Alexandre Mendonça
PHD STUDENT
PhD STUDENTS
Doctoral Program
PDBMA
Thesis title
Aspergillus fumigatus cryptic species: Uncovering essential molecular networks for antifungals resistance mechanisms and virulence associated genes
Supervisor
Paula Sampaio & Ricardo Duarte & Raquel Sabino ( Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge)
Funding Source
FCT
Start date (month/year)
01/10/2022
Duration (month)
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Pedro Ferreira
Doctoral Program
PhD in Biology
Thesis title
Sustainable RNA solutions to control cork oak pathogens
Supervisor
Teresa Lino Neto, Francisco Carvalho (Laboratório da Paisagem), Jonatan Niño (University of Valladolid, Spain)
Funding Source
FCT
Start date (month/year)
01/04/2025
Duration (month)
–
Rui Carvalho
Doctoral Program
PDBMA
Thesis title
Impacts of land-use on soil ecosystem functions and carry-over effects through the soil-water nexus to inland water bodies
Supervisor
Sofia Costa & Cláudia Pascoal & Carlos Guerra (i-Div Alemanha)
Funding Source
FCT
Start date (month/year)
01/02/2024
Duration (month)
–
Mário Fernandes
PHD STUDENT
PhD STUDENTS
Doctoral Program
Do*Mar
Thesis title
Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles in macro- and microalgae extracts for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
Supervisor
Andreia Gomes & María Carmen Rodríguez Arguelles (U. Vigo)
Funding Source
FCT
Start date (month/year)
01/10/2019
Duration (month)
–
João Almeida
PHD STUDENT
PhD STUDENTS
Doctoral Program
PDBMA
Thesis title
Tracking the “first age of globalisation” from Bronze Age to Medieval Eurasia
Supervisor
Pedro Soares & Martin Richards (University of Huddersfield, UK)
Funding Source
FCT
Start date (month/year)
1/10/2022
Duration (month)
–
Joana Terra Matos
PHD STUDENT
PhD STUDENTS
Doctoral Program
BIOLOGY
Thesis title
Exploring the yeast vacuole towards implementation of sustainable alternatives for lignocellulosic ethanol production
Supervisor
Maria João Sousa & Manuela Côrte-Real & Carmen Sieiro (Universidade de Vigo).
Funding Source
FCT
Start date (month/year)
01/10/2022
Duration (month)
–
Inês Ribeiro
PHD STUDENT
PhD STUDENTS
Doctoral Program
BIOLOGY
Thesis title
The Role of Phosphatidic Acid in Apolipoprotein E4 Pathogenesis
Supervisor
Sandra Paiva & Tiago Oliveira, (ICVS/3B’s) & Anne-Claude Gavin (Faculté de Médecine, Université de Genève, Switzerland)
Funding Source
FCT
Start date (month/year)
01/01/2023
Duration (month)
–
Janaína Gonçalves
PHD STUDENT
PhD STUDENTS
CIENCIA VITAE | ORCID
Doctoral Program
–
Thesis title
–
Supervisor
Teresa Rito & Pedro Soares
Funding Source
FCT
Start date (month/year)
–
Duration (month)
–
Humberto Pereira
Doctoral Program
BIOLOGY
Thesis title
Metabolic engineering of a modular polyketide synthase for branched chain fatty acid production in Saccharomyces cerevisie
Supervisor
Bjorn Johansson
Funding Source
FCT
Start date (month/year)
01/10/2019
Duration (month)
–
Hélder Badim
Doctoral Program
Biology
Thesis title
Unlocking the potential of VvNAC17 in grapevine – combining molecular, biochemical and physiological approaches to improve grape berry quality and abiotic stress tolerance
Supervisor
Hernâni Gerós & Artur Conde & Antonio Granell (CSIC)
Funding Source
FCT
Start date (month/year)
01/01/2019
Duration (month)
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