Estudantes de Doutoramento / PhD Students

Tese: Metabolic Induced Regulation in Candida albicans pathogenesis: the role of carboxylic acids and carboxylate transporters 

Supervisores: Sandra Paiva | Bjorn Johansson

Centro: CBMA

Tese: Development of antimicrobial products for sustainable crop protection based on plant and plant by-products

 Supervisores: Rui Oliveira | Guilhermina Marques | Isabel Cortez

Centro: CBMA

Tese: Characterization of molecular interactions involving DRIFs during Arabidopsis thaliana seedling development

Supervisores: Manuela Costa | Miguel Blázquez

Centro: CBMA

Tese: Characterization of molecular interactions involved in flower asymmetry and co-option in other plant developmental processes

Supervisores: Manuela Costa | Enrico Coen 

Centro: CBMA | John Innes Centre

Tese: Bioprospection of marine microorganisms as a source of inspiration to design novel antimicrobial peptides

Supervisores: Raúl Machado | Isabel João Silva | Margarida Casal

Centro: CBMA

Tese: Identification on Meloidogyne spp. in kiwifruit fields of Portugal and interactions host-parasite-hyperparasite with Pasteuria penetrans

Supervisores: Sofia Costa

Centro: CBMA

Tese: Assessing impacts of conventional and new-generation fungicides on freshwater food-webs

Supervisores: Bruno Castro | Cláudia Pascoal | Fernanda Cássio 

Centro: CBMA

Tese: Optimization of DNA metabarcoding for the early detection and improved monitoring of non-indigenous species (NIS) in Portuguese coastal ecosystems

Supervisores: Filipe Costa | Sofia Duarte | Pedro Vieira

Centro: CBMA

Tese: DNA-based monitoring of ichthyoplankton for application to fish biodiversity conservation and fisheries management

Supervisores: Filipe Costa | António Santos

Centro: CBMA

Tese: Grapevine/environment interaction: unlocking the role of plastid in secondary metabolism

Supervisores: Hernâni Gerós | Henrique Noronha

Centro: CBMA

Tese: Development and Application of Ultrasonic-based Solutions to Enhancement of Seeds Productivity and Growth

Supervisores: Helder Puga | António Teixeira | Joana Martins

Centro: CNEMS | CBMA | CEB

Tese: Development of antimicrobial products for sustainable crop protection based on plants and plant by-product

Supervisor: Alberto Dias

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Improvement of the fermentative performance of the yeast Torulaspora delbrueckii for a robust use in winemaking

Supervisores: Maria João Sousa | Ricardo Duarte

Centro: CBMA

Tese: Creating novel solutions for tackling non-respiratory viruses: intravaginal mRNA delivery by biocompatible gemini surfactants

Supervisores: Andreia Gomes | Eduardo Marques

Centro: CBMA

Tese: Bioinformatic approaches to the genomic and epidemiological study of hospital- and community-acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae infections

Supervisores: Teresa Rito | Pedro Soares | Pedro Cunha

Centro: CBMA | ICVS

Tese: Exploring metabolome-microbiota interactions for the valorization of the microbial terroir in the production of wines with improved typicity

Supervisor: Hernâni Gerós | Viviana Martins

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Exploring the use of environmental DNA to monitor the ichthyofauna and provide data to assist fish stock assessment in the Atlantic

Supervisor: Filipe Costa | Sofia Duarte

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Avaliação da Biodiversidade na Bacia do Rio Kunene (África Austral) baseada em DNA ambiental

Supervisores: Ronaldo Sousa | Pedro Beja | Manuel Lima

Centro: CBMA  | CIBIO/InBIO

Tese: Novel yeast strains from Azores archipelago: biotechnological innovation to differentiate and improve the Azorean wines keeping its typicality

Supervisores: Maria João Sousa | Ricardo Duarte

Centro: CBMA 

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Supervisores: Bjorn Johansson | Sandra Paiva

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Evolution and adaptation in Pseudomonas driven by plant volatiles 

Supervisores: Pedro Santos | Pedro Castro

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Elucidationof the molecular basis underlying complex traits of Torulaspora delbrueckii: toward its industrial exploitation

Supervisores: Maria João Sousa | Ricardo Duarte | Carole Camarasa

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: 2G4CANCER - Green graphene/lipid nanosystems for cancer imaging and treatment 

Supervisores: Andreia Gomes | Marlene Lúcio

Centro: CBMA

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Supervisor: Sandra Paiva

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Using Bioactive Compounds to enhance the Anti-inflammatory Properties of Nutraceuticals

Supervisor: Alberto Dias

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: The Role of Phosphatidic Acid in Apolipoprotein E4 Pathogenesis 

Supervisores: Sandra Paiva | Tiago Oliveira

Centro: CBMA  | ICVS

Tese: 

Supervisor Pedro Soares

Centro: CBMA 

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Supervisor: Teresa Lino Neto

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: 

Supervisor: Maria joão Sousa

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Wide range polymeric membranes towards water remediation of contaminants of emerging concern

Supervisores: Pedro Martins 

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Tracking the “first age of globalisation” from Bronze Age to Medieval Eurasia

Supervisor: Pedro Soares

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Yeast as a model system for the study of carboxylic acid transporters. 

Supervisores: Margarida  Casal | Isabel João Silva

Centro: CBMA 

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Supervisor: Filipe Costa

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: The Portuguese genomic signature: a genomic characterization of the genetic structure and ancestry of Portugal

Supervisor: Pedro Soares | Teresa Rito

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Non-conventional fruits for vinegar production and by-product pharmacological activities 

Supervisor: Alberto Dias

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: High-throughput Adaptive Laboratory Evolution of non-Saccharomyces yeast species to overcome constraints in winemaking due to climatic changes

Supervisores: Maria João Sousa| Ricardo Duarte

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Development of a new antifungal strategy based on lipid-encapsulated benzo[a]phenoxazine derivatives

Supervisores:  Paula Sampaio | Maria João Sousa | Maria Sameiro Gonçalves

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Exogenous application of a newly-identified non-mature miRNA-encoded peptide regulating VvMYB4a for sustainably improving grape berry quality and phenolic production

Supervisor: Artur Conde

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Characterization of the Antagonism of Wickerhamomyces anomalus Against Phytopathogens And Evaluation of its Efficiency to Prevent the Disease Under Climate Change

Supervisores: Fernanda Cássio | Cândida Lucas

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles in macro- and microalgae extracts for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

Supervisores: Andreia Gomes | Maria Arguelles

Centro: CBMA | DQUM

Tese: The role of habitat and fishing effort in the distribution of demersal and benthopelagic marine animals

Supervisores: Pedro Gomes | Jesus Troncoso

Centro: CBMA | Univ.Vigo

Tese: Development of nanocomposite ZnO thin films with antibiofilm and antimicrobial properties to prevent pathogen’s transmission

Supervisor: Paula Sampaio | Joel Borges

Centro: CBMA | CF-UM-UP

Tese: Effects of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution on host-parasite interactions: a case study with Daphnia magna and its microparasites

Supervisor: Bruno Castro | Lúcia guilhermino | Justyna Wolisnka

Centro: CBMA | IGB-Berlin

Tese: the genomic ancestry of prehistoric human populations in northern Portugal

Supervisor: Pedro Soares | Ana Bettencourt | Ana Maria Silva

Centro: CBMA  | Departamento de História UMinho | Departamento de Antropologia UCoimbra

Tese: Evaluation of the interaction of grape berry microbiota with grapevine cultivar and potential of vineyard native yeasts as biocontrol agents

Supervisores: Hernâni Gerós | Viviana Martins

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Evaluation of the interaction of grape berry microbiota with grapevine cultivar and potential of vineyard native yeasts as biocontrol agents

Supervisores: Hernâni Gerós | Viviana Martins

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Contact lens materials: An ecosystem issue and a contribution to a circular economy

Supervisor: Fernanda Cássio

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Impacts of land-use on soil ecosystem functions and carry-over effects through the soil-water nexus to inland water bodies

Supervisores: Sofia Costa | Cláudia Pascoal | Carlos Guerra

Centro: CBMA | i-DV

Tese: Unravelling the ancestral function of MYB-like transcription factor families involved in plant development

Supervisor: Manuela Costa 

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Engineered IgG Fc domain can significantly prolong the half-lives of single-chain fragment variable antibody and small molecule compound

Supervisores: Alberto Dias | Rui Oliveira

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Enhanced bio-production of succinic acid through adaptive laboratory evolution using different yeast species

Supervisores: Maria João Sousa | Ricardo Duarte

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: (Nano) structured bioactive materials functionalized with leukmia inhibitory factor (LIF) for tackling demyelinating diseases

Supervisores: Andreia Gomes | Raúl Machado

Centro: CBMA 

Tese: Study of bioactivities of edible Microalgae extracts

Supervisores: Rui Oliveira | Alberto Dias

Centro: CBMA