Personal identification

Full name

Diana Margarida Alpoim de Andrade Pimentel

Citation names

• Pimentel, Diana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

9A16-7E78-6A60

ORCID iD

0000-0002-8191-0916

Addresses

• Estrada de Gil Vaz, Apartado 72, 7351-901, Elvas, Elvas, Portugal (Professional)

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)

	Degree	Classification
2020/10 - 2022/12 Concluded	Statistics (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Modeling the Dynamics of Leafhopper Pest in Vineyards" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2016/01/01 - 2020/05/21 Concluded	Biology (Doctor) Major in Systems Biology Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal "Functional Genomics applied to the study of resistance against Powdery Mildew in grapevine" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved with Distinction
2015 Concluded	Plant Molecular Biology, Bioentrepreneurship and Biotechnology (Master) Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal "The influence of kaolin application on key metabolic pathways associated with grape berry quality – a molecular and biochemical analysis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2013 Concluded	Biochemistry (Bachelor) Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal "n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2016/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/01/01 - Current	Biostatistics Technician	Soluções Inovadoras de Base Biológica para Proteção de Culturas, Portugal

Publications

Book chapter	Pimentel, Diana; Fortes, Ana Margarida. "Targeted genome editing using CRISPR-Cas9: Applications in fruit quality and stress resilience". In Advancement in Crop Improvement Techniques, 199-207. Elsevier, 2020. 10.1016/b978-0-12-818581-0.00012-7
Conference poster	Pimentel, Diana; Erban, Alexander; Rego, Cecília; Kopka, Joachim; Fortes, Ana Margarida. "Phytohormonal and metabolic reprogramming in grape berry (Vitis vinifera cv. Carignan) upon powdery mildew infection.". Paper presented in International Congress on Grapevine and Wine Sciences (ICGWS), 2018. Pimentel, Diana; Cecília Rego; Ana Margarida Fortes. "Phytohormonal metabolism of 'Carignan' grape berries upon infection with powdery mildew.". Paper presented in XII International Conference on Grapevine Breeding and Genetics, 2018. Pimentel, Diana; Alexander Erban; Flávio Soares; Cecília Rego; Antonio Granell; Joachim Kopka; Ana Margarida Fortes. "Functional Genomics applied to the study of resistance against powdery mildew in grapevine.". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2018, 2018. Pimentel, Diana; Flávio Soares; Antonio Granell; Ana Margarida Fortes. "Functional characterization of SlGRAS10: unveiling its role in climacteric fruit ripening.". Paper presented in XIV Solanaceae and 3rd Cucurbitaceae Joint Conference, 2017.
Journal article	Breia, R.; Conde, A.; Pimentel, D.; Conde, C.; Fortes, A.M.; Granell, A.; Gerós, H.. "VvSWEET7 Is a Mono- and Disaccharide Transporter Up-Regulated in Response to Botrytis cinerea Infection in Grape Berries". Frontiers in Plant Science 10 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85079504430&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3389/fpls.2019.01753 João Coelho; Marilia Almeida-Trapp; Diana Pimentel; Flávio Soares; Pedro Reis; Cecília Rego; Axel Mithöfer; Ana Margarida Fortes. "The study of hormonal metabolism of Trincadeira and Syrah cultivars indicates new roles of salicylic acid, jasmonates, ABA and IAA during grape ripening and upon infection with Botrytis cinerea". Plant Science (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.01.024. 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.01.024 Fortes, A.M.; Agudelo-Romero, P.; Pimentel, D.; Alkan, N.. "Transcriptional modulation of polyamine metabolism in fruit species under abiotic and biotic stress". Frontiers in Plant Science 10 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85068486920&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3389/fpls.2019.00816 Conde, A.; Neves, A.; Breia, R.; Pimentel, D.; Dinis, L.-T.; Bernardo, S.; Correia, C.M.; et al. "Kaolin particle film application stimulates photoassimilate synthesis and modifies the primary metabolome of grape leaves". Journal of Plant Physiology 223 (2018): 47-56. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85042418488&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.jplph.2018.02.004 Jérôme Grimplet; Diana Pimentel; Patricia Agudelo-Romero; Jose Miguel Martinez-Zapater; Ana Margarida Fortes. "The LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES Domain gene family in grapevine: genome-wide characterization and expression analyses during developmental processes and stress responses". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16240-5. 10.1038/s41598-017-16240-5 Conde, A.; Pimentel, D.; Neves, A.; Dinis, L.-T.; Bernardo, S.; Correia, C.M.; Gerós, H.; Moutinho-Pereira, J.. "Kaolin foliar application has a stimulatory effect on phenylpropanoid and flavonoid pathways in grape berries". Frontiers in Plant Science 7 AUG2016 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84984601463&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3389/fpls.2016.01150 Dinis, L.-T.; Bernardo, S.; Conde, A.; Pimentel, D.; Ferreira, H.; Félix, L.; Gerós, H.; Correia, C.M.; Moutinho-Pereira, J.. "Kaolin exogenous application boosts antioxidant capacity and phenolic content in berries and leaves of grapevine under summer stress". Journal of Plant Physiology 191 (2016): 45-53. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84950272040&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.jplph.2015.12.005

Award

2016	ADVID 2016 Award - Prof. Pedro Amaro Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Viticultura Duriense, Portugal