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Célia Maria Miguel (CM) has a PhD in Plant Biotechnology in 1999, from the University of Lisbon. From 2000 to 2006 she was Post-doc researcher at iBET, Assistant Researcher (2006-2013), Principal Investigator (2014-2016), and head of lab at iBET and ITQB NOVA (2008-2016). She then moved to the University of Lisbon (Faculty of Sciences) where she teaches in the Plant Biology Department as an associate professor (Bachelor, Master and PhD courses) since 2024 (assistant professor 2016-2024) and is the leader of the Forest Genomics and Molecular Genetics (ForGen, https://forgen.rd.ciencias.ulisboa.pt) lab integrating Post-doc researchers, PhD and Master students, part of the BioSystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI R&D unit). Her research interests are mainly focused on the genomics and molecular genetics of industrially relevant forest tree traits. Past and current research programs have addressed the molecular regulation of developmental processes such as conifer embryogenesis, cork and wood formation, and tree responses to environmental stresses (e.g.drought stress and pinewood nematode response in maritime pine) using genomics and reverse genetics approaches. She has also been involved in national and international tree genome sequencing initiatives, either as a co-promoter (cork oak) or participant (maritime pine), and in the generation of tools and pipelines for data analysis (e.g.Cork Oak Genome Portal). She has had several roles in ELIXIR, the European infrastructure for biological data, including co-leader of the ELIXIR plant community (2015-2022) and leader of the ELIXIR-PT (BioData) Plants working group (2015-2022), which resulted, among other outputs, in the release of the Minimal Information About a Plant Phenotyping Experiment (MIAPPE 1.1). She served as member of the ELIXIR Belgium Advisory Board (2019-2023), and has been part of the Tree Biology and Biotechnology working group of the European Plant Science Organization (EPSO) since 2016. CM has contributed 69 ISI articles (in Plant Journal, New Phytologist, Journal of Exp Botany, EMBO Journal, etc) among other publications including conference proceedings, book chapters or edited books, with a total of 1749 citations in Scopus (January 2024, h-index 21). CM has been the coordinator of 8 national projects and acted as Portuguese coordinator of 4 EC funded project (H2020, FP7-PEOPLE, EU FP7 and P-KBBE programs), in addition to participation as local PI, co-PI or team member in over 20 national projects. She has also been Grant reviewer for several science foundations including FCT, German DFG, Dutch NOW and National Science Centre (Poland), and external evaluator of European PhD degree awards. Over the years, she has been invited to the scientific/organization committees of international and national conferences (International Symposium PADIBA 2017, 4th and 5th International Conference of the IUFRO Unit 2.09.02 - 2018 and 2016, 8th Plant Genomics European Meeting 2009, Applied Bioinformatics in Life Sciences 2022, etc). CM has coordinated several post-graduation and university extension courses, has been member of the directive board of the International PhD Program Plants for Life, (co)supervised several PhD students (8 awarded degrees) and is currently the (co)supervisor of another 4 PhD and several MSc students working in the ForGen lab.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Célia Maria Romba Rodrigues Miguel

Citation names

  • Miguel, Célia
  • Miguel, Célia M.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8511-DB9A-9502
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1427-952X
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=pt-PT&user=bp6yH18AAAAJ
Researcher Id
D-2153-2012
Scopus Author Id
7003739340

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Plant sciences
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Plant Breeding and Plant Protection
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Developmental Biology
Education
Degree Classification
2024/07/05
Concluded
 Biologia, especialidade Fisiologia e Biologia do Desenvolvimento (Título de Agregado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
1999
Concluded
 Biologia (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Biotecnologia Vegetal
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"Adventitious Regeneration and Genetic Transformation of Almond (prunus Dulcis Mill.)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with Distinção e Louvor by unanimity
1991
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 16,4
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/01/01 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal
2014 - 2016 Principal Investigator (Research) Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
(...)
2006 - 2013 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
(...)
1999 - 2005 Postdoc (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/02 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2024/01 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2014/02/01 - 2016/08/31 Molecular regulation of developmental processes in trees
IF/01168/2013/CP1176/CT0001
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2004 - 2006 Post-Doc fellowship
SFRH/BPD/17902/2004
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2001/10/01 - 2004/09/30 Estudos Moleculares e fisiológicos em culturas embriogénicas de pinheiro bravo - Post-doc Fellowship
SFRH/BPD/5645/2001
Post-doc
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1994 - 1997 PhD Fellowship
BD/2666/93
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/09/21 - 2025/12/31 RN21 Projeto Integrado Resina Natural 21
01/C12-i01/2021
Researcher
Laboratório Colaborativo para Gestão Integrada da Floresta e do Fogo, Portugal

Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Governo da República Portuguesa Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
Ongoing
2021/07/01 - 2025/06/30 Unveiling the role of DNA methylation in periderm and lenticel formation
PTDC/ASP-SIL/1717/2020
10.54499/PTDC/ASP-SIL/1717/2020
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Florestais, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Agronomia Alimentos Ambiente e Paisagem, Portugal

BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/07/01 - 2024/06/30 Pinheiro-bravo (Pinus pinaster Ait.): conservação e melhoramento dos recursos genéticos
PDR2020-785-063762
Researcher
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas IP, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Governo da República Portuguesa Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
Ongoing
2018/10/12 - 2022/09/30 SuberInStress - Cork formation and suberin deposition: the role of water and heat stress
PTDC/BIA-FBT/29704/2017
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/07/01 - 2022/06/30 PINASTER-PWN Development of molecular markers for resistance to pine wilt disease in Pinus pinaster
PTDC/BAA-MOL/28379/2017
Principal investigator
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal

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

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/07/01 - 2022/06/30 PATHOmics Pathogenomics of coffee leaf rust to probe virulence mechanisms and diagnostic markers
PTDC/ASP-PLA/29189/2017
Researcher
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/06/16 - 2021/06/17 Biodata.pt – Infraestrutura Portuguesa de Dados Biológicos
22231
PI at Partner Institution
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

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

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal

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

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute
UID/Multi/04046/2019
FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Bioresources 4 Sustainability
UID/Multi/04551/2019
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal

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

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015/08/01 - 2019/07/31 ELIXIR-EXCELERATE Fast-track ELIXIR implementation and drive early user exploitation across the life-sciences
676559
PI at Partner Institution
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa, Portugal

European Bioinformatics Institute, United Kingdom
European Commission
Concluded
2015/10 - 2017/10 PineWS-miRNA-vs-Gene
627761
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2013/07 - 2016/06 Large-Scale Data Management in Cloud Environments
Provided by PTCRIS: 127044
PI at Partner Institution
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012/03 - 2016/01 Population genomics of virulence adaptation in coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix)
Provided by PTCRIS: 119943
PI at partner Institution
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

FCiênciasID Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012 - 2016 GENOSUBER – cork oak genome sequencing project
ALENT-07-0224-FEDER-001754
Researcher
Concluded
2012 - 2015 ProCoGen Promoting a functional and comparative understanding of the conifer genome- implementing applied aspects for more productive and adapted forests
289841
PI at the Partner Institution
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2010/04 - 2013/09 Gene Regulatory Networks Underlying Phellogen Activity
Provided by PTCRIS: 98369
PTDC/AGR-GPL/098369/2008
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/04 - 2013/09 Assessment of genetic and genomic resources of Cork Oak: the basis towards a prospective management
Provided by PTCRIS: 104966
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/02 - 2013/07 Transcriptomics of maritime pine embryogenesis
Provided by PTCRIS: 102877
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/04 - 2013/06 Genomic tools in maritime PINE for enhanced biomass production and SUSTAINable forest management (SUSTAINPINE)
Provided by PTCRIS: 111409
P-KBBE/AGR-GPL/0001/2009
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010 - 2013 Identification of genes responsible for drought tolerance in Jatropha curcas, an emerging biodiesel plant
PTDC/AGR-GPL/101435/2008
Consultant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/11 - 2010/12 Cork oak ESTs Consortium - fruit and embryo development
Provided by PTCRIS: 109248
Principal investigator
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/01 - 2008/03 Molecular and functional characterization of genes involved in maritime pine embryogenesis
Provided by PTCRIS: 82181
POCI/AGR/57902/2004
PPCDT/AGR/57902/2004
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/05 - 2007/12 Functional Characterization of Genes Related to Nitrogen Metabolism in Genetically Modified Maritime Pine
Provided by PTCRIS: 57157
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2004/10/01 - 2006/09/30 A RETROTRANSPOSON-BASED STRATEGY TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ZYGOTIC AND SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS IN MARITIME PINE
SFRH/BPD/17902/2004
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2003/04 - 2006/03 Monitoring retrotransposon activity during in vitro propagation of maritime pine
Provided by PTCRIS: 46283
POCTI/AGR/46283/2002
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2000/02 - 2004/01 Propagation of european pines via somatic embryogenesis
QLK5-CT-1999-00679
Researcher
European Commission
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Pommier, Cyril; Coppens, Frederik; Cwiek-Kupczynska, Hanna; Faria, Daniel; Beier, Sebastian; Miguel, Célia; Michotey, Célia; et al. Corresponding author: Pommier, Cyril. "Plant Science Data Integration, from Building Community Standards to Defining a Consistent Data Lifecycle". In Towards Responsible Plant Data Linkage: Data Challenges for Agricultural Research and Development, 149-160. Springer International Publishing, 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-13276-6_8
  2. Inês Modesto; Célia M. Miguel. "Regulatory Roles of Small RNAs in Forest Trees". Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2023.
    10.1007/124_2023_75
  3. Sterck, Lieven; de María, Nuria; Cañas, Rafael A.; de Miguel, Marina; Perdiguero, Pedro; Raffin, Annie; Budde, Katharina B.; et al. "Maritime Pine Genomics in Focus". In Compendium of Plant Genomes, 67-123. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-93390-6_5
  4. Alves, Ana; Rodrigues, Andreia S.; Miguel, Célia. "microRNAs in Plant Embryogenesis". In Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences, edited by Célia M. Miguel; Tamas Dalmay; Inês Chaves, 99-120. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-35772-6_6
  5. Milhinhos, Ana; Lopes, Susana; Miguel, Célia. "microRNA-Mediated Regulation of Plant Vascular Development and Secondary Growth". In Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences, edited by Célia M. Miguel; Tamas Dalmay; Inês Chaves, 143-168. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-35772-6_8
  6. Lelu-Walter, M.-A.; Klimaszewska, K.; Miguel, C.; Aronen, T.; Hargreaves, C.; Teyssier, C.; Trontin, J.-F.; Miguel, Célia. "Somatic embryogenesis for more effective breeding and deployment of improved varieties in Pinus spp.: Bottlenecks and recent advances". In New Phytologist. 2016.
    10.1007/978-3-319-33705-0_19
  7. Miguel, Célia; Andrea Rupps; Raschke J; Rodrigues, Andreia; Trontin, Jean-Francois. "Impact of molecular studies on somatic embryogenesis development for implementation in conifer multi-varietal forestry". In Vegetative Propagation of Forest Trees, edited by Park YS; Bonga JM; Moon HK, 123-169. Seoul, South Korea: National Institute of Forest Science, 2016.
    Published
  8. Miguel, Célia; Maria Margarida Oliveira; Costa MS. "Almond". edited by Kole C; Hall TC. Oxford, United Kingdom: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
    10.1002/9781405181099.k0409
Conference paper
  1. Demirci, H.; Dias, Oscar; Chaves, Inês; Miguel, Célia; Rocha, Miguel; Rocha, I.. "The metabolic model of the Quercus suber (cork oak tree) leaf". 2019.
  2. Inês S. Modesto; Sterck, Lieven; Isabel Carrasquinho; Van de Peer, Yves; Miguel, Célia. "Identification of genes involved in the resistance response of Pinus pinaster to the Pinewood Nematode Infection". Paper presented in 6th International Workshop on the Genetics of Tree-Parasite Interactions: Tree Resistance to Insects and Diseases: Putting Promise into Practice, Mt. Sterling, 2018.
    Published
  3. Ana Alves; Andreia Sofia Rodrigues; Susana Lopes; Pedro Perdiguero; Bruno Vasques Costa; Confraria, Ana; Miguel, Célia. "Transcriptional identification and characterization of differentially expressed miRNAs involved in conifer embryogenesis". Paper presented in 5th International Conference of the IUFRO Unit 2.09.02 on “Clonal Trees in the Bioeconomy Age: Opportunities and Challenges, Coimbra, 2018.
    Published
  4. Andreia Sofia Santos; Jose de Vega Bartol; Miguel, Célia. "The transcriptome of maritime pine across embryo development". Paper presented in 5th International Conference of the IUFRO Unit 2.09.02 on “Clonal Trees in the Bioeconomy Age: Opportunities and Challenges, Coimbra, 2018.
    Published
  5. Andreia Sofia Rodrigues; Chaves, Inês; Costa, Bruno Vasques; Lin Y-C; Susana Lopes; Sandra Correia; Van de Peer, Yves; Bohn, Andreas; Miguel, Célia. "Identification of regulatory miRNA-target nodes across embryo development in Pinus pinaster". Paper presented in 4th International Conference of the IUFRO Unit 2.09.02 on “Development and application of vegetative propagation technologies in plantation forestry to cope with a changing climate and environment, La Plata, 2017.
    Published
  6. Trontin, Jean-Francois; Ávila, Concepción; Debille S; Teyssier, Caroline; Miguel, Célia; Lelu-Walter, M.-A.. "Somatic embryogenesis as an enabling technology for reverse genetics: achievements and prospects for breeding maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.).". Paper presented in 4th International Conference of the IUFRO Unit 2.09.02 on “Development and application of vegetative propagation technologies in plantation forestry to cope with a changing climate and environment, La Plata, 2017.
    Published
  7. Andreia Sofia Rodrigues; Jose de Vega Bartol; Chaves, Inês; Marta Simões; Lorenz WW; Dean JFD; Bohn, Andreas; Miguel, Célia. "Regulators of gene expression in pine embryogenesis". Paper presented in Woody Plant Production Integrating Genetic and Vegetative Propagation Technologies, Vitoria-Gastiez, 2015.
    Published
  8. Chaves, Inês; Barros, Danielle R; Tenente, Rita; Rodrigues, Andreia; Silva, Maria do Céu; Ricardo, Cândico P; Miguel, Célia; Guerra-Guimarães, Leonor. "Identification of miRNAs as mediators of Coffea arabica resistance to Hemileia vastatrix". Paper presented in Proceedings of the 25rd International Conference on Coffee Science (ASIC), Arménia, 2014.
    Published
  9. Trontin, Jean-Francois; Debille S; Canlet F; Harvengt, Luc; Lelu-Walter, M.-A.; Label, Philippe; Teyssier, Caroline; Miguel, Célia; Canovas, Francisco M.. "Somatic embryogenesis as an effective regeneration support for reverse genetics in maritime pine: the Sustainpine collaborative project as a case study". Paper presented in Integrating vegetative propagation, biotechnologies and genetic improvement for tree production and sustainable forest management, Brno, 2013.
    Published
  10. Costa, Joana; Miguel, Célia; Almeida, Helena; Oliveira, Margarida M; Matos, José A; Simões, Fernanda; Veloso, Manuela; et al. "Genetic divergence in Cork Oak based on cpDNA sequence data". 2011.
    10.1186/1753-6561-5-s7-p13
  11. Sandra Correia; Miguel, Célia; Paula Veríssimo; Vinhas R; Lopes ML; Oliveira, M. Margarida; Canhoto, Jorge. "Proteomic and Genetic Transformation Studies of Somatic Embryogenesis in the Solanaceous Tree Cyphomandra betacea". Paper presented in Somatic Embryogenesis of Trees” conference on “Advances in Somatic Embryogenesis of Trees and Its Application for the Future Forests and Plantations, Suwon, 2010.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Mendes, André; Modesto, Inês; Inácio, Vera; Milhinhos, Ana; Cabezas, José; Cervera, Maria; Novikova, Polina; et al. "Integrative Molecular Analysis of Pine Wilt Disease Response in Maritime Pine: Small RNA Profiling and SNP Discover". Paper presented in 3rd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting, 2023.
  2. Santos, Raquel; Ferreira, Ana; Prazeres, Rafael; Mendes, André; Milhinhos, Ana; Morais-Cecílio, Leonor; Maury, Stephane; Miguel, Célia; Inácio, Vera. "Uncovering the relationship between DNA methylation and periderm formation". Paper presented in 3rd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting, 2023.
  3. Ferreira, Ana Clara; Santos, Raquel; Miguel, Célia; Morais-Cecílio, Leonor; Inácio, Vera. "Altering DNA methylation in cork oak to study its effect on cork formation". Paper presented in EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting 2023, 2023.
  4. Mendes, André; Modesto, Inês; Inácio, Vera; Milhinhos, Ana; Cabezas, José; Cervera, Maria; Novikova, Polina; et al. "An Integrated Approach Towards the Molecular Characterisation of Pine Wilt Disease in Maritime Pine". Paper presented in berian Plant Biology 2023, 2023.
  5. Santos, Raquel; Prazeres, Rafael; Ana Milhinhos; Barros, Pedro; Graça, José; Morais-Cecílio, Leonor; Miguel, Célia; Inácio, Vera. "EpiCORK: Unveiling the role of DNA methylation in periderm formation". Paper presented in Ciências Research Day 2022, 2022.
  6. Barros, Pedro M.; Chaves, Inês; Costa, Bruno Vasques; Faria, Daniel; Marum, Liliana; Miguel, Célia M.; Saibo, Nelson; et al. "Data management in Plant Sciences: update on the BioData.pt Plant Sciences community". Paper presented in 1st All Hands / 3rd Technical Meeting of BIODATA.PT | ELIXIR PT, 2022.
    10.5281/zenodo.10467148
  7. Prazeres, Rafael; Ana Milhinhos; Barros, Pedro; Graça, José; Morais-Cecílio, Leonor; Miguel, Célia; Inácio, Vera. "Unravelling the role of DNA methylation in cork formation". Paper presented in The 20th IUFRO Tree Biotech and the 2nd FTMB (Forest Tree Molecular Biology and Biotechnology) Conference, 2022.
  8. Inácio, Vera; Modesto, Inês; Ana Milhinhos; Silva, Catarina; Cabezas, Jose Antonio; Cervera, María Teresa; Miguel, Célia. "Genome-wide association study of Pinus pinaster resistance to pinewood nematode". Paper presented in The 20th IUFRO Tree Biotech and the 2nd FTMB (Forest Tree Molecular Biology and Biotechnology) Conference, 2022.
  9. Mendes, André; Modesto, Inês; Milhinhos, Ana; Inácio, Vera; Miguel, Célia. Corresponding author: Miguel, Célia. "Characterization of microRNAs implicated in maritime pine resistance to pinewood nematode". Paper presented in III International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, 2022.
  10. Chaves, Inês; Barros, Danielle; Batista, D; Miguel, Célia; Ricardo, Cândido P; Varzea, Vitor; Guerra-Guimarães, Leonor. "Small-RNA characterization of Coffee Leaf Rust races having different virulence profiles. Selected Flash Talk". Paper presented in 28th International Conference on Coffee Science (ASIC), 28th June - 1st July 2021, Montpellier, France, 2021.
  11. Laureano, Alexandre; Rodrigues, Ana Sofia; Modesto, Inês Sofia Barrios; Macedo, Cíntia; Diniz, Inês; Varzea, Vitor; Azinheira, Helena; et al. "A high genomic variability is found among Hemileia vastatrix pathotypes". Paper presented in 6th cE3c Annual Meeting: Frontiers in E3, Online, 2020.
  12. Costa, Bruno Vasques; Chaves, Inês; Miguel, Célia M.; Silva, Mário. "Building the Plant miRNA Service". Paper presented in Elixir all hands 2018, 2018.
    https://doi.org/10.7490/f1000research.1115759.1
  13. Modesto, Inês; Loureiro, Andreia; Martins, R.; Pereira, Ana Paula; Varzea, Vitor; Paulo, Octavio; Batista, Dora; Miguel, Célia. "Analysis of expression in a putative pathogenesis-related gene of coffee leaf rust". Paper presented in 15th Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB2015), 2015.
  14. Paulo, Octavio; Pina-Martins, Francisco; Modesto, Inês; Ribeiro, C.; Costa, J.; Miguel, Célia; Batista, Dora. "Genomic signatures of contrasting adaptation in cork oak populations across the species´ range.". Paper presented in 15th Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB2015), 2015.
  15. Milhinhos, Ana; Matos, Andreia; Miguel, Célia M.. "The Populus HD-ZIP III genes PTRHB7 and PTRHB8 have novel, yet conserved, functions on organ polarity. 24-28 Jul, XIII FV2013 Portuguese-Spanish Plant Physiology Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal.". Paper presented in XIII FV2013 Portuguese-Spanish Plant Physiology Meeting, 2013.
  16. Modesto, Inês; Miguel, Célia; Pina-Martins, Francisco; Glushkova, M.; Veloso, M.; Batista, Dora; Paulo, Octavio. "Identifying signatures of natural selection in cork oak (Quercus suber L.) genes". Paper presented in 14th Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB2013, 2013.
  17. Ribeiro, C.; Rodrigues, A.; Miguel, Célia; Almeida, H.; Glushkova, M.; Paulo, Octavio; Batista, Dora. "Looking for molecular clues of local adaptation in cork oak through a candidate gene approach.". Paper presented in XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal (FV2013), 2013.
  18. Modesto, Inês; Miguel, Célia; Pina-Martins, Francisco; Glushkova, M.; Veloso, M.; Paulo, Octavio; Batista, Dora. "Assessing adaptive genetic variation in cork oak (Quercus suber L.) through SNP analysis.". Paper presented in XIII Congresso Luso-Espanhol de Fisiologia Vegetal (FV2013), 2013.
  19. Modesto, IS; Miguel, Célia; Pina-Martins, Francisco; Glushkova, M.; Veloso, M.; Paulo, Octavio; Batista, Dora. "Testing associations between genetic and environmental variation in cork oak (Quercus suber L.)". Paper presented in IUFRO Tree Biotechnology 2013, 2013.
  20. Milhinhos, Ana; Matos, Andreia; Miguel, Célia M.. "Searching for the function of poplar HD-Zip III transcription factors in vascular development: the paralogs HB7/HB8. XXXVII Portuguese Genetics Conference, 28-30 May, Lisbon, Portugal.". Paper presented in XXXVII Portuguese Genetics Conference, 2012.
  21. Modesto, Inês S.; Miguel, Célia; Pina-Martins, Francisco; Maria Glushkova; Veloso, M; Paulo, Octávio S.; Batista, Dora. "Population frequency data of SNP markers in cork oak.". Paper presented in IUFRO 2012 conference ¿Genetics of Fagaceae and Nothofagaceae¿, 2012.
  22. Milhinhos, Ana; Matos, Andreia; Vera-Sirera, Francisco; Blázquez, Miguel A.; Miguel, Célia M.. "In search for the role of thermospermine synthase gene in poplar vascular development. IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference 2011: From Genomes to Integration and Delivery, Jun 26-Jul 2, Arraial d Ajuda, Bahia, Brazil.". Paper presented in IUFRO 2011 Tree Biotechnology Conference, 2011.
  23. Ribeiro, C.; Almeida, MH; Rodrigues, A.; Miguel, Célia; Pereira, JS; Batista, Dora. "Candidate gene approach for the study of adaptive genetic variation in cork oak". Paper presented in VII Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva (ENBE), 2011.
  24. Miguel, Célia M.; Oliveira, Ana Maria; Marum, Liliana; Simões, Marta; Milhinhos, Ana. "Optimizing somatic embryogenesis in pine for characterization of candidate genes involved in pinewood nematode response. XVIII Congress of the Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB), 4-9 Jul, Valencia, Spain.". Paper presented in XVIII Congress of the Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB), 2010.
  25. Oliveira, Ana Maria; Marum, Liliana; Milhinhos A; Simões, Marta; Miguel, Célia M.. "Brassinolide promotes somatic embryogenesis in pine. XXXI Portuguese Genetics Conference, May 31¿Jun 2, Braga, Portugal.". Paper presented in XXXI Portuguese Genetics Conference, 2010.
  26. Milhinhos, Ana; Miguel, Célia M.. "Class III HD-Zip transcription factors in Populus genome ¿ XXXI Portuguese Genetics Conference, May 31¿Jun 2, Braga, Portugal.". Paper presented in XXXI Portuguese Genetics Conference, 2010.
  27. Milhinhos, Ana; Miguel, Célia M.. "The role of ACAULIS5 in poplar vascular development. International Conference ¿Molecular aspects of plant development¿, 23-26 Feb, Vienna, Austria.". Paper presented in International Conference ¿Molecular aspects of plant development¿, 2010.
  28. Costa, JS.; Simões, F.; Almeida, MH; Matos, JA.; Miguel, Célia; Oliveira, MM.; Veloso, M.; et al. "Unraveling genetic variation in Cork Oak Natural Populations". Paper presented in II Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution - TiBE2010 (CIBIO), 2010.
  29. Costa, JS.; Simões, F.; Almeida, MH; Matos, J.; Miguel, Célia; Oliveira, MM; Veloso, M.; et al. "First Results on the Phylogeographical Genetic Variation of Portuguese Cork Oak Populations". Paper presented in XXXV Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética, 2010.
  30. Miguel Andreia; Milhinhos, Ana; Pinto Ricardo, Cândido; Miguel, Célia M.. "Identification and characterization of the transcription factor short-root (SHR) in Quercus suber. 8th Plant GEM - Plant Genomics European Meeting, 7-10 Oct, Lisbon, Portugal.". Paper presented in 8th Plant GEM - Plant Genomics European Meeting, 2009.
  31. Milhinhos, Ana; Miguel, Célia M.. "Class III HD-Zip transcription factors in Populus genome. 2nd Poplar Symposium ¿From Genes to Function¿ 11-13 Mar, Göttingen, Germany.". Paper presented in 2nd Poplar Symposium ¿From Genes to Function¿, 2009.
  32. Milhinhos, Ana; Currais Lara; Tereso, Susana; Oliveira, M.Margarida; Miguel, Célia M.. "Genetically modified Pinus pinaster with genes related to nitrogen metabolism. XVIth National Congress of Biochemistry, 22-25 Oct, Ponta Delgada, Portugal.". Paper presented in XVIth National Congress of Biochemistry, 2008.
  33. Milhinhos, Ana; Tereso, Susana; Oliveira, M.Margarida; Miguel, Célia M.. "Transformation of maritime pine for functional characterization of genes related to nitrogen metabolism. Plant Transformation Technologies International Conference, 4-7 Feb, Vienna, Austria". Paper presented in Plant Transformation Technologies International Conference, 2007.
  34. Milhinhos, Ana; Miguel, Célia M.; Oliveira, M.Margarida; Tereso, Susana. "A transgenic approach for functional characterization of genes related to nitrogen metabolism in maritime pine. XV National Congress of Biochemistry, 8-10 Dec, Aveiro, Portugal.". Paper presented in XV National Congress of Biochemistry, 2006.
Edited book
  1. Miguel, Célia. Plant microRNAs - shaping development and environmental responses. Springer International Publishing. 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-35772-6 • Editor
  2. Miguel, Célia. Present and Future of Cork Oak in Portugal. Oeiras, Portugal: Sociedade Portuguesa de Fisiologia Vegetal. 2012.
    Editor
Journal article
  1. Lopes, Susana T.; Costa, Bruno; Chaves, Inês; Costa, Augusta; Miguel, Célia M.. "Uncovering miRNA-Mediated Regulation in Phellem Versus Xylem Differentiation in Quercus suber L.". Journal of Plant Growth Regulation (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00344-024-11453-1.
    Published • 10.1007/s00344-024-11453-1
  2. Florez-Rueda, Ana Marcela; Miguel, Célia M.; Figueiredo, Duarte D.. "Comparative transcriptomics of seed nourishing tissues: uncovering conserved and divergent pathways in seed plants". The Plant Journal 119 2 (2024): 1134-1157. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tpj.16786.
    Published • 10.1111/tpj.16786
  3. Ana Usié Chimenos; Octávio Serra; PM Barros; Pedro Barbosa; Célia Leão; Tiago Capote; Tânia Almeida; et al. "An improved reference genome and first organelle genomes of Quercus suber". Tree Genetics & Genomes (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11295-023-01624-8.
    10.1007/s11295-023-01624-8
  4. Filipe Sousa; Mariana Bray Viegas; Joana Costa; Isabel Marques; Francisco Pina-Martins; Fernanda Simões; José Matos; et al. "Haplotype diversity patterns in Quercus suber (Fagaceae) inferred from cpDNA sequence data". Plant Systematics and Evolution (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00606-023-01879-7.
    10.1007/s00606-023-01879-7
  5. Modesto, Inês; Mendes, André; Carrasquinho, Isabel; Miguel, Célia. Corresponding author: Miguel, Célia. "Molecular Defense Response of Pine Trees (Pinus spp.) to the Parasitic Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus". Cells 11 20 (2022): 3208. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells11203208.
    Published • 10.3390/cells11203208
  6. Inácio, Vera; Santos, Raquel; Prazeres, Rafael; Graça, José; Miguel, Célia; Morais-Cecílio, Leonor. "Epigenetics at the crossroads of secondary growth regulation". Frontiers in Plant Science 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.970342.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fpls.2022.970342
  7. Modesto, Inês; Inácio, Vera; Novikova, Polina; Carrasquinho, Isabel; Van de Peer, Yves; Miguel, Célia. Corresponding author: Miguel, Célia. "SNP Detection in Pinus pinaster Transcriptome and Association with Resistance to Pinewood Nematode". Forests 13 6 (2022): 946. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f13060946.
    Published • 10.3390/f13060946
  8. Sousa, Filipe; Costa, Joana; Ribeiro, Carla; Varandas, Marta; Pina-Martins, Francisco; Simões, Fernanda; Matos, José; et al. "Population structure in Quercus suber L. revealed by nuclear microsatellite markers". PeerJ 10 (2022): e13565. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13565.
    Published • 10.7717/peerj.13565
  9. Modesto, Inês; Inácio, Vera; Van de Peer, Yves; Miguel, Célia. Corresponding author: Miguel, Célia. "MicroRNA-mediated post-transcriptional regulation of Pinus pinaster response and resistance to pinewood nematode". Scientific Reports 12 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09163-3.
    Published • 10.1038/s41598-022-09163-3
  10. Alves, Ana; Confraria, Ana; Lopes, Susana; Costa, Bruno; Perdiguero, Pedro; Milhinhos, Ana; Baena-González, Elena; Correia, Sandra; Miguel, Célia. Corresponding author: Miguel, Célia. "miR160 Interacts in vivo With Pinus pinaster AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 18 Target Site and Negatively Regulates Its Expression During Conifer Somatic Embryo Development". Frontiers in Plant Science 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.857611.
    Published • 10.3389/fpls.2022.857611
  11. Modesto, Inês; Sterck, Lieven; Arbona, Vicent; Gómez-Cadenas, Aurelio; Carrasquinho, Isabel; Van de Peer, Yves; Miguel, Célia M.. Corresponding author: Miguel, Célia M.. "Insights Into the Mechanisms Implicated in Pinus pinaster Resistance to Pinewood Nematode". Frontiers in Plant Science 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.690857.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fpls.2021.690857
  12. Augusta Costa; Inês Barbosa; Célia Miguel; José Graça. "Variation of cork porosity along the stem in harvested cork oak (Quercus suber L.) trees". Annals of Forest Science 78 2 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-021-01068-x.
    10.1007/s13595-021-01068-x
  13. Alves, Ana; Cordeiro, Daniela; Correia, Sandra; Miguel, Célia. "Small Non-Coding RNAs at the Crossroads of Regulatory Pathways Controlling Somatic Embryogenesis in Seed Plants". Plants 10 3 (2021): 504. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10030504.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/plants10030504
  14. Harrow, Jennifer; Hancock, John; Blomberg, Niklas; Brunak, Søren; Capella-Gutierrez, Salvador; Durinx, Christine; Evelo, Chris T.; et al. "ELIXIR-EXCELERATE: establishing Europe's data infrastructure for the life science research of the future". The EMBO Journal (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.15252/embj.2020107409.
    Published • 10.15252/embj.2020107409
  15. Miguel, Célia. "CorkOakDB—The Cork Oak Genome Database Portal". Database 2020 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/database/baaa114.
    10.1093/database/baaa114
  16. Miguel, Célia. "Comprehensive analysis of the isomiRome in the vegetative organs of the conifer Pinus pinaster under contrasting water availability". Plant, Cell & Environment (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pce.13976.
    10.1111/pce.13976
  17. Miguel, Célia. "ACAULIS5 Is Required for Cytokinin Accumulation and Function During Secondary Growth of Populus Trees". Frontiers in Plant Science 11 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.601858.
    10.3389/fpls.2020.601858
  18. Miguel, Célia. "Molecular study of drought response in the Mediterranean conifer Pinus pinaster Ait.: Differential transcriptomic profiling reveals constitutive water deficit-independent drought tolerance mechanisms". Ecology and Evolution (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6613.
    10.1002/ece3.6613
  19. Papoutsoglou, Evangelia A.; Faria, Daniel; Arend, Daniel; Arnaud, Elizabeth; Athanasiadis, Ioannis N.; Chaves, Inês; Coppens, Frederik; et al. "Enabling reusability of plant phenomic datasets with MIAPPE 1.1". New Phytologist (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.16544.
    10.1111/nph.16544
