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Arunava Pradhan is working with Junior Researcher contract at CBMA, IB-S, University of Minho (UM) since 2019. He completed his B.Sc. in Microbiology (2005) from University of Pune, India, and M.Sc. in Molecular Biology (2007) from West Bengal University of Technology, India and was awarded Doctor in Science, specializing in Biology from UM, Portugal in 2013; then started Post-Doctoral research at CBMA (2013-2019). His Doctoral Thesis entitled “Impacts of nanoparticles to microbes and invertebrates: from community responses to cellular targets” was strongly recognized by Scientific Community and received 2 international awards: i) Second prize with Special mention for Best Doctoral Theses (2012-2013) Award 2014 from Iberian Association of Limnology; and ii) Subsidiary prize for Best PhD Dissertation (2013-2014) Award 2015 in Freshwater Sciences from European Federation for Freshwater Sciences. Over the last few years, he is developing research aligned with CBMA strategies and EU and UN SDG2030; he is investigating the i) structural and functional effects of emerging contaminants (ECs), including nano- and microplastics, pharmaceuticals, MOFs, agrochemicals, metal-based engineered nanoparticles (NPs) and other persistent organic micro-pollutants, on freshwater ecosystems under realistic exposure scenarios; and ii) interactive effects of these ECs with climatic factors (temperature, post-wildfire runoffs) at community to cellular level along food-chains using integrative approaches(e.g. molecular, biochemical, biomarkers, OMICs etc.). More recently, he started to develop eco-sustainable remediation strategies using nanotechnology and natural sources (e.g. plant/microbe/invertebrate-based Biochar and Chitosan NPs; membranes) to treat freshwaters from ECs, and applying models and indices using machine learning and artificial intelligence approaches to better understand the hazardous impacts, early alarming and fast remediation strategies against ECs considering global change scenarios. He participated in 19 national/transnational/international network-based projects (e.g. EMERGEMIX; STREAMECO) which led to 25 scientific publications in international journals. He also participated in 33 oral (27 international and 4 invited) and 26 poster (18 international and 2 invited) communications in scientific meetings. His research led to several international and national collaborations with renowned research units (e.g. Martin Luther University; Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ; Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries; Berlin Institute of Ecology - TU; University of Almería; Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology). In last 5 years, he has published 16 scientific papers, mostly in Q1 journals and also 2 book chapters. He received Best Oral Presentation Award from Transmitting Science in 15th European Ecological Federation, Ecology across borders: Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, 18th National SPECO Meeting, in 2019, Lisbon, Portugal. In past few years, he has also supervised several students of BSc (8 concluded), MSc (1 concluded, 5 ongoing), PhD (1 concluded), research interns (3 concluded), and also mentored several students; this strengthened his independent research and leadership quality. Arunava was in Jury of MSc and PhD defense and has been member of many scientific associations, evaluation and organizing committees including International Conference PLPF9 in 2022, in Braga, Portugal. He has attended and co-organized several scientific workshops and provided training in several advanced international courses on ecotoxicology and stress ecology, and became member of many scientific associations and advisory committees. He is also a reviewer of several international Q1 journals. Additionally, he has received several distinctions, awards, titles, and grants for his research. He has also been involved in several outreach/science communication activities.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Arunava Pradhan
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Pradhan, Arunava

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1115-47C7-0802
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9485-9777
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AG54P9MAAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher Id
E-6943-2014
Scopus Author Id
24376522300

Email addresses

  • arunava2006molbio@gmail.com (Professional)
  • arunava@bio.uminho.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)
  • Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Freshwater Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Bengali Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Hindi Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2009 - 2013
Concluded
 Doctorate in Science, Specializing in Biology (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade em Biologia
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
"Impacts of nanoparticles to microbes and invertebrates: from community responses to cellular targets" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 N/A
2007
Concluded
 Master in Molecular Biology (Postgraduate Certificate)
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, India
"Isolation of Sulfate Reducing Bacterial Consortia from Jaduguda Mines" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 7.59 (out of 10)
2005
Concluded
 Bachelor in Sciences (Bachelor)
University of Pune School of Science, India
"not applied" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 first class with distinction
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/02/11 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/01/11 - 2019 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2013/09/07 - 2016/02/10 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2009/02/01 - 2013/09/06 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2008/04/01 - 2008/09/30 Researcher (Research) Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Calcutta, India
Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Calcutta, India
2007/10/01 - 2008/03/31 Researcher (Research) Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology, India
Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology, India
2007/07/01 - 2007/09/30 Researcher (Research) Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology, India
Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology, India
2006/05/01 - 2006/08/31 Research Trainee (Research) Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology, India
Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology, India
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2016/02 - 2019/01 Emerging chemical contaminants in mixtures: stress response and modes of action in freshwater biota and impacts on associated ecosystem functioning
UMINHO/BPD/4/2016 from UID/BIA/04050/2013 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007569)
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/05 - 2015/09 Impacts of metal nanoparticles to aquatic ecosystems: responses at the level of biological communities and cellular targets
BI2/121650/2013
PTDC/AAC-AMB/121650/2010
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/02 - 2013/01 Impacts of nanoparticles to microbes and invertebrates: from community responses to cellular targets
SFRH/BD/45614/2008
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008/04 - 2008/09 High density microarrays based genome-wide screening, identification and functional analysis of putative target genes involved in zebrafish spinal cord regeneration
DST No. INT/CP-STIO/2006- 2007/39/2006
UGC/460/RFSMS/Bio-Phy.
Research Fellow
Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Calcutta, India
 Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India

University Grants Commission
Concluded
2007/10 - 2008/03 Biochemical Investigation into the Aberrant Glycosylation of Serum Glycoproteins During Inflammation Using Carbohydrate Binding Proteins
16.10/Regis./Appointment (JRF)/2007
Research Fellow
Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology, India
 Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, India
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/03 - Current CLEANUP4Guimarães - Innovative CLEANing of Unprecedented contamination of Plastic waste from rivers in Guimarães (Portugal)
REMEDIES OC1 – 2023 via HORIZON-MISS-2021-OCEAN-03-01 – Coordinator from University of Minho
Principal investigator
Laboratório da Paisagem, Portugal

Câmara Municipal de Guimarães, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
REMEDIES
Ongoing
2019 - Current URBIFUN - Urbanization effects on the relationship between microbial biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, 3rd project of J-AIL, a collaborative international network project since 2019 from Youth Iberian Association of Limnology (Youth-AIL or Jóvenes-AIL).
URBIFUN J-AIL 2019
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
 Asociación Ibérica de Limnología
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network
LA/P/0069/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0069/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2024 - 2025 PLASTGUIM - Physicochemical Characterization of Plastics collected from Ave and Selho Rivers
(UMinho ID 37821)
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
 Câmara Municipal de Guimarães
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 CENTRE OF MOLECULAR AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
UIDB/04050/2020
10.54499/UIDB/04050/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/10/01 - 2022/09/30 EMERGEMIX: Impacts of mixtures of emerging contaminants in aquatic ecosystems across multi-levels of biological organization (Efeitos de mixturas de contaminantes emergentes nos ecossistemas aquáticos: uma abordagem a vários níveis de organização biológica)
PTDC/BIA-BMA/30922/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/06/01 - 2022/05/31 STREAMECO - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning under Climate Change: from the Gene to the Stream
PTDC/CTA-AMB/31245/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018 - 2022 AQUAFIRE - Integrated assessment of wildfires impacts to aquatic ecosystems and human health
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028936
Researcher
2018/06/01 - 2021/12/31 FunG-Eye - A functional approach to unravel the interaction between fungicide pollution and fungi-mediated ecosystem processes
PTDC/CTA-AMB/29505/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016 - 2020 EcoAgriFood - Innovative green products and processes to promote Agri-Food BioEconomy
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000009
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
 Portugal 2020
Concluded
2016 - 2018 AGRHYDROM - A timely look at effects of agriculture on fluvial dissolved organic matter: the role of hydrology
AGRHYDROM J-AIL 2016
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
 Asociación Ibérica de Limnología
Concluded
2013 - 2015 FIRETOX - Toxic effects of wildfires on aquatic systems
PTDC/AAG-GLO/4176/2012
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013 - 2015 Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on Litter Decomposition and Decomposers
Transnational Cooperation between Portugal and Germany funded by FCT and DAAD
Researcher
Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei im Forschungsverbund Berlin eV, Germany

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012/03/15 - 2015 NANOECOTOX-Impacts of metal nanoparticles to aquatic ecosystems: from community responses to cellular targets
PTDC/AAC-AMB/121650/2010
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
 Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Concluded
2010 - 2011 (Micro) analysis of nanoparticles on aquatic fungi
Transnational Cooperation between Portugal and Germany funded by FCT and DAAD
Researcher
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung UFZ, Germany

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Institut für Biochemie und Biotechnologie, Germany

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2007 - 2008 Biochemical Investigation into the Aberrant Glycosylation of Serum Glycoproteins During Inflammation Using Carbohydrate Binding Proteins
DBT, India 2008
Researcher
Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology, India
 Department of Biotechnology
Concluded
2007 - 2007 Phytoplankton Diversity as Indicator of Water Quality for Fish Cultivation
India Bangladesh Transnational Program 2007
Researcher
Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology, India
 Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology

Environment and Pollution Research Centre

Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences
Concluded
2006 - 2007 Development of sulphate reducing bioremediation package for Jaduguda Effluent discharge
BRNS DAE 2006-2009
Researcher
Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology, India
 Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2017 - 2018 PestiSense - Novel tools and data for the detection and assessment of ecological risks of pesticides
CBMA-2017-2018
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental
Concluded
2007 - 2008 Detection of membrane glycoproteins in Cancerous Cells using Carbohydrate Binding Proteins and Nanoparticle Conjugates
Research Project/WBUT/2008
Researcher
Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology, India
 Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology
Concluded
2006 - 2007 Isolation of Sulfate Reducing Bacterial Consortia from Jaduguda Mines
Research Project/WBUT/2006
Researcher
Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology, India
 Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology
Concluded
2006 - 2006 Cultivation of Sulfate Reducing Bacteria from East Calcutta Wetland and Jaduguda for development of sulfate reducing bioremediation package for Jaduguda Urenium Mine effluent discharge
Short Term Project/WBUT/2006
Researcher
Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology, India
 Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Choudhury S, Patel N, Agrawal S, Bhattacharya I, Singh A, Chakhmakhchyan A, Quiroz-Figueroa FR, Sousa JR, Trindade H, El. "Nanoshields: Harnessing Biogenic Nanomaterials to Combat the Adverse Effects of Heavy Metal Stress". In In: Rajput VD, Singh A, Ghazaryan K, Alexiou A, Minkina T (Eds), Biogenic Nanoparticles: Interplay with Climate Change and Implications for Human Health. Elsevier, USA (in press).. Elsevier, USA, 2024.
    In press
  2. Solanki S, Agrawal S, Bhattacharya I, Singh A, Nare D, Singh RK, Quiroz-Figueroa FR, Sousa JR, Trindade H, Elshikh MS, P. "A foliar and soil application dynamics: Investigating the transport and mechanism of biogenic nanoparticles in the plant tissues,". In In: Rajput VD, Singh A, Ghazaryan K, Alexiou A, Minkina T (Eds), Biogenic Nanoparticles: Interplay with Climate Change an. 2024.
  3. Farhan MM, Agrawal S, Bhattacharya I, Singh A, Harutyunyan A, Movsesyan H, Singh RK, Quiroz-Figueroa FR, Sousa JR, Trind. "Adaptation and resilience: Plants and microorganism responding to biogenic nanomaterial". In In: Rajput VD, Singh A, Ghazaryan K, Alexiou A, Minkina T (Eds), Biogenic Nanoparticles: Interplay with Climate Change and Implications for Hu. 2024.
  4. Singh A, Das R, Agrawal S, Kumar A, Movsesyan H, Rajput VD, Minkina T, Singh RK, Popek R, Sousa JR, Pradhan A, El-Ramady. "Mechanisms and limitations of nanofertilizers in absorption and translocation in plants and soil". In In: Jen-Tsung Chen J-T (Ed), Green Nanotechnology for Stress-Resilient Crops and Sustainable Agroecosystems”: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, B. 2024.
  5. Singh A, Solanki S, Agrawal S, Kumar A, Movsesyan H, Rajput VD, Minkina T, Singh RK, Popek R, Sousa JR, Pradhan A, El-Ra. "Effect of run off nanofertilizers from field on food supply chain". In In: Jen-Tsung Chen J-T (Ed), Green Nanotechnology for Stress-Resilient Crops and Sustainable Agroecosystems”: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, US. 2024.
  6. Singh, Shweta; Pradhan, Arunava; Singh, Rupesh K.; Singh, Abhishek; Minkina, Tatiana; Rajput, Vishnu D.. "Nanoparticles: Physiology, Chemistry and Biochemistry". In The Role of Nanoparticles in Plant Nutrition under Soil Pollution: Nanoscience in Nutrient Use Efficiency. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published
  7. Batista, Daniela; Trabulo, José; Cássio, Fernanda; Pradhan, Arunava. "(Micro)plastics in Aquatic Ecosystems: A global threat? [(Micro)Plásticos nos ecossistemas aquáticos: Uma ameaça global?]". In Science Communication in Microbiology (Comunicação de Ciência em Microbiologia), 20-21. Portugal: Portuguese Society of Microbiology (Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia), 2022.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Pradhan, Arunava; Geraldes, Paulo; Seena, Sahadevan; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Humic acids and nanoparticle size change the toxicity of nano CuO to freshwater microbes and invertebrates". 2012.
  2. Pradhan, Arunava; Seena, Sahadevan; Helm, Stefan; Gerth, Katharina; Krauss, Gerd-Joachim; Wesenberg, Dirk; Schlosser, Dietmar; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Effects of nano CuO on aquatic decomposers: from community to cellular responses". 2012.
  3. Pradhan, Arunava; Sahadevan, Seena; Helm, Stefan; Gerth, katharina; Schlosser, Dietmar; Krauss, Gerd-Joachim; Wesenberg, Dirk; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Responses of freshwater microbial decomposers to copper oxide nanoparticles". 2012.
Conference poster
  1. Padilha J, Santos C, Machado L, Valente A, Pradhan A, Rodrigues S, Cunha S, Pascoal C, Sousa R. 2024.. "Sustaining Freshwater Ecosystems: Integrated Approaches in Minho and Montesinho under Global Change. Arqus Annual Conference 2024, “Connecting universities, addressing challenges”, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal (Invited).". 2024.
  2. Pradhan A, Barros D, Pascoal C, Cássio F. 2024.. "Proteomic approach to assess the impacts of engineered nanoparticles on freshwater fungi. Global change and stress ecology, Arqus Annual Conference 2024, “Connecting universities, addressing challenges”, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal (Invited).". 2024.
  3. Colls M, Romero F, Chonova T, Álvarez I, Antunes I, Aranguren-Gassis M, Argudo M, Arias-Real R, Atristain M, Baptista D,. "URBIFUN project – Urbanization effects on the relationship between microbial diversity and ecosystem functioning. 2nd International Conference on Microbial Ecotoxicology (EcotoxicoMic 2020), virtual conference, October 6-9, Montpellier, France.". 2020.
  4. Trabulo, J.; Pradhan, Arunava; Pascoal, C; Cássio, F.. "Microplastics and silver nanoparticles can affect microbially-driven plant litter decomposition in streams". Paper presented in ii) 2019, V Symposium PDBMA (Doctoral Program on Molecular and Environmental Biology), October 2019, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal., 2019.
  5. Pradhan, Arunava; Barros, D; Pascoal, C; Cássio, F.. "Proteomic approach to assess the impacts of engineered nanoparticles on freshwater fungi". Paper presented in Limnologia 2018, 19th International Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology, June 24-29, 2018, Coimbra, Portugal, 2018.
  6. Martins N, Pradhan A, Pascoal C, Cássio F.. "Impacts of anti-cancer drugs on freshwater rotifers at environmentally realistic concentrations.". Paper presented in 28th SETAC Europe Meeting, May 13-17, 2018, Rome, Italy, 2018.
  7. Sousa F, Castro BB, Pradhan A, Pascoal C, Cássio F.. "Impact of three fungicides (cymoxanil, metalaxyl and myclobutanil) on aquatic decomposers". Paper presented in 17th National Ecology Meeting organized by SPECO - Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia, November 15-16, 2018, University of Évora, Portugal, 2018.
  8. Pradhan, Arunava; et al.. "A timely look at effects of agriculture on fluvial DOM: the role of hydrology. AGRHYDROM, 2nd Young collaborative project from the Iberian Association of Limnology". Paper presented in 10th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences, July 2-7, Olomouc, Czech Republic., 2017.
  9. Barros, Diana Cláudia Martins Costa; Pradhan, Arunava; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Proteomic responses to nanoparticulate and ionic silver in aquatic fungi". Paper presented in 19th National Congress of Biochemistry organized by Portuguese Society of Biochemistry (SPB), December 8-10, 2016, Guimarães, Portugal., 2016.
  10. Barros D, Pradhan A, Pascoal C, Cássio F.. "Proteomic analysis of aquatic microbial responses to nanoparticulate and ionic silver". Paper presented in 33rd congress of International Society of Limnology (SIL), July 31-August 5, Turin, Italy., 2016.
  11. Pradhan A, Pascoal C, Cássio F. "Quantitative weight of evidence approach for hazard evaluation of engineered nanoparticles in freshwaters". Paper presented in 33rd congress of International Society of Limnology (SIL), July 31-August 5, Turin, Italy., 2016.
  12. Fernandes M, Pradhan A, Martins P, Pascoal C, Mendéz S, Cássio F.. "Evaluation of the toxicity of TiO2 and CoFe2O4 nanoparticles towards aquatic fungal communities". Paper presented in 19th National Congress of Biochemistry organized by Portuguese Society of Biochemistry (SPB), December 8-10, 2016, Guimarães, Portugal., 2016.
  13. Martins N, Pradhan A, Pascoal C, Cássio F.. "Brachionus calyciflorus, a promising model for fast and effective risk assessment of engineered nanomaterials". Paper presented in 19th National Congress of Biochemistry organized by Portuguese Society of Biochemistry (SPB), December 8-10, 2016, Guimarães, Portugal., 2016.
  14. Barros, Diana Cláudia Martins Costa; Pradhan, Arunava; Santos, P. M.; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Responses of antioxidant enzymes to nanoparticulate and ionic silver in aquatic microbes". Paper presented in 25th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting, May 3-7, Barcelona, Spain., 2015.
  15. Pradhan, Arunava. "Impacts of nanoparticles to microbes and invertebrates: from community responses to cellular targets". Paper presented in 9th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences (SEFS9), July 5-10, Geneva, Switzerland. Invited for poster presentation on PhD research by association of European Fresh and Young Researchers (EFYR), 2015.
  16. Cássio F, Carvalho F, Pradhan A, Abrantes N, Pascoal C.. "Ecotoxicological effects of post-fire runoff on aquatic microbial decomposers and invertebrate shredders". Paper presented in 100th ESA (Ecological Society of America) Annual Meeting, August 9-14, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., 2015.
  17. Pradhan, Arunava; Silva C1, Pascoal C, Cássio F. "Neurotoxicity and oxidative stress induced by copper oxide nanoparticles and ionic copper in freshwater invertebrate shredders". Paper presented in Limnologia, 18th International Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology, July 6-11, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain., 2014.
  18. Pradhan, Arunava; Geraldes P, Seena S, Pascoal C, Cássio F.. "Effect of the size of copper oxide nanoparticles and the presence of humic acids on the detritivorous invertebrate Allogamus ligonifer". Paper presented in E2N - National nanotoxicology meeting (Encontro Nacional de nanotoxicologia), April 2-3, Lisbon, Portugal, 2013.
  19. Pradhan, Arunava; Geraldes P, Seena S, Pascoal C, Cássio F.. "The toxicity of copper oxide nanoparticles to aquatic decomposing microorganisms depends on the size of the nanoparticles and the presence of humic acids". Paper presented in E2N - National nanotoxicology meeting (Encontro Nacional de nanotoxicologia), April 2-3, Lisbon, Portugal, 2013.
