Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Susana Rodríguez Echeverría
Citation names
- Rodríguez-Echeverría, Susana
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 1515-DF59-72AF
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-2058-3229
- Researcher Id
- I-1730-2015
- Scopus Author Id
- 15051082700
Email addresses
- susanare@ci.uc.pt (Professional)
Websites
- http://cfe.uc.pt/profile/members/1707 (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
Portuguese | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2002/06/23
Concluded
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Doctorado en Biología (Doctor)
Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
"Characterisation of Bradyrhizobium strains from Iberian leguminous shrubs. Ecological implications of the plant-microorganism
interaction" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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1999
Concluded
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Tesina - Bachelor of Sciences with Research Degree (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
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Higher distinction |
1996/06/30
Concluded
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Licenciatura en Ciencias Biológicas (Graduado)
Universidad de Extremadura - Campus Badajoz, Spain
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2014/01/20 - 2019/01/21 | Principal Investigator (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
2009/06/01 - 2013/12/31 | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
2006/02/01 - 2009/01/31 | Postdoc (Research) | Instituto do Mar, Portugal |
2002/07/01 - 2006/01/31 | Postdoc (Research) | Instituto do Mar, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020/08/26 - Current | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
2017/02/07 - 2017/08/31 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
2006/10/01 - 2009/03/31 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2015/12/01 - 2016/01/15 | Aint no mountain high enough: plant and microbial interactions as biodiversity drivers in alpine ecosystems.
2015/2016
Research Fellow
Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile
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Banco Santander - Totta
Concluded
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2005/11/01 - 2008/10/30 | Belowground mutualists and invasion by exotic acacias
SFRH/BPD/21066/2004
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2002/07/01 - 2006/01/31 | ECOTRAIN. Ecology of plant parasitic nematodes, their host plants and antagonists in European coastal sand dunes: Training
opportunity for ecologists and agricultural biocontrol researchers (EcoTrain)
RTN2-2001-0464
Post-doc Fellow
Instituto do Mar, Portugal
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European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2024 - 2027 | Unrevealing co-evolutionary patterns in plants and microbes under environmental stress from local to global scales (EVOLBIOME)
EVOLBIOME
Researcher
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
Ongoing
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2024 - 2027 | VALERECO – Valorization Legumes Related Ecosystem Services
VALERECO
Researcher
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European Commission
Ongoing
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2022 - 2027 | Determinants of island ecological complexity in the context of global change
Researcher
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Ongoing
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2023/10/01 - 2026/09/30 | ReMonStar - Rede de monitorização climática e biológica no Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela ( A monitoring network in Serra
da Estrela Natural Park)
PD23-00005
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal
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Fundação 'la Caixa'
Ongoing
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2021/06/01 - 2024/05/31 | DETERMINANTES DE LA COMPLEJIDAD ECOLOGICA INSULAR EN UN CONTEXTO DE CAMBIO GLOBAL (Determinants of island ecological complexity
under global change)
PID2020-114324GB-C21
Researcher
Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats, Spain
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Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Ongoing
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2018 - 2023 | GYPWORLD - A global initiative to understand gypsum ecosystem ecology
MSCA-RISE 777803
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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European Commission
Ongoing
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2019/07/15 - 2022/06/14 | ESTRELA- The effect of global warming on the diversity and functioning of alpine ecosystems in Serra da Estrela, an endangered
mountain range in the Temperate- Mediterranean transition zone.
PTDC/BIA-CBI/30215/2017
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-030215
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2018/01/01 - 2021/12/31 | A global initiative to understand gypsum ecosystem ecology
777803
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
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EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation
Ongoing
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2018/10/16 - 2021/10/15 | UNDERCLIME - Unveiling the drivers of greenhouse gasses emissions from drylands and their sensitivity to climate change
030231
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2018/03/01 - 2021/02/28 | EFECTOS DEL CAMBIO GLOBAL SOBRE LAS META-REDES TROFICAS EN ISLAS DE PEQUEÑO TAMAÑO (Effects of global change on trophic meta-networks
in small islands)
CGL2017-88122-P
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
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Gobierno de España Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
Ongoing
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2016/01/01 - 2018/12/31 | Influencias del paisaje, climatología y manejo agrícola sobre la biodiversidad asociada a viñas: efectos sobre servicios ecosistémicos
y sostenibilidad frente a cambio global. (Effect of landscape, climate and management on vinyards)
CGL2015-68220-R
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
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Gobierno de España Ministerio de Economía y Competitivad
Concluded
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2016/01/01 - 2018/12/31 | Estimación del tiempo de recuperación de bosques templados tras impactos antropogénicos históricos a lo largo de un gradiente
de complejidad (Estimating recovery time for temperate forests after anthropogenic impacts in a gradiente of complexity)
CGL2015-70452-R
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
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Gobierno de España Ministerio de Economía y Competitivad
Concluded
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2015/12/18 - 2018/12/18 | Consecuencias de la deposición atmosférica de nitrógeno y fósforo en las comunidades vegetales y microbiota del suelo en sistemas
de alta montaña. (Consecuentes of P and N atmospheric depositan on plant and microbial communities in high altitude ecosystems)
Researcher
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España Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica
Concluded
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2013/07/01 - 2015/09/30 | GORONGOSA: Exploring biodiversity and ecological networks for forest conservation and restoration in Gorongosa National Park
– Mozambique
PTDC/BIA-BIC/4019/2012
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2010/05 - 2013/10 | Below and aboveground mutualisms in the invasion by Australian acacias: relevance on invasive dynamics and consequences for
native ecosystems - MUTUALNET.
Principal investigator
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2010/01/01 - 2011/12/31 | Facilitation mediated by Retama sphaerocarpa (L.) Boiss along an environmental gradient and relevance of the plant-soil interactions
for ecological succession processes.
Procº 441.00 CSIC/ 143AP Program 2009Pt0007
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2009/01/01 - 2010/12/31 | Effect of soil biota on the clonal growth of Trifolium repens: potential use for restoration of heavy metal polluted environments
AE-6/09
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Conselho Reitor das Universidades Portuguesas
Concluded
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2007/08 - 2010/12 | Fungal diversity on historical documents: molecular identification and implementation of control strategies for the preservation
of the archivistic patrimony.
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2005/06/01 - 2008/06/30 | Rhizosphere Organisms as determinants of Biological Invasion by exotic plant species (ROBIN)
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2005/01/01 - 2006/12/31 | The role of rhizobia symbiosis in the invasiveness of Acacia longifolia (Andr.) Willd. in the north coast of Portugal.
AE 6 /05
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Conselho Reitor das Universidades Portuguesas
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book |
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Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference paper |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Preprint |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2021/09/10 | Ecologia dos Ecossistemas de Alta Montanha na Serra da Estrela. Comemoração dos 140 anos da Expedição Científica à Serra da Estrela | Comemoracao dos 140 anos da Expedicao Cientifica a Serra da Estrela
Centro de Interpretacao da Serra da Estrela
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2014 | Plantas, mutualismos y conservación en el Parque Nacional de Gorongosa (Mozambique) |
Universidade da Coruña (Spain)
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2014 | Positive plant-soil interactions | Biotic Interactions: Underlying Mechanisms, Ecological Functions and Ecosystems Services
Universidad Internacional de Andalucía (Baeza, Spain)
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2009 | Mutualistic microorganisms and invasion by exotic plant species |
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (CEF-CEABN) (Portugal)
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2009 | Relevancia ecológica de los mutualistas edáficos: estudios moleculares y funcionales y su importancia para especies nativas e invasoras |
Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas (CSIC) (Almería, Spain)
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2006 | Vegetación y dinámica de dunas costeras | X Reunión Científica
Consejería de Educación. Junta de Extremadura. (Spain)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2020 - 2022/09/28 | Assessing alpine shrub response to warming in Serra da Estrela.
Co-supervisor of Kelly Rodrigues
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Mestrado em ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2019 - 2020 | Assessing alpine shrub responses to climate change
Co-supervisor of Danielle Rudley
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Mestrado em Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2015 - 2019 | Bridging the roles of seed dispersal and plant mycorrhizal interactions as drivers of ecosystem structure and function.
Co-supervisor of Marta Correia
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Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2016 - 2017 | Biodiversidad fúngica en viñedos andaluces: influencias de manejo, clima y paisaje.
Co-supervisor of Estefanía Calvillo Galán
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Universidad de Granada, Spain
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2009 - 2013/05/29 | Belowground mutualisms and plant genetic diversity: insights into the invasion process of Acacia dealbata and Acacia saligna
Co-supervisor of João Apolinário Crisóstomo
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Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2011 - 2012 | Revegetation of abandoned copper mines: the role of soil amendments and soil seed banks.
Co-supervisor of Ana Luísa Carvalho
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Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2011 - 2012 | Reproductive biology of Australian acacias in invaded areas in Portugal.
Co-supervisor of Marta Correia
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Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2011 - 2012 | Plant-soil feedbacks and invasion by Australian acacias
Co-supervisor of Catarina Afonso
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Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2010 - 2011 | Soil mediated mechanisms and impacts of invasion of Acacia longfolia in the Portuguese dunes.
Co-supervisor of Bram Sercu
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Universiteit Gent, Belgium
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2007 - 2008 | Comparison of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities from agricultural and natural sites in North Portugal.
Co-supervisor
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Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2021/10/18 - Current | Main organizing committee of the XV Congreso Nacional de la AEET (2021/10/18)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2023/04/28 - Current | Invited plenary talk: Ecological Interactions and Global Change.
Congress
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I JORNADAS “ECOLOGÍA EN EL ANTROPOCENO”
Universidad de Extremadura - Campus Badajoz, Spain
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Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2021/02/01 - Current | Member of the Scientific Committee of Estrela Geopark Association
Member
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2018/06/01 - Current | Coordinator of the Biodiversity Lab of the “Núcleo de Educação e Ciência em Território, Biodiversidade e Ecologia de Montanha
(NEC-TeBEM)” from the Estrela Geopark Network for Science and Education.
Coordinator
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2015/07/01 - Current | Member of the Management Board of the Spanish Association for Terrestrial Ecology
Member
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Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2018/04/16 - Current | Oecologia (1432-1939) | Springer-Verlag |
2012/01/01 - 2022/12/31 | Ecosistemas (1697-2473) | Asociacion Espanola de Ecologia Terrestre |
Other jury / evaluation
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2016 - 2016 | Evaluator for the National Call for Research Projects | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
2015 - 2016 | Evaluator of projects in National Call of the Chilean Antarctic Institute - INACH | Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile, Chile |
2014 - 2014 | Evaluation of projects within the BiodivERsa program from the European Commission (BiodivERsA/FACCE-JPI 2014) | European Commission, Belgium |
2013 - 2013 | Evaluator for National Call for Postdoctoral Contracts | Gobierno de España Ministerio de Economía y Empresa, Spain |
Distinctions
Award
2018 | Mençao Honrosa Publicações Internacionais
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2003 | Special Award for PhD Degree
Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
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2000 | Special Award for Bachelor Degree
Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
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1996 | Distinguished Student Award
Universidad de Extremadura Facultad de Ciencias, Spain
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1996 | Premio Fin de Carrera San Alberto Magni
Liberbank SA, Spain
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1996 | Premio al Mejor Expediente en la Rama de Ciencias
Caja Argentaria/BEX, Spain
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