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My scientific interests involve multiple facets of plant molecular biology with a special focus on plant environmental stress perception-response and plant nutrient regulation. My expertise encompasses several OMICs-based approaches including functional and comparative genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics. I am a plant molecular physiology specialist (2008) with a PhD degree in Sciences-Biology (2013), Univ. Minho (Portugal) and Univ. Málaga (Spain). After finishing my PhD studies, I was a hired invited assistant professor at the Univ. Minho (2013-14) and taught a wide range of subjects including biochemistry, microbiology and plant molecular biology. Afterwards, to complement my research skills and potentiate my internationalization, I moved abroad as a postdoc researcher (2015-17) to the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Univ. Copenhagen (Denmark). Currently, I am a researcher in the PlantBIO group at University of Porto CIBIO-InBIO/BIOPOLIS. My research has contributed, with several impacting publications, to understand the effect and functioning of the peptide SUMO and its machinery components in the plant development, nutrient homeostasis, and in the response to a multitude of environmental stress factors. The SUMO system has been highlighted as a powerful molecular system to enhance crops resilience to climate change. In addition, I have been involved in impacting discoveries that unravel how plants sense zinc and control its homeostasis, which is a very conserved and specialized mechanism. This premise sustained a translational funded-project on tomato for zinc biofortification. Recently, I created my new independent research team to address the biotechnological potential of plants as a dietary source of iodine and to study how iodine can enhance environmental stress tolerance in plants. With my research I aim to create a true impact in human nutrition and health. Namely, within a strong collaboration with the Portuguese National Germplasm Bank (BPGV-INIAV), I have been unravelling the potential of the conserved genetic resources as solutions for modern problems associated to food security and nutrient-quality. I have been involved in national and international projects, with an extensive collaborative network. I have published 25 publications (most in tier 1 journals; i.e. Plant Physiol, Nat Plants, J Exp Bot), of which 15 are as first and/or corresponding author, which attests to my scientific independence. I lectured in multiple BSc/MSc courses, supervised 20 graduation/post-graduation students and participated as jury committee member in 6 PhD/MSc defences. I have performed >15 oral and >40 poster communications, and engaged in many popular science activities (i.e. high school visits, radio broadcast and writing for newspapers/websites). I have been an ad-hoc reviewer for 19 international journals (e.g. New Phytol, J Exp Bot, Plant Cell), with >20 contributions. I am a Reviewer Board member of Plants (MDPI), Special Issue Editor for IJERPH (MDPI), and member of the Society for Experimental Biology.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Pedro Humberto Araújo Ramos Fernandes Castro

Citation names

  • Castro, Pedro Humberto

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
581A-A2F8-5C77
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8729-3912

Email addresses

  • pedro1berto@cibio.up.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • CIBIO, InBIO - Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Universidade do Porto . Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, nº 7, 4485-661 , Vairão, Vila do Conde, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
Danish Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2009/01/01 - 2013/06/25
Concluded
 Ciências (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Biologia
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Functional analysis of the SUMO conjugation/deconjugation system during the development and stress response of Arabidopsis thaliana " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2010/09/27 - 2010/10/01
Concluded
 Workshop - The Ins and Outs of The Plant Cell (Especialização pós-bacharelato)
Major in Plant Molecular Biology
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 19
2007 - 2008
Concluded
 Curso de Especialização em Fisiologia Molecular de Plantas (Especialização pós-bacharelato)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
 18
2002 - 2007
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Biologia Aplicada (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
"Phosphate Stress Responses in Arabidopsis thaliana" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/12 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
2017/05/01 - 2021/11/19 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/10/01 - 2014/09/30 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/05/01 - 2018/04/30 Postdoctoral fellow Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2015/08/01 - 2017/03/31 Postdoctoral fellow Københavns Universitet Institut for Plante og Miljøvidenskab, Denmark
2014/10/01 - 2015/04/01 Postdoctoral fellow Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2009/01/01 - 2013/06/25 PhD student Universidad de Málaga Departamento de de Biología Celular Genética y Fisiología, Spain
2006/03/01 - 2006/07/01 Final research project - “Phosphate Stress Responses in Arabidopsis thaliana” under supervision of Tom Hamborg Nielsen Københavns Universitet Institut for Plante og Miljøvidenskab, Denmark
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2013/05 - 2015/08 SUMOdulator - Researching SUMO modulation of plant abiotic stress responses
Provided by PTCRIS: 130409
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2009/01 - 2012/12 Functional analysis of the SUMO conjugation/deconjugation system in Arabidopsis thaliana during abiotic stress
SFRH/BD/44484/2008
 Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/09 - 2026/08 HOMEOFER - Getting new insights into the control of plant mineral nutrition: The transcriptional regulation of iron homeostasis
TEAMING BIOPOLIS MPL 2022
Supervisor
Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal

Université de Montpellier, France
Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology (InBIO)
LA/P/0048/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0048/2020
Researcher
Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/03/01 - 2024/08/31 TelSUMORE - Exploring SUMO protease involvement in telomere-dependent gene regulation in plants
2022.04722.PTDC
Principal investigator
Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/03/01 - 2024/02/28 GrapeVision - Genomics of modern and ancient DNA to empower Portuguese grapevine genetic resources
PTDC/BIA-FBT/2389/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal

Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology
UIDB/50027/2020
10.54499/UIDB/50027/2020
Researcher
Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology
UIDP/50027/2020
10.54499/UIDP/50027/2020
Researcher
Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/11 - 2023/10 Rescuing seeds’ heritage: engaging in a new framework of agriculture and innovation since the 18th century
760090
Collaborator
European Research Council
2018/01/01 - 2023/06/30 CoffeeRES - Exploring new sources of coffee resistance to leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix)
PTDC/ASP-PLA/29779/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)
Concluded
2018/07/15 - 2021/07/14 TomaZinco - Producing a high value and functional zinc-biofortified tomato
PTDC/BAA-AGR/31122/2017 - POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031122
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva
UID/BIA/50027/2019
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal

Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal

Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/05/01 - 2018/04/30 CropNutrition - Improvement of nutrient-use-efficiency with knowledge on plant nutrient-sensing
IF/01641/2014
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2015/08/01 - 2017/01/31 “Sense and sensibility” - zinc-sensors and signals in plants
4093-00245A
Researcher
Københavns Universitet Institut for Plante og Miljøvidenskab, Denmark
 Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond
Ongoing
2014/03/01 - 2015/08/31 SUMOdulator - Investigando a modulação por SUMO da resposta ao stresse abiótico em plantas
PTDC/BIA-PLA/3850/2012
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal

Universidad de Málaga, Spain

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Castro, P.H.; Lilay, G.H.; Assunção, A.G.L.. Regulation of Micronutrient Homeostasis and Deficiency Response in Plants. 2018.
Book chapter
  1. Berger, Nathalie; Marin, Agustin J.; Stassen, Max J. J.; Lourenço, Tiago; Li, Meijie; Watanabe, Shunsuke; Azevedo, Herlander; et al. "Molecular Regulation of Iron Homeostasis in Plants". In Progress in Botany. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2023.
    10.1007/124_2023_76
  2. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Santos, Miguel Ângelo; Magalhães, Alexandre Papadopoulos; Tavares, Rui Manuel; Azevedo, Herlander. "Bioinformatic Tools for Exploring the SUMO Gene Network: An Update". In Methods in Molecular Biology, 367-383. Springer US, 2022.
    10.1007/978-1-0716-2784-6_26
  3. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Lilay, Grmay H.; Assunção, Ana G.L.. "Regulation of Micronutrient Homeostasis and Deficiency Response in Plants". In Plant Micronutrient Use Efficiency, 1-15. Elsevier, 2018.
    10.1016/b978-0-12-812104-7.00002-2
  4. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Santos, Miguel Ângelo; Magalhães, Alexandre Papadopoulos; Tavares, Rui Manuel; Azevedo, Herlânder. "Bioinformatics Tools for Exploring the SUMO Gene Network". In Methods in Molecular Biology, 285-301. Springer New York, 2016.
    10.1007/978-1-4939-3759-2_23
Conference paper
  1. Azevedo, Herlander; Diniz, Inês; Figueiredo, Andreia; Guedes, Fernanda Alves Freitas; Sebastiana, Mónica Guita; Azinheira, Helena Gil; Barros, Danielle; et al. "Characterization of the transcriptional signatures associated with resistance and susceptibility to Hemileia vastatrix in the Kawisari coffee hybrid". 2023.
  2. "Zinc deficiency sensing and regulation in plants". Paper presented in XVIII International Plant Nutrition Colloquium with Boron and Manganese Satellite Meetings, Copenhagen, 2017.
    Published
  3. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Couto, Daniel; Tavares, R. M.; Bejarano, Eduardo R.; Azevedo, Herlânder. "Proteases associated with post-translational modification act as modulators of arabidopsis thaliana development and drought/ABA signaling". 2011.
  4. Couto, Daniel; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Dias, Eva; Bejarano, Eduardo R.; Tavares, R. M.; Azevedo, Herlânder. "Analysis of ROS production and homeostasis in an arabidopsis thaliana knockout mutant involved in post-translational modification". 2011.
Conference poster
  1. Falcão, L.; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Costa, M. Manuela R.. "Unravelling Tomato Transcription Factor SlDRIF5: Insights into its Function and Evolutionary Path in Solanaceae DRIF Genes". Paper presented in 3rd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting, 2023.
  2. Pires, Leandro; Freitas, Sara; Lourenço, Tiago; Azevedo, Herlander; Castro, Pedro Humberto. Corresponding author: Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Exploring SUMOylation dynamics in the response to heat stress". Paper presented in IV International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, 2023.
  3. Lourenço, Tiago; Esperança, Alexandre; Pires, Leandro; Coimbra, Teresa V.P.; Freitas, Sara; Dubos, Christian; Azevedo, Herlander; Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Exploring genetically based strategies to modulate iodine content in plants". Paper presented in Iberian Plant Biology, 2023.
  4. Shrestha, Deepa; Freitas, Sara; Vila-Viçosa, Carlos; Gonçalves, João; Sottomayor, Mariana; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Azevedo, Herlander. "An exploration of Nepalese Amaranth genetic diversity". Paper presented in Iberian Plant Biology, 2023.
  5. Falcão, Lucas; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Costa, M. Manuela R.. "DIV-and-RAD-Interacting Factor (DRIF) roles in the development of the tomato plant". Paper presented in Iberian Plant Biology, 2023.
  6. Pires, Leandro; Lourenço, Tiago; Freitas, Sara; CAMPILHO, ANA; Azevedo, Herlander; Castro, Pedro Humberto. Corresponding author: Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Assessing Arabidopsis SUMO protease sub-localization and implications in telomere functioning". Paper presented in Iberian Plant Biology, 2023.
  7. Catarino, Luiza M ; Cunha, Ana Maria; Singh, Sw; Raimundo, João; Laranjeira, Sara; Sobral, Rómulo; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Costa, M. Manuela R.. "The role of the DRIF genes in the response of salt stress in A. thaliana". Paper presented in Iberian Plant Biology, 2023.
  8. Pires, Leandro; Lourenço, Tiago; Freitas, Sara; Azevedo, Herlander; Castro, Pedro Humberto. Corresponding author: Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Functional characterization of putative halide peroxidases in plants". Paper presented in III International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, 2023.
  9. Giestinhas, Andrea; Lourenço, Tiago; Freitas, Sara; CAMPILHO, ANA; Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Studying the regulation and impact of iodine supplementation on the root system of Arabidopsis thaliana". Paper presented in 16º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da Universidade do Porto, 2023.
  10. Pires, Leandro; Lourenço, Tiago; Freitas, Sara; Azevedo, Herlander; Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Bioinformatic prediction of the Telomere Repeat-binding Protein (TRP) SUMOylation sites in plants". Paper presented in Training and Research Workshop in Evolutionary Genomics for Plant Models and Crops, 2023.
  11. Falcão, Lucas; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Costa, M. Manuela R.. "Evolutionary characterization of the tomato DRIF family". Paper presented in Training and Research Workshop in Evolutionary Genomics for Plant Models and Crops, 2023.
  12. Falcão, Lucas; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Costa, M. Manuela R.. Corresponding author: Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Evolutionary path of DRIF transcription factors in Solanaceae species". Paper presented in XVIII National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology, 2022.
  13. Lourenço, Tiago; Esperança, Alexandre; Freitas, Sara; Dubos, Christian; Azevedo, Herlander; Castro, Pedro Humberto. Corresponding author: Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Exploring the conservation and function of halide methyltransferases in plants for iodine phytoremediation". Paper presented in XVIII National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology, 2022.
  14. Coimbra, Teresa V.P.; Azevedo, Herlander; Soares-Silva, Isabel; Castro, Pedro Humberto. Corresponding author: Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Dissecting the conservation of iodine transporters in Eukaryotes to explore genetic-based iodine biofortification strategies in plants". Paper presented in XVIII National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology, 2022.
  15. Freitas, Sara; Muñoz-Pajares, Jesus; Azevedo-Silva, David; Martins, A; Gonçalves, Elsa; Sottomayor, Mariana; Carneiro, Miguel; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Azevedo, Herlander. Corresponding author: Azevedo, Herlander. "A comparative genomics approach towards the characterization of grapevine COP1 homologs". Paper presented in XVIII National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology, 2022.
  16. Castro, Pedro Humberto. Corresponding author: Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Plant-based strategies to tackle iodine deficiency". Paper presented in 1st International Congress on Food, Nutrition & Public Health - Towards a sustainable future, 2022.
  17. Lourenço, Tiago; Esperança, Alexandre; Freitas, Sara; Dubos, Christian; Azevedo, Herlander; Castro, Pedro Humberto. Corresponding author: Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Genetic strategies to modulate iodine content in plants". Paper presented in 13th International Conference of the French Society of Plant Biology, 2022.
  18. Lourenço, Tiago; Esperança, Alexandre; Freitas, Sara; Dubos, Christian; Azevedo, Herlander; Castro, Pedro Humberto. Corresponding author: Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Exploring the function of iodine regulatory gene families in plants". Paper presented in III International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, 2022.
  19. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Couto, Daniel; Santos, Miguel Ângelo; Freitas, Sara; Lourenço, Tiago; Dias, Eva; Huguet, Stéphanie; et al. Corresponding author: Azevedo, Herlander. "A link between the SUMO E3 ligase SIZ1 and reactive oxygen species homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana". Paper presented in III International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, 2022.
  20. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Couto, Daniel; Santos, Miguel Ângelo; Freitas, Sara; Lourenço, Tiago; Dias, Eva; Huguet, Stéphanie; et al. Corresponding author: Castro, Pedro Humberto. "SUMO E3 Ligase SIZ1 connects sumoylation and reactive oxygen species homeostasis processes in Arabidopsis thaliana". Paper presented in 32nd International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, 2022.
  21. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Freitas, Sara; Lourenço, Tiago; Lilay, G.H.; CAMPILHO, ANA; Azevedo, Herlander; Assunção, A.G.L.. Corresponding author: Assunção, A.G.L.. "Tomato FbZIP1a transcription factor functionally complements Arabidopsis thaliana bZIP19/23 mutants in response to zinc deficiency". Paper presented in 32nd International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, 2022.
  22. Lourenço, Tiago; Esperança, Alexandre; Freitas, Sara; Dubos, Christian; Azevedo, Herlander; Castro, Pedro Humberto. Corresponding author: Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Functional characterization of genes involved in iodine content regulation in plants". Paper presented in EMBO Workshop - Molecular responses of plants facing climate change, 2022.
  23. Lourenço, Tiago Jorge Moreira; Freitas, Sara; Azevedo, Herlander; Castro, Pedro Humberto. Corresponding author: Castro, Pedro Humberto. "The PDS5-like genes play non-redundant roles in plant development". Paper presented in 1st EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting, Universidade do Porto, Portugal; and Université Paris-Saclay, France, 2021.
  24. Pires , Leandro; Freitas, Sara; Azevedo, Herlander; Castro, Pedro Humberto. Corresponding author: Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Functional characterization of putative Arabidopsis thaliana iodide peroxidases to understand iodine regulation in plants". Paper presented in 1st EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting, Universidade do Porto, Portugal; and Université Paris-Saclay, France, 2021.
  25. Lopes-Ribeiro, Jorge; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Azevedo, Herlander. "Structural and evolutionary characterization of the Arabidopsis SUMO E3 ligase SIZ1". Paper presented in 1st EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting, Universidade do Porto, Portugal; and Université Paris-Saclay, France, 2021.
  26. Esperança, Alexandre; Azevedo, Herlander; Castro, Pedro Humberto. Corresponding author: Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Plant Halide Methyltransferases are conserved and key targets for iodine biofortification". Paper presented in II International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, Universidade de Trás os Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal, 2021.
  27. Freitas, Sara; Gazda, MA; Rebelo, MA^; Mun~oz-Pajares, AJ; Vila-Viçosa, Carlos; Muñoz-Mérida, Antonio; Gonc¸alves, LM; et al. Corresponding author: Azevedo, Herlander. "Pervasive hybridization with local wild relatives in Western European grapevine varieties". Paper presented in II International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, Universidade de Trás os Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal, 2021.
  28. Liao, Feixue; Lilay, Grmay H.; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Azevedo, Herlander; Assuncao AGL. "Identification of Medicago truncatula F-bZIP transcription factors and their role in the zinc deficiency response". Paper presented in Plant Biology Europe, Turin, Italy, 2021.
  29. Esperança Alexandre; Azevedo, Herlander; Castro, Pedro Humberto. Corresponding author: Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Phylogenetic analysis and genome editing strategies for the functional study of genes involved in iodine biofortification in plants". Paper presented in 14º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da Universidade do Porto, 2021.
  30. Baptista, Cátia Tavares; Azevedo, Herlander; Assuncao AGL; Castro, Pedro Humberto. Corresponding author: Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Conservation, expression patterns and genomic modulation of zinc transporter genes in Solanum lycopersicum". Paper presented in 14º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da Universidade do Porto, 2021.
  31. Coimbra, Teresa V.P.; Assunção, A.G.L.; Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Exploring zinc deficiency response mechanisms to induce zinc biofortification in plants". Paper presented in 12º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da Universidade do Porto, 2019.
  32. Lilay, G.H.; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Campilho, Ana; Gusmão, J.; Almeida, D.; Saibo, N.; Aarts, M.; Assunção, A.G.L.. "Rice F-bZIP transcription factors are involved in the response to Zn deficiency". Paper presented in 12th Congress of the International Plant Molecular Biology, 2018.
  33. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Lilay, G.H.; Campilho, Ana; Azevedo, Herlânder; Assunção, A.G.L.. "The plant bZIP19 and bZIP23 transcription factors are a conserved module for zinc homeostasis regulation". Paper presented in 12th Congress of the International Plant Molecular Biology, 2018.
  34. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Santos, Miguel Ângelo; Freitas, Sara; Cana-Quijada, P.; Lourenço, Tiago; Ruiz-Albert, Javier; Tavares, Rui M.; et al. "Arabidopsis SPF1 and SPF2 are nuclear-located ULP2-type SUMO proteases that act downstream of SIZ1 in plant development". Paper presented in 12th Congress of the International Plant Molecular Biology, 2018.
  35. Machado, Tiago M.; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Azevedo, Herlânder. "Bioinformatic analysis of the SUMO Gene Network (SGN) v2.0 in Arabidopsis thaliana". Paper presented in Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia, 2018.
  36. Lilay, G.H.; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Gusmão, J.; Akkers, R.; Saibo, N.; Aarts, M.; Assunção, A.G.L.. "Rice F-bZIPs: Role in the Zn deficiency response". Paper presented in XVIII International Plant Nutrition Colloquium, 2017.
  37. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Lilay, G.H.; Persson, D.P.; Schjoerring, J.K.; Azevedo, Herlânder; Assunção, A.G.L.. "The plant F-bZIP transcription factors are part of a conserved mechanism for zinc homeostasis regulation". Paper presented in Plant Biotech Denmark 2017, 2017.
  38. Lilay, G.H.; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Persson, D.P.; Husted, S.; Schjoerring, J.K.; Akkers, R.; Assunção, A.G.L.. "Sensing zinc deficiency: Unravelling the regulation of AtbZIP19/23 transcription factors". Paper presented in Plant Biotech Denmark 2016, 2016.
  39. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Lourenço, Tiago; Santos, Miguel Ângelo; Freitas, Sara; Ruiz-Albert, Javier; Tavares, Rui M.; Bejarano, Eduardo R.; Azevedo, Herlânder. "Involvement of Arabidopsis SUMO proteases as modulators of Arabidopsis thaliana development and response to stress". Paper presented in Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética, 2015.
  40. Magalhães, Alexandre P.; Azevedo, Herlânder; Verde, Nuno; Martins, Inês; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Lino-Neto, T.; Tavares, Rui M.. "Deciphering the Quercus suber root response to drought, an RNA-Seq approach". Paper presented in 3rd Forest Genomics Meeting: Regulation of genome expression dynamics in forest trees, 2014.
  41. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Santos, Miguel Ângelo; Freitas, Sara; Ruiz-Albert, Javier; Tavares, Rui M.; Bejarano, Eduardo R.; Azevedo, Herlânder. "SUMO proteases control development and stress responses in Arabidopsis thaliana". Paper presented in XII Luso-Spanish Symposium on Plant Water Relations – Water to Feed the World, 2014.
    10.31255/978-5-94797-319-8-84-88
  42. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Santos, Miguel Ângelo; Freitas, Sara; Ruiz-Albert, Javier; Tavares, Rui M.; Bejarano, Eduardo R.; Azevedo, Herlânder. "Establishing the functional role of SUMO proteases in Arabidopsis thaliana". Paper presented in EMBO Conference: Interdisciplinary plant development, 2014.
  43. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Verde, Nuno; Bejarano, Eduardo R.; Tavares, Rui M.; Azevedo, Herlânder. "Arabidopsis sugar signalling and metabolism is modulated by sumoylation". Paper presented in EMBO Conference: Interdisciplinary plant development, 2014.
  44. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Couto D; Freitas, Sara; Ruiz-Albert, Javier; Bejarano, Eduardo R.; Tavares, Rui M.; Azevedo, Herlânder. "SUMO proteases act as modulators of Arabidopsis thaliana development and drought/ABA signaling". Paper presented in XII Luso-Spanish Symposium on Plant Water Relations – Water to Feed the World, 2014.
  45. Azevedo, Herlânder; Magalhães, Alexandre P.; Verde, Nuno; Martins, Inês; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Lino-Neto, T.; Tavares, Rui M.. "RNASeq analysis of the Quercus suber root response to drought". Paper presented in XII Luso-Spanish Symposium on Plant Water Relations – Water to Feed the World, 2014.
  46. Magalhães, Alexandre P.; Verde, Nuno; Martins, Inês; Lino-Neto, T.; Tavares, Rui M.; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Azevedo, Herlânder. "Identification of an ABA-dependent signaling cascade in Quercus suber roots in response to drought". Paper presented in XII Luso-Spanish Symposium on Plant Water Relations – Water to Feed the World, 2014.
  47. Freitas, Sara; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Dias, Eva; Couto, Daniel; Ruiz-Albert, Javier; Tavares, Rui; Bejarano, Eduardo R.; Azevedo, Herlânder. "New insights on SIZ1 function in the Arabidopsis thaliana stress response". Paper presented in 4º Workshop Anual Bioplant, 2013.
  48. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Couto D; Tavares R; Bejarano E; Azevedo H. "Proteases associated with post-translational modification act as modulators of Arabidopsis thaliana development and drought/ABA signaling". Paper presented in 23rd International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, 2012.
  49. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Couto D; Ruiz-Albert J; Tavares R; Bejarano E; Azevedo H. "Proteases associated with post-translational modification act as modulators of Arabidopsis thaliana development and drought/ABA signaling". Paper presented in Molecular Basis of Plant Stress, 2011.
  50. Couto D; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Ruiz-Albert J; Bejarano E; Tavares R; Azevedo H. "ROS homeostasis is affected in an Arabidopsis thaliana knockout mutant involved in post-translational modification". Paper presented in XII Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada, 2011.
  51. Couto, Daniel; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Azevedo H; Ruiz-Albert J; Tavares R. "ROS homeostasis is affected in an Arabidopsis thaliana knockout mutant involved in post-translational modification". Paper presented in XXXV Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética, 2010.
Journal article
  1. Liao, Feixue; Lilay, Grmay Hailu; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Azevedo, Herlander; Assunção, Ana G. L.. "Regulation of the Zinc Deficiency Response in the Legume Model Medicago truncatula". Frontiers in Plant Science 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.916168.
    10.3389/fpls.2022.916168
  2. Pedro Humberto Castro; Daniel Couto; Miguel Ângelo Santos; Sara Freitas; Tiago Lourenço; Eva Dias; Stéphanie Huguet; et al. "SUMO E3 ligase SIZ1 connects sumoylation and reactive oxygen species homeostasis processes in Arabidopsis". Plant Physiology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac085.
    10.1093/plphys/kiac085
  3. "Corrigendum to "Uptake and translocation of UV-filters and synthetic musk compounds into edible parts of tomato grown in amended soils" [Sci. Total Environ. 792 (2021) 148482].". The Science of the Total Environment (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152068.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152068
  4. "Pervasive hybridization with local wild relatives in Western European grapevine varieties.". Science Advances (2021): https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8604406.
    10.1126/sciadv.abi8584
  5. Lilay, Grmay H.; Persson, Daniel P.; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Liao, Feixue; Alexander, Ross D.; Aarts, Mark G. M.; Assunção, Ana G. L.. "Arabidopsis bZIP19 and bZIP23 act as zinc sensors to control plant zinc status". Nature Plants 7 2 (2021): 137-143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41477-021-00856-7.
    10.1038/s41477-021-00856-7
  6. Castro PH; Verde N; Azevedo H. "Arabidopsis thaliana growth is independently controlled by the SUMO E3 ligase SIZ1 and Hexokinase 1.". microPublication biology (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32626846.
    10.17912/micropub.biology.000270
  7. Castro PH; Freitas S; Azevedo H. "Plant hexokinase phylogenetic analysis highlights a possible regulation by the posttranslational modifier SUMO.". microPublication biology (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32626845.
    10.17912/micropub.biology.000260
  8. Lilay, GH; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Guedes, JG; Almeida, DM; Campilho, A; Azevedo, H; Aarts, MGM; Saibo, NJM; Assunção, Ana G.L.. "Rice F-bZIP transcription factors regulate the zinc deficiency response". Journal of Experimental Botany 71 (2020): 3664-3677.
    Published
  9. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Azevedo-Silva, David; Azevedo, Herlander. "A genómica e metagenómica na interface com a fitossanidade". Agrotec - Inovação na FCUP em saúde das plantas: Do laboratório à indústria 1 (2020): 14.
    Published
  10. Lilay, Grmay H.; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Campilho, Ana; Assunção, Ana G. L.. "The Arabidopsis bZIP19 and bZIP23 Activity Requires Zinc Deficiency – Insight on Regulation From Complementation Lines". Frontiers in Plant Science 9 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01955.
    10.3389/fpls.2018.01955
  11. Castro, P.H.; Santos, M.Â.; Freitas, S.; Cana-Quijada, P.; Lourenço, T.; Rodrigues, M.A.A.; Fonseca, F.; et al. "Arabidopsis thaliana SPF1 and SPF2 are nuclear-located ULP2-like SUMO proteases that act downstream of SIZ1 in plant development". Journal of Experimental Botany 69 19 (2018): 4633-4649. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85055554787&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/jxb/ery265
  12. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Verde, Nuno; Tavares, Rui Manuel; Bejarano, Eduardo Rodríguez; Azevedo, Herlânder. "Sugar signaling regulation by arabidopsis SIZ1-driven sumoylation is independent of salicylic acid". Plant Signaling & Behavior 13 4 (2018): e1179417. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2016.1179417.
    10.1080/15592324.2016.1179417
  13. Castro, P.H.; Bachmair, A.; Bejarano, E.R.; Coupland, G.; Maria Lois, L.; Sadanandom, A.; Van Den Burg, H.A.; Vierstra, R.D.; Azevedo, H.. "Revised nomenclature and functional overview of the ULP gene family of plant deSUMOylating proteases". Journal of Experimental Botany 69 19 (2018): 4505-4509. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85055524854&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/jxb/ery301
  14. Glazowska, S.; Murozuka, E.; Persson, D.P.; Castro, P.H.; Schjoerring, J.K.. "Silicon affects seed development and leaf macrohair formation in Brachypodium distachyon". Physiologia Plantarum 163 2 (2018): 231-246. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85044518035&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/ppl.12675
  15. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Lilay, Grmay H.; Muñoz-Mérida, Antonio; Schjoerring, Jan K.; Azevedo, Herlânder; Assunção, Ana G. L.. "Phylogenetic analysis of F-bZIP transcription factors indicates conservation of the zinc deficiency response across land plants". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03903-6.
    10.1038/s41598-017-03903-6
  16. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Couto, Daniel; Freitas, Sara; Verde, Nuno; Macho, Alberto P.; Huguet, Stéphanie; Botella, Miguel Angel; et al. "SUMO proteases ULP1c and ULP1d are required for development and osmotic stress responses in Arabidopsis thaliana". Plant Molecular Biology 92 1-2 (2016): 143-159. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11103-016-0500-9.
    10.1007/s11103-016-0500-9
  17. Azevedo, Herlânder; Azinheiro, Sarah Gaspar; Muñoz-Mérida, Antonio; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Huettel, Bruno; Aarts, Mark G.M.; Assunção, Ana G.L.. "Transcriptomic profiling of Arabidopsis gene expression in response to varying micronutrient zinc supply". Genomics Data 7 (2016): 256-258. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gdata.2016.01.021.
    10.1016/j.gdata.2016.01.021
  18. Magalhães, Alexandre P.; Verde, Nuno; Reis, Francisca; Martins, Inês; Costa, Daniela; Lino-Neto, Teresa; Castro, Pedro Humberto; Tavares, Rui M.; Azevedo, Herlânder. "RNA-Seq and Gene Network Analysis Uncover Activation of an ABA-Dependent Signalosome During the Cork Oak Root Response to Drought". Frontiers in Plant Science 6 (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2015.01195.
    10.3389/fpls.2015.01195
  19. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Verde, Nuno; Lourenço, Tiago; Magalhães, Alexandre Papadopoulos; Tavares, Rui Manuel; Bejarano, Eduardo Rodríguez; Azevedo, Herlânder. "SIZ1-Dependent Post-Translational Modification by SUMO Modulates Sugar Signaling and Metabolism inArabidopsis thaliana". Plant and Cell Physiology 56 12 (2015): 2297-2311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcv149.
    10.1093/pcp/pcv149
  20. Azevedo, H.; Castro, P.H.; Gonçalves, J.F.; Lino-Neto, T.; Tavares, R.M.. "Impact of carbon and phosphate starvation on growth and programmed cell death of maritime pine suspension cells". In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant 50 4 (2014): 478-486. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84952786700&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11627-014-9622-4
  21. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Tavares, Rui Manuel; Bejarano, Eduardo R.; Azevedo, Herlânder. "SUMO, a heavyweight player in plant abiotic stress responses". Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 69 19 (2012): 3269-3283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00018-012-1094-2.
    10.1007/s00018-012-1094-2
  22. Cardoso, Pedro; Scharff, Nikolaj; Gaspar, Clara; Henriques, Sérgio S.; Carvalho, Rui; Castro, Pedro Humberto; SCHMIDT, JESPER B.; et al. "Rapid biodiversity assessment of spiders (Araneae) using semi-quantitative sampling: a case study in a Mediterranean forest". Insect Conservation and Diversity 1 2 (2008): 71-84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-4598.2007.00008.x.
    10.1111/j.1752-4598.2007.00008.x
Journal issue
  1. Castro, Pedro Humberto. "Special Issue "Sustainable Approaches to Improve Crops Performance and Food Quality under Climate Change"". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special_issues/sustainable_crops_food.
    In press • Invited editor
Online resource
  1. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Azevedo, Herlander. Corresponding author: Azevedo, Herlander. SGN, the plant SUMO Gene Network. 2021. https://osf.io/9kfqv/.
  2. Castro, Pedro Humberto; Azevedo, Herlander. Corresponding author: Azevedo, Herlander. The SUMO Gene Network v4. 2021. https://osf.io/xhycd/.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Lourenço, Tiago Jorge Moreira. "Functional characterization of potential SUMO protease targets in Arabidopsis thaliana". Master, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/54829.
  2. Verde, Nuno Sérgio Sampaio e. "Contribution to the study of plant responses to environmental stimuli in Arabidopsis thaliana and Quercus suber". Master, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/37301.
  3. Magalhães, Alexandre Miguel Papadopoulos. "RNA-seq analysis of the Quercus suber root response to drought". Master, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/39749.
  4. Santos, Miguel Ângelo Costa e Silva dos. "Functional characterization of ULP2 SUMO proteases in Arabidopsis thaliana". Master, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/34556.
  5. Castro, Pedro Humberto Araújo Ramos Fernandes. "Functional analysis of the SUMO conjugation/deconjugation system during the development and stress response of Arabidopsis thaliana". PhD, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/24871.

Intellectual property

Provisional application for patent
  1. 2023. "Composition to improve salt tolerance in a plant or algae and methods of production thereof".
    Disclosed
  2. 2022. "Functional characterization of putative Arabidopsis thaliana iodide peroxidases to understand iodine regulation in plants".
    Protected

Other

Other output
  1. The Arabidopsis bZIP19 and bZIP23 transcription factors act as zinc-sensors to control plant zinc status. 2020. Lilay GH; Persson DP; Castro PH; Liao F; Alexander RD; Aarts MG; Assunção AG. http://europepmc.org/abstract/PPR/PPR181700.
    10.1101/2020.06.29.177287
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/01/31 Discovering the genetic players in iodine regulation in plants Advanced Course in Plant Functional Biology - Models, crops and genomics strategies towards phenotype-genotype inference
BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, University of Porto (Vairão, Portugal)
2024/01/29 Arabidopsis thaliana as a genetic model Advanced Course in Plant Functional Biology - Models, crops and genomics strategies towards phenotype-genotype inference
BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, University of Porto (Vairão, Portugal)
2023/11/06 Melhoramento genético em plantas Genética Geral
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal)
2023/10/20 Unravelling the genetic players in the regulation of iodine content in plants IV International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics
Portuguese Society of Genetics, University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2023/09/27 Stressing the SUMO: The impact of environmental stress on SUMO dynamics in plants EMBO Workshop - SUMOylation: From discovery to translation
EMBO (Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal)
2023/07/09 SUMOylation in plants, a functional overview Iberian Plant Biology 2023
University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2023/06/15 Functional characterization of genetic players in the environmental stress response and iodine regulation in plants PlantAnim Meeting
PlantAnim (Vairão, Portugal)
2022/11/24 Melhoramento genético em plantas Genética Geral
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal)
2022/11/08 TomaZinco - Exploring zinc perception mechanisms for tomato biofortification with zinc Fra gen til funksjon i planter
(Norway)
2022/08/29 TomaZinco - From understanding how plants regulate zinc homeostasis towards zinc-biofortified tomatoes 13th International Conference of the French Society of Plant Biology
French Society of Plant Biology (Braga, France)
2022/04/27 Scarce nutrients in the human diet: What do plants have to say? 7th Advances in Plant Molecular Biology
(Braga, Portugal)
2021/10/27 Melhoramento genético em plantas Genética Geral
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto)
2020/10/29 Melhoramento genético em plantas Genética Geral
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal)
2019/05/15 Introduction to mechanisms of the biotic stress response in plants Advanced Course on Plant-Microbe Interactions
Department of Biology, University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2019/02/27 Stress response mechanisms in plants Master in Cell and Molecular Biology
Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2019/02/24 Café com Ciência - Sentando as plantas no divã: as plantas e os seus sentimentos Café com Ciência
Fundação Serralves (Porto, Portugal)
2018/11/28 Molecular mechanisms of the zinc deficiency response in plants and their potential for crop biofortification DBio Seminars
Department of Biology, University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2018/06/19 The SUMO E3 ligase SIZ1 modulates reactive oxygen species homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana 23rd New Phytologist Workshop - Plant proteostasis: controlling protein stability for sustainable agriculture
University of Durham (Durham, United Kingdom)
2018/03/14 Stress response mechanisms in plants Advances in Plant Molecular Biology; Master in Plant Molecular Physiology, Biotechnology and Bioentrepreneurship
University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2018/02/23 Molecular mechanisms of zinc deficiency response in plants Seminar Series in Biodiversity and Evolution
CIBIO-InBIO - ¿Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Porto (Vairão, Portugal)
2015/05/06 From fat to thin SUMO: Molecular and physiological importance of SUMO proteases in plants Casual seminar
Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (Porto, Portugal)
2015/04/29 How to slim the SUMO: Functional characterization of Arabidopsis SUMO proteases Casual seminar
John Innes Centre (Norwich, United Kingdom)
2013/07/18 SUMO proteases control development and stress responses in Arabidopsis thaliana 4th Workshop Anual Bioplant
(Porto, Portugal)
2008/12/04 “Ubiquitin-like” – Os interruptores celulares Casual Seminar in Master Plant Molecular Physiology
Departmento of Biology, University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2008/04/02 Ubiquitination in Plants Casual Seminar
FCUP, University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/10 - Current Getting new insights into the control of plant mineral nutrition: The transcriptional regulation of iron homeostasis
Co-supervisor
Université de Montpellier, France
2023/10 - Current Caracterização funcional de putativos transportadores de iodo em Arabidopsis thaliana
Supervisor
 Licenciatura em Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/09 - Current DIV-DRIF-RAD complex role in the development of the tomato plant
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Biologia Molecular, Biotecnologia e Bioempreendedorismo em Plantas (Master)
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2021/10/01 - Current Functional characterization of peroxidases as novel determinants for iodine regulation in plants
Supervisor
 Doctoral Programme in ‘Biodiversity, Genetics & Evolution’ (BIODIV) (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/10/01 - Current Evolutionary and functional characterization of old and new SUMO pathway components
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/03 - Current Study on genetic diversity, nutrition and neutracuetical properties of Nepalese Amaranth (Amaranthus spp) germplasms
Co-supervisor
 Biodiversidade, Genética e Evolução (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/10 Abiotic stress in Arabidopsis thaliana
Co-supervisor
 Master Degree in Molecular Genetics (Master)
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/07 Implementation of molecular biology strategies to study the regulation and impact of iodine on the root system of Arabidopsis thaliana
Supervisor
 Licenciatura em Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2022/12/16 Functional characterization of putative Arabidopsis thaliana iodide peroxidases to understand iodine regulation in plants
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2022/12/07 Bioinformatic strategies to explore iodine transport in plants and its potential application in biofortification
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Bioinformática (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/02/21 - 2022/08/23 Functional characterization of MED25 as a tentative SUMO target
Co-supervisor
 ERASMUS intership (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/05/02 - 2022/06/30 Análise do envolvimento do módulo DDR na resposta ao stress abiótico em Arabidopsis thaliana
Co-supervisor
 Licenciatura em Biologia Aplicada (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2022/05/02 - 2022/06/29 Análise do envolvimento do módulo DDR na via de resposta ao açúcar em Arabidopsis thaliana
Co-supervisor
 Licenciatura em Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/07 Implementação de estratégias de biologia molecular para o estudo da homeostasia de zinco em tomateiros
Supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/12/17 Estratégias de edição de genoma para o estudo funcional de genes envolvidos na resposta às alterações ambientais em plantas
Supervisor
 Programa de Estágios ExtraCurricular (Scientific initiation)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/12/17 Estratégias de edição de genoma para o estudo funcional de genes envolvidos na homeostasia de zinco em tomateiros
Supervisor
 Programa de Estágios ExtraCurricular (Scientific initiation)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/09 Caracterização molecular das assinaturas funcionais e evolutivas da adaptação de plantas ao ambiente
Co-supervisor
 Programa de Estágios ExtraCurricular (Scientific initiation)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/02/03 - 2020/07/31 Estratégias de edição de genoma para o estudo funcional de genes envolvidos na resposta às alterações ambientais em plantas
Supervisor
 Programa de Estágios ExtraCurricular da FCUP (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/02/03 - 2020/07/31 Estratégias de edição de genoma para o estudo funcional de genes envolvidos na homeostasia de zinco em tomateiros
Supervisor
 Programa de Estágios ExtraCurricular da FCUP (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/02/03 - 2020/07/31 Caracterização molecular das assinaturas funcionais e evolutivas da adaptação de plantas ao ambiente
Co-supervisor
 Programa de Estágios ExtraCurricular da FCUP (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/09 - 2019/06 Estudo de mecanismos moleculares para a biofortificação em zinco em plantas
Supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/09 - 2019/06 Caracterização funcional do impacto da sumoilação na planta modelo Arabidopsis thaliana
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/04 - 2018/07 Analysing the SUMOylation Gene Network of Arabidopsis thaliana
Co-supervisor
 Bioinformática e Biologia Computacional (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/07 Functional characterization and bioinformatic exploration of the mechanism of sumoylation in the plant model organism Arabidopsis thaliana
Co-supervisor
 Genética e Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2014/09 - 2017/11 Functional characterization of potential SUMO protease targets in Arabidopsis thaliana
Supervisor
 Biologia Molecular, Biotecnologia e Bioempreendedorismo em Plantas (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/09 - 2015/06 RNA-seq analysis of the Quercus suber root response to drought
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Molecular, Biotecnologia e Bioempreendedorismo em Plantas (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/09 - 2015/05 Contribution to the study of plant responses to environmental stimuli in Arabidopsis thaliana and Quercus suber
Supervisor
 Biologia Molecular, Biotecnologia e Bioempreendedorismo em Plantas (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/09 - 2014/12 Functional characterization of ULP2 SUMO proteases in Arabidopsis thaliana
Co-supervisor
 Genética Molecular (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/05 - 2014/07 Optimização de um sistema de expressão em bactéria de componentes do sistema de modificação pós-tradução por SUMO de plantas
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/09/25 - 2023/09/28 EMBO Workshop - SUMOylation: From discovery to translation (2023/09/25 - 2023/09/28)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
2011/07/18 - 2011/07/22 Scientific divulgation activity “UMa Biologia no Verão” (2011/07/18 - 2011/07/22)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2006/11/10 - 2006/11/12 VIII Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada (2006)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/12/15 - Current INNOV4AGRO – Open Day: Valorização e sustentabilidade das cadeias de valor agrárias
Round table
 INNOV4AGRO – Open Day: Valorização e sustentabilidade das cadeias de valor agrárias
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2023/06/30 - Current Final Seminar - Project CoffeeRES
Seminar
 Final Seminar - Project CoffeeRES
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2023/06/15 - Current PlantAnim Meeting
Meeting
 PlantAnim Meeting
Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
2023/11/20 - 2023/11/22 3rd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting
Congress
 3rd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Université Paris-Saclay, France
2023/10/19 - 2023/10/20 IV International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics
Congress
 IV International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Genética Humana, Portugal
2023/07/09 - 2023/07/12 Iberian Plant Biology
Congress
 Iberian Plant Biology
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica, Portugal
2023/06/28 - 2023/06/28 Training Workshop - How to prepare a successful RIA-IA proposal in Horizon Europe
Workshop
 Training Workshop - How to prepare a successful RIA-IA proposal in Horizon Europe
Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
2023/06/19 - 2023/06/21 Innovation Value 2nd Edition
Workshop
 Innovation Value 2nd Edition
Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
2022/12/15 - 2022/12/16 XVIII National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology
Meeting
 XVIII National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/12/05 - 2022/12/05 Seminário - Desafios na Gestão e Recuperação Sustentável da Saúde do Solo
Seminar
 Seminário - Desafios na Gestão e Recuperação Sustentável da Saúde do Solo
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2022/11/25 - 2022/11/25 Conference - The digital transformation in the valuation and management of Plant Genetic Resources - Tradition, Science and Innovation
Conference
 Conference - The digital transformation in the valuation and management of Plant Genetic Resources – Tradition, Science and Innovation
Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal, INIAV, Portugal
2022/11/17 - 2022/11/17 1st International Congress on Food, Nutrition & Public Health - Towards a sustainable future
Congress
 1st International Congress on Food, Nutrition & Public Health - Towards a sustainable future
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2022/11/03 - 2022/11/04 2nd International Conference on Iodine in Food Systems and Health
Conference
 2nd International Conference on Iodine in Food Systems and Health
World Iodine Association, Belgium
2021/06/17 - 2021/06/17 Webinar II - O medronho e a sua valorização
Seminar
 Webinar II - O medronho e a sua valorização
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/06/14 - 2021/06/14 Webinar I - O medronheiro - da planta ao fruto
Seminar
 Webinar I - O medronheiro - da planta ao fruto
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/05/08 - 2021/05/08 Conferência - A fileira do medronho - da teoria à prática
Conference
 Conferência - A fileira do medronho - da teoria à prática
2021/04/01 - 2021/04/01 Workshop AICIB - Alimentação, nutrição e ambiente saudável no Horizonte Europa
Workshop
 Workshop AICIB - Alimentação, nutrição e ambiente saudável no Horizonte Europa
2021/03/31 - 2021/03/31 Debates de Ciência em Português - 1ª Sessão – Agricultura
Other
 Debates de Ciência em Português
2019/11/07 - 2019/11/07 Plant BioDays 3 – Biodiversity and adaptation
Conference
 Plant BioDays 3 – Biodiversity and adaptation
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2019/09/10 - 2019/09/10 Gene editing using CRISPR-Cas9: from science to society
Meeting
 Gene editing using CRISPR-Cas9: from science to society
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2019/05/23 - 2019/05/23 Workshop ReSEED – How to rescue seed’s heritage? at the National Museum of Natural History and Science
Round table
 Workshop ReSEED – How to rescue seed’s heritage?
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Portugal
2019/04/19 - 2019/04/19 Genome PT Symposium
Symposium
 Genome PT Symposium
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2018/09/05 - 2018/09/10 12th Congress of The International Plant Molecular Biology
Congress
 12th Congress of The International Plant Molecular Biology
Université de Montpellier, France
2018/06/18 - 2018/06/19 23rd New Phytologist Workshop - Plant proteostasis: controlling protein stability for sustainable agriculture
Workshop
 23rd New Phytologist Workshop - Plant proteostasis: controlling protein stability for sustainable agriculture
Durham University, United Kingdom
2018/05/09 - 2018/05/09 SmartAgriFor Norte – Urban Agriculture
Workshop
 SmartAgriFor Norte – Urban Agriculture
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2017/12/11 - 2017/12/13 From Proteome to Phenotype: role of post-translational modifications Symposium
Symposium
 From Proteome to Phenotype: role of post-translational modifications Symposium
The University of Edinburgh Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, United Kingdom
2017/10/06 - 2017/10/06 Conferência Conservação de Recursos Genéticos Vegetais
Conference
 Conferência Conservação de Recursos Genéticos Vegetais
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
2017/09/20 - 2017/09/20 SmartAgriFor Norte – Open Day: Frutas e Legumes
Workshop
 SmartAgriFor Norte – Open Day: Frutas e Legumes
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2017/02/01 - 2017/02/02 Plant Biotech Denmark Annual Meeting 2017
Congress
 Plant Biotech Denmark Annual Meeting 2017
Københavns Universitet Institut for Plante og Miljøvidenskab, Denmark
2016/02/02 - 2016/02/03 Plant Biotech Denmark Annual Meeting 2016
Congress
 Plant Biotech Denmark Annual Meeting 2016
Københavns Universitet Institut for Plante og Miljøvidenskab, Denmark
2015/08/28 - 2015/08/28 Mini Symposium: Precise Genome Editing Technologies
Symposium
 Mini Symposium: Precise Genome Editing Technologies
Københavns Universitet, Denmark
2014/09/30 - 2014/10/03 The XII Luso-Spanish Symposium on Plant Water Relations
Symposium
 The XII Luso-Spanish Symposium on Plant Water Relations
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2014/09/21 - 2014/09/24 EMBO Interdisciplinary Plant Development Conference
Congress
 EMBO Interdisciplinary Plant Development Conference
Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Lebenswissenschaften Heidelberg GmbH, Germany
2014/09/16 - 2014/09/16 1º Encontro de Investigadores em Biologia de Plantas da Universidade do Porto
Meeting
 1º Encontro de Investigadores em Biologia de Plantas da Universidade do Porto
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2013/07/18 - 2013/07/19 4º Workshop Anual Bioplant
Workshop
 4º Workshop Anual Bioplant
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2012/07/03 - 2012/07/07 23rd International Conference on Arabidopsis Research
Congress
 23rd International Conference on Arabidopsis Research
2011/09/21 - 2011/09/23 Conference of Molecular Basis of Plant Stress
Conference
 2006 2nd International Conference on Information & Communication Technologies
Meditsinski universitet - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2009/06/30 - 2009/07/04 20th International Conference of Arabidopsis Research
Congress
 20th International Conference of Arabidopsis Research
2007/11/10 - 2007/11/12 IX Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada
Congress
 IX Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2006/11/10 - 2006/11/12 VIII Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada
Congress
 VIII Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2005/11/10 - 2005/11/12 VII Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada
Congress
 VII Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2004/11/10 - 2004/11/12 VI Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada
Congress
 VI Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2004/03/04 - 2004/03/05 Jornadas de Bioética
Conference
 Jornadas de Bioética
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional de Braga, Portugal
2003/11/10 - 2003/11/12 V Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada
Congress
 V Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2002/11/10 - 2002/11/12 IV Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada
Congress
 IV Jornadas de Biologia Aplicada
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/08/23 Functional characterization of MED25/PFT1 as a tentative SUMO target
Supervisor
 Andreea Rechitean (Master)
Hanzehogeschool Groningen HanzeMediatheek, Netherlands
2022/06/28 Transcriptional regulation of two transporter proteins involved in plant responses to stress
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Clarisse Zigue Machado Guiomar Figueiredo (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/05/23 The study of GRAS transcription factors involvement in fruit ripening and fruit response against Botrytis cinerea
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Flávio João Magalhães Soares (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/02/07 Functional analysis of AtDRIF genes in the development of Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Catarina da Silva Marques (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
2020/07/06 Functional analysis of a gene regulatory network involved in flower zygomorphy
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sweta Singh (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
2019/11/25 The role of SUMO conjugating enzymes on the regulation of SLR1, a major growth regulator
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Alice Gaspar Martins (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017/11/29 Functional characterization of potential SUMO proteases targets in Arabidopsis thaliana
Supervisor
 Tiago Jorge Moreira Lourenço (Master)
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2015/11/09 Unravelling the role of zinc in the resistance to necrotrophic fungi in Arabidopsis thaliana and Noccaea caerulescens
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Berta Gallego Páramo (PhD)
Fundació Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
2015/05/05 Contribution to the study of plant responses to environmental stimuli in Arabidopsis thaliana and Quercus suber
Supervisor
 Nuno Sérgio Sampaio e Verde (Master)
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/12 - Current Plant Direct (2475-4455) Wiley Online Library
2022 - Current The Plant Cell (1532-298X) Oxford University Press
2022 - Current The Plant Journal (1365-313X) Wiley Online Library
2021/08 - Current Frontiers In Plant Science (1664-462X) Frontiers Media
2021/07 - Current Vegetos (2229-4473) Springer
2021/06 - Current Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (2296-634X) Frontiers Media
2021/02 - Current iScience (2589-0042) Cell Press
2020/01 - Current Applications in Plant Sciences (2168-0450) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2020 - Current Agriculture (2077-0472) MDPI
2020 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067) MDPI
2020 - Current Plant Science (0168-9452) Elsevier
2019/12 - Current Plants (2223-7747) MDPI AG
2019/11 - Current Forests (1999-4907) MDPI AG
2019/08 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2019/02 - Current Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (0981-9428) Elsevier
2019/01 - Current Current Opinion in Plant Biology (1369-5266) Elsevier
2018/08 - Current Biologia Plantarum (1573-8264) Springer-Verlag
2018/03 - Current Journal of Experimental Botany (0022-0957) Oxford University Press
2018/01 - Current New Phytologist Journal (1469-8137) Wiley Online Library
2017/09 - Current Genes - Open Access Genetics & Genomics Journal (2092-9293) MDPI

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/06 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica (SPB)
2022/12/15 - Current Associação Portuguesa de Biologia Evolutiva (APBE)
2017 - Current Society for Experimental Biology (SEB)
2015 - 2016 Botanical Society of America
2011 - 2016 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2023/09/25 - 2023/09/28 EMBO Workshop - SUMOylation: From discovery to translation EMBO

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/01/29 - 2024/02/02 Plant Functional Biology - Models, crops and genomics strategies towards phenotype-genotype inference Advanced Course in Plant Functional Biology (Outros) Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014/03/03 - 2014/03/15 Advances in Plant Molecular Biology Master in Plant Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Bioentrepreneurship (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Laboratórios Integrados de Biologia Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Laboratórios de Bioquímica III Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2024/01/15 - 2024/01/15 Overexpression and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of sucrose:sucrose 1-fructosyltransferase (1-SST)
Evaluator
 Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet, Norway

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2023/08/24 Agricultura inteligente: Desenvolver tomates mais eficientes na captação de zinco Compete 2020 Newsletter
2022/10/19 As aranhas camufladas (e outras) que fascinam Pedro Humberto Castro Wilder
2022/10/03 Improve iodine and other human micronutrient content in crops ReSEED Blog
2022/08/08 Pedro Humberto Castro, first author of "SUMO E3 Ligase SIZ1 connects sumoylation and reactive oxygen species homeostasis processes in Arabidopsis" Plantae
2022/07/26 Cientistas portugueses revelam mecanismo que ajuda as plantas a lidarem com secura e temperaturas extremas Wilder
2022/07/14 Descoberta molécula que permite às plantas lidarem com stress climático Jornal de Notícias
2021/02/24 Interview about zinc sensing in plants and TomaZinco project ReSEED project on Facebook
2021/02/24 Interview about zinc sensing in plants and TomaZinco project ReSEED Project on Twitter
2020/10/15 TomaZinco: Produção de tomate biofortificado em zinco Notícias Compete 2020
2015/07/18 A vida stressante das plantas Correio do Minho / Ciência

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2019/01/07 - 2019/01/08 90 Segundos de Ciência Projeto Tomazinco quer desenvolver tomates mais eficientes na captação de zinco

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021 - 2022/03/31 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (1660-4601) MDPI
Distinctions

Other distinction

2020 Member of the Reviewer Board of Plants
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2020 Best Poster Award - Biological Sciences
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2019 Best Poster Award - Biological Sciences
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2015 Article highlighted by the editorial board as choice of the month in Plant & Cell Physiology