meet the team

Our Lab members

Inês Serra
Inês Serra
Bachelor student
Molecular biology, Microbiology, Plant physiology.
Patrícia Pardal
Patrícia Pardal
Master student
Melatonin, Fungal infections, RNA sequencing, Real-time PCR, Spectrophotometric, Fluorescence microscopy
Gianmaria Califano
Gianmaria Califano
Early stage researcher
Genomics, Metagenomics, Bioinformatics, Algae, Plant Drought, Plant Pathogens
Rute Amaro
Rute Amaro
PhD student
Vitis vinifera, Powdery mildew, Grapevine resistance and susceptibility, Hormonal metabolism, Gene expression
Ana Margarida Fortes
Ana Margarida Fortes
Assistant Professor
Group leader, Principal investigator
Leonardo Isea
Leonardo Isea
Master student
Novel peptides, Postharvest decay, Real-time PCR, Fluorescence microscopy, Microbial culture.
Beatriz Ribeiro
Beatriz Ribeiro
MSc
Solanum lycopersicum, CRISPR-cas9, Fruit ripening, GRAS transcription factors, Gene expression, Biotechnology
Julio Lucena Maciel
Julio Lucena Maciel
MSc
Microbiology, Soil microbiome, Drought, Grapevine, ONG, Kosmicare