Pólo de Santarém, Portugal
2019 - 2023/02/28 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/05/29 - Current Pedagogical council Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2024/03/01 - Current Secretary of Executive Commission Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais Ambiente e Sociedade - Pólo de Santarém, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09 - Current Collaborator member Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2023/08 - Current Integrated member Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais Ambiente e Sociedade - Pólo de Santarém, Portugal
2020/01/01 - 2023/08/31 Integrated member Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2016/05 - 2016/06 Teacher in the course 'Hydroponics' Universidade Aberta, Portugal
2015/01 - 2015/06 Teacher in the course 'Hydroponics' Universidade Aberta, Portugal
2014/01 - 2014/06 Teacher in the course 'Hydroponics' Universidade Aberta, Portugal
2012/03/01 - 2012/05/31 Teacher in the course 'Forest operator' Centro de Emprego e Formação Profissional , Portugal
2006/06/01 - 2007/04/30 Person in charge of the Plant Pathology sector Ball Horticultural Co, United States
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/05/22 - 2026/10/23 European Network for Innovative Woody Plant Cloning (COPYTREE)
COST Action CA21157
Membership
Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais Ambiente e Sociedade - Pólo de Santarém, Portugal
Ongoing
2024/05/16 - 2026/09/18 Towards zer0 Pesticide AGRIculture : European Network for sustainability
COST Action CA21134
Membership
Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais Ambiente e Sociedade - Pólo de Santarém, Portugal
Ongoing
2022/07/22 - 2025/12/31 Vine and Wine Portugal
cand67-ACC02/CO5-i01/2022
Researcher
Universidade de Évora Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR), Portugal
Ongoing
2024/08/05 - 2025/10/03 RNA communication across kingdoms: new mechanisms and strategies in pathogen control (exRNA-PATH)
COST Action CA20110
Membership
Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais Ambiente e Sociedade - Pólo de Santarém, Portugal
Ongoing
2022/08/03 - 2025/07/01 Criação de polo no ALentejo para a VIgilância GENómica de doenças na agricultura (ALVIGEN)
PD21-00081
Researcher
InnovPlantProtect, Portugal
 Fundação 'la Caixa'
Ongoing
2023/02/02 - 2025/02/01 Characterization of the potential of the strain Pseudomonas brassicacearum CDVBN10 as a biofertilizer, biostimulant, and biopesticide for agronomically important crops (AGRIBIOPRODUCT)
TED2021-129157B-100
Researcher
Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
 Agence Europe SA
Ongoing
2019/02/01 - 2025/01/31 Individual Scientific Employment Contract
Contract_2018
Researcher
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a tecnologia (FCT)
Ongoing
2021 - 2025 CHANGE - Instituto para as Alterações Globais e Sustentabilidade
LA/P/0121/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0121/2020
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais, Ambiente e Sociedade - CERNAS
UIDP/00681/2020
10.54499/UIDP/00681/2020
Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais Ambiente e Sociedade - Pólo de Santarém, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais, Ambiente e Sociedade - CERNAS
UIDP/00681/2020
10.54499/UIDP/00681/2020
Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais Ambiente e Sociedade - Pólo de Santarém, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais, Ambiente e Sociedade - CERNAS
UIDP/00681/2020
10.54499/UIDP/00681/2020
Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais Ambiente e Sociedade - Pólo de Santarém, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/02/07 - 2023/11/27 Diagnóstico, epidemiologia, monitorização e previsão das principais doenças que afetam o amendoal: Uma proposta sustentável e integrada (AlmondProtect)
PD23-00014
Researcher
Universidade de Évora Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação 'la Caixa'
Ongoing
2021/10/01 - 2023/06/30 Programa para a Valorização, Inovação e Transferência de Tecnologia no Alentejo (PRO.VITA.)
POCI-01-0246-FEDER-181308
Researcher
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal

Universidade de Évora Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Agência de Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo
Concluded
2021/01/01 - 2021/12/31 Molecular basis of resistance/susceptibility of Vitis vinifera L. to wood infection by fungal trunk pathogens in Alentejo region
02_2020_MED
Researcher
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a tecnologia (FCT)
Ongoing
2018/10/15 - 2021/10/14 Development of a new virus-based vector to control TSWV in tomato plants (TOMVIRPROTECT)
(PTDC/ASP-PLA/28266/2017) (ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-028266)
Principal investigator
University of Évora - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED), Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a tecnologia (FCT)

European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
Ongoing
2018/10/15 - 2021/10/14 Control of olive anthracnose through gene silencing and gene expression using a plant virus vector (GAFAPROTECT)
(PTDC/ASP-PLA/28263/2017) (ALT20-03-0145-FEDER- 028263)
Researcher
University of Évora - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED), Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a tecnologia (FCT)

European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
Ongoing
2017/08/01 - 2021/07/31 Techniques and technology for the valorization of by-products in olive growing (TECOLIVE)
PDR2020-101-031763
Researcher
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Agência de Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo

European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
Concluded
2018/01/02 - 2021/01/01 Monitoring of Olive infecting viruses in Tunisia and Portugal: Identification and characterization of new isolates
4363 DRI - Tunísia 2018/19
Principal investigator
University of Évora - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED), Portugal

Université de Monastir Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Monastir, Tunisia
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique (Tunisia)
Ongoing
2016/04/01 - 2020/03/31 Enhancing the Performance of Portuguese Olive Cultivars (OLEAVALOR)
ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000014
Researcher
Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Agência de Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo

European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas
UID/AGR/00115/2019
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015/03/09 - 2019/03/08 Cost action (COST FA1407)
COST FA1407
Researcher
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
 Horizon 2020
Concluded
2018/03/02 - 2019/03/01 A new approach to the detection and quantification of viruses in the olive tree
02_2017_ICAAM
Researcher
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a tecnologia (FCT)
Concluded
2014/01/01 - 2014/12/31 Construction of infectious clones of the necrovirus OLV-1
03_2013_ICAAM
Researcher
Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a tecnologia (FCT)
Concluded
2012/01/02 - 2014/12/31 Integrated management of the olive grove Protection. Contributions to the development and implementation
ALENT-07-0324-FEDER-001747
Researcher
Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Agência de Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo
Concluded
2013/01/02 - 2013/12/31 Transmission Evaluation of the necroviruses that infect Olea europaea L. by soil fungi.
04_2013_ICAAM
Researcher
Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 Projecto Estratégico - UI 115 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/AGR/UI0115/2011
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/02 - 2011/12/31 Characterization of the suppressors genes in Olive mild mosaic virus.
02_2011_ICAAM
Researcher
Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/05/01 - 2011/09/30 Improvement of Rhizobia by Genetic Modification with Stress Response Genes
PTDC/BIO/80932/2006
Research Fellow
Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2003/01/02 - 2006/12/31 Integrated development of strategies for the rehabilitation of cv. Galega vulgar as important cultivar in the national olive heritage
Projeto AGRO 683
Researcher
Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Agência de Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo
Concluded
2003/01/01 - 2005/12/31 Effect of viral infection on the agronomic performance of Olea europaea L. cultivars: establishment and monitoring of field trials
Projeto AGRO 186
Researcher
Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Agência de Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo
Concluded
2001/01/02 - 2003/12/31 Conception and development of viral diagnostic methods in Olea europaea L. for phytosanitary certification (SAPIENS)
POCTI/AGR/36230/99
Researcher
Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2015/03/03 - 2015/11/03 Production of antibodies to the OLV-1 virus for the company LOEWE Biochemica GmbH (Germany) for application in the DAS ELISA test
LOEWE antibodies
Technical development
LOEWE Logistics & Care GmbH, Germany
 Loewe Biochemica GmbH
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Patanita, Mariana; Félix, Maria do Rosário; A. Ribeiro, Joana; Varanda, Carla M. R.; Albuquerque, André; Materatski, Patrick; Garrido, Nicolás; Campos, Maria Doroteia. "Insights into Grapevine Defence Response Against Fungal and Oomycete Diseases Towards a Sustainable Plant Breeding". In Plant Pathogen Interaction, edited by Verma, P.K.; Mishra, S.; Srivastava, V.; Mehrotra, S., 119-160. Springer, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2024.
    Published • 10.1007/978-981-99-4890-1_5
  2. Ribeiro, J.A.; Varanda, C.M.R.; Materatski, P.; Campos, M.D.; Patanita, M.; Albuquerque, A.; Garrido, N.; Santos, F. ; Félix, M.D.R.. Corresponding author: Varanda, C.M.R.. "CRISPR/Cas13 for the control of plant viruses". In CRISPR and Plant Functional Genomics, edited by Jen-Tsung, Chen. London, United Kingdom: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
    Published
  3. Félix, M.R.F.; Varanda, Carla; Clara, M.I.E. "'Viruses in Olea europaea L .: symptoms, dispersion, diagnosis and phytosanitary certification' - Os vírus em Olea europaea L.: sintomas, dispersão, diagnóstico e certificação fitossanitária". In 'Good Practices in Olival and Lagar' - Boas Práticas no Olival e no Lagar, 212-216. Lisbon, Portugal: REMDA – Rede para a Monitorização e Divulgação das Melhores Práticas agroambientais para o olival, 2014.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Joana A. Ribeiro; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Albuquerque, André; Mariana Patanita; Santos, Filipa; et al. "Why is CRISPR/Cas13d the best choice for engineering interference against RNA plant viruses?". Paper presented in VIII PhD Students Meeting, Évora, 2023.
    Published
  2. Varanda, Carla; Castanho, B.; Albuquerque, A.; Ribeiro, J.A.; Patanita, M.; Garrido, N.; Campos, M.D.; Félix, M.R.; Materatski, P.. "Papel da proteína de planta Dicer-like 4 nas infeções mistas dos vírus OMMV e OLV-1". Paper presented in Impact Science'23, Santarém, 2023.
  3. Félix, Maria do Rosário; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Patanita, Mariana; Ribeiro, Joana A. ; Materatski, Patrick; Albuquerque, André; Garrido, Nicolás; Varanda, Carla. "Olive Viruses: Plant Pathogens or Plant Protect Agents?". Paper presented in I Applied Agro-Biotechnology International Meeting (I AABIM), Beja, 2023.
    Published
  4. Rafaela Rodrigues Jesus; Materatski, Patrick; Maria do Rosário Félix; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Mariana Patanita; Albuquerque, André; Joana A. Ribeiro; Varanda, Carla. "Development of a OMMV-based vector for gene expression in plants". Paper presented in III International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, Évora, 2022.
    Published
  5. Patanita, Mariana; Albuquerque, André; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla; Joana A. Ribeiro; Campos, Maria Doroteia. "Grapevine responses to trunk pathogens: potential genes involved in plant-pathogen interactions". Paper presented in VI PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, Évora, 2021.
    Published
  6. Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Albuquerque, André; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Patanita, Mariana; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "Proteção da oliveira contra vírus utilizando OMMV como vetor de silenciamento". Paper presented in IX Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura, Oeiras, 2021.
  7. Camilo-Alves, Constança; Varanda, Carla; Saraiva Dias, Susana; Dinis, Cati; Maria do Rosário Félix; Almeida Ribeiro, Nuno. "Factors associated with Cork Oak mortality: Modeling Diachronic Dieback using aerial imagery". Paper presented in Proceedings Prague, Praga, 2021.
    Published
  8. Campos, M.D.; Maria do Rosário felix; Mariana Patanita; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla. "Tomato - a model plant to study molecular resistance mechanisms to pathogens". Paper presented in PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, Évora, 2020.
    Published
  9. Varanda, Carla; Maria do Rosário felix; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Mariana Patanita; Materatski, P.. "Plant Viruses: from targets to tools for CRISPR". Paper presented in PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, Évora, 2020.
    Published
  10. Mariana Patanita; M. Doroteia Campos; André Filipe Barreto Albuquerque; Varanda, Carla; Patrick Materatski; Maria do Rosário felix. "Metagenomic analysis of fungal microbiota associated to grapevine trunk diseases in Alentejo region". Paper presented in V PhD Students Meeting in Environmental and Agriculture, Évora, 2020.
    Published
  11. Patanita, Mariana; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "Molecular basis of resistance/susceptibility of Vitis vinifera L. to wood infection by fungal trunk pathogens in Alentejo region". Paper presented in IV PhD Students Meeting in Environmental and Agriculture, Évora, 2019.
  12. Varanda, Carla; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Materatski, Patrick; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Marques, Natália; Clara, Maria Ivone; Nolasco, Gustavo. "Development of a viral vector to control TSWV in tomato plants.". Paper presented in IV PhD Students Meeting in Environmental and Agriculture, Évora, 2019.
    Published
  13. Varanda, Carla; Patrick Materatski; Maria Dorotéia Campos; Maria Ivone Clara; Natália Marques; Gustavo Nolasco; Maria do Rosário Felix. "Co infection of OMMV and OLV-1 enhances symptoms and increases both viruses accumulation and viral derived siRNAs in plants". Paper presented in The International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (IS-MPMI) congress, Glasgow, 2019.
    Published
  14. de Almeida, A.B.; Concas, J.; Campos, M.D.; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Murolo, S.; Romanazzi, G.; Félix, M.R.. "Identification of Fungi Responsible for Grapevine Trunk Disease in Alentejo Region". Paper presented in I Jornadas MED, Évora, 2019.
    Published
  15. Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Carvalho, Teresa; Dias, António Bento; Gomes, Luis; Nobre, Tania; Rei, Fernando; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "New Approaches for the Control of Anthracnose in Olive.". Paper presented in Jornadas MED, Évora, 2019.
    Published
  16. Campos, M.D.; Zellama, M.S.; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Peixe, A.; Félix, M.R.. "A Real-time PCR method for detection of the main viruses present in olive orchards". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on the Olive tree and Olive products (OliveBioteq), Seville, 2018.
    Published
  17. Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla; Carvalho, T.; Dias, A.; Campos, M.D.; Rei, F.; Félix, M.R.. "Spatial and Temporal Variation of Endophytic Communities associated to the phyllosphere of olive cultivars". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on the Olive tree and Olive products (OliveBioteq), Seville, 2018.
    Published
  18. Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Campos, M.D.; Nolasco, G.; Clara, M.I.E.; Félix, M.R.. "Olive mild mosaic virus coat protein and p6 are suppressors of RNA silencing and their silencing confers resistance against OMMV". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on the Olive tree and Olive products (OliveBioteq), Seville, 2018.
    Published
  19. Campos, M.D.; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Peixe, A.; Félix, M.R.. "Vírus na oliveira: qPCR, uma nova ferramenta para a sua deteção". Paper presented in VIII Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura, Santarém, 2018.
  20. Carvalho, T.; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla; Arias-Caderón, R.; Campos, M.D.; Rei, F.; Félix, M.R.. "Alternariose – uma nova doença a considerar no olival". Paper presented in VIII Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura, Santarém, 2018.
    Published
  21. Caeiro, Luis; Materatski, Patrick; Vestia, Joana; Rato, Ana Elisa; Carvalho, Teresa; Varanda, Carla; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Rei, Fernando; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "Suplementação em cálcio: uma ajuda promissora na prevenção da gafa da azeitona.". Paper presented in VIII Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura, Santarém, 2018.
    Published
  22. Domingues, L.; Santos, A.C.; Léon, A.; Varanda, Carla; Vestia, J.; Félix, M.R.; Elias, M.; Ricardo-Rodrigues, S.. "Avaliação de óleos essenciais na pós-colheita de morangos". Paper presented in I Congresso Luso-Extremadurense de Ciências e Tecnologia, Évora, 2017.
    Published
  23. Landum, M.; Félix, M.R.; Alho, J.; Garcia, R.; Cabrita, M.J.; Rei, F.; Varanda, Carla. "Antagonistic activity of fungi of Olea europaea L. against Colletotrichum acutatum". Paper presented in congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology: Microbiotec 15, Évora, 2015.
    Published
  24. Gaspar, H.I.D.; Varanda, Carla; Clara, M.I.; Félix, M.R.. "Identification of an Olive latent virus 1 isolate from Olea europaea L.". Paper presented in 7º Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Fitopatologia, Oeiras, 2014.
  25. Varanda, Carla; Santos, S.,; Oliveira, M.D.M.; Clara, M.I.E.; Félix, M.R.. "Multiplex RT-PCR detection of three sweetpotato potyviruses in Portugal and analysis of the coat protein gene variability among isolates". Paper presented in 14th Mediterranean Phytopathological Union & International Society of Mycotoxicology (Mediterranean branch), Istanbul, 2014.
    Published
  26. Landum, M.; Varanda, Carla; Alho, J.; Rei, F.; Dias, A.; Félix, M.R.. "Endophytic fungi detected in olive leaves infected with peacock disease". Paper presented in 10º Encontro Nacional de Proteção Integrada, Beja, 2014.
    Published
  27. Varanda, Carla; Félix, M.R.F.; Clara, M.I.E.. "Specific aminoacids of Olive mild mosaic virus are determinant for transmission by Olpidium brassicae". Paper presented in 9th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology and 6th Conference of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Fitopatologia, Évora, 2010.
    Published
  28. Varanda, Carla; Cardoso, J.M.S.; Félix, M.R.F.; Oliveira, S.; Clara, M.I.E.. "Evaluation of necroviruses occurence by specific RT-PCR in olive". Paper presented in 4th European Meeting of the IOBC/WPRS working Group Integrated Protection of Olive Crops, Cordoba, 2009.
    Published
  29. Varanda, Carla; Ramalhete, M.L.; Félix, M.R.F.; Clara, M.I.E.. "Novas doenças em culturas hortícolas: viroses da alface transmitidas pelo solo". Paper presented in III Colóquio Nacional de Horticultura Protegida, Póvoa do Varzim, 2008.
    Published
  30. Varanda, Carla; Félix, M.R.F.; Oliveira, S.; Clara, M.I.E.. "Specific diagnosis of olive mild mosaic virus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay". Paper presented in 6th International Symposium on Olive Growing, Évora, 2008.
    Published
  31. Varanda, Carla; Félix, M.R.F.; Clara, M.I.E.. "DsRNA analysis and RT-PCR assays to evaluate viral infections: the case of necroviruses in olive". Paper presented in 9th Congress of Plant Pathology, Turin, 2008.
    Published
  32. Varanda, Carla; Rato, P.S.; Félix, M.R.; Ramalhete, L.; Clara, M.I.. "Association of Olpidium brassicae with virus diseases in lettuce and olive crops". Paper presented in 5º Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Fitopatologia, Coimbra, 2007.
    Published
  33. Félix, M.R.; Varanda, Carla; Clara, M.I.E.. "Viruses and Phytoplasmas infecting the olive crop and control measures". Paper presented in 3rd European Meeting of the IOBC/WPRS Working Group “Integrated Protection of Olive Crops”, Bragança, 2007.
    Published
  34. Varanda, Carla; Félix, M.R.F.; Leitão, F.; Sismeiro, R.; Clara, M.I.E.. "Application of Reverse Transcription – Polymerase Chain Reaction to screen a collection of clones of Olea europaea L. for the presence of necroviruses (Tombusviridae)". Paper presented in 8th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology & British Society of Plant Pathology Presidential Meeting, Copenhagen, 2006.
    Published
  35. Félix, M.R.; Varanda, Carla; Cardoso, J.M.S.; Clara, M.I.E.. "Plant root uptake of Olive latent virus 1 and Olive mild mosaic virus in single and mixed infections". Paper presented in XII Mediterranean Phytopathological Union (MPU) Congress, Rhodes, 2006.
  36. Félix, M.R.; Varanda, Carla; Cardoso, J.M.S.; Clara, M.I.E.. "Soil transmission of an olive isolate of Olive latent virus 1". Paper presented in 15th International Plant Protection Congress, Beijing, 2004.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Miguel C. Landum; Varanda, Carla; Joana Alho; Fernando Rei; António Bento Dias; Maria do Rosário Félix. "Endophytic fungi detected in olive leaves infected with peacock disease". Paper presented in 10th National Meeting for Integrated Protection, Beja, 2014.
    Published
  2. Maria do Rosário Felix; Varanda, Carla; Joana Cardoso; Maria Ivone Esteves Clara. "Plant root uptake of Olive latent virus 1 and Olive mild mosaic in single and mixed infections". Paper presented in XII Mediterranean Phytopathological Union (MPU) Congress, Rhodes, 2006.
    Published
  3. Maria do Rosário Felix; Varanda, Carla; Joana Cardoso; Maria Ivone Esteves Clara. "Soil transmission of an olive isolate of Olive latent virus 1". Paper presented in Plant Protection towards the 21st century - 15th International Plant Protection Congress, Beijing, 2004.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Belbute, Diogo; Sofia Veiga ; Tomás Carraço; Farinha, Ana Paula; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla. "Agricultura Sustentável e as Novas Técnicas Genómicas". Paper presented in V Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biotecnologia (ENEB), 2024.
  2. Alyssa Flobinus; John Weiland; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Zachary Ittel; Karen Fugate; John Eide; Gary A. Secor ; Melvin Bolton. "Molecular characterization of two tobacco necrosis virus-A variants identified in sugar beet roots". Paper presented in Plant Health 2024, The American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting, 2024.
  3. Patanita, M.; Campos, M. Doroteia; Ribeiro, Joana Amaro; Albuquerque, André; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, P.; Garrido, N.; Félix, M.R.. "Fungos Endofíticos Associados às Doenças do Lenho: uma Informação Promissora para uma Viticultura Sustentável". Paper presented in 12º Simpósio da Vitivinicultura do Alentejo, 2023.
  4. Joana A. Ribeiro; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Albuquerque, André; Mariana Patanita; Nicolás Garrido; Maria do Rosário Félix. "CRISPR/Cas13 system: A technology to the successful control of plant viruses". Paper presented in Science CHANGing Policy, 2023.
  5. Campos, M. Doroteia; Varanda, Carla; Patanita, M.; Ribeiro, Joana; Campos, Catarina; Materatski, P.; Albuquerque, A.; Osa, Nicolás; Félix, M.R.. "qPCR as a sensitive tool for detecting Fusarium spp. in tomato plants". Paper presented in Science CHANGing Policy, 2023.
  6. Carvalho, Teresa; Materatski, Patrick; Osa, Nicolás; Mariana Patanita; Varanda, Carla; Joana A. Ribeiro; Albuquerque, André; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "Alternaria alternata an emerging pathogen with great impact on olive groves". Paper presented in Applied Agro-Biotechnology International Meeting, 2023.
  7. Inácio, D. ; Félix, M.D.R.; Campos, C.; Patanita, M.; Ribeiro, J.A.; Varanda, C.M.R.; Materatski, P.; et al. "Identification of Candidate Genes Involved in Olive Response to Anthracnose for a Sustainable Disease Management". Paper presented in Applied Agro-Biotechnology International Meeting, 2023.
  8. Patanita, Mariana; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Ribeiro, Joana A. ; Albuquerque, André; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Garrido, Nicolás; Campos, Maria Doroteia. "Doenças do Lenho da Videira: Novas Estratégias Sustentáveis de Mitigação". Paper presented in 12º Simpósio da Vitivinicultura do Alentejo, 2023.
  9. Patanita, M.; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Albuquerque, A.; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, P.; Ribeiro, Joana Amaro; Ramiro, R. S.; Pimentel, Diana; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "An overview of grapevine defence mechanisms and associated biological pathways during fungal and oomycete infections towards a sustainable management strategy". Paper presented in VII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2022.
  10. Campos, Maria Doroteia; Varanda, Carla; Patanita, Mariana; Ribeiro, Joana Amaro; Materatski, Patrick; Albuquerque, A.; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "Establishment of a sensitive Taqman-based approach to monitor Fusarium spp. in tomato plants". Paper presented in VII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2022.
  11. Correia, Alice C.; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Patanita, Mariana; Albuquerque, A.; Ribeiro, Joana Amaro; et al. "Evaluation of the susceptibility of Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi strains to different antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)". Paper presented in VII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2022.
  12. Diogo Inácio; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Catarina Campos; Mariana Patanita; Joana Amaro Ribeiro; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; et al. "New tools to protect olive plants against anthracnose for a sustainable disease management: I. Candidate genes for new sources of resistance". Paper presented in VII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture,, 2022.
  13. Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Albuquerque, André; Patanita, Mariana; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "An innovative tool based on CRISPR/Cas13 to protect tomato plants against ToBFRV". Paper presented in Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Agricultura e Ambiente, 2022.
  14. Albuquerque, André; Patanita, Mariana; Varanda, Carla; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Materatski, Patrick; Ribeiro, Joana A.; Bento Dias, António; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "Metabarcoding of the fungal and bacterial communities present in a compost of olive pruning residues". Paper presented in III International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, Évora, 2022.
  15. Campos, Maria Doroteia; Cordeiro, Ana; Patanita, Mariana; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla; Albuquerque, André; Ribeiro, Joana A.; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "Assessment of Fusarium spp. and Magnaporthiopsis maydis in maize in the Iberian Peninsula". Paper presented in III International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, Évora, 2022.
  16. Varanda, Carla; Patanita, Mariana; Ribeiro, Joana A.; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Albuquerque, André; Materatski, Patrick; Campos, Maria Doroteia. "Detection and quantification of Fusarium spp., the causal agents of tomato root rot and wilt diseases". Paper presented in III International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, Évora, 2022.
  17. Mariana Patanita; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Albuquerque, André; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla; Joana A. Ribeiro; Ricardo Ramiro; Diana Pimentel; Maria do Rosário Félix. "Grapevine molecular responses to trunk diseases infection in the Alentejo region". Paper presented in III International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, 2022.
  18. Vanessa Pires; S. A. Dandlen; Nolasco, G.; Félix, M. R.; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, C. M. R.; Marques, N.. "Expression of Tomato spotted wilt virus genes in antisense orientation affects virus progression in Nicotiana benthamiana". Paper presented in 16th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union (MPU), 2022.
  19. Albuquerque, André; Patanita, Mariana; Garrido, Nicolás; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Ribeiro, Joana A. ; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "Bacterial and fungal communities associated to almond decline.". Paper presented in VII PhD Students Meeting in Environmental and Agriculture, 2022.
  20. Vanessa Pires; A. Dandlen; Gustavo Nolasco; Felix, Maria do Rosario; Materatski, Patrick; Carla M. R. Varanda; Marques, N.. "Tomato spotted wilt virus genes expressed in antisense orientation and their ability to control virus progression in Nicotiana benthamiana". Paper presented in VI PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2021.
  21. Campos, M. Doroteia; M. do Rosário Félix; Patanita, Mariana; Materatski, Patrick; Albuquerque, André; Ribeiro, Joana A.; Carla M. R. Varanda. "Tomato Transcription Factors Regulate Defence Response Against Biotic Stresses". Paper presented in VI PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2021.
  22. Varanda, Carla; Félix, M.R.; Materatski, Patrick; Campos, M.D.; Patanita, M.; Marques, N.; Clara, M.I.; Nolasco, G.. "Development of OMMV as a VIGS vector for plant protection". Paper presented in XXI SPB – National Congress of Biochemistry, 2021.
  23. Varanda, Carla; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Materatski, Patrick; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Patanita, M.; Marques, Natália; Clara, Maria Ivone; Nolasco, Gustavo. "FC13-Development of OMMV as a VIGS vector for plant protection.". Paper presented in XXI SPB ¿ National Congress of Biochemistry., 2021.
  24. Campos, Maria Doroteia; Félix, M.R.; Patanita, M.; Materatski, P.; Albuquerque, André; Ribeiro, J.; Carla M. R. Varanda; et al. Corresponding author: Campos, Maria Doroteia. "Tomato transcription factors regulate defence response against biotic stress.". Paper presented in VI Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura, 2021.
  25. Varanda, Carla; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Patanita, Mariana; Materatski, Patrick. "The dual role of Plant Viruses in CRISPR". Paper presented in V PhD Students Meeting in Environmental and Agriculture, Évora, 2020.
  26. Maria Dorotéia Campos; Maria do Rosário felix; Mariana Patanita; Patrick Materatski; Varanda, Carla. "Tomato - a model plant to study molecular resistance mechanisms to pathogens". Paper presented in PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2020.
  27. Varanda, Carla; Maria do Rosário Felix; Mariana Patanita; Maria Doroteia Campos; Patrick Materatski. "Plant Viruses: from targets to tools for CRISPR". Paper presented in PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2020.
  28. Angela Bilar de Almeida; Jonathan Concas; Maria Dorotéia Campos; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Sergio Murolo; Gianfranco Romanazzi; Maria do Rosário Félix. "Identification of Fungi Responsible for Grapevine Trunk Disease in Alentejo Region". Paper presented in I MED journeys (Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development), 2019.
  29. Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Maria Dorotéia Campos; Gustavo Nolasco; Maria Ivone Esteves Clara; Maria do Rosário Félix. "Olive mild mosaic virus coat protein and p6 are suppressors of RNA silencing and their silencing confers resistance against OMMV". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on the Olive tree and Olive products (OliveBioteq), Seville, Spain., 2018.
  30. Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla; Teresa Carvalho; António Bento Dias; Maria Dorotéia Campos; Fernando Rei; Maria do Rosário Félix. "Spatial and Temporal Variation of Endophytic Communities associated to the phyllosphere of olive cultivars". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on the Olive tree and Olive products (OliveBioteq), Seville, Spain., 2018.
  31. Maria Dorotéia Campos; Mohamed Salem Zellama; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Augusto Peixe; Maria do Rosário Félix. "A Real-time PCR method for detection of the main viruses present in olive orchards". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on the Olive tree and Olive products (OliveBioteq), Seville, Spain, 2018.
  32. Campos, Maria Doroteia; Zellama, Mohamed Salem; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Peixe, Augusto; Chaouachi, Maher; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "A new real-time PCR method developed for the detection of the main viruses present in olive orchards.". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Olive Tree and Olive Products OLIVEBIOTEQ¿18, 2018.
  33. Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Nolasco, Gustavo; Clara, Maria Ivone; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "Olive mild mosaic virus cp and p6 are suppressors of RNA silencing and their silencing confers resistance against OMMV.". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Olive Tree and Olive Products OLIVEBIOTEQ¿18, 2018.
  34. Varanda, Carla; Patrick Materatski; Maria Dorotéia Campos; Maria Ivone Esteves Clara; Natália Marques; Gustavo Nolasco; Maria do Rosário Félix. "Co infection of OMMV and OLV-1 enhances symptoms and increases both viruses accumulation and viral derived siRNAs in plants". Paper presented in IS-MPMI XVIII congress Grasgow, 2018.
  35. Maria Dorotéia Campos; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Augusto Peixe; Maria do Rosário Félix. "Olive Viruses: qPCR, a new tool for its detection". Paper presented in VIII Portuguese National Symposium on Oliviculture, Santarém, Portugal, 2018.
  36. Teresa Carvalho; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla; Rocio Arias-Caderón; Maria Dorotéia Campos; Fernando Rei; Maria do Rosário Félix. "Alternariosis - a new disease to consider in the olive grove". Paper presented in VIII Portuguese National Symposium on Oliviculture, 2018.
  37. Domingues, L; Santos, A.C.; Léon, A; Varanda, Carla; Vestia, Joana; Maria do Rosário Félix; Laranjo, Marta; Elias, M.; Ricardo-Rodrigues, S.. "Evaluation of essential oils in the post-harvest of strawberries". Paper presented in I Luso-Extremaduran Congress on Science and Technology, Évora, Portugal, 2017.
  38. Landum, Miguel; Maria do Rosário Félix; Alho, J.; Garcia, R; Cabrita, M.J.; Rei, F.; Varanda, Carla. "Antagonistic activity of fungi of Olea europaea L. against Colletotrichum acutatum". Paper presented in International MicrobioTec Congress, Évora, Portugal, 2015.
  39. Varanda, Carla; Santos, S.; Oliveira, M.D.M.; Clara, M.I.E.; Félix, M.R.F.. "Multiplex RT-PCR detection of three sweetpotato potyviruses in Portugal and analysis of the coat protein gene variability among isolates.". Paper presented in 14th Mediterranean Phytopathological Union & International Society of Mycotoxicology (Mediterranean branch), Istanbul, Turkey, 2014.
  40. Gaspar, H.I.D.; Varanda, Carla; Clara, M.I.; Félix, M.R.F.. "Identification of an Olive latent virus 1 isolate from Olea europaea L.". Paper presented in Portuguese Society of Phytopathology, Oeiras, Portugal, 2014.
  41. Landum, Miguel; Varanda, Carla; Alho, J.; Rei, F.; Dias, A.; Félix, M.R.F.. "Endophytic fungi detected in olive leaves infected with peacock disease". Paper presented in 10th National Meeting for Integrated Protection, Beja, Portugal., 2014.
  42. Varanda, Carla; Félix, M.R.F.; Clara, M.I.E.. "Specific aminoacids of Olive mild mosaic virus are determinant for transmission by Olpidium brassicae". Paper presented in 9th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology and 6th Conference of the Portuguese Phytopathology Society, 2010.
  43. Varanda, Carla; Cardoso, J.M.S.; Félix, M.R.F.; Oliveira, S.; Clara, M.I.E.. "Evaluation of necroviruses occurence by specific RT-PCR in olive". Paper presented in 4th European Meeting of the IOBC/WPRS working Group Integrated Protection of Olive Crops, Cordoba, Spain., 2009.
  44. Varanda, Carla; Ramalhete, M.L.; Félix, M.R.F.; Clara, M.I.E.. "New diseases in horticultural crops: lettuce viruses transmitted by soil". Paper presented in III National Colloquium on Protected Horticulture, Póvoa do Varzim, Portugal., 2008.
  45. Varanda, Carla; Félix, M.R.F.; Clara, M.I.E.. "DsRNA analysis and RT-PCR assays to evaluate viral infections: the case of necroviruses in olive". Paper presented in 9th Congress of Plant Pathology, Torino, Italy., 2008.
  46. Varanda, Carla; Félix, M.R.F.; Oliveira, S.; Clara, M.I.E.. "Specific diagnosis of olive mild mosaic virus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay". Paper presented in 6th International Symposium on Olive Growing, 2008.
  47. Varanda, Carla; Rato, P.S.; Félix, M.R.F.; Ramalhete, L.; Clara, M.I.E.. "Association of Olpidium brassicae with virus diseases in lettuce and olive crops.". Paper presented in Portuguese Phytopathology Society, Coimbra, Portugal., 2007.
  48. Félix, M.R.F.; Varanda, Carla; Clara, M.I.E.. "Viruses and Phytoplasmas infecting the olive crop and control measures". Paper presented in 3rd European Meeting of the IOBC/WPRS Working Group “Integrated Protection of Olive Crops”, Bragança, Portugal, 2007.
  49. Félix, M.R.F.; Varanda, Carla; Cardoso, J.M.S.; Clara, M.I.E.. "Plant root uptake of Olive latent virus 1 and Olive mild mosaic virus in single and mixed infections". Paper presented in XII MPU Congress, Rhodes, Grécia., 2006.
  50. Varanda, Carla; Félix, M.R.F.; Leitão, F.; Sismeiro, R.; Clara, M.I.E.. "Application of Reverse Transcription – Polymerase Chain Reaction to screen a collection of clones of Olea europaea L. for the presence of necroviruses (Tombusviridae).". Paper presented in 8th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology & British Society of Plant Pathology Presidential Meeting 2006”, Copenhagen, Denmark., 2006.
    10.1109/nems.2006.334869
  51. Varanda, Carla; Félix, M.R.F.; Lopes, J.; Sismeiro, R.; Leitão, F.; Clara, M.I.E.. "The soil as a functional repository of olive virus". Paper presented in ICAM Conferences - Technological Innovation in Mediterranean Agricultural Systems, 2005.
  52. Félix, M.R.F.; Varanda, Carla; Cardoso, J.M.S.; Clara, M.I.E.. "Soil transmission of an olive isolate of Olive latent virus 1.". Paper presented in 15th International Plant Protection Congress, Beijing, China., 2004.
  53. Leitão, F.; Clara, M.I.E.; Lopes, J.; Félix, M.R.F.; Varanda, Carla; Serrano, M.C.; Amaro, J.T.. "Studies for the registration of cv. 'Negrinha de Freixo' by Olea europaea L. on the National List of Plant Genetic Resources and for the certification of virus-free clones.". Paper presented in III National Oliviculture Symposium, Castelo Branco, Portugal., 2003.
Edited book
  1. Varanda, Carla; Patrick Materatski. The Application of Viruses to Biotechnology. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. 2021.
    Published • 10.3390/books978-3-0365-2538-9 • Editor
  2. Varanda, Carla. 9th Conference of the EFPP and 6th Conference of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Fitopatologia. Evora, Portugal. 2010.
    Published • Editor
Journal article
  1. Maria da Silva Xavier, Lucimere; de Farias, Otília Ricardo; Barbosa, Paulo Roberto Ramos; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Oliveira, Valdeir de Souza; Porcino, Mirelly Miguel; et al. "Bisifusarium lunatum Causing Cladode Soft Rot in Pear Cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera) in Brazil". Plant Disease 108 7 (2024): 2228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/pdis-02-24-0456-pdn.
    Open access • Published • 10.1094/pdis-02-24-0456-pdn
  2. Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla. "New Insights into the Applications of Viruses to Biotechnology". Viruses 15 12 (2023): 2322. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v15122322.
    Published • 10.3390/v15122322
  3. Campos, Maria Doroteia; Varanda, Carla; Patanita, Mariana; Amaro Ribeiro, Joana; Campos, Catarina; Materatski, Patrick; Albuquerque, André; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "A TaqMan® Assay Allows an Accurate Detection and Quantification of Fusarium spp., the Causal Agents of Tomato Wilt and Rot Diseases". Biology 12 2 (2023): 268. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology12020268.
    Published • 10.3390/biology12020268
  4. Ribeiro, Joana A.; Albuquerque, André; Materatski, Patrick; Patanita, Mariana; Varanda, Carla M. R.; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Campos, Maria Doroteia. "Tomato Response to Fusarium spp. Infection under Field Conditions: Study of Potential Genes Involved". Horticulturae 8 5 (2022): 433. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8050433.
    Open access • 10.3390/horticulturae8050433
  5. de Farias, Otilia Ricardo; Cruz, José Manoel Ferreira de Lima; Silva Veloso, Josiene; Duarte, Ingrid Gomes; Barbosa, Paulo Roberto Ramos; Varanda, Carla Marisa Reis; Materatski, Patrick; et al. "Fusarium pseudocircinatum causing stunting and malformation of sunflower plants in Brazil". Plant Disease (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/pdis-01-22-0212-pdn.
    Open access • Published
  6. Patanita, Mariana; Albuquerque, André; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla M. R.; Ribeiro, Joana A.; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "Metagenomic Assessment Unravels Fungal Microbiota Associated to Grapevine Trunk Diseases". Horticulturae 8 4 (2022): 288. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8040288.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/horticulturae8040288
  7. de Farias, Otilia Ricardo; Cruz, José Manoel Ferreira de Lima; Silva Veloso, Josiene; Duarte, Ingrid Gomes; Barbosa, Paulo Roberto Ramos; Félix, Maria do Rosário Fernandes; Varanda, Carla Marisa Reis; et al. "Occurrence of Fusarium proliferatum causing vascular wilt on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) in Brazil". Plant Disease (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/pdis-04-21-0839-pdn.
    Open access • Published • 10.1094/pdis-04-21-0839-pdn
  8. Campos, Maria Doroteia; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Patanita, Mariana; Materatski, Patrick; Albuquerque, André; Ribeiro, Joana A.; Varanda, Carla. "Defense Strategies: The Role of Transcription Factors in Tomato–Pathogen Interaction". Biology 11 2 (2022): 235. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology11020235.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/biology11020235
  9. Varanda, Carla; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Materatski, Patrick. Corresponding author: Varanda, Carla. "An Overview of the Application of Viruses to Biotechnology". Viruses 13 10 (2021): 2073. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13102073.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/v13102073
  10. Materatski, Patrick; Jones, Susan; Patanita, Mariana; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Dias, António Bento; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Varanda, Carla M. R.. "A Bipartite Geminivirus with a Highly Divergent Genomic Organization Identified in Olive Trees May Represent a Novel Evolutionary Direction in the Family Geminiviridae". Viruses 13 10 (2021): 2035. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13102035.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/v13102035
  11. Campos, Maria Doroteia; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Patanita, Mariana; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla. "High throughput sequencing unravels tomato-pathogen interactions towards a sustainable plant breeding". Horticulture Research 8 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41438-021-00607-x.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41438-021-00607-x
  12. Barreto, Gabriel Ginane; Santos, Ana Carla da Silva; Porcino, Mirelly Miguel; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla; Félix, Maria Do Rosário; Nascimento, Luciana Cordeiro do. "Antagonism of Trichoderma on the control of Fusarium spp. on Phaseolus lunatus L.". Acta Brasiliensis 5 2 (2021): 57. http://dx.doi.org/10.22571/2526-4338516.
    Open access • Published • 10.22571/2526-4338516
  13. Campos, Maria Doroteia; Patanita, Mariana; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "Plant-Pathogen Interaction". Biology 10 5 (2021): 444. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology10050444.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/biology10050444
  14. Farias, O. R.; Cruz, J. M. F. L.; Veloso, J. S.; Silva, H. A. O.; Oliveira, M. D. M.; Félix, M. R. F.; Varanda, C. M. R.; et al. "First Report of Wilt of Syzygium malaccensis Caused by a Member of the Fusarium oxysporum Species Complex in Brazil". Plant Disease (2021): PDIS-04. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/pdis-04-20-0708-pdn.
    Open access • Published • 10.1094/pdis-04-20-0708-pdn
  15. Varanda, Carla; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Patanita, Mariana; Materatski, Patrick. Corresponding author: Varanda, Carla. "Plant Viruses: From Targets to Tools for CRISPR". Viruses 13 1 (2021): 141. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13010141.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/v13010141
  16. Billar de Almeida, Angela; Concas, Jonathan; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla; Patanita, Mariana; Murolo, Sergio; Romanazzi, Gianfranco; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "Endophytic Fungi as Potential Biological Control Agents against Grapevine Trunk Diseases in Alentejo Region". Biology 9 12 (2020): 420. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology9120420.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/biology9120420
  17. Camilo-Alves, Constanca; Saraiva-Dias, Susana; Dinis, Cati; Rosário Felix, Maria do; Varanda, Carla Marisa Reis. "Modeling Diachronic Cork Oak Dieback–Comparison of Two Case Studies". FORMATH (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.15684/formath.19.001.
    Published • 10.15684/formath.19.001
  18. Patrick Materatski; Carla M. R. Varanda; Teresa Carvalho; António Bento Dias; Maria Dorotéia Campos; Luis Gomes; Tânia Nobre; Fernando Rei; Maria do Rosário Félix. "Effect of Long-Term Fungicide Applications on Virulence and Diversity of Colletotrichum spp. Associated to Olive Anthracnose". Plants 8 9 (2019): 311. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants8090311.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/plants8090311
  19. Carla M.R. Varanda; Patrick Materatski; Miguel Landum; Maria Doroteia Campos; Maria do Rosário Félix. Corresponding author: Carla M.R. Varanda. "Fungal Communities Associated with Peacock and Cercospora Leaf Spots in Olive". Plants 8 6 (2019): 169-169. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8060169.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/plants8060169
  20. Campos, Maria Doroteia; Zellama, Mohamed Salem; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Peixe, Augusto; Chaouachi, Maher; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "Establishment of a Sensitive qPCR Methodology for Detection of the Olive-Infecting Viruses in Portuguese and Tunisian Orchards". Frontiers in Plant Science 10 (2019): 694. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00694.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fpls.2019.00694
  21. Zellama, Mohamed Salem; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Nabi, Nesrine; Hafsa, Ahmed Ben; Saamali, Besma Mrabet; Chaouachi, Maher; Félix, Maria R.. Corresponding author: Varanda, Carla. "An integrated approach for understanding the high infection rates of olive viruses in Tunisia". European Journal of Plant Pathology 153 4 (2019): 1043-1054. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10658-018-01620-y.
    Published • 10.1007/s10658-018-01620-y
  22. Campos, Maria; Patanita, Mariana; Campos, Catarina; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla; Brito, Isabel; Félix, Maria. "Detection and Quantification of Fusarium spp. (F. oxysporum, F. verticillioides, F. graminearum) and Magnaporthiopsis maydis in Maize Using Real-Time PCR Targeting the ITS Region". Agronomy 9 2 (2019): 45. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9020045.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/agronomy9020045
  23. Patrick Materatski; Carla Varanda; Teresa Carvalho; António Bento Dias; M. Doroteia Campos; Fernando Rei; Maria do Rosário Félix. "Spatial and temporal variation of fungal endophytic richness and diversity associated to the phyllosphere of olive cultivars". Fungal Biology 123 1 (2019): 66-76. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.funbio.2018.11.004.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.funbio.2018.11.004
  24. Patrick Materatski; Carla Varanda; Teresa Carvalho; António Bento Dias; M. Doroteia Campos; Fernando Rei; Maria do Rosário Félix. "Diversity of Colletotrichum Species Associated with Olive Anthracnose and New Perspectives on Controlling the Disease in Portugal". Agronomy 8 12 (2018): 301-301. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fagronomy8120301.
    Published • 10.3390/agronomy8120301
  25. Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Campos, Maria; Clara, Maria; Nolasco, Gustavo; Félix, Maria. Corresponding author: Varanda, Carla. "Olive Mild Mosaic Virus Coat Protein and P6 Are Suppressors of RNA Silencing, and Their Silencing Confers Resistance against OMMV". Viruses 10 8 (2018): 416. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v10080416.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/v10080416
  26. Varanda, Carla; Oliveira, Mônica; Materatski, Patrick; Landum, Miguel; Clara, Maria Ivone Esteves; Félix, Maria do Rosário. Corresponding author: Varanda, Carla. "Fungal endophytic communities associated to the phyllosphere of grapevine cultivars under different types of management". Fungal Biology 120 12 (2016): 1525-1536. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2016.08.002.
    Published • 10.1016/j.funbio.2016.08.002
  27. Landum, Miguel C.; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Alho, Joana; Garcia, Raquel; Cabrita, Maria João; Rei, Fernando; Varanda, Carla. Corresponding author: Varanda, Carla. "Antagonistic activity of fungi of Olea europaea L. against Colletotrichum acutatum". Microbiological Research 183 (2016): 100-108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2015.12.001.
    Published • 10.1016/j.micres.2015.12.001
  28. Oliveira, M.D.M.; Varanda, C.M.R.; Félix, M.R.F.. "Induced resistance during the interaction pathogen x plant and the use of resistance inducers". Phytochemistry Letters 15 (2016): 152-158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phytol.2015.12.011.
    Published • 10.1016/j.phytol.2015.12.011
  29. Varanda, C.M.R.; Santos, S. J.; Oliveira, M.D.M.; Clara, Maria Ivone E.; Felix, Maria do Rosario. Corresponding author: Varanda, C.M.R.. "Detection of sweet potato virus C, sweet potato virus 2 and sweet potato feathery mottle virus in Portugal". Acta virologica 59 02 (2015): 185-188. http://dx.doi.org/10.4149/av_2015_02_185.
    Published • 10.4149/av_2015_02_185
  30. Varanda, C.M.R.; Santos, S.; Clara, M.I.E.; Félix, M.D.R.. Corresponding author: Varanda, C.M.R.. "Olive mild mosaic virus transmission by Olpidium virulentus". European Journal of Plant Pathology (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84921504409&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10658-015-0593-z
  31. Varanda, Carla; Machado, Marco; Martel, Paulo; Nolasco, Gustavo; Clara, Maria I. E.; Félix, Maria R.. Corresponding author: Varanda, Carla. "Genetic Diversity of the Coat Protein of Olive Mild Mosaic Virus (OMMV) and Tobacco Necrosis Virus D (TNV-D) Isolates and Its Structural Implications". PLoS ONE 9 10 (2014): e110941. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110941.
    Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0110941
  32. Varanda, C.M.R.; Cardoso, J.M.S.; Oliveira, M.D.M.; Oliveira, S.; Clara, M.I.E.; Félix, M.R.F.. Corresponding author: Varanda, C.M.R.. "A degenerate pair of primers for simultaneous detection of four alpha- and betanecroviruses". Journal of Virological Methods 208 (2014): 63-65. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84906229340&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jviromet.2014.08.004
  33. Varanda, Carla; Nolasco, G.; Clara, M. I.; Félix, M. R.. Corresponding author: Varanda, Carla. "Genetic diversity of the coat protein of olive latent virus 1 isolates". Archives of Virology 159 6 (2013): 1351-1357. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00705-013-1953-7.
    Published • 10.1007/s00705-013-1953-7
  34. Félix, Maria do Rosário; Varanda, Carla M. Reis; Clara, Maria Ivone E.. "Biology and molecular characterization of necroviruses affecting Olea europaea L.: a review". European Journal of Plant Pathology 133 1 (2012): 247-259. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10658-011-9907-y.
    Published • 10.1007/s10658-011-9907-y
  35. Varanda, Carla; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Soares, Cláudio M.; Oliveira, Solange; Clara, Maria Ivone. Corresponding author: Varanda, Carla. "Specific amino acids of Olive mild mosaic virus coat protein are involved in transmission by Olpidium brassicae". Journal of General Virology 92 9 (2011): 2209-2213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.032284-0.
    Published • 10.1099/vir.0.032284-0
  36. Varanda, C.M.R.; Silva, M.S.M.R.; Félix, M.D.R.F.; Clara, M.I.E.. Corresponding author: Varanda, C.M.R.. "Evidence of olive mild mosaic virus transmission by Olpidium brassicae". European Journal of Plant Pathology 130 2 (2011): 165-172. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79955661684&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10658-011-9742-1
  37. Varanda, Carla; Cardoso, J.M.S.; do Rosário Félix, M.; Oliveira, S.; Clara, M.I.. Corresponding author: Varanda, Carla. "Multiplex RT-PCR for detection and identification of three necroviruses that infect olive trees". European Journal of Plant Pathology 127 2 (2010): 161-164. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951938042&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10658-010-9593-1
  38. Varanda, Carla; Maria do Rosário Félix; Maria Ivone Esteves Clara. Corresponding author: Varanda, Carla. "DsRNA analysis and RT-PCR assays to evaluate viral infections: the case of necroviruses in olive". Journal of Plant Pathology 90 2 (2008): 385.
    Published
  39. Félix, M. R.; Cardoso, J. M. S.; Varanda, C. M. R.; Oliveira, S.; Clara, M. I. E.. "Complete nucleotide sequence of an Olive latent virus 1 isolate from olive trees". Archives of Virology 150 11 (2005): 2403-2406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00705-005-0619-5.
    Published • 10.1007/s00705-005-0619-5
Journal issue
  1. Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Gonçalo Silva. "New genomic techniques for achieving food security: impacts on food safety and regulatory issues". Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2024): https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/65369/new-genomic-techniques-for-achieving-food-security-impacts-on-food-safety-and-regulatory-issues.
    Editor
  2. Materatski, P.; Varanda, Carla. "Special Issue: The Application of Viruses to Biotechnology 3.0". Viruses (2023): https://www.mdpi. com/journal/viruses/special_issues/viruses_biotechnology_2024.
    Published • Invited editor
  3. Espada, Margarida; Vicente, Cláudia S L; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla. "Plant Diseases and Sustainable Agriculture". Plants (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/plants/special_issues/ZPI6WB7O05.
    Published • Invited editor
  4. Materatski, P.; Varanda, Carla. "Special Issue: The Application of Viruses to Biotechnology 2022". Viruses (2023): https://www.mdpi. com/journal/viruses/special_issues/viruses_biotechnology_2022.
    Published • Invited editor
  5. Materatski, P.; Varanda, Carla. "Special Issue: The Application of Viruses to Biotechnology". Viruses (2021): https://www.mdpi. com/journal/viruses/special_issues/viruses_biotechnology.
    Published • Invited editor
Magazine article
  1. Belbute, Diogo; Gomes, Sofia; Carraço, Tomás; Farinha, Ana P; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla. "Agricultura sustentável e as novas técnicas genómicas", Agrotec, 2024
  2. Varanda, Carla; Félix, Maria Do Rosário; Materatski, Patrick. Corresponding author: Varanda, Carla. "A agricultura biológica em números", Agrotec, 2022
  3. Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Patanita, M.; Maria do Rosário Félix. "Vacinas para Plantas? Sim, é possível.", Agricultura e Mar Actual, 2021, https://agriculturaemar.com/vacina-para-plantas-sim-e-possivel/.
  4. Materatski, Patrick; Maria do Rosário Félix; Maria Dorotéia Campos; Natália Marques; Maria Ivone Esteves da Clara; Gustavo Nolasco; Varanda, Carla. "'Plant Viruses to control Olive Anthracnose' - Vírus de Plantas para Combater a Gafa da Azeitona", AGROTEC - revista técnico-científica agricola, 2019
  5. Peixe, Augusto; Viriato, Augusto; Varanda, Carla; Ribeiro, Hugo; Félix, Maria do Rosário; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Lenehan, Patrick; et al. "Batata-doce de Aljezur IGP: Podem conseguir-se produções próximas das 30 t/ha com a variedade 'Lira'.", Vida Rural, 2019
  6. Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Clara, Maria Ivone; Marques, Natália; Nolasco, Gustavo; Félix, Maria do Rosário. "Tecnologia para aumentar a qualidade e a produção de tomate em Portugal.", AGROTEC ¿ Revista Técnico-Científica Agrícola, 2019, http://www.agrotec.pt/noticias/as-novas-tendencia-da-fruticultura-em-destaque-na-agrotec-30/.
  7. Félix, Maria do Rosário; Varanda, Carla; Materatski, Patrick; Campos, Maria Doroteia; Peixe, Augusto. "Plantas de oliveira tolerantes a Xylella fastidiosa, sim é possível.", Voz do Campo - agrociência, 2018, http://vozdocampo.pt/2018/04/06/plantas-de-oliveira-tolerantes-a-xylella-fastidiosa-sim-e-possivel/.
  8. Varanda, Carla; Félix, M.R.F.. "'Olive viruses: hidden enemies' - Os vírus em oliveira: inimigos escondidos", Revista Voz do Campo, 2016
  9. Varanda, Carla. "'Pests and Diseases in Hydroponics, Prevention and Control' - Pragas e Doenças em Hidroponia, Prevenção e Controlo", Revista Voz do Campo, 2014
Manual
  1. Carla M. R. Varanda; Materatski, Patrick; Fitas Cruz, Vasco. Normas para elaboração de Dissertação, Mestrado em Engenharia Agronómica. Evora, Portugal: Universidade de Évora. 2022.
Online resource
  1. Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla. Corresponding author: Varanda, Carla. Olea europaea geminivirus isolate PT segment DNA-A, complete sequence. DNA sequence. Accession No. MZ355666. 2021. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MZ355666.1/..
  2. Materatski, Patrick; Carla M. R. Varanda. Corresponding author: Carla M. R. Varanda. Olea europaea geminivirus isolate PT segment DNA-B, complete sequence. DNA sequence. Accession No. MZ355667. 2021. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MZ355667.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Varanda, Carla Marisa Reis. "Molecular characterization of Olea europaea L. necrovirus transmission by fungal vectors". PhD, Universidade de Évora, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/9134.
  2. Varanda, Carla. "Evaluation of viral diagnostic techniques based on isolation of dsRNA and RT-PCR, for certification of a clones collection of cv. Negrinha de Freixo of Olea europaea L.". Master, Universidade de Évora, 2005.
  3. Varanda, Carla. "Application of viral diagnostic techniques in Olea europaea L.". Degree, Universidade de Évora, 2003.
Website
  1. Varanda, Carla. Responsible for creating and updating the website of the MED Plant Virology and Mycology Laboratories. 2015. https://www.en.icaam.uevora.pt/patologia_vegetal.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Materatski, P.; Varanda, Carla. 2024. "Construct for inducing silencing in plants and method for protecting them against anthracnose disease.".
    Pending
  2. Varanda, Carla; Materatski, P.. 2024. "Construct for inducing silencing in plants and method for protecting them against tomato spotted wilt virus.".
    Pending
  3. Materatski, P.; Varanda, Carla. 2021. "A viral molecule for protecting plants against Colletotrichum acutatum and C. gloesporioides fungi".
    Pending
  4. Materatski, P.; Varanda, Carla. 2021. "A viral molecule for protecting plants against the bacteria Xylella fastidiosa".
    Pending
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/10/11 Papel da proteína de planta Dicer-like 4 nas infeções mistas dos vírus OMMV e OLV-1 Conferência Impact Science’23
Instituto Politécnico de Santarém (Santarém, Portugal)
2023/05/31 Olive Viruses: Plant Pathogens or Plant Protect Agents? Applied Agro-Biotechnology International Meeting
CEBAL - Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo (Beja, Portugal)
2022/05/17 An RNA-based vaccine for tomato plants against Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV). Encontro Ciência '22
Fundação para a ciência e a tecnologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/04/26 Use of modified viruses for the protection of plants against Colletotrichum spp and Xylella fastidiosa Programa de Empreendorismo Qualificado Startup PhD
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2022/04/22 Certification and sanitary protection of plant material from olive portuguese varieties.
38ª OVIBEJA (Beja, Portugal)
2021/12/09 Expression of genes associated with plant responses against trunk pathogens in Vitis vinifera L. VI PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture
Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED), University of Évora (Évora, Portugal) (Évora, Portugal)
2021/11/03 New Viruses in Olive: from enemies to extraordinary allies MED as 4as
Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED), University of Évora (Évora, Portugal) (Évora, Portugal)
2021/11/03 Laboratories of Plant Virology and Micology, MED - From research to practice MED as 4as
Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (Evora, Portugal)
2021/10/25 Proteção da oliveira contra vírus utilizando OMMV como vetor de silenciamento IX Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura
Sociedade portuguesa de Horticultura (Oeiras, Portugal)
2021/10/25 Desenvolvimento do vírus OMMV como vetor de silenciamento IX Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura
Associação Portuguesa de Horticultura (APH), Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV) (Oeiras, Portugal) (Évora, Portugal)
2020/12/09 Metagenomic analysis of fungal microbiota associated to grapevine trunk diseases in Alentejo region V PhD Students Meeting in Environmental and Agriculture
Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED) (Évora, Portugal)
2020/01/27 Biological and molecular characterization of olive anthracnose , in the traditional cultivars of Alentejo region, to improve its limitation in the olive grove Phytosanitary protection of the olive grove. New elements for limiting and preventing your key enemies
Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED) (Évora, Portugal)
2019/11/12 Development of a viral vector to control TSWV in tomato plants IV PhD Students Meeting in Environmental and Agriculture
MED (Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (Évora, Portugal)
2019/11/12 Molecular basis of resistance/susceptibility of Vitis vinifera L. to wood infection by fungal trunk pathogens in Alentejo region. IV PhD Students Meeting in Environmental and Agriculture
MED (Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (Évora, Portugal) (Evora, Portugal)
2019/06/27 New Approaches for the Control of Anthracnose in Olive I MED Conferences
MED (Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development) (Évora, Portugal)
2018/11/20 Plant viruses: from disease-causing agents to plant protectors III PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2018/07/03 Supplementation of calcium: a promising help to prevent olive anthracnose National Oliviculture Symposium (Portugal)
Portuguese Oliviculture society (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/05/04 Olive viruses, a strategy for plant protection and a bridge to the North of Africa Mediterranean dynamics
MED (Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (Évora, Portugal)
2017/11/02 Evaluation of the sanitary quality of plant material and improvement for disease resistance OLEAVALOR - valuation of the Portuguese cultivars
Escola Superior Agrária de Elvas (Elvas, Portugal)
2016/10/03 Factors associated with cork oak Decline in Portel region – A case study World Congress SilvoPastoral Systems
University of Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2016/07/15 Pests and Diseases in hydroponics
INIAV and University Aberta (Oeiras, Portugal)
2014/04/01 Pests and diseases in hydroponics II Seminar on Hydroponics and other Soil-Free Crops
National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research, I. P. (INIAV) and Universidade Aberta (Oeiras, Portugal)
2014/03/05 Olpidium virulentus strongly enhances soil transmission of Olive mild mosaic virus but not of Tobacco necrosis virus D or Olive latent virus 1 11th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology
European Foundation for Plant Pathology (Cracow, Poland)
2010/11/16 Specific aminoacids of Olive mild mosaic virus are determinant for transmission by Olpidium brassicae 9th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology and 6th Conference of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Fitopatologia
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2008/09/09 Specific diagnosis of olive mild mosaic virus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay 6th International Symposium on Olive Growing
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2007/10/11 Viruses and Phytoplasmas infecting the olive crop and control measures 3rd European Meeting of the IOBC/WPRS Working Group - Integrated Protection of Olive Crops
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal)
2006/08/13 Application of Reverse Transcription – Polymerase Chain Reaction to screen a collection of clones of Olea europaea L. for the presence of necroviruses (Tombusviridae) 8th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology & British Society of Plant Pathology Presidential Meeting 2006
University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/09 - Current Identificação molecular de leveduras presentes em uvas das castas Arinto, Alvarinho e Fernão Pires
Supervisor
 Biologia e Biotecnologia Alimentar (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2024/09 - Current Identificação molecular de leveduras presentes em uvas das castas Trincadeira, Touriga Nacional e Castelão
Supervisor
 Biologia e Biotecnologia Alimentar (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2024/09 - Current Seleção e caracterização de estirpes bacterianas com potencial antagonista de fungos fitopatogénicos causadores de infeções na planta e em produtos pós-colheita
Supervisor
 Biologia e Biotecnologia Alimentar (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2023/10 - Current Pesquisa de fungos em plantas com sintomas e sem sintomas de antracnose em oliveiras da cultivar Galega vulgar
Supervisor
 Agronomia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2023/09 - Current Declínio amarelo das apiáceas em cenoura
Co-supervisor of Cristiana Marques
 Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2022/09 - Current Avaliação da suscetibilidade de estirpes de Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi a diferentes péptidos antimicrobianos (AMPs)
Co-supervisor of Alice Costa Correia
Engenharia Agronómica (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2022/11/01 - 2026/10/31 Development of ToBFRV resistant tomato plants using CRISPR (FCT scholarship - 2022.13638.BD)
Supervisor of Joana A. Ribeiro
 PhD in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (PhD)
Universidade de Évora Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2022/09 - 2024/10 Desenvolvimento de um método para o diagnóstico dos principais fungos associados às doenças do lenho da videira no Alentejo
Supervisor of Maria Inês Pires Silva
Viticultura e Enologia (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2022/07/01 - 2023/07/03 Papel da proteína da planta Dicer-like 4 nas infeções por OMMV e OLV-1 simples e mistas
Co-supervisor of Beatriz Castanho
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade de Évora Departamento de Química, Portugal
2021/08/01 - 2022/08/31 Development of an environmentally safe tool to control Olive knot disease
Supervisor
 Licenciatura em Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Évora Departamento de Química, Portugal
2021/08/01 - 2022/08/31 Development of virus resistant plants using CRISPR-CAS
Supervisor
 Licenciatura em Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Évora Departamento de Química, Portugal
2019/05/01 - 2022/04/30 Development of a new virus-based vector to control TSWV in tomato plants
Supervisor of Maria Doroteia Campos
 Post-Doctoral researcher (Other)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2020/01/01 - 2020/12/31 Molecular techniques for the diagnosis of Fusarium spp. and Magnaporthiopsis maydis in maize
Supervisor
 Post-Doctoral researcher (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre Escola Superior Agrária de Elvas, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2020/04/01 - 2020/08/01 Plant virus vector inducing gene silencing in Colletotrichum sp.
Supervisor of Vanessa Pires
 Master fellowship (Other)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2020/04/01 Identification of different isolates of Fusarium sp. in maize plants with Fusariosis symptoms
Supervisor of Inês Filipa Guerreiro Marques
Master degree in Agronomic Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2019/11/12 - 2020/03/11 Plant virus vector to control TSWV in tomato plants
Supervisor of Vanessa Pires
 Master fellowship (Other)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2014/01/01 - 2019/12/21 Contribution a la connaissance des viroses de l’olivier (Olea europaea L.) en Tunisie: Diagnóstique moleculaire, incidence et caracterization de la diversité genétique intra et inter specifique
Supervisor of Mohamed Salem Zellama
 Doctorat en Sciences Biologiques e Biotechnologie (PhD)
Université de Monastir Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Monastir, Tunisia
2017/09/01 - 2018/11/22 Research of endophytic fungi present in grapevines (Vitis Vinifera L.) with antagonistic capacity against the main causative agents of grapevine trunk disease in Alentejo
Supervisor of Rute Emanuel Pita Pimenta
 Viticultura e Enologia (Master)
Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2018/01/06 Etiology study of the disease associated with broccoli plant losses under field conditions: The Ribatejo and Alentejo cases
Supervisor of Maria Beatriz Rodrigues Grácio
 Master degree in Agricultural Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/09/02 - 2016/09/01 Diversity of endophytic fungi present in grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.) and their ability to inhibit the growth of the black rot causal agent (Guignardia bidwellii)
Supervisor of Francisca de Fátima Larangeiro Sezões
Master degree in Viticulture and Oenology (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2015/09/30 Construction of Necrovirus OLV-1 (Olive latent virus-1) infectious clones
Supervisor of Mônica Danielly de Mello Oliveira
 Post-Doctoral researcher (Other)
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brazil

Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2012/09/02 - 2014/09/01 Transmission of olive necrovirus by Olpidium virulentus
Supervisor of Susana Santos
Master degree in Agricultural Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2012/07/02 - 2014/08/01 Study of an isolate of Olive latent virus 1: I. Molecular characterization and II. Response to the presence of plant health-promoting bacteria
Supervisor of Helena Isabel Dias Gaspar
 Master degree in Biochemistry (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2013/02/01 - 2013/06/30 Olive mild mosaic virus and Tobacco necrosis virus D genomes diversity
Supervisor of Marco Daniel Silveira Machado
Biological Sciences Project II - Biology course (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2011/09/01 - 2012/06/30 Transmission evaluation of the Olive mild mosaic virus by the fungus Olpidium virulentus
Supervisor of Sarah Gaspar Ferreira Azinheiro
 Biological Sciences Project II - Biology course (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2009/01/01 - 2009/12/31 Characterization of suppressor genes in Olive mild mosaic virus
Supervisor of Marta Silva
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/06/21 - Current MED às 4as, mesa redonda: Nature's Big Brother: A deteção remota e a inteligência artificial aplicadas à conservação e gestão dos recursos naturais (2023/06/21)
Round table (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2023/05/17 - Current MED às 4as, mesa redonda: To meat or not to meat: is that the question? (2023/05/17)
Round table (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2023/03/15 - Current MED às 4as, mesa redonda: As tecnologias ómicas: a genómica, a transcritómica, a proteómica e a metabolómica (2023/03/15)
Round table (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2022/05/04 - 2022/05/04 Organization of MED às 4as, round tables 'Efficient use of water in agriculture - future challenges'. (2022/05/04 - 2022/05/04)
Round table (Member of the Organising Committee)
 MED - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Portugal
2022/04/06 - 2022/04/06 Member of the organising committee of MED às 4as: 'Food for the Future: The use of genetically modified plant varieties towards a more sustainable agriculture'. (2022/04/06 - 2022/04/06)
Round table (Member of the Organising Committee)
 University of Évora - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED), Portugal
2022/03/02 - 2022/03/02 Member of the organizing committee in MED às 4as: 'Food or Nature? Agriculture intensification in the Mediterranean and the downfall of biodiversity and ecosystem services'. (2022/03/02 - 2022/03/02)
Round table (Member of the Organising Committee)
 University of Évora - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED), Portugal
2022/02/02 - 2022/02/02 Member of the organizing committee in MED às 4as: 'Food for the future: food production and the emerging in the Mediterranean in the face of climate change - production technologies, economic and environmental sustainability'. (2022/02/02 - 2022/02/02)
Round table (Member of the Organising Committee)
 University of Évora - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED), Portugal
2019/03/13 - 2019/03/13 IX ICAAM research - Olive Oil and Olive Groves: Opportunities and Threats (2019/03/13 - 2019/03/13)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2016/10/26 - 2016/10/28 ISMOO 2016 - First International Scientific Meeting on Olive Oil - Barcelona - Spain (2016/10/26 - 2016/10/28)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement en Tunisie, Tunisia
2014/04/01 - 2014/04/01 I Seminar on Hydroponics Cultures (2014/04/01 - 2014/04/01)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
 Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal

Universidade Aberta, Portugal
2010/11/15 - 2010/11/18 9th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology (2010/11/15 - 2010/11/18)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2010/11/15 - 2010/11/18 6th Conference of the Portuguese Phytopathology Society (2010/11/15 - 2010/11/18)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2010/11/10 - 2010/11/12 1st Climate Change & Plant Disease Management Conference (2010/11/10 - 2010/11/12)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/03/15 - Current Moderator
Round table
 MED às 4as, mesa redonda: As tecnologias ómicas: a genómica, a transcritómica, a proteómica e a metabolómica.
Universidade de Évora Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2023/03/09 - Current Speed Dating with women scientists: MARE/GabIgual. Sensibilização junto de alunos do 10º ano de Ciências e Tecnologias da Escola Secundária Severim de Faria
Exhibition
 Demonstração de Investigação Realizada na área da Agronomia
Universidade de Évora Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2022/05/18 - 2022/05/18 Demonstration of the work of diagnosis of pathogenic agents in plants carried out by the Laboratories of Plant Virology, Mycology and Nematology of the University of Évora. Diagnosis of pathogens in diseased plants.
Meeting
 Encontro Ciência '22
Fundação para a Ciência e a tecnologia (FCT), Portugal
2022/05/04 - 2022/05/04 Moderator in round table 'Efficient use of water in agriculture - future challenges'
Round table
 MED as 4as
MED - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Portugal
2022/04/06 - 2022/04/06 Moderator in round table 'The use of genetically modified plant varieties towards a more sustainable agriculture'
Round table
 MED as 4as
MED - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Portugal
2021/12/09 - 2021/12/10 Moderator in the Biology and Biochemistry session of Students Meeting
Meeting
 VI PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021/11/23 - 2021/11/23 Laboratório aberto à comunidade ‘Doenças em plantas, como diagnosticar’
Meeting
 Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia
Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/09/23 - 2021/09/23 British Tomato Conference
Conference
 British Tomato Conference 2021
British Tomato Growers’ Association, United Kingdom
2020/12/09 - 2020/12/09 Plant Viruses: from targets to tools for CRISPR
Meeting
 V PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2019/11/12 - 2019/11/12 Development of a viral vector to control TSWV in tomato plants
Meeting
 IV PhD Students Meeting in Environmental and Agriculture
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2019/07/14 - 2019/07/18 Co infection of OMMV and OLV-1 enhances symptoms and increases both viruses accumulation and viral derived siRNAs in plants
Congress
 International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (IS-MPMI XVIII) congress
International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (IS-MPMI), United States
2019/06/27 - 2019/06/28 New Approaches for the Control of Anthracnose in Olive
Conference
 I Jornadas MED
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2018/10/15 - 2018/10/19 Olive mild mosaic virus coat protein and p6 are suppressors of RNA silencing and their silencing confers resistance against OMMV
Conference
 6th International Conference on the Olive tree and Olive products (OliveBioteq)
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain
2018/06/07 - 2018/06/09 Vírus na oliveira: qPCR, uma nova ferramenta para a sua deteção
Symposium
 VIII Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura
Associação Portuguesa de Horticultura (APH), Portugal
2016/09/17 - 2016/09/19 Meeting of the management committee for the COST action (COST FA1407), Greenwich, United Kingdom
Meeting
 COST action (COST FA1407)
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2016/04/05 - 2016/04/07 Meeting of the management committee for the COST action (COST FA1407), Thessaloniki, Greece
Meeting
 COST action (COST FA1407)
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2015/12/10 - 2015/12/12 Antagonistic activity of fungi of Olea europaea L. against Colletotrichum acutatum
Congress
 Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2015/11/02 - 2015/11/04 Meeting of the management committee for the COST action (COST FA1407), Ljubljana, Slovenia
Meeting
 COST action (COST FA1407)
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2015/03/10 - 2015/03/11 Meeting of the management committee for the COST action (COST FA1407), Brussels, Belgium
Meeting
 COST action (COST FA1407)
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2014/11/20 - 2014/11/21 Identification of an Olive latent virus 1 isolate from Olea europaea L.
Congress
 Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Fitopatologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Fitopatologia, Portugal
2014/08/25 - 2014/08/29 Multiplex RT-PCR detection of three sweetpotato potyviruses in Portugal and analysis of the coat protein gene variability among isolates
Congress
 14th Mediterranean Phytopathological Union & International Society of Mycotoxicology congress
Mediterranean Phytopathological Union, Italy
2014/05/02 - 2014/05/03 Endophytic fungi detected in olive leaves infected with peacock disease
Symposium
 10º Encontro Nacional de Proteção Integrada
Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal
2009/06/01 - 2009/06/04 Evaluation of necroviruses occurence by specific RT-PCR in olive
Meeting
 4th European Meeting of the IOBC/WPRS working Group Integrated Protection of Olive Crops
International Organisation for Biological Control (IOBC), Spain
2008/08/24 - 2008/08/29 DsRNA analysis and RT-PCR assays to evaluate viral infections: the case of necroviruses in olive
Congress
 9th Congress of Plant Pathology
Italian Society of Plant Pathology (SiPAV), Italy
2008/05/01 - 2008/05/05 Plant root uptake of Olive latent virus 1 and Olive mild mosaic in single and mixed infections
Congress
 XII MPU Congress
Mediterranean Phytopathological Union, Italy

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/10/30 Desenvolvimento de um método para o diagnóstico dos principais fungos associados às doenças do lenho da videira no Alentejo
Supervisor
 Maria Inês Pires Silva (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2023/05/12 Identificação de genes potencialmente envolvidos na resposta da oliveira à infeção por Colletotrichum sp.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Diogo Inácio (Master)
Universidade de Évora Departamento de Fitotecnia, Portugal
2021/03/01 Mecanismo de defesa e resistência das plantas a agentes patogénicos
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria Margarida Silva Trindade (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2018/09/03 Susceptibility of the powdery mildew of the grapevine: characterization of the phenotype in the main Portuguese grapevine varieties
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Christiane Ramirez dos Santos (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2018/05/12 Etiology and epidemiology associated with almond mortality in super-intensive orchards in Alentejo
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Cláudio Santos (Master)
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2018/01/05 Influence of the substrate on plant health, production and quality of strawberries produced in a closed hydroponic system “New Growing Systems”
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Carolina Vieira D’Avó Varanda (Master)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2015/03/01 - 2019/03/31 Management Committee in European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST action - COST FA1407)
Member
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021/06/01 - Current Independent Scientific Expert European Food Safety Authority, Italy
2015/01/01 - Current Optimization of recovery techniques and molecular diagnosis of Phytophthora cinnamomi, responsible for the decline of cork oaks Grupo Amorim, Portugal
2013/01/01 - Current Detection of endophytic fungi in grapevine Fundação Eugénio de Almeida, Portugal
2013/01/01 - Current Detection of endophytic and pathogenic fungi in grapevine João Portugal Ramos , Portugal
2013/01/01 - Current Optimization and performance of diagnostic tests for the detection for phytopathogenic fungi in corn Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc Waimea, United States

Corteva Inc, United States
2012/01/01 - Current Optimization and execution of diagnostic tests for phytopathogenic agents Bayer CropScience AG, Germany
2007/01/01 - Current Scientific advisor for plant protection Ball Flora Plants, Portugal
2005/01/01 - Current Production of antibodies to the OLV-1 virus for the company LOEWE Biochemica GmbH Loewe Biochemica GmbH, Germany

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/09 - 2025/01 Genetics Qualidade Alimentar e Nutrição Humana (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/01 Plant physiology Agronomia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/01 Plant physiology Agronomia (regime pós-laboral) (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/01 Molecular biology Biologia e Biotecnologia Alimentar (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/01 Genetics Agronomia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/01 Genetics Agronomia (regime pós-laboral) (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/06 Genetics Biologia e Biotecnologia Alimentar (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/06 Plant biotechnology Biologia e Biotecnologia Alimentar (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/06 Plant protection Agronomia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/06 Plant protection Agronomia (regime pós-laboral) (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/01 Genetics Qualidade Alimentar e Nutrição Humana (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/01 Plant physiology Agronomia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/01 Plant physiology Agronomia (regime pós-laboral) (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/01 Molecular biology Biologia e Biotecnologia Alimentar (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/01 Genetics Agronomia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/01 Genetics Agronomia (regime pós-laboral) (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Agricultura em modo de produção biológico Agronomia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Évora Departamento de Fitotecnia, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Seminário de Dissertação Engenharia Agronómica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Seminário de Dissertação Engenharia Agronómica (Mestrado) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2016/05/05 - 2016/06/16 5th edition - Hydroponics main Pests and Diseases Hydroponics culture - 5th edition (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Universidade Aberta, Portugal
2016/05/05 - 2016/06/16 5th edition - Hydroponics Pest and Disease Prevention and Control Hydroponic Cultures - 5th edition (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Universidade Aberta, Portugal
2014/08/01 - 2015/09/30 Plant virus and vectors EUMAINE: European Master in Nematology (Master) (Mestrado) Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Universidad de Jaén, Spain

Universität Bielefeld, Germany

Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2014/07/01 - 2015/08/31 Crop Protection and Phytonematology EUMAINE: European Master in Nematology (Mestrado) Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Universidad de Jaén, Spain

Universität Bielefeld, Germany

Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2015/05/05 - 2015/06/16 4th edition - Hydroponics main Pests and Diseases Hydroponics culture - 4th edition (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Universidade Aberta, Portugal
2015/05/05 - 2015/06/16 4th edition - Hydroponics Pest and Disease Prevention and Control Hydroponics culture - 4th edition (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Universidade Aberta, Portugal
2015/01/01 - 2015/01/20 3rd edition - Hydroponics main Pests and Diseases Hydroponics Culture - 3rd edition (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Universidade Aberta, Portugal
2015/01/06 - 2015/01/11 3rd edition - Hydroponics Pest and Disease Prevention and Control Hydroponics Culture - 3rd edition (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Universidade Aberta, Portugal
2013/08/01 - 2014/09/30 Crop Protection and Phytonematology EUMAINE: European Master in Nematology (Mestrado) Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Universidad de Jaén, Spain

Universität Bielefeld, Germany

Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2013/08/01 - 2014/09/30 Plant virus and vectors EUMAINE: European Master in Nematology (Mestrado) Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Universidad de Jaén, Spain

Universität Bielefeld, Germany

Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2014/05/05 - 2014/06/16 2nd edition - Hydroponics main Pests and Diseases Hydroponics culture - 2nd edition (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Universidade Aberta, Portugal
2014/05/05 - 2014/06/16 2nd edition - Hydroponics Pest and Disease Prevention and Control Hydroponics culture - 2nd edition (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Universidade Aberta, Portugal
2014/02/25 - 2014/03/02 1st edition - Hydroponics Pest and Disease Prevention and Control Hydroponics Culture - 1st edition (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Universidade Aberta, Portugal
2014/01/06 - 2014/01/11 1st edition - Hydroponics main Pests and Diseases Hydroponics culture - 1st edition (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Universidade Aberta, Portugal
2013/08/01 - 2013/08/31 'Let's dismantle the virus' - Vamos desmontar os vírus 'Ciência Viva' (Ensino básico 3º ciclo) Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Ciência Viva, Portugal
2012/03/01 - 2012/05/31 'Biotic and abiotic factors harmful to forest stands' - Fatores bióticos e abióticos nocivos aos povoamentos florestais Forest Operator (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Centro de Formação Profissional de Alverca - IEFP, Portugal
2012/03/01 - 2012/05/31 'Phytosanitary Protection Processes and Methods' - Processos e Métodos de Proteção Fitossanitária Forest Operator (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Centro de Formação Profissional de Alverca - IEFP, Portugal
2012/03/01 - 2012/05/31 'Census and Restocking Techniques' - Censos e Técnicas de Repovoamento Forest Operator (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Centro de Formação Profissional de Alverca - IEFP, Portugal
2012/03/01 - 2012/05/31 'Production of species in captivity' - Criação de espécies em cativeiro Forest Operator (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Centro de Formação Profissional de Alverca - IEFP, Portugal
2012/03/01 - 2012/05/31 'Health in game species' - Sanidade em espécies cinegéticas Forest Operator (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Centro de Formação Profissional de Alverca - IEFP, Portugal
2012/03/01 - 2012/05/31 'Hunting species exploration and venatory activity' - Exploração cinegética e a atividade venatória Forest Operator (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Centro de Formação Profissional de Alverca - IEFP, Portugal
2012/03/31 - 2012/05 'Production of Hunting species' - Criação de espécies cinegéticas Forest Operator (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Centro de Formação Profissional de Alverca - IEFP, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2023/10/01 - 2023/11/30 Evaluation of R&D Projects: FONDECYT (National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development)
Evaluator
 Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FONDECYT), Chile Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnologia, Conocimiento e Innovación do Chile
2022/02/21 - 2022/05/01 National Fellowship Program of Graduate Women In Science (GWIS)
Evaluator
 Graduate Women In Science (GWIS), United States, United States Graduate Women In Science (GWIS), United States
2020/10/02 - 2020/10/19 Evaluation of R&D Projects, FONDECYT (National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development): project proposal 1211309
Evaluator
 Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FONDECYT), Chile Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnologia, Conocimiento e Innovación do Chile
2018/06/02 - 2018/10/03 Evaluation of R&D Projects, US-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD): project proposal 5096
Evaluator
 US-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD), Israel US-Israel Science and Technology Commission

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2016/05/04 - 2016/05/04 'Jornal RTP2' The work carried out in the Laboratory of Plant Virology and the training in e-learning regime at Universidade Aberta

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020/01/01 - Current Frontiers in Microbiology Frontiers Media SA
2016/03/02 - Current Editorial board - Journal of Research in Biological Science Knowledge Journals
2024/11 - 2024/11 Frontiers in Microbiology
2024/11 - 2024/11 Plant Pathology Wiley
2024/10 - 2024/10 Plants MDPI
2024/09 - 2024/09 Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
2024/06 - 2024/08 Journal of Plant Protection Research
2024/06 - 2024/06 Frontiers in Plant Science
2024/05 - 2024/05 Frontiers in Plant Science
2024/05 - 2024/05 Plants MDPI
2024/04 - 2024/04 Journal of Plant Protection Research
2024/04 - 2024/04 Viruses MDPI
2023/07/09 - 2023/07/25 Frontiers in Plant Science - Academic Editor - paper https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1255654 Frontiers
2022/04/11 - 2022/05/13 Viruses - Academic Editor - paper https://doi.org/10.3390/v14051042 MDPI
2020/11/23 - 2020/12/14 Viruses - Academic Editor - paper: doi.org/10.3390/v12121448 (1999-4915) MDPI AG
2020/10/30 - 2020/11/23 Viruses - Academic Editor - paper: doi.org/10.3390/v12121350 (1999-4915) MDPI AG
2020/10/12 - 2020/11/17 Viruses - Academic Editor - paper: doi.org/10.3390/v12111324 (1999-4915) MDPI AG
2020/09/30 - 2020/11/04 Viruses - Academic Editor - paper: doi.org/10.3390/v12111266 (1999-4915) MDPI AG
2020/09/18 - 2020/10/14 Viruses - Academic Editor - paper: doi.org/10.3390/v12101172 (1999-4915) MDPI AG
2020/07/23 - 2020/09/30 Viruses - Academic Editor - paper: doi.org/10.3390/v12101122 (1999-4915) MDPI MG
2020/02/21 - 2020/03/15 Viruses - Academic Editor - paper: doi.org/10.3390/v12040451 (1999-4915) MDPI AG
2019/12/11 - 2020/01/03 Viruses - Academic Editor - paper: doi.org/10.3390/v12010070 (1999-4915) MDPI AG
2019/11/07 - 2019/11/19 Viruses - Academic Editor - paper: doi.org/10.3390/v12111338 (1999-4915) MDPI AG
2019/01/13 - 2019/10/04 Agriculture (2077-0472) MDPI AG
2019/08/02 - 2019/09/05 Viruses - Academic Editor - paper: doi.org/10.3390/v11090854 (1999-4915) MDPI AG
2018/01/01 - 2018/12/31 Journal of Experimental Agricultural International (2457-0591) Journal of Experimental Agricultural International
2018/01/01 - 2018/12/31 Agronomy (2073-4395) MDPI AG
2016/01/01 - 2018/12/31 European Journal of Plant Pathology (1573-8469) Springer-Verlag
2018/07 - 2018/09/02 BMC Plant Biology (1471-2229) Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2018/02/03 - 2018/06/22 Journal of Virological Methods (0166-0934) Elsevier
2018/02/06 - 2018/06/02 Viruses (1999-4915) MDPI AG
2018/03/01 - 2018/03/31 Floram (2179-8087) Instituto de Florestas / UFRRJ
2015/03/03 - 2015/09/03 Forests (1999-4907) MDPI AG
2013/03/01 - 2013/05/31 Journal of Phytopathology (1439-0434) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/05/01 - 2022/07/31 Development of an OMMV-based viral expression vector Teerajet Laohasatian
2022/04/10 - 2022/04/30 Biological control using Bacillus sp. Professor Krissana Ruangrit
2018/09/01 - 2020/02/16 Master degree in Agronomy (mentoring molecular techniques) Luis Caeiro
2018/09/01 - 2019/12/17 Master degree in Viticulture and Oenology (mentoring molecular techniques) Angela Bilar de Almeida
2017/09/01 - 2018/09/02 Master degree in Biological Engineering (mentoring molecular techniques) Mariana Patanita
2016/02/01 - 2018/04/30 PhD student - Università Politecnica delle Marche (Italy) (Mentoring molecular techniques) Jonathan Concas

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2020/05/28 - 2021/01/07 Jury of Technician (EDITAL N.o 18352/2020) (UIDB/05183/2020) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2020/05/25 - 2020/05/25 Jury of Master's fellowship (EDITAL N.o 015/2020)- Control of olive anthracnose through gene silencing and gene expression using a plant virus vector (GAFAPROTECT) (PTDC/ASP- PLA/28263/2017) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2019/12/02 - 2019/12/31 Jury of Master's fellowship - Valuing of Portuguese Olive Varieties (OLEAVALOR) (ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000014) University of Évora - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED), Portugal
2019/11/02 - 2019/11/03 Jury of Master's fellowship (EDITAL N.o 089/2019) - Development of a new virus- based vector to control TSWV in tomato plants (TOMVIRPROTECT) (PTDC/ASP- PLA/28266/2017) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2017/01/02 - 2017/12/31 Jury of Master's fellowship - Valuing of Portuguese Olive Varieties (OLEAVALOR) (ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000014) Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2024 Honorable Mention for the 2023 Researcher of the Year Award
Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal
2011 'Atrevo-me a ser inovador' Innovative enterprise award
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2011 'Atrevo-me a ser mulher inovadora' Innovative enterprise award
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Other distinction

2017 Principal Investigator in R&D projects
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Agência de Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo, Portugal

Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Algarve, Portugal
2015 National delegate in the management of COST Actions
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 Individual Post-doctoral Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2007 Individual Doctoral Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2003 PRODEP Merit Fellowship
Universidade de Évora, Portugal