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Cristiano Soares, Assistant Professor and PhD Researcher in Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GreenUPorto/FCUP), dedicates his time to the understanding of plant abiotic stress tolerance, especially focusing on the redox metabolism. Recently, he secured a position as a Junior PhD researcher, in the last edition of the highly-competitive call of CEEC Individual. Since the beginning of his scientific pathway, C. Soares is part of the line-up of the Plant Stress lab (GreenUPorto/FCUP), a leading laboratory in the area of Plant Stress Physiology. By combining biochemical, cellular, and molecular biology tools, his research addresses the main metabolic, cellular, and physiological responses of plants exposed to adverse growth conditions, including climate change, metal toxicity, and herbicide contamination. Being involved in 10 national/international R&D-funded projects, C. Soares is the author/co-author of 1 book chapter and 50 scientific articles in high-impact factor (ca. 90% in Q1) journals in the areas of Plant Sciences and Environmental Sciences, with an h-index of 20/21 and 1561/1846 (SCOPUS/Scholar). He is a member of 2 COST actions currently ongoing dedicated to the fields of plant epigenetics and agriculture sustainability, and has recently been involved in the submission of a new COST proposal, related to seed priming and epigenetics. Recently, he has been expanding his international network, with scientific missions to Szeged (Hungary; 2023), Florence (Italy; 2023) and Limassol (Cyprus; 2024). Over the years, C. Soares has been actively involved in communication and outreaching , collaborating with lectures in several high schools and giving laboratory assistance to different MSc courses (FCUP). Soon after finishing his PhD (2022), he secured a position as an Invited Assistant Professor at the Biology Department of FCUP (2022-2023; 2023-2024; 2024-2025) and UMinho (2022-2023), teaching within the field of Cell Biology, Botany, and Plant Physiology. In 2025, he secured a permanent position as Assistant Professor in the Biology Dpt. of FCUP.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
CRISTIANO FORTUNA SOARES

Citation names

  • Soares, Cristiano

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9D14-B24C-D4D5
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3330-2024
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=86PGGcYAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Scopus Author Id
57197726473

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Agronomy
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology - Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2023
Ongoing
 Designing Effective Science Communication (online; provided by Coursera) (Outros)
University of Colorado at Boulder, United States
2022
Concluded
 Doctoral Program in Biology (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Mitigating glyphosate effects on crop plants and soil functions - strategies to minimise its potential toxicity" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved by unanimity
2016
Concluded
 Biologia Celular e Molecular (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Assessing the ecotoxicity of NiO nanomaterial and acetaminophen to barley and the beneficial effects of SiO2 nanomaterial co-application" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19 valores
2014
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17 valores
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019 - Current Researcher (Research) GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015 - 2019 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biossistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2014/07/01 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/08 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/10 - 2023/02 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/07 - 2024/08 Short-term scientific mission Technologiko Panepistemio Kyprou, Cyprus
2023/07 - 2023/07 Short-term scientific mission Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
2023/01 - 2023/02 Short-term scientific mission Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Hungary
2018/07 - 2018/07 Monitor at Universidade Júnior Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/07 - 2016/07 Monitor at Universidade Júnior Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015/07 - 2015/07 Monitor at Universidade Júnior Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/02 - 2022/10 PEST(bio)CIDE - Melhores práticas de gestão de plantações ardidas de eucalipto pelo uso da biomassa foliar como biocida
PCIF/GVB/0150/2018
Research Fellow
GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal
Concluded
2017 - 2022 Mitigating glyphosate effects on crop plants and soil functions - strategies to minimize its potential toxicity, using tomato as a model-species
SFRH/BD/115643/2016
PhD Student Fellow
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/10 - Current primedNUTS – Priming chestnut plants with mycorrhizae and stress memory to boost their resilience to climate change
2023.06960.CEECIND
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Ongoing
2023/06 - Current epiAGRO - – Transgenerational and epigenetic responses of crops growing under pesticide-contaminated soils: the missing link in agroecotoxicology
n/a
Principal investigator
GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal
2023/01 - Current (core researcher) CC&NUTS - CASTANHEIRO VS ALTERAÇÕES CLIMÁTICAS: o papel do stress priming e da micorrização
PD21-00007
Researcher
Fundação La Caixa & BPI

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023 - Current Control, tratamiento y reducción de microplásticos y contaminantes emergentes en aguas residuales urbanas y en el medio costero transfronterizo
0048_BLUE_WWATER_1_E (INTERREG V Portugal/Espanha (POCTEP) )
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Ongoing
2021 - Current S4Hort_Soil&Food - Sustainable practices for Soil health & horticultural products quality improvement in the Entre Douro e Minho Region
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000074
Researcher
GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal
Ongoing
2020 - 2023 GreenShoes 4.0 - Calçado, Marroquinaria e Tecnologias Avançadas de Materiais, Equipamentos e Software
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046082
Researcher
GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2022/12/31 (core researcher) PEST(bio)CIDE ¿ Melhores práticas de gestão de plantações ardidas de eucalipto pelo uso da biomassa foliar como biocida
PCIF/GVB/0150/2018
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/10/15 - 2021/10/14 (core researcher) BerryPlastid - Biosíntese de compostos secundários no bago de uva: estudo do papel do plastídeo
PTDC/BIA-FBT/28165/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/07/26 - 2021/07/25 (core researcher) Sargaço como recurso de alto valor numa mudança global. Vale a pena investir neste recurso?
PTDC/BIA-ECO/29818/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/07/01 - 2021/06/30 (core researcher) SafeNPest - Síntese e Segurança Ambiental de Nanopesticidas
PTDC/ASP-AGR/29343/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013 - 2015 Avaliação do papel dos brassinosteróides na resposta de plantas expostas ao stress induzido por metais pesados
GEHEE33K
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Solos e Desenvolvimento Sustentável: Desafios e Soluções. Porto, Portugal: U.Porto Press. 2021.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Soares, C.; Pereira, R.; Fidalgo, F.. "Metal-based nanomaterials and oxidative stress in plants: Current aspects and overview". 197-227. 2018.
Conference abstract
  1. Nadais, Pedro; Cláudia Pereira; Pereira, Ana Marta; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Soares, Cristiano. "Proline accumulation under glyphosate toxicity - a signal of tolerance or susceptibility?". Paper presented in Training School "Rethinking plant breeding for a zero-pesticide agriculture", 2024.
  2. Licínio Oliveira; Sousa, Bruno; Maria Martins; Guimarães, Renato; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Soares, Cristiano. "Biochar-mediated remediation of Cu-contaminated soils: impacts on lettuce plant growth and physiology". Paper presented in 4th EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting, 2024.
  3. Francisca Cruz; Sousa, Bruno; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Soares, Cristiano. "Can glyphosate trigger an intergenerational response in crops? – a case study in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.)". Paper presented in 4th EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting, 2024.
  4. Soares, Cristiano; (...); Fernanda Fidalgo. "Making the life of stressed plants a little easier – a focus on Plant Stress lab research". Paper presented in 4th EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting, 2024.
  5. Sofia Spormann; Szepesi, Ágnes; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Soares, Cristiano. "Modulation of polyamine metabolism in response to metal stress – a case-study with tomato plants". Paper presented in 4th Plant Polyamine Research Workshop, 2024.
  6. Sousa, Filipa; Mateus, Pedro; Sousa, Bruno; Martins, Maria; Afonso, Andreia; Soares, Cristiano; Moutinho-Pereira, José Manuel; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Climate change effects on Castanea sativa Miller - an insight into the potential of mycorrhization as a mitigation strategy". Paper presented in Plant Biology Braga, Braga, 2023.
  7. Sousa, Bruno; Rodrigues Francisca; Sousa, Filipa; Mateus, Pedro; Martins, Maria; Soares, Cristiano; Moutinho-Pereira, José Manuel; Lino-Neto, Teresa; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Protecting tomato plants in the fight against climate change ¿ the role of biochar and mycorrhizal fungi". Paper presented in Inov4Agro Scholarship Researchers¿ Day, Vila Real, 2023.
  8. Sousa, Bruno; Rodrigues, Francisca; Mateus, Pedro; Sousa, Filipa; Martins, Maria; Soares, Cristiano; Moutinho-Pereira, José Manuel; Lino-Neto, Teresa; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Improving tomato plant growth under salt and heat stress ¿ rhizosphere-based solutions". Paper presented in Plant Biology Europe, Marseille, 2023.
  9. Nadais, Pedro; Sousa, Bruno; Pereira, Cláudia; Pereira, Ana Marta; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Soares, Cristiano. "Unveiling the role of proline in plants exposed to glyphosate". Paper presented in IJUP 2023, Porto, 2023.
  10. Santos, Bruno; Sousa, Bruno; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Soares, Cristiano. "Combined and individual toxicity of glyphosate and copper in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.)". Paper presented in IJUP 2023, Porto, 2023.
  11. Cruz, Telmo; Bouguerra, Sirine; Cachada, Anabela; Sousa, Bruno; Martins, Maria; Pinto, Mafalda; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Pereira, Ruth. "EUCALYPTUS LEAVES AS A BIOCIDE: A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH FOR WEED MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ¿FIELD TRIAL RESULTS". Paper presented in Inov4Agro Scholarship Researchers Day, Vila Real, 2023.
  12. Oliveira, Licínio; Sousa, Bruno; Martins, Maria; Guimarães, Renato; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Soares, Cristiano. "Biochar assisted remediation of Cu contaminated soil: impacts on lettuce growth and stress responses". Paper presented in Growing greener: Exploring sustainable agricultural approaches, Porto, 2023.
  13. Pinto, Mafalda; Soares, Cristiano; Sousa, Bruno; Martins, Maria; Valente, Inês; Pereira, Ruth; Andreani, Tatiana; Tavares, Fernando; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Eucalyptus-based compounds as natural biocides ¿ from PEST(bio)CIDE to nanotechnology". Paper presented in Growing greener: Exploring sustainable agricultural approaches, Porto, 2023.
  14. Martins, Maria; Konrad, Clara; Sousa, Filipa; Sousa, Bruno; Moutinho-Pereira, José Manuel; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Exploring the biostimulant potential of beach wrack against metal toxicity ¿ a focus on photosynthesis and redox response". Paper presented in Growing greener: Exploring sustainable agricultural approaches, Porto, 2023.
  15. Cruz, Telmo; Soares, Cristiano; Sousa, Bruno; Martins, Maria; Pinto, Mafalda; Cardoso, Tatiana; Nadais, Pedro; et al. "PEST(bio)CIDE ¿ from the lab to the field". Paper presented in Growing greener: Exploring sustainable agricultural approaches, Porto, 2023.
  16. Soares, Cristiano; Sousa, Bruno; Martins, Maria; Sousa, Filipa; Spormann, Sofia; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "How can we improve plant growth under a changing environment ¿ a snapshot of Plant Stress lab research". Paper presented in 3rd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting, Porto, 2023.
  17. Mateus, Pedro; Sousa, Filipa; Sousa, Bruno; Martins, Maria; Moutinho-Pereira, José Manuel; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Climate change-induced effects on Castanea sativa Miller ¿ can mycorrhization be an effective mitigation strategy?". Paper presented in IJUP 2023, Porto, 2023.
  18. Soares, Cristiano; Spormann, Sofia; Szepesi, Ágnes; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "The role of polyamines in metal-induced phytotoxicity – where do we stand at the moment?". Paper presented in 3rd Plant Polyamine Research Workshop, 2023.
  19. Soares, Cristiano; Spormann, Sofia; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "How can we improve plant growth under a changing environment? – a glimpse over Plant Stress lab Research". Paper presented in University of Szeged, 2023.
  20. Pedro Mateus; Filipa Sousa; Maria João Martins; Sousa, Bruno; Moutinho-Pereira, José Manuel; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Soares, Cristiano. "Climate change-induced effects on Castanea sativa Miller - can mycorrhization be an effective mitigation strategy?". Paper presented in 3rd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting and 8th Meeting in Functional Biology and Biotechnology of Plants, 2023.
  21. Pinto, Mafalda; Soares, Cristiano; Cruz, Telmo; Nadais, Pedro; Pereira, Ruth; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Harnessing the allelopathic features of eucalyptus leaf biomass to develop a new biocide - potentialities vs environmental risks.". Paper presented in Workshop “Nature-based solutions for wildfire prevention and rehabilitation of burned soils", 2023.
  22. Maria João Martins; Filipa Sousa; Sousa, Bruno; Soares, Cristiano; Pereira, Ruth; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Algal wrack - a green strategy for mitigating Cu-induced stress in barley plants?". Paper presented in Workshop Substratos Orgânicos: a economia circular ao serviço de solos de qualidade, 2023.
  23. Maria João Martins; Beatriz Fernandes; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Pereira, Ruth. "From the past to the future - the role of algal wrack as an eco-friendly soil amendment". Paper presented in Inov4agro Scholarship Researchers’ Day, UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal, 2023.
  24. Pinto, Mafalda; Soares, Cristiano; Andreani, Tatiana; Fernando Tavares; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Herbicidal and antibacterial activities of lipid nanoparticles encapsulating a eucalyptus aqueous extract". Paper presented in Inov4agro Scholarship Researchers’ Day. UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal, 2023.
  25. Soares, Cristiano; Filipa Sousa; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "How can we improve plant growth under a changing environment? – a sneak-peek at Plant Stress lab research". Paper presented in PlantAnim Kick-Off Meeting, Vairão, Portugal, 2023.
  26. Nadais, Pedro; Soares, Cristiano; Cláudia Pereira; Pereira, Ana Marta; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Is Proline accumulation under GLY toxicity a tolerance mechanism or a stress signal?". Paper presented in IJUP¿ 22 ¿ 15th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto (online). Oral communication, 2022.
  27. Maria Martins; Beatriz Fernandes; Filipa Sousa; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Pereira, Ruth. "Algal wrack as a soil amendment ¿ is it worth restoring an old practice to face future challenges?". Paper presented in Smart and Circular Agriculture towards Sustainability. Oral communication, 2022.
  28. Filipa Sousa; Bruno Sousa; Maria Martins; Soares, Cristiano; Andreia Afonso; Patrícia Ferreira; Moutinho-Pereira, José Manuel; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Avaliação dos efeitos do stress combinado por secura e temperaturas elevadas em Castanea sativa.". Paper presented in IV Simpósio Nacional da Castanha. Oral communication, 2022.
  29. Pedro Mateus; Soares, Cristiano; Maria Martins; Bruno Sousa; Telmo Cruz; Pinto, Mafalda; Filipa Sousa; et al. "Awakening plants for a changing environment - how can we help them thrive?". Paper presented in 2nd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting. Oral communication, 2022.
  30. Pinto, Mafalda; Soares, Cristiano; Andreani, Tatiana; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Fernando Tavares. "Can E. globulus leaf aqueous extracts be used to inhibit the growth of phytopathogenic bacteria?". Paper presented in 2nd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting. Oral communication, 2022.
  31. Nadais, Pedro; Soares, Cristiano; Pereira, Ana Marta; Cláudia Pereira; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Is proline accumulation in glyphosate-induced toxicity a stress signal or a tolerance mechanism?". Paper presented in 2nd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting. Oral communication, 2022.
  32. João Neves; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Pissarra, José; Pissarra, J.; Cláudia Pereira. "Endomembrane markers and stress: a functional study using Arabidopsis plants.". Paper presented in 2nd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting. Oral communication, 2022.
  33. Sousa, Filipa; Sousa, Bruno; Martins, Maria; Soares, Cristiano; Afonso, Andreia; Ferreira, Patrícia; Moutinho-Pereira, José Manuel; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Assessment of the effects of drought and high temperatures combined stress in Castanea sativa". Paper presented in IV Simpósio Nacional da Castanha, Vila Real, 2022.
  34. Spormann, Sofia; Soares, Cristiano; Martins, Viviana; Gerós, Hernâni; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Overcoming combined stress takes a thick skin! Early activation of antioxidant responses in Ni-stressed tomato cultivars determines their resilience to drought co-exposure.". Paper presented in IJUP’ 21 – 14th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto. Oral Presentation, 2021.
  35. Francisca Rodrigues; Sousa, Bruno; Soares, Cristiano; Maria João Martins; Ana Cristina Gomes da Cunha; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Rodrigues F, Sousa B, Soares C, Martins M, Cunha A, Fidalgo F. 2021. Tolerance response of tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.) to climate change: biochemical aspects of salinity- and/or heat-induced stress.". Paper presented in IJUP’ 21 – 14th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto. Oral Presentation, 2021.
  36. Filipa Sousa; Maria João Martins; Soares, Cristiano; Azenha, Manuel; Pereira, Ruth; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Wrack application as a tool to improve Hordeum vulgare L. tolerance to Cu-contaminated soils". Paper presented in IJUP’ 21 – 14th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto (online). Porto, Portugal. Oral Communication, 2021.
  37. Pedro Mateus; Soares, Cristiano; Pereira, Ruth; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Modulation of glyphosate phytotoxicity by organic matter in tomato plants Solanum lycopersicum L.". Paper presented in IJUP’ 21 – 14th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto (online). Porto, Portugal. Oral Communication, 2021.
  38. Pinto, Mafalda; Soares, Cristiano; Maria João Martins; Sousa, Bruno; Inês Maria Valente; Pereira, Ruth; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Differential impacts of eucalyptus-based herbicides on the growth of a non-target species.". Paper presented in IJUP’ 21 – 14th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto (online). Porto, Portugal. Oral Communication, 2021.
  39. Francisca Rodrigues; Sousa, Bruno; Soares, Cristiano; Maria João Martins; Lino-Neto, Teresa; SANTOS, Maria da Conceição Vieira Sarrico; Ana Cristina Gomes da Cunha; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Tolerance response of tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.) to climate change: biochemical aspects of salt- and/or heat-induced stress.". Paper presented in II Plant Abiotic Stress Forum - an integrative lens over plant adaptation (online). Porto, Portugal. Oral Communication, 2021.
  40. Pinto, Mafalda; Soares, Cristiano; Maria João Martins; Sousa, Bruno; Inês Maria Valente; Pereira, Ruth; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Atividade herbicida e efeitos não-alvo de extratos aquosos de folhas de Eucalyptus globulus regenerados após incêndio". Paper presented in Congresso Ibérico Solo e Desenvolvimento Sustentável: desafios e soluções (online). Porto, Portugal. Oral Communication, 2021.
  41. Soares, Cristiano; Beatriz Fernandes; Cristiana Paiva; Nogueira, Verónica; Cachada, Anabela; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Pereira, Ruth. "Impacto ecotoxicológico dos herbicidas glifosato e flazassulfurão - efeitos isolados vs combinados.". Paper presented in Congresso Ibérico Solo e Desenvolvimento Sustentável: desafios e soluções (online). Porto, Portugal. Oral Communication, 2021.
  42. Machado, Joana; Vasconcelos, Marta; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Heuvelink E; Carvalho, Susana. "Integrated analysis of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) responses to combined nitrogen and water deficit.". Paper presented in IXXIV Meeting of the Spanish Society of Plant Biology XVII Spanish Portuguese Congress on Plant Biology (online). Vigo, Espanha. Oral Communication, 2021.
  43. Cachada, Anabela; Beatriz Fernandes; Cristiana Paiva; Nuno Durães; Carla Patinha; Soares, Cristiano; Pinto, Edgar; et al. "Ecological risk assessment of PPPs of vineyards soils under different management systems.". Paper presented in Eurosoil 2021 (online). Geneve, Switzerland. Oral Communication, 2021.
  44. Pinto, Mafalda; Soares, Cristiano; Maria João Martins; Sousa, Bruno; Telmo Cruz; Filipa Sousa; Spormann, Sofia; et al. "How can we improve plant growth under a changing environment? – Plant stress lab leads the way". Paper presented in 1st EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting and 5th Meeting in Functional Biology and Biotechnology of Plants (Mestrado em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas – MBFBP), FCUP, Porto, Portugal. Oral Communication, 2021.
  45. Mafalda Pinto; Soares, Cristiano; Bruno Sousa; Maria Martins; Inês Maria Valente; José António Rodrigues; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Assessing the effectiveness and environmental safety of young eucalyptus leaf biomass as a biocide". Paper presented in 4º Encontro em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas, Oral Presentation, Porto, 2020.
  46. Soares, Cristiano; Mafalda Pinto; Bruno Sousa; Maria Martins; Inês Valente; José António Rodrigues; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Biocide potential of eucalypt leaf biomass generated after a wildland fire". Paper presented in IJUP’ 20 – 13th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto. Oral Presentation, 2020.
  47. Filipa Sousa; Maria Martins; Soares, Cristiano; Bruno Sousa; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Copper impact on barley plants grown in a natural agricultural soil". Paper presented in IJUP' 20 - 13th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto. Oral Presentation, 2020.
  48. Sofia Spormann; Soares, Cristiano; Fernanda Fidalgo. "A comparative insight into the effects of combined drought and Ni stress between domestic and wild tomato species". Paper presented in IJUP' 20 - 13th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto. Oral Presentation, 2020.
  49. Vasco Ferreira; Soares, Cristiano; Cláudia Pereira; José Pissarra; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Beneficial effects of ascorbate on the tolerance of Solanum lycopersicum L. exposed to NiO nanomaterial – an in vitro approach". Paper presented in IJUP' 20 - 13th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto. Oral Presentation, 2020.
  50. Sofia Spormann; Soares, Cristiano; Viviana Martins; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Exploring the intraspecific variability of Solanum lycopersicum L. to identify potencial tolerance traits to Ni and drought". Paper presented in 4º Encontro em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Mestrado em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas - MBFBP). Oral communication, porto, 2020.
  51. Filipa Sousa; Maria Martins; Bruno Sousa; Soares, Cristiano; Manuel Azenha; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Wrack as a strategy to increase Hordeum vulgare L. tolerance to copper contaminated soils". Paper presented in 4º Encontro em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Mestrado em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas - MBFBP). Oral communication, Porto, 2020.
  52. Bruno Sousa; Soares, Cristiano; Maria Martins; Mafalda Pinto; Sofia Spormann; Filipa Sousa; Francisca Rodrigues; et al. "How do plants respond to environmental constraints and can they overcome them? - An inside look at the Plant Stress lab research". Paper presented in 4º Encontro em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Mestrado em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas - MBFBP). Oral communication, Porto, 2020.
  53. Mafalda Pinto; Soares, Cristiano; Bruno Sousa; Maria Martins; Inês Maria Valente; José António Rodrigues; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Assessing the effectiveness and environmental safety of young eucalypt leaf biomass as a biocide". Paper presented in 4º Encontro em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Mestrado em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas - MBFBP). Oral communication, Porto, 2020.
  54. Beatriz Fernandes; T Lopes; Edgar Pinto; Isabel MPLVO Ferreira; Carla Patinha; Nuno Durães; Soares, Cristiano; et al. "Levels of glyphosate in vineyard soils and potential adverse effects to the environment.". Paper presented in IOBC/WPRS Working Group "Integrated Protection in Viticulture". Oral Presentation, Vila Real, 2019.
    Published
  55. Soares, Cristiano; Ruth Pereira; Maria Martins; Paula Tamagnini; João Serôdio; José Moutinho-Pereira; Ana Cunha; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Glyphosate-dependent changes in photosynthesis of Solanum lycopersicum L. – an ecophysiological, ultrastructural and molecular approach". Paper presented in 3º Encontro em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Mestrado em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas – MBFBP). Oral Presentation, Porto, 2019.
  56. Maria Martins; Soares, Cristiano; Bruno Sousa; Sofia Spormann; Mafalda Pinto; Filipa Sousa; Jorge Teixeira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Plant Stress lab: Plants facing na ever-changing environment - concepts, challenges and opportunities.". Paper presented in 3º Encontro em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Mestrado em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas – MBFBP). Oral Presentation, 2019.
  57. Pedro Nadais; Francisca Rodrigues; Soares, Cristiano; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Beneficial effects of nano and bulk silicon forms on glyphosate-induced oxidative stress in tomato plants.". Paper presented in IJUP’ 19 – 12th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto. Oral Presentation, 2019.
  58. Inês Figureiredo; Maria Martins; Soares, Cristiano; Ana Catarina Torres; Puri Veiga; Fernanda Fidalgo; Marcos Rubal. "Influence of environmental challenges on the oxidative status of Pelvetia canaliculata". Paper presented in IJUP’ 19 – 12th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto. Oral Presentation, 2019.
  59. Francisca Rodrigues; Soares, Cristiano; Pedro Nadais; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Beneficial effects of nitric oxide on glyphosate-induced toxicity in Solanum lycopersicum L.". Paper presented in IJUP’ 19 – 12th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto. Oral Presentation, 2019.
  60. Soares, Cristiano; Jorge Teixeira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of plants to abiotic stress - a glimpse of Plant Stress lab research.". Paper presented in 2º Encontro em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Mestrado em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas – MBFBP). Oral Presentation, 2018.
  61. Mafalda Pinto; Soares, Cristiano; Arlete Santos Pinto; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Phytotoxic effects of nano-NiO on growth, photosynthetic pigments and lipid peroxidation in Lycium barbarum L. under in vitro conditions.". Paper presented in IJUP’ 18 – 11th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto. Oral Presentation, 2018.
  62. Soares, Cristiano; Simão Branco-Neves; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Ameliorating effects of nano-SiO2 on antioxidant responses of barley exposed to nano-NiO and acetaminophen". Paper presented in IJUP’ 17 – 10th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto. Oral Presentation, 2017.
  63. Soares, Cristiano; Simão Branco-Neves; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Beneficial effects of nano-silicon on the tolerance of barley exposed to high levels of NiO nanoparticles and acetaminophen". Paper presented in IJUP’ 16 – 9th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto. Oral Presentation, 2016.
  64. Ana Pinto; Soares, Cristiano; Fernanda Fidalgo; Jorge Teixeira. "Synergistic and beneficial effects of 2,4-epibrassinolide and progesterone for the environmental remediation of progesterone by Solanum nigrum L. plants". Paper presented in CICTA 2015 – 10th Iberian and 7th Iberoamerican Congress on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Oral Presentation, 2015.
  65. Soares, Cristiano; Jorge Teixeira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Foliar application of 24-epibrassinolide in Solanum nigrum L. exposed to high levels of Ni". Paper presented in IJUP’14 – 7th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto. Oral Presentation, 2014.
Conference paper
  1. Beatriz Fernandes; Cristiana Paiva; T Lopes; Edgar Pinto; Isabel MPLVO Ferreira; Carla Patinha; Nuno Durães; et al. "Levels of glyphosate in vineyard soils and potential adverse effects to the environment". Paper presented in Integrated Protection in Viticulture, 2020.
    Published
  2. Soares, Cristiano; Ana Catarina Torres; Puri Veiga; Marcos Rubal; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Effects of environmental constraints on the oxidative status of Ascophylum nodosum and Fucus serratus". Paper presented in IMMR'18 | International Meeting on Marine Research 2018, 2018.
  3. Soares, Cristiano; Sofia Spormann; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Salicylic acid improves the performance of the enzymatic antioxidant system of barley exposed to glyphosate". Paper presented in XX Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica and 19th Biennial Meeting of Society for Free Radical Research International (SFRRI 2018)., 2018.
Conference poster
  1. Maria João Martins; Konrad, Clara; Filipa Sousa; Moutinho-Pereira, José Manuel; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Algal wrack - a sustainable fertilizer solution for barley plants under drought-induced stress". Paper presented in XVI Spanish-Portuguese International Symposium on Water Relations in Plants, Zaragoza, Spain, 2024.
  2. Konrad, Clara; Martins, Maria João; Spormann, Sofia; Nadais, Pedro; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda. Corresponding author: Konrad, Clara. "Unraveling proline dynamics - the duality of accumulation in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.) under osmotic stress". Paper presented in 3rd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting // 7th meeting in Functional Biology and Biotechnology of Plants, 2023.
  3. Ferreira, Pedro; Cruz, Telmo; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Costa, Daniela; Lino-Neto, Teresa. "Disclosing the impact of EucaBio application on soil microbial communities". Paper presented in Growing Greener ¿ Exploring sustainable agricultural approaches, 2023.
  4. Sousa, Filipa; Mateus, Pedro; Martins,Maria; Sousa, Bruno; Soares, Cristiano; Moutinho, José; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Climate change-induced effects on Castanea sativa Miller ¿ can mycorrhization be an effective strategy?". Paper presented in Growing greener: Exploring sustainable agricultural approaches, 2023.
  5. Neves, João; Monteiro, João; Sousa, Bruno; Soares, Cristiano; Pereira, Susana; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Pissarra, José; Pereira, Cláudia. Corresponding author: Pereira, Cláudia. "Regulation of the cell homeostasis under abiotic stress: a role for the exocyst". Paper presented in ENPER 2023 - 23rd Meeting of the European Network for Plant Endomembrane Research, 2023.
  6. Spormann, Sofia; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Szepesi, Ágnes. "Unravelling the role of polyamine metabolism in Ni-induced stress in tomato cultivars with contrasting antioxidant potential". Paper presented in Plant Biology Europe 2023, 2023.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.23222.88649
  7. Garcês, Inês; Sousa, Bruno; Soares, Cristiano; Pereira, Ana Marta; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Insights into the biochemical profile of Arabidopsis seedlings under combined abiotic stresses". Paper presented in IJUP 2023, Porto, 2023.
  8. Nadais, Pedro; Soares, Cristiano; Sousa, Bruno; Pereira, Cláudia; Pereira, Ana Marta; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Unraveling the role of proline in glyphosate-mediated toxicity - tolerance mechanism or stress signal?". Paper presented in Plant Biology Europe, Marseille, 2023.
  9. Martins, Maria; Oliveira, Licínio; Sousa, Bruno; Valente, Inês; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Growth and antioxidant responses of barley under drought and Cu co-exposure ¿ a trade-off affair?". Paper presented in Plant Biology Europe, Marseille, 2023.
  10. Sousa, Bruno; Santos, Bruno; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Soares, Cristiano. "Can glyphosate modulate the phytotoxicity of Cu in tomato plants?". Paper presented in Iberian Plant Biology, 2023.
  11. Cardoso, Tatiana; Cruz, Telmo; Nadais, Pedro; Sousa, Bruno; Martins, Maria; Pinto, Mafalda; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "ASSESSMENT OF PRE-EMERGENT HERBICIDAL POTENTIAL OF YOUNG EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS LEAVES AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY ¿ A FIELD STUDY". Paper presented in Inov4Agro Scholarship Researchers Day, 2023.
  12. Nadais, Pedro; Sousa, Bruno; Pereira, Cláudia; Pereira, Ana Marta; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Soares, Cristiano. "STRESS SIGNALLING OR DEFENCE MECHANISM: THE UNKNOWN ROLE OF PROLINE IN GLYPHOSATE-INDUCED TOXICITY". Paper presented in Inov4Agro Scholarship Researchers Day, 2023.
  13. Martins, Maria; Konrad, Clara; Sousa, Bruno; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Algal wrack distinctly modulates barley plants¿ physiology under single and combined drought and copper stress". Paper presented in 3rd PhD Meeting of Plant Science. Braga, 2023.
  14. Pinto, Mafalda; Soares, Cristiano; Andreani, Tatiana; Fernando Tavares; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Encapsulation of an aqueous extract of dried eucalyptus leaves in lipid nanoparticulate systems - evaluating its herbicidal and antibacterial activities". Paper presented in Iberian Plant Biology. Braga, Portugal, 2023.
  15. Bruno Sousa; Francisca Rodrigues; Soares, Cristiano; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Crop growth under climatic instability – looking underground for answers.". Paper presented in 2nd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting, 2022.
  16. Spormann, Sofia; Soares, Cristiano; Martins, Viviana; Kaiser, E; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the toughest of them all? - Selecting tolerant wild tomato species under combined stress by drought and salinity.". Paper presented in 2nd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting, 2022.
  17. Maria Martins; Licínio Oliveira; Bruno Sousa; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Unravelling the interplay between Cu and drought combined action in barley plants – a double trouble?". Paper presented in Redox Biology Congress 2022, 2022.
  18. Bruno Sousa; Tiago Merêncio; Maria Martins; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Mitigating the effects of climate change in tomato plants – mission (im)possible?". Paper presented in Redox Biology Congress 2022, 2022.
  19. Filipa Sousa; Bruno Sousa; Maria Martins; Soares, Cristiano; Andreia Afonso; Patrícia Ferreira; Moutinho-Pereira, José Manuel; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "How does climate change affect Castanea sativa oxidative metabolism? – an insight into the combined effects of drought and high temperatures.". Paper presented in Redox Biology Congress 2022, 2022.
