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Helena holds a 4-years BSc in Biology from the University of Évora (2009), a post-graduation (2012) and a PhD in Molecular Biology (2019) from NOVA University of Lisbon. During her PhD, Helena specialized in plant development and physiology, with a special focus on photosynthetic flexibility and photoprotection in response to different environmental conditions. As a postdoctoral researcher at ITQB NOVA, Plant Functional Genomics Lab, Helena studied the regulation of suberization in Arabidopsis and Cork oak under optimal and adverse growth conditions (drought and heat). Currently, she is a postdoctoral researcher at ITQB NOVA, Plant Reproduction and evolution lab, studying the effects of Heat on the transcriptome and proteome of the male gametophyte during the progamic phase in Tomato and Arabidopsis. Her main scientific interests focus on the study of plant growth/development under adverse conditions (such as drought and heat), aiming to uncover regulatory mechanisms that can minimize the negative impact of climate change on plant development and yield. She has studied several model and non-model plants (Arabidopsis, Rice, Jatropha curcas, Cork oak, Tomato), having published 1 book chapter and 11 original peer-reviewed articles in Q1 journals from the Plant Science field, including Molecular Plant (2023), The Plant Journal (2022), Tree physiology (2022); Plant Cell and Environment (2017), Journal of Experimental Botany (2023, 2016), Environmental and Experimental Botany (2013, 2024). Helena has an extensive research network, having collaborations in Spain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, USA and Japan. She is also a reviewer for PeerJ, Polibotánica, Scientific Reports, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, Biomass and Bioenergy. She has been involved as a member in 9 projects (6 FCT and 3 EU funded project) and one COSTaction, five currently running. She received 5 travel awards, a short-stay research grant and a best poster prize and her work was presented 19 times as oral communication (11 by herself, and 3 keynote) and 24 times as poster communication (17 by herself) in International/national congresses. She has also given 7 invited seminars, 3 at national and 4 at international Institutes/Universities. She has been actively involved in training young researchers, co-supervising 3 MSc and 2 BSc students, and supervising 5 short-term and 3 lab-rotation students. She has also organized a scientific meeting for ITQB PhD students and collaborated in teaching at MSc and PhD programs. Helena has received specialized training in plant metabolic determinations, transcriptomics and photosynthesis research during several stays in international institutions (UC Davis, USA; Fraunhofer IGB, Germany; Hokkaido University, Japan; Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary). She has also attended 9 specialized courses covering image analysis, scientific writing, transcriptomics data analysis, and photosynthetic parameters measurements. Moreover, she has been involved in science outreach activities, having organized 1 event (ITQB Open Day 2019) and participating in science dissemination for the general public (ITQB Open Day, Oeiras Science Festival, Fascination of Plants day, European Researchers night). KEY WORDS: Abiotic stress-response; Molecular mechanisms; Plant Phenotyping; Plant Physiology; Plant Development; Plant Reproduction.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Helena Sapeta

Citation names

  • Sapeta, Helena
  • Sapeta, H.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
621B-54A9-B56F
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4177-3398
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=elSGx9sAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
B-8306-2016
Scopus Author Id
55363723500

Email addresses

  • hsapeta@itqb.unl.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 214469648 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Instituto de tecnologia química e biológica (ITQB NOVA), Av. da República, Estação Agronómica Nacional , 2780-157, Oeiras, Oeiras, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Plant sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2013/05/01 - 2019/04/29
Concluded
 Biology (Doutoramento)
Major in Molecular Biology
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
"Jatropha curcas drought response - a morphophysiological, transcriptomic and biochemical study to uncover key protective mechanisms" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Unanimously Approved
2012/03/14
Concluded
 Post-Graduation Courses, Scientific Research Training A (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 19
2009/02/06
Concluded
 Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Temporary Immersion Bioreactors (TIB) for the improvement of the micropropagation of Castanea sativa." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/01/06 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/12/10 - 2019/12/18 Visiting Researcher (Research) Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
2017/05/15 - 2018/03/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017/04/01 - 2017/12/31 Researcher (Research) Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Japan
2013/05/13 - 2013/06/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) University of California, Davis, United States
2010/02/15 - 2013/04/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/10/13 - 2012/10/20 Visiting Researcher (Research) Fraunhofer-Institut für Grenzflächen- und Bioverfahrenstechnik IGB, Germany
2007/09/03 - 2008/06/30 Research Trainee (Research) Universiteit Gent Faculteit Bio-Ingenieurswetenschappen, Belgium

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/05/01 - 2017/04/30 PhD fellow (Ref.:SFRH/BD/89781/2012) to obtain the PhD diploma Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2013/05 - 2017/04 Approaches to understand the role of epigenetics in Jatropha curcas drought tolerance
SFRH/BD/89781/2012
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/02 - 2013/04 Identification of genes responsible for drought tolerance in Jatropha curcas, an emerging biodiesel plant
PTDC/AGR-GPL/101435/2008 - Research fellow (009/BI/2010)
 Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/10/01 - Current Heat stress during the progamic phase: Impact on male gametophytes of angiosperms at transcriptome and proteome level
PTDC/ASP-PLA/2007/2020
Post-doc
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022 - Current Integrated SERvices supporting a sustainable AGROecological transition, AgroServ
101058020
Researcher
European Union
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - Current GREEN-IT - “Biorecursos para a Sustentabilidade"
UID/Multi/04551/2020
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019 - Current PhotoBoost. A holistic approach to improve the photosynthetic performance and productivity of C3 crops under diverse environmental conditions.
H2020-NMBP-BIO-2019
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 European Union
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Life Sciences for a Healthy and Sustainable Future
LA/P/0087/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Microbiologia Molecular Estrutural e Celular, Portugal

Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

iNOVA4Health, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/07/01 - 2022/09/30 SuberInStress - Cork formation and suberin deposition: the role of water and heat stress
PTDC/BIA-FBT/29704/2017
Post-doc
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Bioresources 4 Sustainability
UID/Multi/04551/2019
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016 - 2019 GREEN-IT - “Biorecursos para a Sustentabilidade"
UID/Multi/04551/2019
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013 - 2015 GREEN-IT "Bioresources 4 Sustainability"
UID/Multi/04551/2013
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010 - 2013 Identification of genes responsible for drought tolerance in Jatropha curcas, an emerging biodiesel plant
PTDC/AGR-GPL/101435/2008
Research Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2024/03/01 - Current CRISPit - Bridging fundamental knowledge and novel technology to increase rice heat tolerance
101086293
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
Ongoing
2023/11/01 - Current COST Action: Reproductive Enhancement of CROP resilience to extreme climate (RECROP)
CA22157
Researcher
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Barros, Pedro M.; Sapeta, Helena; Belo, Joana; Leal, Ana Rita; Oliveira, M. Margarida. "The Root Periderm". In Plant Roots, edited by Tom Beeckman; Amram Eshel, 104-118. CRC Press, 2024.
    Published • 10.1201/b23126-8
Conference poster
  1. Sapeta, Helena; Flores-Tornero, Maria; Maria Lobato-Gómez; Granell, Antonio; Beatriz Teixeira; Telma Costa; Marta Monteiro; et al. "Tools to identify heat-induced transcriptome and proteome alterations in the male gametophyte of Tomato during the progamic phase". Paper presented in Climate-Proof crop reproduction: From lab to farm meeting, 2024.
  2. Flores-Tornero, M; Sapeta, Helena; Becker, Jörg; Abreu, Isabel A.. "OsSLR1 protein partners OsbHLH089 and OsbHLH094 are crucial for rice male reproduction". Paper presented in Iberian Plant Biology 2023, 2023.
  3. Flores-Tornero, María; Sapeta, Helena; Maria Lobato-Gómez; Granell, Antonio; Isabel A. Abreu; Becker, Jorg D.. "Heat-induced transcriptome and proteome alterations on the male gametophytes of Arabidopsis and Tomato during the progamic phase". Paper presented in Iberian Plant Biology meeting, 2023.
  4. Fernandes, Telma; Isabel A. Abreu; Flores-Tornero, María; Sapeta, Helena; Becker, Jorg D.. Corresponding author: Fernandes, Telma. "OsSLR1 interactors OsbHLH089 and OsbHLH094 are crucial for rice pollen development". Paper presented in Iberian Plant Biology meeting, 2023.
  5. Flores-Tornero, Maria; Sapeta, Helena; Isabel Alexandra Aguiar de Abreu; Becker, Jorg D.. "Heat stress during the progamic phase: Impact on male gametophytes of Solanum lycopersicum (Micro Tom variety) at transcriptome and proteome level". Paper presented in LS4FUTURE 1st General Meeting, 2023.
  6. Barros, Pedro M.; Sapeta, Helena; Diogo Lucas; Hugo Rodrigues; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Identification of cork oak genetic modules regulating phellem development in response to drought". Paper presented in 20th IUFRO Tree Biotech and 2nd Forest Tree Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Conference, 2022.
  7. Sapeta, Helena; Barros, Pedro Miguel; Diogo Lucas; Belo, Joana; Ana Rita Leal; Oliveira, M.Margarida. Corresponding author: Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Impact of different irrigation regimes on the regulation of suberin synthesis and cork development". Paper presented in FESPB & EPSO Plant Biology Europe 2020, 2021.
  8. Sapeta, Helena; Yokono, M.; Takabayashi, A.; Ueno, Y.; Akimoto, S.; Kishimoto, J.; Tanaka, A.; Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC); Tanaka, R.. "Jatropha curcas photosystem I and II photoprotective mechanisms under drought and recovery". Paper presented in Resurrection plants: Hope for crop drought tolerance (ReHOPE) FEBS 2018 advanced course, 2018.
  9. Sapeta, Helena; Yokono, M.; Takabayashi, A.; Ueno, Y.; Akimoto, S.; Kishimoto, J.; Tanaka, A.; Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC); Tanaka, R.. "Photoprotection mechanisms of the drought-tolerant Jatropha curcas plant". Paper presented in Ciência 2018 – Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, 2018.
  10. Sapeta, Helena; Yokono, M.; Takabayashi, A.; Akimoto, S.; Kishimoto, J.; Tanaka, A.; Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC); Tanaka, R.. "Jatropha curcas photosystem I and II photoprotection mechanisms under drought and recovery". Paper presented in First European Congress on Photosynthesis Research, 2018.
  11. Sapeta, Helena; Yokono, M.; Takabayashi, A.; Ueno, Y.; Akimoto, S.; Kishimoto, J.; Tanaka, A.; Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC); Tanaka, R.. "Jatropha curcas photosystem I and II photoprotection mechanisms under drought and recovery". Paper presented in Photosynthesis Research ePS-1-Young meeting, 2018.
  12. Sapeta, Helena; Yokono, M.; Takabayashi, A.; Akimoto, S.; Kishimoto, J.; Tanaka, A; Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC); Tanaka, R.. "Photoprotection mechanisms of the drought-tolerant Jatropha curcas plant". Paper presented in The 59th Annual meeting of the Japansese Society of Plant Physiologists, 2018.
  13. Sapeta, Helena; Yokono, M.; Takabayashi, A.; Akimoto, S.; Kishimoto, J.; Tanaka, A.; Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC); Tanaka, R.. "Photoprotection mechanisms of the drought-tolerant Jatropha curcas plant". Paper presented in Taiwan Japan Plant Biology congress, 2017.
  14. Lourenço, Tiago; Serra, T.S.; Cordeiro, A.M.; Sapeta, Helena; Abreu, I.A.; Gilroy, S.; Saibo, N.J.M; Oliveira, M.M.. "Keep it balanced: can an E3-ubiquitin ligase modulate abiotic stress responses and root mechano-sensing in rice?". Paper presented in 14th International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics, 2016.
  15. Sapeta, Helena; Lourenço, Tiago Filipe (5417-0696-32F5); Lorenz, S.; Grumaz, C.; Kirstahler, P.; Barros, Pedro M.; Miguel, JM; Sohn, K.; Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC). "Drought and subsequent recovery behaviour of the biodiesel plant Jatropha curcas: Integrating transcriptomics and physiology". Paper presented in GREEN-IT 2016 General Meeting, 2016.
  16. Sapeta, Helena; Lourenço, Tiago Filipe (5417-0696-32F5); Lorenz, S.; Grumaz, C.; Kirstahler, P.; Barros, Pedro M.; Miguel, JM; Sohn, K.; Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC). "Drought and subsequent recovery behaviour of the biodiesel plant Jatropha curcas: Integrating transcriptomics and physiology". Paper presented in Ciência 2016 - Science and Technology in Portugal Meeting, 2016.
  17. Sapeta, Helena; Lourenço, Tiago Filipe (5417-0696-32F5); Grumaz, C.; Lorenz, S.; Costa, JM; Santos, AP; Sohn, K.; Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC). "Identification and characterization of genes involved in Jatropha curcas drought response". Paper presented in EMBO Practical Course: Insights into plant biological processes through phenotyping, 2015.
  18. Pereira, J; Silva, Maria; Sapeta, Helena; Lourenço, Tiago Filipe (5417-0696-32F5); Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC). "Expression studies of unknown/uncharacterized genes in drought-stressed Jatropha curcas". Paper presented in XVIII Congress of the Portuguese Biochemical Society, 2014.
  19. Sapeta, Helena; Lourenço, Tiago Filipe (5417-0696-32F5); Lorenz, S.; Grumaz, C.; Costa, JM; Sohn, K.; Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC). "Drought stress and recovery behaviour of the biodiesel plant Jatropha curcas : transcriptomic and morphophysiology analysis". Paper presented in XVIII Congress of the Portuguese Biochemical Society, 2014.
  20. Sapeta, Helena; Lourenço, Tiago Filipe (5417-0696-32F5); Lorenz, S.; Grumaz, C.; Costa, JM; Sohn, K.; Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC). "Drought stress and recovery behaviour of the biodiesel plant Jatropha curcas : transcriptomic and morphophysiology analysis". Paper presented in 5th ITQB-NOVA PhD students’ meeting, 2014.
  21. Sapeta, Helena; Cruz, T; Lourenço, Tiago Filipe (5417-0696-32F5); Costa, JM; Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC). "Morpho-physiological responses of two Jatropha curcas accessions under water stress and recovery". Paper presented in II Évora Biology Alumni Meeting, 2013.
  22. Sapeta, Helena; Cruz, T; Lourenço, Tiago Filipe (5417-0696-32F5); Costa, JM; Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC). "Morpho-physiological responses of two Jatropha curcas accessions under water stress and recovery". Paper presented in Society for Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, 2012.
  23. Lourenço, Tiago Filipe (5417-0696-32F5); Serra, T.; Sapeta, Helena; Abreu IA; Gilroy, S.; Saibo, N.J.M.; Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC). "Identification of a rice E3-ubiquitin ligase, OsHOS1, involved in abiotic stress response and root mechano-sensing". Paper presented in EMBO Conference Series–Plant development and environmental interactions, 2012.
    10.1158/1538-7445.am2016-4540
  24. Sapeta, Helena; Cruz, T.; Lourenço, Tiago Filipe (5417-0696-32F5); Costa, J.M.; van der Linde, P.; Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC). "Drought stress tolerance in two Jatropha curcas ecotypes". Paper presented in IX Plant Genomics European Meetings, 2011.
  25. Sapeta, Helena; Cruz, T.; Lourenço, Tiago Filipe; Costa, J.M.; van der Linde, P.; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Unveiling new drought stress tolerance genes in Jatropha curcas : an integrative approach". Paper presented in XVII Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica, 2010.
  26. Sapeta, Helena; Cruz, T.; Lourenço, Tiago Filipe (5417-0696-32F5); Costa, J.M.; van der Linde, P.; Oliveira, M.Margarida (311E-7431-9BCC). "An integrated strategy to identify genes involved in drought tolerance in Jatropha curcas". Paper presented in International Conference on Jatropha curcas, 2010.
  27. Sapeta, Helena; Dias, A.S.. "A feast of yellow: notes on safflower use in Alentejo (Portugal)". Paper presented in XI International Congress of Ethnopharmacology, 2010.
  28. Troch, V.; Sapeta, Helena; Geelen, D.; Werbrouck, S.; Van Labeke, M.-C.. "In vitro culture and temporary immersion bioreactor production of chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.)". Paper presented in 1st International Symposium on Woody Ornamentals of the Temperate Zone, 2008.
    10.1055/s-0039-3400094
Journal article
  1. Barros, Pedro M.; Sapeta, Helena; Lucas, Diogo A.; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "The impact of drought on phellem development: Identification of novel gene regulators and evidence of photosynthetic activity in cork oak stems". Environmental and Experimental Botany 224 (2024): 105785. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2024.105785.
    10.1016/j.envexpbot.2024.105785
  2. Flores-Tornero, María; Sapeta, Helena; Becker, Jörg D.. "Improving the haploidization toolbox: Maternal factors take the stage". Molecular Plant (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2023.02.008.
    Published • 10.1016/j.molp.2023.02.008
  3. Sapeta, Helena; Yokono, Makio; Takabayashi, Atsushi; Ueno, Yoshifumi; Cordeiro, André M; Hara, Toshihiko; Tanaka, Ayumi; et al. "Reversible down-regulation of photosystems I and II leads to fast photosynthesis recovery after long-term drought in Jatropha curcas". Journal of Experimental Botany 74 1 (2022): 336-351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erac423.
    Published • 10.1093/jxb/erac423
  4. Leal, Ana Rita; Barros, Pedro Miguel; Parizot, Boris; Sapeta, Helena; Vangheluwe, Nick; Andersen, Tonni Grube; Beeckman, Tom; Oliveira, M. Margarida. "Translational profile of developing phellem cells in Arabidopsis thaliana roots". The Plant Journal (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15691.
    10.1111/tpj.15691
  5. Sapeta, Helena; Leal, Ana Rita; Beeckman, Tom; Barros, Pedro M; Oliveira, M Margarida. "Spatio-temporal development of suberized barriers in cork oak taproots". Tree Physiology (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpab176.
    10.1093/treephys/tpab176
  6. Barros, P.M.; Cherian, S.; Costa, M.; Sapeta, H.; Saibo, N.J.M.; Oliveira, M.M.. "The identification of almond GIGANTEA gene and its expression under cold stress, variable photoperiod, and seasonal dormancy". Biologia Plantarum 61 4 (2017): 631-640. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85011286681&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10535-017-0711-1
  7. Almadanim, M.C.; Alexandre, B.M.; Rosa, M.T.G.; Sapeta, H.; Leitão, A.E.; Ramalho, J.C.; Lam, T.T.; et al. "Rice calcium-dependent protein kinase OsCPK17 targets plasma membrane intrinsic protein and sucrose-phosphate synthase and is required for a proper cold stress response". Plant Cell and Environment 40 7 (2017): 1197-1213. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85014192136&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/pce.12916
  8. Sapeta, H.; Lourenço, T.; Lorenz, S.; Grumaz, C.; Kirstahler, P.; Barros, P.M.; Costa, J.M.; Sohn, K.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Transcriptomics and physiological analyses reveal co-ordinated alteration of metabolic pathways in Jatropha curcas drought tolerance". Journal of Experimental Botany 67 3 (2016): 845-860. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84964403705&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/jxb/erv499
  9. Sapeta, H.; Costa, J.M.; Lourenço, T.; Maroco, J.; van der Linde, P.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Drought stress response in Jatropha curcas: Growth and physiology". Environmental and Experimental Botany 85 (2013): 76-84. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866531910&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.envexpbot.2012.08.012
  10. Lourenço, T.; Sapeta, H.; Figueiredo, D.D.; Rodrigues, M.; Cordeiro, A.; Abreu, I.A.; Saibo, N.J.M.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Isolation and characterization of rice (Oryza sativa L.) E3-ubiquitin ligase OsHOS1 gene in the modulation of cold stress response". Plant Molecular Biology 83 4-5 (2013): 351-363. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84884906752&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11103-013-0092-6
  11. Troch, V.; Sapeta, Helena; Werbrouck, S.; Geelen, D.; Van Labeke, M.-C.. "In vitro culture and temporary immersion bioreactor production of chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.)". Acta Horticulturae 885 54 (2010): 383-389. https://www.actahort.org/books/885/885_54.htm.
    Published
Magazine article
  1. Sapeta, Helena; Vendeirinho, Mariana; Flores-Tornero, María; Becker, Jorg D.. "Melhorar os tomateiros para melhor enfrentar verões severos", Vida Rural, 2023
Preprint
  1. Barros, Pedro M.; Sapeta, Helena; Lucas, Diogo A.; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Drought impact on phellem development: identification of novel gene regulators and evidence of photosynthetic activity". 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.12.26.573371.
    10.1101/2023.12.26.573371
  2. Leal, Ana Rita; Barros, Pedro M.; Parizot, Boris; Sapeta, Helena; Vangheluwe, Nick; Andersen, Tonni Grube; Beeckman, Tom; Oliveira, M.Margarida. "Phellem translational landscape throughout secondary development in Arabidopsis roots". 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.08.429142.
    10.1101/2021.02.08.429142
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Sapeta, Helena. "Jatropha curcas drought response - a morphophysiological, transcriptomic and biochemical study to uncover key protective mechanisms". PhD, 2019.
  2. Sapeta, Helena. "Temporary Immersion Bioreactors (TIB) for the improvement of the micropropagation of Castanea sativa". Degree, Universidade de Évora, 2009.

Other

Dataset
  1. Barros, Pedro M.; Sapeta, H.; Lucas, D.; Oliveira, M.Margarida. The impact of drought on phellem development: morpho-physiological adaptations and gene expression dynamics in cork oak stems. ArrayExpress. 2024.
  2. Barros, Pedro; Sapeta, Helena. Morpho-physiological changes imposed by water deficit in cork oak saplings. DMPortal. 2024.
    https://doi.org/10.34636/DMPortal/D8LBXX
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/07/12 INVITED TALK: Genetic networks regulating cork production – from theoretical prediction to functional validation Plant Biology 2023 | XVIII Portuguese-Spanish Congress of Plant Biology
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2022/09/13 The impact of drought on phellem development: assessing morpho-physiological adaptations and gene expression dynamics in cork oak stems Plant Apoplastic Diffusion Barrier conference
(Dundee, United Kingdom)
2022/09/07 INVITED KEYNOTE LECTURE: Functional genomics and plant Stress. (presented by Oliveira, M.M.) XVIII Brazilian congress of plant physiology / I Ibero-latinamerican Congress of Plant Biology
(Porto-Alegre, Brazil)
2022/07/08 Heat and Osmotic stress have contrasting effects on periderm and endodermis suberization of cork oak roots. 20th IUFRO Tree Biotech and 2nd Forest Tree Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Conference.
(Harbin, China)
2022/06/27 Impact of drought on cork development and suberization in Quercus suber. XV Portuguese-Spanish Symposium on Plant Water Relations
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/05/18 SEMINAR: Assessing the effect of water deficit and heat stress on cork development and suberin deposition. SCAN
ITQB NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
2022/01/27 Heat and Osmotic stress have contrasting effects on periderm suberization of cork oak roots XV Portuguese-Spanish Symposium on Plant Water Relations
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/06/28 Conserved regulatory networks acting during phellem development in Arabidopsis and cork oak roots FESPB & EPSO Plant Biology Europe 2020
(Turin, Italy)
2019/12/16 SEMINAR: Drought-induced non-photochemical energy dissipation in photosystems II and I is essential for Jatropha curcas photoprotection
Biological Research Centre, Szeged (Szeged, Hungary)
2019/12/13 SEMINAR: Jatropha curcas drought response - a morphophysiological, transcriptomic and biochemical study to uncover key protective mechanisms Seminar in the framework of the Green Corridos Seminars
Eotvos Lorant University - Department of Plant Anatomy (Budapeste, Hungary)
2019/04/10 SEMINAR: Jatropha curcas drought response - a morphophysiological, transcriptomic and biochemical study to uncover key protective mechanism Plant Interaction Meeting
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (Oeiras, Portugal)
2018/09/20 Jatropha curcas photosystem I and II photoprotective mechanisms under drought and recovery Resurrection plants: Hope for crop drought tolerance (ReHOPE) FEBS 2018 advanced course
(Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
2018/06/26 SHORT TALK: Jatropha curcas photosystem I and II photoprotective mechanisms under drought and recovery The 1st European Congress on Photosynthesis Research ePS-1
(Uppsala, Sweden)
2018/06/24 SHORT TALK: Jatropha curcas photosystem I and II photoprotective mechanisms under drought and recovery The 1st European Congress on Photosynthesis Research ePS-1-Young meeting
(Uppsala, Sweden)
2017/11/03 SHORT TALK: Photoprotection mechanisms of the drought-tolerant Jatropha curcas plant Taiwan Japan Plant Biology congress
(Taipei, Taiwan)
2017/04/17 SEMINAR: Jatropha curcas drought-tolerance mechanisms
Hokkaido University (Sapporo, Japan)
2016/11/24 Drought and subsequent recovery behaviour of the biodiesel plant Jatropha curcas: Integrating transcriptomics and physiology 7th ITQB-NOVA PhD students’ meeting
Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica (Oeiras, Portugal)
2016/06/30 Integrating transcriptomics and physiology to assess the drought response and recovery behaviour of the biodiesel plant Jatropha curcas The Plant Biology Europe FESPB/EPSO Congress
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2014/09/30 Jatropha curcas maintains a high water status under drought stress due to a strict stomatal control and reduced transpiration area XII Portuguese-Spanish Symposium on Plant Water Relations-Water to feed the world
(Évora, Portugal)
2014/06/24 Physiology and Transcriptomics of Drought Stress Response/Recovery in Jatropha curcas The Plant Biology Europe FESPB/EPSO Congress,
(Dublin, Ireland)
2013/11/20 INVITED KEYNOTE LECTURE: Novel regulators involved in rice response to abiotic stress (presented by Saibo N.J.M.) 11th International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (ISRFG)
(New Deli, India)
2013/07/24 A physiological and transcriptomic approach to study the drought stress response in Jatropha curcas. XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2013/06/14 SEMINAR: Strategies to uncover the drought tolerance mechanism of the biodiesel plant Jatropha curcas
University of California, Davis (Davis, United States)
2013/06/04 INVITED KEYNOTE LECTURE: Strategies to uncover the drought tolerance mechanism of the biodiesel plant Jatropha curcas (purging nut). (presented by Oliveira, M.M.) XXXVIII Jornadas portuguesas de genética,
(Porto, Portugal)
2013/01/09 SEMINAR: Drought stress response in Jatropha curcas: an integrative approach Plant Interaction Meeting
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (Oeiras, Portugal)
2012/09/10 SHORT TALK: Comparing drought stress tolerance of two Jatropha curcas ecotypes Ecophysiology Techniques Workshop
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2011/05/30 Drougth stress tolerance in Jatropha curcas: a comparative study XXXVI Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética
(Coimbra, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/09/01 - Current Evaluation of candidate genes to increase thermotolerance during plant sexual reproduction
Co-supervisor of Raquel Oliveira
 Master (Master)
2023/09/01 - 2024/11/08 Exploring the mechanism of microbiota inheritance and the interference of heat stress using tomato plant as model
Co-supervisor of Amadeus Pendl
 Master (Master)
2021/10 - 2022/03 Histochemical and molecular perspectives on the impact of drought on cork development and suberization in Quercus suber
Co-supervisor
 Biotechnology for Sustainability Master Program (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014/02/14 - 2014/09/30 Estudos de expressão genética em Jatropha curcas L.
Co-supervisor of Joana Gomes Pereira
 Biotecnologia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
2014/02/01 - 2014/09/30 Estudos de expressão de genes com função desconhecida em folhas de Jatropha curcas L. submetidas a secura
Co-supervisor of Maria Carolina Sousa Silva
 Biotecnologia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/10/18 - 2024/10/18 Workshop on Botany & Art - Participants learn how to make photographic prints of plants in shades of blue and shadows to create a “Cyanotype Herbary” (2024/10/18 - 2024/10/18)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27 Volunteer and activity organizer in the 2024 European Researchers’ Night (2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27)
Exhibition (Other)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2019/10/26 - 2019/10/26 Activity organizer in 2019 ITQB open day. In the International Year of the Periodic Table, ITQB invited the community to "Join the elements", I co-organized an activity to show the importance of chemical elements in plant nutrition and development. (2019/10/26 - 2019/10/26)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015/11/18 - 2015/11/20 Organizing committee member of the 6th ITQB NOVA PhD students’ meeting - Organized by the students, this meeting allows ITQB NOVA PhD students to present and discuss their work amongst each other and with other ITQB NOVA scientists. This meeting had ~250 participants, and ~50 students presented their work. (2015/11/18 - 2015/11/20)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/09/18 - 2023/09/18 “Build your presence on social media” - by Isabel Mendoza, Head of Communication (The Global Plant Council)
Workshop
2022/09/19 - 2022/10/21 Grant writing course coordinated by Margarida Trindade from the ITQB NOVA Funding office. This course aims to help identify suitable funding strategies, plan funding applications, and practice writing different parts of grant applications. Grant writing course
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/09/05 - 2022/09/07 Introduction to R course taught by Pedro Barros from ITQB NOVA. Hands-on course covering basic operations, data handling, R programming and statistics.
Workshop
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/07/18 - 2022/07/22 I hosted a student in the 2022 ITQB NOVA Summer Science. This is a program that provides undergraduate students the opportunity to get to know the science made at ITQB NOVA, develop short-research projects and learn more about their research and our master courses.
Other
 2022 ITQB NOVA Summer Science
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/11/08 - 2021/11/10 Research Writing course, Lectured by Hilary Glasman-Deal, Imperial College London.
Workshop
 Research Writing course
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/10/12 - 2021/10/17 Volunteer for the Festival Internacional de Ciência, 1st Edition, Oeiras
Festival
 Festival Internacional de Ciência
2021/09/21 - 2021/09/23 Introduction to Image Analysis, organized by COLife & FCUL
Workshop
 Introduction to Image Analysis
2010 - 2019 Volunteer for the ITQB Open day - During the ITQB open day the community is invitaded to learn more about research projects, talk with researchers, participate in science activities and visit the institute facilitys.
Exhibition
 ITQB Open Day
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/09/10 - 2015/09/15 Hands-on workshop providing training in plant ecophysiology techniques by leading scientists and manufacturers. Participants learn about photosynthetic gas exchange; chlorophyll fluorescence; Leaf Area Index, IR thermography; plant water status hydraulic conductance, etc.
Workshop
 Ecophysiology Techniques Workshop,
Plant Environmental Physiology Group (PEPG), United Kingdom
2015/05/19 - 2015/05/22 From NOVA Doctoral School, this course is designed to cover key transferable skills (communication; team work; interdisciplinary collaboration; creativity; problem-solving; planning, etc) needed by early stage PhD researchers.
Workshop
 Research Skills Development course (14th edition)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2014/11/12 - 2014/11/13 Workshop designed to help non-native speakers of English write science research papers for publication in English. Lectured by Hilary Glasman-Deal, Imperial College London.
Workshop
 Scientific writing course: How to write the different sections of a research article
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013/09/23 - 2013/09/25 This hands-on workshop provides information on LI-6400XT Portable Photosynthesis System use, theory, data processing, and maintenance.
Workshop
 LI-COR training workshop: Leaf gas exchange plus chlorophyll Fluorescence
Concessus SA, Portugal
2013/07/24 - 2013/07/28 Volunteer at the Iberian conference XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal, participating in organization logistics (e.g. preparation of bags, coffee breaks, participant¿s registration)
Congress
 XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal
2011/09/05 - 2011/09/09 Bioinformatics training course (35h) by the Gulbekian Training Program in Bioinformatics.
Workshop
 Microarray Data Analysis using R and Bioconductor
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/09/13 - Current Journal of Experimental Botany (JXB)
2020 - Current PeerJ (2167-8359) PeerJ
2020 - Current Polibotánica ( 1405-2768)
2019 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2016 - Current Molecular Genetics and Genomics (1617-4623) Springer-Verlag
2016 - Current Biomass and Bioenergy (0961-9534) Elsevier

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2011 - Current Portuguese Biochemicla Society Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2004 - 2006 Supervisory Board President of the Biology Students’ Council of Évora University (Conselho de Estudantes de Biologia de Évora - CEBE)
President / Vice-president
 Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2004 - 2005 Member of the cultural sector of the Students’ Academic Association of Évora University
Member
 Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019/06 - 2019/09 Consultant for the FCT-funded project InterPheno, helping to develop a semi-automated watering platform. Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/05 - 2023/05 Class: Photoprotection under stress, a case study. Plants for life PhD program, curricular unit Eco-physiology and Plant Interactions. Biologia de Plantas - Plantas para a Vida Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/04 - 2023/04 Practical class: Plant reproduction and double fertilization. Plants for life PhD program, curricular unit Plant cell and Development Biology. Biologia de Plantas - Plantas para a Vida Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2020/02/13 - 2020/02/13 Class: Virus-induced gene silencing in plant biotech, Master in Biotechnology for Sustainability, curricular unit Plant biotechnology for agriculture and forestry Biotecnologia para a Sustentabilidade (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/04 - 2019/04 Class: Eco-physiology a case study, Plants for life Ph.D. program, curricular unit Eco-physiology and plant interactions. (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/04 - 2019/04 Practical class on Chlorophyll fluorescence, Plants for life Ph.D. program, curricular unit Eco-physiology and plant interactions. Biologia de Plantas - Plantas para a Vida (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/04 - 2019/04 Practical class on Leaf gas exchange, Plants for life Ph.D. program, curricular unit Eco-physiology and plant interactions. Biologia de Plantas - Plantas para a Vida (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/01/02 - 2034/06/30 Short-training (6 months) in molecular biology and plant reproduction techniques. Dominik Guss
2023/06/26 - 2023/09/01 Short-training (2 months) in the framework of NuBioq FCT NOVA internships André Cunha
2022/07/18 - 2022/07/22 Short-training (1 week) in the framework of ITQB SummerScience2022 Sara Costa
2020/10 - 2021/02 Mentor in laboratory work Diogo Lucas
2020/08 - 2020/09 Short-training (2 months) at the Genomics of Plant Stress Unit, ITQB NOVA - Objective: Subject cork oak plants to prolonged drought and collection of stem xylem, phloem and periderm for a transcriptomic analysis. Hugo Rodrigues
2020/07/27 - 2020/07/31 Lab rotation (1 week) at the Genomics of Plant Stress Unit, ITQB NOVA - Objective: Evaluate drought impact on Cork Oak young trees growth and photosynthetic performance. Lúcia Albano
2020/07/20 - 2020/07/24 Lab rotation (1 week) at the Genomics of Plant Stress Unit, ITQB NOVA - Objective: Microscopic investigation of the role of drought in suberin deposition in cork oak roots. Luísa Ribeiro
2016/10 - 2017/02 Short-training (4 months) at the Genomics of Plant Stress Unit, ITQB NOVA - Objective: Determination of pigment contents for Jatropha curcas plants subjected to cold, drought and salinity stress. Sara Shirley
2016/06/01 - 2016/08/01 Summer training (2 months) at the Genomics of Plant Stress Unit, ITQB NOVA - Objective: Functional validation of canditates genes in Jatropha curcas Leonor Prata
2016/04/26 - 2016/04/29 Lab rotation (1 week) at the Genomics of Plant Stress Unit, ITQB NOVA - Objective: Functional validation of canditates genes in Jatropha curcas Rúben Rodrigues
Distinctions

Award

2014 Best poster presentation in the XVIII Congress of the Portuguese Biochemical Society

Other distinction

2021 FESPB Support Grant to participate in the PBE 2021 conferance, 2021
2018 Travel Grant by the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) Youth Travel Fund to participate in the ReHOPE FEBS advanced course, 20 to 22 of September 2018, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2017 KAKENHI grant (16K21737) by the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) to develop scientific research at Hokkaido University from June to December of 2017, Sapporo, Japan
2016 Travel Grant by the Portuguese society of Plant Physiology to participate in the Plant Biology Europe FESPB/EPSO Congress, 26 to 30 of June 2016, Prague, Czech Republic
2015 EMBO Travel Grant to participate in the EMBO Practical Course: Insights into plant biological processes through phenotyping, 13 to 19 of September 2015, Ghent, Belgium
2014 Travel Grant by the Portuguese society of biochemistry to participate in the XVIII Congress of the Portuguese Biochemical Society, 17 to 20 of December 2014, Coimbra, Portugal.