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Joana Cardoso da Costa (JC), MSc in Cell Biology and PhD in Biology (Microbiology) - University of Coimbra (UC) (2008) in the framework of the Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine and Experimental Biology, is currently a Research Assistant and Lecturer at the Centre for Functional Ecology (CFE), Department of Life Sciences, UC. JC coordinates the recently created transversal line FAST - Forum for Agroecological Studies and Transitions - at the CFE, where she also co-coordinates the One Health research line. In parallel, and since 2016, JC is the Director and Technical Manager of FitoLab - Phytopathology Laboratory of the Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN), designated by the Direção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV) as an "Official Laboratory" for the detection of harmful organisms. In this context, JC integrates several transversal projects at the IPN to strengthen the laboratory infrastructures. In 2022, FitoLab was accredited by the Portuguese Accreditation Institute (NP EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018) and received from INFARMED the "Authorisation for the supply for specific purposes of narcotic and psychotropic substances and their preparations, including derivatives of the cannabis plant, for research purposes". JC is an expert on the Bacteriology and Quality Assurance Panels of the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO). With more than 20 years of experience, her research interests have focused on detecting and investigating human diseases during her MSc and Postdoctoral studies, and more recently on plant diseases (diagnosis, ecology and epidemiology). At the same time, she studies soil and plant microbiota as providers of ecosystem services and bio-based solutions that are fundamental to promoting ecosystem health, sustainability and restoration. At this interface, she explores the implications for human health through the study of the human microbiome. In this framework, JC coordinates several nationally and internationally funded projects: Integrated Programme of I&D CULTIVAR (CEO, 2.3M€ - CENTRO2020), i9kiwi EPI-AGRI Operational Group (PI, 470k€ - FEADER) and XylOut (PI, 290k€ - FCT), among others. Currently, JC participates in 3 Horizon Europe projects, and 4 national projects, and is an MC member of the COST Action MiCropBiomes CA22158. In this context, she has taught several curricular units: Plant Health, Microbiology and One Health. JC was an expert in the RIS3 Innovation Platforms for the Centre of Portugal - Valorisation and efficient use of natural endogenous resources and an expert and rapporteur for the Strategic R&I Agenda Agri-Food, Forestry and Biodiversity (FCT, 2019-2021). JC coordinated the Strategic Research Committee of the Ibero-American network IBERXYFAS (CYTED) and was WG1 leader of the COST Action EuroXanth CA16107. She was an evaluator of the final scientific reports of the IC&DT 2019-2023 projects CA Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (FCT, 2020-2023), as part of the FCT-Fundação ‘la Caixa’ cooperation, she was the evaluator of the Mobilising R&D projects (competition Promove 2024) and expert for the European Commission IxF-PEOPLE - MARIE CURIE ACTIONS (2017-2019). Author of more than 30 articles in SCI journals, 4 book chapters and 3 editorials; JC currently coordinates a team of 11 researchers and 5 PhD students. JC has integrated the scientific committee of 3 international congresses and organized 4 international conferences and 2 international workshops. In recent years, JC has coordinated several contracts related to detecting regulated organisms, namely Xylella fastidiosa, and characterising the impact of practices and bio-based solutions on the plant and soil microbiomes. She is elected to the Scientific Committee of the Department of Life Sciences, the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Science and Technology and the Interdisciplinary Research Institute of the University of Coimbra. She is an advisor to the Faculty of Sports Sciences Ethics Committee.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Joana Costa

Citation names

  • Costa, Joana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
AB18-8B15-4124
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7028-2873

Email addresses

  • jcosta@uc.pt (Professional)
  • jcdcosta@ipn.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Fitolab - Instituto Pedro Nunes, Rua Pedro Nunes, Edifício B, 3030-199, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Plant Breeding and Plant Protection
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Soil Science

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/07 - 2019/07
Concluded
 Molecular typing of Xanthomonadaceae – from epidemiological surveillance to outbreak investigation (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Agricultura - protecção das plantas
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Switzerland
2018/02 - 2018/02
Concluded
 Theoretical and Practical Aspects of CRISPR Typing: Application to Plant-Pathogenic Xanthomonads (Postgraduate Certificate)
Beamedex®, France
2018/01 - 2018/02
Concluded
 Prognosis & Advanced Diagnosis on Xanthomonadaceae (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Proteção das Plantas/ Diagnóstico
Aarhus Universitet Science and Technology, Denmark
2016/02 - 2016/02
Concluded
 Soil Microbiology: from science to practice (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Soil science/Microbiology
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/11 - 2015/11
Concluded
 Xylella fastidiosa: knowledge gaps and research priorities for the EU (Outros)
Major in Proteção das Plantas/Microbiologia
European Food Safety Authority, Italy
2014 - 2014
Concluded
 Current tools for the detection of Xylella fastidiosa (Curso médio)
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
2012/02 - 2012/02
Concluded
 Principles and practice in drug development - elective course (Outros)
Major in Drug development/Microbiology/Pathogens
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2008 - 2011
Concluded
 Microbiologia (Pós-doutoramento)
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2008/03 - 2008/03
Concluded
 NMR analysis (Outros)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2002 - 2008
Concluded
 Biologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Pathways for the synthesis of glucosylglycerate, from cold antarctica to deep sea hydrothermal vents. Genes, enzymes and evolutionary implications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Distinção e Louvor
2004/05 - 2004/07
Concluded
 Cloning and protein expression methodologies in Saccharomyces cerevisae (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2000 - 2004
Concluded
 Biologia Celular (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Presença e persistência de Legionella spp. em estâncias termais" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom
2001/11 - 2002/06
Concluded
 PhD programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Major in Biologia
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 18
1995 - 2000
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Pathways for the synthesis of glucosylglycerate, from cold Antarctica to deep sea hydrothermal vents. Genes, enzymes and evolutionary implications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/04/10 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2018/12/20 - 2023/04/09 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
(...)
2016/09/01 - 2018/12/19 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
2008/02 - 2011/08 Postdoc (Research) Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2001/01 - 2002/10 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2011/09/01 - 2018/12/19 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/11 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2016 - Current Technical Manager of the "Official Laboratory" for Plant Health at the Pedro Nunes Institute Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013/09 - Current Manager of Laboratory, Institute, Museum, Centre or Observatory Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 - 2023/06/30 CEO of Cultivar network Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/04/01 - 2021/10/30 Management Committee Member for the COST action CA16107 appointed by FCT Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2002/11 - 2007/03 Bolseiro de Doutoramento (FCT) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/12/16 - Current Cultivar - Network of competencies for sustainable development and innovation in the agro-food sector
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000020
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
Ongoing
2019 - Current Rede CYTED IBER-XYFAS - Red Iberoamericana para la vigilancia de Xylella fastidiosa
Red 119RT0569
Researcher
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo
Ongoing
2018 - Current EcoStack - Stacking of ecosystem services: mechanisms and interactions for optimal crop protection, productivity, and pollination enhancement
H2020-773554
Researcher
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
 European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development

Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pescas
Ongoing
2016 - Current ReNATURE Valorization of the Natural Endogenous Resources of the Centro Region.
Centro-45-2015-01
Supervisor
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
 Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
Concluded
2023/01 - 2027/12 Building a European Network for the Characterisation and Harmonisation of Monitoring Approaches for Research and Knowledge on Soils
101091010
 European Commission
2023/05 - 2027/04 AGrOecOlogy for weeDs
101083589
 European Commission
2022/01/15 - 2025/01 XylOut, Epidemiology, Ecogenomics and Modelling of Prunus Regulated Diseases - the case study of Beira Baixa
PTDC/ASP-PLA/3145/2021
Principal investigator
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Associação Centro de Apoio Tecnológico Agro-Alimentar de Castelo Branco, Portugal
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
2017/04/01 - 2021/12/31 I9Kiwi - Desenvolvimento de estratégias que visem a sustentabilidade da fileira do kiwi através da criação de um produto de valor acrescentado
PDR2020-101-031204
Principal investigator
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pescas
Concluded
2017 - 2021/10/31 EuroXanth: Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe.
COST Action CA16107
Researcher
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Concluded
2016 - 2019 MYCOSTONE - Monumental stone biodeterioration assessment within the UNESCO World Heritage site University of Coimbra - Alta and Sofia
PTDC/EPH-PAT/3345/2014
Researcher
Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/05 - 2013/10 Planctomyces - uma linhagem filogenéticamente profunda. Decifrando os mecanismos envolvidos na adaptação a condições de stress.
PTDC/BIA-MIC/105247/2008
Researcher
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010 - 2013 HOTMETAL- Exploiting marine hydrothermal spots for diversity of metal resistance strategies together with antibiotic resistance dissemination.
PTDC/MAR/109057/2008
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005 - 2008 Nature´s shields to environmental stress. Biosynthesis of compatible solutes in extremely radiation-resistant Rubrobacter spp
POCI/BIA-MIC/56511/2004
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005 - 2008 Compatible solutes from extremophiles: screening, biosynthesis and heterologous production
POCI/V.5/A0005/2005
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2004 - 2006 HOTSOLUTES - New applications of compatible solutes from hyperthermophiles.
COOP-CT-2003-508644
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 Directorate-General for Research and Innovation

European Commission Sixth Framework Programme
Concluded
2001 - 2004 Exploiting new solutes from hyperthermophiles for the preservation of biomaterials: Cell factories for production of hypersolutes (HYPERSOLUTES).
QLK3-CT-2000-00640
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 Directorate-General for Research and Innovation

European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Concluded
2000 - 2003 Bactérias extremamente resistentes a radiação gama: taxonomia, diversidade e fisiologia
POCTI/BSE/35029/2000
Research Fellow
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/03/01 - Current CULTIVAR - Rede de competências para o desenvolvimento sustentável e inovação no setor
CENTRO-45-2018-21
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Ongoing
2014/05 - Current Acompanhamento das condições de funcionamento da ETAM da exploração mineira de Neves-Corvo
UC 219260
 Somincor
Concluded
2014/05 - Current Quantificação de bactérias neutrofílicas oxidantes de enxofre, acidofílicas oxidantes de enxofre e bactérias oxidantes de ferro na zona da exploração mineira de Neves-Corvo
UC 219258
 Somincor
Concluded
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Laboratório para a Sustentabilidade do Uso da Terra e dos Serviços dos Ecossistemas
LA/P/0092/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0092/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Portugal

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

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Geográficos, Portugal

Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Florestais, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021 - 2021 Detection of Xylella fastidiosa in samples from the demarcated area (infected zone and buffer zone)
DRAPALG/SPAL/ANÁLISESXYLELLAFASTIDIOSA2021
CE CP_27_2019
PROCESSO DE AQUISIÇÃO n.º 249/2020
IPN_FITOLAB_2019_0009-P(2.0)
PROCESSO DE AQUISIÇÃO n.º 249/2020
No de Cabimento AD42100349 e Compromisso No AD42001015
CONCURSO PÚBLICO N.º 27/2019/ICNF
Compromisso N.º AD42100349
Principal investigator
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Algarve

Direcção-Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária

ICNF
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Costa, Joana. Book of abstracts of the 3th Annual Conference on “Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe. Czech Republic. 2019.
    Published
  2. Costa, Joana. Congress book of abstracts. 2017. Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe. Portugal. 2017.
    Editor
Book chapter
  1. Henriques, I; Freitas, Helena; Costa, Joana. "Uma Só Saúde e Saúde Planetária: perspetivas convergentes para a sustentabilidade dos sistemas alimentares.". In “ONE HEALTH”: Um Planeta, Uma Saúde, Uma Ética., 61-76. Portugal: Conselho Nacional de Ética para as Ciências da Vida, 2023.
    Published
  2. Costa, Joana; Castro, Sílvia; Canhoto, Jorge. Corresponding author: Costa, Joana. "Grupo Operacional i9Kiwi - desenvolvimento de estratégias que visam a sustentabilidade da indústria de kiwis através da criação de um produto de valor acrescentado". In Grupos Operacionais de Fruticultura 2018-2022, edited by Maria Paula Simões; Carmo Martins, 159-180. Portugal: Centro Operativo e Tecnológico Hortofrutícola Nacional - Centro de Competências (COTHN-CC), 2021.
    Published
  3. Costa, Joana. "Catástrofes naturais: uma abordagem global". In Riscos biológicos: diversidade e padrões biológicos, 169. Portugal, 2020.
    Published
  4. Costa, Joana; Rui Oliveira; Igor Tiago; Ma, Ying; Cristina Isabel Cabral Galhano; Helena Freitas; Paula Castro. "Soil microorganisms". In Advanced methods in Plant Ecophysiology Techniques, 525-554. Switzerland, 2018.
    Published
  5. Costa, Joana; Empadinhas, Nuno; Alarico, Susana; Nobre, Ana; Albuquerque, Luciana; Da Costa, Milton S.. "The biosynthesis of trehalose and sugar-glycerate compatible solutes in organisms that live in hot and saline environments". In Marine Enzymes for Biocatalysis, 465-502. NY: Elsevier, 2013.
    Published • 10.1533/9781908818355.3.465
Conference abstract
  1. Costa, Joana. "Quantifying pollination deficits in kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa) in Portugal". Paper presented in 1st Iberian Meeting on Agroecological Research, évora, 2018.
    Published
  2. Costa, Joana. "I9kiwi - Development of strategies for the sustainability of the kiwifruit industry through the creation of a value-added product". Paper presented in 1st Iberian Meeting on Agroecological Research, Évora, 2018.
    Published
  3. Costa, Joana. "Genetic diversity of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae: seasonal and spatial population dynamics". Paper presented in 1st Iberian Meeting on Agroecological Research, Évora, 2018.
    Published
  4. Costa, Joana. "Towards sustainable agriculture: Innovative solutions for Psa from the microbiome of Actinidia deliciosa". Paper presented in 1st Iberian Meeting on Agroecological Research, Évora, 2018.
    Published
  5. Costa, Joana. "Characterization of Pseudomonas syringae pv. Actinidiae genetic diversity in Portugal". Paper presented in IX International Symposium on Kiwifruit, porto, 2017.
    Published
  6. Costa, Joana. "Insights on the biossinthetic pathway of mannosylglucosylglycerate in the deep-branching phylum Planctomycetes". Paper presented in MicroBiotec09, Vilamoura, 2009.
    Published
  7. Costa, Joana; Costa, Joana. "Elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway of glucosylglycerate. Characterization of key-enzymes.". Paper presented in 30th FEBS Congress - 9th IUBMB Conference, Budapest, Hungria, 2005.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.4739_15.x
  8. Costa, Joana; Empadinhas, Nuno; Milton SImões da Costa; Costa, Joana. "A highly divergent MpgS accounts for the synthesis of mannosylglycerate in the gram-positive bacterium Rubrobacter xylanophilus". Paper presented in 30th FEBS Congress - 9th IUBMB Conference, Budapest, Hungria, 2005.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.4739_3.x
  9. Costa, Joana. "Legionella spp. in groundwaters". Paper presented in Ist FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists, Ljubljana, Eslovénia, 2003.
    Published • 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00297-0
Conference paper
  1. Aitana Ares; Carmen Haro; Concepción Olivares; Miguel Román; Costa, Joana; Blanca B Landa. "The microbiome of xylem sap associated with almond leaf scorch disease caused by Xylella fastidiosa in South-East Spain". Paper presented in Microbiotec19, 2019.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Baltazar, Elsa; Rodrigues, Sara; Yebra, Aitana; Trovão, João; Camelo, Alexandra; Brandão, Inês; Espírito-Santo, Christophe; Garcia, Eva; Costa, Joana. "Primeira deteção em Portugal de Monilinia fructicola em Prunus persica". Paper presented in 5º Simpósio Nacional de Fruticultura, 2023.
  2. Baltazar, Elsa; Figueira, Daniela; Rodrigues, Sara; Trovão, João; Garcia, Eva; Costa, Joana. Corresponding author: Baltazar, Elsa. "Fungal community in declining Prunus persica orchards located in the Cova da Beira region". Paper presented in Farm to Fork Congress, 2023.
  3. Catarina Coelho; Maria Bento; Figueira, Daniela; Garcia, Eva; Espírito Santo, Christophe; Trovão, João; Verissimo, António; Tiago, Igor; Costa, Joana. "Four Novel Bacterial Taxa isolated From Kiwifruit Leaves". Paper presented in Farm to Fork Congress, 2023.
  4. Figueira, Daniela; Garcia, Eva; Rosalina Marrão; A. Santos; Espírito Santo, Christophe; Albino Bento; Costa, Joana. "The mycobiota of Prunus dulcis in a gradient of diseases and practises". Paper presented in Farm to Fork Congress, 2023.
  5. Garcia, Eva; Figueira, Daniela; Yebra, Aitana; Rodrigues, Sara; Costa, Joana. "Identification, characterization and antagonistic activity of bacteria isolated from a Psa-free kiwifruit orchard". Paper presented in X. International Symposium on Kiwifruit, 2021.
  6. Anguita-Maeso, M.; Carmen Haro; Rivas, J.C.; León, G.; Estudillo, C.; Costa, Joana; Aitana Ares; et al. "Characterization of the olive xylem microbiome community composition by metabarcoding greatly depends on the matrix used to extract DNA and 16S universal bacterial PCR primers". Paper presented in 2nd European Conference on Xylella fastidiosa, 2019.
  7. Costa, Joana. "IBER-XYFAS, Ibero-American network for the surveillance of Xylella fastidiosa". Paper presented in 3rd Annual Conference on ¿Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe". Paper presented in 3rd Annual Conference on Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe, 2019.
  8. João Martins; Aitana Ares; Daniela Figueira; Eva Garcia; Costa, Joana; glória pinto; Jorge canhoto. "Endophytic bacteria on strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.): orchards vs. wild populations". Paper presented in Microbiotec19, 2019.
  9. Costa, Joana; Palacio A; Henriquez JL; Bertolini E; Tortajada M; Bietia FJ; De La Feunte L; Bouvet JP. "IBER-XYFAS, Ibero-American network for the surveillance of Xylella fastidiosa". Paper presented in Microbiotec19, 2019.
  10. Daniela Figueira; Eva Garcia; Aitana Ares; Igor Tiago; Marta tacão; António Manuel Veríssimo Pires; Costa, Joana. "Genetic diversity of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae: seasonal and spatial population dynamics". Paper presented in Microbiotec19, 2019.
  11. Costa, Joana. "I9Kiwi - Desenvolvimento de estratégias que visem a sustentabilidade da fileira do kiwi através da criação de um produto de valor acrescentado". Paper presented in Cimeira Nacional da Inovação na Agricultura, 2018.
  12. Aitana Ares; Joana pereira; Eva Garcia; Costa, Joana; Igor Tiago. "Towards sustainable agriculture: Innovative solutions for Psa from the microbiome of Actinidia deliciosa". Paper presented in 1st Iberian Meeting on Agroecological Research, 2018.
  13. Daniela Figueira; Eva Garcia; Aitana Ares; Igor Tiago; António Manuel Veríssimo Pires; Costa, Joana. "Genetic diversity of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae: seasonal and spatial population dynamics". Paper presented in 1st Iberian Meeting on Agroecological Research, 2018.
  14. Eva Garcia; Daniela Figueira; helena castro; Vinícius Casais; João Loureiro; Sílvia Castro; Jorge canhoto; Costa, Joana. "I9kiwi - Development of strategies for the sustainability of the kiwifruit industry through the creation of a value-added product". Paper presented in 1st Iberian Meeting on Agroecological Research, 2018.
  15. helena castro; Vinícius Casais; Mariana Castro; Costa, Joana; João Loureiro; Sílvia Castro. "Quantifying pollination deficits in kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa) in Portugal.". Paper presented in 1st Iberian Meeting on Agroecological Research, 2018.
  16. Garcia, Eva; Daniela, Figueira; Helena, Castro; Casais, Vinícius; Loureiro, João; Castro, Sílvia; Canhoto, Jorge; Costa, Joana. "Development of strategies for the sustainability of the kiwifruit industry through the creation of a value-added product". Paper presented in ibagreco - I Iberian Meeting on Agroecological Research, 2018.
  17. Eva Garcia; Daniela Figueira; Costa, Joana. "Genetic diversity and population structure of Pseudomonas syringae and P. viridiflava isolated from Portuguese kiwi orchards". Paper presented in IX International Symposium on Kiwifruit, 2017.
Journal article
  1. Joana Costa; Joël F. Pothier; Eran Bosis; Jens Boch; Roland Kölliker; Ralf Koebnik. "A Community-Curated DokuWiki Resource on Diagnostics, Diversity, Pathogenicity and Genetic Control of Xanthomonads". Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions® (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/mpmi-11-23-0184-fi.
    10.1094/mpmi-11-23-0184-fi
  2. Irene S. Fahim; Vânia André; Jyotirmayee Mohanty; Rosalia Maria Cigala; Srabanti Ghosh; Luísa M. D. R. S. Martins; Weiwei Han; et al. "Editorial: Women in chemistry 2022". Frontiers in Chemistry (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2023.1230005.
    10.3389/fchem.2023.1230005
  3. Elsa Baltazar; Sara Rodrigues; Aitana Ares; Alexandra Camelo; Inês Brandão; Christophe Espirito Santo; João Trovão; Eva Garcia; Joana Costa. "Morphological, Molecular and Genomic Identification and Characterisation of Monilinia fructicola in Prunus persica from Portugal". Agronomy (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13061493.
    10.3390/agronomy13061493
  4. José Marques; Aitana Ares; Joana Costa; M.P.M. Marques; L.A.E. Batista de Carvalho; Filipa Bessa. "Plastisphere assemblages differ from the surrounding bacterial communities in transitional coastal environments". Science of The Total Environment (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161703.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161703
  5. Joana Costa; Joël F. Pothier; Jens Boch; Emilio Stefani; Ralf Koebnik. "Integrating Science on Xanthomonas and Xylella for Integrated Plant Disease Management". Microorganisms (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11010006.
    10.3390/microorganisms11010006
  6. Anguita-Maeso, Manuel; Ares-Yebra, Aitana; Haro, Carmen; Román-Écija, Miguel; Olivares-García, Concepción; Costa, Joana; Marco-Noales, Ester; et al. "Xylella fastidiosa Infection Reshapes Microbial Composition and Network Associations in the Xylem of Almond Trees". Frontiers in Microbiology 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.866085.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2022.866085
  7. Martins, João; Ares, Aitana; Costa, Joana; Canhoto, Jorge. "A baseline of Arbutus unedo L. microbiome for future research: In vitro versus ex vitro". Scientia Horticulturae 292 (2022): 110657. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110657.
    Open access • 10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110657
  8. Costa, Joana; Pothier, Joël F.; Boch, Jens; Stefani, Emilio; Jacques, Marie-Agnès; Catara, Vittoria; Koebnik, Ralf. "Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for sustainable plant disease management in Europe". Molecular Plant Pathology 22 12 (2021): 1461-1463. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13150.
    Open access • Published • 10.1111/mpp.13150
  9. Ares, Aitana; Pereira, Joana; Garcia, Eva; Costa, Joana; Tiago, Igor. "The Leaf Bacterial Microbiota of Female and Male Kiwifruit Plants in Distinct Seasons: Assessing the Impact of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae". Phytobiomes Journal 5 3 (2021): 275-287. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/pbiomes-09-20-0070-r.
    Open access • Published • 10.1094/pbiomes-09-20-0070-r
  10. João Martins; Aitana Ares; Vinicius Casais; Joana Costa; Jorge Canhoto. "Identification and Characterization of Arbutus unedo L. Endophytic Bacteria Isolated from Wild and Cultivated Trees for the Biological Control of Phytophthora cinnamomi". Plants 10 8 (2021): 1569-1569. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10081569.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/plants10081569
  11. Nicolas W. G. Chen; Mylène Ruh; Armelle Darrasse; Justine Foucher; Martial Briand; Joana Costa; David J. Studholme; Marie-Agnès Jacques. "Common bacterial blight of bean: a model of seed transmission and pathological convergence". Molecular Plant Pathology 22 12 (2021): 1464-1480. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13067.
    Open access • Published • 10.1111/mpp.13067
  12. Vittoria Catara; Jaime Cubero; Joël F. Pothier; Eran Bosis; Claude Bragard; Maria Holeva; Marie-Agnès JACQUES; et al. "Trends in Molecular Diagnosis and Diversity Studies for Phytosanitary Regulated Xanthomonas". Microorganisms 9 (2021): 862. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/4/862.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/microorganisms9040862
  13. Ares, Aitana; Costa, Joana; Joaquim, Carolina; Pintado, Duarte; Santos, Daniela; Messmer, Monika M.; Mendes-Moreira, Pedro M.. "Effect of Low-Input Organic and Conventional Farming Systems on Maize Rhizosphere in Two Portuguese Open-Pollinated Varieties (OPV), Pigarro (Improved Landrace) and SinPre (a Composite Cross Population)". Frontiers in Microbiology 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.636009.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2021.636009
  14. Aitana Ares; Marta Tacão; Daniela Figueira; Eva Garcia; Joana Costa. "Draft Genome Resources Sequences of Six Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Strains Isolated from Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa Leaves in Portugal". Phytopathology® (2021): PHYTO--05--20--018-PHYTO--05--20--018. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-05-20-0184-A.
    Open access • Published • 10.1094/PHYTO-05-20-0184-A
  15. Daniela Figueira; Eva Garcia; Aitana Ares; Igor Tiago; António Veríssimo; Joana Costa. "Genetic Diversity of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae: Seasonal and Spatial Population Dynamics". Microorganisms 8 6 (2020): 931-931. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8060931.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/microorganisms8060931
  16. Costa, Joana; Figueiredo, Albano; Espírito-Santo, Christophe; Loureiro, João; Castro, Paula; Ribeiro, Margarida; Correia, Sandra; Castro, Sílvia; Freitas, Helena. "Rede de competências para o desenvolvimento sustentável e inovação no setor Agroalimentar". Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Horticultura 139 (2020): 37-40.
    Published
  17. Garcia, E.; Paiva, D.; Costa, J.; Portugal, A.; Ares, A.. "First Report of Fusarium Wilt Caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. passiflorae on Passion Fruit in Portugal". Plant Disease 103 10 (2019): 2680. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/pdis-01-19-0134-pdn.
    Open access • Published • 10.1094/pdis-01-19-0134-pdn
  18. Gaspar, Hugo; Loureiro, João; Costa, Joana; Castro, Sílvia. "Percevejo asiático, a praga agrícola que quer viver consigo bate à porta". Voz do campo - Secção Agrociência 229 (2019): 1-2.
    Published
  19. Sousa, Patrícia S.; Silva, Inês N.; Moreira, Leonilde M.; Veríssimo, António; Costa, Joana. "Differences in Virulence Between Legionella pneumophila Isolates From Human and Non-human Sources Determined in Galleria mellonella Infection Model". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 8 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00097.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00097
  20. Costa, Joana; António Veríssimo; Célio Dias Junior. "The recombination dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus inferred from spA gene". BMC Genómics 21 (2015):
    Accepted
  21. Costa, Joana; d'Avó, Ana Filipa; António Veríssimo; Paulo Gonçalves; Célio Dias Junior. "Intragenic Recombination Has a Critical Role on the Evolution of Legionella pneumophila Virulence-Related Effector sidJ". PLoS ONE 9 10 (2014): e109840-e109840.
    Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0109840
  22. d’Avó, Ana Filipa; Cunha, Sofia; Mingote, Ana; Lamosa, Pedro; Da Costa, Milton S.; Costa, Joana. "A Unique Pool of Compatible Solutes on Rhodopirellula baltica, Member of the Deep-Branching Phylum Planctomycetes". PLoS ONE 8 6 (2013): e68289-e68289. http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0068289&representation=PDF.
    Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0068289
  23. Costa, Joana; Lamosa, Pedro; Cunha, Sofia; Mingote, Ana; d'Avó, Ana Filipa; Milton SImões da Costa. "Mannosylglucosylglycerate biosynthesis in the deep-branching phylum Planctomycetes: characterization of the uncommon enzymes from Rhodopirellula baltica". Scientific Reports 3 1 (2013): 1-10.
    Published • 10.1038/srep02378
  24. Costa, Joana; d'Avó, Ana Filipa; da Costa, Milton S.; Veríssimo, António. "Molecular evolution of key genes for type II secretion in Legionella pneumophila". Environmental Microbiology 14 8 (2012): 2017-2033. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5LmAU92iao-TjllSXEtbjBPSkU/edit.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02646.x
  25. Empadinhas, Nuno; Pereira, Pedro José Barbosa; Albuquerque, Luciana; Costa, Joana; Sá-Moura, Bebiana; Marques, Alexandra T.; Macedo-Ribeiro, Sandra; da Costa, Milton S.. "Functional and structural characterization of a novel mannosyl-3-phosphoglycerate synthase from Rubrobacter xylanophilus reveals its dual substrate specificity". Molecular Microbiology 79 1 (2011): 76-93. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07432.x/pdf.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07432.x
  26. Costa, Joana; Tiago, Igor; Da Costa, Milton S.; Veríssimo, António. "Molecular evolution of Legionella pneumophila dotA gene, the contribution of natural environmental strains". Environmental Microbiology 12 10 (2010): 2711-2729. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5LmAU92iao-N2pIaXEwMEtSX09PSnFmN2FSN1lsZw/edit.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02240.x
  27. Costa, Joana; da Costa, Milton S.; Veríssimo, António. "Colonization of a therapeutic spa with Legionella spp: a public health issue". Research in Microbiology 161 1 (2010): 18-25. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5LmAU92iao-eW1zd01aZmZ6Mmc/edit.
    Published • 10.1016/j.resmic.2009.10.005
  28. Fernandes, C.; Mendes, V.; Costa, J.; Empadinhas, N.; Jorge, C.; Lamosa, P.; Santos, H.; da Costa, M. S.. "Two Alternative Pathways for the Synthesis of the Rare Compatible Solute Mannosylglucosylglycerate in Petrotoga mobilis". Journal of Bacteriology 192 6 (2010): 1624-1633. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2832527/pdf/1424-09.pdf.
    Published • 10.1128/JB.01424-09
  29. Costa, J.; Empadinhas, N.; da Costa, M. S.. "Glucosylglycerate Biosynthesis in the Deepest Lineage of the Bacteria: Characterization of the Thermophilic Proteins GpgS and GpgP from Persephonella marina". Journal of Bacteriology 189 5 (2007): 1648-1654. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1855766/pdf/0841-06.pdf.
    Published • 10.1128/JB.00841-06
  30. Costa, J.; Empadinhas, N.; Goncalves, L.; Lamosa, P.; Santos, H.; da Costa, M. S.. "Characterization of the Biosynthetic Pathway of Glucosylglycerate in the Archaeon Methanococcoides burtonii". Journal of Bacteriology 188 3 (2006): 1022-1030. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1347341/pdf/1282-05.pdf.
    Published • 10.1128/JB.188.3.1022-1030.2006
  31. Costa, J.; Tiago, I.; da Costa, M. S.; Verissimo, A.. "Presence and Persistence of Legionella spp. in Groundwater". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71 2 (2005): 663-671. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC546754/pdf/1253-04.pdf.
    Published • 10.1128/AEM.71.2.663-671.2005
  32. Empadinhas, N.; Albuquerque, L.; Costa, J.; Zinder, S. H.; Santos, M. A. S.; Santos, H.; da Costa, M. S.. "A Gene from the Mesophilic Bacterium Dehalococcoides ethenogenes Encodes a Novel Mannosylglycerate Synthase". Journal of Bacteriology 186 13 (2004): 4075-4084. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC421594/pdf/0102-04.pdf.
    Published • 10.1128/JB.186.13.4075-4084.2004
  33. Santos, P.; Pinhal, I.; Rainey, F. A.; Empadinhas, N.; Costa, J.; Fields, B.; Benson, R.; et al. "Gamma-Proteobacteria Aquicella lusitana gen. nov., sp. nov., and Aquicella siphonis sp. nov. Infect Protozoa and Require Activated Charcoal for Growth in Laboratory Media". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69 11 (2003): 6533-6540. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC262295/pdf/0873.pdf.
    Published • 10.1128/AEM.69.11.6533-6540.2003
Manual
  1. Costa, Joana. Histologia básica – Tecido Epitelial. Diferenciação e Desenvolvimento. Portugal. 2013.
  2. Costa, Joana. Histologia básica – Tecido Conjuntivo Propriamente Dito. Portugal. 2013.
  3. Costa, Joana. Tecido Conjuntivo de Propriedades Especiais – Tecido Adiposo. Portugal. 2013.
  4. Costa, Joana. Tecido Conjuntivo de Propriedades Especiais – Tecido Sanguíneo. Portugal. 2013.
  5. Costa, Joana. Tecido Conjuntivo de Suporte – Tecido Ósseo. Portugal. 2013.
  6. Costa, Joana. Tecido Conjuntivo de Suporte – Tecido Cartilagíneo. Portugal. 2013.
  7. Costa, Joana. Histologia básica – Tecido Muscular. Portugal. 2013.
  8. Costa, Joana. Histologia básica – Tecido Nervoso.. Portugal. 2013.
  9. Costa, Joana. Orçamentação de um trabalho experimental – Licenciatura em Biologia. Portugal. 2013.
  10. Costa, Joana. Orçamentação de um trabalho experimental – Licenciatura em Bioquímica. Portugal. 2013.
  11. Costa, Joana; António Veríssimo. Caracterização fenotípica e filogenética de bactérias. Portugal. 2012.
  12. Costa, Joana. Amplificação de fragmento de DNA por PCR e ligação a um vector de clonagem.. Portugal. 2012.
  13. Costa, Joana. Clonagem de DNA (Preparação de células competentes e transformação da ligação).. Portugal. 2012.
  14. Costa, Joana. Isolamento de DNA plasmídico e Análise de restrição.. Portugal. 2012.
Online resource
  1. Costa, Joana. Despiste de Candidatus Liberibacter spp.. 2019. https://www.ipn.pt/laboratorio/FITOLAB/ensaio/76.
  2. Costa, Joana. Despiste de Citrus tristeza vírus. 2019. https://www.ipn.pt/laboratorio/FITOLAB/ensaio/70.
  3. Costa, Joana. Despiste de Erwinia amylovora. 2019. https://www.ipn.pt/laboratorio/FITOLAB/ensaio/73.
  4. Costa, Joana. Despiste de Globodera pallida e Globodera rostochiensis. 2019. https://www.ipn.pt/laboratorio/FITOLAB/ensaio/72.
  5. Costa, Joana. Despiste de Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. 2019. https://www.ipn.pt/laboratorio/FITOLAB/ensaio/74.
  6. Costa, Joana. Despiste de Xylella fastidiosa. 2019. https://www.ipn.pt/laboratorio/FITOLAB/ensaio/75.
  7. Costa, Joana. Despiste de Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. 2018. https://www.ipn.pt/laboratorio/FITOLAB/ensaio/69.
  8. Costa, Joana. Despiste de Fusarium circinatum. 2018. https://www.ipn.pt/laboratorio/FITOLAB/ensaio/71.
Report
  1. Costa, Joana. 2017. Strategic Agenda for Agro-Food R&I, Forests and Biodiversity of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). https://www.fct.pt/agendastematicas/agroflorbiod.phtml.pt.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Costa, Joana. "Pathways for the synthesis of Glucosylglycerate. From Antarctica to deep sea hydrothermal vents. Genes, enzymes and evolutionary implications". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/9683.
  2. Costa, Joana. "Presença e persistência de Legionella sp. em estâncias termais". Master, Universidade de Coimbra, 2004.
Translation
  1. Costa, Joana Cardoso da. Genes e a Alimentação. Suiça, Portugal: Nestle. 2003.
Website
  1. Costa, Joana. icultivar. 2019. https://icultivar.pt/.
  2. Costa, Joana. i9kiwi. 2018. https://i9kiwi.pt/.
  3. Costa, Joana. FitoLab - IPN. 2016. https://www.ipn.pt/laboratorio/FITOLAB.

Artistic / Performance

Program / Show
  1. Costa, Joana. 2018. "EP. 480 JOANA COSTA – PROJETO INOVKIWI QUER PREPARAR OS KIWICULTORES NACIONAIS PARA COMBATER O “CANCRO BACTERIANO” DO KIWI". 90 segundos de ciência: Agricultura. Antena 1.

Other

Other output
  1. Analysis of microbial diversity by new generation sequencing.. Characterization of the microbial diversity (Bacteria and Fungi) in soil samples, with identification of the microbial communities present, as well as their relative abundance, associating a prediction about the presence of groups with potentially harmful impact on the environment / ecosystem. 2019. Costa, Joana.
Standard or policy
  1. Quality Manual. Elaboration and Implementation of the Quality Manual of FitoLab - Laboratory of Plant Health, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Coimbra. 2015. Costa, Joana.
Technical standard
  1. Diagnostics PM 7/20 (3)* Erwinia amylovora - EPPO STANDARD - DIAGNOSTICS. PM 7/120 (2) Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Specific scope: This Standard describes a diagnostic protocol for Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. It should be used in conjunction with PM 7/76 Use of EPPO Diagnostic Protocols. Specific approval and amendment: Approved in 2014-09. Revised in 2021-06. Authors and contributors are given in the Acknowledgements section.. 2021. Costa, Joana. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12782.
    10.1111/epp.12782
  2. PM 7/120 (2) Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae - in press. This Standard describes a diagnostic protocol for Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. 2020. Costa, Joana.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/12/16 Diversidade genética de Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae: dinâmica populacional sazonal e espacial Congresso Final do Grupo Operacional i9kiwi
Instituto Pedro Nunes (Portugal)
2021/12/16 Análise de genómica comparada revelou diferenças genotípicas entre isolados de Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae obtidos de pomares de kiwi portugueses Congresso Final do Grupo Operacional i9kiwi
Instituto Pedro Nunes (Portugal)
2019/12 The microbiome of xylem sap associated with almond leaf scorch disease caused by Xylella fastidiosa in South-East Spain Microbiotec19
University of Coimbra (coimbra, Portugal)
2019/03/22 Problemas Fitossanitários Emergentes FRUTITEC LISBOA 2019
COTHN e APK (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/11/22 Towards sustainable agriculture: Innovative solutions for Psa from the microbiome of Actinidia deliciosa 1st Iberian Meeting on Agroecological Research
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2018/10/29 I9kiwi - Desenvolvimento de estratégias que visem a sustentabilidade da fileira do kiwi através da criação de um produto de valor acrescentado Cimeira Nacional da Inovação na Agricultura
MAFDR; DGADR; RRN; INIAV; INOVISA; FCT; ANI (oeiras, Portugal)
2017/09 Characterization of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae genetic diversity in Portugal IX International Symposium on Kiwifruit
International Society for Horticultural Science (Porto, Portugal)
2014/09 Legionella em ambientes aquáticos Prevenção e Controlo de Legionella nos Sistemas de Água
Instituto Português da Qualidade CS/04 - Comissão Setorial para a Água (Albufeira, Portugal)
2013 Prevenção e Controlo de Legionella nos Sistemas de água Prevenção e Controlo de Legionella nos Sistemas de Água
Instituto Português da Qualidade e Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (Lisboa, Portugal)
2013 Identificação, colonização e persistência de estirpes de Legionella em ambientes aquáticos Prevenção e Controlo de Legionella nos Sistemas de Água
Instituto Português da Qualidade, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto Departamento de Engenharia Geotécnica, Laboratório de Cartografia e Geologia Aplicada (Labcarga) (Porto, Portugal)
2012 Evolution of pathogenesis genes in Legionella.
(Macedonia)
2012 Evolution of pathogenesis genes in Legionella. Molecular methods in Microbiology Symposium
(Macedonia)
2011 Legionella pneumophila population genetics and correlation with virulence traits, the contribution of natural environmental strains Eighth Annual meeting of Center for Neuroscience and Cellular Biology, University of Coimbra
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2011 Mannosylglucosylglycerate biosynthesis in Rhodopirellula baltica, a representative of the ancient phylum Planctomycetes Extremophiles
(Spain)
2009/09 Molecular evolution of dotA gene in Legionella pneumophila: contribution of natural environmental isolates Legionella 2009
Institute Pasteur (Paris, France)
2009 Molecular evolution of dotA gene in Legionella pneumophila: contribution of natural environmental strains Legionella 2009
Institut Pasteur (Paris, France)
2006 RUBROBACTER XYLANOPHILUS MANNOSYL-3-PHOSPHOGLYCERATE SYNTHASE. EVOLUTION OF MANNOSYLGLYCERATE AND GLUCOSYLGLYCERATE BIOSYNTHESIS IN PROKARYOTES Extremophiles 2006
International Conference on Extremophiles (Brest, France)
2006 Mannosylglycerate and glucosylglycerate in psychrotolerant Archaea Final Meeting of “HotSolutes" Project
(Carcavelos, Portugal)
2006 Elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway for glucosylglycerate in cold- and heat- adapted microorganisms Fourth Annual meeting of Center for Neuroscience and Cellular Biology
(Cantanhede, Portugal)
2006 Rubrobacter xylanophilus mannosyl-3-phosphoglycerate synthase. Evolution of mannosylglycerate and glucosylglycerate in prokaryotes Extremophiles 2006
(France)
2005 Elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway of glucosylglycerate in M. burtonii 4th Meeting of the “HotSolutes” project
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2005 Elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway of Glucosylglycerate 2nd Joint annual meeting of graduate programmes on biosciences
(Tomar, Portugal)
2004 Via biossintética de Glucosilglicerato em Methanococcoides burtonii. 1st Joint annual meeting of graduate programmes on biosciences
(Porto, Portugal)
2001 Contaminação de uma estância termal por Legionella spp.: Origem, Extensão e Persistência
(Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/01 - Current Successional Agroforestry Systems as an innovation tool to increase resilience and sustainability of Organic Farming in Atlantic-Mediterranean transition climates
Supervisor
 Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/09 - Current Microbiotas as in-crop ecossystem services providers- the effect of plant diseases
Supervisor
 Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/09 - Current Análise do microbioma de tamarilho (Solanum betaceum Cav.) in vivo e in vitro
Supervisor
 Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia Vegetal (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/09 - Current Microbiomas endófitos de plantas suscetíveis a infeção por Xylella fastidiosa
Co-supervisor
 Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2021/02/01 - Current An integrated approach for the characterization, conservation and valorization of sweet and sour cherry genetic resources
Supervisor
 Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019 - Current Castanea sativa (chestnut) from tree to the gut
Supervisor
 Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - Current Innovative strategies for the management of factors affecting the productivity of kiwi.
Supervisor
 Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020 - 2021/09/07 Microplastics in the Mondego Estuary and adjacent coastline: Occurrence, characterisation and associated bacterial communities.
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2021/07/15 Desenvolvimento de uma ferramenta molecular para deteção rápida de pragas do marmeleiro (Cydonia oblonga Miller) valorizando o seu cultivo na região da Beira Interior.
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2020/10/22 - 2021/02/28 Evaluation of the antagonistic activity of isolated bacteria isolated from Actinidiae orchard against Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae, P. s. pv. syringae and P. viridiflava and their potential role as growth promoters.
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biológica (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/01/24 - 2020/07/31 Pseudomonas sp. naturally present in kiwi orchards: Potential use as biological control against Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/01/01 - 2020/01/01 ReNATURE - Valorization of the Natural Endogenous Resources of the Centro Region.
Supervisor
 Posdoc (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2019/10/11 Characterisation of the cytokinin-mediated biocontrol activity of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii against Pseudomonas syringae in tobacco and analysis of its potential as a bio-stimulant
Co-supervisor
 Ecologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Analyses of the rhizosphere microbiota in three different crop systems using different maize populations
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2017/09/20 Functional diversity of Legionella pneumophila Dot/Icm Effector SdhA in Galleria mellonella model
Supervisor
 Biologia Celular e Molecular (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2017/09/14 Characterization of Pseudomonas syringae pv. Actinidiae in Portugal.
Supervisor
 Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia Vegetal (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2017/09/13 The impact of pathogenic bacteria on plant microbiome Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae, a case study
Supervisor
 Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia Vegetal (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2016/09/10 Legionella pneumophila Pathogenesis in the Galleria mellonella Infection Model
Supervisor
 Biologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/10 - 2016/02 Deteção de problemas Fitossanitários no Kiwi
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/10 - 2016/02 Deteção de problemas Fitossanitários na Oliveira - Xylella fastidiosa
Supervisor
 Bioquimica (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2014/02 - 2014/06 Evolução molecular do gene sdhA em diferentes estirpes de Legionella pneumophila
Supervisor
 Bioquimica (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2009 - 2014 INSIGHTS ON THE ACCUMULATION AND BIOYNTHETIC PATHWAY FOR MANNOSYLGLUCOSYLGLYCERATE IN THE DEEPBRANCHING PHYLUM PLANCTOMYCETES
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013/01 - 2013/12 Caracterização de plasmídeos crípticos encontrados em isolados de sementes de Ricinus communis (Mamona) e sua possível utilização como vetores do tipo shuttle
Supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil
2009 - 2013 Insights on the accumulation and biosynthetic pathway for Mannosylglucosylglycerate in the deep-branching Phylum Planctomycetes
Supervisor
 Bioquímica (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Genetic diversity and molecular evolution L. pneumophila genes encoding proteins containing eukaryotic-like domains
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Evolution of SdhA, a crucial effector for Legionella infection of protozoa host. Contribution of natural environmental strains
Co-supervisor
 Bioquimica (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Evolution of SidJ, a crucial effector for Legionella virulence. Contribution of natural environmental strains
Co-supervisor
 Bioquimica (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Evolução molecular dos genes pilD e lspE de Legionella pneumophila
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Pathway for the synthesis of the rare compatible solute mannosylglucosylglycerate in Rhodopirellula baltica
Co-supervisor
 Bioquimica (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Homeostasis of mannosylglycerate and glucosylglycerate pools in microorganisms through regulation of biosynthesis and hydrolysis
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2008 - 2008 A presença de Legionella spp. não detectável por cultivo num sistema de distribuição de água
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Mannosylglucosylglycerate, a new osmolyte found in R. baltica. Genes, enzymes and biosynthetic pathway
Co-supervisor
 Bioquimica (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/02/05 - Current Scientific and operational organization of the 1st consortium meeting of CULTIVAR - Network for sustainable development and innovation in the agri-food sector (2021/12/05)
Meeting (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/02/03 - 2022/02/04 Scientific and operational organization of the 2nd consortium meeting of CULTIVAR - Network for sustainable development and innovation in the agri-food sector (2022/02/03 - 2022/02/04)
Meeting (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/12/16 - 2021/12/17 Scientific and operational organization of the final congress of the Operational Group - i9kiwi - Development of strategies for the sustainability of the kiwi industry through the creation of a value-added product (2021/12/16 - 2021/12/17)
Congress (President of the Organising Committee)
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/07/15 - 2019/07/19 Training School on Molecular typing of Xanthomonadaceae from epidemiological surveillance to outbreak investigation (2019/07/15 - 2019/07/19)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Bücherladen der Universität Zürich, Switzerland
2018/09 - 2018/09 Member of the Scientific Committee and of the Organizing Committee of the international conference "New Trends in Cultural Heritage Biodeterioration" (2018/09/05 - 2018/09/07)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/02/12 - 2018/02/16 Training School on Prognosis & Advanced Diagnosis on Xanthomonadaceae (2018/02/12 - 2018/02/16)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Bibliotheke kai Kentro Plerophoreses tou Polytechneiou Kretes, Greece
2017/12/13 - 2017/12/15 Coordination of the local organisation (LOAS) and Member of the Scientific Committee of the international conference "Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe". (2017/12/13 - 2017/12/15)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/12/10 - Current Congresso Frutos 2020, Inovação para a Fruticultura Nacional
Congress
 Congresso Frutos 2020 – Inovação para a Fruticultura Nacional
Centro Operativo e Tecnológico Hortofrutícola Nacional, Portugal
2018/04/03 - Current Workshop at Beamedex® - theoretical and practical aspects of CRISPR typing and its application to plant-pathogenic xanthomonads
Workshop
 Paris-Orsay
2021/09/27 - 2021/09/30 X. International Symposium On Kiwifruit - KIWIFRUIT2021 - Participation to present results
Symposium
 X. International Symposium On Kiwifruit - KIWIFRUIT2021
Atatürk Horticultural Central Research Institute, Turkey
2021/06/28 - 2021/06/30 4th Annual Conference on Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe
Conference
 4th Annual Conference on Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe
Univerzitet u Beogradu, Serbia

Institut za za¿titu bilja i ¿ivotnu sredinu, Serbia
2021/04/26 - 2021/04/30 3rd European Conference on Xylella fastidiosa and XF-ACTORS final meeting
Conference
 3rd European Conference on Xylella fastidiosa and XF-ACTORS final meeting
European Food Safety Authority, Italy
2019/12/05 - 2019/12/07 Microbiotec19, Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019
Congress
 Microbiotec19 – Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/10/29 - 2019/10/30 2nd European Conference on Xylella fastidiosa
Conference
 2nd European Conference on Xylella fastidiosa
European Food Safety Authority, Italy
2019/09/09 - 2019/09/11 3rd Annual Conference on Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe
Conference
 3rd Annual Conference on ¿Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe
Mendelova univerzita v Brne Agronomická fakulta, Czech Republic
2019/07/15 - 2019/07/19 2nd Training School of the EuroXanth COST Action CA16107 on Molecular typing of Xanthomonadaceae from epidemiological surveillance to outbreak investigation, addressed tools and technologies used for molecular typing of bacteria at different taxonomic levels with a strong focus on DNA-based approaches to study genetic diversity and population structure, from the genus to the strain level.
Workshop
 2nd Training School of the EuroXanth COST Action on Molecular typing of Xanthomonadaceae – from epidemiological surveillance to outbreak investigation
Zürcher Fachhochschule, Switzerland
2019/02/25 - 2019/02/27 Core Group Meeting of EuroXanth COST Action CA16107 , welcomed 21 participants from 14 countries and served as a platform to discuss strategic issues and to evaluate approaches how to better encourage Early Career Investigators to take leading positions.
Meeting
 EuroXanth COST Action CA16107 Core Group Meeting
Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy
2018/09/11 - 2018/09/12 2nd Working Group Meeting of EuroXanth COST CA16107 , served as a platform to discuss strategic issues with respect to Working Group WG1 (Diagnostics & Diversity, Population Structure). Joana Costa is the WG leader
Meeting
 EuroXanth COST 2nd Working Group Meeting
Sveucili¿te u Zagrebu Agronomski fakultet, Croatia
2018/07/18 - 2018/07/21 2nd Annual Conference on Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe and 6th Xanthomonas Genomics Conference
Conference
 2nd Annual Conference on “Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe and 6th Xanthomonas Genomics Conference
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
2018/02/12 - 2018/02/16 1st Training School of the EuroXanth COST Action CA16107 on Prognosis & Advanced Diagnosis on Xanthomonadaceae, addressed tools and technologies used to detect bacteria of the Xanthomonadaceae family and approaches to study the genetic diversity and population structure of bacterial isolates, including MLST/MLSA, VNTR/MLVA and NGS approaches. The Training School involved seminars, demonstrations, use of software and databases as well as hands-on activities.
Workshop
 1st Training School of the EuroXanth COST Action on Prognosis & Advanced Diagnosis on Xanthomonadaceae
Bibliotheke kai Kentro Plerophoreses tou Polytechneiou Kretes, Greece
2017/12/13 - 2017/12/15 1st Annual Conference on Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe
Conference
 1st Annual Conference on “Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe”
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/10/26 - 2017/10/27 2º Simpósio SCAP de Proteção das Plantas; 8º Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Fitopatologia e 11º Encontro Nacional de Proteção Integrada
Congress
 Proteção das Plantas 2017
Instituto Politécnico de Santarém Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2017/09/06 - 2017/09/09 IX International Symposium on Kiwifruit
Symposium
 IX International Symposium on Kiwifruit
International Society for Horticultural Science, Belgium
2015/04/16 - 2015/04/17 III Congresso Nacional do Kiwi
Congress
 III Congresso Nacional do Kiwi
APK – Associação Portuguesa de Kiwicultores, Portugal
2014/10/23 - 2014/10/24 Technical laboratory workshops at the CRSFA, Locorotondo to address practical methodologies and techniques for the detection and monitoring of Xylella fastidiosa and its vectors.
Workshop
 technical laboratory workshops for the detection and monitoring of Xylella fastidiosa and its vectors.
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca Seminario di Storia della Scienza, Italy
2014/10/21 - 2014/10/24 Participation on the "International symposium on the European outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa in olive", covering the topics: The quick decline syndrome of olive; Epidemiology, ecology and management of Xylella fastidiosa-related diseases; Occurrence of Xylella fastidiosa in Apulia and its implications; Current actions for containment
Symposium
 International Symposium on the European outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa in olive (Gallipoli, IT, 2014-10-21/24)
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari, Italy

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Area della Ricerca di Bari, Italy
2013 - 2013 Identificação, colonização e persistência de estirpes de Legionella em ambientes aquáticos
Workshop
 Prevenção e Controlo de Legionella nos Sistemas de Água
Instituto Português da Qualidade Instituto, Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Departamento de Engenharia Geotécnica e Laboratório de Cartografia e Geologia Aplicada (Labcarga), Portugal
2012 - 2012 Evolution of pathogenesis genes in Legionella
Congress
2011 - 2011 Molecular evolution of key genes for type II secretion in Legionella pneumophila.
Congress
2010 - 2010 Legionella pneumophila population genetics and correlation with virulence traits, the contribution of natural environmental strains
Meeting
 Eighth Annual meeting of Center for Neuroscience and Cellular Biology
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Molecular evolution of dotA gene in Legionella pneumophila: contribution of natural environmental isolates
Congress
 Legionella 2009
Institut Pasteur, France
2006 - 2006 The thermophilic bacterium Persephonella marina uses a two-step pathway for the synthesis of glucosylglycerate. Genetic organization and enzymes properties
Congress
 2nd FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists
FEMS, Spain
2005 - 2005 Elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway of glucosylglycerate. Characterization of key-enzymes
Congress
 30th FEBS Congress - 9th IUBMB Conference
FEBS, Hungary
2005 - 2005 Elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway of Glucosylglycerate
Meeting
 2nd Joint annual meeting of graduate programmes on biosciences
2004 - 2004 Biosynthesis of mannosylglycerate in Crenarchaeote
Congress
 Extremophiles 2004
Extremophiles, United States
2004 - 2004 Via biossintética de Glucosilglicerato em Methanococcoides burtonii.
Meeting
 1st Joint annual meeting of graduate programmes on biosciences
2003 - 2003 Legionella spp. in groundwaters
Congress
 Ist FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists
FEMS, Slovenia
2001 - 2001 The presence and persistence of Legionella spp. in groundwaters
Congress
 MICRO’2001
Sociedade portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/06/29 Optimizing the scale up biochemical platform biorefinery for lactic acid production from lignocellulosic biomass
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Rita Pontes Pereira (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/04/30 Dispersão da bactéria Xylella fastidiosa em Portugal
(Thesis) Main arguer
 CARLA SOFIA CARVALHO LUÍS (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2020/07/20 Land-use effect on Chrysoperla carnea and related biocontrol against Prays oleae in olive groves
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Frederico Melo Alves (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/10/11 Characterisation of the cytokinin-mediated biocontrol activity of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii against Pseudomonas syringae in tobacco and analysis of its potential as a bio-stimulant
Supervisor
 Bichitra Paul (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/06/28 A metadata analysis of walnut associated Xanthomonas spp.: from population diversity to comparative genomics
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Camila Borges Fernandes (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/07/05 Microbial diversity and anaerobic metabolisms in the surface of the Iberian Pyritic Belt
(Thesis) Arguer
 Tânia de Jesus Travassos Leandro (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/09/20 Functional diversity in Legionella dot/icm efeito sdhA in Galleria mellonella model
Supervisor
 Sandro Ribeiro Lopes (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/09/14 Characterization of Psuedomonas syringae pv. Actinidiae in Portugal
Supervisor
 Daniela Filipa Pereira Nunes Figueira (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/07/27 Doença dos legionários : estudo da diversidade de isolados de legionella obtidos em Portugal, 1987-2016
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria de Jesus Fernandes Chasqueira (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2016/09/22 Study of the Legionella-dependent induction of apoptosis in the natural host Acanthamoeba castellanii.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Catarina Pena Dantas (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2016/09/21 Differences in Legionella pneumophila virulence determined in Galleria mellonella infection model
Supervisor
 Patrícia Singéis de Sousa (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/07/13 Immunotargeting of E. coli ToIC outer membrane channel
(Thesis) Arguer
 João Rodrigues Laranjeira (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/09/08 Role of miR-29b in the regulation of progranulin and DNA methyltransferases 3A and 3B expression: therapeutic potencial in glioblastoma
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Raquel Pinho Costa (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/07/28 Microbial characterization of late harvest wines
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Margarida Costa Fernandes (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/07/23 Characterization of the Genetic and Epigenetic Profile of Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma
(Thesis) Arguer
 Sofia Matos Lisboa (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2014/07/14 Macrophage Candida albicans infection upon bacterial endotoxin priming
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Vânia Filipa dos Santos Moreira (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013/12/12 Microbial Diversity of Groundwaters and Bottled Natural Mineral Waters
(Thesis) Arguer
 Luís André Antunes França (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013/10/24 Insights on the accumulation and biosynthetic pathway for Mannosylglucosylglycerate in the deep-branching Phylum Planctomycetes.
Supervisor
 Ana Sofia Ventura Cunha (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013/10/16 The immune response to mycobacteria of distinct virulence
(Thesis) Arguer
 Manuel António Afonso Pereira Barroso (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013/07/08 Bacterial retropepsin-like proteases: the evidence from Legionella pneumophila
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Paulo Alexandre Goncalves Teixeira (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2012/09/06 Análise funcional de maltocinases e trealose sintases/maltocinases bifuncionais
(Thesis) Arguer
 Andreia Filipa Nisa Mendes Lamaroso (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2012/09/05 Unveiling the biosynthetic pathways and physiological role of compatible solutes in Planctomycetes
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Catarina Morouço Ferreira (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2012 Candida albicans OPY2 gene complementation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Carla Cristina Mestre Veríssimo Dias (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2012 Actividade anti-Leishmania de derivados semissintéticos dos triterpenóides betulina e ácido betulínico Raquel Rosa Varandas (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011/07/24 Genetic diversity and molecular evolution L. pneumophila genes encoding proteins containing eukaryotic-like domains
Supervisor
 Filipa Passos Calçada (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 Evolution of SdhA, a crucial effector for Legionella infection of protozoa host. Contribution of natural environmental strains
Supervisor
 Cláudia Raquel Ferreira Marques (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 Evolution of SidJ, a crucial effector for Legionella virulence. Contribution of natural environmental strains
Supervisor
 Paulo Alexandre Goncalves Teixeira (Other)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2010/07/14 Evolução molecular dos genes pilD e lspE de Legionella pneumophila
Supervisor
 Ana Filipa Neves dAvó (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2003/01 - Current American Society of Microbiology
2001/01 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2014 - Current Specialist of the Pedro Nunes Institute for the Working Group 2 of the Innovation Platforms of RIS3 of Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
Member
 Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro, Portugal
2017 - 2021/11/01 Management Committee Member for the COST action CA16107 appointed by FCT
Member
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/05/12 - 2020/05/15 Expert - 23rd Meeting of the Panel on Diagnostics in Bacteriology European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) (Teleconference, 2020-05-12/15)
Advisor / Consultant
 Organisation Européenne et Mediterranéenne pour la Protection des Plantes, France
2018/11/19 - 2018/11/21 Expert - 22nd Meeting of the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) Panel on Diagnostics in Bacteriology (Gent, BE, 2018-11-19/22)
Advisor / Consultant
 Organisation Européenne et Mediterranéenne pour la Protection des Plantes, France
2015 - 2016 Specialist for the application SMARTAgriFor to the programme Teaming H2020-WIDESPREAD-2014-1 (60 M€) appointed by the University of Coimbra.
Advisor / Consultant
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2021/12/16 - 2021/12/17 Desenvolvimento de estratégias que visem a sustentabilidade da fileira do kiwi através da criação de um produto de valor acrescentado Instituto Pedro Nunes
2021/06/28 - 2021/06/30 4th Annual Conference on Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe Virtual
2019/09/09 - 2019/09/11 3rd Annual Conference of the EuroXanth COST Action Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe Mendel University in Brno
2018/09/11 - 2018/09/12 1st meeting of the Working Group Diagnostics & Diversity - Population Structure under the Action COST EuroXanth University of Zagreb, Croatia
2018/09/05 - 2018/09/07 New Trends in Cultural Heritage Biodeterioration University of Coimbra
2017/12/13 - 2017/12/15 1st Annual Conference of the EuroXanth COST Action Integrating Science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in Europe Instituto Pedro Nunes, Coimbra

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019/05 - 2019/06 Analysis of microbial diversity by new generation sequencing. Characterization of the microbial diversity (Bacteria and Fungi) in compost samples, with identification of the microbial communities present, as well as their relative abundance, associating a prediction about the presence of groups with potentially harmful impact on the environment / ecosystem. LIPOR Serviço Intermunicipalizado de Gestão de Resíduos do Grande Porto, Portugal
2019/03 - 2019/06 Analysis of microbial diversity by new generation sequencing. Characterization of the microbial diversity (Bacteria and Fungi) in soil samples, with identification of the microbial communities present, as well as their relative abundance, associating a prediction about the presence of groups with potentially harmful impact on the environment / ecosystem Oro Agri Europe, S.A, Portugal
2017/03 - 2018/06 Installation of an orchard for kiwi production: Evaluation of the phytosanitary state of the soil and plants before installation. Isolation and identification of nematodes present in the soil, with special attention to those that affect the kiwi culture, before the installation of plants. Plants were analyzed before their installation in the orchard for Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa). Actiglabro, Lda, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Implementação de metodologias na área da Microbiologia, nomeadamente as normas ISO 11930 e ISO 21148:2005. Pharmilab Lda, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Guia para a promoção da qualidade ambiental das populações das aldeias de montanha e qualidade de vida das comunidades das Aldeias de Montanha. Associação de Desenvolvimento Integrado da Rede de Aldeias de Montanha, Portugal
2015 - 2018 Determinação da diversidade microbiana por NGS da zona da exploração mineira Neves-Corvo, acompanhado dos respetivos relatórios técnicos. Sociedade Mineira Neves-Corvo SA, Portugal
2015 - 2018 Quantificação de bactérias neutrofílicas oxidantes de enxofre, acidofílicas oxidantes de enxofre e bactérias oxidantes de ferro durante a companha de testes piloto no Reservatório Cerro da Mina (RCM) e na zona de extração mineira de Neves-Corvo, acompanhado dos respetivos relatórios técnicos. Sociedade Mineira Neves-Corvo SA, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Validação da utilização do CoolFarm Eye na deteção precoce de doenças, acompanhado do respetivo relatório técnico. CoolFarm, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Quantificação e identificação de fungos cultiváveis em amostras de casca de pinheiro em diversos locais do processo e no final do transporte até ao cliente final, acompanhado dos respetivos relatórios técnicos. MADECA, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Ensaios para identificação de organismos contaminantes em isolamentos, acompanhado dos respetivos relatórios técnicos em Português e Francês. Amorim Cork Insulation, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2011 - Current Microbiology Biologia Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Societal Challenges - Health Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 - 2018 Differentiation and Development Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 - 2014 Laboratories of Molecular Biology Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2019 - Current Evaluator of the Commission for the Evaluation of Final Scientific Reports of IC&DT 2019-2022 Projects| CA Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Evaluator
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2015 - 2017 European Commission Review expert for monitoring the implementation of PEOPLE IxF calls - MARIE CURIE ACTIONS
Evaluator
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Belgium EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2016 - Current Frontiers in Chemical Biology Frontiers
2010/01/19 - Current Frontiers in Microbiology
2021/10 - 2022/03/30 2nd Edition Special Issue "Integrating Science on Xanthomonas and Xylella for Integrated Plant Disease Management" MDPI
2020/01/01 - 2020/10/31 Special Issue "Integrating Science on Xanthomonas and Xylella for Integrated Plant Disease Management" MDPI
2010/01/01 - 2014/05/19 Cellular Microbiology
2009/01/01 - 2014/05/19 BMC Genomics

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022/01/02 - 2022/01/23 Revisora externa da dissertação de mestrado: Resíduos orgânicos aplicados em sistema comercial de produção de pera asiática: Sustentabilidade, organismos do solo, estrutura trófica e processos ecológicos Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
Distinctions

Award

2021 Ciência 2020
Associação Portuguesa de Riscos, Prevenção e Segurança, Portugal
2017 MOCHO - Award to the best Professor
Núcleo de Estudantes de Biologia do Departamento de Ciências da Vida da Universidade de Coimbra., Portugal
2009 Young Scientists Travel Award
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, Netherlands

Other distinction

2023 Agricultural and Rural Inspiration Awards (ARIA)