  20. Augusta Costa; Inês Barbosa; Miguel Pestana; Célia Miguel. "Modelling bark thickness variation in stems of cork oak in south-western Portugal". European Journal of Forest Research (2020): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-020-01273-9.
    10.1007/s10342-020-01273-9
  21. Lopes, Susana T; Sobral, Daniel; Costa, Bruno; Perdiguero, Pedro; Chaves, Inês; Costa, Augusta; Miguel, Célia M. "Phellem versus xylem: genome-wide transcriptomic analysis reveals novel regulators of cork formation in cork oak". Tree Physiology (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpz118.
    Published • 10.1093/treephys/tpz118
  22. Andreia S. Rodrigues; Inês Chaves; Bruno Vasques Costa; Yao-Cheng Lin; Susana Lopes; Ana Milhinhos; Yves Van de Peer; Célia M. Miguel. "Small RNA profiling in Pinus pinaster reveals the transcriptome of developing seeds and highlights differences between zygotic and somatic embryos". Scientific Reports (2019): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47789-y.
    10.1038/s41598-019-47789-y
  23. Rodrigues, Ana Margarida; Miguel, Célia; Chaves, Inês; António, Carla. "Mass spectrometry-based forest tree metabolomics". Mass Spectrometry Reviews (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mas.21603.
    10.1002/mas.21603
  24. Miguel, Célia. "NEP-TC a rRNA Methyltransferase Involved on Somatic Embryogenesis of Tamarillo (Solanum betaceum Cav.)". (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00438.
    10.3389/fpls.2019.00438
  25. Andreia S. Rodrigues; José J. De Vega; Célia M. Miguel. "Comprehensive assembly and analysis of the transcriptome of maritime pine developing embryos". BMC Plant Biology (2018): https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-018-1564-2.
    10.1186/s12870-018-1564-2
  26. Marta Martins; Ana Silva; Maria H. Costa; Célia Miguel; Pedro M. Costa. "Co-exposure to environmental carcinogens in vivo induces neoplasia-related hallmarks in low-genotoxicity events, even after removal of insult". Scientific Reports 8 1 (2018): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21975-w.
    10.1038/s41598-018-21975-w
  27. Ramos, Antonio Marcos; Usie, Ana; Barbosa, Pedro; Barros, Pedro M.; Capote, Tiago; Chaves, Ines; Simoes, Fernanda; et al. "Data Descriptor: The draft genome sequence of cork oak". Scientific Data 5 (2018): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000432673700001&KeyUID=WOS:000432673700001.
    10.1038/sdata.2018.69
  28. Chaves I; Costa B; Rodrigues AS; Bohn A; Miguel CM. "miRPursuit - a pipeline for automated analyses of small RNAs in model and non-model plants.". (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28686301.
    10.1002/1873-3468.12746
  29. Andreia S. Rodrigues; Célia M. Miguel. "The pivotal role of small non-coding RNAs in the regulation of seed development". Plant Cell Reports (2017): https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00299-017-2120-5.
    10.1007/s00299-017-2120-5
  30. Miguel, Célia. "The SHORT-ROOT-like gene PtSHR2B is involved in Populus phellogen activity". Journal of Experimental Botany (2016):
    10.1093/jxb/erv547
  31. Miguel, A.; de Vega-Bartol, J.; Marum, L.; Chaves, I.; Santo, T.; Leitão, J.; Varela, M. C.; Miguel, C. M.. "Characterization of the cork oak transcriptome dynamics during acorn development". BMC Plant Biol 15 1 (2015): 158-158.
    10.1186/s12870-015-0534-1
  32. Gomes, Andreia; Pimpao, Rui C.; Fortalezas, Sofia; Figueira, Ines; Miguel, Celia; Aguiar, Carlos; Salgueiro, Ligia; et al. "Chemical characterization and bioactivity of phytochemicals from Iberian endemic Santolina semidentata and strategies for ex situ propagation". Industrial Crops and Products 74 (2015): 505-513. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000360948900066&KeyUID=WOS:000360948900066.
    10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.04.037
  33. Modesto, Inês S.; Miguel, Célia; Pina-Martins, Francisco; Glushkova, Maria; Veloso, Manuela; Paulo, Octávio S.; Batista, Dora. "Identifying signatures of natural selection in cork oak (Quercus suber L.) genes through SNP analysis". Tree Genetics & Genomes 10 6 (2014): 1645-1660. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11295-014-0786-1.
    Published • 10.1007/s11295-014-0786-1
  34. Pereira-Leal, José B; Abreu, Isabel A; Alabaça, Cláudia S; Almeida, Maria; Almeida, Paulo; Almeida, Tânia; Amorim, Maria; et al. "A comprehensive assessment of the transcriptome of cork oak (Quercus suber) through EST sequencing". BMC Genomics 15 1 (2014): 371. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-371.
    Open access • Published • 10.1186/1471-2164-15-371
  35. Chaves, Ines; Lin, Yao-Cheng; Pinto-Ricardo, C.; Van de Peer, Yves; Miguel, Celia. "miRNA profiling in leaf and cork tissues of Quercus suber reveals novel miRNAs and tissue-specific expression patterns". Tree Genetics & Genomes 10 3 (2014): 721-737.
    10.1007/s11295-014-0717-1
  36. Canales, Javier; Bautista, Rocio; Label, Philippe; Gomez-Maldonado, Josefa; Lesur, Isabelle; Fernandez-Pozo, Noe; Rueda-Lopez, Marina; et al. "De novo assembly of maritime pine transcriptome: implications for forest breeding and biotechnology". Plant Biotechnology Journal 12 3 (2014): 286-299.
    10.1111/pbi.12136
  37. Gomes, Andreia; Fortalezas, Sofia; Pimpão, Rui; Figueira, Inês; Maroco, João; Aguiar, Carlos; Ferreira, Ricardo; Miguel, Célia; Santos, Cláudia. "Valuing the Endangered Species Antirrhinum lopesianum: Neuroprotective Activities and Strategies for in vitro Plant Propagation". Antioxidants 2 4 (2013): 273-292. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox2040273.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/antiox2040273
  38. de Vega-Bartol, J.J.; Santos, R.R.; Simões, M.; Miguel, C.M.. "Normalizing gene expression by quantitative PCR during somatic embryogenesis in two representative conifer species: Pinus pinaster and Picea abies". Plant Cell Reports 32 5 (2013): 715-729. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876079521&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00299-013-1407-4
  39. Milhinhos, A.; Prestele, J.; Bollhöner, B.; Matos, A.; Vera-Sirera, F.; Rambla, J.L.; Ljung, K.; et al. "Thermospermine levels are controlled by an auxin-dependent feedback loop mechanism in Populus xylem". Plant Journal 75 4 (2013): 685-698. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84882455661&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/tpj.12231
  40. de Vega-Bartol, J.J.; Simões, M.; Lorenz, W.W.; Rodrigues, A.S.; Alba, R.; Dean, J.F. D.; Miguel, C.M.. "Transcriptomic analysis highlights epigenetic and transcriptional regulation during zygotic embryo development of Pinus pinaster". BMC Plant Biology 13 1 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84883158133&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/1471-2229-13-123
  41. Milhinhos, A.; Miguel, C.M.. "Hormone interactions in xylem development: A matter of signals". Plant Cell Reports 32 6 (2013): 867-883. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84877837329&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00299-013-1420-7
  42. Marum, L.; Miguel, A.; Ricardo, C.P.; Miguel, C.. "Reference gene selection for quantitative real-time PCR normalization in quercus suber". PLoS ONE 7 4 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84859966383&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0035113
  43. Costa, P.M.; Milhinhos, A.; Simões, M.; Marum, L.; Oliveira, A.M.; Costa, M.H.; Miguel, C.. "Determining DNA strand breakage from embryogenic cell cultures of a conifer species using the single-cell gel electrophoresis assay". Tree Genetics and Genomes 8 2 (2012): 425-430. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858619348&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11295-011-0434-y
  44. Costa, P.M.; Miguel, C.; Caeiro, S.; Lobo, J.; Martins, M.; Ferreira, A.M.; Caetano, M.; et al. "Transcriptomic analyses in a benthic fish exposed to contaminated estuarine sediments through laboratory and in situ bioassays". Ecotoxicology 20 8 (2011): 1749-1764. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80054924869&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10646-011-0708-z
  45. Miguel, C.; Marum, L.. "An epigenetic view of plant cells cultured in vitro: Somaclonal variation and beyond". Journal of Experimental Botany 62 11 (2011): 3713-3725. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79960541784&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/jxb/err155
  46. Santos, A.M.; Oliver, M.J.; Sánchez, A.M.; Payton, P.R.; Gomes, J.P.; Miguel, C.; Oliveira, M.M.. "An integrated strategy to identify key genes in almond adventitious shoot regeneration". Journal of Experimental Botany 60 14 (2009): 4159-4173. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70349667462&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/jxb/erp250
  47. Marum, L.; Loureiro, J.; Rodriguez, E.; Santos, C.; Oliveira, M.M.; Miguel, C.. "Flow cytometric and morphological analyses of Pinus pinaster somatic embryogenesis". Journal of Biotechnology 143 4 (2009): 288-295. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70249123783&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jbiotec.2009.08.001
  48. Marum, L.; Rocheta, M.; Maroco, J.; Oliveira, M.M.; Miguel, C.. "Analysis of genetic stability at SSR loci during somatic embryogenesis in maritime pine (Pinus pinaster)". Plant Cell Reports 28 4 (2009): 673-682. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-67049109709&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00299-008-0668-9
  49. Miguel, C.; Simões, M.; Oliveira, M.M.; Rocheta, M.. "Envelope-like retrotransposons in the plant kingdom: Evidence of their presence in gymnosperms (Pinus pinaster)". Journal of Molecular Evolution 67 5 (2008): 517-525. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-55949130857&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00239-008-9168-3
  50. Tereso, S.; Miguel, C.M.; Mascarenhas, M.; Roque, A.; Trindade, H.; Maroco, J.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Improved in vitro rooting of Prunus dulcis Mill. cultivars". Biologia Plantarum 52 3 (2008): 437-444. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-51649115096&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10535-008-0088-2
  51. Costa, M.; Miguel, C.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Improved conditions for agrobacterium-mediated transformation of almond". Acta Horticulturae 738 (2007): 575-582. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-45249084849&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  52. Gonçalves, S.; Cairney, J.; Rodríguez, M.P.; Cánovas, F.; Oliveira, M.; Miguel, C.. "PpRab1, a Rab GTPase from maritime pine is differentially expressed during embryogenesis". Molecular Genetics and Genomics 278 3 (2007): 273-282. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34547891577&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00438-007-0247-8
  53. Tereso, S.; Zoglauer, K.; Milhinhos, A.; Miguel, C.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Zygotic and somatic embryo morphogenesis in Pinus pinaster: Comparative histological and histochemical study". Tree Physiology 27 5 (2007): 661-669. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34250880166&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/treephys/27.5.661
  54. Rocheta, M.; Cordeiro, J.; Oliveira, M.; Miguel, C.. "PpRT1: The first complete gypsy-like retrotransposon isolated in Pinus pinaster". Planta 225 3 (2007): 551-562. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33846796288&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00425-006-0370-5
  55. Costa, M.S.; Miguel, C.; Oliveira, M.M.. "An improved selection strategy and the use of acetosyringone in shoot induction medium increase almond transformation efficiency by 100-fold". Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 85 2 (2006): 205-209. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33646511146&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11240-005-9073-z
  56. Tereso, S.; Gonçalves, S.; Marum, L.; Oliveira, M.; Maroco, J.; Miguel, C.. "Improved axillary and adventitious bud regeneration from Portuguese genotypes of Pinus pinaster AIT". Propagation of Ornamental Plants 6 1 (2006): 24-33. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33645560836&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  57. Tereso, S.; Miguel, C.; Maroco, J.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Susceptibility of embryogenic and organogenic tissues of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) to antibiotics used in Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation". Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 87 1 (2006): 33-40. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33749651696&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11240-006-9130-2
  58. Tereso, S.; Miguel, C.; Zoglauer, K.; Valle-Piquera, C.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Stable Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of embryogenic tissues from Pinus pinaster Portuguese genotypes". Plant Growth Regulation 50 1 (2006): 57-68. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33751509025&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10725-006-9126-2
  59. Gonçalves,Sónia; Cairney,John; Oliveira,Margarida; Miguel,Célia. "Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes During Embryogenesis in Maritime Pine (Pinus pinaster)". Silva Lusitana (2005): http://www.scielo.mec.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0870-63522005000200005.
    Published
  60. Gonçalves, S.; Cairney, J.; Maroco, J.; Oliveira, M.M.; Miguel, C.. "Evaluation of control transcripts in real-time RT-PCR expression analysis during maritime pine embryogenesis". Planta 222 3 (2005): 556-563. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-26644438574&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00425-005-1562-0
  61. Marum, L.; Estêvão, C.; Oliveira, M.M.; Amâncio, S.; Rodrigues, L.; Miguel, C.. "Recovery of cryopreserved embryogenic cultures of maritime pine - Effect of cryoprotectant and suspension density". Cryo-Letters 25 5 (2004): 363-374. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-9344264580&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  62. Miguel, C.; Gonçalves, S.; Tereso, S.; Marum, L.; Maroco, J.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Somatic embryogenesis from 20 open-pollinated families of Portuguese plus trees of maritime pine". Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 76 2 (2004): 121-130. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0842309398&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1023/B:TICU.0000007253.91771.e3
  63. Raquel, M.H.; Miguel, C.; Nolasco, G.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Construction and testing of a transformation vector aiming at introducing pdv resistance in almond". Acta Horticulturae 521 (2000): 73-81. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0013349043&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  64. Miguel, C.M.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Transgenic almond (Prunus dulcis Mill.) plants obtained by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of leaf explants". Plant Cell Reports 18 5 (1999): 387-393. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0032894158&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s002990050591
  65. Miguel, C.; Sanchez, A.; Martins, M.; Oliveira, M.M.; Raquel, M.H.; Nolasco, G.; Ferreira, E.L.. "In vitro culture and improvement of Portuguese almond varieties". Acta Horticulturae 470 (1998): 562-569. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879205829&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  66. Miguel, C.M.; Druart, P.; Oliveira, M.M.. "Shoot regeneration from adventitious buds induced on juvenile and adult almond (Prunus dulcis Mill.) explants". In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant 32 3 (1996): 148-153. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0030463244&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/BF02822758
  67. MIGUEL, C.M.; PAIS, M.S.S.. "Induction of somatic embryogenesis in Cynara cardunculus L. (Compositae)". Acta Botanica Neerlandica 42 3 (1993): 341-347. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84995047976&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1438-8677.1993.tb00710.x
Magazine article
  1. Miguel, Célia M.. "Uma Perspectiva da Investigação em Biotecnologia Florestal@iBET", PINUSPRESS Newsletter, 2012, https://www.centropinus.org/files/upload/pinuspress/pinus-press30.pdf.
  2. Oliveira, M. Margarida; Miguel, Célia. "Uma perspectiva científica das potencialidades e ameaças que pesam sobre a floresta portuguesa", Revista Portugalglobal - destaque, 2010, www.portugalglobal.pt.
Online resource
  1. Miguel, Célia; Arias-Baldrich Cirenia; Bergeretti, Filippo; Chaves, Inês; Saibo, Nelson; Sobral, Daniel; Faria, Daniel; Barros, Pedro. CorkOakDB. 2020. http://corkoakdb.org.
  2. Miguel, Célia; Bruno Vasques Costa; Chaves, Inês; Mario Gaspar da Silva. Plant sRNA Portal. 2019. https://srna-portal.biodata.pt.
  3. Miguel, Célia; Bruno Vasques Costa; Faria, Daniel; Chaves, Inês; André Cordeiro. PHENO. 2018. https://brapi.biodata.pt.
Working paper
  1. Miguel, Célia; Cyril Pommier; Gruden, Kristina; Astrid Junker; Coppens, Frederik; Richard Finkers; Keywan Hassani-Pak; et al. 2021. "ELIXIR Plant sciences 2020-2023 Roadmap". https://f1000research.com/documents/10-145.
    10.7490/f1000research.1118482.1

Other

Dataset
  1. Miguel, Célia. Enabling reusability of plant phenomic datasets with MIAPPE 1.1 - Supplementary dataset.
    10.15454/1yxvzv
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11 Characterizing candidate genes involved in the suberization dynamics of Arabidopsis 3rd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting & 7th Meeting in Functional Biology and Biotechnology of Plants
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências (Porto, Portugal)
2023/06 EpiCORK: Unveiling the role of DNA methylation in periderm formation EPI-CATCH Conference 2023: EPIgenetic mechanisms of Crop Adaptation to Climate cHange
(Sofia, Bulgaria)
2022/07/07 Pinus pinaster resistance to pine wilt disease: uncovering early molecular responses and mechanisms involved 2022 IUFRO / FTMB Conference
(Harbin, China)
2022/06/30 Defense mechanisms highlighted by the transcriptional response of Pinus pinaster to pinewood nematode Webinar “Pine Wilt Disease: recent advances in molecular analyses and breeding approaches”
2022/06/30 MicroRNAs as post-transcriptional regulators of response to pinewood nematode infection Webinar “Pine Wilt Disease: recent advances in molecular analyses and breeding approaches”
2022/06/30 Genomic variability associated with Pinus pinaster resistance to Pinewood Nematode Webinar “Pine Wilt Disease: recent advances in molecular analyses and breeding approaches”
2022/04/06 Uncovering the mechanisms involved in Pinus pinaster resistance to pine wilt disease by analysis of coding and non-coding transcriptomes 16th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union
(Limassol, Cyprus)
2022/01/27 Making your phenotypic data FAIR: challenges and tools XV Portuguese Spanish Plant Water Relations Symposium
2021/12/20 Plant Sciences Research and Interoperability Workshop "My Data Are Your Data – how FAIR and share can boost scientific discovery"
BioData.pt
2021/12/02 Maritime pine resistance to pine wilt disease: insights from coding and non-coding transcriptomes BioISI Research Seminar Series
BioISI (Lisbon, Portugal)
2021/07/07 Investigating miRNA-dependent auxin responses during somatic embryogenesis in conifers Biologia de Plantas
Universidade de Vigo (Spain)
2021/06/22 Bringing the ELIXIR plant data infrastructure to the Portuguese pulp and paper industry Workshop Knowledge Translation to the Agricultural Technology Industry
BioData.pt
2020/10/06 Plant Sciences activities of the Portuguese node of ELIXIR Webinar series: National bioinformatics communities in ELIXIR
ELIXIR Europe
2020/09/25 Genomic and genetic approaches to identify molecular markers of resistance to pine wilt disease in Pinus pinaster Workshop “Biotechnology/Synthetic Biology Approaches to Forestry Management”
ITQB NOVA (Portugal)
2020/09/22 The BioDta.pt Plant Sciences Community Webinar series BioData.pt Talks
BioData Portugal (Portugal)
2020/06/10 MIAPPE 1.1: Building upon an existing standard for better plant phenomics data FAIRness ELIXIR Virtual All Hands
ELIXIR - European life-sciences Infrastructure for biological Information (Virtual)
2019/08 Candidate genes involved in cork cambium activity and phellem differentiation highlighted by transcriptomic analysis 4th International Symposium on Plant Apoplastic Diffusion Barriers (PADiBa)
(Bonn, Germany)
2019/06 Maritime pine genome sequence and analysis IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference 2019
(Raleigh NC, United States)
2019/06 Identification of molecular regulators involved in the formation of Quercus super cork tissues IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference 2019
(Raleigh, NC, United States)
2018/09 The transcriptome of maritime pine across embryo development Clonal Trees in the Bioeconomy Age: Opportunities and Challenges - 5th IUFRO 2.09.02 Working Party Conference
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciências (Coimbra)
2018/09 Transcriptional identification and characterization of differentially expressed miRNAs involved in conifer embryogenesis Clonal Trees in the Bioeconomy Age: Opportunities and Challenges - 5th IUFRO 2.09.02 Working Party Conference
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/01 Data standards for plant phenotyping: MIAPPE and its implementations PAG XXVI - Plant and Animal Genome Conference
(San Diego, United States)
2018 Identification of genes involved in the resistance response of Pinus pinaster to the pinewood nematode infection Tree Resistance Workshop 2018
(Mt. Sterling, OH, United States)
2017/10 Differential gene expression analysis reveals different responses to pine wilt disease between susceptible and tolerant maritime pine seedlings Proteção das Plantas 2017 - 2º Simpósio SCAP de Proteção das Plantas; 8º Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Fitopatologia e 11º Encontro Nacional de Proteção Integrada
(Santarém, Portugal)
2017/09 Differentiation of suberized phellem cells: unravelling transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms 3rd International Symposium on Plant Apoplastic Diffusion Barriers (PADiBa)
(Oeiras, Portugal)
2017 Molecular study of drought response in the Mediterranean conifer Pinus pinaster Ait: Protein-coding transcript profiling IUFRO Tree Biotechnology 2017
(Concépcion, Chile)
2016/09 Identification of regulatory miRNA-target nodes across embryo development in Pinus pinaster Somatic Embryogenesis and Other Vegetative Propagation Technologies - Fourth International Conference of the IUFRO 2.09.02 Working Party
Universidad de La Plata (La Plata, Argentina)
2016/04 ELIXIR – the European distributed infrastructure for life-science information: how can it impact forestry research? Trees4Future final conference: Designing trees for the future: data is the cornerstone
(Brussels, Belgium)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/02/01 - Current Periderm development: from molecular genetics to tree physiology
Supervisor
 Biology (PhD)
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2022/05 - Current DNA methylation role in the periderm barrier formation
Supervisor
 Systems Biology - BioSys2 (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/12/01 - Current PhD thesis - Characterizing novel plant miRNA regulation processes with machine learning methods
Co-supervisor
 Bioinformatics (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017 - Current Dissecting molecular pathways involved in periderm function and differentiation
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/09 - 2024/02 Cork-associated genes in the suberization dynamics of Arabidopsis tissues: a contribution for their functional characterization
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Molecular e Genética (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/09 Building molecular tools for cork-associated genes expression analysis in vivo to study the suberization dynamics in Arabidopsis endodermis
Co-supervisor
 Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/09 - 2023/02 Patterns of suberization in root tissues of Arabidopsis thaliana mutants
Co-supervisor
 Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016 - 2023/01/31 Exploring genetic variability of Pinus pinaster in the molecular response pathways to the pinewood nematode (PWN) as a source of markers for assisted selection
Supervisor
 Plants for Life (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021 - 2023 Metabolic shifts associated with drought and drought-like symptoms induced by pine pitch canker disease
Co-supervisor
 Biology of Plant Resources (Master)
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2023 PhD thesis - Characterizing functional roles of candidate miRNAs in conifer embryogenesis
Supervisor
 Biology (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/12 Characterization of microRNAs implicated in maritime pine resistance to pinewood nematode
Supervisor
 Biolopgy of Plant Resources (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/11 Construction of inducible expression vectors to produce phellogen-specific loss-of-function DNA methyltransferase mutants
Co-supervisor
 Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/06 - 2021/02 Master thesis - Optimizing the quantification of the pine wood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) in Pinus pinaster L. through quantitative PCR
Supervisor
 Agronomic Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2012/06/01 - 2020/02 PhD thesis - Molecular regulation of Pinus pinaster embryo development - insights from the coding and non-coding transcriptomes
Supervisor of Andreia Rodrigues
 Biology (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017/09 - 2019/09 Master thesis - Expression profiling of rust resistance-related genes in coffee and development of a virus induced gene silencing (VIGS)-based tool for functional analysis
Co-supervisor
 Molecular Biology and Genetics (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/09 - 2017/09 Master thesis - Integrative analysis of datasets obtained from Pinus pinaster ait. during water stress response
Co-supervisor
 Bioinformática y Biología Computacional - Escuela Nacional de Salud- instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014/09 - 2016/12 Master thesis - Molecular analysis of the response of Pinus pinaster plants with differential behavior towards the pine wood nematode infection
Supervisor
 Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Entreprenernship (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014 - 2016 Master thesis - Molecular analysis of microRNA/target gene interactions in the pine seed
Supervisor
 Molecular Genetics and Biomedicine (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008/07 - 2014/07 PhD thesis - Molecular Regulation of Phellogen Activity – An Insight into Cork Formation
Supervisor
 Biology (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2007/07 - 2013/07 PhD thesis - Genetic and Molecular Analysis of Plant Vascular Development
Supervisor of Ana Milhinhos
 Biology (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2004/06 - 2009/06 PhD thesis - Evaluation of the stability of embryogenic cultures and of emblings of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) using molecular markers
Co-supervisor of Liliana Marum
 Biology (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2001/12 - 2005/12 PhD thesis - Embryo development in maritime pine – a differential gene expression approach
Supervisor of Sónia Gonçalves
 Biology (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2000/04 - 2005/04 PhD thesis - In vitro clonal propagation systems and genetic transformation system of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster)
Co-supervisor of Susana Tereso
 Biology (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2001/09/01 - 2003/09 Master thesis - Cryopreservation of embryogenic cultures of Pinus pinaster
Supervisor
 Plant production (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022 - 2022 Webinar Pine Wilt Disease: recent advances in molecular analyses and breeding approaches (2022/06/30 - 2022/06/30)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
2011/10/06 - 2011/10/06 Floresta 2050. Pensar o Futuro, Oeiras, Portugal. Organizing Committee. Approximately 50 delegates attended the meeting. (2011/10/06 - 2011/10/06)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2009/10/07 - 2009/10/10 8th Plant Genomics European Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal. Organizing Committee. Plant GEM is an international annual conference joining researchers from Europe and all over the world to discuss latest developments and to exchange new ideas for future projects and to improve cooperation. Over 300 delegates attended the meeting. (2009/10/07 - 2009/10/10)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2007/06/03 - 2007/06/08 IUFRO Tree Biotechnology 2007. This conference is held every two years and is the official meeting of the IUFRO Working Group 2.04.06 (Molecular biology of forest trees). Approximately 200 delegates attended the conference. (2007/06/03 - 2007/06/08)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/10 Characterization of candidate microRNAs involved in the regulation of conifer embryogenesis
Supervisor
 Ana Cristina Alves (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/10 Genetic variation and trait plasticity in plant defence suppression
Thesis Member
 Jéssica Paulo (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/01 Exploring genetic variability of Pinus pinaster in the molecular response pathways to the pinewood nematode as a source of markers for assisted selection
Supervisor
 Inês Modesto (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023 Study of flower induction and fructification mechanisms in Castanea sativa Mill.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Teresa Talhinhas Barata Alhinho (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/09 Molecular and histological approaches to unravel Castanea spp. responses to Phytophthora cinnamomi infection
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Patrícia Fernandes (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2021/11 Histologic and molecular characterization of root phellem development and suberization – from Arabidopsis thaliana to Quercus suber
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Rita Leal (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2021/09 Deciphering Pinus defence response against Fusarium circinatum: from physiology to Omics
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Amaral (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020 Molecular regulation of Pinus pinaster embryo development: insights from the coding and non-coding transcriptomes
Supervisor
 Andreia Rodrigues (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2019/11 Characterization of flower induction and fertilization of Quercus suber
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Helena Silva (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/07 Unveiling the genetic and epigenetic signatures of cork differentiation and quality
(Thesis) Arguer
 Vera Inácio (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2018 Unraveling the genomics of adaptation of Colletotrichum kahawae to Coffea arabica.
Thesis Member
 Ana Cristina Vieira (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 Plant salinity tolerance: from the gene family to a single species perspective
Thesis Member
 inês Pires (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2018 An innovative integrated approach to characterize coffee resistance mechanisms to Colletotrichum kahawae
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês Diniz (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2016 Insights into the epigenetic regulation of the rice genome: the role of DNA methylation and histone modifications in salt stress responses
Thesis Member
 Liliana Ferreira (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2015 Essential oils as anti-nematode agents and their influence on in vitro nematode/plant co-cultures
(Thesis) Arguer
 Jorge Faria (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014 Molecular and biotechnological approaches to essential oils production in Thymus caespititius
Thesis Member
 Marta Mendes (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014 Molecular regulation of phellogen activity – an insight into cork formation
Supervisor
 Andreia Miguel (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2014 A Multi-scale study of P. pinaster adaptive response to drought applying molecular and functional approaches
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Marina de Miguel Vega (PhD)
Universidad de Alcalá, Spain
2013 Molecular regulation of cork development - the role of transcription factor QsR2R3Myb
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Tânia Almeida (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013 Genetic and Molecular Analysis of Plant Vascular Development
Supervisor
 Ana Milhinhos (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
2005 Embryo development in maritime pine – a differential gene expression approach
Supervisor
 Sónia Gonçalves (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2019 - 2023/12 Scientific Advisory Board of ELIXIR Belgium
Member
2014/01/01 - 2023 Directive Board of the International PhD program Plants for Life
Member
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013/04/01 - 2016/08/31 Executive Committee of the ITQB-UNL PhD Program Molecular Biosciences
Member
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2022/03/10 - 2022/03/11 Applied Bioinformatics in the Life Sciences 4th edition VIB Conferences
2019/11/12 - 2019/11/12 Plant Phenotyping-Genotyping Data Management Workshop ITQB NOVA
2018/09/10 - 2018/09/15 5th IUFRO 2.09.02 Working Party Conference - Clonal Trees in the Bioeconomy Age: Opportunities and Challenges University of Coimbra
2017/09/13 - 2017/09/15 PADiBa 2017, International Symposium on Plant Apoplastic Diffusion Barriers ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, Portugal
2017/03/27 - 2017/03/28 3rd General COST Meeting Workshop, COST Action 'The quest for tolerant varieties: phenotyping at plant and cellular level (FA1306) ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, Portugal
2011/10/21 - 2011/10/21 Present and Future of Cork Oak in Portugal Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Oeiras, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021 - Current Consultant in FCT project "Unveiling core REgulatory MOdules acting on the crosstalk between cork Development and EnvironmentaL factors – CorkREMODEL" coordinated by Pedro Barros (ITQB NOVA) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012 - 2015 Consultant in the project PlantBioNem - Plant biotechnology in nematodes invasion mechanism elucidation (2012-2015): National FCT project PTDC/AGR-CFL/117026/2010. Coordinated by Ana Cristina Fuigueiredo, University of Lisbon Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
2010 - 2013 Consultant in the project "Identification of genes responsible for drought tolerance in Jatropha curcas, an emerging biodiesel plant" (2010-2013): National FCT project PTDC/AGR-GPL/101435/2008. Coordinated by Margarida Oliveira, ITQB-UNL Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2021 - Current Evaluation of graduation courses for the Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior (A3ES)
Evaluator

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020/12 - Current Frontiers in Plant Science
Distinctions

Award

2015 Prémio Empreendedorismo e Inovação Crédito Agrícola - project GENOSUBER (coordinated by CEBAL)
2015 Prémio Vida Rural Alqueva - Project Genosuber coordinated by CEBAL

Other distinction

2009 Fundo EDP Biodiversidade 2009 (in collaboration with the ITQB Disease and Stress Biology Lab, Universidade Coimbra and Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Lisboa)
EDP, Portugal