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CRISTINA SILVA PEREIRA. I am an Associate Professor at ITQB NOVA, where since 2008 I am a group leader, and since 2013 hold a visiting academic post at the University of the West of Scotland, UK. Research in the Silva Pereira Lab gravitates around the study of filamentous fungi, especially their ability to sense and interact with the surrounds. We currently explore an eclectic mix of topics ranging from basic fungal physiology to bioactive compound discovery. Our strong biotech focus promotes a high interdisciplinary scientific landscape. We seek to better understand fungal behaviour (e.g. specialisation, key metabolic trails, resilience and pathogenicity) when placed in a heterogeneously, and continuously changing, niche. We wish to transform untapped natural resources into safe prodrugs and/or functional biomaterials with potential application in antifungal therapy. My team currently encompasses 18 researchers, including PhD and MSc students and postdoctoral scientists. I have published nearly 70 papers in international peer-reviewed journals (+ 10 peer-reviewed book chapters). I have led projects with accumulated funding of over 4M euros. This included 2 international consortia, the NATO-SFP grant and a European Economic Area grant (EEA) of 1.5M, 3 national I&D projects (FCT), and a CONSOLIDATOR GRANT by the EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL (2015, 647928, MIMESIS, ended Feb 2022). I have completed the supervision of 12 doctorates across different disciplines from Biochem and Biology to Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (+7MSc). I have been invited to present >35 talks in conferences/universities, nearly half as plenary/key lectures, and was the Chairman of the 3rd Symposium on Plant Apoplastic Barriers (2017). Since 2011, I am also a lecturer in several national/international PhD and MSc programs, and since 2018 co-coordinated the post-graduation StartUp Research jointly awarded by ITQB NOVA and NOVA SBE. I am currently a member of the executive board of the Research Unit Most Micro ITQB (2020). Peer-Reviewed Scientific Publications: in July 2022 the Google Scholar platform reported 67 papers in peer-reviewed journals (corresponding author in nearly half) with an h-index=28 and i10-index=46 (full list below).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
CRISTINA SILVA PEREIRA

Citation names

  • SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7C19-C24E-CED4
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6750-1593
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2013/07 - 2016/06 NMR Net - National Facility for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: from Molecular Structure and Dynamics to Protein Function, Cell Physiology, and Metabolomics
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 127013
RECI/BBB-BQB/0230/2012
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

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

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/02/01 - 2024/07/31 SONG: Suberin Production and exploitation for mOdulating fuNGal development
2022.06750.PTDC
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Strategic Project - LA 4 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/EQB/LA0004/2011
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/08/01 - 2008/06/30 Mould proteome regulation by substrate bioavailability: depolymerising enzymes likely to alter biopolymer nanostructure
POCI/QUI/56229/2004
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Pinheiro, Ângela; Varela, Adélia; Piontkivska, Daryna; Escórcio, Rita; Bento, Artur; Martins, Isabel; Domingos, Patrícia; Carlos A. M. Afonso; SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. Corresponding author: Piontkivska, Daryna. "Characterization of Resin associated Mycobiota". Paper presented in IUBMB-FEBS-PABMB, Lisboa, 2022.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. João M. P. Jorge; Martins, Celso; Martins, Tiago M.; Hartmann, Diego O.; Gustavo H. Goldman; SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. "AN9181 may regulate Aspergillus nidulans metabolic response to different chemical stresses". Paper presented in MicroBiotec 2023, 2023.
  2. Pinheiro, Ângela; Piontkivska, Daryna; Varela, Adélia; Domingos, Patrícia; Alves, Artur; SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. "Fungi subsisting in aged resin-contaminated soil". Paper presented in IUBMB FOCUSED MEETING ON EXTREMOPHILIC FUNGI 19 - 22 SEPTEMBER 2023 Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2023.
  3. Pinheiro, Ângela; Piontkivska, Daryna; Varela, Adélia; Domingos, Patrícia; Carlos A. M. Afonso; SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. "The mycobiota of aged resin-contaminated soil comprises both generalists and rare specialized fungi". Paper presented in 3rd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation/Restoration Processes, 2023.
  4. João M. P. Jorge; Celso Martins; Tiago Martins; Patrícia Domingos; Gustavo H. Goldman; SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. Corresponding author: SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. "A computational strategy identifies a putative repressor of Aspergillus spp. to different chemical stresses". Paper presented in 16th European Conference on Fungal Genetics, 2023.
  5. Cairrão, André; SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. Corresponding author: SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. "Compostos Bioativos em Algas". Paper presented in International Microorganism Day 2022, 2022.
  6. Pinheiro, Ângela; Varela, Adélia; Escórcio, Rita; Bento, Artur; Afonso, Carlos A.M.; SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. "Biotransformation of Resin Acids Diterpenoids by Environmental Filamentous Fungi.". Paper presented in 11th ITQB NOVA PhD Students' Meeting, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, Portugal, 2021.
  7. SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA; Goldman, Gustavo H. "Triggering bioactive secondary metabolites¿ production in the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa". Paper presented in 10th ITQB NOVA PhD Students' Meeting, 2020.
  8. Moreira, Carlos J. S.; Bento, Artur; Manolis Matzapetakis; Maria João Gomes Ferreira; SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. Corresponding author: SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. "Undertanding cutin impact in Plant Immunity: Characterization of the Polymer by Solid State NMR". Paper presented in 9th ITQB PhD Students Meeting, 2018.
  9. Moreira, Carlos J. S.; Bento, Artur; Manolis Matzapetakis; SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. Corresponding author: SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. "Unravelling the chemistry of lipid polymer barriers in planta". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Bio-Based Polymers and Composites BiPoCo 2018, 2018.
  10. Martins, Tiago M.; Hartmann, D.O.; SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. "Catabolism of aromatics in the saprophytic fungus Aspergillus nidulans: brief notes on the regulation of the 3-oxoadipate pathway". Paper presented in PYFF6 ¿ 6th Conference on Physiology of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi, 2016.
  11. Pais, Joana; Rodrigues, Rúben; Martins, Celso; Correia, Vanessa G.; SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. "Ionic liquids as peerless catalysts for the development of novel biomaterials". Paper presented in ECOST-MEETING-CM1206-170416-066522, Poznan Science and Technology Park, Poznan, Poland, 2016.
  12. Moreira, Carlos J. S.; Hartmann, Diego O.; Varela, Adélia; SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. Corresponding author: SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. "Ionic liquids as triggers of alternative pathways for cell wall integrity in filamentous fungi". Paper presented in COST CM1206 EXIL ¿ Exchange on Ionic Liquids Workshop, 2016.
  13. Hartmann, Diego O.; Moreira, Carlos J. S.; SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. Corresponding author: SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. "Elucidating the complexity of cell wall integrity pathways and sphingolipid signaling in Aspergillus nidulans: exploring ionic liquids unique stress". Paper presented in Fungal Cell Wall 2015, 2015.
  14. Shimizu, Karina; Freitas, Adilson A.; Bernardes, Carlos; SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA; Hartmann, D.O.; Canongia Lopes, Jose Nuno. "The Complex Structure of Ionic Liquids Probed by Molecular Dynamics Simulation.". Paper presented in 19º Symposium On Thermophysical Properties, 2015.
  15. Marija Petovick; Jamie Ferguson; Andreas Bohn; Trindade, Joana; K.R. Seddon; L.P.N. Rebelo; SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. "Can Ionic Liquids alter the metabolism of Eukaryotic Organisms? The case of fungi.". Paper presented in 3rd International Congress on Ionic Liquids (COIL-3), Cairns, Australia, 2009.
  16. Catia Rodrigues; Varela, Adélia; Isabel Martins; Tavares, Sandra; K. Lyamlouli; Maria Cristina Leitao; Ian McLellan; et al. "Screening of pentachlorophenol degradation ability of several fungi isolates from Tunisia soils". Paper presented in BioMicroWorld 2009 congress, 2009.
  17. Mariana Carvalho; Tavares, Sandra; Isabel Martins; M. C. Leitao; Catia Rodrigues; Ian McLellan; M. V. San Romao; A. Hursthouse; SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA. "Advances on Pentachlorophenol Bioremediation by the Ascomycota fungus Penicillium glandicola". Paper presented in BioMicroWorld 2009 Congress, 2009.
  18. SILVA PEREIRA, CRISTINA; Trindade, Joana; J. Ferguson; Marijana, Petovick; I. Martins; C. Leitão; J. Becker; Esperança, José M. S. S.; L.P.N. Rebelo. "Functional Ionic Liquids Application to Whole Cell Biocatalysis for Drug Production". Paper presented in 2nd International Congress on Ionic Liquids (COIL-2), Yokohama, Japan, 2007.
  19. Trindade, Joana; J. Ferguson; M.B. Carvalho; I. Martins; C. Rodrigues; Helga Garcia; C. Leitão; et al. "Neoteric white-biocatalysis for drug synthesis". Paper presented in IDDST 2007, Shanghai, China, 2007.
  20. Trindade, Joana; J. Ferguson; M.B. Carvalho; Martins, Isabel; C. Rodrigues; H. Garcia; C. Leitão; et al. "Bio-Ionic Liquid Laboratories". Paper presented in IDDST 2007, Shangai, China, 2007.
Journal article
  1. Martins, Tiago M.; Bento, Artur; Martins, Celso; Tomé, Ana S.; Moreira, Carlos J. S.; Silva Pereira, Cristina. "Bringing up to date the toolkit for the catabolism of aromatic compounds in fungi: The unexpected 1,2,3,5-tetrahydroxybenzene central pathway". Microbial Biotechnology (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.14371.
    10.1111/1751-7915.14371
  2. Pinheiro, Ângela; Martins, Isabel; Bento, Artur; Escórcio, Rita; Nunes, Carolina; Varela, Adélia; Nunes, João; Afonso, Carlos A.M.; Silva Pereira, Cristina. "Rosin from Pinus pinaster Portuguese forests shows a regular profile of resin acids". Frontiers in Plant Science 14 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1268887.
    10.3389/fpls.2023.1268887
  3. Barros, Leandro; Piontkivska, Daryna; Figueiredo-Campos, Patrícia; Fanczal, Júlia; Ribeiro, Sofia Pereira; Baptista, Marta; Ariotti, Silvia; et al. "CD8+ tissue-resident memory T-cell development depends on infection-matching regulatory T-cell types". Nature Communications 14 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41364-w.
    10.1038/s41467-023-41364-w
  4. Martins, Celso; Piontkivska, Daryna; Mil-Homens, Dalila; Guedes, Paula; Jorge, João M. P.; Brinco, João; Bárria, Cátia; et al. "Increased Production of Pathogenic, Airborne Fungal Spores upon Exposure of a Soil Mycobiota to Chlorinated Aromatic Hydrocarbon Pollutants". Microbiology Spectrum 11 4 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00667-23.
    10.1128/spectrum.00667-23
  5. Escórcio, Rita; Sandhu, Armaan K.; Bento, Artur; Tomé, Ana S.; Moreira, Carlos J. S.; Brözel, Volker S.; Silva Pereira, Cristina. "Purification of archetypal soybean root suberin mostly comprising alka(e)noic acids using an ionic liquid catalyst". Frontiers in Chemistry 11 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2023.1165234.
    10.3389/fchem.2023.1165234
  6. Carlos J.S. Moreira ; Cristina Silva Pereira; Artur Bento; Celso Martins; Mathieu Fanuel ; lsabel Martins; Benedicte Bakan; Cyril Zipfel. "Cutin-Derived Oligomers Act as Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns in Arabidopsis thaliana". bioRxiv (2023): https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.05.16.540997v1.
Newspaper article
  1. McLellan, Iain; Varela, Adélia; Blahgen, Mohamed; Daria Fumi, Maria; Hassen, Abdennaceur; Hechminet, Nejla; Jaouani, Atef; et al. "Harmonisation of physical and chemical methods for soil management in Cork Oak forests - Lessons from collaborative investigations", African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/ajest12.101.
    10.5897/ajest12.101
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Rita Carmo. In the search for compounds that may self-regulate Aspergillus fumigatus germination". Master, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/159973.
  2. "Maika Rothkegel. Ionic liquids as a versatile tool to study antimicrobial strategies of and against filamentous fungi". PhD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/150444.
  3. "André Cairrão. Biotechnological strategy for the exploitation of the invasive Asparagopsis armata as an underutilized natural source of bioactive compounds". Master, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/163135.
  4. "Lúcia Albano. New functional materials comprising the plant polymer sporopollenin". Master, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/163140.

Artistic / Performance

Visual artwork
  1. Bento, Artur; Moreira, Carlos J. S.; Correia, Vanessa G.. Cover of ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering journal (2021, vol 9, Issue 47).
  2. Escórcio, Rita; Bento, Artur; Ana S. Tomé; Correia, Vanessa G.; Rodrigues, Rúben; Moreira, Carlos J. S.. Cover of ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering journal (2022, vol 10, Issue 34)..

Intellectual property

Provisional application for patent
  1. 2023. "Cutin oligomer act as damage-associated patterns eliciting plant immunity".
    Protected
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/11 Controlling Aspergillus fumigatus Core Endohyphal Bacteria to Hinder the Fungal Host Pathogenicity, 8th Nov (by Silva Pereira C.). MPS NOVA Kick-off Meeting: European Hub of Excellence in Microphysiological Systems 7-8 Nov
ITQB NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
2023/11/30 "How studies on the remediation of polluted soils by fungi intersected with fungal biology and physiology". Presentation for students from Aveiro University (by Silva Pereira C.)
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/10 "How studies on the remediation of polluted soils by fungi intersected with fungal biology and physiology". Presentation for students from Instituto Superior Técnico (by Silva Pereira C.)
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/09 Use of high-resolution NMR for solving the molecular structure of plant polymers comprising intact polymeric structures to build quantitative structural properties relationships (Silva Pereira C). 14th edition of the Basic course on NMR spectroscopy
ITQB NOVA

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/10/25 - Current Research-to-Innovation: Meet Our Inspiring / Resilient Entrepreneurs. Roadshow, where participants will be able to gain knowledge on how to transform their research into practical innovations. Campus TagusPark, Oeiras, Portugal, October 2024.
Seminar
 Iniciativa “Agrifood Disruptor”
EIT Food iVZW, Belgium

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Economia e Gestão, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Building Global Innovators SA, Portugal
2024/02/09 - Current The Path to Success - Evaluation Criteria (by C Silva Pereira). Online.
Workshop
 EIC Pathfinder Open: How to prepare a successful proposal. Workshop dedicated to evaluation criteria (Horizon Europe)
European Innovation Council, Belgium

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2021 - Current Co-coordinator of the Molecular Biosciences PhD Programme and coordinator of the Curricular Unit entitled Research Training II (since 2018, aprox. 25 students).
Coordinator
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2023 Proof of Concept | ERC - European Union
European Commission, Belgium