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Ricardo MF da Costa, PhD in Life Sciences (Biochemistry / Biology) by the University of Wales at Aberystwyth (UK). Ricardo has acquired most of his research experience in fields linked to the study of the plant cell wall, primarily with the aims of addressing phytopathology concerns, and utilising plant material as a natural source of goods and services. Since joining the Molecular Physical-Chemistry R&D Unit at the University of Coimbra (QFM-UC) in 2020, Ricardo has worked in various projects related to the study of phytochemicals. Currently, he is the Principal Investigator (PI) of the PineWALL project (FCT - PTDC/ASP-SIL/3142/2020), which aims at linking pine cell wall composition and structure to pinewood nematode resistance, for the mitigation of pine wilt disease. Furthermore, he has also been working on the study of phytochemicals from endogenous plants, with the aim of their valorisation as novel food ingredients and/or nutraceuticals. However, Ricardo is a versatile researcher, capable of working in diverse research fields, as is evidenced by his past involvement in projects aimed at novel enzyme discovery through metagenomic screening, and aimed at the discovery of biomarkers for early diagnosis of human pulmonary diseases.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ricardo MF da Costa

Citation names

  • da Costa, Ricardo MF

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9B15-24E2-13D3
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5426-412X
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=ghG5hrwAAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher Id
ABG-6529-2021
Scopus Author Id
58056668800

Email addresses

  • rmfdcosta@uc.pt (Personal)

Telephones

Telephone
  • (+351) 239852084 Ext.: 264344 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Molecular Physical - Chemistry R&D Unit (QFM), Rua Larga, 3004-535, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Other Medical Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English (Mother tongue)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Elementary (A2)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/08 - 2023/08
Concluded
 Machine Learning Summer School (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
Major in Machine Learning
Eigenvector Research, Inc., United States
2011 - 2016
Concluded
 PhD in Life Sciences (Biochemistry / Biology) (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in Plant Cell Wall Biology
University of Wales Aberystwyth Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, United Kingdom
"Constructing a Comprehensive Picture of Miscanthus Cell Wall to Advance its Deconstruction" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2009 - 2011
Concluded
 MSc in Plant Biodiversity and Biotechnology (Mestrado)
Major in Plant Biotechnology
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Analysis of chemical and ultrastructural profiles of Olea europaea cultivars for taxonomic purposes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2004 - 2008
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Major in BSc in Biology
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/10 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/07 - 2020/10 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/02/09 - 2020/03/01 Visiting Researcher (Research) University of Wales Aberystwyth Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, United Kingdom
2018/11 - 2018/12 Visiting Researcher (Research) University of York Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, United Kingdom
2016/05/01 - 2017/07/08 Postdoc (Research) University of Wales Aberystwyth Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, United Kingdom
2013/09 - 2013/12 Visiting Researcher (Research) University of Georgia Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, United States

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2014/09 - 2014/10 University Representative at Student Recruitment Exhibitions in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Recife) Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
2013/09 - 2013/10 University Representative at Student Recruitment Exhibitions in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia) Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/09 - Current Linking pine cell wall composition and structure to pinewood nematode resistance under climate change
PTDC/ASP-SIL/3142/2020
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/03 - Current Value2Prevent - Valorização da biomassa florestal como ferramenta na gestão do risco de incêndio floresta
PCIF/GVB/0057/2019
Researcher
SerQ Centro de Inovação e Competências da Floresta, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/02/09 - 2020/03/01 STSM title: Valorisation of Lignocellulose to Address Ecological and Economical Concerns in Portugal - Biological Pretreatments as a Lignin-First Approach
ECOST-STSM-Request-CA17128-46098
Researcher
University of Wales Aberystwyth Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, United Kingdom

Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Horizon 2020
Concluded
2016/04 - 2018/07/08 Optimized laccase systems for high-value bio-plastics production from biomass (OXYPOL)
ERA-IB 5th Joint call, Grant no 14071
Post-doc
University of Wales Aberystwyth Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, United Kingdom
 ERA-Net Cofund scheme
Concluded
2016/07/08 - 2017/07/08 Identification and Validation of Low­ Cost, High ­Throughput Microbial and Metabolite Biomarker Assay for Lung Cancer Status, Stage and Type (Tenovus)
12379
Post-doc
University of Wales Aberystwyth Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, United Kingdom
 Tenovus Cancer Care
Concluded
2014/08/04 - 2016 Transnational approaches to resolving biological bottlenecks in macroalgal biofuel production (SuBBSea)
BBSRC - BB/K020552/1
Post-doc
University of Wales Aberystwyth Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, United Kingdom
 UK Research and Innovation
Concluded
2012 - 2016 BEACON - A Biorefining Centre of Excellence for Wales
8056
PhD Student Fellow
University of Wales Aberystwyth Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, United Kingdom

Bangor University, United Kingdom

Swansea University, United Kingdom
European Regional Development Fund

Welsh European Funding Office
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Laboratório para a Sustentabilidade do Uso da Terra e dos Serviços dos Ecossistemas
LA/P/0092/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/10 - 2022/10 VIBSonCANCER - Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer by Vibrational Spectroscopy
C491215625-00083205
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/07/10 - 2022/10 Valorisation of the Natural Endogenous Resources of the Centro Region - ReNATURE
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000007 / Ref: SAICT 000007 ReNATURE
Post-doc
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centre for Functional Ecology
UID/BIA/04004/2019
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023/03 - Current CAPES-PrInt-UNESP project: Exploring Multidisciplinary Approaches for the Development of Phytotherapeutic Agents
PROPG 02/2019 (edital)
Researcher
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - Câmpus de Assis, Brazil

Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
CAPES-PrInt

Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - Câmpus de Assis
Ongoing
2020/10 - 2022/10 IDEAS4life - The valorization of endogenous maritime plants as novel food ingredients and/or nutraceuticals
C493053224-00089325
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Química-Física Molecular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/07/08 - 2022/10 Inpactus - Innovative Products and Technologies from Eucalyptus
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-021874
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

RAIZ - Forest and Paper Research Institute (The Navigator Company), Portugal
European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Barrett, William; Carli, José; Allison, Gordon G.. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Analysis of Plant Cell Walls by Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy". In Methods in Molecular Biology, edited by Popper, Zoe, 297-313. New York, United States: Springer New York, 2020.
    Published • 10.1007/978-1-0716-0621-6_16
Conference abstract
  1. Marques, M. Pedro; Landim, Euclides; Varela, Carla; MARQUES, JOANA; da Costa, Ricardo MF; Carvalho, Aida; Oliveira, Paulo J.; Cabral, Célia. "Valorization of the neglected species Verbascum pulverulentum Vill. from Côa Valley for possible cosmetic applications". Paper presented in III Bio.Natural 2023 - Bioactive Natural Products Research Conference, Lisbon, 2023.
    Accepted
  2. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Carvalho, Maria Graca ; Canhoto, Jorge. "Valorisation of Lignocellulosic Biomass - Could it Be a Tool for Prevention of Severe Wildfires?". Paper presented in TERRAenVISION Environmental Issues Today: Scientific Solutions for Societal Issues, Barcelona, 2018.
    Accepted
Conference poster
  1. Marques, Mário P.; Euclides Landim; Joana Marques; da Costa, Ricardo MF; Luis Baptista de Carvalho; Dias, Maria Inês; Barros, Lillian; et al. "Cistus Species from Côa Valley: a Source of Antioxidants for Natural-based Cosmetics". Paper presented in Mitochondria in Aging, Cancer and Cell Death (MAC), 2023.
  2. Marques, Mário; da Costa, Ricardo MF; Célia Cabral. Corresponding author: Marques, Mário. "Côa Valley's medicinal plants as potential cosmetic ingredients: cytotoxic and antioxidant assessment". Paper presented in 71st International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA). Dublin, Ireland, 2023.
  3. da Costa, Ricardo MF. "The XVIth Plant Cell Wall Meeting. Málaga, Spain". Paper presented in The XVIth Plant Cell Wall Meeting, 2023.
  4. Foubert-Mendes, Sara; da Costa, Ricardo MF; Luís M. B. Fonseca; Sílvia Coimbra. Corresponding author: Sílvia Coimbra. "Pine wilt disease affects xylem cell walls of Pinus pinaster but not of Pinus pinea". Paper presented in The XVIth Plant Cell Wall Meeting, 2023.
  5. Daniela Silva; da Costa, Ricardo MF. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Spectrochemical analysis of seasonal and sexual variation of antioxidants in Corema album (L.) D. Don leaf extracts". Paper presented in 15ENQF – 15th National Physical Chemistry Meeting, 2023.
  6. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Silva, Hugo; Luís Fonseca; Joana Moura e Sá Cardoso; Isabel Maria de Oliveira Abrantes. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Bursaphelenchus species diversity associated with a declining Pinus pinea". Paper presented in The IUFRO All-Division 7 2022 Conference. Lisbon, Portugal, 2022.
  7. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Luís Fonseca; Joana Moura e Sá Cardoso; Joana Vieira; Filipe Campelo; Isabel Maria de Oliveira Abrantes. "Bursaphelenchus spp. inhabitants of a centennial Pinus pinea tree of public interest". Paper presented in Seventh International Congress of Nematology, 2022.
  8. da Costa, Ricardo MF. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "PineWALL Project: Linking pine cell wall composition and structure to pinewood nematode resistance under climate change". Paper presented in Seventh International Congress of Nematology, 2022.
  9. Marques, Mário; Canhoto, Jorge; da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Monitoring of ripening-derived morphology and chemical modifications in the cell wall of Arbutus unedo L. fruits". Paper presented in 4º Encontro - Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas, 2020.
  10. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Isabel Abrantes (ORCID 0000-0002-8761-2151); Joana Vieira (ORCID 0000-0003-1021-4101); Felipe Campelo (ORCID 0000-0001-8432-4325); Joana MS Cardoso (ORCID 0000-0002-6594-4892); Luís Fonseca (ORCID 0000-0001-7405-8916). "Bursaphelenchus spp. associated with a centennial Pinus pinea tree of public interest at the University of Coimbra". Paper presented in 7th International Congress of Nematology (ICN), 2020.
  11. Marques, Mário Pedro da Silva; Martins, João Filipe da Silva; da Costa, Ricardo MF; Canhoto, JM. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Study of physiological and biochemical events leading to vitrification of Arbutus unedo L. cultured in vitro for the development of improved food biotechnology methods". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC19, Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Coimbra, Portugal, 2019.
  12. da Costa, Ricardo MF. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Desirable plant cell wall traits for higher quality lignocellulosic biomass from Miscanthus". Paper presented in The XVth Plant Cell Wall Meeting. Cambridge, UK, 2019.
  13. da Costa, Ricardo MF. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Valorisation of lignocellosic national resources to address ecological and economical concerns in Portugal". Paper presented in The XVth Plant Cell Wall Meeting. Cambridge, UK, 2019.
  14. da Costa, Ricardo MF. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Valorisation of lignocellulose to address ecological and economical concerns in Portugal". Paper presented in EUBCE 2019 – 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition. Portugal, 2019.
  15. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Bosch, Maurice; Batista Carvalho, Luis; Ferreira, Paulo; Simister, Rachael; Gomez, Leonardo D; Carvalho, Maria Graca ; et al. "Valorisation of Lignocellulose to Address Ecological and Economical Concerns in Portugal". Paper presented in 4th LBNet International Conference, Cheshire, UK, 2019.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.19004.08329
  16. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Pattathil, Sivakumar; Avci, Utku; Winters, Ana; Hahn, Michael G.; Bosch, Maurice; da Costa, Ricardo MF. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Desirable Miscanthus Cell Wall Traits for Higher Quality Lignocellulosic Biomass". Paper presented in 4th LBNet International Conference, Cheshire, UK, 2019.
    DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32837.50404
  17. Villarroel, N; Albarran-Velo, J; Nguyen, G S; Wentzel, Alexander; Lavandera, I; da Costa, Ricardo MF; Fernandez-Fuentes, N; et al. "Evaluation of novel laccases and mediators using a dye decolourisation assay". Paper presented in 4th LBNet International Conference, 2019.
  18. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Ana Winters. Corresponding author: Ana Winters. "Release of low molecular weight products from Kraft lignin using a laccase-mediator system". Paper presented in LBNet 4th International Conference. Cheshire, UK, 2019.
  19. da Costa, Ricardo MF. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Nutrient and drought stress: implications for phenology and biomass quality in Miscanthus". Paper presented in LBNet 3rd International Conference. Cheshire, UK, 2018.
  20. da Costa, Ricardo MF. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Valorisation of lignocellulosic biomass – Could it be a tool to prevent severe wildfires?". Paper presented in XXIV TECNICELPA Conference. Aveiro, Portugal, 2018.
  21. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Carvalho, Maria Graca ; Ferreira, Paulo; Canhoto, Jorge. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Valorisation of Lignocellulosic Biomass – a Tool to Prevent Severe Wildfires?". Paper presented in LBNet 3rd International Conference. Cheshire, UK, 2018.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.28231.55208
  22. Ana Winters; Joe A Gallagher; David Walker; da Costa, Ricardo M. F.; Alexander Wentzel; Vicente Gotor-Fernández; Iván Lavandera; et al. Corresponding author: Ana Winters. "Release of low molecular weight products from Kraft lignin using a laccase-mediator system". Paper presented in 40th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. Clearwater Beach, Clearwater, FL, USA, 2018.
  23. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Winters, Ana; Bosch, Maurice. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Analysis of the plant cell-wall glycome to optimise bioenergy and biorefining applications of biomass feedstocks". Paper presented in Monogram Network Workshop. Aberystwyth, UK, 2012.
Journal article
  1. Ricardo M. F. da Costa; Bruno Almeida; António Portugal; Rachael Simister; Leonardo D. Gomez; Ana L. Winters; Barbara D. Hauck; et al. "Reduced Recalcitrance and Improved Pulp Properties in Eucalypt Woods Pretreated with White-Rot Fungi and Mild Alkali". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2023): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.3c03325.
    10.1021/acs.iecr.3c03325
  2. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Mário Pedro Marques; Célia Cabral. Corresponding author: Célia Cabral. "Côa Valley's medicinal plants as potential cosmetic ingredients: cytotoxic and antioxidant assessment (P-220)". Planta Medica 89 14 (2023): 1276-1437. https://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-013-58620.
    Open access • Published
  3. Silva, Hugo; Cardoso, Joana M. S.; da Costa, Ricardo MF; Abrantes, Isabel; Fonseca, Luís. Corresponding author: Fonseca, Luís. "Potensaphelenchus stammeri (Körner, 1954) Gu, Liu, Abolafia & Pedram, 2021 (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) from Pinus pinea Linnaeus, 1753 in Portugal". Forests 14 5 (2023): 962. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f14050962.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/f14050962
  4. Silva, Daniela J. S. ; Santos, João A. V. ; Pinto, Joana C. N. ; Llorent-Martínez, Eulogio J.; Castilho, Paula C.; Batista de Carvalho, Luís A. E.; Marques, Maria Paula M.; et al. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Spectrochemical analysis of seasonal and sexual variation of antioxidants in Corema album (L.) D. Don leaf extracts". Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 299 (2023): 122816. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2023.122816.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.saa.2023.122816
  5. Silva, Hugo; Cardoso, Joana M. S.; da Costa, Ricardo MF; Abrantes, Isabel; Fonseca, Luís. "Potensaphelenchus stammeri (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) from Pinus pinea in Portugal". Forests (2023):
    Published • https://doi.org/10.3390/f14050962
  6. Rito, Miguel; Marques, Joana; da Costa, Ricardo MF; Correia, Sandra; Lopes, Tércia; Martin, Daniel; Canhoto, Jorge M. P. L.; Batista de Carvalho, Luís A. E.; Marques, Maria Paula M.. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Antioxidant Potential of Tamarillo Fruits-Chemical and Infrared Spectroscopy Analysis". Antioxidants 12 2 (2023): 536. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox12020536.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/antiox12020536
  7. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Bosch, Maurice; Simister, Rachael; Gomez, Leonardo D.; Canhoto, Jorge M.; Batista de Carvalho, Luís A. E.. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Valorisation Potential of Invasive Acacia dealbata, A. longifolia and A. melanoxylon from Land Clearings". Molecules 27 20 (2022): 7006. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27207006.
    Published • 10.3390/molecules27207006
  8. Martín, Daniel; Santos, Inês P.; Monteiro, Pedro; Amaral, Joana; da Costa, Ricardo MF; Martín-Garcia, Jorge; Batista de Carvalho, Luís A. E.; Marques, Maria Paula M.; Pinto, Glória. "Unravelling pine response to Fusarium circinatum through Raman spectroscopy". Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 53 12 (2022): 2086-2099. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jrs.6446.
    Published • 10.1002/jrs.6446
  9. Marques, Mário Pedro; Martin, Daniel; Bosch, Maurice; Martins, João; Biswal, Ajaya K; Zuzarte, Mónica; de Carvalho, Luís Batista; Canhoto, Jorge; da Costa, Ricardo MF. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Unveiling the compositional remodelling of Arbutus unedo L. fruits during ripening". Scientia Horticulturae 303 (2022): 111248. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2022.111248.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scienta.2022.111248
  10. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Winters, Ana; Hauck, Barbara; Martín, Daniel; Bosch, Maurice; Simister, Rachael; Gomez, Leonardo D.; Batista de Carvalho, Luís A. E.; Canhoto, Jorge M.. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Biorefining Potential of Wild-Grown Arundo donax, Cortaderia selloana and Phragmites australis and the Feasibility of White-Rot Fungi-Mediated Pretreatments". Frontiers in Plant Science 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.679966.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fpls.2021.679966
  11. López-Malvar, Ana; Santiago, Rogelio; Malvar, Rosa Ana; Martín, Daniel; Pereira dos Santos, Inês; Batista de Carvalho, Luís A. E.; Faas, Laura; Gómez, Leonardo D.; da Costa, Ricardo MF. "FTIR Screening to Elucidate Compositional Differences in Maize Recombinant Inbred Lines with Contrasting Saccharification Efficiency Yields". Agronomy 11 6 (2021): 1130. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11061130.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/agronomy11061130
  12. Marques, Mário P.; Martins, João; de Carvalho, Luís A. E. Batista; Zuzarte, Mónica R.; da Costa, Ricardo MF; Canhoto, Jorge. "Study of physiological and biochemical events leading to vitrification of Arbutus unedo L. cultured in vitro". Trees 35 1 (2020): 241-253. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00468-020-02036-0.
    Published • 10.1007/s00468-020-02036-0
  13. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Love, Katie; Beckmann, Manfred; Morley, Anna; Bhatnagar, Rahul; Maskell, Nick; Mur, Luis AJ; Lewis, Keir E. "Metabolomics differentiate cancer from non-cancer pleural effusions based on steroid lipids and acyl carnitines". medrxiv (2020): https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.27.20162958.
    Open access • Published • 10.1101/2020.07.27.20162958
  14. Paiva de Carvalho, Hugo; Sequeira, Sílvia Oliveira; Pinho, Diogo; Trovão, João; da Costa, Ricardo MF; Egas, Conceição; Macedo, Maria Filomena; Portugal, António. "Combining an innovative non-invasive sampling method and high-throughput sequencing to characterize fungal communities on a canvas painting". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 145 (2019): 104816. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2019.104816.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.ibiod.2019.104816
  15. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Pattathil, Sivakumar; Avci, Utku; Winters, Ana; Hahn, Michael G.; Bosch, Maurice. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Desirable plant cell wall traits for higher-quality miscanthus lignocellulosic biomass". Biotechnology for Biofuels 12 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13068-019-1426-7.
    Open access • Published • 10.1186/s13068-019-1426-7
  16. da Costa, Ricardo MF. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Parede Celular Vegetal". Revista de Ciência Elementar 7 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.24927/rce2019.006.
    Open access • Published • 10.24927/rce2019.006
  17. Paiva de Carvalho, Hugo; Mesquita, Nuno; Trovão, João; Fernández Rodríguez, Santiago; Pinheiro, Ana Catarina; Gomes, Virgínia; Alcoforado, Ana; Gil, Francisco; Portugal, António. "Fungal contamination of paintings and wooden sculptures inside the storage room of a museum: Are current norms and reference values adequate?". Journal of Cultural Heritage 34 (2018): 268-276. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2018.05.001.
    Published • 10.1016/j.culher.2018.05.001 • Editor
  18. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Simister, Rachael; Roberts, Luned A; Timms-Taravella, Emma; Cambler, Arthur B; Corke, Fiona M K; Han, Jiwan; et al. "Nutrient and drought stress: implications for phenology and biomass quality in miscanthus". Annals of Botany 124 4 (2018): 553-566. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcy155.
    Open access • Published • 10.1093/aob/mcy155
  19. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Pattathil, Sivakumar; Avci, Utku; Lee, Scott J.; Hazen, Samuel P.; Winters, Ana; Hahn, Michael G.; Bosch, Maurice. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "A cell wall reference profile for Miscanthus bioenergy crops highlights compositional and structural variations associated with development and organ origin". New Phytologist 213 4 (2016): 1710-1725. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.14306.
    Published • 10.1111/nph.14306
  20. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Allison, Gordon; Bosch, Maurice. Corresponding author: da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Cell Wall Biomass Preparation and Fourier Transform Mid-infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy to Study Cell Wall Composition". BIO-PROTOCOL 5 11 (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.21769/bioprotoc.1494.
    Open access • Published • 10.21769/bioprotoc.1494
  21. da Costa, Ricardo MF; Lee, Scott J.; Allison, Gordon G.; Hazen, Samuel P.; Winters, Ana; Bosch, Maurice. "Genotype, development and tissue-derived variation of cell-wall properties in the lignocellulosic energy crop Miscanthus". Annals of Botany 114 6 (2014): 1265-1277. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcu054.
    Open access • Published • 10.1093/aob/mcu054
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. da Costa, Ricardo Manuel Fernandes. "Constructing a Comprehensive Picture of Miscanthus Cell Wall to Advance its Deconstruction". PhD, University of Wales Aberystwyth Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2160/43553.
  2. da Costa, Ricardo MF. "Analysis of chemical and ultrastructural profiles and Olea europaea cultivars for taxonomic purposes / Caracterização do perfil fenólico e da ultraestrutura do polén de cultivares de Olea europaea L. como contributo para uma classificação varietal". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/20275.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/07/13 Valorization of the neglected species Verbascum pulverulentum Vill. from Côa Valley for possible cosmetic applications Bioactive Natural Products Research Meeting
Bio.Natural (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/09/06 PineWALL - Linking pine cell wall composition and structure to pinewood nematode resistance The IUFRO All-Division 7 2022 Conference
IUFRO (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/11/13 Valorisation of Lignocellulose to Address Ecological and Economical Concerns in Portugal LignoCOST Co-located joint Working Groups + 3rd MC meeting
COST Action CA17128 - Establishment of a Pan-European Network on the Sustainable Valorisation of Lignin (Régua, Portugal)
2019/11/13 Valorisation of lignocellulose to address ecological and economical concerns in Portugal CA17128 LignoCOST Co-located workshop and 3rd MC meetings
CA17128 LignoCOST (Régua, Portugal)
2018/05/10 Valorização Energética e Material de Resíduos Lenhinocelulósicos Ciclo de Conferências do Pinhal Interior - Gestão e Controlo de Riscos no Pinhal Interior
Universidade de Coimbra & serQ - Centro de Inovação e Competências da Floresta (Sertã, Portugal)
2018/01/27 Valorisation of vegetable biomass - could it be a tool for prevention of severe wildfires? TERRAENVISION 2018
TERRAENVISION (Barcelona, Spain)
2016/02/17 A Comprehensive Picture of Miscanthus Cell Wall to Optimise its Deconstruction LBNet 1st International Conference “Construction and deconstruction of lignocellulosic biomass”
LBNet, University of York (Pott Shrigley, Cheshire , United Kingdom)
2016/02/17 Constructing a comprehensive picture of Miscanthus spp. cell wall to advance its deconstruction LBNet 1st International Conference "Construction and deconstruction of lignocellulosic biomass"
LBNet (Cheshire, United Kingdom)
2015/03/09 Constructing a Comprehensive Picture of the Miscanthus Cell Wall to Advance its Deconstruction "Using systems and synthetic biology to tailor plant cell walls for a better future - Part I"
Newton Fund and FAPESP, University of São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil)
2015/01/10 Constructing a comprehensive picture of the Miscanthus cell wall to advance its deconstruction Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG XXIII)
PAG (San Diego, United States)
2013/07/07 Miscanthus spp. cell-wall analysis for bioenergy and biorefining optimisation XIIIth Cell Wall Meeting
INRA, University of Nantes (Nantes, France)
2013/03/21 Analysis of the plant cell-wall glycome to optimise bioenergy and biorefining applications of biomass feedstocks Early Career Researchers Bioenergy Symposium
Lancaster Environment Centre (Lancaster, United Kingdom)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Pinus spp. cell wall compositional characterisation (lignin) and nematode in vitro culturing
Supervisor
 Project (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2023 - Current Linking pine cell wall composition and structure to pinewood nematode resistance under climate change
Supervisor
 Dissertation (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022 - Current Linking pine cell wall composition and structure to pinewood nematode resistance under climate change (PineWALL - MSc research scholarship)
Co-supervisor
 MSc Grant (Specialization course)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021 - Current Development of new bioproducts (ReNATURE - MSc research scholarship)
Supervisor
 MSc Grant (Specialization course)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020 - Current Tamarillo breeding: better plants for better products (BP4BP - MSc research scholarship)
Supervisor
 MSc Grant (Specialization course)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Study of new nutraceutical compounds derived from endogenous plants from the Centro region of Portugal - derived from "camarinha" (Corema album) II
Supervisor
 Project (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Linking pine cell wall composition and structure to pinewood nematode resistance under climate change
Supervisor
 Project (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Study of new nutraceutical compounds derived from endogenous plants from the Centro region of Portugal - derived from "camarinha" (Corema album) I
Supervisor
 Project (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Extraction and fractionation of crowberry and tamarillo leaves for biological activity screening
Supervisor
 Dissertation (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Analysis of the composition and structure of lignocellulosic biomass, with particular focus on determining the total carbohydrate content of the cell wall
Supervisor
 Estágio profissionalizante da Licenciatura em Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Correlation of lignin and saccharification contents in invasive grass species
Supervisor
 Estágio profissionalizante da Licenciatura em Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Monitoring of ripening-derived composition and morphology modifications in Arbutus unedo L. fruits, and characterization of vitrified tissues
Supervisor
 Dissertation (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2019 Análise morfológica e bioquímica da cana-de-açúcar (Saccharum officinarum L.) adubada com vinhaça concentrada e suas implicações económicas
Co-supervisor
 Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/06/18 - 2023/06/22 The XVIth Plant Cell Wall Meeting
Conference
 The XVIth Plant Cell Wall Meeting
Universidad de León, Spain

Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Spain
2022/09/06 - 2022/09/09 The IUFRO All-Division 7 2022 Conference
Conference
International Union of Forest Research Organizations, Austria
2019/11/13 - 2019/11/14 CA17128 LignoCOST Co-located workshop and 3rd MC meetings
Meeting
lignoCOST (CA17128) - EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020, Belgium
2019/07/07 - 2019/07/12 The XVth Plant Cell Wall Meeting
Conference
University of Cambridge Department of Chemistry, United Kingdom
2019/05/27 - 2019/05/30 EUBCE 2019 – 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Conference
ETA-Florence Energie Rinnovabili, Italy
2019/03/20 - 2019/03/22 LBNet 4th International Conference
Conference
University of York Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, United Kingdom
2018/09/10 - 2018/09/15 Fifth IUFRO Working Party Conference
Conference
 "Clonal Trees in the Bioeconomy Age"
International Union of Forest Research Organizations, Austria

Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/05/16 - 2018/05/18 LBNet 3rd International Conference
Conference
University of York Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, United Kingdom
2018/05/10 - 2018/05/10 Ciclo de Conferências do Pinhal Interior
Conference
 Ciclo de Conferências do Pinhal Interior - Gestão e Controlo de Riscos no Pinhal Interior
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

SerQ Centro de Inovação e Competências da Floresta, Portugal
2016/02/17 - 2016/02/19 LBNet 1st International Conference
Conference
University of York Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, United Kingdom
2015/03/09 - 2015/03/12 Newton Fund and FAPESP Conference
Conference
 "Using systems and synthetic biology to tailor plant cell walls for a better future - Part I"
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Newton Fund, United Kingdom

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil
2013/07/07 - 2013/07/12 The XIIIth Plant Cell Wall Meeting
Conference
INRA Centre Angers-Nantes, France
2013/03/21 - 2013/03/22 Early Career Researchers - Bioenergy Symposium
Conference
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Lancaster Site, United Kingdom
2012/09/04 - 2012/09/07 Four days of conferences and workshops dedicated to the question of the scientific, technical and industrial culture of today and tomorrow. Invitation only.
Conference
 Journées Hubert Curien
Université de Lorraine, France
2012/03/26 - 2012/03/28 Monogram Network Workshop
Workshop
Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12 Profiling the cell wall composition using CoMPP and analytical methods
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Eugene Badenhorst (Master)
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
2023/11 PhD proposal presentation
(Thesis) Arguer
 Yuliya Dulyanska (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/07 Novos métodos de diagnóstico precoce de rejeição hepática - espectroscopia de infravermelho (FTIR) [BSc]
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Araújo (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/07 Novos métodos de diagnóstico precoce de rejeição hepática - espectroscopia de Raman [BSc]
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Matilde Parada (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/07 Estudo de novos compostos nutracêuticos baseados em plantas endógenas da região Centro de Portugal - derivados da camarinha [BSc]
Supervisor
 Daniela Jardim (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/12 Extraction and fractionation of crowberry and tamarillo leaves for biological activity screening
Supervisor
 Bruno Costa (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/11 Impacto do tratamento fúngico da madeira de eucalipto na branqueabilidade das pastas kraft produzidas
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Daniela Cardeira (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/09 Monitoring of ripening-derived composition and morphology modifications in Arbutus unedo L. fruits, and characterization of vitrified tissues
Supervisor
 Mário Marques (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/09 Análise morfológica e bioquímica da cana-de açúcar (Saccharum officinarum L.) adubada com vinhaça concentrada e suas implicações económicas [PhD proposal presentation]
Supervisor
 Patrícia Chiara Silvério (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/07 Breeding of Arbutus unedo L.: use of conventional and biotechnological tools to obtain tolerant genotypes against abiotic and biotic stresses [PhD proposal presentation]
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Martins (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/07 Assays of In vitro germination of kiwi pollen
(Thesis) Main arguer
 José Marques (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023 - Current CA21138 - Joint effects of CLimate Extremes and Atmospheric depositioN on European FORESTs (CLEANFOREST)". https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA21138 Member
2019 - Current "CA17128 - Establishment of a Pan-European Network on the Sustainable Valorisation of Lignin (LignoCOST)". www.lignocost.eu Member
2019 - Current "BBNet - Biomass Biorefinery Network". www.bbnet-nibb.co.uk Member
2016 - 2019 "P2P: A Network of Integrated Technologies: Plants to Products". https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/82195/html/ Member
2015 - 2019 "LBNet - Lignocellulosic Biorefinery Network". www.lb-net.net Member
2012 - 2016 The Society for Experimental Biology Student Membership

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2023/03 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee of the "Molecular Physical-Chemistry" R&D Unit - University of Coimbra (QFM-UC)
Member
 Universidade de Coimbra Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Química-Física Molecular, Portugal
2018/05 - 2018/09 5th IUFRO International Conference "Clonal Trees in the Bioeconomy Age" (Coimbra, Portugal; September 10-15, 2018) - Member of the Organisation Committee and Responsible for Graphic Design
Member
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2018/01 - 2018/05/10 Ciclo de Conferências do Pinhal Interior. "Gestão e Controlo de Riscos no Pinhal Interior"
Coordinator
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2017 - Current Lectures on "Genetic manipulation of lignocellulosic biomass for bioenergy and bioproducts"; Plant Breeding course - MSc level. (senior lecturer: Prof Dr Jorge Canhoto, Univ. of Coimbra) Plant Breeding (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - Current Lectures on "Plant Cell Wall Biochemistry"; Forest Biodiversity and Biotechnology course - MSc level. (senior lecturer: Prof Dr Jorge Canhoto, Univ. of Coimbra) Forest Biodiversity and Biotechnology (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - Current Lectures on "Plant Cell Wall Biology"; Plant Development course - BSc level. (senior lecturer: Prof Dr Jorge Canhoto, Univ. of Coimbra) Plant Development (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Lectures on "Pinus cell wall and pinewood nematode infection"; Wood Biotechnology course - MSc level. (senior lecturer: Prof Dr Sílvia Coimbra, Univ. of Porto) Wood Biotechnology (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/03 - Current Agronomy (Reviewer) (2073-4395) MDPI
2023/02 - Current Frontiers in Fungal Biology (Guest Editor) (2673-6128) Frontiers
2022/04 - Current Plants (Reviewer) (2223-7747) MDPI
2021/06 - Current Agriculture (Reviewer) (2077-0472) MDPI
2021/03 - Current Frontiers in Plant Science (Review Editor) (1664-462X) Frontiers
2021/03 - Current Foods (Reviewer) (2304-8158) MDPI
2019/12 - Current Energies (Reviewer) (1996-1073) MDPI
2019/06 - Current Sustainability (Reviewer) (2071-1050) MDPI
2018/02 - Current In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant (Reviewer) (1054-5476) Springer
2017/01 - Current Frontiers in Plant Science (Reviewer) (1664-462X) Frontiers
2016/08 - Current Annals of Botany (Reviewer) (1095-8290) Oxford University Press

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2020/02/03 - 2020/02/21 Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) financed by LignoCOST (CA17128) - Establishment of a Pan-European Network on the Sustainable Valorisation of Lignin. Workplan developed at the Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS; https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers) of Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK. Title: Valorisation of Lignocellulose to Address Ecological and Economical Concerns in Portugal - Biological Pretreatments as a Lignin-First Approach lignoCOST (CA17128) - EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020, Belgium

University of Wales Aberystwyth Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, United Kingdom

Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2020 Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM)
lignoCOST (CA17128) - EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020, Belgium

Other distinction

2020 Contracted Researcher Fellowship
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011 PhD Student Fellowship
Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom

BEACON, United Kingdom