Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Jorge Manuel Esteves Carvalho Sofia
- Date of birth
- 1969/08/30
- Gender
- Male
Citation names
- Sofia, Jorge
- Sofia, J
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- CC18-649F-238D
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-1981-1236
- Researcher Id
- O-4658-2015
- Scopus Author Id
- 36647974300
Email addresses
- jorge.sofia@iniav.pt (Professional)
- jorge.sofia@iniav.pt (Professional)
Telephones
- Telephone
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- 261712106 Ext.: 53005 (Professional)
Addresses
- Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Polo de Inovação de Dois Portos, Quinta da Almoínha, 2565-191, Dois Portos, Torres Vedras, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.iniav.pt/organica/polos-serv-desc/polo-dois-portos (Professional)
- https://cfe.uc.pt/grupos-de-investigacao/biodiversidade-conservacao-e-capital-natural/ (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Plant Breeding and Plant Protection
- Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Viticulture
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Advanced (C1) |
Spanish; Castilian | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
French | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | |
Catalan | Elementary (A2) | Proficiency (C2) | Intermediate (B1) | Proficiency (C2) | |
Italian | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2019
Concluded
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Biosciences (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in specialisation in cell and molecular biology
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"The esca complex in the Dão Wine Region/O Complexo da Esca na região demarcada do Dão (Portugal)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Passed with Honours and Praise |
2016 - 2016/06/16
Concluded
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Training Schools Isolation and identification of grapevine fungal (Outros)
University of Valencia, Instituto Agroforestal Mediterrâneo, Spain
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2008
Concluded
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Biologia Vegetal/Plant Biology (Master)
Major in Plant pathology
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Esca da videira (Vitis vinifera L.): Fungos associados, epidemiologia e ensaios de inoculação in vitro/Grapevine (Vitis vinifera
L.) esca: associated fungi, epidemiology and in vitro inoculation trials." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Muito Bom |
2007 - 2007
Concluded
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CBS course on mycology (Curso médio)
The Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures-Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Netherlands
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2004 - 2004
Concluded
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Seleção de plantas de propagação vegetativa-o caso típico da videira (Curso médio)
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
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1998 - 1998
Concluded
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Grapevine Trunk Diseases (Outros)
Major in Plant pathology
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement Centre Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux, France
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1995 - 1995
Concluded
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II Course on electronic microscopy (TEM, SEM, EDS, LSCM) (Outros)
Universitat de Lleida Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Agrària, Spain
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1988 - 1994
Concluded
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Agronomy/Engenharia Agrícola (Bachelor)
Major in Plant pathology
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Transmision del virus del mosaico enanizante del maís por pulgones" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2019/06/06 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal |
Other Careers
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/07/01 - Current | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária Polo de Dois Portos, Portugal |
1998/06 - 2022/06/30 | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Centro, Portugal |
1997/12 - 1998/06 | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Centro, Portugal |
1995/01 - 1997/12 | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Centro, Portugal |
1994/09 - 1995/01 | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Centro, Portugal |
1994/08 - 1994/08 | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Escola Profissional Agrícola de Alter do Chão, Portugal |
Projects
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2018/09 - 2024/08 | Conservation and selection of old grape varieties
PDR2020-784-042704
Researcher
Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Centro, Portugal
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Concluded
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2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Centre for Functional Ecology
UID/BIA/04004/2019
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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1996/01 - 1999/01 | Agrobacterium spp. and Cylindrocarpon spp. in rootstock mother-fields and grapevine nurseries: diagnosis and means of control
PAMAF IED 2063/95
Technical development
Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Centro, Portugal
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Concluded
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1995/01 - 1998/01 | Pamaf IED 2075 Genetic and phytosanitary breeding of regional grape varieties from Bairrada and Dão
PAMAF IED 2075
Technical development
Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Centro, Portugal
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Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2013/10 - 2017/10 | Sustainable control of grapevine trunk diseases
COST action FA 1303
Researcher
Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Centro, Portugal
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Concluded
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2011 - 2015 | PRODER 18629 Prospection and conservation of the genetic and intravarietal variability of grape cultivars in the centre region
of Portugal/Prospeção e conservação da variabilidade genética e intravarietal de castas região centro
PRODER 18629
Technical development
Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Centro, Portugal
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Concluded
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2004/01 - 2006/12 | Demonstration and promotion of agricultural practices that ensure food quality and safety and minimise the environmental impact
of actinidia production
Medida 8.1 AGRO 688
Technical development
Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Centro, Portugal
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Concluded
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2001/11 - 2004/11 | PRODUCTION REGULARITY AND FRUIT QUALITY: PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGIES/REGULARIDADE PRODUTIVA E QUALIDADE DOS FRUTOS ¿ TECNOLOGIAS
DE CONSERVAÇÃO
AGRO 231
Technical development
Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Centro, Portugal
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Concluded
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2000 - 2004 | Selection, multiplication and dissemination of selected materials and conservation of genetic variability of 70 Portuguese
grapevine varieties
AGRO 8.1-2001.09.003986.6 (AGRO nº 79)
Technical development
Direção Regional de Agricultura e Pescas do Centro, Portugal
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Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book |
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Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference paper |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Other
Standard or policy |
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Activities
Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2024/01/11 - Current | Avaliação do efeito do Tratamento por Água Quente em plantas de Touriga Nacional T enxertadas em 1103 P e o respetivo impacto
sobre o fungo Phaeomoniella chlamydospora”
Co-supervisor of Margarida Maria Madeira Lourenço
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Agronomia (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Beja Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2012 - 2012 | Jornada Técnica PodridãoNegra da Videira
Other (Co-organisor)
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Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2017 - 2017 | 10th International Workshop on Grapevine Trunk Diseases
Workshop
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10th International Workshop on Grapevine Trunk Diseases
Universitè de Reims-Ardennes, France
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2016 - 2016 | Cost action FA 1303 WG4 (Disease management) and Management Commette meeting
Meeting
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Cost action FA 1303 WG4 (Disease management) and Management Commette meeting
Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (ICVV), Spain
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2016 - 2016 | 10º simpósio de vitivinicultura do Alentejo/10th Alentejo Vine and Wine symposium
Symposium
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10º simpósio de vitivinicultura do Alentejo/10th Alentejo Vine and Wine symposium
ATEVA/CVRA/CCDRA/DRAPAL/UE, Portugal
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2015 - 2015 | Cost Action FA 1303 Workshop - Grapevine trunk diseases: current state and future prospects
Workshop
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Cost Action FA 1303 Workshop - "Grapevine trunk diseases: current state and future prospects"
Jas Hennessy & Co, France
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2015 - 2015 | Cost action FA 1303 WG4 (Disease management) and Management Commette meeting
Meeting
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Cost action FA 1303 WG4 (Disease management) and Management Commette meeting |
2014 - 2014 | Cost action FA 1303 Warsaw WG4 (Disease Management) meeting
Meeting
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Cost action FA 1303 Warsaw WG4 (Disease Management) meeting
Instytut Biochemii - Zaklad Biochemii Roslin, Poland
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2014 - 2014 | 1º simpósio SCAP e 7º Congresso da SPF
Congress
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1º simpósio SCAP e 7º Congresso da SPF
Sociedade de Ciências Agrárias de Portugal e Sociedade Portuguesa de Fitopatologia, Portugal
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2013 - 2013 | Cost Action FA1303 Lisbon WG1 (Pathogen characterization, detection and epidemiology) and WG2 (Microbial ecology) meeting
Meeting
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Cost Action FA1303 Lisbon WG1 (Pathogen characterization, detection and epidemiology) and WG2 (Microbial ecology) meeting
Instituto superior de Agronomia, Portugal
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2013 - 2013 | 9º Simpósio de Vitivinicultura do Alentejo
Symposium
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9º Simpósio de Vitivinicultura do Alentejo
ATEVA/CVRA/CCDRA/DRAPAL/UE, Portugal
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2012 - 2012 | 8th International Workshop on Grapevine Trunk Diseases
Workshop
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8th International Workshop on Grapevine Trunk Diseases
Universidade de Valencia, Spain
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2010 - 2010 | 8º simpósio de Vitivinicultura do Alentejo/8th Alentejo vine and wine Symposium
Symposium
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8º simpósio de Vitivinicultura do Alentejo/8th Alentejo vine and wine Symposium
ATEVA/CVRA/CCDRA/DRAPAL/UE, Portugal
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2008 - 2008 | 6th International Workshop on Grapevine Trunk Diseases
Workshop
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6th International Workshop on Grapevine Trunk Diseases
Universita di Firenze, Italy
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2005 - 2005 | 4TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON GRAPEVINE TRUNK DISEASES “ESCA AND GRAPEVINE DECLINES”
Workshop
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4TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON GRAPEVINE TRUNK DISEASES “ESCA AND GRAPEVINE DECLINES”
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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2005 - 2005 | Encontro de Vitivinicultura e Enologia da UTAD
Meeting
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Encontro de Vitivinicultura e Enologia da UTAD
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
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2001 - 2001 | 2nd International Workshop on Grapevine Trunk Diseases-Esca and Grapevine Declines
Workshop
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2nd International Workshop on Grapevine Trunk Diseases-Esca and Grapevine Declines
MPU-ISA, Portugal
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1999 - 1999 | 1st international workshop on grapevine trunk diseases-Esca disease and grapevine declines
Workshop
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1st international workshop on grapevine trunk diseases-Esca disease and grapevine declines
MPU-ICGTD, Italy
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2019/07/05 | Atribuição do Título de Especialista
(Thesis) Arguer
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Francisco José Matias Marques (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2021 - Current | COST Association | External expert |
2011/01 - Current | Centro de Ecologia Funcional | |
2000 - Current | International Council on Grapevine Trunk Diseases | Member |
1994 - Current | Order of Engineers | Member |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2024 - Current | Comissão Nacional da Organização Internacional da Vinha e do Vinho (CNOIV)
Advisor / Consultant
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2023/10 - Current | IOBC WPRS Convenor of the Expert Group:
"Integrated Protection in Viticulture"
Other
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2023 - Current | INIAV Scientific Council Member
Member
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Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal |
Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
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2022/11/23 - 2022/11/24 | Vitivino 2022 IISimpósio de Viticultura e IV Simpósio Vitivinícola | Assossiação Portuguesa de Horticultura |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2023 - Current | Ciência e Técnica Vitivinícola (2416-3953) | EDP Sciences |
Other jury / evaluation
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2021 - Current | COST OC-2022-1 Open Call evaluation as External Expert and rapporteur. | |
2017 - Current | Member of the Jury for the "Best vineyards in the Dão" competition 2017 | Comissão Vitivinícola Regional do Dão, Portugal |
2017 - 2017 | Harvest declaration 2017 - Guest viticulturist | Comissão Vitivinícola Regional do Dão, Portugal |
2016 - 2016 | Member of the Jury for the "Best vineyards in the Dão" competition 2016 | Comissão Vitivinícola Regional do Dão, Portugal |
2015 - 2015 | Member of the Jury for the "Best vineyards in the Dão" competition 2015 | Comissão Vitivinícola Regional do Dão, Portugal |
2014 - 2014 | Member of the Jury for the "Best vineyards in the Dão" competition 2014 | Comissão Vitivinícola Regional do Dão, Portugal |
2013 - 2013 | Member of the Jury for the "Best vineyards in the Dão" competition 2013 | Comissão Vitivinícola Regional do Dão, Portugal |
Distinctions
Award
2016 | Training School Grant 2016 COST FA1303 |
2012 | Patholux 2012-travel grants for young researchers
Centre de Recherche Public-Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourg
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1993 | Erasmus Grant |
Other distinction
2018 | Harvest declaration 2017 - Guest viticulturist
Comissão Vitivinícola Regional do Dão, Portugal
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