  20. Sofia Spormann; Filipa Sousa; Soares, Cristiano; Fátima Oliveira; Vasco Ferreira; Bárbara Teixeira; Cláudia Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Ameliorative effects of ascorbate on increasing tomato tolerance to Ni nanomaterials - an in vitro approach". Paper presented in Redox Biology Congress 2022, 2022.
  21. Mafalda Pinto; Soares, Cristiano; Cláudia Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "The herbicidal potential of eucalyptus leaves is related to oxidative bursts and subcellular damage - a case study in a model weed (Portulaca oleracea L.)". Paper presented in Redox Biology Congress 2022, 2022.
  22. Nadais, Pedro; Soares, Cristiano; Cláudia Pereira; Pereira, Ana Marta; Fernanda Fidalgo. Corresponding author: Soares, Cristiano. "Proline accumulation under glyphosate toxicity - a signal of tolerance or susceptibility?". Paper presented in Redox Biology Congress 2022, 2022.
  23. Tiago Merêncio; Bruno Sousa; Maria Martins; Francisca Rodrigues; Soares, Cristiano; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Assessing the potential role of brassinosteroids, strigolactones and silicon in alleviating the effects of heat and salt stress on Solanum lycopersicum L..". Paper presented in IJUP’ 22 – 15th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto (online)., 2022.
  24. Licínio Oliveira; Maria Martins; Bruno Sousa; Soares, Cristiano; Fernanda Fidalgo. "mpact of single and combined copper and drought stresses in barley plants.". Paper presented in IJUP¿ 22 ¿ 15th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto (online)., 2022.
  25. Francisca Rodrigues; Bruno Sousa; Soares, Cristiano; Moutinho-Pereira, José Manuel; Ana Cristina Gomes da Cunha; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Unravelling the effect of combines salinity and heat stress on the photosynthetic performance of cherry tomato.". Paper presented in IJUP¿ 22 ¿ 15th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto (online)., 2022.
  26. Beatriz Fernandes; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Pereira, Ruth; Cachada, Anabela. "Effects of Plant Protection Products on the cover crop Medicago sativa". Paper presented in II Plant Abiotic Stress Forum - an integrative lens over plant adaptation (online). Porto, Portugal., 2021.
  27. Spormann, Sofia; Soares, Cristiano; Fátima Oliveira; Vasco Ferreira; Bárbara Teixeira; Cláudia Pereira; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Assessing the effects of ascorbate on increasing Solanum lycopersicum L. tolerance to NiO nanomaterials - an in vitro approach.". Paper presented in II Plant Abiotic Stress Forum - an integrative lens over plant adaptation (online). Porto, Portugal, 2021.
  28. Machado, Joana; Vasconcelos, Marta; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Heuvelink E; Carvalho, Susana. "Modulation of the antioxidant network in young tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.) exposed to combined nitrogen and water deficit". Paper presented in II Plant Abiotic Stress Forum - an integrative lens over plant adaptation (online). Porto, Portugal, 2021.
  29. Soares, Cristiano; Pedro Mateus; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Pereira, Ruth. "Fitotoxicidade do glifosato e matéria orgânica do solo - uma abordagem laboratorial utilizando Solanum lycopersicum L. como espécie-modelo". Paper presented in Congresso Ibérico Solo e Desenvolvimento Sustentável: desafios e soluções (online). Porto, Portugal., 2021.
  30. Maria João Martins; Filipa Sousa; Diana Castro; Beatriz Fernandes; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Pereira, Ruth. "O papel do sargaço na qualidade do solo - de resíduo a recurso". Paper presented in Congresso Ibérico Solo e Desenvolvimento Sustentável: desafios e soluções (online). Porto, Portugal., 2021.
  31. Soares, Cristiano; Pereira, Ruth; Pedro Nadais; Francisca Rodrigues; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Foliar application of Si and nano-SiO2 improves tomato tolerance to glyphosate – oxidative damage and antioxidant responses". Paper presented in Plant Biology Europe 2021 (online). Turim, Italy., 2021.
  32. Maria João Martins; Filipa Sousa; Sousa, Bruno; Soares, Cristiano; Azenha, Manuel; Pereira, Ruth; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Wrack application as a strategy to decrease copper phytotoxicity in Hordeum vulgare L.". Paper presented in Plant Biology Europe 2021 (online). Turim, Italy, 2021.
  33. Sousa, Bruno; Francisca Rodrigues; Maria João Martins; Soares, Cristiano; Ana Cristina Gomes da Cunha; Lino-Neto, Teresa; SANTOS, Maria da Conceição Vieira Sarrico; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Unraveling the impact of combined salt and heat stresses on tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.)". Paper presented in Plant Biology Europe 2021 (online). Turim, Italy, 2021.
  34. Pinto, Mafalda; Soares, Cristiano; Sousa, Bruno; Maria João Martins; Cláudia Pereira; Inês Maria Valente; Pereira, Ruth; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Dried leaves of post-fire regenerated Eucalyptus globulus reveal great pre-emergent herbicidal potential". Paper presented in Plant Biology Europe 2021 (online). Turim, Italy., 2021.
  35. Pinto, Mafalda; Soares, Cristiano; Maria João Martins; Sousa, Bruno; Inês Maria Valente; Pereira, Ruth; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Differential non-target effects of eucalyptus-based herbicides on the physiological performance of cherry-tomato plants". Paper presented in XVII Spanish Portuguese Congress on Plant Biology (online). Vigo, Spain, 2021.
  36. Soares, Cristiano; Pereira, Ruth; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Modulation of glyphosate phytotoxicity by organic matter in tomato plants". Paper presented in Eurosoil 2021 (online). Geneve, Switzerland., 2021.
  37. Soares, Cristiano; Nogueira, Verónica; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Pereira, Ruth. "Ecotoxicological relevance of a commercial glyphosate formulation for soil and aquatic organisms under laboratory conditions". Paper presented in Eurosoil 2021 (online). Geneve, Switzerland., 2021.
  38. Maria João Martins; Filipa Sousa; Sousa, Bruno; Soares, Cristiano; Pereira, Ruth; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "application as a strategy to improve cereal’s tolerance to copper-contaminated soils". Paper presented in Eurosoil 2021 (online). Geneve, Switzerland., 2021.
  39. Pinto, Mafalda; Soares, Cristiano; Sousa, Bruno; Maria João Martins; Inês Maria Valente; José António Rodrigues; Pereira, Ruth; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Assessment of the biocidal potential of young eucalyptus leaves incorporated as a soil compost". Paper presented in Eurosoil 2021 (online). Geneve, Switzerland., 2021.
  40. Soares, Cristiano; Cachada, Anabela; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Pereira, Ruth. "Single and combined effects of glyphosate and flazasulfuron soil residues on Medicago sativa L., a non-target cover crop species". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 31st Annual Meeting (online), 2021.
  41. Rodríguez-Seijo, Andrés; Soares, Cristiano; Sonia Ribeiro; Berta Amil Ferreiro; Carla Patinha; Cachada, Anabela; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Pereira, Ruth. "Can Fe2O3 nanomaterials improve crop tolerance to contaminated Soils?". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 31st Annual Meeting (online), 2021.
  42. Francisca Rodrigues; Sousa, Bruno; Soares, Cristiano; Maria Martins; Lino-Neto, Teresa; SANTOS, Maria da Conceição Vieira Sarrico; Ana Cristina Gomes da Cunha; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Unravelling the effect of combined salinity and heat stresses on the photosynthetic performance of cherry tomato". Paper presented in 1st EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting and 5th Meeting in Functional Biology and Biotechnology of Plants (Mestrado em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas – MBFBP), FCUP, Porto, Portugal, 2021.
  43. Bruno Sousa; Soares, Cristiano; Maria Martins; Filipa Sousa; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Wrack-based soil amendment as a tool to improve crop performance". Paper presented in 4º Encontro em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas, Oral Presentation, 2020.
  44. Fátima Oliveira; Soares, Cristiano; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Ascorbate improves the performance of antioxidant system in tomato plants exposed to NiO nanomaterials – an in vitro approach". Paper presented in IJUP' 20 - 13th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto., 2020.
  45. Pedro Nadais; Soares, Cristiano; Francisca Rodrigues; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Can silicon alleviate the toxicity induced by glyphosate in tomato plants?". Paper presented in 3º Encontro em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Mestrado em Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas – MBFBP), 2019.
  46. Maria Martins; Soares, Cristiano; Ana Catarina Torres; Marcos Rubal; Puri Veiga; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Can oxidative stress biomarkers be used to identifiy specific responses between native and non-indigenous macroalgae species?". Paper presented in 14th International Conference on Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Plants., 2019.
  47. Soares, Cristiano; Ruth Pereira; Francisca Rodrigues; Pedro Nadais; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Alleviation of glyphosate-induced oxidative stress in Solanum lycopersicum L. by nitric oxide". Paper presented in 14th International Conference on Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Plants., 2019.
  48. Bouguerra S; S. Bouguerra; Sirine Bouguerra; Bianca Rodrigues; Soares, Cristiano; Fernanda Fidalgo; Anabela Cachada; Ruth Pereira. "No-Till agriculture for reducing effects of groundwater salinity and contamination in corn cultures using experimental microcosm.". Paper presented in SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting., 2019.
  49. Bianca Rodrigues; Bouguerra S; S. Bouguerra; Sirine Bouguerra; Soares, Cristiano; Fernanda Fidalgo; Anabela Cachada; Ruth Pereira. "Did no-till cropping practices minimize the effects of groundwater salinity in Estarreja’s agricultural region?". Paper presented in IJUP’ 19 – 12th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto, 2019.
  50. Fátima Oliveira; Soares, Cristiano; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Phytotoxicity assessment of nano-NiO in Solanum lycopersicum L. under in vitro conditions - growth dynamics and photosynthetic pigments.". Paper presented in IJUP’ 19 – 12th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto, 2019.
  51. Sónia Ribeiro; Soares, Cristiano; Fernanda Fidalgo; Ruth Pereira; Andres Rodríguez-Seijo. "Beneficial effects of Fe2O3 nanoparticles on the growth and oxidative status of barley plants exposed to natural contaminated soils". Paper presented in IJUP’ 19 – 12th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto, 2019.
  52. Joana Ferreira; Soares, Cristiano; Helena Ribeiro; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Effects of soil contamination by glyphosate on a cover crop species (Trifolium repens L.)". Paper presented in IJUP’ 19 – 12th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto, 2019.
  53. Rafael Ferreira; Soares, Cristiano; Fernanda Fidalgo; Ruth Pereira; Anabela Cachada. "Phytotoxic effects of glyphosate on the growth and physiological status of a cover plant species, Medicago sativa". Paper presented in IJUP’ 19 – 12th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto, 2019.
  54. Soares, Cristiano; Sofia Spormann; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Glyphosate-induced oxidative stress in non-target plants – a physiological and biochemical approach in tomato plants". Paper presented in Plant Biology Europe 2018, FESPB & EPSO, 2018.
  55. Sofia Spormann; Soares, Cristiano; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Beneficial effects of salicylic acid on glyphosate-induced oxidative stress in barley plants". Paper presented in IJUP’ 18 – 11th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto, 2018.
  56. Anabela Cachada; Cláudia Braga; Soares, Cristiano; Fernanda Fidalgo; Ruth Pereira. "The impact of the herbicide glyphosate on a cover crop plant". Paper presented in International Conference on Ecohydrology, Soil and Climate Change., 2017.
  57. Soares, Cristiano; Simão Branco-Neves; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Phytotoxic effects of nano-NiO on the growth and oxidative status of barley plants". Paper presented in EMBO Young Scientists’ Forum 2016, 2016.
  58. Simão Branco-Neves; Soares, Cristiano; Alexandra de Sousa; Viviana Martins; Manuel Azenha; Hernâni Gerós; Fernanda Fidalgo. "The effect of Cu excess on growth, oxidative stress metabolism and Cu transporters of Solanum cheesmaniae and Solanum lycopersicum". Paper presented in EMBO Young Scientists’ Forum 2016, 2016.
  59. Soares, Cristiano; Alexandra de Sousa; Ana Pinto; Manuel Azenha; Jorge Teixeira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Effect of 24-epibrassinolide on ROS content, antioxidant enzymes and Ni accumulation in Solanum nigrum L. under Ni stress". Paper presented in CICTA 2015 – 10th Iberian and 7th Iberoamerican Congress on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Sousa, Bruno; Soares, Cristiano; Sousa, Filipa; Martins, Maria; Mateus, Pedro; Rodrigues, Francisca; Azenha, Manuel; et al. "Enhancing tomato plants' tolerance to combined heat and salt stress – The role of arbuscular mycorrhizae and biochar". Science of The Total Environment 948 (2024): 174860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174860.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174860
  2. Mateus, Pedro; Sousa, Filipa; Martins, Maria; Sousa, Bruno; Afonso, Andreia; Oliveira, Fátima; Moutinho-Pereira, José; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Soares, Cristiano. "The ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus involutus positively modulates Castanea sativa Miller (var. Marsol) responses to heat and drought co-exposure". Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 215 (2024): 108999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108999.
    10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108999
  3. Nadais, Pedro; Sousa, Bruno; Martins, Maria; Pereira, Cláudia; Pereira, Ana Marta; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Soares, Cristiano. "Unravelling the role of proline in glyphosate-mediated toxicity – tolerance mechanism or stress signal?". Physiologia Plantarum 176 5 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.14532.
    10.1111/ppl.14532
  4. Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda. Corresponding author: Soares, Cristiano. "Tackling plant responses towards abiotic stress combinations – A focus on redox regulation and epigenetic mechanisms". Plant Stress 13 (2024): 100550. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2024.100550.
    10.1016/j.stress.2024.100550
  5. Spormann, Sofia; Soares, Cristiano; Azenha, Manuel; Martins, Viviana; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "A look into osmotic, ionic, and redox adjustments in wild tomato species under combined salt and water stress". Plant Stress 13 (2024): 100510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2024.100510.
    10.1016/j.stress.2024.100510
  6. Ana Pinto; Daniela Correia da Silva; Ana Cardoso; Fátima Fernandes; Cristiano Soares; Patrícia Valentão; Fernanda Fidalgo; Jorge Teixeira. "Progesterone and brassinosteroids synergistically enhance progesterone removal and antioxidant capacity of Solanum nigrum L.". Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-024-01496-9.
    10.1007/s12298-024-01496-9
  7. Szepesi, Ágnes; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Editorial: Working towards sustainable agriculture with biostimulants and biocides: from chemical structure to application methods". Frontiers in Plant Science 15 (2024): https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1443658.
    10.3389/fpls.2024.1443658
  8. Martins, Maria; Oliveira, Licínio; Sousa, Bruno; Valente, Inês Maria; Rodrigues, José António; Azenha, Manuel; Soares, Cristiano; Pereira, Ruth; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Unravelling the combined impacts of drought and Cu in barley plants – double trouble?". Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 209 (2024): 108546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108546.
    10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108546
  9. Martins, Maria; Sousa, Filipa; Soares, Cristiano; Sousa, Bruno; Pereira, Ruth; Rubal, Marcos; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Beach wrack: Discussing ecological roles, risks, and sustainable bioenergy and agricultural applications". Journal of Environmental Management 356 (2024): 120526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120526.
    10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120526
  10. Rodrigues, Francisca; Sousa, Bruno; Soares, Cristiano; Moreira, Diana; Pereira, Cláudia; Moutinho-Pereira, José; Cunha, Ana; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Are tomato plants co-exposed to heat and salinity able to ensure a proper carbon metabolism? – An insight into the photosynthetic hub". Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 206 (2024): 108270. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108270.
    10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108270
  11. Pinto, Mafalda; Sousa, Bruno; Martins, Maria; Pereira, Cláudia; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Unveiling the efficacy of pre-emergent application of young Eucalyptus globulus leaves as a weed control strategy: Bridging macroscopic effects and cellular responses". Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 203 (2023): 108010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108010.
    10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108010
  12. Pinto, Mafalda; Soares, Cristiano; Andreani, Tatiana; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Tavares, Fernando. "Eucalyptus globulus Leaf Aqueous Extract Differentially Inhibits the Growth of Three Bacterial Tomato Pathogens". Plants 12 8 (2023): 1727. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants12081727.
    10.3390/plants12081727
  13. Sofia Spormann; Pedro Nadais; Filipa Sousa; Mafalda Pinto; Maria Martins; Bruno Sousa; Fernanda Fidalgo; Cristiano Soares. "Accumulation of Proline in Plants under Contaminated Soils—Are We on the Same Page?". Antioxidants (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12030666.
    10.3390/antiox12030666
  14. Joana Machado; Marta W. Vasconcelos; Cristiano Soares; Fernanda Fidalgo; Ep Heuvelink; Susana M. P. Carvalho. "Young Tomato Plants Respond Differently under Single or Combined Mild Nitrogen and Water Deficit: An Insight into Morphophysiological Responses and Primary Metabolism". Plants (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12051181.
    10.3390/plants12051181
  15. Joana Machado; Marta W. Vasconcelos; Cristiano Soares; Fernanda Fidalgo; Ep Heuvelink; Susana M. P. Carvalho. "Enzymatic and Non-Enzymatic Antioxidant Responses of Young Tomato Plants (cv. Micro-Tom) to Single and Combined Mild Nitrogen and Water Deficit: Not the Sum of the Parts". Antioxidants (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12020375.
    10.3390/antiox12020375
  16. Cristiano Soares; Pedro Mateus; Fernanda Fidalgo; Ruth Pereira. "Modulation of the non-target phytotoxicity of glyphosate by soil organic matter in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plants". Scientia Horticulturae (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2022.111773.
    10.1016/j.scienta.2022.111773
  17. Cristiano Soares; Beatriz Fernandes; Cristiana Paiva; Verónica Nogueira; Anabela Cachada; Fernanda Fidalgo; Ruth Pereira. "Ecotoxicological relevance of glyphosate and flazasulfuron to soil habitat and retention functions – Single vs combined exposures". Journal of Hazardous Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130128.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130128
  18. João Neves; João Monteiro; Bruno Sousa; Cristiano Soares; Susana Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo; José Pissarra; Cláudia Pereira. "Relevance of the Exocyst in Arabidopsis exo70e2 Mutant for Cellular Homeostasis under Stress". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24010424.
    10.3390/ijms24010424
  19. Pinto, Mafalda; Soares, Cristiano; Pereira, Ruth; Rodrigues, José António; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Valente, Inês Maria. "Untargeted metabolomic profiling of fresh and dried leaf extracts of young and mature Eucalyptus globulus trees indicates differences in the presence of specialized metabolites". Frontiers in Plant Science 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.986197.
    10.3389/fpls.2022.986197
  20. Sofia Spormann; Filipa Sousa; Fátima Oliveira; Vasco Ferreira; Bárbara Teixeira; Cláudia Pereira; Cristiano Soares; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Ascorbate Supplementation: A Blessing in Disguise for Tomato Seedlings Exposed to NiO Nanoparticles". Agriculture (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12101546.
    10.3390/agriculture12101546
  21. Rodríguez-Seijo, Andrés; Soares, Cristiano; Ribeiro, Sónia; Amil, Berta Ferreiro; Patinha, Carla; Cachada, Anabela; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Pereira, Ruth. "Nano-Fe2O3 as a tool to restore plant growth in contaminated soils – Assessment of potentially toxic elements (bio)availability and redox homeostasis in Hordeum vulgare L". Journal of Hazardous Materials 425 (2022): 127999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127999.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127999
  22. Sousa, Bruno; Rodrigues, Francisca; Soares, Cristiano; Martins, Maria; Azenha, Manuel; Lino-Neto, Teresa; Santos, Conceição; Cunha, Ana; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Impact of Combined Heat and Salt Stresses on Tomato Plants—Insights into Nutrient Uptake and Redox Homeostasis". Antioxidants 11 3 (2022): 478. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox11030478.
    Published • 10.3390/antiox11030478
  23. Sofia Spormann; Cristiano Soares; Viviana Martins; Manuel Azenha; Hernâni Gerós; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Early Activation of Antioxidant Responses in Ni-Stressed Tomato Cultivars Determines Their Resilience Under Co-exposure to Drought". Journal of Plant Growth Regulation (2022): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-022-10595-4.
    10.1007/s00344-022-10595-4
  24. Martins, Maria; Lopes, Jorge; Sousa, Bruno; Soares, Cristiano; Valente, Inês M.; Rodrigues, José A.; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Teixeira, Jorge. "Cr (VI)-induced oxidative damage impairs ammonia assimilation into organic forms in Solanum lycopersicum L.". Plant Stress 2 (2021): 100034. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2021.100034.
    10.1016/j.stress.2021.100034
  25. Sousa, Filipa; Martins, Maria; Sousa, Bruno; Soares, Cristiano; Azenha, Manuel; Pereira, Ruth; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "The potential of beach wrack as plant biostimulant to mitigate metal toxicity: mineral composition, antioxidant properties and effects against Cu-induced stress". Journal of Applied Phycology 34 1 (2021): 667-678. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-021-02636-4.
    10.1007/s10811-021-02636-4
  26. Sousa, Filipa; Martins, Maria; Sousa, Bruno; Soares, Cristiano; Azenha, Manuel; Pereira, Ruth; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Wrack Composed by Fucus spp, Ascophyllum nodosum and Pelvetia canaliculata Limits Metal Uptake and Restores the Redox Homeostasis of Barley Plants Grown in Cu-Contaminated Soils". Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 41 8 (2021): 3544-3555. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00344-021-10532-x.
    10.1007/s00344-021-10532-x
  27. Sousa, Bruno; Lopes, Jorge; Leal, André; Martins, Maria; Soares, Cristiano; Azenha, Manuel; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Teixeira, Jorge. "Specific glutathione-S-transferases ensure an efficient detoxification of diclofenac in Solanum lycopersicum L. plants". Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 168 (2021): 263-271. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.10.019.
    10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.10.019
  28. Maria Martins; Cristiano Soares; Inês Figueiredo; Bruno Sousa; Ana Catarina Torres; Isabel Sousa-Pinto; Puri Veiga; Marcos Rubal; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Fucoid Macroalgae Have Distinct Physiological Mechanisms to Face Emersion and Submersion Periods in Their Southern Limit of Distribution". Plants (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10091892.
    10.3390/plants10091892
  29. Cristiano Soares; Francisca Rodrigues; Bruno Sousa; Edgar Pinto; Isabel M. P. L. V. O. Ferreira; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Foliar Application of Sodium Nitroprusside Boosts Solanum lycopersicum L. Tolerance to Glyphosate by Preventing Redox Disorders and Stimulating Herbicide Detoxification Pathways". Plants (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10091862.
    10.3390/plants10091862
  30. Cristiano Soares; Pedro Nadais; Bruno Sousa; Edgar Pinto; Isabel M. P. L. V. O. Ferreira; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Silicon Improves the Redox Homeostasis to Alleviate Glyphosate Toxicity in Tomato Plants—Are Nanomaterials Relevant?". Antioxidants 10 8 (2021): 1320-1320. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10081320.
    10.3390/antiox10081320
  31. Mafalda Pinto; Cristiano Soares; Maria Martins; Bruno Sousa; Inês Valente; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Herbicidal Effects and Cellular Targets of Aqueous Extracts from Young Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Leaves". Plants 10 6 (2021): 1159-1159. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10061159.
    10.3390/plants10061159
  32. Martins, Viviana; Soares, Cristiano; Spormann, Sofia; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Gerós, Hernâni. "Vineyard calcium sprays reduce the damage of postharvest grape berries by stimulating enzymatic antioxidant activity and pathogen defense genes, despite inhibiting phenolic synthesis". Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 162 (2021): 48-55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.02.025.
    Published • 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.02.025
  33. Sofia Spormann; Cristiano Soares; Jorge Teixeira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Polyamines as key regulatory players in plants under metal stress - A way for an enhanced tolerance". Annals of Applied Biology (2021): https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12660.
    10.1111/aab.12660
  34. Soares, Cristiano; Pereira, Ruth; Martins, Maria; Tamagnini, Paula; Serôdio, João; Moutinho-Pereira, José; Cunha, Ana; Fidalgo, Fernanda. "Glyphosate-dependent effects on photosynthesis of Solanum lycopersicum L. — An ecophysiological, ultrastructural and molecular approach". Journal of Hazardous Materials 398 (2020): 122871. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122871.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122871
  35. Beatriz Fernandes; Cristiano Soares; Cláudia Braga; Ana Rebotim; Rafael Ferreira; Joana Ferreira; Fernanda Fidalgo; Ruth Pereira; Anabela Cachada. "Ecotoxicological Assessment of a Glyphosate-Based Herbicide in Cover Plants: Medicago sativa L. as a Model Species". Applied Sciences 10 15 (2020): 5098-5098. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10155098.
    10.3390/app10155098
  36. Martins, Maria; Sousa, Bruno; Lopes, Jorge; Soares, Cristiano; Machado, Joana; Carvalho, Susana; Fidalgo, Fernanda; Teixeira, Jorge. "Diclofenac shifts the role of root glutamine synthetase and glutamate dehydrogenase for maintaining nitrogen assimilation and proline production at the expense of shoot carbon reserves in Solanum lycopersicum L". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27 23 (2020): 29130-29142. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09136-x.
    Published • 10.1007/s11356-020-09136-x
  37. Bruno Sousa; Cristiano Soares; Francisca Oliveira; Maria Martins; Simão Branco-Neves; Beatriz Barbosa; Inês Ataíde; et al. "Foliar application of 24-epibrassinolide improves Solanum nigrum L. tolerance to high levels of Zn without affecting its remediation potential". Chemosphere 244 (2020): 125579-125579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125579.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125579
  38. Sousa, B.; Lopes, J.; Leal, A.; Martins, M.; Soares, C.; Valente, I.M.; Rodrigues, J.A.; Fidalgo, F.; Teixeira, J.. "Response of Solanum lycopersicum L. to diclofenac – Impacts on the plant's antioxidant mechanisms". Environmental Pollution 258 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85076499674&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113762
  39. Soares, Cristiano. "Sargaço – Importância ecológica, riscos e potenciais aplicações". CAPTAR - Ciência e Ambiente para Todos (2020):
    Open access • Published
  40. Sofia Spormann; Cristiano Soares; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Salicylic acid alleviates glyphosate-induced oxidative stress in Hordeum vulgare L". Journal of Environmental Management 241 (2019): 226-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.04.035.
    10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.04.035
  41. Mafalda Pinto; Cristiano Soares; Arlete Santos Pinto; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Phytotoxic effects of bulk and nano-sized Ni on Lycium barbarum L. grown in vitro – Oxidative damage and antioxidant response". Chemosphere 218 (2019): 507-516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.11.127.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.11.127
  42. Soares, C.; Pereira, R.; Spormann, S.; Fidalgo, F.. "Is soil contamination by a glyphosate commercial formulation truly harmless to non-target plants? – Evaluation of oxidative damage and antioxidant responses in tomato". Environmental Pollution 247 (2019): 256-265. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85060941959&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.063
  43. Soares, C.; Carvalho, M.E.A.; Azevedo, R.A.; Fidalgo, F.. "Plants facing oxidative challenges—A little help from the antioxidant networks". Environmental and Experimental Botany 161 (2019): 4-25. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85058789147&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.envexpbot.2018.12.009
  44. Sharma, A.; Soares, C.; Sousa, B.; Martins, M.; Kumar, V.; Shahzad, B.; Sidhu, G.P.S.; et al. "Nitric oxide-mediated regulation of oxidative stress in plants under metal stress: a review on molecular and biochemical aspects". Physiologia Plantarum (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85069910443&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/ppl.13004
  45. Cristiano Soares; Simão Branco-Neves; Alexandra de Sousa; Manuel Azenha; Ana Cunha; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "SiO2 nanomaterial as a tool to improve Hordeum vulgare L. tolerance to nano-NiO stress". Science of The Total Environment 622-623 (2018): 517-525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.002.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.002
  46. Soares, C.; Branco-Neves, S.; de Sousa, A.; Teixeira, J.; Pereira, R.; Fidalgo, F.. "Can nano-SiO2 reduce the phytotoxicity of acetaminophen? – A physiological, biochemical and molecular approach". Environmental Pollution 241 (2018): 900-911. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85049323819&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2018.06.037
  47. Simão Branco-Neves; Cristiano Soares; Alexandra de Sousa; Viviana Martins; Manuel Azenha; Hernâni Gerós; Fernanda Fidalgo. "An efficient antioxidant system and heavy metal exclusion from leaves make Solanum cheesmaniae more tolerant to Cu than its cultivated counterpart". Food and Energy Security (2017):
    10.1002/fes3.114
  48. De Sousa, A.; AbdElgawad, H.; Asard, H.; Pinto, A.; Soares, C.; Branco-Neves, S.; Braga, T.; et al. "Metalaxyl effects on antioxidant defenses in leaves and roots of Solanum nigrum L.". Frontiers in Plant Science 8 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85038372880&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fpls.2017.01967
  49. Soares, Cristiano. "Temperature Variation under Continuous Light Restores Tomato Leaf Photosynthesis and Maintains the Diurnal Pattern in Stomatal Conductance". Frontiers in Plant Science (2017): https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01602.
    10.3389/fpls.2017.01602
  50. Cristiano Soares; Simão Branco-Neves; Alexandra de Sousa; Ruth Pereira; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Ecotoxicological relevance of nano-NiO and acetaminophen to Hordeum vulgare L.: Combining standardized procedures and physiological endpoints". Chemosphere 165 (2016): 442-452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.09.053.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.09.053
  51. Cristiano Soares; Alexandra de Sousa; Ana Pinto; Manuel Azenha; Jorge Teixeira; Ricardo Antunes Azevedo; Fernanda Fidalgo. "Effect of 24-epibrassinolide on ROS content, antioxidant system, lipid peroxidation and Ni uptake in Solanum nigrum L. under Ni stress". Environmental and Experimental Botany 122 (2016): 115-125. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.envexpbot.2015.09.010.
    10.1016/j.envexpbot.2015.09.010
Magazine article
  1. Soares, Cristiano. "Impacto do glifosato na produção agrícola e na saúde do solo – estamos no caminho certo?", Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Horticultura, 2022
  2. ""Investigadores querem desenvolver biocida a partir de folhas de eucalipto jovens"", Vida Rural (online), 2021, https://www.vidarural.pt/destaques/investigadores-querem-desenvolver-biocida-a-partir-de-folhas-de-eucalipto-jovens/..
  3. ""Investigadores querem desenvolver biocida a partir de folhas de eucalipto jovens"", Notícias Universidade do Porto, 2021, https://noticias.up.pt/investigadores-da-fcup-estudam-acao-herbicida-do-eucalipto/.
  4. ""Investigadores da FCUP contribuem para clarificar mitos sobre o glifosato"", Notícias Universidade do Porto, 2021, https://noticias.up.pt/investigadores-da-fcup-contribuem-para-clarificar-mitos-sobre-o-glifosato/.
Newspaper article
  1. Sousa, Filipa; Soares, Cristiano; Fidalgo, Fernanda. ""Cientistas querem tornar o castanheiro mais resistente às alterações climáticas"", Público, 2023, https://www.publico.pt/2023/01/08/azul/reportagem/cientistas-querem-tornar-castanheiro-tolerante-alteracoes-climaticas-2033894.
  2. ""Investigadores querem desenvolver biocida a partir de folhas de eucalipto jovens"", Agência Lusa, 2021, https://visao.sapo.pt/atualidade/sociedade/2021-03-23-investigadores-concluem-que-eucalipto-pode-ajudar-a-prevenir-risco-de-incendios/.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024 (invited) Strategies for enhancing chestnut plants resilience to climate change III Curso de Verão de Biotecnologia de Plantas
Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal)
2024 (invited) Making the life of stressed plants a little easier – a focus on Plant Stress lab research 4th EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting
FCUP
2024 (invited) Stress em plantas – dos impactos fisiológicos à memória vegetal Biologia ao Fim da Tarde
2024 (invited) Modulation of polyamine metabolism in response to metal stress – a case-study with tomato plants 4th Plant Polyamine Research Workshop
2024 (invited) Glyphosate accumulation in agroecosystems and impacts in non-target plants – from physiological and celular disturbances to intergenerational effects Erasmus+ | BIP – “Plant Adaptations to Climate Changes”
2024 (invited) From risk estimation to innovation – assessment of pesticides non-target toxicity and development of nature-based alternatives to synthetic agrochemicals Erasmus+ | BIP – “Sustainable green areas to promote sustainable cities”
2023 (invited) Desafios climáticos e plantas ¿ à procura de estratégias de tolerância. 12º Encontro Nacional de Proteção Integrada.
Escola Superior Agrária de Elvas
2023 (invited) Plant responses to xenobiotics – how can they detoxify? Advanced Course Plants in a Changing Environment: a molecular approach.
Universidade do Minho
2023 (invited) Exploring plant responses under a changing environment – a focus on oxidative stress. Advanced Course Plants in a Changing Environment: a molecular approach.
Universidade do Minho
2021 (invited) "A perspective on the potential of beach wrack as an organic soil fertilizer and plant stress mitigator" IMAST21 – International Meeting of Agrarian Science and Technology (online)
UNESP (Brazil)
2021 (invited) "Mitigating glyphosate effects on crop plants and soil functions - strategies to minimize its potential toxicity, using tomato as a model-species" IMAST21 – International Meeting of Agrarian Science and Technology (online)
UNESP (Brazil)
2020/08 (invited) Plant abiotic stress tolerance - the role of ROS and the antioxidant defense mechanisms Summer School - "From soil 2 Fork"
GreenUPorto (Portugal)
2020/06 (invited) Plant abiotic stress tolerance - The role of ROS and antioxidant defense mechanisms Plants in a Changing Environment: a Molecular Approach
Universidade do Minho (Portugal)
2020 (invited) Glyphosate in agroecosystems - benefits vs risks Fórum de Stresses Abióticos: das Contaminações dos Solos às Alterações Climáticas
2019 (invited) Plantas e solo sob um ambiente em mudança - conceitos, desafios e oportunidades. ExpoCIC
Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos (Portugal)
2019 (invited) Plantas sob um ambiente em mudança - conceitos, desafios e oportunidades.
Colégio Salesianos do Porto (Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/01 - Current PEP’PRIME – BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL PRIMING OF PEPPER PLANTS TO PROMOTE ITS STRESS RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Co-supervisor
 Programa Doutoral em Biologia (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024 - Current Melatonin-mediated priming of tomato plants under glyphosate and Cu co-exposure
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024 - Current Biochemical and physiological analysis of nitrogen metabolism in tomato plants: exploring the connection between nitrogen deficiency and Self-pruning and Single Flower Truss genes (PhD)
Co-supervisor
Universidade de São Paulo Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Brazil

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 - Current Can stress priming increase Castanea sativa Miller resilience to climate change? A focus on the redox metabolism and photosynthetic performance
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 - Current Biochar-mediated remediation of Cu-contaminated soils: impacts on lettuce plants growth and physiology
Supervisor
 Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 - Current Can glyphosate trigger an intergenerational response in crops? – a case study in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
Supervisor
 Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 - Current Potencial da aplicação do biochar como estratégia de remediação de solos contaminados por cobre – respostas fisiológicas de Lactuca sativa L.
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos, Portugal
2023 - Current Biochemical and physiological characterization of strigolactone-related Arabidopsis mutants under salinity and heat conditions
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos, Portugal
2022 - Current “Improving chestnut plants’ resilience to climate change: the role of stress priming”
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 - 2023 "Climate change-induced effects on Castena sativa Miller - biochemical aspects of heat and drought combined stress"
Supervisor
 Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 - 2023 "A Biologia Celular e Molecular ao serviço do ensino secundário ¿ um guia para o ensino laboratorial"
Supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 - 2023 "Exposição de Solanum lycopersicum L. à contaminação do solo por glifosato e cobre ¿ efeito individual vs combinado"
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Avaliação da atividade herbicida de nanopartículas lipídicas contendo extrato de eucalipto incorporado
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos, Portugal
2021 - 2022 "Endomembrane markers and stress: a functional study using Arabidopsis plants"
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021 - 2022 "Efeitos não-alvo de um biocida à base de folhas de eucalipto"
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos, Portugal
2021 - 2022 "Alívio da fitotoxicidade não-alvo do glifosato pela aplicaça~o exógena de aminoácidos essenciais"
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos, Portugal
2020 - 2021 "Modulation of glyphosate phytotoxicity by organic matter in tomato plants"
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - 2021 "Micropropagation of Solanum lycopersicum L. and the role of ascorbate against nano-NiO toxicity"
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos, Portugal
2019 - 2020 "Fitotoxicidade de nano-NiO em Solanum lycopersicum cultivada in vitro - resposta antioxidante e deteção in vivo de ROS"
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019 - 2020 "A toxicidade não-alvo do glifosato está dependente do teor de matéria orgânica do solo? - avaliação do dano oxidativo em plantas de tomateiro"
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos, Portugal
2018 - 2019 "Phytotoxicity of nano-NiO on Solanum lycopersicum grown in vitro - growth dynamics and antioxidant response"
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 - 2019 “Nanoparticles of Fe2O3 as adsorbents of metals: a possible tool to increase tolerance of plants to contaminated soils"
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 - 2019 “Effect of silicon application on glyphosate-induced toxicity in tomato plants”
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 - 2019 "Effect of nitric oxide application on glyphosate-induced toxicity in tomato plants"
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 - 2019 "Efeito das alterações climáticas no grau de stress oxidativo de macroalgas fucóides"
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 - 2019 "Os efeitos do herbicida glifosato em plantas de cobertura"
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 - 2019 “Avaliação da ecotoxicidade de solos contaminados por glifosato em oligoquetas (Eisenia andrei) e colêmbolos (Folsomia candida)”
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos, Portugal
2018 - 2019 “Efeito da aplicação de brassinosteróides na resposta de Solanum nigrum L. a elevados níveis de Zn”
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos, Portugal
2017 - 2018 "Effects of salicylic acid on glyphosate-induced toxicity in barley plants"
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017 - 2018 "Efeito das alterações climáticas no grau de stress oxidativo de macroalgas fucóides” (Plano de Estágios Extra-Curriculares - PEEC)
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Co-chair of the Plant Physiology session in the "4th EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting" (2024/11 - 2024/11)
Congress (Other)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/05 - Current Conception and organization of hands-on activities for mid-school and high-school students entitled "Fascina-te com o incrível mundo das plantas" at the Biology Department of FCUP, within the framework of the International Fascination of Plants Day. (2023/05)
2023 - Current Organization of the "Sustainble Agrifood Production Seminars". Monthly sessions (2023)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal
2023 - Current "Sustainble Agrifood Production Seminars". Monthly sessions (2023)
Seminar (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal
2025/01 - 2025/01 European Meeting on Gnomoniopsis castaneae. (2025/01 - 2025/01)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
 GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2024 - 2024 PLANT CIT’SCIENCE – What can citizen science do for projects on plants , soil and associated organisms (2024 - 2024)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2024 - 2024 “Design Thinking Workshop” by PlantAnim (2024 - 2024)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal
2023/11 - 2023/11 Organization of the workshop "Growing Greener - exploring sustainable agricultural approaches" (29-30th Nov) (2023/11 - 2023/11)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal
2023/11 - 2023/11 Organization of the workshop "Growing Greener - exploring sustainable agricultural approaches" (29-30th Nov) (2023/11 - 2023/11)
Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/03 Organization of a series of virtual workshops entitled "Challenges to reducing pesticide use in horticulture", within the scope of the COST action CA21134 (2023/03 - 2023/03) National Commitee of the COST action CA21134, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/02 Organization of the "Nature-based solutions for wild-fire prevention and rehabilitation of burned soils" (02/2023) (2023/02 - 2023/02)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/05 - 2022/05 Conception and organization of hands-on activities for primary school kids entitled “Vem ser cientista por um dia - As plantas podem contra contigo?” at the Museum of Natural History and Science of the UPorto (MHNC-UP)/Galeria da Biodiversidade and Jardim Botânico do Porto, within the framework of the International Fascination of Plants Day (2022/05 - 2022/05) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/06 - 2021/06 Organization of the "Congresso Ibérico "Solo e Desenvolvimento Sustentável: Desafios e Soluções" (2021 - 2021)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/05 - 2021/05 Organization of the "II Plant Abiotic Stress Forum: an integrative lens over plant adaptation" (2021/05)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/03 Organization of the "II Plant Pests and Diseases Forum: Redefining concepts, mechanisms and management tools" (2021/03 - 2021/03)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/07 - 2020/09 Organization of the Summer School "From soil 2 fork", funded by FCT (2020/07 - 2020/09)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Participation in the Research School Course, organized within the frame of the COST action T0PAGRI (Towards zer0 Pesticide AGRIculture: European Network for sustainability): Rethinking plant breeding for a zero-pesticide agriculture
Other
Université de Bordeaux, France
2022/07 - 2022/07 Participation in the EMBO Laboratory Leadership Course for Postdocs in Heidelberg, Germany. EMBO Lab Leadership Course
EMBO Solutions GmbH, Germany
2021/05 - 2021/05 Scientific Writing Webinar, an extraordinary activity of the 7PYCheM
Seminar
2021/03/12 - 2021/03/12 Participation in the "Career Management in Science" Seminar
Seminar
 CAREER MANAGEMENT SESSION
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental da Madeira, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Participation at the PhD Adanced Courses "MS-based Proteomics” , within the series of Advanced Trainings and Seminars of the Doctoral Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology (i3S, ICBAS, FCUP).
Workshop
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2020/01 - 2020/01 Participation at the "Jornada Teórico-Prática de Voláteis e Óleos Essenciais"
Workshop
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/04/04 - 2019/04/07 Participation at the "17ª Mostra da Universidade do Porto 2019"
Exhibition
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018/04 - 2018/04 Participation in the XIX Jornadas sobre Conservação da Natureza e Educação Ambiental/EDS, promoted by FAPAS - Fundo para a Proteção dos Animais Selvagens
Conference
2017 - 2018 Participation at the following PhD Adanced Courses: - Fluorescence Microscopy; - Real-time PCR; - Transmission Electron Microscopy.
Workshop
 Formações e Seminários Avançados do programa doutoral em Biologia Celular e Molecular (i3S, ICBAS, FCUP).
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2016/05 - 2016/05 Participation in the XVII Jornadas sobre Conservação da Natureza e Educação Ambiental/EDS, promoted by FAPAS - Fundo para a Proteção dos Animais Selvagens
Conference
2015/09 - 2015/10 Participation at the Event: “Metodologias de Amostragem e Identificação de Comunidades Bentónicas Marinhas”, under the scope of BioMarPT (Aprender a conhecer o ambiente marinho de Portugal) project
Workshop
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2015/04 - 2015/04 Participation at the "XVIII Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia (ENEB)"
Meeting
2015/04 - 2015/04 Participation in the XVI Jornadas sobre Conservação da Natureza e Educação Ambiental/EDS, promoted by FAPAS - Fundo para a Proteção dos Animais Selvagens
Conference
2014/04 - 2014/04 Participation at the "XVII Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia (ENEB)"
Meeting
2013/03 - 2013/03 Participation at the "XVI Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia (ENEB)"
Meeting
2013 - 2013 Participation at the workshop: “Plant defence strategies for phytoremediation approaches”
Workshop
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024 Avaliação da resposta da comunidade microbiana de solos à aplicação de um biocida (EucaBio)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carla Flores (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024 Biochar-mediated remediation of Cu-contaminated soils: impacts on lettuce plant growth and physiology
Supervisor
 Licínio Oliveira (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024 Can glyphosate trigger an intergenerational response in crops? – a case study in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.
Supervisor
 Francisca Cruz (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 Climate change-induced effects on Castena sativa Miller – biochemical aspects of heat and drought combined stress
Supervisor
 Pedro Mateus (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 Exogenous application of abscisic acid (ABA) as a strategy to simultaneously improve quality and abiotic stress tolerance of grape berry cells in vitro
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Marco Coelho (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Journal of Hazardous Materials (1873-3336) Elsevier
2022 - Current Plant Molecular Biology (1573-5028) Springer Nature
2022 - Current Frontiers in Plant Science (1664-462X) Frontiers
2022 - Current Plant Stress (2667-064X) Elsevier
2021 - Current Molecules (1420-3049) MDPI
2021 - Current Horticulturae (2311-7524) MDPI
2019 - 2022 Environmental Pollution (1970) (0013-9327) Elsevier
2019 - 2022 Journal of Plant Growth Regulation (1435-8107) Springer-Verlag
2021 - 2021 Frontiers in Environmental Science (2296-665X)
2019 - 2021 Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (0981-9428) Elsevier
2020 - 2020 Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (1861-1664) Springer-Verlag
2019 - 2019 Environmental Science and Pollution Research (1614-7499) Springer-Verlag
2019 - 2019 Ecological Indicators (1470-160X) Elsevier
2019 - 2019 Antioxidants (2076-3921) MDPI AG
2019 - 2019 Cogent Food & Agriculture (2331-1932) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2018 - 2018 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (1090-2414) Elsevier
2018 - 2018 Open Biology (2046-2441) The Royal Society
2018 - 2018 Environmental Science and Pollution Research (1614-7499) Springer-Verlag
2017/05 - 2017/05 Chiang Mai Journal of Science
2017 - 2017 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (1090-2414) Elsevier

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022 - Current COST ACTION - Towards zer0 Pesticide AGRIculture : European Network for sustainability (T0P-AGRI-Network) (CA21134) Working Group Member
2022 - Current COST ACTION - EPIgenetic mechanisms of Crop Adaptation To Climate cHange (EPI-CATCH) (CA19125) Working Group Member
2022 - Current International Society for Horticultural Science
2019 - Current Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) Network Member
2018 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica Network Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2023 - Current “PlantAnim”, GreenUPorto & Biopolis/CIBIO. Representative of GreenUPorto research centre.
Member
 GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal
2018 - Current Monitoring Committee of the PhD Programme in Biology.
Member
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019 - 2023 Media & Outreaching Management. Creation of content for GreenUPorto's social media pages.
Member
 GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Representative of the PhD Students in the Strategic Plan of FCUP
Member
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Scientific and Technical Support to Câmara Municipal do Porto to micropropagate Rosa sp. individuals from the local collection. Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 - Current Scientific Consultant for DEIFIL. Research partner in R&D projects and student tutoring.
2016 - 2017 Scientific Consultant for NOOCITY URBAN TECHNOLOGY (coordination of experiments for the optimization of the use of substrates for plant growth) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Fisiologia das Plantas Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 - Current Ecofisiologia Vegetal Arquitetura Paisagista (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019 - Current Laboratório de Biotecnologia Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 - Current Respostas e Adaptações ao Stress Biologia Funcional e Biotecnologia de Plantas (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Stress Oxidativo e Defesas Antioxidantes Biologia Celular e Molecular (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Biologia Celular Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Botânica Ciências do Ambiente (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Advanced course on Plant-Microbe Interactions Biologia Molecular, Biotecnologia e Bioempreendedorismo em Plantas (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Plant tissue and cell culture Biotechnology (Ensino secundário) Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos, Portugal
2018 - 2022 Culturas de Células Biologia Celular e Molecular (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Stress Oxidativo e Defesas Antioxidantes Biologia Celular e Molecular (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2022 - 2022 Evaluation of one research proposal to “2022 REGULAR FONDECYT NATIONAL PROJECTS COMPETITION”. Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Desarrollo, Chile
Evaluator
 Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Desarrollo, Chile

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2024 Impacto das alterações climáticas em castanheiro – a micorrização como estratégia mitigadora Voz do Campo
2024 Online article at Observador, titled: "Estudo valida teoria que torna castanheiros mais resilientes a alterações climática" Observador
2024 Online article at Porto Canal, titled: “Boas notícias para o futuro dos castanheiros. Investigadores do Porto Porto Canal comprovam tese para maior resistência a alterações climáticas” Porto Canal
2024 Online article at Diário de Notícias. “Estudo valida estratégia que torna castanheiros mais resilientes a alterações climáticas” Diário de Notícias
2023 Interview given to the national newspaper Público, concerning the main objectives of the research project CC&NUTS, funded by FCT and Fundação La Caixa/BPI. Available at: https://www.publico.pt/2023/01/08/azul/reportagem/cientistas-querem-tornar-castanheiro-tolerante-alteracoes-climaticas-2033894. Público
2021 Interview given to the “Núcleo de Eventos e Multimédia” of FCUP concerning the main results obtained within the scope of my PhD. Available at FCUP’s (https://sigarra.up.pt/fcup/pt/noticias_geral.ver_noticia?p_nr=71853) and UPorto’s websites (https://noticias.up.pt/investigadores-da-fcup-contribuem-para-clarificar-mitos-sobre-o-glifosato/).

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2024 - Current 90 segundos ciência Impactos do herbicida glifosato na saúde e no solo
2021/06 - 2021/06 Participation, by sharing a personal statement, in the program “O teu Futuro em Direto – junta-te a nós e faz a tua escolha”. Initiative to publicize the training offer (study plan, curriculum organization and career opportunities) of FCUP courses, aimed at elementary and secondary education students (online).

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current Plant Nano Biology (2773-1111) Elsevier
2023/03 - Current Plant Stress (2667-064X) Elsevier
2023 - Current Plants (2223-7747) MDPI
2023 - Current Frontiers in Plant Science (1664-462X) Frontiers
2022/03 - Current Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921) MDPI
2021/04 - 2022/04 Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921) MDPI

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022 - Current "Super wild rootstocks - Grafting onto wild species to improve tomato’s tolerance to combined abiotic stress" (PhD thesis ; laboratorial & theoretical assistance) Sofia Spormann
2022 - Current "Nano-EucaBiocide – Nanoencapsulated eucalyptus leaf aqueous extract as a green biocide against weeds and phytopathogens" (PhD thesis; laboratorial & theoretical assistance) Mafalda Pinto
2022 - Current "Enhancing crop growth and yield under an ever-changing environment – the key role of strigolactones" (PhD thesis; laboratorial & theoretical assistance) Bruno Sousa
2022 - Current "Algal wrack as a promising tool to increase agroecosystems resilience under environmental pressures" (PhD thesis; laboratorial & theoretical assistance) Maria João de Araújo Martins
2021 - 2022 "Unravelling the role of proline in glyphosate-induced oxidative stress - can mutants help?" (MSc dissertation; laboratorial & theoretical assistance) Pedro Nadais
2019 - 2020 "Wrack as a strategy to increase Hordeum vulgare L. tolerance to copper-contaminated soils" (MSc dissertation; laboratorial & theoretical assistance) Filipa Sousa
2019 - 2020 "Exploring the intraspecific variability of Solanum lycopersicum L. to identify potential tolerance traits to Ni and drought ¿ the role of the antioxidant metabolism and detoxification strategies" (MSc dissertation; laboratorial & theoretical assistance) Sofia Spormann
2019 - 2020 "Assessing the effectiveness and environmental safety of young eucalyptus leaf biomass as a biocide" (MSc dissertation; laboratorial & theoretical assistance) Mafalda Pinto

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2024 - 2024 Member of the Jury for the evaluation of a research contract (PhD degree) under the scope of the “CC&NUTS” project (REF: PD21-00007), funded by BPI | Fundação la Caixa & FCT Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Member of the Jury for the evaluation of a research grant (MSc degree) under the scope of the “BlueWWater” project (REF: 0048_BLUE_WWATER_1_E), funded by POCTEP - Programa Operacional de Cooperação Transfronteiriça Espanha-Portugal
2024 - 2024 Member of the Jury for the evaluation of a research grant (BSc degree) under the scope of the “CC&NUTS” project (REF: PD21-00007), funded by BPI | Fundação La Caixa & FCT Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Member of the Jury for the evaluation of a research grant (BSc degree) under the scope of the “CC&NUTS” project (REF: PD21-00007), funded by a cooperation between Fundação La Caixa/BPI & FCT. Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Member of the Jury for the evaluation of a research grant (MSc degree) under the scope of the “GreenShoes” project (REF: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046082), funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through the Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation (COMPETE 2020) and Portugal 2020. Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Member of the Jury for the evaluation of a research grant (BSc degree) under the scope of the “PEST(bio)CIDE” project (REF: PCIF/GVB/0150/2018), funded by FCT. Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Member of the Jury for the evaluation of a research grant (MSc degree) under the scope of the “S4Hort_Soil&Food” project (REF: NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000074), funded by the European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF), through the Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation (COMPETE 2020) and Portugal 2020. Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Member of the Jury for the evaluation of a research grant (MSc degree) under the scope of the “PEST(bio)CIDE” project (REF: PCIF/GVB/0150/2018), funded by FCT. Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Member of the Jury for the evaluation of a research grant (BSc degree) under the scope of the “BerryPlastid” project (REF: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028165), funded by FCT. Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2024 Short-term scientific mission (COST action CA19125) (2200 €)
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2023 Short-term scientific mission (COST action CA19125) (3000 €)
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2023 Agriculture 2022 Best PhD Thesis Award (prize: 800 CHF)
MDPI AG, Switzerland
2023 Plants 2022 Best PhD Thesis Award (prize: 800 CHF)
MDPI AG, Switzerland
2022 Co-winner (silver medal) on the 3 MHT THESIS COMPETITION, held in Angers, France, within the 31st Horticultural Congress (prize: 2,000 €).
2014 Prémio Doutor António Leitão
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Other distinction

2023 Granted a contract in the "Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus - 6th Edition (2023.06960.CEECIND)"
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2022 National winner of Best PhD thesis in Horticulture
Sociedade Portuguesa de Horticultura, Portugal
2021 Travel Grant to attend the PBE '21 - Plant Biology Europe 2021
Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology, Germany
2021 My paper published in Plants (MDPI) was selected as the cover-story of the Journal's Issue, out of 220 papers.
MDPI AG, Switzerland
2019 Travel Grant to attend POG '19 - 14th International Conference on Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Plants
The Company of Biologists, United Kingdom
2018 Travel Grant to attend the PBE '18 - Plant Biology Europe 2018
Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology, Germany