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Margarida Espada is currently a member of MED (Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development at University of Évora, Évora, Portugal). In 2012, she was awarded with a PhD grant funded by the Portuguese Government (FCT) (2013-2017) and finished her PhD in Biology at University of Évora in 2018. Her PhD thesis was a joint project between Portugal and Scotland (The James Hutton Institute), where she worked for more than 8 months, improving knowledge and skills (e.g.bioinformatics/transcriptomics). In 2020 was awarded with a 6-years Junior Researcher contract. Her main research interest is in molecular basis of plant-nematode interactions, functional characterisation of parasitism proteins (effectors) of plant-parasitic nematodes and understanding their roles and how parasitism is regulated. The main technologies use includes molecular and reverse genetics, genomic and transcriptomic approaches. M Espada has been author of Q1 peer-reviewed scientific publications, book chapters and attended several national and international conferences presenting her work in oral and panel communications and participated in international scientific networks. Supervised/co-supervised PhD, MSc and several undergraduate students. M Espada is the Principal Investigator of an ongoing project (2022) and participated in several scientific projects (scientific team and/or fellowships). M Espada has specialised in plant pathology, nematology, transcriptomics, molecular and cell biology.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Margarida Espada

Citation names

  • Espada, Margarida
  • Espada, M

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
671D-7737-92A4
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3826-711X
Scopus Author Id
54385053900

Email addresses

  • mespada@uevora.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • MED - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development. Universidade de Évora, Pólo da Mitra, 7006-554, Évora, Évora, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Plant Breeding and Plant Protection
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Plant sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Genetics and Heredity
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/08/03 - Current Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/01 - Current NemaWAARS - A motif to unveil mechanisms of parasitism gene regulation in the pinewood nematode as a target for disease control and plant resistance.
PTDC/ASP-PLA/1108/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/03/01 - Current PratyOmics - Exploring plant metabolome for the control of the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans
PTDC/ASP-PLA/0197/2020
Researcher
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01 - Current D4Ss - Food-web approaches to assess the functional benthic ecosystem interactions for Marine and Coastal management under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-029400
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020 - Current PineENEMY - Exploring the NEmatode-MYcobiota interactions in Pine Wilt Disease
PTDC/ASP-PLA/28724/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/08/03 - 2026/08 A biotechnological approach to develop resistance to plant-parasitic nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in conifer species.
CEECIND/00066/2018
10.54499/CEECIND/00066/2018/CP1560/CT0003
Principal investigator
Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2013/01 - 2017/05 Functional characterization of putative effectors in pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.
SFRH/BD/84541/2012
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2016 - 2016 Pharyngeal gland cells sequencing – new insights into the effector proteins required for nematode parasitism.
ICAAM - Pharyngeal gland cells sequencing
Researcher
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas
Concluded
2013 - 2015 MICRONEMA - Análise espacial e temporal das comunidades microbianas na doença do pinheiro/ Spatial and temporal analysis of microbial community in Pine Wilt Disease.
PTDC/BIA-MIC/3768/2012
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014 - 2014 Characterization of candidate parasitism genes in the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.
ICAAM - Characterization of candidate parasitism genes in the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.
Researcher
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/08/02 - 2026/08/01 A biotechnology approach to develop nematode resistance in forestry species.
CEECIND/00066/2018
Principal investigator
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 CHANGE - Instituto para as Alterações Globais e Sustentabilidade
LA/P/0121/2020
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/10/18 - 2021/10/17 Food-web approaches to assess the functional benthic ecosystem interactions for Marine and Coastal management under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
PTDC/CTA-AMB/29400/2017
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas
UID/AGR/00115/2019
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/05/01 - 2019/09/30 PratyTech - Biotechnology approaches towards the control of the root lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans
PTDC/AGR-PRO/2589/2014
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013 - 2017 Functional characterization of putative effectors in pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.
SFRH/BD/84541/2012
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal

The James Hutton Institute, United Kingdom
Concluded
2011 - 2014 REPHRAME - Seventh Framework Programme “Development of improved methods for detection, control and eradication of pinewood nematode in support of EU Plant Health policy.
FP7-KBBE-2010-4.09
Research Fellow
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
Concluded
2009 - 2010 AFN - O nemátode da madeira do pinheiro (Autoridade Florestal Nacional/FFP)
AFN
Research Fellow
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022 - 2023 Pro.vita - Programa para a Valorização, Inovação e Transferência de Tecnologia no Alentejo
POCI-01-0246-FEDER-181308
Researcher
2017/09 - 2017/09 Participation in SPIT (Secretions Produced In Tylenchida) - scientific network
SPIT Meeting - scientific network meeting
Other
2017 - 2017 Transcriptomic and genomic approaches towards the control of the virus vector nematode Xiphinema index.
NON-FUNDED
Researcher
2014 - 2014 Unraveling pinewood nematode pathogenicity: An integrative and comparative approach
NON-FUNDED
Researcher
2008 - 2009 The Autism Genome Project - Portugal
The Autism Genome Project - Autism Speaks
Master Student Fellow
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Espada, Margarida; Shynia, Ryoji; Li, Hongmei; Filipiak, Anna; Vicente, Cláudia S L. Corresponding author: Espada, Margarida. Global Occurrence of Pine Wilt Disease: Biological Interactions and Integrated Management. Frontiers Media SA. 2022.
    10.3389/978-2-88976-867-7
  2. Espada, Margarida. Adão, H., Vicente, CSL., Sroczynska, K., Espada, M., Alvim, P., Costa, M., Vieira, S. Book of Abstracts, SeventIMCO - Seventeenth International Meiofauna Conference. Évora, Portugal. 2019.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. "Mota, M., Vicente, C., Espada, M., Vieira, P., Chastagner, G. Pine wilt". In Compendium of conifer diseases. United States: APS Press, 2018.
    Published
  2. Valadas, V.; Espada, M.; Nobre, T.; Mota, M.; Arnholdt-Schmitt, B.. "AOX in parasitic nematodes: A matter of lifestyle?". In Alternative respiratory pathways in higher plants. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Barbosa, Pedro; Mendonça, Madalena; Costa, Marina; Carlos Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez ; Mota, Manuel Galvão de Melo e; Espada, Margarida; Vicente, Cláudia S L. "Developing sustainable approaches for the control of plant-parasitic nematodes (NemaLab, MED)". Paper presented in CHANGE - Science Changing Policy, Évora, 2023.
    Published
  2. Espada, M; Barbosa, Pedro; Carlos Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez ; Vicente, Cláudia S L. "Behind the scenes: a “worm” relation between plants and parasitic nematodes.". Paper presented in II Encontro MED, Evora, 2023.
    In press
  3. "Vicente, C, Espada, M, Mota, M, Vieira, P. Understanding the role and delivery of Pratylenchus penetrans effectors proteins.". Paper presented in International meeting of the Portuguese society of genetics, Faro, 2020.
  4. "M. Mota, C. Vicente, J. Branco, M. Espada, P. Vieira. Plant-nematode interactions: recent advances in the control of a serious pest and pathogen, the root lesion nematode, Pratylenchus penetrans. M. Mota, C. Vicente, J. Branco, M. Espada, P. Vieira.". Paper presented in 2ndAnnual congress on plant science and biosecurity, London, 2019.
  5. "M. Mota, M. Espada, C. Vicente. Pinewood nematode-microbe-plant-insect interactions, at a molecular level.". Paper presented in 1st International Molecular Plant Protection Congress, Adana, 2019.
  6. "Nascimento F, Cláudia SL Vicente, Barbosa P, Espada M, Vieira P, Hasegawa K, Mota M. Ecological role of bacteria associated with the pine wilt disease system. Nascimento F, Cláudia SL Vicente, Barbosa P, Espada M, Vieira P, Hasegawa K, Mota M.". Paper presented in 6th International Congress of Nematology, Cape Town, 2014.
  7. "Cláudia SL Vicente, Nascimento F, Espada M, Barbosa P, Hasegawa K, Mota M, Oliveira S. Natural bacterial communities associated with pine sawyer beetle monochamus galloprovincialis.". Paper presented in IUFRO Pine wilt disease conference, Braunschweig, 2013.
  8. "Mallez S., Castagnone C., Espada M., Mota M., Guillemaud T., Castagnone-Sereno P. Development of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus-specific microsatellite markers to assess the genetic diversity of populations from European forests.". Paper presented in 31st ESN Symposium, Adana, 2012.
  9. "Mallez S., Castagnone C., Espada M., Vieira P., Mota M., Castagnone-Sereno P., Guillemaud T. Invasion du nématode du pin, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus - Développement d¿outils et premières analyses.". Paper presented in 34ème réunion annuelle du Groupe d’Etude de Biologie et Génétique des Populations, Avignon, 2012.
  10. "Mota, M., M. Espada, C. Vicente, P. Vieira, R. Souza. Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and B. cocophilus: Opportunities and perspectives in the study of two nematodes causing two serious forest diseases: Pine wilt disease and red ring disease of coconut.". Paper presented in 30º Congresso Brasileiro de Nematologia, 2012.
  11. "F.X. Nascimento, C. Vicente, M. Espada, M. Mota. Perspectives on the use of plant growth promoting bacteria as biocontrol agents for the pine wilt disease.". Paper presented in Symposium & Inauguration of the Centre for Biological Control (CBC), Uppsala, 2012.
  12. "Cláudia Vicente, Francisco Nascimento, Margarida Espada, Pedro Barbosa, Manuel Mota, and S. Oliveira. Are Bursaphelenchus xylophilus associated bacteria playing a role in pine wilt disease?". Paper presented in JNS Meeting, Tsukuba, 2012.
  13. "V. Valadas, P. Barbosa, M. Espada, S. Oliveira, M. Mota. The pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, in Portugal: possible introductions and spread routes of a serious biological invasion revealed by molecular methods.". Paper presented in XLIII ONTA Annual Meeting, Coimbra, 2011.
  14. "C. Vicente, F.X. Nascimento, M. Espada, S. Oliveira, M. Mota. Dual role of bacteria in Pine Wilt Disease.". Paper presented in COST Action 872 e 63th International Symposium on Crop Protection, Ghent, 2011.
  15. "Magalhães, TR, Casey, J., Correia, C., Sequeira, F., Espada, M., Ennis, S., Vicente, AM. Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Susceptibility Genes in Autism Using with a Gene-Centric Approach.". Paper presented in AGProject. International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, 2010.
Conference paper
  1. Inácio, ML; Fontes, M; Nóbrega, Filomena; Vicente, C; Faria, J; Pires, D; Espada, M; et al. "Pinewood nematode: an overview of laboratory services, training and research". Paper presented in 9º Congresso Florestal Nacional, Funchal, 2022.
  2. Vicente, Cláudia S L; Faria, J; Pires, D; Nobrega, Filomena; Bonifacio, L.; Naves, Pedro; Sousa, Edmundo; et al. "PineEnemy ¿ Exploring the NEmatode-MYcobiota interactions in Pine Wilt Disease". Paper presented in IUFRO Conference Division 7 ¿ Forest Health Pathology and Entomology, Lisboa, 2022.
Conference poster
  1. Mendonça, Madalena; Vicente, Cláudia S L; Espada, M. "Identification of new parasitism-related target genes in the migratory endoparasitic nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus". Paper presented in IUFRO World Congress, 2024.
  2. Barbosa, Pedro; Costa, Marina; Mendonça, Madalena; Espada, Margarida; Vicente, Cláudia S L. "Mode of action of two plant-derived compounds on the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans". Paper presented in 35th Symposium of the European Society of Nematologists, Córdoba, Spain, 2024.
  3. Mendonça, Madalena; Jorge Miguel Silva Faria; Inacio, Maria Lurdes Silva; Espada, Margarida. "Long non-coding RNAs from Bursaphelenchus xylophilus involved in the interaction with the pine host.". Paper presented in 35th Symposium European Society of Nematologists, 2024.
  4. Mendonça, Madalena; Vicente, Cláudia S L; Espada, M. "Characterization of ShK domain-containing proteins from the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, suggests involvement in oxidative stress". Paper presented in 35th Symposium of the European Society of Nematologists, Córdoba, Spain, 2024.
  5. Barbosa, Pedro; Costa, Marina; Espada, Margarida; Figueiredo, Ana Cristina; Vicente, Cláudia S L. "Elucidation of the nematicidal mode of action of 3-octanol on the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans". Paper presented in 52th ONTA, 2023.
  6. Mendonça, Madalena; Barbosa, Pedro; Vicente, Cláudia S L; Espada, M. "Transcriptomic analysis of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in response to 3-octanol". Paper presented in XLIII ONTA Annual Meeting, 2023.
  7. Costa, Marina; Vicente, Cláudia S L; Espada, Margarida; Faria, M. S. Jorge; Ginja Teixeira, Jorge; Bettencourt, José; Teixeira, Dora. "Molecular and spectrometric analysis of ancient ivory". 2023.
  8. Mendonça, Madalena; Espada, Margarida. "How parasitism genes are regulated: a motif to search for genes regulators in the plant parasitic nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus". Paper presented in 7ª Edição do Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura, 2022.
  9. Costa, Marina; Monteiro, Teresa; Barbosa, Pedro; Menéndez, Esther; Espada, Margarida; Vicente, Cláudia S L. "Nematicidal potential of genus Bacillus against the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans". 2022.
  10. Vicente, Cláudia S L; Miguel Soares; Jorge M. S. Faria; Espada, Margarida; Mota, Manuel Galvão de Melo e; Filomena Nóbrega; Ana Paula Ramos; Inácio, ML. "PineEnemy | MycoExplorer ¿ Exploring the interaction of the Ophiostomatales with Bursaphelenchus xylophilus". Paper presented in 9º Congresso Florestal Nacional, 2022.
  11. Mendonça, Madalena; Espada, Margarida. "A motif to search for parasitism genes regulators in Bursaphelenchus xylophilus". Paper presented in IUFRO all Division 7 Forest Health Conference, 2022.
  12. Jorge M. S. Faria; Vicente, Cláudia S L; Inácio, ML; Santos, Margarida Teixeira; Espada, Margarida. "In vitro pine-nematode co-cultures as biotechnological tools to analyze regulators of parasitism of the pinewood nematode". Paper presented in IUFRO Conference Division 7 - Forest Health Pathology and Entomology, 2022.
  13. Costa, Marina; Jorge M. S. Faria; Dora Teixeira; Pedro Barbosa; Espada, Margarida; Mota, Manuel Galvão de Melo e; Inácio, M.L.; Vicente, Cláudia S L. "Exploring plant metabolomics for the control of the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans". Paper presented in III International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics (IMPSG), 2022.
  14. Vicente, Cláudia S L; Faria, Jorge; Teixeira, Dora; Vieira, Paulo; Espada, Margarida; Barbosa, Pedro; Mota, Manuel Galvão de Melo e; et al. "Plant metabolomics for the control of the root lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans". Paper presented in Ciência 2021 - Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, 2021.
  15. "Espada M, Vicente CLS, Branco J, Mota M, Vieira P. corresponding author: M. Espada. The role of Pratylenchus penetrans transthyretin-like protein in parasitism.". Paper presented in Internacional Symposium of crop protection, Ghent, 2021.
  16. Cláudia S. L. Vicente; Jorge Miguel Silva Faria; Filomena Nóbrega; Helena Bragança; Bonifácio, Luís; Naves, Pedro; Sousa, Edmundo; et al. Corresponding author: Cláudia S. L. Vicente. "Profiling mycobiota communities associated with the Pine Wilt Disease". Paper presented in 72nd International Symposium on Crop Protection, 2021.
  17. Vicente, Claudia S. L.; Helena Bragança; Bonifácio, Luís; Sousa, Edmundo; Espada, Margarida; Mota, Manuel Galvão de Melo e; Filomena Nóbrega; Inacio, Maria Lurdes Silva. Corresponding author: Vicente, Claudia S. L.. "Mycobiota of Pinus pinaster associated with Pine Wilt Disease". Paper presented in AAB - Advances in Nematology, 2020.
  18. "M. Espada, C.Vicente, J. Branco, M. Mota, P. Vieira. corresponding author: M. Espada. Characterisation of transthyretin-like proteins of the plant-parasitic nematode Pratylenchus penetrans suggests involvement in oxidative stress response". Paper presented in IS-Molecular Plant-microbe interaction XVIII Congress 2019, Glasgow, 2019.
  19. "C. Vicente, J. Branco, M. Espada, P. Barbosa, P. Vieira, A. Cristina Figueiredo, M. Mota. Investigação no controlo dos nemátodos das lesões radiculares na cultura de batata.". Paper presented in VI Jornadas Técnicas da batata, Santarém, 2019.
  20. "Silva, A.C, Espada, M., Jones, J.T., Mota, M. Characterisation of the pharyngeal gland cells of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus- from morphometrics to molecular biology". Paper presented in 47th Organization of nematologists for tropical America annual meeting, Varadero, 2015.
  21. "M. Espada, C. Vicente, F. Nascimento, P. Barbosa, M. Mota. corresponding author: M Espada. An integrative approach on Pine wilt disease". Paper presented in 1º Simpósio SCAP- 7º Simpósio SPF, Novos desafios na protecção das plantas, Oeiras, 2014.
  22. "Mallez, S, castagnone, C, Espada, M, Vieira, P, Eisenback, J, Mota, M, Aikawa, T, Akiba, M, Kosaka, H, Castagnone-Sereno, P. First insights into the genetic diversity of the pinewood nematode in its native area and around the world.". Paper presented in XIV Congress of the European society for evolutionary biology, Lisboa, 2013.
  23. "Vieira, P, Castagnone, C., Mallez, S, Espada, M., Navas, A, Mota, M, Castagnone-Sereno, P. Sequence Variability of The MspI Satellite DNA family Of The Pinewood Nematode At Different Geographic Scales.". Paper presented in Society of Nematologists annual meeting 2013, Knoxville, 2013.
  24. "Nascimento F.X., Espada, M., Vicente, C. S. L., Glick, B.R., Mota, M. Pseudomonas putida UW4 producing ACC deaminase is a potential biocontrol agent for pine wilt disease". Paper presented in 31st European Society of Nematologists Symposium, 2012.
  25. "Vicente C, Nascimento F, Espada M, Barbosa P, Mota M, Glick B, Oliveira S. Heterogeneous microbial community associated with Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.". Paper presented in 31st European Society of Nematologists, Adana, 2012.
  26. ". M. Mota, P. Vieira, A.C. Penas, P. Roque, M. Fonseca, V. Valadas, F. Figo, M. Espada, A.R. Santos. Bursaphelenchus xylophilus: uma séria ameaça aos ecossistemas florestais em Portugal". Paper presented in II Congresso Nacional Ordem dos Biólogos, Porto, 2005.
Journal article
  1. Mendonça, Madalena; Vicente, Cláudia S. L.; Espada, M. Corresponding author: Espada, M. "Functional Characterization of ShK Domain-Containing Protein in the Plant-Parasitic Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus". Plants 13 3 (2024): 404. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants13030404.
    10.3390/plants13030404
  2. Espada, Margarida; Filipiak, Anna; Li, Hongmei; Shinya, Royji; Vicente, Cláudia S L. Corresponding author: Espada, Margarida. "Editorial: Global occurrence of pine wilt disease: Biological interactions and integrated management". Frontiers in Plant Science 13:993482 (2022):
    Open access • Accepted
  3. Vicente, Cláudia S L; Soares, Miguel; Faria, Jorge; Espada, Margarida; Mota, Manuel Galvão de Melo e; Nobrega, Filomena ; Inacio, Maria. "Fungal communities of the Pine Wilt Disease complex – studying the interaction of Ophiostomatales with Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.". Frontiers Plant Science (2022):
    Open access • Accepted
  4. Espada, M.; Eves-van den Akker, S.; Maier, T.; Paramasivan, V.; Baum, T.; Mota, M.; Jones, J.T.. "STATAWAARS: A promoter motif associated with spatial expression in the major effector-producing tissues of the plant-parasitic nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus". BMC Genomics 19 1 (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85050598566&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/s12864-018-4908-2
  5. Nascimento, F.X.; Espada, M.; Barbosa, P.; Rossi, M.J.; Vicente, C.S.L.; Mota, M.. "Non-specific transient mutualism between the plant parasitic nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, and the opportunistic bacterium Serratia quinivorans BXF1, a plant-growth promoting pine endophyte with antagonistic effects". Environmental Microbiology (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85005922674&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/1462-2920.13568
  6. Espada, M.; Jones, J.T.; Mota, M.. "Characterization of glutathione S-transferases from the pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus". Nematology 18 6 (2016): 697-709. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84982860375&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1163/15685411-00002985
  7. Tsai, I.J.; Tanaka, R.; Kanzaki, N.; Akiba, M.; Yokoi, T.; Espada, M.; Jones, J.T.; Kikuchi, T.. "Transcriptional and morphological changes in the transition from mycetophagous to phytophagous phase in the plant-parasitic nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus". Molecular Plant Pathology 17 1 (2016): 77-83. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84957840543&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/mpp.12261
  8. Espada, M.; Silva, A.C.; Eves Van Den Akker, S.; Cock, P.J.A.; Mota, M.; Jones, J.T.. "Identification and characterization of parasitism genes from the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus reveals a multilayered detoxification strategy". Molecular Plant Pathology 17 2 (2016): 286-295. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84956575961&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/mpp.12280
  9. Mallez, S.; Castagnone, C.; Espada, M.; Vieira, P.; Eisenback, J.D.; Harrell, M.; Mota, M.; et al. "Worldwide invasion routes of the pinewood nematode: What can we infer from population genetics analyses?". Biological Invasions 17 4 (2015): 1199-1213. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84925467104&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10530-014-0788-9
  10. Vieira, P.; Castagnone, C.; Mallez, S.; Espada, M.; Navas, A.; Mota, M.; Castagnone-Sereno, P.. "Sequence variability of the MspI satellite DNA family of the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus at different geographic scales". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 70 1 (2014): 120-129. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84885335280&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ympev.2013.09.017
  11. Mallez, S.; Castagnone, C.; Espada, M.; Vieira, P.; Eisenback, J.D.; Mota, M.; Guillemaud, T.; Castagnone-Sereno, P.. "First Insights into the Genetic Diversity of the Pinewood Nematode in Its Native Area Using New Polymorphic Microsatellite Loci". PLoS ONE 8 3 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875048424&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0059165
  12. Nascimento, F.X.; Vicente, C.S.L.; Barbosa, P.; Espada, M.; Glick, B.R.; Mota, M.; Oliveira, S.. "Evidence for the involvement of ACC deaminase from Pseudomonas putida UW4 in the biocontrol of pine wilt disease caused by Bursaphelenchus xylophilus". BioControl 58 3 (2013): 427-433. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84878213939&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10526-012-9500-0
  13. Vicente, C.S.L.; Nascimento, F.X.; Espada, M.; Barbosa, P.; Hasegawa, K.; Mota, M.; Oliveira, S.. "Characterization of bacterial communities associated with the pine sawyer beetle Monochamus galloprovincialis, the insect vector of the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus". FEMS Microbiology Letters 347 2 (2013): 130-139. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84884715484&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/1574-6968.12232
  14. Vicente, C.; Espada, M.; Vieira, P.; Mota, M.. "Pine Wilt Disease: A threat to European forestry". European Journal of Plant Pathology 133 1 (2012): 89-99. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84859108651&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10658-011-9924-x
  15. Vicente, C.S.L.; Nascimento, F.; Espada, M.; Barbosa, P.; Mota, M.; Glick, B.R.; Oliveira, S.. "Characterization of Bacteria Associated with Pinewood Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus". PLoS ONE 7 10 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84867593794&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0046661
  16. Ribeiro, B.; Espada, M.; Vu, T.; Nóbrega, F.; Mota, M.; Carrasquinho, I.. "Pine wilt disease: Detection of the pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) as a tool for a pine breeding programme". Forest Pathology 42 6 (2012): 521-525. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84870692545&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/efp.12010
  17. Vicente, C.; Espada, M.; Vieira, P.; Mota, M.. "Erratum to Pine Wilt Disease: A threat to European forestry (Eur J Plant Pathol, 10.1007/s10658-011-9924-x)". European Journal of Plant Pathology 133 2 (2012): 497-497. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84860167487&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10658-012-9979-3
  18. Valadas, V.; Laranjo, M.; Barbosa, P.; Espada, M.; Mota, M.; Oliveira, S.. "The pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, in Portugal: Possible introductions and spread routes of a serious biological invasion revealed by molecular methods". Nematology 14 8 (2012): 899-911. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84873693260&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1163/156854112X632673
  19. Vicente, C.S.L.; Nascimento, F.; Espada, M.; Mota, M.; Oliveira, S.. "Erratum: Bacteria associated with the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus collected in Portugal (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (2011) 100 (477-481) DOI: 10.1007/s10482-011-9602-1)". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology 101 4 (2012): 923-923. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84862659254&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10482-012-9732-0
  20. Vicente, C.S.L.; Nascimento, F.; Espada, M.; Mota, M.; Oliveira, S.. "Bacteria associated with the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus collected in Portugal". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology 100 3 (2011): 477-481. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80054091650&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10482-011-9602-1
Journal issue
  1. Espada, Margarida; Vicente, Cláudia S L; Materatski, Patrick; Varanda, Carla. "Plant Diseases and Sustainable Agriculture". Plants (2023): Plant pathogens (i.e., viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and insects) can cause huge crop losses with evident economic impacts. At present, we face several challenges such as population growth, climate change, and limited resources. Sustainability strategies worldwide (e.g., the European Green Deal under the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies and 17 ONU Sustainable Development Goals) emphasize the importance of a resilient agri-food sector and an efficient use of natural resources. To meet these challenges, plant protection represents a key factor in order to develop efficient strategies for disease management. Plant pathogens vary, affecting pathogenicity strategies to overcome plant defenses. For the success of plant protection it is essential to be one step ahead of these pathogens. This is possible by understanding how these infectious agents interact with their hosts, vectors, other pathogens, and the environment. We must also predict how all these drivers will respond to climate change, which can increase disease severity as well as lead to pathogens spreading into new areas..
  2. Espada, Margarida; Shinya, Royji; Li, Hong Mei; Filipiak, Anna; Vicente, Cláudia S L. "Global Occurrence of Pine Wilt Disease: Biological Interactions and Integrated Management". Frontiers in Plant Science (2022): https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/22194/global-occurrence-of-pine-wilt-disease-biological-interactions-and-integrated-management#overview.
    Published • Editor
  3. Jorge M. S. Faria; Ana M. Rodrigues; Vicente, Cláudia S L; Espada, Margarida. "Multi-Omics Approaches to Plant Stress: From Genotype to Phenotype". Plants (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/plants/special_issues/multi-omics.
    Published • Coeditor
Magazine article
  1. Barbosa, Pedro; Mendonça, Madalena; Espada, Margarida; Vicente, Cláudia S L. "A importância dos nemátodes fitoparasitas na sustentabilidade da viticultura", Voz do Campo, 2024
  2. Barbosa, Pedro; Mendonça, Madalena; Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, Carlos; Espada, Margarida; Vicente, Cláudia S L. "A importância dos nemátodes fitoparasitas na sustentabilidade dos citrinos em Portugal", Voz do Campo, 2024
  3. Espada, Margarida; Mendonça, Madalena; Mota, Manuel Galvão de Melo e; Inacio, Maria. Corresponding author: Espada, Margarida. "Parasitismo no nemátode da madeira do pinheiro – Estudo dos mecanismos de regulação de genes para o controlo da doença.", AgroTec, 2022, http://hdl.handle.net/10174/33636.
Preprint
  1. Mendonça, Madalena; Vicente, Cláudia S L; Espada, M. Corresponding author: Espada, M. "Functional Characterization of ShK Domain-Containing Protein in the Plant-Parasitic Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.". 2023.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Espada, Margarida. "Functional characterization of putative effectors in pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.". PhD, Universidade de Évora, 2018.
  2. Espada, Margarida. "Envolvimento da via de sinalização BDNF/TrkB na etiologia do autismo: análise genética.". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 2010.
  3. Espada, Margarida. "Estudo da dinâmica populacional do nemátode da madeira do pinheiro, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, em pinheiro-bravo, Pinus pinaster.". Degree, Universidade de Évora, 2005.
Website
  1. Espada, M. Responsible for creating and updating the website of the Laboratory of Nematology (NemaLab), at MED.. 2017. https://www.icaam.uevora.pt/NemaLab.

Other

Other output
  1. Nematode-Mycobiota interactions in Pine Wilt Disease. Pine wilt disease is one of the most important diseases for conifer forests worldwide. This complex disease involves the interaction between three primary biological elements - the plant parasitic nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus; the insect-vector Monochamus sp., and the host tree Pinus spp. ¿ and other secondary elements such as endophytic bacteria and fungi. The development of B. xylophilus. 2021. Vicente, Cláudia; Faria, Jorge; Espada, Margarida; Nóbrega, Filomena; Bonifácio, Luís; Bragança, Helena; Sousa, Edmundo; Inácio, ML. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/31618.
  2. Bacterial communities associated with Monochamus galloprovincialis, the insect-vector of pine wilt disease. 2013. Vicente, Claudia; Nascimento, Francisco; Espada, Margarida; Barbosa, Pedro; Hasegawa, K; Correia, A; Mota, Manuel.
  3. Pine wilt disease and red ring disease of coconut: opportunities and perspectives in the study of two nematodes Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and B. cocophilus.. 2012. Mota, Manuel; Souza, Ricardo; Vieira, Paulo; Espada, Margarida; Nascimento, Francisco; Vicente, Claudia. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/7813.
  4. Heterogeneous microbial community associated with Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. 2012. Vicente, Claudia; Nascimento, Francisco; Espada, Margarida; Barbosa, Pedro; Mota, Manuel; Glick, B; Oliveira, Solange. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/7848.
  5. The use of the ACC deaminase producing bacterium Pseudomonas putida UW4 as a biocontrol agent for pine wilt disease. 2012. Nascimento, Francisco; Vicente, Claudia; Espada, Margarida; Bernard; Glick, R; Mota, Manuel; Oliveira, Solange. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/7814.
  6. The role of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus associated bacteria in pine wilt disease. 2012. Vicente, Claudia; Nascimento, Francisco; Espada, Margarida; Barbosa, Pedro; Mota, Manuel; Glick, Bernard; Oliveira, Solange. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/7815.
  7. Development of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus-specific microsatellite markers to assess the genetic diversity of populations from European forests.. 2012. Mallez, S; Castagnone, C; Espada, Margarida; Mota, Manuel; Guillemaud, T; Castagnone-Sereno, P. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/7818.
  8. Pseudomonas putida UW4 producing ACC deaminase is a potential biocontrol agent for pine wilt disease. 2012. Nascimento, Francisco; Espada, Margarida; Vicente, Claudia; Glick, Bernard; Mota, Manuel; Oliveira, Solange. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/7819.
  9. Are Bursaphelenchus xylophilus-associated bacteria playing a role in pine wilt disease?. 2012. Vicente, Claudia; Nascimento, Francisco; Espada, Margarida; Barbosa, Pedro; Mota, Manuel; Oliveira, Solange. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/7817.
  10. Perspectives on the use of plant growth promoting bacteria as biocontrol agents for the pine wilt disease. 2012. Nascimento, Francisco; Vicente, Claudia; Espada, Margarida; Mota, Manuel. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/8169.
  11. Dual role of bacteria in Pine Wilt Disease.. 2011. Vicente, Cláudia; Nascimento, Francisco; Espada, Margarida; Oliveira, Solange; Mota, Manuel. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/4139.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11/23 Nemátodes - adaptação ao parasitismo. Biologia dos Invertebrados
Universidade de Évora
2022/06 Transcriptomic approach as a tool for identification of pinewood nematode parasitism-related genes. PWN-Pinaster (Pine Wilt Disease: recent advances in molecular analyses and breeding approaches)
Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de ciências (Portugal)
2022/05 NemaWAARS: A motif to unveil mechanisms of parasitism gene regulation in the pinewood nematode as a target for disease control and plant resistance. International Conference Nematologists 22
(Juan-le-Pins, France)
2018/09 STATAWAARS: a new promoter DNA motif associated with pharyngeal gland cell expression in Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. 33rd Symposium European Society of Nematologists
European Society of Nematologists (Ghent, Belgium)
2018/04/18 Interação nemátode-planta: abordagem transcriptómica revela novos genes de parasitismo no nemátode da madeira-do pinheiro, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. 6º Edição - INVESTIGAR-ICAAM - Um olhar sobre as interações multi-tróficas em ecossistemas do Mediterrâneo
ICAAM (Évora, Portugal)
2017/11 A transcriptomic approach reveals new parasitism genes in the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. II PhD Students meeting in environment agriculture
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2017/06/21 Identification of new parasitism proteins of the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus 15th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union
Mediterranean Phytopathological Union (Cordoba, Spain)
2016/08/29 Pinewood nematode effectors: different approaches to predict new genes involved in parasitism 32nd Symposium European Society of Nematologists
European Society of Nematologists (Braga, Portugal)
2015/05/20 Using RNAseq to identify effectors from nematodes. Nematology Seminar day - PINC (Master of Science in Nematology)
International Master of Science in Agro- and Environmental Nematology Master programme (Ghent, Belgium)
2015/05/19 Identification of novel effectors from the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. 67th International Symposium of Crop Protection
Ghent University (Ghent, Belgium)
2014/06 Identification of effectors from Bursaphelenchus xylophilus - an RNAseq approach Dundee Effector Consortium Retreat
Dundee Effector Consortium (Birnam, United Kingdom)
2010/07 Análise das vias biológicas do Autismo Seminários de Actualização Cientifica e Metodológica em Promoção da Saúde e Doenças Crónicas
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr Ricardo Jorge (Lisboa, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/11 - Current Análise de expressão de genes do nemátode fitoparasita, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus em resposta ao composto benzaldeído.
Supervisor
 Licenciatura em Bioquimica (Degree)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2023/09 - Current A motif to unveil mechanisms of parasitism gene regulation in the pinewood nematode as a target for disease control and plant resistance.
Supervisor
 Biology (PhD)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2022/11 - 2023/07 Avaliação da expressão relativa de enzimas antioxidantes do nemátode fitoparasita Pratylenchus penetrans envolvidas na resposta ao composto orgânico 3-Octanol.
Co-supervisor
 Licenciatura (Degree)
2022/11 - 2023/07 Validação de genes relacionados com o parasitismo do nemátode da madeira do pinheiro, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, através de hibridação in situ.
Supervisor
 Licenciatura em Bioquímica (Degree)
2021/11 - 2022 Avaliação do potencial nematodicida de bactérias endófitas no nemátode das lesões radiculares Pratylenchus penetrans.
Co-supervisor of Teresa Allen Monteiro
 Licenciatura em Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2021/03/01 - 2021/06 Functional characterization of parasitism genes from pinewood nematode in response to oxidative stress.
Supervisor of Catarina Duarte
 Projecto em Ciencias Biológicas II (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2021/01 - 2021/06 Molecular characterization of parasitism genes from pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, in interaction with plant host.
Supervisor of Carolina Mendes Freitas
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2019/10 - 2020/04 Short scientific training in Nematology
Supervisor of Susana Barbosa
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2019/06/23 Functional characterization of parasitism-related genes from pinewood nematode in response to plant defense compounds. ("Caracterização funcional de genes de parasitismo do nemátode da madeira do pinheiro (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) e o seu envolvimento no metabolismo de compostos de defesa da planta.")
Supervisor of Susana Barbosa
 Projecto em ciências biológicas II - Biologia (Other)
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2014/01 - 2014/09 Identification of novel effectors from the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.
Co-supervisor of Ana Cláudia Silva
 European Master of Science in Nematology (Erasmus Mundus EUMAINE) (Master)
The James Hutton Institute, United Kingdom

Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/07/19 - 2021/07/23 Summerschool UÉ’21 – “MultiOmics for beginners: explore the big data” (20horas). For undergraduates, PhD students and researchers. (2021/07 - 2021/07)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2019/11/22 - 2019/11/22 Workshop Nacional “Nemátodes fitoparasitas da batateira: o nematode das lesões radiculares, Pratylenchus penetrans (projecto PratyTech”) INIAV-Oeiras (2019/11/22 - 2019/11/22)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
2019/07/07 - 2019/07/12 17th SeventIMCO (International Meiofauna Conference), Évora (Scientific and organizing committee) (2019/07/07 - 2019/07/12)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2010/05/24 - 2010/05/27 COST872 NEMAGENICS Lisbon (2010/05/24 - 2010/05/27)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/12/15 - Current Attendee at SON - Society of Nematologists- USA. (webinar)
Conference
 SON - Society of Nematologists- USA
2020/12/15 - Current AAB-Advances in Nematology 2020 (one day webinar)
Conference
Association of Applied Biologists, United Kingdom
2021/12 - 2021/12 Attendee at AAB-Advances in Nematology 2021 (one day webinar)
Meeting
Association of Applied Biologists, United Kingdom
2021/11 - 2021/11 Attendee at IUFRO - Pine wilt disease symposium (online). INRAE, France
Symposium
2021/05/18 - 2021/05/18 Attendee at Internacional Symposium of crop protection - poster communication.
Symposium
 Internacional Symposium of crop protection
Universiteit Gent Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, Belgium
2019/07/14 - 2019/07/18 2019 IS-MPMI XVIII Congress
Congress
2019/06/27 - 2019/06/28 I Jornadas MED
Conference
 I Jornadas MED
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2019/03/28 - 2019/03/28 Jornadas técnicas da batata
Meeting
 Jornadas técnicas da batata
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/09/09 - 2018/09/13 33rd Symposium of European Society of Nematology
Congress
 33rd Symposium of European Society of Nematology
2017/12/19 - 2017/12/19 I Seminário e workshop: A técnica fish (Fluorescence In situ hybridization). Fundamentos, Evolução e Aplicações na análise microbiológica em geral e no Património em particular
Seminar
 A técnica fish (Fluorescence In situ hybridization). Fundamentos, Evolução e Aplicações na análise microbiológica em geral e no Património em particular
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2013 - 2017 Participation in Dundee Effector consortium (The James Hutton Institute, UK)
Meeting
 Dundee effector retreat
The James Hutton Institute, United Kingdom

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12/04 Response of estuarine free-living nematodes assemblages to habitat conditions at Sado estuary (SW coast, Portugal)
(Thesis) Arguer
 Mário Pinto (Master)
Universidade de Évora Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2023/07 Validação de genes relacionados com o parasitismo do nemátode da madeira do pinheiro, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, através de hibridação in situ.
Supervisor
 Maria Catarina Prates (Other)
Universidade de Évora Departamento de Química, Portugal
2021/06 Obtenção e caraterização de biblioteca de mutantes de rizóbio por mutagénese aleatória
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rute Pereira (Other)
Universidade de Évora Departamento de Química, Portugal
2021/06 Caracterização molecular de genes de parasitismo do nemátode da madeira do pinheiro, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, em interação com o hospedeiro
Supervisor
 Carolina Freitas (Other)
Universidade de Évora Departamento de Química, Portugal
2020/11/02 Epigenetic changes in galls induced by the nematode Meloidogyne javanica in Arabidopsis.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Cláudia Silva (PhD)
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021 - Current IUFRO¿ - International union of forest research organizations Representing MED- University of Évora at IUFRO, Division 7 (Forest health 7.02.00 Pathology; 7.02.10 Pine wilt disease)
2011 - Current European Society of Nematologists

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2020/01 - Current Member of scientific commitee at MED
Member
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2018/03 - 2019/12 Member of scientific committee at ICAAM
Member
 Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2019/06/28 - 2019/06/28 I JORNADAS MED ¿ Horticulture session (chair) MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2020/08 - Current Identification of plant-parasitic pinewood nematode from National forest surveys (ICNF) Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
2011 - Current Molecular diagnostic/identification of plant-parasitic nematodes (crops and forestry systems) Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/03 - Current Fundamentos Preparatórios de Biologia. Curso Preparatório para a Ingressão no Ensino Superior (Outros) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021/10 - Current Cell biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Évora Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2021 - Current Cell biology and hereditary Psicologia Universidade de Évora Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/06 Introdução à Bioquímica Introdução à Bioquimica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Évora Departamento de Química, Portugal
2021/07/22 - 2021/07/22 "Transcriptomics". Summer school course (SS UÉ'21) MultiOmics analysis in Big data. (Outros) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021/01/25 - 2021/01/26 Molecular and morphological diagnostic methods for the identification of the pinewood nematode. Training course for the Phytosanitary authorities of Morocco. Training in molecular diagnostic of the pinewood nematode Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Phytonematology , experimental classes. European Master of Science in Nematology European Masters in Nematology (Master) Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Universiteit Gent, Belgium

Universität Bielefeld, Germany

Universidad de Jaén, Spain
2010/06/22 - 2010/06/30 Curso “Caracterização molecular de nemátodes fitoparasitas de Portugal”, realizado no Laboratório de Nematologia, Universidade de Évora Caracterização molecular de nemátodes fitoparasitas de Portugal (Outros) Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current New Phytologist (Reviewer) (1469-8137) Wiley-Blackwell
2022 - Current BMC Plant Biology (Reviewer) (1471-2229) Springer Nature
2021 - Current Plos Pathogens (Reviewer) (1553-7366) Plos
2021 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Reviewer) (1422-0067) MDPI
2020/09 - Current Frontiers in Plant Science (Review Editor) (1664-462X) Frontiers Media SA
2020/09 - Current Frontiers in Microbiology (Reviewer) (1664-302X) Frontiers
2019/12 - Current PeerJ (Reviewer) (2167-8359) PeerJ
2018 - Current Forest Pathology (Reviewer) (1439-0329) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2021/05/31 - 2022/02/17 Frontiers in Plant Science, Plant-pathogens interactions (Guest Associate Editor in Research Topic) (1664-462X) Frontiers
2021/03 - 2021/12 Plants - Plant molecular biology section (Special issue editor) (2223-7747) MDPI
2017 - 2017 Journal of Nematology (Reviewer) (0022-300X) Exeley Inc.

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021/11 - 2022 Molecular biology Marina Costa
Distinctions

Other distinction

2019 Junior Researcher contract- Individual call for scientific employment stimulus 2018
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal