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Miguel Prôa was awarded a PhD in Anatomical and Human Sciences after his Licenciatura in Biology. He was formerly a Collections Manager in the Muséum des Sciences Naturelles d'Angers (Ville d'Angers, France) and a Collaborator Researcher in the Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde (Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal). Currently, he is a Scientific Consultant. He published 14 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 10 abstracts/articles in conference proceedings. He organized 7 events and participated in a further 8 events. He co-supervised 3 Masters dissertations and 1 BSc dissertation. He received 2 awards. He has participated in 1 project as a Doctoral Fellow, in 1 project as a Research Fellow and in 3 projects as a Researcher. His work overlaps the fields of Medical and Health Sciences (Anatomy and Morphology), Natural Sciences (Evolutionary Biology, and Zoology), and Museums (Natural History). In his professional activities he has interacted with 24 collaborators in co-authorship of scientific papers. His work was featured in 13 press articles. The most frequent terms of his scientific output are: cranium; morphometrics; quantitative genetics; genetic drift; museum; conservation; conservation-restauration; natural history collections; palaeontology; 3D Imaging; anatomy; biology; mathematics; rhinoceros; natural history; fossils; X-ray CT scanning; limestone; cost effectiveness; primates; evolutionary processes; Arctic foxes; ecology; health; pathology; osteology; endangered species; zoology; skeleton; extinct subspecies; carnivores; island isolation; cranial morphology; divergent evolution; prey size; finite elements analysis; geometric morphometrics; FST; linear measurements; Neandertal; phylogenetic relation; anatomically modern humans; evolution; Anthropoids.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
António Miguel Guarita Pires Rosa Prôa

Citation names

  • Prôa, Miguel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C918-E150-079D
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5751-0499
Google Scholar ID
UYKVqBMAAAAJ
Scopus Author Id
55340024500

Email addresses

  • ampproa@gmail.com (Professional)
  • miguel.proa@ville.angers.fr (Professional)

Addresses

  • Muséum des Sciences Naturelles d'Angers, 43 rue Jules Guitton, 49100, Angers, Angers, France (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Anatomy and mMrphology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Evolutionary Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Zoology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Italian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
German Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2009/11/01 - 2014/01/10
Concluded
 PhD in Anatomical and Human Sciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Anatomical and Human Sciences
The Hull York Medical School, University of York, United Kingdom
"Cranial Form Evolution and Functional Adaptations to Diet among Papionins: A Comparative Study combining Quantitative Genetics, Geometric Morphometrics, and Finite Element Analysis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Minor corrections
2009/11/01 - 2013/12/19
Concluded
 Postgraduate Certificate in Research Training (Postgraduate Certificate)
The Hull York Medical School, University of York, United Kingdom
2008/09/15 - 2009/08/30
Concluded
 Pre-Doctoral Programme in Computational Biology (Outros)
Major in Computational Biology
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2007/10/01 - 2008/06/15
Attended
 Masters in Medical Anthropology (Mestrado)
Major in Medical Anthropology
Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2001/10/01 - 2005/07/06
Concluded
 Licenciatura in Biology (Licenciatura)
Major in Biology
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Será que temos características dos Neandertais? Uma busca de características cranianas tipicamente neandertalenses numa amostra de crânios humanos anatomicamente modernos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15 (Bom)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/05/29 - 2022/05/29 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde, Portugal
2019/10/10 - 2019/12/12 Visiting Researcher (Research) LabExMed, France
Aix-Marseille Université, France
2014/04/01 - 2015/03/31 Postdoc (Research) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre Angers-Nantes, France
2004/09/01 - 2005/09/01 Research Trainee (Research) Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/10 - 2019/12 Visiting Professor (University Teacher) Aix-Marseille Université, France
Maison Mediterraneenne des Sciences de l'Homme, France
2012/10/01 - 2013/04/30 Tutor (University Teacher) The Hull York Medical School, University of York, United Kingdom
The Hull York Medical School, United Kingdom

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2006/04/01 - 2008/07/31 Professor do ensino básico e secundário (Professor do ensino básico e secundário) Academia Linguacultura Abrantes, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/10/01 - 2019/09/30 Manager of Laboratory, Institute, Museum, Centre or Observatory Muséum des Sciences Naturelles d'Angers, France
Muséum des Sciences Naturelles d'Angers, France

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2009/11/01 - 2012/10/31 PhD Candidate (Research) The Hull York Medical School, University of York, United Kingdom
2008/09/15 - 2009/08/30 Research Fellow (Research) Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/10/10 - 2019/12/12 Sociétés humaines et Environnements, interactions dans l’anatomie des Bovinés (bison, bœuf) : approches quantitatives interdisciplinaire
10-LABX-0090
Researcher
Aix-Marseille Université, France

Maison Mediterraneenne des Sciences de l'Homme, France
LabExMed
Concluded
2016/06/01 - 2019/09/30 Programme d’inventaire et d’informatisation des collections
Mission sciences et société, DGRI
Curator and Collections Manager
Muséum des Sciences Naturelles d'Angers, France
 Gouvernement francais Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur de la Recherche et de l'Innovation
Concluded
2009/11/01 - 2012/10/31 Cranial Form Evolution and Functional Adaptations to Diet among Papionins
SFRH/BD/33852/2009
PhD Student Fellow
The Hull York Medical School, University of York, United Kingdom
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008/09/15 - 2009/08/30 Pre-Doctoral Programme in Computational Biology (PDBC)
SFRH/BI/33554/2008
Research Fellow
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Siemens Stiftung

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/03/12 - 2026/03/11 Are Neanderthals adapted to heavy masticatory and paramasticatory function?
2022.07737.PTDC
10.54499/2022.07737.PTDC
University of York, United Kingdom

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2014/04/01 - 2015/03/31 FloRHiGe - L'innovation variétale des rosiers aux XVIIIe et XIXe siècles : génétique et histoire
FloRHiGe
Researcher
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre Angers-Nantes, France
 Conseil Régional des Pays de la Loire
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2015/05/29 - Current Colaboradores Doutorados do Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde, Universidade de Coimbra
PEst-UID/ANT/0283/2013
FCT-PEst-OE/SADG/UI0283/2019
Researcher
Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Prôa, Miguel; Matos, Vítor. "Primate evolution by random genetic drift: Comparing linear and geometric morphometrics of the cranium in testing cercopithecine divergence". Paper presented in Proceedings of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution, 2018.
    Published
  2. Prôa, Miguel; Matos, Vítor. "Random genetic drift and cranial form evolution in Anthropoids". Paper presented in Proceedings of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution, 2017.
    Published
  3. Nanova, Olga G.; Prôa, Miguel. "Craniological features of Arctic foxes Vulpes lagopus on the Commander Islands reflect their specific foraging strategies". Paper presented in Theriofauna of Russia and Adjacent Territories International Conference (X Congress of Russian Theriological Society RAS), Moscow, 2016.
    Published
  4. Prôa, Miguel. "Exploring the microevolutionary processes acting on Primate cranial form using morphometric data and quantitative genetic models". Paper presented in 6th Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution, Alcalá de Henares, 2016.
    Published
  5. Prôa, Miguel; Fitton, Laura C.; O'Higgins, Paul. "Is sexual dimorphism in cranial form associated with sexual dimorphism of masticatory function? An approach using FEA and GMM on two papionin species". Paper presented in II BioAnthropological Meeting: Life, death and in between, Coimbra, 2015.
    Published
  6. Prôa, Miguel; Fitton, Laura C.; O'Higgins, Paul. "Sex and diet in fossil hominins: Is sexual dimorphism in cranial form associated with sexual dimorphism of masticatory function?". Paper presented in 3rd Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution, Wien, 2013.
    Published
  7. Prôa, Miguel; Fitton, Laura C.; O'Higgins, Paul. "The relationship between diet, craniofacial form and deformation in a papionin sample: Implications for fossil hominin dietary interpretations". Paper presented in 2nd Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution, Bordeaux, 2012.
    Published
  8. O'Higgins, Paul; Fagan, Michael; Prôa, Miguel; Fitton, Laura C.. "Making functional and dietary inferences using FEA: Approximations in modelling". Paper presented in American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2012.
    Published
  9. Toro-Ibacache, Viviana; Prôa, Miguel; Fitton, Laura C.. "The effect of image segmentation method on the cranial response to load: a finite element analysis sensitivity study". Paper presented in Inaugural Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution, Leipzig, 2011.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Nanova, Olga G.; Prôa, Miguel; Evteev, Andrej. "Use of finite element analysis with complex geometric morphometric methods for morphofunctional analysis of skull features of Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus L., 1758) in the Commander Islands". Paper presented in Conference of Young Scientists “Ecology: Tradition and Innovation”, Ekaterinburg, 2012.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Prôa, Miguel; Matos, Vítor. "Primate evolution by random genetic drift: Comparing linear and geometric morphometrics of the cranium in testing cercopithecine divergence". Paper presented in 8th Annual Meeting of the European Soc. for the study of Human Evolution, Faro, 2018.
  2. Prôa, Miguel. "Comparing linear and geometric morphometrics of the cranium in a test on cercopithecine divergence by random genetic drift". Paper presented in 10e Symposium national de Morphométrie et Évolution des Formes, Bordeaux, 2018.
  3. Prôa, Miguel; Matos, Vítor. "Random genetic drift and cranial form evolution in Anthropoids". Paper presented in 7th Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution, Leiden, 2017.
  4. Prôa, Miguel. "Exploring the microevolutionary processes acting on Primate cranial form using morphometric data and quantitative genetic models.". Paper presented in 6th Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution, Alcalá de Henares, Spain, 2016.
  5. Prôa, Miguel; Fitton, Laura C.; O'Higgins, Paul. "Sex and diet in fossil hominins: Is sexual dimorphism in cranial form associated with sexual dimorphism of masticatory function?". Paper presented in 3rd Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution, 2013.
  6. O'Higgins, Paul; Fagan, Michael; Prôa, Miguel; Fitton, Laura C.. "Making functional and dietary inferences using FEA: Approximations in modelling". Paper presented in 81st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, 2012.
    10.1002/ajpa.22033
  7. Prôa, Miguel; Fitton, Laura C.; O'Higgins, Paul. "The relationship between diet, craniofacial form and deformation in a papionin sample: Implications for fossil hominin dietary interpretations". Paper presented in 2nd Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution, 2012.
  8. Toro-Ibacache, Viviana; Prôa, Miguel; Fitton, Laura C.. "The effect of image segmentation method on the cranium response to load: A sensitivity study". Paper presented in Inaugural Meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution, 2011.
Journal article
  1. Prôa, Miguel; Pouit, Daniel; Rouillard, Thomas; Vincent, Peggy; Mellier, Benoît. "Hidden treasures uncovered: successful detection of fossils below the surface in large limestone blocks using a standard medical X-ray CT scanner". Fossil Imprint 77 1 (2021): 36-42. http://fi.nm.cz/en/clanek/hidden-treasures-uncovered-successful-detection-of-fossils-below-the-surface-in-large-limestone-blocks-using-a-standard-medical-x-ray-ct-scanner-2/.
    Open access • Published • 10.37520/fi.2021.004
  2. Prôa, Miguel. "Identifying rhinoceroses in museum collections". Academia Letters 2179 (2021): 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.20935/al2179.
    Open access • Published • 10.20935/al2179
  3. Prôa, Miguel; Nanova, Olga. "Severe population bottleneck and cranial morphology change in the Mednyi Island subspecies of Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus (Carnivora: Canidae)". Mammalia 84 2 (2020): 162-170. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2018-0165.
    Open access • Published • 10.1515/mammalia-2018-0165
  4. Pouit, Daniel; Jhistarry, Fabien; Prôa, Miguel. "Description d'un rare fossile de phoque des faluns miocènes d'Anjou-Touraine des collections du Muséum des Sciences Naturelles d'Angers". Bulletin de la Société d'Études Scientifiques de l'Anjou 29 (2019): 89-99.
    Published
  5. Gantier, Flavie; Pouit, Daniel; Prôa, Miguel. "Les vertébrés des faluns miocènes d'Anjou-Touraine conservés au Muséum d'Angers : quantification, répartition spatiale et gradients de paléobiodiversité". Bulletin de la Société d'Études Scientifiques de l'Anjou 29 (2019): 59-87.
    Published
  6. Mellier, Benoît; Prôa, Miguel. "Liste systématique des oiseaux naturalisés conservés au Muséum des Sciences Naturelles d'Angers : spécimens auparavant prêtés au Musée de Saint-Florent-le-Vieil". Bulletin de la Société d'Études Scientifiques de l'Anjou 29 (2019): 115-1135.
    Published
  7. Beucher, Michel; Prôa, Miguel. "La restauration du crocodile historique du Muséum des Sciences naturelles d'Angers". CeROArt 11 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.4000/ceroart.6921.
    Open access • Published • 10.4000/ceroart.6921
  8. Prôa, Miguel; Donini, Aline. "Museums, Nature, and Society: The Use of Natural History Collections for Furthering Public Well-being, Inclusion, and Participation". Theory and Practice: The Emerging Museum Professionals Journal 2 (2019): 1-18. http://articles.themuseumscholar.org/tp_vol2proadonini.
    Open access • Published
  9. Nanova, Olga G.; Prôa, Miguel; Fitton, Laura C.; Evteev, Andrej; O’Higgins, Paul. "Comparison of cranial performance between mainland and two island subspecies of the Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus (Carnivora: Canidae) during simulated biting". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 121 4 (2017): 923-935. https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article-abstract/121/4/923/3194239?redirectedFrom=fulltext.
    Published • 10.1093/biolinnean/blx029
  10. Nanova, Olga G.; Prôa, Miguel. "Cranial features of mainland and Commander Islands (Russia) Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) reflect their diverging foraging strategies". Polar Research 36 sup1 (2017): 7-7. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17518369.2017.1310976.
    Published • 10.1080/17518369.2017.1310976
  11. Prôa, Miguel. "Spécimens ostéopathologiques et avec des anomalies osseuses dans les collections du Muséum des sciences naturelles d'Angers". Bulletin de la Société d'Études Scientifiques de l'Anjou 28 (2017): 65-75.
    Published
  12. Prôa, Miguel; Beucher, Michel; Mellier, Benoît. "Notice et description de deux crânes de rhinocéros (Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotidae) présentes au Muséum des sciences naturelles d’Angers". Bulletin de la Société d'Études Scientifiques de l'Anjou 28 (2017): 77-87.
    Published
  13. Fitton, Laura C.; Prôa, Miguel; Rowland, Charles; Toro-Ibacache, Viviana; O'Higgins, Paul. "The Impact of Simplifications on the Performance of a Finite Element Model of a Macaca fascicularis Cranium". Anatomical Record 298 1 (2015): 107-121. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.23075/abstract.
    Published • 10.1002/ar.23075
  14. Prôa, Miguel; O'Higgins, Paul; Monteiro, Leandro R.. "Type I error rates for testing genetic drift with phenotypic covariance matrices: A simulation study". Evolution 67 1 (2013): 185-195. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01746.x/pdf.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01746.x
Manual
  1. O'Higgins, Paul; Weber, Gerhard; Baverstock, Hester; Prôa, Miguel; Dunn, Jason; Fornai, Cinzia. Manuals for the EVAN Toolbox No. 1, V2.1. Viena, Austria: EVAN-Society. 2012.
    Published
Report
  1. Prôa, Miguel. 2016. A dichotomous key based on cranial, mandibular and dental characters for identifying the skull of living rhinoceroses (Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotidae).
  2. Prôa, Miguel. 2015. Fiches de diagnose de deux crânes de rhinocéros du muséum et de la collection de l’université catholique.
  3. Prôa, Miguel; Brown, Clare. 2011. Description and classification of the mammalian osteological collection in the Leeds Museum Discovery Centre.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Prôa, Miguel. "Cranial Form Evolution and Functional Adaptations to Diet among Papionins: A Comparative Study combining Quantitative Genetics, Geometric Morphometrics and Finite Element Analysis". PhD, The Hull York Medical School, University of York, 2014. https://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:8096.
  2. Prôa, Miguel. "Será que temos características dos Neandertais? Uma busca de características cranianas tipicamente neandertalenses numa amostra de crânios humanos anatomicamente modernos". Degree, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2005. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272824083_Sera_que_temos_caracteristicas_dos_Neandertais_Uma_busca_de_caracteristicas_cranianas_tipicamente_neandertalenses_numa_amostra_de_cranios_humanos_anatomicamente_modernos?_sg=4V0r0LgS29JQ47Mc4HGFTqU333Wj7F.

Other

Other output
  1. simulationAC-slope.R. Software. 2013. Prôa, Miguel; O'Higgins, Paul; Monteiro, Leandro R.. https://sites.google.com/site/morphogroup/r-functions.
  2. simulationAC-typeIerror.R. Software. 2013. Prôa, Miguel; O'Higgins, Paul; Monteiro, Leandro R.. https://sites.google.com/site/morphogroup/r-functions.
  3. Gaveta com Saber (blog). 2007. Prôa, Miguel. https://gavetacomsaber.blogspot.com/.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/11/08 Pourquoi les vertébrés ont-ils des formes crâniennes si différentes? Adaptationbiomécanique et processus évolutifs chez les primates et les carnivores. Réunion scientifique CNRS UMR 7269 LAMPEA
Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l'Homme, Aix-Marseille Université (Aix-en-Provence, France)
2018/11/06 Un spécimen, deux montages : le squelette révélé Rencontres professionnelles nationales “Optimisation et valorisations des collections ornithologiques et mammalogiques”
Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Bourges (Bourges, France)
2017/11/14 Why do primates have such diversity of cranial forms? Biomechanics and the role of random genetic drift in Anthropoids Réunion scientifique CNRS UMR 7194
Musée de l’Homme (Paris, France)
2016/09/29 Novos métodos computacionais em antropologia biológica: paleoantropologia virtual, modelos biomecânicos, morfometria geométrica e genética quantitativa Ciclo de Conferências do CIAS
Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde, Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2016/09/13 Assessing the functional significance of facial differences among recent hominins. International Symposium: The evolutionary history of the human face
Fundación Ramón Areces (Madrid, Spain)
2016/06/02 Analyses morphométriques de la forme interne du crâne des singes-écureuils, genre Saimiri (Primates, Cebidae). 9e Symposium national de Morphométrie et Évolution des Formes
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris, France)
2016/03/30 What can Finite Elements Analysis tell us about primate diets? Primate Society of Great Britain Spring Meeting 2016
Primate Society of Great Britain (York, United Kingdom)
2016/02/01 Craniological features of Arctic foxes Vulpes lagopus on the Commander Islands reflect their specific foraging strategies Theriofauna of Russia and Adjacent Territories International Conference (X Congress of Russian Theriological Society RAS)
Russian Theriological Society RAS (Moscow, Russia)
2015/05/30 Is sexual dimorphism in cranial form associated with sexual dimorphism of masticatory function? An approach using FEA and GMM on two papionin species II BioAnthropological Meeting: Life, death and in between
Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde (Coimbra, Portugal)
2015/01/26 Étude d’une méthodologie pour reconstruire l’évolution du rosier : modélisation de l’histoire démographique des populations polyploïdes et de niveaux de ploïdie mélangée à partir de sa diversité génétique Conseil Scientifique du projet FloRHiGe
Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences (Beaucouzé, France)
2014/10/03 Modélisation de l’histoire démographique des rosiers : une méthodologie pour étudier l’évolution des populations polyploïdes et de niveaux de ploïdie mélangée Séminaire GDO
GDO (Beaucouzé, France)
2012/11/29 Functional aspects of cranial evolution in isolated Commander Islands Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus semenovi, V. l. beringensis) FORM 2012 ‘Formes possibles, Formes réalisées’
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris, France)
2012/05/29 Assessing form-function relationships from the pattern of cranial deformation of papionin species with different diets CAHS Weekly Seminar
CAHS (York, United Kingdom)
2012/05/29 Assessing form-function relationships from the pattern of cranial deformation of papionin species with different diets 1st Postgraduate Research Conference, The Hull York Medical School
The Hull York Medical School, University of York (York, United Kingdom)
2012/04/09 Use of finite element analysis with complex geometric morphometric methods for morphofunctional analysis of skull features of Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus L., 1758) in the Commander Islands Conference of Young Scientists “Ecology: Tradition and Innovation”
(Ekaterinburg, Russia)
2012/02/20 Comparative finite element analyses of papionins and sensitivity studies CAHS Weekly Seminar
CAHS (York, United Kingdom)
2011/05/16 The effect of different image segmentation methods on FEA results CAHS Weekly Seminar
CAHS (York, United Kingdom)
2010/11/29 Type I error rates for genetic drift test and divergence of papionins by genetic drift CAHS Weekly Seminar
CAHS (York, United Kingdom)
2010/11/11 Morphological divergence in Papionins 8th Annual Conference, London Evolution Research Network
London Evolution Research Network (London, United Kingdom)
2010/02/08 Craniofacial morphological evolution and functional adaptation in Old World monkeys CAHS Weekly Seminar
CAHS (York, United Kingdom)
2009/09/15 Skull morphological divergence and functional adaptation across the tribe papionini (Cercopithecidae) Seminário Final
Programa Doutoral em Biologia Computacional (Oeiras, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/01/21 - 2019/06/21 Connaître et valoriser une collection paléontologique, à l'interface entre recherche et action culturelle : Exposition « Faluns » au Muséum d'Angers
Co-supervisor
 Master Bio-géosciences parcours Paléontologie, Paléo-environnement et Patrimoine (Master)
Université de Rennes 1, France

Muséum des Sciences Naturelles d'Angers, France
2018/02/01 - 2018/06/30 Musée de France et participation : quelle réalité ? Le cas des conférences dans 3 musées de sciences
Co-supervisor
 Master Communication et culture scientifiques et techniques (Master)
Université Grenoble Alpes, France

Muséum des Sciences Naturelles d'Angers, France
2017/01/15 - 2017/05/15 Caractérisation du paléoclimat du Nord-Ouest de la France à l’Eocène : Première application des analyses CLAMP et LMA à la flore des grès à palmiers
Co-supervisor
 Master 2 Biologie-Agro-Santé parcours Paléontologie, Paléo-environnement et Patrimoine (Master)
Université de Rennes 1, France

Muséum des Sciences Naturelles d'Angers, France
2011/01/02 - 2011/06/30 Cutting corners in finite element analysis: Exploring the use of solid models
Co-supervisor
 BSc in Anatomy (Degree)
University of York, United Kingdom

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2018/05/23 - 2018/05/24 Animation Paléontologie et Numérisation 3D, Exposcience49, Angers, France (2018)
Festival (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Muséum des Sciences Naturelles d'Angers, France
2017/10/14 - 2017/10/15 Animation Paléontologie et Numérisation 3D, Fête de la Science, Angers, France (2017)
Festival (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Muséum des Sciences Naturelles d'Angers, France
2017/05/01 - 2017/07/31 Démos de midi : le muséum, Ville d'Angers, France (2017)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Muséum des Sciences Naturelles d'Angers, France
2017/05/20 - 2017/05/21 Collaboration with artists Lullabox for the Nuit des Musées 2017, Angers, France (2017)
Festival (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Muséum des Sciences Naturelles d'Angers, France
2017/05/05 - 2017/05/06 Imaging & 3D Modelling Workshop, Angers, France (2017/05/05 - 2017/05/06)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
 Muséum des Sciences Naturelles d'Angers, France
2011/08 - 2011/10 EVAN Training programme, Leipzig, Germany (2011/08 - 2011/10)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Max-Planck-Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie, Germany
2010/07 - 2010/10 Geometric Morphometrics Course, York, United Kingdom (2010/07 - 2010/10)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 The Hull York Medical School, University of York, United Kingdom

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2016/08 - 2018/09 Volunteer, Excavation of the Palaeolithic site of Roc-en-Pail, Chalonnes, France
Other
 Fouilles archéologiques du site paléolithique de Roc-en-Pail
Université Paris-Nanterre, France
2014/09/01 - 2014/10/31 Participant in ‘Fête de la Science’ and ‘Sciences en Marche,’ Angers, France
Festival
 Fête de la Science; Sciences en Marche
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre Angers-Nantes, France
2011/09 - 2013/10 Volunteer, Natural Sciences, Leeds Museum & Galleries, Leeds, United Kingdom
Other
Leeds Museum Discovery Centre, United Kingdom
2013/05/17 - 2013/05/18 Invited speaker at ‘Careers in Science,’ for school-level students, Coimbra, Portugal
Meeting
 Careers in Science
The Hull York Medical School, University of York, United Kingdom
2011/09 - 2012/07 Cultural events officer and Teacher of Portuguese Language & Culture, Portuguese Language Society, University of York, United Kingdom
Other
 Portuguese Language Society
The Hull York Medical School, University of York, United Kingdom
2010/03 - 2010/06 Volunteer, Historic Library, Yorkshire Philosophical Society, York, United Kingdom
Other
Yorkshire Philosophical Society, United Kingdom
2008/09/26 - 2008/09/27 Participant in ‘Scientists Across Portugal,’ Centro Cultural Belém, Lisbon, Portugal
Festival
 Scientists Across Portugal
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2006/01 - 2007/04 Volunteer, Osteology Collections, Anthropological Museum, Coimbra, Portugal
Other
Universidade de Coimbra Museu da Ciência, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current PLOS ONE (1932-6203) PLOS
2022 - Current Open Archaeology (2300-6560) De Gruyter Open Access
2020 - Current Rethinking Ecology (2534-9260) Pensoft Publishers
2020 - Current Mammalia (1864-1547) Walter de Gruyter GmbH
2020 - Current European Radiology (1432-1084) Springer
2019 - Current Journal of Medical Primatology (1600-0684) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2019 - Current Nature Conservation (1314-3301) Pensoft Publishers
2018 - Current The Museum Scholar (2638-4159) Rogers Publishing
2017 - Current BMC Ecology (1472-6785) Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2017 - Current Ecoscience (2376-7626) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2016 - Current BMC Zoology (2056-3132) Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2016 - Current Molecular Ecology (1365-294X) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024/03/22 - Current Sociedade Instrução Musical Rossiense Presidente da Direcção
2023/11/07 - Current Associação Cultural Riba'Tagus Music Studium Presidente da Mesa da Assembleia Geral
2020/12 - Current BioDiversity4All - Associação Biodiversidade Para Todos
2019/12 - Current Cheeky Scientist Association Associate
2012/07 - Current Grupo de Estudos em Evolução Humana
2010/06 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves
2010/06 - Current Quercus – Associação Nacional de Conservação da Natureza
2012/04 - 2018/12 European Society for the Study of Human Evolution
2009/02 - 2018/12 European Society for Evolutionary Biology
2010/01 - 2017/12 The Society for the Study of Evolution
2013/07 - 2016/06 Royal Society of Biology Member (MRSB)
2013/01 - 2016/06 The Linnean Society of London Fellow (FLS)
2012/07 - 2015/12 British Science Association
2010/02 - 2015/12 Yorkshire Philosophical Society
2013/03 - 2014/02 The Royal Institute of Philosophy
2010/09 - 2011/08 The British Society for the History of Science

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2020/04 - Current Scientific Consultant in Life Sciences

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019/10 - 2019/12 Morphometrics and Anatomy (Mestrado) Aix-Marseille Université, France
2017 - 2018 Palaeontology and 3D Scanning (Especialização pós-licenciatura) Muséum des Sciences naturelles d’Angers, France
2012/10/01 - 2013/04/30 Anatomy and Physiology MB BS programme (Bachelor (1st cycle)) The Hull York Medical School, University of York, United Kingdom
2012/03/09 - 2012/04/30 Mammal Ecology and Evolution MB BS programme (Bachelor (1st cycle)) The Hull York Medical School, University of York, United Kingdom
2011/11/30 - 2011/12/20 Human Variation and its Origins MB BS programme (Bachelor (1st cycle)) The Hull York Medical School, University of York, United Kingdom
2006/04 - 2008/07 Mathematics and Biology (Ensino secundário) Academia Linguacultura Abrantes, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2019/08/12 Evolution by disease: How an epidemic changed the skulls of Arctic foxes on an isolated island De Gruyter Science Discoveries
2019/02/06 Vorax refait surface Angers Loire Metropole (Intranet Extranet newsletter)
2018/11/10 Fouilles de Roc en Pail Feuillets mensuels de la Société nantaise de Préhistoire, 62ème année, N° 548, pp. 49-51
2017/05/05 Angers. Les restes d’un reptile âgé de 90 millions d’années au Muséum Ouest-France
2017/05/05 Maine-et-Loire. Le fossile d'un grand reptile marin rarissime découvert Le Courrier de l’Ouest
2016/08/28 Chalonnes-sur-Loire. Sur les traces de l’homme de Néandertal Le Courrier de l’Ouest
2016/08/28 Sur les pas de l’homme de Néandertal en Anjou Le Courrier de l’Ouest
2016/02/09 Le crâne du rhinocéros disparu surgit au muséum Ouest-France
2016/02/05 Angers. Les origines du nouveau crâne de rhinocéros au Muséum Ouest-France
2016/02/04 Un crâne d’une espèce disparue découvert au Muséum ! Ville d’Angers (Facebook page)
2016/02/04 Angers. Un crâne de rhinocéros exposé au Muséum des sciences naturelles Le Courrier de l’Ouest

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2021/07/25 - 2021/07/26 L'histoire de Vorax le plésiosaure GÉO Logique
2017/05/04 - 2017/05/05 Angers. L'incroyable découverte du fossile d'un reptile marin TF1 science news
Distinctions

Award

2009 Bolsa de Doutoramento PDBC
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2008 Bolsa de Investigação PDBC
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal