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Helena Maria Galvão. Completed the Licenciatura in Bachelor of Science in 1979/05/01 by College of William and Mary - Biology Department, Doktor (PhD) in Dr. rer. Nat. (PhD in Natural Sciences) in 1991/01/02 by Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel and Master in Masters in Marine Science in 1984/05/01 by College of William and Mary - School of Marine Science. Is Associate Professor in Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia and Member of Scientific Commission in Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental. Published 31 articles in journals. Has 1 section(s) of books. Organized 1 event(s). Participated in 1 event(s). Supervised 3 PhD thesis(es) e co-supervised 2. Supervised 7 MSc dissertation(s) e co-supervised 4. Participates and/or participated as Principal investigator in 3 FCT project(s) and Researcher in 2 EU project(s). Works in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Earth and Environmental Sciences and on Oceanography. In her curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Climate change; Coastal lagoons; Phytoplankton; Southern Portugal; Estuaries; Harmful algal blooms; Eutrophication; Silicon; Nitrate; Cyanobacteria; Dams; Portuguese transitional waters; Water Framework Directive; Ecological quality status; Cyanobacteria blooms; Cyanotoxins; Pphytoplankton; Guadiana estuary; Estuary; Light; Nutrients; Seasonal variation; Interannual variation; Dam; Primary production; Guadiana Estuary; Succession; Nutrient concentrations; Nutrient ratios; Alqueva dam; South-western Iberia; Microcystins; Freshwater Reservoirs; Água e Solo; Plankton; Heterotrophic bacterioplankton; Upwelling; Iberia; Short-term; Bacterial production. She has extensive teaching experience in Earth; Ocean and Atmosphere Sciences in both undergarduate and graduate level courses.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Helena Maria Galvão

Citation names

  • Galvão, Helena

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C51A-2C5A-CF8D
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0939-8994

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Oceanography

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
German Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
French Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
1991/01/02
Concluded
 Dr. rer. Nat. (PhD) (Doctor)
Major in Natural Sciences - specialization Marine Microbiology
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany
"Role of nanoflagellates in the foodweb of a brackish water environment (Souther Baltic Sea)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Magna cum laude
1984/05/01
Concluded
 Masters in Marine Science (Master)
College of William and Mary - School of Marine Science, United States
"Nanoplankton dynamics in a saltmarsh-mudflat ecosystem" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Very Good
1979/05/01
Concluded
 Bachelor of Science (Licenciatura)
College of William and Mary - Biology Department, United States
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 GPA 3.2/4 or Average 16/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1979/09/01 - 1984/05/30 Research Assistant (Research) William & Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science, United States

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2005/07/28 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
1991/01/02 - 2005/07/28 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
1985/01/02 - 1991/01/02 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/01/01 - 2017/07/15 Organic Unit President Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2009/07/15 - 2013/06/15 Organic Unit President Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2008/07/15 - 2010/01/01 PhD course director in Marine, Earth and Environmental Science Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1998/01/01 - Current Member of Scientific Commission Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2011/03 - 2014/09 PHYTOCLIMA - Remote sensing of phytoplankton variability patterns off south-western Iberia: a sentinel for climate change?
PTDC/AAC-CLI/114512/2009
 Universidade de Coimbra
2011/03 - 2014/08 PHYTORIA – Environmental regulation of phytoplankton in the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon
PTDC/MAR/114380/2009
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2008/01 - 2011/02 DYNCYANO - Dynamics of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in the Guadiana estuary
PTDC/AMB/64747/2007
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2005/03 - 2008/02 Dinâmica Física e Biogeoquímica das Contracorrentes Costeiras: um caso de estudo no Barlavento Algarvio.
POCTI/CTA/48250/2003
 Universidade de Coimbra
2001/04/01 - 2004/01/01 Development and Application of Chemical and Bioremediation Techniques in the Rehabilitation of Aquifers
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/POCTI/36496/PT
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Concluded
1999/01/01 - 2001/07/01 EMERGE - Navegabilidade e valorização do Guadiana, Acção 2.1 Estudos. "Fontes e sorvedouros de compostos azotados no estuário do rio Guadiana"
ODIANA 2.1
Principal investigator
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Algarve
Concluded
1999/01/01 - 2001/01/01 Flux modelling in coastal karstic aquifers in the Algarve
PRAXIS XXI 11204/CTE/98
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1997/06/01 - 2000/06/01 OMEX II (phase II) - “Ocean Margin Exchange Processes” (MAST III EU Program); contract nr. MAS3-CT97-0076
MAS3-CT97-0076
Principal investigator
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 European Union
Concluded
1997/01/02 - 2000/01/02 Regulation of cyanobacteria blooms by variability in freshwater flow of the Guadiana River.
15/REG II/6/96
Principal investigator
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Interreg Europe
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Galvão, Helena; Galvão, Helena M.; Mendes, Pedro A.; Caetano, Sandra M.; Icely, John D.; Newton, Alice. Corresponding author: Galvão, Helena. "A importância do mundo invisível dos micróbios na Ria Formosa". In À descoberta da Ria Formosa, edited by Aníbal, J.; Gomes, Ana; Mendes, Isabel; Moura, Delminda, 47-55. Faro, Portugal: Universidade do Algarve, 2021.
    Published
  2. Galvão, Helena M.; Mendes, Pedro A.; Caetano, Sandra M.; Icely, John D.; Newton, Alice. "Role of microbes in the Ria Formosa lagoon". In RIA FORMOSA - Challenges of a Coastal Lagoon in a Changing Environment, 67-81. Faro, Portugal: Universidade do Algarve, 2019.
    Published
  3. M., Helena; P., Margarida; B., Rita; M., Sandra; Mesquita, Sandra; B., Ana; Costa, Cristina; Vilchez, Carlos; Ribau, Margarida. "Ecological Tools for the Management of Cyanobacteria Blooms in the Guadiana River Watershed, Southwest Iberia". In Studies on Water Management Issues, edited by M. Kumarasamy. Rijeka, Croatia: InTech, 2012.
    Published • 10.5772/28283
Conference abstract
  1. Galvão, Helena; Mendes, Pedro; Monteiro, Silvia; Figueiredo, Aida; Santos, Ricardo. "SARS-CoV-2 contamination potential in environmental and wastewaters the Algarve region, Southern Portugal Helena". Paper presented in Microbiotec21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, Lisbon, 2021.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Ana B. Barbosa; Benjamin A. Mosley; Helena M. Galvão; Rita B. Domingues. "Short-Term Effects of Climate Change on Planktonic Heterotrophic Prokaryotes in a Temperate Coastal Lagoon: Temperature Is Good, Ultraviolet Radiation Is Bad, and CO2 Is Neutral". Microorganisms (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/10/2559.
    10.3390/microorganisms11102559
  2. Rossetto, Veronica; Moore-Machacek, Ay'sha; Woods, David F.; Galvão, Helena M.; Shanahan, Rachel M.; Hickey, Aobha; O’Leary, Niall; et al. "Structural modification of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa alkylquinoline cell–cell communication signal, HHQ, leads to benzofuranoquinolines with anti-virulence behaviour in ESKAPE pathogens". Microbiology 169 3 (2023): 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.001303.
    Open access • 10.1099/mic.0.001303
  3. Galvão, Helena M.; Mendes, Pedro J.; Figueiredo, Aida; Santos, Ricardo; Monteiro, Silvia. "SARS-CoV-2 contamination potential in environmental and wastewaters in the Algarve region, Southern Portugal". Frontiers in Water 4 (2022): 1-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2022.1026768.
    Open access • 10.3389/frwa.2022.1026768
  4. Domingues, Rita B.; Barreto, Marcelle; Brotas, Vanda; Galvão, Helena M.; Barbosa, Ana B.. "Short-term effects of winter warming and acidification on phytoplankton growth and mortality: more losers than winners in a temperate coastal lagoon". Hydrobiologia 848 20 (2021): 4763-4785. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-021-04672-0.
    Published • 10.1007/s10750-021-04672-0
  5. Domingues, Rita B.; Guerra, Cátia C.; Barbosa, Ana B.; Galvão, Helena M.. "Will nutrient and light limitation prevent eutrophication in an anthropogenically-impacted coastal lagoon?". Continental Shelf Research 141 (2017): 11-25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2017.05.003.
    Published • 10.1016/j.csr.2017.05.003
  6. Domingues, R.B.; Guerra, C.C.; Galvão, H.M.; Brotas, V.; Barbosa, A.B.. "Short-term interactive effects of ultraviolet radiation, carbon dioxide and nutrient enrichment on phytoplankton in a shallow coastal lagoon". Aquatic Ecology 51 1 (2017): 91-105. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84988727128&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10452-016-9601-4
  7. Domingues, R.B.; Guerra, C.C.; Barbosa, A.B.; Galvão, H.M.. "Are nutrients and light limiting summer phytoplankton in a temperate coastal lagoon?". Aquatic Ecology 49 2 (2015): 127-146. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84939943700&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10452-015-9512-9
  8. Domingues, Rita B.; Guerra, Cátia C.; Barbosa, Ana B.; Brotas, Vanda; Galvão, Helena M.. "Effects of ultraviolet radiation and CO2 increase on winter phytoplankton assemblages in a temperate coastal lagoon". Journal of Plankton Research 36 3 (2014): 672-684. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbt135.
    10.1093/plankt/fbt135
  9. Domingues, R.B.; Barbosa, A.B.; Galvão, H.M.. "River damming leads to decreased phytoplankton biomass and disappearance of cyanobacteria blooms". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 136 (2014): 129-138. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84907542682&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ecss.2013.11.012
  10. Domingues, Rita B.; Barbosa, Ana B.; Galvão, Helena M.. "Reply to: Brito, A.C., Brotas, V., Caetano, M., Coutinho, T.P., Bordalo, A.A., Icely, J., Neto, J.M., Serôdio, J., Moita, T. (2012) "Defining phytoplankton class boundaries in Portuguese transitional waters: an evaluation of the ecological quality status according to the Water Framework Directive" [Ecological Indicators 19, 5-14]". (2013): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/1912.
  11. Domingues, R.B.; Barbosa, A.B.; Galvão, H.M.. "Re: Brito, A.C.; Brotas, V.; Caetano, M.; Coutinho, T.P.; Bordalo, A.A.; Icely, J.; Neto, J.M.; Serôdio, J.; Moita, T.; 2012. "defining phytoplankton class boundaries in Portuguese transitional waters: An evaluation of the ecological quality status according to the Water Framework Directive" [Ecol. Indic. 19, 5-14]". Ecological Indicators 24 (2013): 254-255. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84864032686&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.06.020
  12. Domingues, R.B.; Barbosa, A.B.; Sommer, U.; Galvão, H.M.. "Phytoplankton composition, growth and production in the Guadiana estuary (SW Iberia): Unraveling changes induced after dam construction". Science of the Total Environment 416 (2012): 300-313. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84856225120&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.11.043
  13. Domingues, R.B.; Barbosa, A.B.; Sommer, U.; Galvão, H.M.. "Ammonium, nitrate and phytoplankton interactions in a freshwater tidal estuarine zone: Potential effects of cultural eutrophication". Aquatic Sciences 73 3 (2011): 331-343. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79960579570&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00027-011-0180-0
  14. Domingues, R.B.; Anselmo, T.P.; Barbosa, A.B.; Sommer, U.; Galvão, H.M.. "Light as a driver of phytoplankton growth and production in the freshwater tidal zone of a turbid estuary". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 91 4 (2011): 526-535. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79751532087&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ecss.2010.12.008
  15. Domingues, R.B.; Anselmo, T.P.; Barbosa, A.B.; Sommer, U.; Galvão, H.M.. "Nutrient limitation of phytoplankton growth in the freshwater tidal zone of a turbid, Mediterranean estuary". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 91 2 (2011): 282-297. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78650696493&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ecss.2010.10.033
  16. Barbosa, Ana B.; Domingues, Rita B.; Galvão, Helena M.. "Environmental forcing of phytoplankton in a Mediterranean estuary (Guadiana Estuary, southwestern Iberia): a decadal of anthropogenic and climatic influences". (2010): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/1896.
  17. Domingues, R.B.; Anselmo, T.P.; Barbosa, A.B.; Sommer, U.; Galvão, H.M.. "Tidal variability of phytoplankton and environmental drivers in the freshwater reaches of the Guadiana Estuary (SW Iberia)". International Review of Hydrobiology 95 4-5 (2010): 352-369. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77958585651&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/iroh.201011230
  18. Barbosa, A.B.; Domingues, R.B.; Galvão, H.M.. "Environmental forcing of phytoplankton in a mediterranean estuary (guadiana estuary, south-western iberia): A decadal study of anthropogenic and climatic influences". Estuaries and Coasts 33 2 (2010): 324-341. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77952236610&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12237-009-9200-x
  19. Galvão, Helena M.; Reis, Margarida P.; Valério, Elisabete; Domingues, Rita B.; Costa, Cristina; Lourenço, Dulce; Condinho, Sílvia; et al. "Cyanobacterial blooms in natural waters in southern Portugal: a water management perspective". (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/1103.
    ESSN:1616-1564doi: 10.3354/ame01228
  20. Kuparinen, J.; Galvão, H.. "Microbial ecology: From local to global scales". Aquatic Microbial Ecology 53 1 (2008): 3-11. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-54549115133&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3354/ame01226
  21. Domingues, R.B.; Barbosa, A.; Galvão, H.. "Constraints on the use of phytoplankton as a biological quality element within the Water Framework Directive in Portuguese waters". Marine Pollution Bulletin 56 8 (2008): 1389-1395. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-47249097424&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.05.006
  22. Domingues, R.B.; Sobrino, C.; Galvão, H.. "Impact of reservoir filling on phytoplankton succession and cyanobacteria blooms in a temperate estuary". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 74 1-2 (2007): 31-43. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34250783199&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ecss.2007.03.021
  23. Domingues, R.B.; Galvão, H.. "Phytoplankton and environmental variability in a dam regulated temperate estuary". Hydrobiologia 586 1 (2007): 117-134. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34249103314&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10750-006-0567-4
  24. Domingues, Rita B.; Barbosa, Ana B.; Galvão, Helena M.. "Nutrients, light and phytoplankton succession in a temperate estuary (the Guadiana, south-western Iberia)". (2005): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/1895.
  25. Domingues, R.B.; Barbosa, A.; Galvão, H.. "Nutrients, light and phytoplankton succession in a temperate estuary (the Guadiana, south-western Iberia)". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 64 2-3 (2005): 249-260. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-21744459248&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ecss.2005.02.017
  26. Sobrino, C.; Matthiensen, A.; Vidal, S.; Galvao, H.. "Occurrence of microcystins along the Guadiana estuary". Limnetica 23 1-2 (2004): 133-144. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-21044447245&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  27. Rocha, C.; Galvão, Helena M.; Barbosa, Ana B.. "Role of transient silicon limitation in the development of cyanobacteria blooms in the Guadiana estuary, south-western Iberia". (2002): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/1889.
  28. Vidal, S.; Rocha, C.; Galvão, H.. "A comparison of organic and inorganic carbon controls over biological denitrification in aquaria". Chemosphere 48 4 (2002): 445-451. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035992177&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00073-5
  29. Rocha, C.; Galvão, H.; Barbosa, A.. "Role of transient silicon limitation in the development of cyanobacteria blooms in the Guadiana estuary, south-western Iberia". Marine Ecology Progress Series 228 (2002): 35-45. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0037029039&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  30. Caetano, Sandra; Miguel, Rute; Mendes, Pedro; Galvão, Helena M.; Barbosa, Ana B.. "Cyanobacteria blooms and cyanotoxin occurrence in the Guadiana (SE - Portugal): preliminary results". (2001): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/1910.
  31. Teodosio, Maria; Chícharo, Luís; Galvão, Helena M.; Barbosa, Ana B.; Marques, M. Helena; Andrade, José Pedro; Esteves, E.; Miguel, Cláudia; Gouveia, Isabel. "Status of the Guadiana estuary (South Portugal) during 1996-1998: an ecohydrological approach". (2001): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/1902.
  32. Barbosa, Ana B.; Galvão, Helena M.; Mendes, Pedro; Álvarez-Salgado, Xose; Figueiras, Francisco; Joint, Ian. "Short-term variability of heterotrophic bacterioplankton during upwelling off the NW Iberian margin". (2001): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/1893.
  33. Barbosa, A.B.; Galvão, H.M.; Mendes, P.A.; Álvarez-Salgado, X.A.; Figueiras, F.G.; Joint, I.. "Short-term variability of heterotrophic bacterioplankton during upwelling off the NW Iberian margin". Progress in Oceanography 51 2-4 (2001): 339-359. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035687908&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S0079-6611(01)00074-X
  34. Galvão, Helena. "Status of the Guadiana estuary (south Portugal) during 1996-1998: An ecohydrological approach". Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management (2001):
    10.1080/146349801753569298
  35. Galvão, H. & Fritz, A.. "Microbial trophodynamics in a saltmarsh". Aquatic Microbial Ecology/Marine Microbial Foodwebs 5 1 (1991): 13-26.
    Published
  36. Galvão, H. , Fritz, A. & Schmaljohann, R.. "Ingestion of gametes by protists: fate of surplus reproductive energy in the sea". Marine Ecology Progress Series 51 (1989): 215-220. https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps/51/m051p215.pdf.
    Open access • Published
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2015/07/21 Microbial loop in the Baltic Sea Microbial Ecology summer course
Tvarminne Biological Station, University of Helsinki, Finland (Tvarminne, Finland)
2014/05/12 Effects of ultraviolet radiation and CO2 increase on winter phytoplankton assemblages in a temperate coastal lagoon ECSA54 Coastal systems under change: tuning assessment and management tools
(Sesimbra, Portugal)
2014/05/12 Effects of potential nutrient enrichments on phytoplankton growth in a temperate coastal lagoon ECSA54 Coastal systems under change: tuning assessment and management tools
(Sesimbra, Portugal)
2012/12/16 Phytoplankton nutrient limitation in the Ria Formosa: implications for eutrophication assessment 7th Symposium on the Atlantic Iberian Margin
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2011 Ecological tools for the management of cyanobacteria blooms in the Guadiana River watershed, Southwest Iberia 12th Symposium on Aquatic Microbial Ecology (SAME 12)
Leibnitz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (IOW) (Warnemunde, Germany)
2009/05/22 Nutrient enrichment promotes the development of the harmful dinoflagellate Kryptoperidinium foliaceum in the Guadiana estuary Encontro Ibérico de Fitoplâncton Tóxico e Biotoxinas
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2004/07 Phytoplankton dynamics in the dam regulated Guadiana estuary (SE Portugal) IV Congresso Ibérico de Limnologia
(Porto, Portugal)
2004/01 Effects of N, P and Si enrichment on phytoplankton composition and growth in the Guadiana estuary (SW Iberia) ASLO - Aquatic Sciences Meeting
(Nice, France)
2002/10/25 Growth efficiency of estuarine bacterioplankton 8th European Symposium on Aquatic Microbial Ecology (SAME 8)
European Comission (Taormine, Italy)
2000/05/08 Bacterioplankton dynamics off the Galician shelf International Colloquium on Ocean Hydrodynamics
(Liège, Belgium)
1998/05/17 Influence of hydrography on microbial “blooms” in the river Guadiana, Portugal 6th European Marine Microbiology Symposium
INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DEL MAR (ICM), CSIC (Barcelona, Spain)
1998/05/17 Leucine and thymidine uptake kinetics of cold and warm water bacterial communities 6th European Marine Microbiology Symposium
INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DEL MAR (ICM), CSIC (Barcelona, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/09/01 - 2023/12/07 Insights into Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in Extremophile Microorganisms: Search for PHA-related genes and PHA accumulation in members of the genus Rubrobacter
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Molecular e Microbiana (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2021/07/01 - 2023/07/26 Growth and mortality of microbial plankton in the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon
Co-supervisor of Yohann dos Santos
 Sistemas Marinhos e Costeiros (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2021/06/01 - 2023/03/10 Índice de Contaminação Microbiana e de SARS-CoV-2 em efluentes urbanos e Águas de Recreio na região Algarvia
Supervisor of Aida Liliana Cruz Figueiredo
 Biologia Molecular e Microbiana (Master)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2022/01/15 - 2022/09/30 Integration of seaweed production in RAS aquaculture for bioremediation of wastewater
Co-supervisor of Nikki Schol
 Biologia Marinha (Master)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2021/09/01 Assessment of microbial contamination by fecal bacteria and SARS-CoV2 in sewage treatment plants and environmental waters in the Algarve.
Supervisor of Aida Aida Liliana Cruz Figueiredo
 Biologia Molecular e Microbiana (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2020/12/21 Understanding new microbial communication systems to combat antimicrobial resistance
Supervisor of Veronica Rossetto
 Master´s in Microbial Molecular Biology (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/02/01 - 2020/12/10 COMBINED EFFECTS OF TURBULENCE AND NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT ON COMPETITION DYNAMICS BETWEEN DIATOMS AND HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIA
Supervisor of Ben Mosley
 Sistemas Marinhos e Costeiros (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2020/06/01 Potencial de contaminação em microplásticos por efluentes de várias ETARs do Algarve
Supervisor of Inês Catarina Duarte Carneiro
Biologia Marinha (Scientific initiation)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2011/09/01 - 2012/09/01 Temperate effects on grazing by phagotrophic protists upon winter phytoplankton communities in the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon
Co-supervisor
 Biodiversidade e Conservação Marinha (Master)
Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2006 - 2010/11/15 Bottom-up Regulation of Phytoplankton in the Guadiana Estuary
Supervisor of Rita Isabel de Oliveira Soares Branco Domingues
 Ciências do Mar (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2007/06/01 - 2009/06/26 Ecologia microbiana de halófilas extremas isoladas em salinas da Ria Formosa
Supervisor
 Biologia Marinha (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2002 - 2006/10/27 A Process-oriented Biogeochemical Model for Marine Ecosystems: Development, Numerical Study, and Application
Co-supervisor of Marcos Duarte Mateus
 Engenharia do Ambiente (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2004/05/01 - 2006/05/17 Phytoplankton succession in the Guadiana upper estuary: before and after the Alqueva dam
Supervisor
 Ecologia, Gestão e Modelação dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2001/05/01 - 2006/05/11 Estrutura e Dinâmica da Teia Alimentar Microbiana na Ria Formosa
Supervisor of Ana Maria Branco Barbosa
 Ciências do Mar (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2000 - 2005/09/19 Dinâmica das Florescências de Cianobacterias na Albufeira do Funcho (algarve - Portugal). uma Análise Multifactorial
Supervisor
 Ecologia (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2002/06 - 2003/06 Reacção de populações naturais de bactérias oxidadoras de amónia a um gradiente de permeabilidade: relações causa-efeito sobre a mineralização da matéria orgânica
Co-supervisor
 Estudos Marinhos e Costeiros (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2002/02/01 - 2003/02/18 Estudo da dinâmica microbiana do rio Guadiana – Impacte da construção da barragem do Alqueva
Supervisor
 Estudos Marinhos e Costeiros (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2002/02/01 - 2003/02/18 Utilização da fracção respirada da 14C-leucina como indicador da eficiência de crescimento bacteriano
Supervisor
 Estudos Marinhos e Costeiros (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2002/01/01 - 2003/02/14 Estudo do efeito da bioturbação na dinâmica de compostos de azoto em sedimentos costeiros
Co-supervisor
 Marine Science (Master)
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2002 - 2003 Modelação dos fluxos de azoto na zona pelágica simulando o comportamento do fito-, zoo- e bacterioplancton
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Ecologia, Gestão e Modelação dos Recursos Marinhos (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
1992 - 1997/10/21 Estudos Microbiológicos da Ria Formosa. Qualidade Sanitária de Águas e Moluscos Bivalves
Co-supervisor
 Ciências Biológicas (PhD)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2007/09/02 - 2007/09/07 Organization committee coordinator of the 10th Symposium in Aquatic Microbial Ecology (SAME 10), Faro, Portugal (2007/09/02 - 2007/09/07)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2015/02/22 - 2015/02/27 Mentoring committee to welcome and guide international students during conference and on-going careers
Conference
 2015 ASLO - Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Granada, Spain

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2002/01/15 "Chloroplast Retention in Elphidium Excavatum (terquem)"
President of the jury
 Maria José Correia (PhD)
City College of New York, United States
2001 Bacterioplâncton da Ria de Aveiro: Actividade Ectoenzimática e Metabolismo de Monómeros Maria Ângela Sousa Dias Alves Cunha (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2001 Crescimento e Mortalidade do Bacterioplâncton em Ambiente Estuarino (ria de Aveiro) Maria Adelaide de Pinho Almeida (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019/02/01 - Current Coordination and main lecturer in mandatory discipline Microbial Ecology in Master´s in Molecular Microbial Biology. Biologia Molecular e Microbiana (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015/09/01 - Current Coordination and main lecturer of mandatory discipline Marine Trophic Dynamics in the Master´s course Marine and Coastal Systems since its accrediation by the portuguese government agency (A3ES) Sistemas Marinhos e Costeiros (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2014/02/01 - Current Lecturer in mandatory discipline Biogeochemistry in undergraduate course (Licenciatura) in Marine and Coastal Management since its creation and accreditation by government agency (A3ES) Gestão Marinha e Costeira (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012/09/01 - Current Coordination and main lecturer of mandatory discipline Marine Trophic Dynamics in Master´s in Marine and Coastal Systems since its accreditation by government agency (A3ES) in 2012 Estudos Marinhos e Costeiros (Mestrado) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2005/02/01 - Current Coordination and lecturer of mandatory course unit Advanced Methods in Biological Oceanography in the Master´s in Marine Biology since its accreditation by the portuguese government higher education agency (A3ES) Biologia Marinha (Mestrado) Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
2005/01/09 - Current Coordination and main lecturer in mandatory discipline Biogeochemichal Processes and Global Change in the Master´s in Marine Biology Master since its accreditation by government agency (A3ES) in 2005 Biologia Marinha (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
1991/09/01 - Current Coordination and main lecturer in mandatory discipline Marine Microbiology in Marine Biology undergraduate course (Licenciatura em Biologia Marinha) since it creation and/or accreditation by A3ES government agency Biologia Marinha (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015/07/10 - 2015/07/30 Summer course in Marine Microbiology - Tvarminne Biological Station, University of Helsinki, Finland. Environmental Sciences (Master) Helsingin yliopisto Mikrobiologia, Finland