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Rafael da Costa Coelho Ferreira, MSc in Environmental Science and Technology and BSc in Biology at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. In his master's thesis he led the quantification of carbon sequestration in the Porto Botanical Garden, focusing specifically on the analysis of soil and perennial tree biomass. In order to complete his degree he developed and implemented methodological approaches to evaluate the phytotoxic effects of the herbicide glyphosate on the development and homeostasis of a vineyard cover crop. Most recently, he cooperated as a Research Collaborator in the Vineprotect project at IB2Lab, with the aim of finding fungi that have PGP (plant-growth-promoter) potential in grapevines. For this purpose he employed phosphate solubilization techniques and siderophore production assays. He also applied antagonism protocols in Petri dishes with Trichodermas, against fungi that cause Esca disease.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rafael da Costa Coelho Ferreira

Citation names

  • Ferreira, Rafael

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9415-FFEA-2946
ORCID iD
0009-0009-8120-2221
Scopus Author Id
55388832800

Email addresses

  • rafcosta813@gmail.com (Professional)
  • rafcosta813@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 927836637 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Rua Cooperativa dos Funcionários Judiciais nº57 6ºB, 4420-095, Valbom, Gondomar, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2019 - 2021
Concluded
Ciências e Tecnologia do Ambiente (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Capacidade de sequestro de carbono do Jardim Botânico do Porto" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
18
2016 - 2019
Concluded
Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Phytotoxic effects of glyphosate on the development and redox homeostasis of a cover plant (Medicago sativa L.)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
13
2016
Concluded
Ciências (Ensino secundário)
Escola Secundaria Filipa De Vilhena, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2024/06 - 2055/03 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2021/10/01 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2019/06/01 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/09 - 2025/03 VINEPROTECT - Ecological survey for biological management and protection of Mediterranean vineyards facing climate changes
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Fernandes, Beatriz; Soares, Cristiano; Braga, Cláudia; Rebotim, Ana; Ferreira, Rafael; Ferreira, Joana; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Pereira, Ruth; Cachada, Anabela. "Ecotoxicological Assessment of a Glyphosate-Based Herbicide in Cover Plants: Medicago sativa L. as a Model Species". Applied Sciences 10 15 (2020): 5098. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10155098.
    10.3390/app10155098
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/02/14 Ecotoxicological Assessment of a Glyphosate-Based Herbicide in Cover Plants: Medicago sativa L. as a Model Species IJUP 2019 - Encontro de Jovens Investigadores da Universidade do Porto
Reitoria da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2024/09/11 - 2024/09/12 Inaugural Annual Conference on "Plant Microbiomes" at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto in Portugal, hosted by the MiCropBiomes COST Action (2024/09/11 - 2024/09/12)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/11/21 - 2024/11/22 Submissão de Abstract - The potential of endogenous rhizobacteria of the Douro Demarcated Region: plant growth-promoting screening to improve vineyards resilience to climate change.
Congress
4th EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal