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I am a MSc Biologist by the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (Master in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution, 2016), holding a graduation in Biology by the same faculty (2012). My main research interests encompass several topics in the field of evolutionary biology, such as the mechanisms of adaptation and speciation. Since the last year of my graduation, I have been working with the intertidal gastropod species Littorina fabalis and L. obtusata. My MSc thesis focused on characterizing these species genetic and morphological differentiation, assessing patterns of hybridization between them, in several Iberian shores. Importantly, under SYNTHESYS (Synthesis of systematic resources) and KVA (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) traveling grants, I learned from and worked abroad with some of the highest experts on these species. Following my MSc degree, I have been working as a Research Assistant in projects in line with my research interests on this system, that also allow me to use and develop my skills (mainly in molecular genetics and geometric-morphometrics). After a Research Assistant fellowship at CIBIO-InBIO (Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources) in collaboration with the University of Lund, I currently hold this position at CIIMAR (Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research), in collaboration with the University of Sheffield. During my academic and professional path, I participated in several scientific events, workshops (as attendee or monitor), and conferences, including participating in the organization of 3 of them as a staff member. I have recently published the work from my MSc thesis as a first author, and have co-authored 5 additional relevant manuscripts (one under revision).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Diana Isabel Barbosa da Costa
Date of birth
1990/10/11
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Costa, Diana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B510-0F78-4792
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6768-1240

Email addresses

  • dianaisabelbcosta@gmail.com (Professional)
  • diana.costa.c0805147@gmail.com (Professional)

Addresses

  • CIIMAR, Terminal de Cruzeiros de Leixões. Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal (Professional)
  • CIBIO - Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos Universidade do Porto Campus de Vairão Rua Padre Armando Quintas, nº 7, 4485-661, Vairão, Vila do Conde, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Evolutionary Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2013/09 - 2016/12
Concluded
 Biodiversidade, Genética e Evolução (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Insights into the extent of hybridization between flat periwinkles in the Iberian Peninsula" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18 out of 20
2008/09 - 2012/09
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Biologia
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Genetic and morphological differentiation between Littorina fabalis ecotypes in Iberian Peninsula " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14 out of 20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/07 - Current Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2017/06 - 2018/03 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/05 - 2018/10 Lab technician (CTM, Centre for Molecular Testing) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2014 - 2016 Master thesis: "Insights into the extent of hybridization between flat periwinkles in the Iberian Peninsula"; on the project PTDC/BIA-EVF/113805/2009 Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Volunteer trainee; Project: "The paths of parallel evolution and their genetic crossroads"; PTDC/BIA-EVF/113805/2009 Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Curricular internship: "Genetic and morphological differentiation between Littorina fabalis ecotypes in Iberian Peninsula"; on the project PTDC/BIA-EVF/113805/2009 Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/07 - Current Speciation: genital divergence and the evolution of reproductive isolation
2015-05001
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Vetenskapsradet
2017/06 - 2018/02 Speciation: genital divergence and the evolution of reproductive isolation
2015-05001
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
 Vetenskapsradet
2015/05/26 - 2015/06/14 KVA travelling grant: "Hybridization between flat periwinkles in Swedish shores: characterization of environmental parameters"
SL2015-0068
Other
The Sven Lovén Center for Marine Sciences, Tjärnö, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
 KVA, Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien grant of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Concluded
2014/10/26 - 2014/11/08 SYNTHESYS travelling grant: "Genetic and morphological characterization of flat periwinkles (Littorina obtusata and L. fabalis)"
GB-TAF-4106
Other
Natural History Museum of London, United Kingdom
 Natural History Museum of London
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2011 - 2016 The paths of parallel evolution and their genetic crossroads (Team Member); PTDC/BIA-EVF/113805/2009
PTDC/BIA-EVF/113805/2009
Other
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Costa, Diana; Sotelo, Graciela; Kaliontzopoulou, Antigoni; Carvalho, João; Butlin, Roger; Hollander, Johan; Faria, Rui. "Hybridization between two marine snails, Littorina fabalis and L. obtusata". Paper presented in XV National Meeting on Evolutionary Biology (ENBE), 2019.
  2. Marques, José; Galindo, Juan; Costa, Diana; Afonso, Sandra; Rolán-Álvarez, Emilio; Carneiro, Miguel; Faria, Rui. "Genetic and evolutionary basis of shell coloration in two sister species of marine snails, Littorina fabalis and L. obtusata". Paper presented in XV National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology, 2019.
  3. Faria, Rui; Costa, Diana; Sotelo, Graciela; Kaliontzopoulou, Antigoni; Reid, David; Bianchi, G.; Westram, Anja; et al. "Hybridization patterns between sister-species of marine periwinkles (Gastropoda)". Paper presented in The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Speciation 2017, 2017.
  4. Costa, Diana; Sotelo, Graciela; Kaliontzopoulou, Antigoni; Butlin, Roger; Hollander, Johan; Faria, Rui. "Hybridization patterns between sister-species of flat periwinkles (Gastropoda) in Iberia". Paper presented in The 50th Population Genetics Group (POPGROUP50), 2017.
  5. Costa, Diana; Sotelo, Graciela; Kaliontzopoulou, Antigoni; Butlin, Roger; Hollander, Johan; Faria, Rui. "Hybridization patterns between sister-species of flat periwinkles (Gastropoda) in Iberia". Paper presented in XII Portuguese Meeting on Evolutionary Biology (ENBE), 2016.
  6. Abrunheiro, Sofia; Sotelo, Graciela; Costa, Diana; Faria, Rui. "Study of ecological adaptation in Littorina fabalis". Paper presented in Investigação Jovem na da Universidade do Porto (IJUP), 2014.
  7. Sotelo, Graciela; Costa, Diana; Duveport, Marten; Panova, Marina; Johannesson, Kerstin; Faria, Rui. "Phylogeographic history of the flat periwinkles, Littorina fabalis and L. obtusata". Paper presented in European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB 2013), 2013.
  8. Varela, Susana; Marçal, Raquel; Altenrath, Christine; Carvalho, João; Costa, Diana; Lago, Teresa; Galindo, Juan; Rolán-Álvarez, Emilio; Faria, Rui. "Habitat choice in the flat periwinkle (Littorina fabalis) Iberian ecotypes: an experimental approach". Paper presented in European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB 2013), 2013.
  9. Sotelo, Graciela; Costa, Diana; Carvalho, João; Pereira, Carolina; Abrunheiro, Sofia; Varela, Susana; Kemppainen, Petri; Galindo, Juan; Faria, Rui. "The paths of parallel evolution in the flat periwinkles: preliminary results". Paper presented in Speciation2013-Frospects, 2013.
  10. Sotelo, Graciela; Costa, Diana; Carvalho, João; Pereira, Carolina; Abrunheiro, Sofia; Varela, Susana; Kemppainen, Petri; Galindo, Juan; Faria, Rui. "The paths of parallel evolution in the flat periwinkles (work in progress)". Paper presented in Advances in Ecological Speciation (AES), 2013.
  11. Costa, Diana; Sotelo, Graciela; Lago, Teresa; Varela, Susana; Faria, Rui. "Genetic and morphological differentiation between Littorina fabalis ecotypes in Iberian Peninsula: preliminary results". Paper presented in TIBE2012 – Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution, 2012.
  12. Carvalho, João; Altenrath, Christine; Costa, Diana; Faria, Rui; Varela, Susana. "The role of habitat choice in ecotype formation in the flat periwinkle Littorina fabalis: an experimental approach". Paper presented in National Congress of Ethology, 2012.
  13. Altenrath, Christine; Costa, Diana; Varela, Susana; Faria, Rui. "The role of habitat choice in ecotype formation in the flat periwinkle Littorina fabalis: preliminary results". Paper presented in TIBE2011 – Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution, 2011.
  14. Altenrath, Christine; Costa, Diana; Varela, Susana; Faria, Rui. "The role of habitat choice in ecotype formation in the flat periwinkle Littorina fabalis: preliminary results". Paper presented in II Portuguese Meeting on Evolutionary Biology (ENBE), 2011.
Journal article
  1. Marques, João P.; Sotelo, Graciela; Galindo, Juan; Chaube, Pragya; Costa, Diana; Afonso, Sandra; Panova, Marina; et al. "Transcriptomic resources for evolutionary studies in flat periwinkles and related species". Scientific Data 7 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0408-8.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41597-020-0408-8
  2. Sotelo, Graciela; Duvetorp, Mårten; Costa, Diana; Panova, Marina; Johannesson, Kerstin; Faria, Rui. "Phylogeographic history of flat periwinkles, Littorina fabalis and L. obtusata". BMC Evolutionary Biology 20 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1561-6.
    Open access • Published • 10.1186/s12862-019-1561-6
  3. Costa, Diana; Sotelo, Graciela; Kaliontzopoulou, Antigoni; Carvalho, João; Butlin, Roger; Hollander, Johan; Faria, Rui. "Hybridization patterns between two marine snails, Littorina fabalis and L. obtusata". Ecology and Evolution 10 3 (2020): 1158-1179. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5943.
    Open access • Published • 10.1002/ece3.5943
  4. Galindo, Juan; Carvalho, João; Sotelo, Graciela; Costa, Diana; Duvetorp, Mårten; Kemppainen, Petri; Panova, Marina; et al. "Genetic and morphological divergence between Littorina fabalis ecotypes in Northern Europe: go with the flow?". Journal of Evolutionary Biology (2020):
    Under revision
  5. García-Souto, Daniel; Alonso-Rubido, Sandra; Costa, Diana; Eirín-López, José; Rolán-Álvarez, Emilio; Faria, Rui; Galindo, Juan; Pasantes, Juan. "Karyotype Characterization of Nine Periwinkle Species (Gastropoda, Littorinidae)". Genes 9 11 (2018): 517. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes9110517.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/genes9110517
  6. Carvalho, João; Pereira, Carolina; Sotelo, Graciela; Costa, Diana; Galindo, Juan; Faria, Rui. "De novo isolation of 17 microsatellite loci for flat periwinkles (Littorina fabalisandL. obtusata) and their application for species discrimination and hybridization studies". Journal of Molluscan Studies 81 3 (2015): 421-425. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyv014.
    Open access • Published • 10.1093/mollus/eyv014
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2016/11 Insights into the extent of hybridization between flat periwinkles in the Iberian Peninsula CIBIO Student Seminar series in Biodiversity and Evolution
Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto (Vairão, Portugal)
2014/11 Flat periwinkles: the road so far Casual Seminar at the Malacological Department of the Natural History Museum of London
(Londres, United Kingdom)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019 - 2019 Collaboration as a staff member in the organization of the XV Portuguese Society for Evolutionary Biology (ENBE 2019) (2019/11/14 - 2019/11/15)
Conference
 Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Collaboration as a staff member in the organization of the conference “Programming for Evolutionary Biology (PEB)” (2015/04/27 - 2015/05/01)
Conference
 Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Collaboration as a staff member in the organization of the conference “Advances in Ecological Speciation (AES)” (2013/04/29 - 2013/04/30)
Conference
 Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2016/12/16 - 2016/12/16 Attendance and Poster presentation
Conference
 XII Portuguese Meeting on Evolutionary Biology (ENBE)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/10/05 - 2015/10/09 Participation in workshop
Workshop
 International workshop: an introduction to geometric and morphometrics using R
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Monitor in the initiative "Ciência Viva no Verão" under the topic: "evolution in colours", which goal is to promote the understanding about the process of natural selection and its contribution to the emergence of new species.
Exhibition
 Ciência Viva no Verão: A Evolução a Cores
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2013/12/20 - 2013/12/20 Attendance
Conference
 IX National Meeting in Evolutionary Biology (ENBE)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2013/08/19 - 2013/08/24 Attendance
Symposium
 XIV Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013/04/03 - 2013/04/05 Participation in workshop
Workshop
 Advanced course on Phenotypic Evolution: causes and consequences of morphological variation
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2012/12/06 - 2012/12/07 Attendance and Poster presentation
Conference
 Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution (TiBE)
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
2011/12/21 - 2011/12/21 Attendance
Conference
 VII Portuguese Meeting on Evolutionary Biology (ENBE)
Universidade de Coimbra Museu da Ciência, Portugal