  20. Pradhan, Arunava; Geraldes P, Seena S, Pascoal C, Cássio F. "NanoCuO toxicity to freshwater microbial decomposers depends on nanoparticle size and humic acids". Paper presented in 23rd SETAC Europe Annual Meeting, May 12-16, Glasgow, UK., 2013.
  21. Pradhan, Arunava; Geraldes P, Seena S, Pascoal C, Cássio F. "Sublethal toxicity of nanoCuO to freshwater shredders can be influenced by nanoparticle size and humic acids". Paper presented in 23rd SETAC Europe Annual Meeting, May 12-16, Glasgow, UK., 2013.
  22. Pradhan, Arunava; Sahadevan, Seena; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Polyhydroxyl fullerene can mitigate toxicity effects of cadmium on yeasts". Paper presented in 22nd SETAC Europe Annual Meeting and 6th SETAC World congress, May 20-24, Berlin, Germany., 2012.
  23. Pradhan, Arunava; Seena S, Helm S, Gerth K, Krauss GJ, Wesenberg D, Schlosser D, Pascoal C, Cássio F.. "Effects of nano CuO on aquatic decomposers: from community to cellular responses". Paper presented in 22nd SETAC Europe Annual Meeting and 6th SETAC World congress, May 20-24, Berlin, Germany (invited for poster corner)., 2012.
  24. Pradhan, Arunava; Seena, Sahadevan; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Impacts of CuO nanoparticles on aquatic detritus foodwebs". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on the Environmental Effects of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials, the Royal Society, September 19–21, London, United Kingdom., 2011.
  25. Pradhan, Arunava; Seena, Sahadevan; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Nano copper oxide is a threat to an endemic shredder of the Iberian Peninsula". Paper presented in 21st SETAC Europe Annual Meeting, May 15-19, Milan, Italy., 2011.
  26. Pradhan, Arunava; Schlosser, Dietmar; Seena, Sahadevan; Helm, Stefan; Gerth, Katharina; Krauss, Gerd-Joachim; Wesenberg, Dirk; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Copper oxide nanoparticles induce oxidative stress, DNA strand breaks and laccase activity in aquatic fungi". Paper presented in 21st SETAC Europe Annual Meeting, May 15-19, Milan, Italy., 2011.
  27. Pradhan, Arunava; Seena S, Pascoal C, Cássio F.. "Nano metals may pose negative impacts to microbial decomposition in streams". Paper presented in 20th SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry) Europe Annual Meeting, May 23-27, Seville, Spain., 2010.
  28. Mishra, M; Nasipuri, P; Pradhan, Arunava; Thakur, AR; Raychaudhuri, S. "Sulfate Reducing Bacteria: A Promising Candidate for Environmental Sulfate Removal". Paper presented in International Congress of Environmental Research (ICER 2007), December 28-30, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., 2007.
  29. Pradhan, Arunava. "Nurture Nature for the Future". Paper presented in National Science Day (DBT sponsored), West Bengal University of Technology, February 28, Kolkata, India., 2006.
Journal article
  1. Martins, Nuno; Pradhan, Arunava; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Can acclimation of freshwater rotifers to silver nanoparticles or 5-fluorouracil influence their multi- and transgenerational effects?". Science of The Total Environment 954 (2024): 176326. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176326.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176326
  2. Trabulo, José; Pradhan, Arunava; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Microplastics and silver nanoparticles compromise detrital food chains in streams through effects on microbial decomposers and invertebrate detritivores". Chemosphere 367 (2024): 143656. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143656.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143656
  3. Rajput, Priyadarshani; Kumar, Pradeep; Priya, A.K.; Kumari, Smita; Shiade, Seyede Roghie Ghadirnezhad; Rajput, Vishnu D.; Fathi, Amin; et al. "Nanomaterials and biochar mediated remediation of emerging contaminants". Science of The Total Environment 916 (2024): 170064. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170064.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170064
  4. Colls, Miriam; Viza, Aida; Zufiarre, Aitziber; Camacho-Santamans, Alba; Laini, Alex; González-Ferreras, Alexia Maria; Filipe, Ana Filipa; et al. "Impacts of diffuse urban stressors on stream benthic communities and ecosystem functioning: A review". Limnetica 43 1 (2023): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.23818/limn.43.07.
    10.23818/limn.43.07
  5. Batista, Daniela; Pradhan, Arunava; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Evidence of micro and macroplastic toxicity along a stream detrital food-chain". Journal of Hazardous Materials 436 (2022): 129064. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129064.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129064
  6. Trabulo, José; Pradhan, Arunava; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Can microplastics from personal care products affect stream microbial decomposers in the presence of silver nanoparticles?". Science of The Total Environment 832 (2022): 155038. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155038.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155038
  7. Cássio, Fernanda; Batista, Daniela; Pradhan, Arunava. "Plastic Interactions with Pollutants and Consequences to Aquatic Ecosystems: What We Know and What We Do Not Know". Biomolecules 12 6 (2022): 798. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom12060798.
    10.3390/biom12060798
  8. Encarnación Fenoy; Arunava Pradhan; Cláudia Pascoal; Juan Rubio-Ríos; Daniela Batista; Francisco J. Moyano-López; Fernanda Cássio; J. Jesús Casas. "Elevated temperature may reduce functional but not taxonomic diversity of fungal assemblages on decomposing leaf litter in streams". Global Change Biology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15931.
    10.1111/gcb.15931
  9. Martins, Nuno; Pradhan, Arunava; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Individual and mixed effects of anticancer drugs on freshwater rotifers: A multigenerational approach". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 227 (2021): 112893. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112893.
    10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112893
  10. Batista, Daniela; Giling, Darren P.; Pradhan, Arunava; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda; Gessner, Mark O.. "Importance of exposure route in determining nanosilver impacts on a stream detrital processing chain". Environmental Pollution 290 (2021): 118088. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118088.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118088
  11. Pradhan, Arunava; Fernandes, Marta; Martins, Pedro M.; Pascoal, Cláudia; Lanceros-Méndez, Senentxu; Cássio, Fernanda. "Can photocatalytic and magnetic nanoparticles be a threat to aquatic detrital food webs?". Science of The Total Environment 769 (2021): 144576. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144576.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144576
  12. Barros, Diana; Pradhan, Arunava; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Transcriptomics reveals the action mechanisms and cellular targets of citrate-coated silver nanoparticles in a ubiquitous aquatic fungus". Environmental Pollution 268 (2021): 115913. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115913.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115913
  13. Pradhan, Arunava; Carvalho, Francisco; Abrantes, Nélson; Campos, Isabel; Keizer, Jan Jacob; Cássio, Fernanda; Pascoal, Cláudia. "Biochemical and functional responses of stream invertebrate shredders to post-wildfire contamination". Environmental Pollution 267 (2020): 115433. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115433.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115433
  14. Barros, Diana; Pradhan, Arunava; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Reply to the "Letter to the editor, Proteomic responses to silver nanoparticles vary with the fungal ecotype" by Huang et al.". Science of The Total Environment 748 (2020): 142402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142402.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142402
  15. Martins, Nuno; Pradhan, Arunava; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Effects of metal nanoparticles on freshwater rotifers may persist across generations". Aquatic Toxicology 229 (2020): 105652. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105652.
    Published • 10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105652
  16. Diana Barros; Arunava Pradhan; Cláudia Pascoal; Fernanda Cássio. "Proteomic responses to silver nanoparticles vary with the fungal ecotype". Science of The Total Environment 704 (2020): 135385-135385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135385.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135385
  17. Carvalho, Francisco; Pradhan, Arunava; Abrantes, Nelson; Campos, Isabel; Keizer, Jan Jacob; Cássio, Fernanda; Pascoal, Cláudia. "Wildfire impacts on freshwater detrital food webs depend on runoff load, exposure time and burnt forest type". Science of The Total Environment 692 (2019): 691-700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.265.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.265
  18. Barros, Diana; Pradhan, Arunava; Mendes, Vera M.; Manadas, Bruno; Santos, Pedro M.; Pascoal, Cláudia (981B-E017-4206); Cássio, Fernanda. "Proteomics and antioxidant enzymes reveal different mechanisms of toxicity induced by ionic and nanoparticulate silver in bacteria". Environmental Science: Nano 6 4 (2019): 1207-1218. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8EN01067F.
    Published • 10.1039/C8EN01067F
  19. Pradhan, Arunava; Silva, Carla O.; Silva, Carlos; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Enzymatic biomarkers can portray nanoCuO-induced oxidative and neuronal stress in freshwater shredders". Aquatic Toxicology 180 (2016): 227-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.09.017.
    Published • 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.09.017
  20. Pradhan, Arunava; Geraldes, Paulo; Seena, Sahadevan; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Humic acid can mitigate the toxicity of small copper oxide nanoparticles to microbial decomposers and leaf decomposition in streams". Freshwater Biology 61 12 (2016): 2197-2210. https://doi.org/10.1111%2Ffwb.12662.
    Published • 10.1111/fwb.12662
  21. Pradhan, Arunava; Geraldes, Paulo; Seena, Sahadevan; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Natural organic matter alters size-dependent effects of nanoCuO on the feeding behaviour of freshwater invertebrate shredders". Science of The Total Environment 535 (2015): 94-101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.12.096.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.12.096
  22. Pradhan, Arunava; Seena, Sahadevan; Schlosser, Dietmar; Gerth, Katharina; Helm, Stefan; Dobritzsch, Melanie; Krauss, Gerd-Joachim; et al. "Fungi from metal-polluted streams may have high ability to cope with the oxidative stress induced by copper oxide nanoparticles". Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 34 4 (2015): 923-930. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.2879.
    Published • 10.1002/etc.2879
  23. Pradhan, Arunava; Pinheiro, José Paulo; Seena, Sahadevan; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Polyhydroxyfullerene Binds Cadmium Ions and Alleviates Metal-Induced Oxidative Stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 80 18 (2014): 5874-5881. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.01329-14.
    Published • 10.1128/aem.01329-14
  24. Pradhan, Arunava; Seena, Sahadevan; Dobritzsch, Dirk; Helm, Stefan; Gerth, Katharina; Dobritzsch, Melanie; Krauss, Gerd-Joachim; et al. "Physiological responses to nanoCuO in fungi from non-polluted and metal-polluted streams". Science of The Total Environment 466-467 (2014): 556-563. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.07.073.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.07.073
  25. Pradhan, Arunava; Seena, Sahadevan; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Copper oxide nanoparticles can induce toxicity to the freshwater shredder Allogamus ligonifer". Chemosphere 89 9 (2012): 1142-1150. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.06.001.
    Published • 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.06.001
  26. Pradhan, Arunava; Seena, Sahadevan; Pascoal, Cláudia; Cássio, Fernanda. "Can Metal Nanoparticles Be a Threat to Microbial Decomposers of Plant Litter in Streams?". Microbial Ecology 62 1 (2011): 58-68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-011-9861-4.
    Published • 10.1007/s00248-011-9861-4
  27. Pradhan, A.; Bhaumik, P.; Das, S.; Mishra, M.; Khanam, S.; Hoque, B.A.; Mukherjee, I.; Thakur, A.R.; Chaudhuri, S.R.. "Phytoplankton diversity as indicator of water quality for fish cultivation". American Journal of Environmental Sciences 4 4 (2008): 406-411. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-40549087836&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
Online resource
  1. Raychaudhuri S; Pradhan, Arunava; Bhaumik P; Chakraborty S. GenBank Submission of 16S Ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence of 25 novel bacterial clones (Accession numbers: EF536721-EF536745). 2007.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Pradhan, Arunava. "Impacts of nanoparticles to microbes and invertebrates: from community responses to cellular targets". PhD, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/27372.
  2. "Isolation and characterization of sulfate reducing bacteria from East Calcutta Wetland". Master, Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology, 2007.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024 Synthesis and characterization of nano-biochar, interaction with emerging contaminants and application on organic matters to improve the nutrients recovery. In Session V: NOM and HS for environmental remediation, The role of NOM and HS in achieving Sustainable Development Goals, International Humic Substances Society conference, 25-30 August, Rumini, Italy.
2024 Can emergent chemical contaminants threat our life? XXII Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology Aquatic Ecosystems Under Threat: Advancing Our Knowledge to Mitigate the Effects of Global Change, Promote Adaptive Management, and Engage Citizens 23-28 June 2024, Vigo, Spain.
2024 Application of FTIR to analyze emerging contaminants and nature-based products in aquatic environments: Case studies. CBMA LunchTalks, CBMA, IB-S, June 17, Braga, Portugal.
2023 Can photocatalytic and magnetic nanoparticles be a threat to aquatic detrital food webs? Invited talk in V Jornadas da Ciência
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2022 Warming reduces functional but not taxonomic diversity of fungal assemblages decomposing leaf-litter in headwater streams PLPF9 - 9th Plant Litter Processing in Freshwaters Congress, May 16-19, 2022, Braga, Portugal
2022 A systems toxicology approach discloses distinct mechanisms of toxicity of silver nanoparticles in freshwater microbes with different background PLPF9 - 9th Plant Litter Processing in Freshwaters Congress, May 16-19, 2022, Braga, Portugal
2022 How do microplastics and silver nanoparticles affect microbial decomposition of plant-litter in streams? PLPF9 - 9th Plant Litter Processing in Freshwaters Congress, May 16-19, 2022, Braga, Portugal
2022 Can mixtures of micro and macroplastics impact freshwater decomposers? PLPF9 - 9th Plant Litter Processing in Freshwaters Congress, May 16-19, 2022, Braga, Portugal
2022 Urbanization effects on gross primary production and ecosystem respiration of European river sediments 2nd Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL), XXI conference of the Iberian Association of Limnology (AIL), 21st National Congress of the Portuguese Ecological Society (SPECO), July 3-8, 2022, Aveiro, Portugal.
2022 Effects and mechanisms of emergent contaminants in freshwater biota 2nd Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL), XXI conference of the Iberian Association of Limnology (AIL), 21st National Congress of the Portuguese Ecological Society (SPECO), July 3-8, 2022, Aveiro, Portugal.
2021 Urbanization effects on river biofilm metabolism along a European gradient? SEFS 12 - 12th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences, July 25-30, 2021, Dublin, Ireland.
2020 Is plastic a real threat to freshwater detrital ecosystem? A trophic approach 2nd International Conference on Microbial Ecotoxicology (EcoToxicomic2020), October 6-9, 2020, Montpellier, France.
2020 Microplastics and silver nanoparticles can affect microbially-driven plant litter decomposition in streams XX Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology (AIL 2020), October 26-29, 2020, Murcia, Spain
2020 Can rotifer populations recover from anti-cancer drug contamination in freshwaters? XX Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology (AIL-2020), October 26-29, 2020, Marcia, Spain
2019 Functional and structural responses of fungal communities to climate across Iberian Mediterranean streams. 15th European Ecological Federation, Ecology across borders: Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, and 18th National SPECO Meeting, 29 July - 2 August, Lisbon, Portugal.
2019 Omics reveal distinct mechanisms of toxicity of nanoparticulate and silver microbes 15th European Ecological Federation, Ecology across borders: Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, and 18th National SPECO Meeting, 29 July - 2 August, Lisbon, Portugal.
2019 Effects of emerging chemical contaminants on aquatic systems: from cells to populations and communities 1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society & XIV AEET Meeting, Ecology: an integrative science in the Anthropocene, 4-7 February, Barcelona, Spain.
2018 Leaf litter decomposition and fungal biodiversity assessed by high-throughput sequencing across Mediterranean streams. Limnologia 2018, 19th International Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology, June 24-29, 2018, Coimbra, Portugal
2018 A timely look at effects of agriculture on fluvial DOM: the role of hydrology Limnologia 2018, 19th International Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology, June 24-29, 2018, Coimbra, Portugal
2018 Proteomic responses to nanoparticulate and ionic silver in freshwater microbes with different background 28th SETAC Europe Meeting, May 13-17, 2018, Rome, Italy
2017 Comparative effects of metallic nanoparticles on microbes and invertebrates involved in plant litter decomposition in streams 8th Conference on Plant Litter Processing in Freshwaters: 20 years of breakdown, July 17-20, 2017, Bilbao, Spain
2017 Proteomic responses to nanoparticulate and ionc silver in fungi from metal-polluted and non-polluted streams EcotoxicoMic - First International Congress on Microbial Ecotoxicology, November 21-24, 2017, Lyon, France
2016 Responses of aquatic fungi to engineered nanoparticles 19th National Congress of Biochemistry organized by Portuguese Society of Biochemistry (SPB), December 8-10, 2016, Guimarães, Portugal.
2016 Are trophic interactions between aquatic invertebrates affected by AgNP exposure route? 26th SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry) Europe Annual Meeting, May 22-26, Nantes, France.
2015 Biomarker responses to nanoCuO-induced oxidative and neuronal stress in freshwater caddisfly larvae 9th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences (SEFS9), July 5-10, Geneva, Switzerland.
2015 Responses of stream microbial communities to nanosilver: search for effective stress indicators 25th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting, May 3-7, Barcelona, Spain.
2015 Ecotoxicological effects of post-fire runoffs on aquatic invertebrate detritivores 25th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting, May 3-7, Barcelona, Spain.
2014 Environmental impacts of nanoparticles: from cells to ecosystems. Invited Talk in International workshop on Nanotechnology applied to environmental Geotechnics (December 4-5), organized by University of Minho, Portuguese Environmental Geotechnics Commission and Portuguese Geotechnical Society, December 4, Braga, Portugal.
2014 Impacts of nanoparticles to microbes and invertebrates: from community responses to cellular targets Invited Talk in Biotechnology Alumni Seminar Series, 2014, October 27, West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata, India
2014 Engineered nanomaterials in the environment: cellular to ecological impacts Invited Talk in International Workshop on Nanoparticles for soil remediation: from green synthesis to ecotoxicological effects, Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, December 19, Coimbra, Portugal.
2013 Polyhydroxy fullerene can stimulate yeast growth and mitigate cadmium-induced oxidative stress E2N - National nanotoxicology meeting (Encontro Nacional de nanotoxicologia), April 2-3, Lisbon, Portugal
2012 Humic acids and nanoparticle size change the toxicity of nano CuO to freshwater microbes and invertebrates. Limnologia 2012 (July 2-6), 16th International Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology, July 6, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal.
2012 Responses of freshwater microbial decomposers to copper oxide nanoparticles. Limnologia 2012 (July 2-6), 16th International Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology, University of Minho, July 6, Guimarães, Portugal.
2012 Toxicity of nano CuO in aquatic food webs: from microbes to invertebrate. DBio Seminars, CBMA, Department of Biology, University of Minho, March 21, Braga, Portugal.
2010 Impacts of metal nanoparticles on leaf litter decomposition by aquatic microbes. DBio Seminars, CBMA, Department of Biology, University of Minho, May 26, Braga, Portugal.
2009 Impacts of metal nanoparticles on leaf litter decomposition by aquatic fungi BioMicroWorld (December 2-4), 3rd International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology, University of Lisbon, December 2, Lisbon, Portugal.

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Eco-sustainable remediation solutions for emerging contaminants in freshwaters due to wildfires
Supervisor
 Master of Science in Biodiversity, Ecology and Global Change (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2024 - Current Ecological Chain Effects: Assessment of Interactions between Invasive Crayfish and Microplastics in the Freshwater Ecosystems of the Montesinho Natural Park
Co-supervisor
 Master of Science in Biodiversity, Ecology and Global Change (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2024 - Current Ecological Chain Effects: Assessment of Interactions between Invasive Crayfish and Microplastics in the Freshwater Ecosystems of the Montesinho Natural Park
Co-supervisor
 Master of Science in Biodiversity, Ecology and Global Change (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2023 - Current Quantification and characterization of microplastics in sediments from the Ave and Selho rivers in the municipality of Guimarães (Quantificação e caracterização de microplásticos em sedimentos dos rios Ave e Selho no concelho de Guimarães)
Supervisor
 Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Specialization in Environmental Monitoring and Remediation (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Laboratório da Paisagem, Portugal
2023 - Current Impacts of macro- and microplastic contamination on benthic invertebrates: searching for bioindicators and biomarkers in river ecosystems (Impactos da contaminação de macro- e microplásticos em invertebrados bentónicos: à procura de bioindicadores e biomarcadores em ecossistemas fluviais)
Supervisor
 Master of Science in Biodiversity, Ecology and Global Change (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2018 - 2023/11/24 Effects of microplastics on a freshwater detritus-based food chain in the presence of silver nanoparticles: unraveling the mechanisms of action
Co-supervisor of José Miguel Castro Trabulo
 Ph.D. in Biology, in the area of specialization in Evolution, Biodiversity and Ecology, under Doctoral Program in Molecular and Environmental Biology (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Developing a toxicity index for aquatic organisms exposed to microplastics (Desenvolvimento de um índice de toxicidade para organismos aquáticos expostos a microplásticos)
Supervisor
 Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Microplastic contamination in waterbodies: an artificial intelligence strategy (Contaminação por microplásticos em massas de água: uma estratégia de inteligência artificial)
Supervisor
 Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Weight of evidence approach to establish suitable remediation strategies against microplastic contamination in waterbodies (Abordagem de evidências ponderadas para estabelecer estratégias adequadas de remediação da contaminação por microplásticos em massas de água)
Supervisor
 Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Microplastics and nanoplastics contamination in a climate change scenario: global risks for aquatic organisms?(Contaminação de microplásticos e nanoplásticos num cenário de alterações climáticas: riscos globais para organismos aquáticos?)
Supervisor
 Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Global impacts of fires on aquatic organisms (Impactos globais de incêndios em organismos aquáticos)
Supervisor of José Manuel da Silva Gonçalves Pinheiro Duarte
 Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Impactos de fungicidas selecionados em sistemas decompositores-detritívoros ribeirinhos (Impacts of selected fungicides on decomposing systems - riparian detritivores)
Co-supervisor
 Master in Ecology (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2017/11 - 2018/01 Impacts of emerging chemical contaminants on ecosystems: advanced training on experimental designs and research techniques
Supervisor
 Research Internship (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Biochemical response of interactions between two aquatic invasive crayfish species
Supervisor
 Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Responses of freshwater organisms to emerging contaminants under climate change scenarios
Supervisor
 Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Physiological and biochemical responses of Daphnia to parasitic infection
Co-supervisor
 Research Internship (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Responses of aquatic organisms to nanoparticles and anti carcinogenic drugs
Supervisor
 Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Ergosterol quantification in HPLC to determine fungal biomass, identification and quantification of fungal spores, activities of stress biomarkers in aquatic microbes involved in leaf litter decomposition after exposure to metal nanoparticles.
Co-supervisor
 Research Internship (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/05/16 - 2022/05/19 Organized the international scientific conference "9th Plant Litter Processing in Freshwaters Congress (PLPF9)", held in Braga, Portugal during May 16-19, 2022. (2022/05/16 - 2022/05/19)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Organised Workshop on Whole Cell (Prokaryotic) Transmission Electron Microscopy (2008 - 2008)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology, India
2007 - 2007 Conducted Technology Based Skill Set Development International Workshop on "Identification of Planktons: Indicator of Water Quality" (2007 - 2007)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Department of Biotechnology, at West Bengal University of Technology, India

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021 - 2021 Participation in the NEI (European Researchers Night) from CBMA to spread scienice, research and awareness to the Society about “(Micro)plastics in Aquatic Ecosystems: A global threat?” ((Micro)Plásticos nos ecossistemas aquáticos: Uma ameaça global?), Altice Forum, Braga, Portugal
Workshop
 European Researchers Night
2020 - 2020 Participation in the 2nd edition of the call in Microbiology Science communication, with the work: (Micro) Plásticos nos ecossistemas aquáticos: Uma ameaça global? Comunicação de Ciência em Microbiologia, Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia
Symposium
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Participated in NEI (European Researchers Night) from CBMA to spread scienice, research and awareness to the Society about "Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems: A global threat?"
Exhibition
2018 - 2018 Science Communication to Non-Scientific Public
Workshop
 Organized by Young AIL, Limnologia 2018 (19th International Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Basic programming concepts in R
Workshop
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Open Forum on Ethics in Science
Workshop
 EFFS 2015, Geneva, Switzerland
European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (EFFS) , Swaziland
2015 - 2015 Initial training for using BD Accuri C6 flow cytometer
Workshop
 Conducted by Enzifarma
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Confocal and Fluorescence Microscopy
Workshop
 Conducted by Leica Microsystems
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Nanotechnology applied to environmental Geotechnics
Workshop
Portuguese Environmental Geotechnics Commission, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Geotecnia, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Nanoparticles for Soil Remediation: from green synthesis to ecotoxicological effects
Workshop
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Liquid chromatography: HPLC and uHPLC
Workshop
 Conducted by UNICAM, Thermo Scientific
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Basic formation of Flow Cytometry
Workshop
 Conducted by Werfen Group, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2012 - 2012 New screening for the environmental analysis
Workshop
 SETAC World Congress in Berlin, Germany
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States

Waters Corporation, United States
2012 - 2012 Dynamic Light Scattering
Workshop
 Conducted by ScanSci Lda., Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Global change and biodiversity: implications for ecosystem services
Workshop
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Characterization of nanoparticles in the framework of ecotoxicological studies
Workshop
 SETAC Europe 21st Annual meeting in Milan, Italy
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States
2011 - 2011 Sonication of Cells
Workshop
 Conducted by Reagente 5, Química e Electrónica, Lda, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2010 - 2010 How to best conduct aquatic ecotoxicity tests according to the International Guidelines
Workshop
 SETAC Europe 20th Annual meeting in Sevilla, Spain
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States
2010 - 2010 Integrative Assessment of Aquatic Ecosystem Health - A: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Risk Assessment in Aquatic Ecosystems, B: Assessment of Freshwater Ecosystem Condition (PG training program: 6 ECTS credits)
Workshop
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Nanoparticles: Characterization and Environmental Risk Assessment
Workshop
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Introduction to Scientific Writing
Workshop
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2006 - 2006 Transgenic Plants: Prometheus Unbound
Workshop
Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Calcutta, India
2001 - 2001 Bio-Fertilizers and Integrated Disease-Pest Management
Workshop
Department of Botany, Govt. College of Arts and Science, India

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/11/24 Effects of microplastics on a freshwater detritus-based food chain in the presence of silver nanoparticles: unraveling the mechanisms of action
Supervisor
 José Miguel Castro Trabulo (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2017 The role of specialists vs. generalists in ecosystem processes under environmental stress
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Rita Pimentão Rodrigues (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2018 - Current EcotoxicoMic: The emerging international network on Microbial Ecotoxicology
2014 - Current Iberian Association of Limnology
2014 - Current Young - AIL (Iberian Association of Limnology)
2009 - 2018 Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
2010 - 2013 Society of Toxicology (SOT)

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2021/05 - 2022/05 Member of Organizing Committee for the international scientific conference "9th Plant Litter Processing in Freshwaters Congress (PLPF9)", held in Braga, Portugal during May 16-19, 2022
Member
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2011 - 2021 Member of Global Advisory Groups: Nanotechnology - SETAC
Advisor / Consultant
 Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States
2016 - 2019 CBMA newsletter editorial Board: CBMA news and views
Member
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2016 - 2016 Research project internship "Assessment of biodiversity in a changing world" for Ciência Viva no Laboratório - Ocupação Científica de Jovens nas Férias (Internships in Science for young people in laboratories) Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Ciência Viva, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Conducted lectures and practical experimental sessions for post-graduate students in advanced course on "Stress Ecology" Master of Science in Ecology Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Conducted lectures and practical experimental sessions for post-graduate students in advanced course on "Ecotoxicology and Environmental Risk Assessment" - 3rd Edition Master of Science in Ecology Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Conducted lectures and practical experimental sessions for post-graduate students in advanced course on "Ecotoxicology and Environmental Risk Assessment" - 2nd Edition Master of Science in Ecology Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2023 - Current Evaluation Panel of Scientific projects funded by Czech Science Foundation
Evaluator
 Grantová agentura Ceské republiky, Czech Republic Grantová agentura Ceské republiky

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2019/07 Remarkable Researchers in The Advetorial: Global Indian Series Portugal The Global Indian Series

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2022/11/05 - 2022/11/05 RTP2 - Program Biosfera (Ep. 33) The Little Big World of Fungi (O Pequeno Grande Mundo dos Fungos)

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Springer
2023 - Current Environmental Science and Pollution Research Springer
2022 - Current Environmental Pollution Elsevier
2022 - Current Ecotoxiy and Environmental Safety Elsevier
2021 - Current Chemosphere Elsevier
2020 - Current Hydrobiologia Springer
2018 - Current Science of the Total Environment Elsevier
2018 - Current Aquatic Toxicology Elsevier
2018 - Current Environmental Science: Nano The Royal Society of Chemistry
2017 - Current Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (ET&C) Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
2017 - Current Ecotoxicology Springer
2016 - Current Annals of Microbiology Springer
2016 - Current Environmental Science & Technology American Chemical Society
2015 - Current Limnetica Asociación Ibérica de Limnología (AIL)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2017 - Current Determining interactive effects of pharmaceuticals, metal nanoparticles and microplastics in freshwaters, their characterizations and oxidative stress responses in otifers based on various biomarkers: Experimental studies Nuno Martins
2017 - 2019 Assessing activities of antioxidant enzymes and extracting proteome and transcriptome and from pure cultures of aquatic fungi and characterization of Ag-nanoparticles in media and quantification of Ag-NP uptakes in fungal biomass: Experimental studies Diana Barros
2017 - 2017 Molecular ecological tools to determine the structural and functional effects of climatic and environmental factors on stream microbial communities Encarnación Fenoy
2013 - 2015 Physicochemical properties of emerging contaminants in stream, trophic and interactions and functional and biochemical responses of aquatic organisms Daniela Batista
Distinctions

Award

2019 Best Oral Presentation Prize from Transmitting Science in 15th European Ecological Federation, Ecology across borders: Embedding Ecology in Sustainable Development Goals, and 18th National SPECO Meeting, 29 July - 2 August, 2019, Lisbon, Portugal.
2015 Subsidiary prize for the Best PhD Dissertation (2013-2014) Award 2015 in Freshwater Sciences, 9th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences (SEFS9)among theses defended in Europe in 2013-2014),
European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (EFFS) , Swaziland
2014 Second prize with Special mention for the Best Doctoral Theses (2012-2013) Award 2014 in Limnology, Eighth Convocation of Limnology Research Award (among theses defended in Spain-Portugal in 2012-2013)
Asociación Ibérica de Limnología, Spain
2008 Junior Research Fellowship from University Grant Commission (UGC) for meritorious students at department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata
University Grants Commission, India
2007 University meritorious student fellowship, awarded by WBUT, Kolkata, India during M.Sc. (2005-2007) for maintaining DGPA (Degree Grade Point Average) 7 out of 10
2007 Junior Research Fellowship from Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, India
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, India, India

Title

2006 Qualified All India Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) with 91 percentile

Other distinction

2016 Travel and Accommodation grant from CBMA, University of Minho to attend 33rd congress of International Society of Limnology (SIL) in Turin, Italy during July 31 - August 5, 2016.
2016 Inscription grant to attend 19th National Congress of Biochemistry organized by Portuguese Society of Biochemistry (SPB) in Guimarães, Portugal during December 8 - 10, 2016
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2016 Inscription grant from Iberian Association of Limnology (AIL) to attend 33rd congress of International Society of Limnology (SIL) in Turin, Italy during July 31 - August 5, 2016