Curriculum Vitae
Mariana Neves
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Mariana Neves
Citation names
- Neves, Mariana
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- DA17-D0BE-1716
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-6395-793X
Email addresses
- mariananevespt@gmail.com (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariananevespt/ (Professional)
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mariana-Neves-20 (Professional)
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
| Spanish; Castilian | Upper intermediate (B2) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
| German | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2025
Concluded
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PhD in Biosciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Biotechnology
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
"The role of the plant hormone ethylene in tamarillo (Solanum betaceum Cav.) in vitro micropropagation: biochemical and molecular
analyses" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2018
Concluded
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Master's Degree in Biochemistry (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Effect of ethylene on somatic embryogenesis of tamarillo (Solanum betaceum Cav.) " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2016
Concluded
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Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Final project: 'Cardiovascular effects of the Lavandula viridis essential oil'" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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16 |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2025/03/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal |
| 2019/01/21 - 2020/01/19 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal |
| Instituto Pedro Nunes - ASSOCIAÇÃO PARA A INOVAÇÃO E DESENVOLVIMENTO EM CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA (IPN), Portugal (...) |
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| 2016/02/18 - 2016/06/24 | Research Trainee (Research) | iCBR - Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research, Portugal |
| iCBR - Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2025/03/01 - 2025/12/31 | Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul
C644915664-00000026
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR) NextGenerationEU Ongoing
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| 2020/12/01 - 2024/11/30 | The role of the plant hormone ethylene in tamarillo (Solanum betaceum Cav.) in vitro micropropagation: biochemical and molecular
analyses
PhD Student Fellow
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2019/01/21 - 2020/01/19 | I9K - Development of strategies for the sustainability of the kiwi industry through the creation of a value-added product
PDR2020-101-031204
Research Fellow
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Programa de Desenvolvimento Rural 2014-2020 (PDR2020) Fundo Europeu Agrícola de Desenvolvimento Rural (FEADER) Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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| Newsletter article |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2024/05/13 | The effect of ethylene on Solanum betaceum in vitro regeneration: from meristem propagation to somatic embryogenesis | European Horticultural Congress 2024
International Society for Horticultural Science (Bucharest, Romania)
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| 2024/04/22 | The effect of ethylene on Solanum betaceum in vitro regeneration: from meristem propagation to somatic embryogenesis | 2nd conference of CopyTree: In vitro culture of woody crops: problem-solving by new approaches
(Jurmala, Latvia)
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| 2024/03/04 | The effect of ethylene on Solanum betaceum Cav. in vitro regeneration | 6th IUFRO 2.09.02 Working Party Conference
(Rotorua, New Zealand)
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| 2023/04 | Recalcitrance: do we really understand it? | Innovative Woody Plant Cloning
COPYTREE - European Network for Innovative Woody Plant Cloning - CA 21157 (Santiago de Compostela , Spain)
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| 2022/01/28 | PT: Que papel para o etileno na embriogénese somática de tamarilho? EN: What role does ethylene play in tamarillo somatic embryogenesis? | BP4BP - Tamarillo breeding: better plants for better products
Centre for Functional Ecology (Portugal)
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| 2022 | How does ethylene influence in vitro regeneration processes? | Experimental Embryology - Course of the Master's degree in Biodiversity and Vegetal Biotechnology
Deparment of Life Sciences - University of Coimbra
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| 2021/12/16 | PT: Caracterização do potencial germinativo do pólen de Kiwi EN: Characterization of the germination potential of kiwifruit pollen | Congresso Final i9Kiwi 2021
Instituto Pedro Nunes
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| 2019/12/14 | PT: Kiwi: Polinização e Clonagem EN: Kiwifruit pollination and cloning | Jornadas Técnicas - Dia do Kiwicultor 2019
APK - Associação Portuguesa de Kiwicultores (Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2025/05/12 - 2025/05/14 | 3rd Conference of Cost ACTION CA21157 - "Trees for the future: Cloning and Beyond" (2025)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal |
| 2018/09/10 - 2018/09/15 | 5th IUFRO 2.09.02 Working Party Conference - Clonal Trees in the Bioeconomy Age: Opportunities and Challenges (2018/09/10 - 2018/09/15)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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International Union of Forest Research Organizations, Austria Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2024/09/11 - 2024/09/13 | In vitro culture training school from COST Action CA21157
Workshop
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EPIMED: Recalcitrance in micropropagation of mediterranean woody species and epigenetic implications
CREA-OF Biotechnology Platform, Italy
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| 2024/05/12 - 2024/05/16 | European Horticultural Congress (EHC) 2024, organised by ISHS International Society for Horticultural Science. Held in Bucharest,
Romania.
Congress
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European Horticultural Congress 2024
International Society for Horticultural Science, Belgium
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| 2024/04/22 - 2024/04/24 | 2nd conference of CopyTree, held in Jurmala, Latvia
Conference
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2nd conference of CopyTree: In vitro culture of woody crops: problem-solving by new approaches |
| 2023/04/03 - 2023/04/03 | Theoretical and technical workshop of conservation and propagation of in vitro plants
Workshop
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PT: Workshop técnico: Conservação e propagação de plantas in vitro | EN: Technical workshop of conservation and propagation
of in vitro plants
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal
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| 2022/09/12 - 2022/09/14 | Theoretical and practical training school on plant epigenetics.
( EPI-CATCH COST action)
Other
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Training school - Plant epigenetics, heritability, adaptation, evolution: latest advances digested for beginners"
Univerzita Karlova, Czech Republic
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| 2022/08/14 - 2022/08/20 | International Horticultural Congress (IHC) 2022, organised by ISHS International Society for Horticultural Science. Held in
Angers, France.
Conference
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IHC 2022 - 31st International Horticultural Congress
International Society for Horticultural Science, Belgium
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| 2021/07/12 - 2021/07/15 | Epigenetic Mechanisms of Crop Adaptation To Climate Change
Conference
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COST Action EPI-CATCH (CA19125), Belgium
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| 2021/06/28 - 2021/06/30 | Online Training School - Plant Epigenetics: Basics, Applications and Methodologies
Other
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COST Action EPI-CATCH (CA19125), Belgium
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| 2019/12/05 - 2019/12/07 | Microbiotec 2019
Congress
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Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology’ 19
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
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| 2019/09/27 - 2019/09/27 | Science communication - Kiwi in vitro culture and pollination (Actinidia deliciosa)
Other
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European Researchers' Night 2019
Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
| 2018/09/10 - 2018/09/15 | 5th IUFRO 2.09.02 Working Party Conference
Conference
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5th IUFRO 2.09.02 Working Party Conference - Clonal Trees in the Bioeconomy Age: Opportunities and Challenges
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
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| 2017/04/17 - 2017/04/26 | Linguagem de programação e programas estatísticos - Python & MATLAB
Module I - Introducing python
Module II - Data manipulation and visualization
Module III - Applied Machine Learning
Workshop
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data_science.py
JEST - Junior Enterprise for Science and Technology , Portugal
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Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
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| 2021 - Current | International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) | Association member |
| 2020 - Current | COST Action CA21157: European Network for Innovative Woody Plant Cloning (COPYTREE) | Member of WG1 (Recalcitrance) and WG5 (Communication, dissemination and technology transfer) |
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2024/07/08 - 2024/07/11 | Practical class: Genetic Transformation and Genome Editing | PT: III Curso de Verão - Biotecnologia de Plantas EN: Summer Course - Plant Biotechnology | Centro de Informação de Biotecnologia, Portugal |
| 2023/12/07 - 2023/12/07 | Practical Class: Genetics and Epigenetics | PT: II Curso de Verão - Biotecnologia de Plantas EN: II Summer Course - Plant Biotechnology | Centro de Informação de Biotecnologia, Portugal |
| 2022/07/12 - 2022/07/12 | Practical class: Genetic Transformation | PT: Curso de Verão - Biotecnologia de Plantas EN: Summer Course - Plant Biotechnology | Centro de Informação de Biotecnologia, Portugal |
Distinctions
Award
| 2024 | Best Abstract Among Young Researchers Award
International Union of Forest Research Organizations, Austria
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| 2017 | The 3% Best Students Award in the academic year 2016/2017
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Other distinction
| 2020 | FCT individual PhD studentship (2020.05137.BD)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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| 2019 | Certificate in Advanced English
Cambridge Assessment English, United Kingdom
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| 2018 | First Certificate in English
Cambridge Assessment English, United Kingdom
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