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João Tadeu Silva Fontes holds a degree in Applied Biology, which he earned in 2017 from the University of Minho. During his undergraduate studies, he completed a research internship in the field of Ecotoxicology, split between the University of Minho and the University of Porto. In 2020, he obtained his master's degree in Ecology from the University of Minho. His master's project involved creating an automated R-based system for compiling, auditing, and annotating animal DNA barcode reference libraries. The final version of this system also included a user-friendly web application. His primary area of expertise lies in applying Bioinformatics to Molecular Ecology, with a particular focus on (e)DNA (meta)barcoding. He has authored one peer-reviewed paper and co-authored two others. He makes use of different proggraming languages, software and data bases for the tackling of biological and ecological problems. His technical laboratory skills include the maintenance of freshwater invertebrates, spectrophotometry, DNA extraction and quantification, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), electrophoresis, among others. His practical experience extends to sampling aquatic organisms, both in fieldwork and aboard research vessels. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. at the Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA) at the University of Minho. His doctoral research focuses on DNA barcoding and phylogeography of Atlantic marine fish species, and he is a team member of two international research projects.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
João Tadeu Silva Fontes

Citation names

  • Fontes, João T.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6A1B-FE3B-11AE
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8766-4779

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 937669170 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710- 057, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)
  • Avenida Doutor Artur Soares nº362 3ºEsquerdo, 4700-363, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Evolutionary Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/10 - 2024/10
Ongoing
 Programa Doutoral em Biologia Molecular e Ambiental (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2017/09 - 2020/09/16
Concluded
 Ecology (Mestrado)
Major in Ecology
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
""Improving auditing and annotation of DNA barcode reference libraries of animal COI sequences for Molecular Ecology applications"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2018/09 - 2019/05
Attended
 Bioinformatics (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Bioinformatics
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/09 - 2017/07
Concluded
 Applied Biology (Licenciatura)
Major in Biology
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
""Hemoglobina como indicador fisiológico em Daphnia magna"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/12 - Current Meta-species screening for deep genetic divergence and phylogeographic reconstruction in Atlantic marine fish species
UI/BD/150910/2021
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2022/01/20 - Current Fish-DNA-Monitor: Supporting monitoring and management of fisheries resources in Guinea-Bissau through capacity-building and cutting-edge DNA-based approaches
CTTI -PI -122/22 -CBMA (1)
Team member
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Aga Khan Foundation Tanzania
Ongoing
2020/12/01 - Current A-Fish-DNA-Scan: Cutting-edge DNA-based approaches for improved monitoring and management of fisheries resources along Magellan-Elcano's Atlantic route
CIRCNA/BRB/0156/2019
Team member
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Cláudia Machado; Olga Azevedo; Cristina Barroso; Conceição Egas; Fontes, João; AM Piecho-Santos; Pedro Soares; Pedro E. Vieira; Filipe O. Costa. Corresponding author: Cláudia Machado. "Old meets new: 2. eDNA metabarcoding vs morphological analyses for detecting ichthyoplankton in the Guadiana estuary.". Paper presented in 46th Larval Fish Conference, 2023.
  2. Fontes, João; Pedro E. Vieira; Torbjørn Ekrem; Pedro Soares; Filipe O. Costa. Corresponding author: Filipe O. Costa. "BAGS: An automated Barcode, Audit & Grade System for DNA barcode reference libraries of animal COI sequences". Paper presented in TiBE - Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution Conference, 2020.
Journal article
  1. Ana S. Lavrador; João T. Fontes; Pedro E. Vieira; Filipe O. Costa; Sofia Duarte. "Compilation, Revision, and Annotation of DNA Barcodes of Marine Invertebrate Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) Occurring in European Coastal Regions". Diversity 15 2 (2023): 174-174. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fd15020174.
    10.3390/d15020174
  2. Danielle M. Grant; Ole Bjørn Brodnicke; Ann M. Evankow; André O. Ferreira; João T. Fontes; Aslak Kappel Hansen; Mads Reinholdt Jensen; et al. "The Future of DNA Barcoding: Reflections from Early Career Researchers". Diversity 13 7 (2021): 313-313. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13070313.
    10.3390/d13070313
  3. João T. Fontes; Pedro E. Vieira; Torbjørn Ekrem; Pedro Soares; Filipe O. Costa. "BAGS: An automated Barcode, Audit & Grade System for DNA barcode reference libraries". Molecular Ecology Resources (2021): https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13262.
    Published • 10.1111/1755-0998.13262
Preprint
  1. Danielle Grant; Ole Brodnicke; Ann Evankow; André Ferreira; João Tadeu Fontes; Aslak Kappel Hansen; Mads Jensen; et al. "The future of DNA barcoding: reflections from early career researchers". 2024. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.170665329.90800278/v1.
    10.22541/au.170665329.90800278/v1
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/10/20 Comparing the species discriminatory power of commonly used markers and amplicons in marine fish (e)DNA metabarcoding. IV International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics
Portuguese Society of Genetics (Braga, Portugal)
2022/12/16 Updated phylogeography of the widely distributed John Dory (Zeus faber, Actinopterygii: Zeiformes) reaffirms the prevalence of at least two deeply divergent evolutionary lineages. XVIII National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology
(Braga, Portugal)

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021/09/22 - 2021/10/07 Scientific team member in marine demersal survey and monitoring mission "OUTONO2021" aboard the Research Vessel Mário Ruivo. Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal