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Ana M. Figueiredo is a postdoctoral researcher at CESAM, University of Aveiro. She completed a bachelor's degree in Biology at the University of Aveiro (2016), followed by an MSc in Applied Ecology (2018) and a joint PhD programme in Biology and Ecology of Global Change with the University of Oslo (2024). Her PhD focused on understanding the role of wildlife and domestic species in the transmission of parasites with zoonotic potential and their implications for public and animal health. Her academic background in Biology has allowed her to participate in various ecological, conservation, and human-dimension projects, providing a solid foundation for understanding ecosystem interactions in parasite transmission. Through collaborations with national and international researchers from Spain, Norway, Cyprus, and the USA, she has gained a deeper understanding of parasite epidemiology and life cycles, expanding her knowledge in this field. Ana M. Figueiredo has published 23 papers [h index = 9, SCOPUS] and presented more than 30 communications at national/international meetings and outreach events. She has also enrolled in national and international projects, including three LIFE+ projects and the COST Action CA21105 Blastocystis under One Health, currently co-leading WG1. In addition to her academic career, Ana has actively engaged in various activities, including the organisation of national and international conferences, serving as a member or president of different associations, and managing the social media platforms of her research group, which have enhanced her organisational, management, and communication skills.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Manuel Bastos Figueiredo

Citation names

  • Figueiredo, Ana M
  • Figueiredo, A
  • Ana Figueiredo
  • Ana M. Figueiredo

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F010-2F5B-C39F
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2623-6340
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=pt-PT&user=23IVA4AAAAAJ
Researcher Id
O-5559-2019

Email addresses

  • anamfigueiredo@ua.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
  • Agrarian Sciences - Veterinary Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/10/01 - 2024/05/22
Concluded
 Biology and Ecology of Global Change (Doutoramento)
Major in Ecology and Functional Biodiversity
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Universitetet i Oslo, Norway

University of Oslo Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Norway
"Breaking down barriers in One Health: an integrative approach to parasitic diseases in Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with praise and distinction
2016/10/01 - 2018/12/19
Concluded
 Applied Ecology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
"Parasite cross-transmission between the Iberian wolf and wild ungulate prey" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
2012/09 - 2016/07
Concluded
 Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Vida Selvagem, Portugal
"Endoparasites of the endangered Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) and other two sympatric carnivores: the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and the stone marten (Martes foina)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2015 - 2016
Concluded
 Erasmus+ Curricular Internship (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Vida Selvagem, Portugal

Junta de Extremadura Consejería de Agricultura Desarrollo Rural Medio Ambiente y Energía, Spain
"Conservation of endangered species: the case of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) and the Iberian desman (Galemys pyrenaicus)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/12/01 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2023/12/01 - 2024/11/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2024/06/09 - 2024/06/29 Visiting Researcher (Research) European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
University of Nicosia, Cyprus
2022/01/08 - 2022/06/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universitetet i Oslo, Norway
University of Oslo Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Norway
2021/09/01 - 2021/11/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain
Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain
2019/04/01 - 2019/09/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2014/09 - 2024/05 Student Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/12/01 - Current Genetic characterisation of roe deer populations present in Arada, Freita, Montemuro and Leomil mountains
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 ACHLI - Associação de Conservação do Habitat do Lobo Ibérico
Ongoing
2023/12/01 - 2024/11/30 Intestinal parasites of wild ungulates and carnivores in Portugal
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
ACHLI - Associação de Conservação do Habitat do Lobo Ibérico
Ongoing
2019/10/01 - 2023/11/30 Breaking down barriers in One Health: an integrative approach to parasitic diseases in Portugal
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

University of Oslo Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Norway
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/04/01 - 2019/09/30 ROE DEER – Monitoring roe deer populations in Freita, Arada and Montemuro mountains - an integrative approach
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Vida Selvagem, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
ACHLI - Associação de Conservação do Habitat do Lobo Ibérico
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022/01/01 - Current Capacity building towards the implementation of an EcoHealth framework in Northern Mozambique
FCT AGA-KHAN / 541698804 / 2019
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Aga Khan Development Network
Ongoing
2022 - Current CA21105 - Blastocystis under One Health (OneHealthBlastocystis)
Action CA21105
Researcher
European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Ongoing
2019 - 2021 Unveiling the ecological dynamics of antibiotic resistance in ungulates
PTDC/CVT-CVT/30310/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Vida Selvagem, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016 - 2019 LIFE+Iberlince: Recovery of the historical distribution of Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Spain and Portugal
LIFE10 NAT/ES/000570
Trainee
Junta de Extremadura Consejería de Agricultura Desarrollo Rural Medio Ambiente y Energía, Spain
Concluded
2015 - 2016 LIFE+ Desmania: Monitoring and analysis of the distribution area and occupied habitats by the Galemys pyrenaicus populations (Junta de Extremaudra)
LIFE11 NAT/ES/000691
Trainee
Junta de Extremadura Consejería de Agricultura Desarrollo Rural Medio Ambiente y Energía, Spain
Concluded
2015 - 2016 LIFE+Invasep: Controlling the risk of disease transmission of American mink (Neovison vison) to native mustelids and effect on micromammals protected
LIFE10 NAT/ES/000582
Trainee
Junta de Extremadura Consejería de Agricultura Desarrollo Rural Medio Ambiente y Energía, Spain
Concluded
2014 - 2015 Monitoring Program of the Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) in central Portugal (UA and ACHLI)
ACHLI/WM/UA
Trainee
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
 ACHLI - Associação de Conservação do Habitat do Lobo Ibérico
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Figueiredo, Ana M; Santín, Mónica; Maloney, Jenny G.; Köster, Pamela C.; Dashti, Alejandro; Tinoco Torres, Rita; Fonseca, Carlos; et al. "Uncovering Blastocystis subtype diversity in Portuguese ungulates: first insights into subtype specificity and cross-transmission patterns.". Paper presented in 4th International Blastocystis Conference, Heraklion, 2024.
    Published
  2. Figueiredo, Ana M; Maloney, Jenny G.; Köster, Pamela C.; Dashti, Alejandro; Fonseca, Carlos; Carvalho, João; Barroqueiro, Carlos; et al. "Blastocystis subtype diversity in wild ungulates: a look through the Portuguese scenario". Paper presented in XIV Congreso SECEM, Granollers, 2023.
    Published
  3. Köster, Pamela C.; Figueiredo, Ana M; Maloney, Jenny G.; Dashti, Alejandro; Molokin, Aleksey; George, Nadja S; Bailo, Begoña; et al. "Presencia y diversidad de subtipos de Blastocystis en jabalíes (Sus scrofa) de la Peninsula Ibérica.". Paper presented in XXVI Simposio Anual de AVEDILA, Elche, 2023.
    Published
  4. Valente, Ana M.; Acevedo, Pelayo; Figueiredo, Ana M; Martins, Raquel; Fonseca, Carlos; Torres, Rita Tinoco; Delibes-Mateos, Miguel. "Human perception on wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Portugal". Paper presented in XIV RUSI - Iberian Meeting of Wild Ungulates, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, 2023.
    Published
  5. Figueiredo, Ana M; Carmena, David. "Protistas entéricos de relevância em salud pública veterinária en ungulados selvajes ibéricos. Diversidad molecular y potencial zoonósico". Paper presented in XIV RUSI - Iberian Meeting of Wild Ungulates, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, 2023.
    Published
  6. Figueiredo, Ana M; Köster, Pamela C.; Dashti, Alejandro; Tinoco Torres, Rita; Fonseca, Carlos; Mysterud, Atle; Bailo, Begoña; et al. "Occurrence and molecular epidemiology of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. infections in wild and domestic animals in Portugal". Paper presented in EVPC - European Veterinary Parasitology College, Paris, 2023.
    Published
  7. Hipólito, Dário; Ana Figueiredo; Barros, Tânia; Ferreira, Eduardo; Josip Kusak; Carlos Fonseca; Rita T. Torres. "How anthropogenic factors drive the endangered Iberian wolf population in central Portugal". Paper presented in 2nd Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society, Aveiro, 2022.
    Published
  8. Ana Figueiredo; Lucia Oliveira; Luís Madeira de Carvalho; Carlos Fonseca; Rita Tinoco Torres. "Parasite species of the endangered Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) and a sympatric widespread carnivore". Paper presented in IV Congresso Ibérico Do Lobo, Castelo Branco, 2016.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Lourdes Castro; Sheila Ortega; Ana M. Figueiredo; Barbara Moroni; Alejandro Dashti; David Cano-Terriza; Moisés Gonzálvez; et al. "El lobo gris (Canis lupus) es un reservorio natural de parásitos microeucariotas intestinales de relevancia en salud pública en el suroeste de Europa". Paper presented in XXVII Simposio Nacional AVELIDA, 2024.
  2. Rita T. Torres; Dantas Palmeira, Josman; Ana M. Figueiredo; Helena Ferreira; João Carvalho. "Correlation between human presence and antibiotic resistance determinants in wild ungulates". Paper presented in 8th World One Health Congress, 2024.
  3. Figueiredo, Ana M; Dashti, Alejandro; Köster, Pamela C.; Maloney, Jenny G.; Bailo, Begoña; Sánchez de las Matas, A; Habela, Miguel A.; et al. "Blastocystis occurrence and subtype diversity in wild ungulates species: the Iberian Peninsula scenario". Paper presented in EMOP XIV, 2024.
  4. João Carvalho; António Carpio; Ana M. Figueiredo; Carlos Fonseca; Eduardo Ferreira; Emmanuel Serrano; Isabel Barja; et al. "Three decades of research on Iberian wild ungulates: where do we go from here?". Paper presented in XVI Congreso SECEM, 2023.
  5. Ana M. Figueiredo; Alejandro Dashti; Mónica Santín; Pamela C. Köster; Rita Tinoco Torres; Carlos Fonseca; Atle Mysterud; et al. "Molecular detection and genotyping of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in wild and domestic animal species in Portugal". Paper presented in XI FAUNA International Conference, 2023.
  6. João Azevedo; Dário Hipólito; Ana M. Figueiredo; Barros, Tânia; Ferreira, Eduardo; Rita Tinoco Torres. "Patterns of Faecal Marking Behaviour of an isolated Iberian Wolf population". Paper presented in 2nd Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society, 2022.
  7. Ana M. Figueiredo; Luís Madeira de Carvalho; María Jesús Palacios González; Samuel Pla; Juan C. Núñez-Arjona; Carmen Rueda; Núria Vallverdú-Coll; et al. "Parasites of the reintroduced Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) and mesocarnivores in Extremadura, Spain". Paper presented in XV Congreso SECEM, 2021.
  8. Ana M. Valente; Ana M. Figueiredo; Pelayo Acevedo; Carlos Fonseca; Rita Tinoco Torres; Joaquín Vicente. "Long term surveillance reveals nematode Elaphostrongylus cervi as a practical indicator of red deer management". Paper presented in XII RUSI - Iberian Meeting of Wild Ungulates, 2021.
  9. Figueiredo, Ana M; Atle Mysterud; Carlos Fonseca; Rita Maria Tinoco da Silva Torres. "Breaking down barris in ONE HEALTH: an integrative approach to parasitic diseases from Portugal to Africa.". Paper presented in 6th World One Health Congress, 2020.
  10. Figueiredo, Ana M; Valente, Ana M; Barros, Tânia; Carvalho, João; Fonseca, Carlos; Madeira de Carvalho, Luís; Tinoco Torres, Rita. "What does the wolf eat? Assessing the diet of the endangered Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) in northeast Portugal". Paper presented in XIV Congreso SECEM, 2019.
  11. Martins, Raquel Sofia Costa; Brotas, Gonçalo; Figueiredo, Ana M; Carvalho, João Luís; Fonseca, Carlos; Torres, Rita Tinoco. "Factors Predisposing Livestock to Wolf Depredation". Paper presented in XIV Congreso SECEM, 2019.
  12. Figueiredo, Ana M; Carlos M. M. S. Fonseca; Mysterud, Atle; Tinoco Torres, Rita. "Breaking down barriers in One Health: an integrative approach to parasitic diseases from Portugal to Africa". Paper presented in One Health Day @ CESAM, 2019.
  13. Calero-Bernal, Rafael; Santín, Mónica; Maloney, Jenny; Martín-Pérez, Manuel; Habela, Miguel; Figueiredo, Ana M; Nájera, Fernando; et al. "Blastocystis sp. subtype diversity in wild mesocarnivores from Spain". Paper presented in XXI Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Parasitología, 2019.
  14. Figueiredo, Ana; Torres, Rita Tinoco; Barros, Tânia; Calero-Bernal, Rafael; Carmena, David; Muadica, Aly Salimo; Fernández-Escobar, Mercedes; et al. "Is there parasite cross-transmission between endangered Iberian wolf and their wild preys?". Paper presented in TIBE 2018 - HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS, 2018.
  15. Calero-Bernal, Rafael; Santín, Mónica; Maloney, Jenny; Martín-Pérez, Manuel; Habela, Miguel; Figueiredo, Ana; Nájera, Fernando; et al. "Blastocystis sp. subtype diversity in wild mesocarnivores from Spain". Paper presented in 2nd International Blastocystis Conference, 2018.
  16. Figueiredo, Ana; Torres, Rita Tinoco; Santiago, Luís; Pérez, Sergio; Fonseca, Carlos; Palacios González, María Jesús; Nájera, Fernando. "Reintroduction of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus): a preliminary behavioral case study in Extremadura, Spain". Paper presented in XIII Congreso SECEM, 2017.
  17. Figueiredo, Ana; Oliveira, Lucia; Madeira de Carvalho, Luís; Fonseca, Carlos; Torres, Rita Tinoco. "Parasite species of the endangered Iberian wolf and a sympatric widespread carnivore: can the red fox be a sentinel species?". Paper presented in XII Congreso SECEM, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Javier Caballero-Gómez; Gabriel Ávalos; Pablo Matas-Méndez; Ana M. Figueiredo; Sabrina Castro-Scholten; Débora Jiménez-Martín; Pamela C. Köster; et al. "Dietary profiles of wild carnivores and Blastocystis occurrence: The case of the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) and systematic review". Research in Veterinary Science (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2024.105518.
    10.1016/j.rvsc.2024.105518
  2. João Carvalho; António Carpio; Ana M. Figueiredo; Carlos Fonseca; Eduardo Ferreira; Emmanuel Serrano; Isabel Barja; et al. "Three decades of research on Iberian wild ungulates: key insights and promising research avenues". Mammal Review (2025):
    Accepted • 10.1111/mam.12384
  3. Sheila Ortega; Ana M. Figueiredo; Barbara Moroni; Nadia Abarca; Alejandro Dashti; Pamela C. Köster; Begoña Bailo; et al. "Free-Ranging Wolves (Canis lupus) are Natural Reservoirs of Intestinal Microeukaryotes of Public Health Significance in Southwestern Europe". Zoonoses and Public Health (2024): https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.13202.
    10.1111/zph.13202
  4. Köster, Pamela C.; Figueiredo, Ana M.; Maloney, Jenny G.; Dashti, Alejandro; Bailo, Begoña; Torres, Rita T.; Fonseca, Carlos; et al. "Blastocystis occurrence and subtype diversity in European wild boar (Sus scrofa) from the Iberian Peninsula". Veterinary Research 55 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13567-024-01385-9.
    10.1186/s13567-024-01385-9
  5. Ana M. Figueiredo; Mónica Santín; Pamela C. Köster; Alejandro Dashti; Jenny G. Maloney; Rita T. Torres; Carlos Fonseca; et al. "Molecular detection and characterization of Blastocystis in herbivore livestock species in Portugal". Veterinary Parasitology (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2024.110147.
    10.1016/j.vetpar.2024.110147
  6. Ana M. Valente; Raquel Martins; Ana M. Figueiredo; Luís M. Rosalino; Carlos Fonseca; Rita T. Torres. "Friend or foe, what do the locals say? Attitudes towards the endangered Iberian wolf in Central Portugal". Biodiversity and Conservation (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02819-8.
    10.1007/s10531-024-02819-8
  7. Ana M. Valente; Ana M. Figueiredo; Pelayo Acevedo; Raquel Martins; Carlos Fonseca; Rita T. Torres; Miguel Delibes-Mateos. "Is Pumba still beloved? People’s perception on wild boar in Portugal". European Journal of Wildlife Research (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10344-024-01769-4.
    10.1007/s10344-024-01769-4
  8. Monica Santin; Ana Figueiredo; Aleksey Molokin; Nadja S George; Pamela C. Köster; Alejandro Dashti; David González-Barrio; David Carmena; Jenny G. Maloney. "Division of Blastocystis ST10 into three new subtypes: ST42-ST44". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12998.
    10.1111/jeu.12998
  9. Ana M. Figueiredo; Pamela C. Köster; Alejandro Dashti; Rita T. Torres; Carlos Fonseca; Atle Mysterud; Begoña Bailo; et al. "Molecular Detection and Distribution of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. Infections in Wild and Domestic Animals in Portugal". Transboundary and Emerging Diseases (2023): https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5849842.
    10.1155/2023/5849842
  10. Ana M Figueiredo; Alejandro Dashti; Mónica Santín; Pamela C Köster; Rita T Torres; Carlos Fonseca; Atle Mysterud; et al. "Occurrence and molecular characterization of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in wild and domestic animal species in Portugal". Medical Mycology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myad018.
    10.1093/mmy/myad018
  11. Fábio Ribeiro Gomes; Dário Hipólito; Sara Casado Aliácar; Carlos Fonseca; Rita Tinoco Torres; Luís Madeira de Carvalho; Ana M. Figueiredo. Corresponding author: Ana M. Figueiredo. "Endoparasites of the Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) and mesocarnivores in Central Portugal". Parasitology Research 122 2 (2023): 435-440. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-022-07738-7.
    10.1007/s00436-022-07738-7
  12. Diana Dias; Dário Hipólito; Ana Figueiredo; Carlos Fonseca; Tânia Caetano; Sónia Mendo. "Unravelling the Diversity and Abundance of the Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Faecal Resistome and the Phenotypic Antibiotic Susceptibility of Indicator Bacteria". Animals (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12192572.
    10.3390/ani12192572
  13. David González-Barrio; Pamela C. Köster; Miguel A. Habela; Manuel Martín-Pérez; Jose L. Fernández-García; Ana Balseiro; Marta Barral; et al. "Molecular survey of Besnoitia spp. (Apicomplexa) in faeces from European wild mesocarnivores in Spain". Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 68 6 (2021): 3156-3166. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14206.
    10.1111/tbed.14206
  14. Valente, Ana M.; Figueiredo, Ana M.; Acevedo, Pelayo; Fonseca, Carlos; Torres, Rita T.; Vicente, Joaquín. "Long term surveillance reveals nematode Elaphostrongylus cervi as a practical indicator of red deer management". Ecological Indicators 123 (2021): 107330. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107330.
    10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107330
  15. Ana M. Figueiredo; Luís Madeira de Carvalho; María J. P. González; Rita T. Torres; Samuel Pla; Juan C. Núñez-Arjona; Carmen Rueda; et al. Corresponding author: Ana M. Figueiredo. "Parasites of the Reintroduced Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) and Sympatric Mesocarnivores in Extremadura, Spain". Pathogens (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10030274.
    10.3390/pathogens10030274
  16. Valente, Ana M.; Acevedo, Pelayo; Figueiredo, Ana M.; Martins, Raquel; Fonseca, Carlos; Torres, Rita T.; Delibes-Mateos, Miguel. "Dear deer? Maybe for now. People's perception on red deer (Cervus elaphus) populations in Portugal". Science of The Total Environment 748 (2020): 141400. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141400.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141400
  17. Figueiredo, Ana M.; Valente, Ana M.; Barros, Tânia; Carvalho, João; Silva, Davide A. M.; Fonseca, Carlos; Carvalho, Luís Madeira de; Torres, Rita Tinoco. "What does the wolf eat? Assessing the diet of the endangered Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) in northeast Portugal". PLOS ONE 15 3 (2020): e0230433. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230433.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0230433
  18. Figueiredo, Ana M.; Valente, Ana M.; Fonseca, Carlos; de Carvalho, Luís Madeira; Torres, Rita Tinoco. "Endoparasite diversity of the main wild ungulates in Portugal". Wildlife Biology 2020 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00657.
    10.2981/wlb.00657
  19. Valente, A.M.; Acevedo, P.; Figueiredo, A.M.; Fonseca, C.; Torres, R.T.. "Overabundant wild ungulate populations in Europe: management with consideration of socio-ecological consequences". Mammal Review 50 4 (2020): 353-366. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85087791182&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/mam.12202
  20. Calero-Bernal, Rafael; Santín, Mónica; Maloney, Jenny G.; Martín-Pérez, Manuel; Habela, Miguel A.; Fernández-García, José L.; Figueiredo, Ana; et al. "Blastocystis sp. Subtype Diversity in Wild Carnivore Species from Spain". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 67 2 (2019): 273-278. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12772.
    10.1111/jeu.12772
  21. Figueiredo, Ana M.; Barros, Tânia; Valente, Ana M.; Fonseca, Carlos; de Carvalho, Luís Madeira; Tinoco Torres, Rita. "Prevalence of zoonotic parasites in an endangered Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) population in Portugal". Mammalian Biology (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2019.09.008.
    10.1016/j.mambio.2019.09.008
  22. Ana Figueiredo; Rita Tinoco Torres; Luís P. Pratas-Santiago; Sérgio Pérez; Carlos Fonseca; María Jesus Palacios González; Fernando Nájera. Corresponding author: Ana Figueiredo. "Reintroduction of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus): a preliminary case study in Extremadura, Spain". Journal of Ethology 37 3 (2019): 343-351. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10164-019-00609-2.
    10.1007/s10164-019-00609-2
  23. Figueiredo, A.; Oliveira, L.; de Carvalho, L.M.; Fonseca, C.; Torres, R.T.. "Helminth parasites of stone marten (Martes foina) in central Portugal". Annals of parasitology 64 1 (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85050178104&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.17420/ap6401.134
  24. Figueiredo, Ana; Oliveira, Lucia; Madeira de Carvalho, Luís; Fonseca, Carlos; Torres, Rita Tinoco. "Parasite species of the endangered Iberian wolf ( Canis lupus signatus ) and a sympatric widespread carnivore". International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 5 2 (2016): 164-167. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2016.04.002.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2016.04.002
Magazine article
  1. Fonseca, Carlos; Figueiredo, Ana M; Valente, Ana M; Acevedo, P; Torres, Rita Tinoco. "[PT] VIII Reunião sobre Ungulados Silvestres Ibéricos: Ungulados como motores de mudança nos ecossistemas", Turcaça, 2017, http://www.turcaca.com.pt/digital/rev_50/index.html.
Report
  1. Valente, Ana M; Figueiredo, Ana; Fonseca, Carlos; Torres, Rita Tinoco; Acevedo, Pelayo. 2019. [PT] Densidade da população de veado (Cervus elaphus) na Zona de Caça Turística da Cubeira. Época venatória 2018/2019..
  2. Valente, Ana M; Figueiredo, Ana; Fonseca, Carlos; Torres, Rita Tinoco; Acevedo, Pelayo. 2018. [PT] Relatório sobre o estado da população de veado (Cervus elaphus) da Zona de Caça Turística da Cubeira: Época venatória 2017/2018.
  3. Torres, Rita T; Carvalho, João (F317-62C3-2689); Ferreira, Eduardo; Barros, Tânia; Vale, Rita; Oliveira, Lucia; Figueiredo, Ana M; Martins, Raquel; Fonseca, Carlos. 2016. [PT]Plano de monitorização do lobo a sul do rio Douro – zona oeste (PMLSD-O): Ano IV e análise integrativa dos resultados (2011-2015).
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Figueiredo, Ana Manuel Bastos. "Breaking down barriers in One Health: an integrative approach to parasitic diseases in Portugal". PhD, 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/42023.
  2. Figueiredo, Ana Manuel Bastos. "Parasite cross-transmission between the Iberian wolf and wild ungulate prey". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/25469.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/09/19 Experiences of the field studies approached by One Health [Invited talk] 4th International Blastocystis Conference
Mycrobiology Society and COST Action CA21105 - Blastocystis under One Health (Heraklion, Greece)
2024/06/19 Insights into intestinal protists in Portuguese wildlife: conservation and public health perspectives [Invited talk] Webinar by the EWDA
European Wildlife Disease Association Portugal (Online, Portugal)
2022/03/02 Breaking down barriers in One Health: an integrative approach to parasitic diseases in Portugal [Invited talk] Late Lunch Talk
Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Universitetet i Oslo (Oslo, Norway)
2022/02/15 Breaking down barriers in One Health: an integrative approach to parasitic diseases in Portugal [Invited talk] Seminarios de Parasitología
Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Majadahonda, Spain)
2020/10/23 Dear deer? Maybe for now. People's perception on red deer (Cervus elaphus) populations in Portugal XI RUSI - Iberian Meeting of Wild Ungulates
2018/11/11 Parasite diversity of the main wild ungulates in Portugal VII Fauna International Conference
FAUNA - Núcleo de Espécies Exóticas, Silvestres e Selvagens da AEFMV da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/10/04 [PT] Diversidade de parasitas nos principais ungulados selvagens de Portugal IX RUSI - Reunión de Ungulados Silvestres Ibéricos
(Granada, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/10/07 - 2020/07/23 Parasite species of the Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) and mesocarnivores populations in Central Portugal
Supervisor of Fábio Ribeiro
 Biology (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Vida Selvagem, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/09/19 - 2024/09/19 WG1 Workshop - Blastocystis Epidemiology in the 4th International Blastocystis Conference (2024/09/17 - 2024/09/19)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Microbiology Society, United Kingdom

European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2023/09/29 - 2023/09/30 XIV RUSI - Iberian Meeting of Wild Ungulates (2023/09/29 - 2023/09/30)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Vida Selvagem, Portugal
2019 - 2019 X RUSI – Iberian Meeting of Wild Ungulates (2019/10/18 - 2019/10/19)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Vida Selvagem, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2017/11 - 2018/03 I Iberian Congress of Fishkeeping and Aquariology (2018/03/16 - 2018/03/18)
Congress (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2018 - 2018 XIV Biology at night (2018/05/14 - 2018/05/21)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2017/07 - 2017/09 VIII RUSI – Iberian Meeting of Wild Ungulates (2017/09/14 - 2017/09/16)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Vida Selvagem, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2017 - 2017 XIII Biology at night (2017/06/09 - 2017/06/11)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Dbio around the World (2017/03/17 - 2017/03/17)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2016/12 - 2016/12 XII National Meeting of Evolutionary Biology (2016/12/16 - 2016/12/16)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Vida Selvagem, Portugal
2015/08 - 2015/09 VI RUSI - Iberian Meeting of Wild Ungulates (2015/09/04 - 2015/09/06)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Vida Selvagem, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/04/13 - 2023/04/16 Do you know what a biologist is?
Other
 ObservaRia, Estarreja Birdwatching fair
Câmara Municipal de Estarreja, Portugal
2023/04/13 - 2023/04/16 Who wants to be a scientist?
Other
 ObservaRia, Estarreja Birdwatching fair
Câmara Municipal de Estarreja, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/04 - 2022/04 Food Webs (2352-2496) Elsevier

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024/01/23 - Current COST Action CA21105 - Blastocystis under One Health Young Leader
2023 - Current SOCEPA - Sociedad Española de Parasitología Member
2022 - Current COST Action CA21105 - Blastocystis under One Health COST Full member: WG1, WG2 WG5 and ECR Co-Lead WG1
2015/10 - Current SECEM - Sociedad Española para la Conservación y Estudio de los Mamíferos Member
2018/01/19 - 2019/01/17 Biology Students Association Main Coordinator
2017/01/13 - 2018/01/19 Biology Students Association Member of the Pedagogical Sector

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Management of the Social Media of the Wildlife Research Group (Facebook @wildlife.research.unit, Instagram @wildlife_unit and Twitter @ wildlife_unit)
Member
 Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Vida Selvagem, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/05/31 - 2024/05/31 Class invitation - Bioinformatics - 1h Biology (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/05/25 - 2025/02/02 Animals - Co-Editor Special Issue "Eco-Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases in Wild Ungulates" (2076-2615) MDPI

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019 - 2019 Scientific monitor Summer Academy of the University of Aveiro
2018 - 2018 Scientific monitor Summer Academy of the University of Aveiro
2017 - 2017 Scientific monitor [PT] Ciência Viva no Verão
2015 - 2015 Scientific monitor [PT] Ciência Viva no Verão
Distinctions

Award

2024 3rd Best Oral Communication in the 4th International Blastocystis Conference
Microbiology Society, United Kingdom

European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2023 Best Poster Presentation in the XI FAUNA International Conference
FAUNA - Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária - Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2020 Merit-based grant awarded by the DGES
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Other distinction

2024 Travel grant to attend the Training School of the COST Action CA21105 - Blastocystis under One Health entitled “Blastocystis and the Gut Microbiome – a bioinformatics training school”
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2024 Travel grant to attend the 4th International Blastocystis Conference
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2024 Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) grant from the COST Action CA21105 - Blastocystis under One Health - University of Nicosia, School of Veterinary Medicine
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2023 Travel grant to attend the Training School of the COST Action CA21105 - Blastocystis under One Health entitled “Diagnostic tools, from laboratory to bioinformatics”
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2015 Erasmus+ Exchange Student Fellowship
European Commission, Belgium

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal