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Fernando Tavares, concluiu o seu doutoramento em 2000 pela Universidade de Umea, Suécia, e é actualmente Professor Associado na Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto e coordenador do grupo Microbial Diversity and Evolution no Cibio-InBIO - Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos. Publicou dezenas de artigos em revistas especializadas. A sua actividade científica centra-se na área da Fitopatologia, Microbiologia, Bioinformática, Genómica comparativa. No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica são: microbiologia ambiental; genómica; fitopatologia; metagenómica; genotipagem.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Fernando Tavares

Citation names

  • Tavares, Fernando

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
741F-AB6C-A810
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9913-1155
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0outiYQAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
C-3375-2013
Scopus Author Id
7005803189

Email addresses

  • ftavares@fc.up.pt (Professional)
  • ftavares@cibio.up.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 220402727 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Faculdade de Ciências, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Plant Breeding and Plant Protection
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2000
Concluded
 Plant Physiology (Doctor of Philosophy)
Umea Universitet, Sweden
"Insights into the extracellular and cell wall-associated fractions of Frankia" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/10/30 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2001 - 2020/10/29 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2011 - Current Coordenador do grupo Microbial Diversity and Evolution Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/09 - 2021/08 EXPERIMENTACIÊNCIAS
RACE 2 – SOCRATES
Researcher
RACE 2 – SOCRATES
2018/09 - 2021/08 EXPERIMENTACIÊNCIAS
RACE 2 SOCRATES
 RACE 2 ¿ SOCRATES
2017 - 2021 COST Action CA16107 _ EuroXanth: Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe
COST Action CA16107
Researcher
Ongoing
2017 - 2021 COST Action CA16107 _ EuroXanth: Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe
COST Action CA16107
 N/A
2016/01 - 2020/06/15 Bacterial evolution beyond the cultured isolates - Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis as a paradigm
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 142264
PTDC/BIA-EVF/3635/2014
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
Foundation for Science and Technology
Ongoing
2016/05/01 - 2019/12/31 Ser ou não ser infectado: o efeito do microbioma na susceptibilidade a infecções parasiticas em robalo e dourada de aquacultura
PTDC/MAR-BIO/0902/2014
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/01 - 2017/12 Promoting Attainment of Responsible Research and Innovation in Science Education
612438
Researcher
European Commission
Concluded
2014/01 - 2015/04 PROFISH - Screening for novel probiotics within the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) microbiota capable of improving plant feedstuffs utilization
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 133373
Researcher
Foundation for Science and Technology
2013/01 - 2014/10 microBIO 12 – Do laboratório para a sala de aula
Escolher Ciência – Da Escola à Universidade – Projecto PEC229
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
Ciência Viva
Concluded
2013/01 - 2014/10 microBIO 12 ¿ Do laboratório para a sala de aula
Escolher Ciência Da Escola à Universidade Projecto PEC229
 Ciência Viva
2011/03 - 2014/08 DNA array for in planta detection and genotyping of quarantine phytopathogenic bacteria
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 111857
Principal investigator
Foundation for Science and Technology
2006 - 2012 COST Action 873 - Bacterial Diseases of Stone Fruits and Nuts
COST Action 873
COST Action 873
Other
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
N/A
Concluded
2007/06 - 2010/12 Pimaricin production in Streptomyces natalensis: the effect of oxidative stress response.
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 64682
Researcher
Foundation for Science and Technology
Concluded
2004/01 - 2008/06 Bacteriological diagnostic and monitoring of agricultural soils, optimization of a method
POCTI/AGG/39216/2001
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2005 - 2006 Oxidative stress and simbiotic interactions with Frankia.
Cooperação internacional GRICES/CNRS
Cooperação internacional GRICES/CNRS
Principal investigator
N/A
Concluded
2002/02 - 2005/07 Regulation studies of oxidative scavenging enzymes in actinorhizal nodules.
Provided by PTCRIS: 35283
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação. Integrating bioinformatics in elementary and secondary education: teacher's perceptions. 2018.
  2. Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação; Ana Martins; Fernando Tavares; Leonor Lencastre; Ana Sofia Martins. Integração da bioinformática nos currículos do ensino básico e secundário. 2017.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.16669.15840
  3. Ana Martins; Leonor Lencastre; Fernando Tavares; Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação. Adequacy of bioinformatics tools to elementary and secondary school curricula: a training course for teachers. Portugal. 2017.
Book chapter
  1. André R. S. Marcal; Elisabete M. D. S. Santos; Fernando Tavares. "Image Based Estimation of Fruit Phytopathogenic Lesions Area". 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-31321-0_25
  2. André R. S. Marcal; Joana Martins; Elena Selaru; Fernando Tavares. "Towards Automatic Calibration of Dotblot Images". 39-46. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-93000-8_5
Conference paper
  1. Mafalda Reis-Pereira; Renan Tosin; Rui C. Martins; Filipe Neves Dos Santos; Fernando Tavares; Mário Cunha. "Enhancing Kiwi Bacterial Canker Leaf Assessment: Integrating Hyperspectral-Based Vegetation Indexes in Predictive Modeling". 2023.
    10.3390/CSAC2023-14920
  2. Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação. "Bioinformatics in secondary education: from wishful thinking to reality". 2019.
  3. Ana Martins; Leonor Lencastre; Fernando Tavares. "Bringing bioinformatics to secondary education: a workshop for science teachers". 2019.
  4. Caridade, C.M.R.; Marcal, A.R.S.; Mendonça, T.; Albuquerque, P.; Mendes, M.V.; Tavares, F.; Caridade, CMR; et al. "Automatic analysis of macroarrays images". 2010.
    10.1109/iembs.2010.5627705
  5. Marcal, ARS; Caridade, CMR; Albuquerque, P; Mendes, MV; Tavares, F. "Automatic Detection of Molecular markers in Digital Images". 2009.
    10.1109/iembs.2009.5333807
  6. Vieira, J; Moradas Ferreira, P; Tavares, F. "Cloning and expression studies of furF and Cap F in Frankia strain R43.". 2005.
Journal article
  1. Mafalda Pinto; Cristiano Soares; Tatiana Andreani; Fernanda Fidalgo; Fernando Tavares. "Eucalyptus globulus Leaf Aqueous Extract Differentially Inhibits the Growth of Three Bacterial Tomato Pathogens". Plants (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12081727.
    10.3390/plants12081727
  2. Pereira, MR; dos Santos, FN; Tavares, F; Cunha, M. "Enhancing host-pathogen phenotyping dynamics: early detection of tomato bacterial diseases using hyperspectral point measurement and predictive modeling". FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2023):
    10.3389/fpls.2023.1242201
  3. Mafalda Reis-Pereira; Renan Tosin; Rui Martins; Filipe Neves dos Santos; Fernando Tavares; Mário Cunha. "Kiwi Plant Canker Diagnosis Using Hyperspectral Signal Processing and Machine Learning: Detecting Symptoms Caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae". Plants (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11162154.
    10.3390/plants11162154
  4. Rafael J. Mendes; Conceição Amaro; João Pedro Luz; Fernando Tavares; Conceição Santos. "Variability within a clonal population of Erwinia amylovora disclosed by phenotypic analysis". PeerJ 10 (2022): e13695-e13695. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13695.
    10.7717/peerj.13695
  5. Nuno Mariz-Ponte; Alfonso Esposito; Emil Gimranov; Rute Rego; Luísa Moura; Conceição Santos; Fernando Tavares. "Distinct phenotypic behaviours within a clonal population of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae". PLOS ONE (2022): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269343.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0269343
  6. Kayla Gisela Silva; Leonor Martins; Miguel Teixeira; Joël F. Pothier; Fernando Tavares. "DNA Markers for Detection and Genotyping of Xanthomonas euroxanthea". Microorganisms (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10061078.
    10.3390/microorganisms10061078
  7. Oliveira Pinto, PR; Mariz Ponte, N; Torres, A; Tavares, F; Fernandes Ferreira, M; Sousa, RM; Santos, C. "Satureja montana L. essential oil, montmorillonite and nanoformulation reduce Xanthomonas euvesicatoria infection, modulating redox and hormonal pathways of tomato plants". Scientia Horticulturae (2022):
    10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110861
  8. Gimranov, E; Santos, JDN; Vitorino, I; Martin, J; Reyes, F; Moura, L; Tavares, F; et al. "Marine bacterial activity against phytopathogenic Pseudomonas show high efficiency of Planctomycetes extracts". EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY (2022):
    10.1007/s10658-021-02441-2
  9. Monika Kaluzna; Marion Fischer-Le Saux; Joël F. Pothier; Marie-Agnès Jacques; Aleksa Obradovic; Fernando Tavares; Emilio Stefani. "Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis and pv. corylina : Brothers or distant relatives? Genetic clues, epidemiology, and insights for disease management". Molecular Plant Pathology (2021): https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13073.
    10.1111/mpp.13073
  10. Paulo R. Oliveira-Pinto; Nuno Mariz-Ponte; Rose Marie O. F. Sousa; Ana Torres; Fernando Tavares; Artur Ribeiro; Artur Cavaco-Paulo; Manuel Fernandes-Ferreira; Conceição Santos. "Satureja montana Essential Oil, Zein Nanoparticles and Their Combination as a Biocontrol Strategy to Reduce Bacterial Spot Disease on Tomato Plants". Horticulturae (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7120584.
    10.3390/horticulturae7120584
  11. Rafael J. Mendes; Sara Sario; João Pedro Luz; Natália Tassi; Cátia Teixeira; Paula Gomes; Fernando Tavares; Conceição Santos. "Evaluation of Three Antimicrobial Peptides Mixtures to Control the Phytopathogen Responsible for Fire Blight Disease". Plants 10 12 (2021): 2637-2637. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10122637.
    10.3390/plants10122637
  12. Mafalda Reis-Pereira; Rui C. Martins; Aníbal Filipe Silva; Fernando Tavares; Filipe Santos; Mário Cunha. "Unravelling Plant-Pathogen Interactions: Proximal Optical Sensing as an Effective Tool for Early Detect Plant Diseases". Chemistry Proceedings (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/CSAC2021-10560.
    10.3390/CSAC2021-10560
  13. "CRISPR genotyping as complementary tool for epidemiological surveillance of Erwinia amylovora outbreaks". PLOS ONE 16 4 (2021): e0250280-e0250280. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250280.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0250280
  14. Rafael J. Mendes; Laura Regalado; João P. Luz; Natália Tassi; Cátia Teixeira; Paula Gomes; Fernando Tavares; Conceição Santos. "In Vitro Evaluation of Five Antimicrobial Peptides against the Plant Pathogen Erwinia amylovora". Biomolecules (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/biom11040554.
    10.3390/biom11040554
  15. Vittoria Catara; Jaime Cubero; Joël F. Pothier; Eran Bosis; Claude Bragard; Maria Holeva; Marie-Agnès JACQUES; et al. "Trends in Molecular Diagnosis and Diversity Studies for Phytosanitary Regulated Xanthomonas". Microorganisms (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/4/862.
    10.3390/microorganisms9040862
  16. Fernandes, Camila; Martins, Leonor; Teixeira, Miguel; Blom, Jochen; Pothier, Joël F.; Fonseca, Nuno A.; Tavares, Fernando. "Comparative Genomics of Xanthomonaseuroxanthea and Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis Strains Isolated from a Single Walnut Host Tree". Microorganisms 9 3 (2021): 624. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9030624.
    10.3390/microorganisms9030624
  17. Teixeira, Miguel; Fernandes, Camila; Chaves, Cátia; Pinto, Joana; Tavares, Fernando; Fonseca, Nuno A.. "Complete Genome Sequence Obtained by Nanopore and Illumina Hybrid Assembly of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis CPBF 427, Isolated from Buds of a Walnut Tree". Microbiology Resource Announcements 10 10 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mra.00085-21.
    10.1128/mra.00085-21
  18. Nuno Mariz-Ponte; Laura Regalado; Emil Gimranov; Natália Tassi; Luísa Moura; Paula Gomes; Fernando Tavares; Conceição Santos; Cátia Teixeira. "A Synergic Potential of Antimicrobial Peptides against Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae". Molecules (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26051461.
    10.3390/molecules26051461
  19. Fernandes, Camila; Albuquerque, Pedro; Mariz-Ponte, Nuno; Cruz, Leonor; Tavares, Fernando. "Comprehensive diversity assessment of walnut-associated xanthomonads reveal the occurrence of distinct Xanthomonas arboricola lineages and of a new species ( Xanthomonas euroxanthea ) within the same tree". Plant Pathology (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13355.
    10.1111/ppa.13355
  20. Serra, C.R.; Oliva-Teles, A.; Enes, P.; Tavares, F.. "Gut microbiota dynamics in carnivorous European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fed plant-based diets". Scientific Reports 11 1 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85099252363&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/s41598-020-80138-y
  21. Mendes, R.J.; Mariz-Ponte, N.; Correia, C.V.; Dias, M.C.; De Sousa, M.L.; Tavares, F.; Santos, C.. "Fire Blight Management: Physiological Assessment of Cultural Control by Pruning in Pear Orchards". Agriculture 66 3 (2021): 128-136. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85099148897&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.2478/agri-2020-0012
  22. Santos, F; Hora, C; Ivanou, D; Mendes, AM. "Efficient Liquid-Junction Monolithic Cobalt-Mediated Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells for Solar and Artificial Light Conversion". ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS (2021):
    10.1021/acsaem.1c00616
  23. Martins, Leonor; Fernandes, Camila; Blom, Jochen; Dia, Nay C.; Pothier, Joël F.; Tavares, Fernando. "Xanthomonas euroxanthea sp. nov., a new xanthomonad species including pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains of walnut". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 70 12 (2020): 6024-6031. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004386.
    10.1099/ijsem.0.004386
  24. Teixeira, Miguel; Martins, Leonor; Fernandes, Camila; Chaves, Cátia; Pinto, Joana; Tavares, Fernando; Fonseca, Nuno A.. "Complete Genome Sequences of Walnut-Associated Xanthomonas euroxanthea Strains CPBF 367 and CPBF 426 Obtained by Illumina/Nanopore Hybrid Assembly". Microbiology Resource Announcements 9 45 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mra.00902-20.
    10.1128/mra.00902-20
  25. Martins, Ana; Fonseca, Maria João; Lemos, Marina; Lencastre, Leonor; Tavares, Fernando. "Bioinformatics-Based Activities in High School: Fostering Students’ Literacy, Interest, and Attitudes on Gene Regulation, Genomics, and Evolution". Frontiers in Microbiology 11 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.578099.
    10.3389/fmicb.2020.578099
  26. Cláudia R. Serra; Isabel M. Matas; Pedro Albuquerque; Antonio Muñoz-Mérida; Aires Oliva Teles; Paula Enes; Fernando Tavares; Frank J. Stewart. "High-Quality Draft Genome Sequences of Marine Fish Gut Bacillus sp. Strains ABP1 and ABP2 with Nonstarch Polysaccharide Hydrolytic Potential". Microbiology Resource Announcements 9 15 (2020): https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00077-20.
    10.1128/MRA.00077-20
  27. Alves, B.G.; Martins, L.; Ribeiro, J.N.; Tavares, F.M.S.; dos Santos, M.V.. "Application of a dot blot hybridization assay for genotyping Streptococcus uberis from Brazilian dairy herds". Journal of Dairy Science (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85098174081&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3168/jds.2020-18782
  28. Tavares, Fernando. "Effects of disease, antibiotic treatment and recovery trajectory on the microbiome of farmed seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)". Scientific Reports (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55314-4.
    10.1038/s41598-019-55314-4
  29. Cláudia R. Serra; Eduarda M. Almeida; Inês Guerreiro; Rafaela Santos; Daniel L. Merrifield; Fernando Tavares; Aires Oliva-Teles; Paula Enes. "Selection of carbohydrate-active probiotics from the gut of carnivorous fish fed plant-based diets". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42716-7.
    10.1038/s41598-019-42716-7
  30. Martins, L; Fernandes, C; Albuquerque, P; Tavares, F; Leonor Martins; Camila Fernandes; Pedro Albuquerque; Fernando Tavares. "Assessment of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis Bacterial Load in Infected Walnut Fruits by Quantitative PCR". PLANT DISEASE (2019): PDIS--12--18--2253-PDIS--12--18--2253. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-18-2253-RE.
    10.1094/pdis-12-18-2253-re
  31. Camila Fernandes; Jochen Blom; Joël F. Pothier; Fernando Tavares; J. Cameron Thrash; Fernandes, C; Blom, J; et al. "High-Quality Draft Genome Sequence of Xanthomonas sp. Strain CPBF 424, a Walnut-Pathogenic Strain with Atypical Features". Microbiology Resource Announcements (2018): https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00921-18.
    10.1128/MRA.00921-18
  32. Eduarda Almeida; Cláudia R. Serra; Pedro Albuquerque; Inês Guerreiro; Aires Oliva Teles; Paula Enes; Fernando Tavares. "Multiplex PCR identification and culture-independent quantification of Bacillus licheniformis by qPCR using specific DNA markers". Food Microbiology 74 (2018): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2018.02.016.
    10.1016/j.fm.2018.02.016
  33. Martins, A; Fonseca, MJ; Tavares, F. "Mining the Genome: Using Bioinformatics Tools in the Classroom to Support Student Discovery of Genes". AMERICAN BIOLOGY TEACHER (2018):
    10.1525/abt.2018.80.8.619
  34. Amorim, J; Fernandes, M; Abreu, I; Tavares, F; Oliva Teles, L. "Escherichia coli's water load affects zebrafish (Danio rerio) behavior". SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2018):
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.316
  35. Santos, L.M.N.B.F.; Ferreira, A.I.M.C.L.; Štejfa, V.; Rodrigues, A.S.M.C.; Rocha, M.A.A.; Torres, M.C.; Tavares, F.M.S.; Carpinteiro, F.S.. "Development of the Knudsen effusion methodology for vapour pressure measurements of low volatile liquids and solids based on a quartz crystal microbalance". Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics 126 (2018): 171-186. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85050133648&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jct.2018.07.004
  36. Fernandes, C; Albuquerque, P; Sousa, R; Cruz, L; Tavares, F. "Multiple DNA Markers for Identification of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis Isolates and its Direct Detection in Plant Samples". PLANT DISEASE (2017):
    10.1094/PDIS-10-16-1481-RE
  37. Albuquerque, P.; Ribeiro, N.; Almeida, A.; Panschin, I.; Porfirio, A.; Vales, M.; Diniz, F.; Madeira, H.; Tavares, F.. "Application of a dot blot hybridization platform to assess streptococcus uberis population structure in dairy herds". Frontiers in Microbiology 8 JAN (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85011960994&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fmicb.2017.00054
  38. Kaluzna, M.; Albuquerque, P.; Tavares, F.; Sobiczewski, P.; Pulawska, J.. "Development of SCAR markers for rapid and specific detection of Pseudomonas syringae pv. morsprunorum races 1 and 2, using conventional and real-time PCR". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 100 8 (2016): 3693-3711. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84957003911&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00253-016-7295-0
  39. Almeida, A; Alves Barroco, C; Sauvage, E; Bexiga, R; Albuquerque, P; Tavares, F; Santos Sanches, I; Glaser, P. "Persistence of a dominant bovine lineage of group B Streptococcus reveals genomic signatures of host adaptation". ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY (2016):
    10.1111/1462-2920.13550
  40. Tavares, Fernando. "A quantitative hybridization approach using seventeen DNA markers for detection and clustering analysis of Ralstonia solanacearum.". Plant Pathology (2015): http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ppa.12386/abstract.
    10.1111/ppa.12386
  41. Samardjieva, KA; Goncalves, RF; Valentao, P; Andrade, PB; Pissarra, J; Pereira, S; Tavares, F. "Zinc Accumulation and Tolerance in Solanum nigrum are Plant Growth Dependent". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION (2015):
    10.1080/15226514.2014.898018
  42. Fonseca, MJ; Costa, P; Lencastre, L; Tavares, F. "A Hands-on Activity to Raise Awareness about Healthy Sun Exposure". JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL EDUCATION (2015):
    10.1080/00219266.2014.882378
  43. Caridade, CMR; Marcal, ARS; Albuquerque, P; Mendes, MV; Tavares, F. "Automatic Analysis of Dot Blot Images". INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION AND SOFT COMPUTING (2015):
    10.1080/10798587.2015.1012849
  44. Samardjieva, KA; Tavares, F; Pissarra, J. "Histological and ultrastructural evidence for zinc sequestration in Solanum nigrum L.". PROTOPLASMA (2015):
    10.1007/s00709-014-0683-3
  45. Almeida, A; Albuquerque, P; Araujo, R; Ribeiro, N; Tavares, F. "Detection and discrimination of common bovine mastitis-causing streptococci". VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY (2013): https://www.authenticus.pt/P-004-ZZ9.
    10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.03.011
  46. Ghodhbane-Gtari, F; Beauchemin, N; Bruce, D; Chain, P; Chen, A; Walston Davenport, K; Deshpande, S; et al. "Draft Genome Sequence of Frankia sp. Strain CN3, an Atypical, Noninfective (Nod-) Ineffective (Fix-) Isolate from Coriaria nepalensis". Genome Announcements 1 2 (2013): e0008513-e0008513. https://www.authenticus.pt/P-00H-XS6.
    10.1128/genomea.00085-13
  47. Fonseca, M.J.; Costa, P.; Lencastre, L.; Tavares, F.. "A statistical approach to quantitative data validation focused on the assessment of students' perceptions about biotechnology". SpringerPlus 2 1 (2013): 1-13. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84887267278&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/2193-1801-2-496
  48. Santos, C.L.; Tavares, F.. "A step further on Frankia biology". Archives of Microbiology 194 1 (2012): 1-2. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84857058998&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00203-011-0776-8
  49. Fonseca, M.J.; Costa, P.; Lencastre, L.; Tavares, F.. "Disclosing biology teachers' beliefs about biotechnology and biotechnology education". Teaching and Teacher Education 28 3 (2012): 368-381. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84856479929&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.tate.2011.11.007
  50. Fonseca, M.J.; Santos, C.L.; Costa, P.; Lencastre, L.; Tavares, F.. "Increasing Awareness about Antibiotic Use and Resistance: A Hands-On Project for High School Students". PLoS ONE 7 9 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866324517&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0044699
  51. Fonseca, MJ; Costa, P; Lencastre, L; Tavares, F. "Multidimensional analysis of high-school students' perceptions about biotechnology". JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL EDUCATION (2012): https://www.authenticus.pt/P-002-68P.
    10.1080/00219266.2011.634019
  52. Albuquerque, P; Caridade, CMR; Rodrigues, AS; Marcal, ARS; Cruz, J; Cruz, L; Santos, CL; Mendes, MV; Tavares, F. "Evolutionary and Experimental Assessment of Novel Markers for Detection of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria in Plant Samples". PLOS ONE (2012): https://www.authenticus.pt/P-002-9YY.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0037836
  53. Tavares, Fernando. "An In silico workflow for the selection of novel DNA markers for detection of phytopathogenic bacteria, using Agrobacterium tumefaciens as a model.". J. Plant Pathol. (2012):
    10.4454/jpp.v94i1sup.014
  54. Fonseca, M.J.; Franco, N.H.; Brosseron, F.; Tavares, F.; Olsson, I.A.S.; Borlido-Santos, J.. "Children's attitudes towards animals: Evidence from the RODENTIA project". Journal of Biological Education 45 3 (2011): 121-128. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-81255144230&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/00219266.2011.576259
  55. Albuquerque, P; Caridade, CMR; Marcal, ARS; Cruz, J; Cruz, L; Santos, CL; Mendes, MV; Tavares, F. "Identification of Xanthomonas fragariae, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli, and Xanthomonas fuscans subsp fuscans with Novel Markers and Using a Dot Blot Platform Coupled with Automatic Data Analysis". APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY (2011): https://www.authenticus.pt/P-002-PAC.
    10.1128/AEM.05189-11
  56. Samardjieva, K.A.; Pissarra, J.; Castro, P.M.L.; Tavares, F.. "Insights into phytoremediation solutions for environmental recovery". Recent Patents on Biotechnology 5 1 (2011): 25-39. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79956188787&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  57. Caridade, C.R.; Marcal, A.S.; Mendonca, T.; Albuquerque, P.; Mendes, M.V.; Tavares, F.. "Automatic analysis of macroarrays images.". Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference (2010): 6122-6125. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84903876149&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  58. Santos, C.L.; Tavares, F.; Thioulouse, J.; Normand, P.. "A phylogenomic analysis of bacterial helix-turn-helix transcription factors". FEMS Microbiology Reviews 33 2 (2009): 411-429. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-60149085847&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1574-6976.2008.00154.x
  59. Oliveira, A.P.; Valentão, P.; Pereira, J.A.; Silva, B.M.; Tavares, F.; Andrade, P.B.. "Ficus carica L.: Metabolic and biological screening". Food and Chemical Toxicology 47 11 (2009): 2841-2846. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70350208785&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.fct.2009.09.004
  60. Marcal, A.S.; Caridade, C.R.; Albuquerque, P.; Mendes, M.V.; Tavares, F.. "Automatic detection of molecular markers in digital images.". Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference (2009): 6710-6713. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84903869200&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  61. Santos, CL; Vieira, J; Tavares, F; Benson, DR; Tisa, LS; Berry, AM; Moradas Ferreira, P; Normand, P. "On the nature of fur evolution: A phylogenetic approach in Actinobacteria". BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY (2008): https://www.authenticus.pt/P-003-YFF.
    10.1186/1471-2148-8-185
  62. Santos, C.L.; Vieira, J.; Sellstedt, A.; Normand, P.; Moradas-Ferreira, P.; Tavares, F.. "Modulation of Frankia alni ACN14a oxidative stress response: Activity, expression and phylogeny of catalases (Physiologia Plantarum (2007) 130, (454-463))". Physiologia Plantarum 132 3 (2008): 397-397. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-38949136356&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1399-3054.2007.01018.x
  63. Santos, C.L.; Vieira, J.; Sellstedt, A.; Normand, P.; Moradas-Ferreira, P.; Tavares, F.. "Modulation of Frankia alni ACN14a oxidative stress response: Activity, expression and phylogeny of catalases". Physiologia Plantarum 130 3 (2007): 454-463. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34250182076&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1399-3054.2007.00868.x
  64. Vieira, J; Mendes, MV; Albuquerque, P; Moradas Ferreira, P; Tavares, F. "A novel approach for the identification of bacterial taxa-specific molecular markers". LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY (2007): https://www.authenticus.pt/P-004-ADE.
    10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02109.x
  65. Tavares, F.; Santos, C.L.; Sellstedt, A.. "Reactive oxygen species in legume and actinorhizal nitrogen-fixing symbioses: The microsymbiont's responses to an unfriendly reception". Physiologia Plantarum 130 3 (2007): 344-356. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34250177288&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1399-3054.2007.00933.x
  66. Normand, P; Lapierre, P; Tisa, LS; Gogarten, JP; Alloisio, N; Bagnarol, E; Bassi, CA; et al. "Genome characteristics of facultatively symbiotic Frankia sp strains reflect host range and host plant biogeography". GENOME RESEARCH (2007): https://www.authenticus.pt/P-004-D91.
    10.1101/gr.5798407
  67. Tavares, F.; Bernardo, L.; Sellstedt, A.. "Identification and expression studies of a catalase and a bifunctional catalase-peroxidase in Frankia strain R43". Plant and Soil 254 1 (2003): 75-81. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0042421995&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1023/A:1024975618685
  68. Tavares, F; Sellstedt, A. "DNase-resistant DNA in the extracellular and cell wall-associated fractions of Frankia strains R43 and CcI3". CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY (2001): https://www.authenticus.pt/P-000-W75.
    10.1007/s002840010198
  69. Tavares, F; Sellstedt, A. "A simple, rapid and non-destructive procedure to extract cell wall-associated proteins from Frankia". JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS (2000): https://www.authenticus.pt/P-001-1SN.
    10.1016/S0167-7012(99)00115-3
  70. Tavares, F.; Abreu, I.; Salema, R.. "Regeneration of the actinorhizal plant Myrica gale L. from epicotyl explants". Plant Science 135 2 (1998): 203-210. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0032504240&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00070-3
  71. Tavares, F; Sellstedt, A. "DNase activities of the extracellular, cell wall-associated, and cytoplasmic protein fractions of Frankia strain R43". APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY (1997): https://www.authenticus.pt/P-001-AB9.
Newspaper article
  1. Fernandes, C; Sousa, R; Tavares, F; Cruz, L. "First Report of Xanthomonas arboricola Causing Bacterial Blight on Pecan Trees in Portugal", 2018
    10.1094/pdis-03-18-0467-pdn

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Tavares, Fernando. 2020. "SERRA, C., Oliva-Teles, A., Tavares, F.,Enes, P. Sporeforming probiotic strains, methods and uses thereof. Worlwide Patent Application PCT/IB2019/059131 - WO/2020/084565".

Other

Dataset
  1. Tavares, Fernando. Teachers’ Beliefs about Biotechnology Education Measure.
    10.1037/t27220-000
Other output
  1. Genotyping and epidemiological metadata provides new insights into population structure ofXanthomonasisolated from walnut trees. 2018. Camila Fernandes; Pedro Albuquerque; Leonor Cruz; Fernando Tavares. https://doi.org/10.1101/397703.
    10.1101/397703
  2. Development of SCAR markers for rapid and specific detection of Pseudomonas syringae pv. morsprunorum races 1 and 2, using conventional and real-time PCR (vol 100, pg 3693, 2016). 2017. Kaluzna, M; Albuquerque, P; Tavares, F; Sobiczewski, P; Pulawska, J.
    10.1007/s00253-016-8039-x
  3. The Bactericidal Effect of Sunlight. 2011. Fonseca, MJ; Tavares, F. https://www.authenticus.pt/P-002-JQD.
    10.1525/abt.2011.73.9.8
  4. Natural Antibiotics: A Hands-on Activity on Garlic's Antibiotic Properties. 2011. Fonseca, MJ; Tavares, F. https://www.authenticus.pt/P-002-NTG.
    10.1525/abt.2011.73.6.7
  5. DNA signature-based approaches for bacterial detection and identification. 2009. Albuquerque, P; Mendes, MV; Santos, CL; Moradas Ferreira, P; Tavares, F. https://www.authenticus.pt/P-003-JYB.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.10.054
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/12 - 2023/11 Deteção e identificação precoce de doenças das plantas provocadas por bactérias com base na reflectância hiperespectral numa ótica de agricultura de precisão
Co-supervisor
 Programa doutoral em Ciências Agrárias (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2018/10 - 2022/09 I2Psa: Characterizing Psa-Actinidia pathosystems in Portuguese orchards: biovars, hostpathogen interaction and new control compounds
Co-supervisor
 Programa doutoral em Biologia (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2018/01/01 - 2021/12/31 PathoXAJ - Xanthomonas arborícola pv. juglandis beyond detection: DNA markers of virulence and pathogenicity to instruct efficient phytosanitary practices
Supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Biologia (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2017/10 - 2021/09 PearFire: Functional omics of Erwinia-PearRocha pathosystem to characterize virulent strains and resistant pear genotypes
Co-supervisor
 Programa doutoral em Biologia (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2016/06 - 2020/06 Integrating bioinformatics at the interdisciplinary intersection of elementary and secondary curricula using a bottom-up approach
Supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Biologia (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2020 - 2020 On assembling bacterial genomes from long reads: a case study in walnutassociated Xanthomonas spp.
Supervisor
 Bioinformática e Biologia Computacional (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Analysis of Legionella’s Presence and Concentration in Water Systems Control
Supervisor
 Tecnologia e Ciência Alimentar (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - 2020 A comparative evaluation of dimensionality reduction methods on large-scale gene expression datasets
Supervisor
 Bioinformática e Biologia Computacional (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Validação Secundária do método AOAC 13.11 para Listeria monocytogenes e do método AOAC 13.10 para Listeria spp. Auditoria ao método Pesquisa de Listeria monocytogenes pela ISO 11290 1:2017
Supervisor
 Tecnologia e Ciência Alimentar (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Mining MiniON DNA reads to retrieve DNA signatures for high throughput bacterial genotyping and phylogenomics
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2016/01 - 2019/12 The role of Viriato and nucleolar-based events in the cellular responses to Myc activity
Co-supervisor
 Programa doutoral em Biologia (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
2015/08 - 2019/07 Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis – unveiling the biogeographic distribution of emergent and acutely virulent Xaj genotypes to infer epidemiological patterns and improve phytosanitary control
Supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Biologia (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Controlo da Qualidade Microbiológica de Alimentos e Águas - Caracterização de isolados de Listeria monocytogenes
Supervisor
 Tecnologia e Ciência Alimentar (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016 - 2016 A metadata analysis of walnut associated Xanthomonas spp.: from population diversity to comparative genomics
Supervisor
 Biologia (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Epidemiology of bovine mastitis pathogens in Portuguese dairy farms
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Trabalho Prático no Ensino da Biologia e da Geologia: Trabalho Laboratorial no Ensino da Célula e Recursos Multimédia no Ensino das Rochas Magmáticas e Magmatismo
Supervisor
 Ensino de Biologia e Geologia no 3.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico e no Ensino Secundário (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014 - 2014 O Trabalho Prático no Ensino da Biologia e da Geologia - Os Recursos Informáticos no Estudo da Conservação de Alimentos e das Rochas Metamórficas
Supervisor
 Ensino de Biologia e Geologia no 3.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico e no Ensino Secundário (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Bacillus licheniformis specific DNA markers for identification and culture-independent monitoring
Supervisor
 Biologia Celular e Molecular (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013 - 2014 O Trabalho Prático no Ensino da Biologia e da Geologia - Os Recursos Informáticos no Estudo da Conservação de Alimentos e das Rochas Metamórficas
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Trabalho Prático no Ensino da Biologia e da Geologia: Trabalho Laboratorial no Ensino da Célula e Recursos Multimédia no Ensino das Rochas Magmáticas e Magmatismo
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Bacillus licheniformis dynamics in the microbiota of gilthead seabream
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Disclosing the genetic footprint of bacterial ecotypes from the gut of homeothermic hosts through comparative metagenomics studies
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2009 - 2013 Cooperation between antioxidants and antibiotics: the role of antioxidants on the production of secondary metabolites in Streptomyces
Co-supervisor
 Programa doutoral em Biologia (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
2008/10 - 2012/11 Effectiveness of innovative educational instruments and resources, focused on the knowledge, the attitudes and the decision capacity of elementary and high-school students towards biotechnology applications
Supervisor
 Programa doutoral em Ensino e Divulgação das Ciências (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2008/05 - 2012/06 Detection of phytopathogenic Xanthomonas spp. by molecular approaches. Development of a biotechnological application
Supervisor
 Programa doutoral em Biologia (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2011 - 2012 DNA markers for the detection and infrasubspecific discrimination of prevalent bovine mastitis-causing Streptococcus
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Bactérias indicadoras de contaminação fecal em águas subterrâneas e superficiais do concelho de Baião
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2006/02 - 2010/01 Oxidative stress response in free-living and symbiotic frankiae. Molecular and phylogenetic studies.
Supervisor
 Programa doutoral em Biologia (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2008 - 2009 Detecção e genotipagem de Ensifer meliloti através da sequenciação de loci taxa-específicos
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
2006 - 2007 Biotecnologia - Estudo exploratório das percepções e atitudes de professores e alunos
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2010 - 2010 Organizou o 16th International Meeting on Frankia and Actinorhizal Plants, que teve lugar na FCUP, Departamento de Biologia entre 5 e 8 Setembro 2010, Porto, Portugal. Trabalhos seleccionados desta conferência foram publicados em fascículos de dois periódicos científicos: Functional Plant Biology, Volume 38, nº 8 & 9 2011, Actinorhizal Plants (Q2_PLANT SCIENCES; IF = 2,327) http://www.publish.csiro.au/fp/issue/5609 Archives of Microbiology, Volume 194, nº 1, January 2012¬, Special Issue on Recent Advances in the Biology of Frankia Symbio (2010/09/05 - 2010/09/08)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2008/06/30 - 2008/06/30 Organizou o Workshop on Bacterial identification, typing and detection, que teve lugar no IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, a 30 de Junho 2008, Porto. Este workshop juntou vários especialistas nacionais e internacionais, para debateram os avanços científicos na área. http://www.ibmc.up.pt/webpagesgrupos/cam/info/workshop_FT/flyer.pdf (2008/06/30 - 2008/06/30)
Symposium (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2019 Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: from genes to polymer application as antitumor agent
Thesis Member
 CARLOS EDUARDO DE BENTO FLORES (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019 A metadata analysis of walnut associated Xanthomonas spp.: from population diversity to comparative genomics.
Supervisor
 CAMILA BORGES FERNANDES (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017 Regulation of Glutamine Synthetase by Reactive Nitrogen Species in Medicago truncatula
Thesis Member
 LILIANA ALEXANDRA SANTOS SILVA (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014 Insights into the mechanisms of zinc tolerance and accumulation in Solanum nigrum L.
Thesis Member
 KALINA ALEXANDROVA SAMARDJIEVA (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014 Análise funcional de uma quitinase da classe III (CgCHI3) e de uma glutationa S-transferase (CgGST), envolvidas na simbiose entre Casuarina glauca e Frankia
(Thesis) Main arguer
 INÊS MARIA CASTELHANO GRAÇA ANDRADE (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 Effectiveness of innovative educational instruments and resources, focused on the knowledge, the attitudes and the decision capacity of elementary and high-school students towards biotechnology applications
Supervisor
 MARIA JOÃO FONSECA (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2012 Detection of phytopathogenic Xanthomonas spp. by molecular approaches. Development of a biotechnological application
Supervisor
 PEDRO MIGUEL DA SILVA ALBUQUERQUE (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2010 Oxidative stress response in free-living and symbiotic frankiae. Molecular and phylogenetic studies
Supervisor
 CATARINA LOPES DOS SANTOS (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2009 Nitrogen fixation and transcription/regulation of genes related to hydrogenases in Lyngbya spp.
(Thesis) Arguer
 PATRÍCIA DANIELA PEREIRA FERREIRA (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2006 Involvement of defence-related genes during nodulation of Casuarina glauca
(Thesis) Main arguer
 ANA SOFIA CORREIA FORTUNATO (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2005 Genes related to hydrogen metabolism in non-heterocystous cyanobacteria: characterization, transcriptional regulation and expression
Thesis Member
 ELSA FERNANDES LEITÃO (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2017/09 - Current Membro do corpo editorial do Biochemical Genetics desde Setembro de 2017 https://www.springer.com/journal/10528/editors
Other
2017 - 2021 “EuroXanth: Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe.” Projecto: COST Action CA16107 Fernando Tavares, um dos proponentes da acção e Delegado Nacional – membro do Management Committee.
Member
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2019 - 2019 Membro da Comissão Científica do VI ENBE- Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva organizado pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Biologia Evolutiva, 14-15 de Novembro de 2019, realizado no CIIMAR, Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal (Matosinhos). http://xv-enbe.campus.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/
Member
2018 - 2018 Membro da Comissão Científica do TIBE - Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution, 2018 | HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS, 5 A 7 DE Dezembro, 2018 | CIBIO-INBIO, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto. https://cibio.up.pt/tibe/details/tibe2018
Member
2011 - 2012 Editor convidado para edição de Janeiro de 2012 do Archives Microbiology https://link.springer.com/journal/203/194/1
Coordinator
2006 - 2012 “Bacterial Diseases of Stone Fruits and Nuts”. Projecto: COST Action 873 Coordenador: Brian Duffy, Forschungsanstalt Agroscope Changins-Wadenswil, Wadenswil, Switzerland
Member
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2011 - 2011 Avaliador de Projectos pluridisciplinares de estímulo à iniciação à investigação, integrados no programa de iniciação à investigação da Universidade do Porto (IJUP). Projectos com financiamentos até 4K€.
Evaluator
2010 - 2010 7th Framework Programme, Call FP7-ENV-2010, Activity 6.2. Sustainable management of resources; Sub-activity 6.2.1. Conservation and sustainable management of natural and man-made resources and biodiversity;Topic 2.1.4.4. – “Increasing the understanding of the role of soil biodiversity in ecosystem functioning”. Projectos com financiamentos superiores a 2MM€. Março 2010.
Evaluator
2010 - 2010 ANR - Agencie Nacionale de la Research, Program BLANC SVSE 7, Projectos com financiamentos até 400 K€. 2010, França.
Evaluator
2010 - 2010 Avaliador de Projectos pluridisciplinares de estímulo à iniciação à investigação, integrados no programa de iniciação à investigação da Universidade do Porto (IJUP). Projectos com financiamentos até 4K€.
Evaluator
2005 - 2005 6th Framework Programme, Call FP6-2005-FOOD-4B, Food Quality and Safety, Area – 5.4.6. – Safer and environmentally friendly production methods and technologies and healthier food stuffs; Topic 5.4.6.5 – Reduced fertilizer inputs through improved management of soil microbes. Projectos com financiamentos superiores a 2MM€. Dezembro 2005.
Evaluator

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2019 - Current Plant Pathology (1365-3059) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2017 - Current Biochemical Genetics (1573-4927) Springer-Verlag
2015 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067)
2019 - 2019 mSphere (2379-5042) American Society for Microbiology
2019 - 2019 Food Microbiology (1095-9998) Elsevier
2019 - 2019 Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (0894-0282) Scientific Societies
2018 - 2019 Phytopathology (0031-949X) Scientific Societies
2018 - 2019 Plant Disease (0191-2917) Scientific Societies
2011 - 2019 Applied and Environmental Microbiology (1098-5336) American Society for Microbiology
2018 - 2018 Australasian Plant Pathology (1448-6032) Springer-Verlag
2017 - 2017 PeerJ (2167-8359) PeerJ
2013 - 2017 PLoS ONE (1932-6203) Public Library of Science
2013 - 2013 BMC Microbiology (1471-2180) Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2013 - 2013 Journal of Dairy Science (1525-3198) American Dairy Science Association
2013 - 2013 Veterinary Microbiology (0378-1135) Elsevier
2013 - 2013 Journal of Microbiological Methods (0167-7012) Elsevier
2013 - 2013 BMC Veterinary Research (1746-6148) Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2013 - 2013 African Journal of Microbiology Research (1996-0808) Academic Journals
2013 - 2013 Journal of Educational Research and Reviews (2384-7301) Scienceweb Publishing
2013 - 2013 ISRN Genomics (2314-4637) Hindawi (International Scholarly Research Network)
2011 - 2013 Archives of Microbiology (1432-072X) Springer-Verlag
2011 - 2013 Journal of Biological Education (2157-6009) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2012 - 2012 Poultry Science (1525-3171) Elsevier
2012 - 2012 Journal of Basic Microbiology (1521-4028) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2011 - 2011 AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY (1684-5315) Academic Journals
2010 - 2010 JOURNAL OF TROPICAL FOREST SCIENCE (0128-1283) Forest Research Institute Malaysia
2009 - 2009 The ISME Journal (1751-7370) Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2009 - 2009 Symbiosis (1878-7665) Springer-Verlag
2009 - 2009 International Microbiology (1618-1905) Springer-Verlag
2007 - 2008 Physiologia Plantarum (1399-3054) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2007 - 2007 Journal of Plant Physiology (0176-1617) Elsevier
2007 - 2007 Functional Plant Biology (1445-4408) CSIRO Publishing
2006 - 2006 Journal of Biotechnology (0168-1656) Elsevier
2006 - 2006 Letters in Applied Microbiology (1472-765X) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)