December 2018: PhD in Biology and Ecology of Global Change at the University of Aveiro. Thesis: Effects of Oil Sands Bitumen Exposure on Aquatic Ecosystems: An Integrated Ecotoxicological Approach.
July 2012: Master in Applied Biology – Field of Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, by the University of Aveiro. Thesis: Combined effects of carbaryl and abiotic factors to Folsomia candida
July 2010: Degree in Biology, by the University of Aveiro.
Key-words: Ecotoxicology / Terrestrial organisms / Aquatic organisms / Combined stressors / Mixture toxicity / Bioaccumulation / Toxicokinetics / Ecological Risk Assessment / Multigenerational assays / Alternative food sources / circular agriculture / Ecosytem Services/ oil sands risk assessment
- Use of ecotoxicological bioassays to evaluate the potential contamination of water and soils in real scenarios;
- Impact of pesticide and Nano-pesticide application to non-target soil organisms;
- Toxicity of nanoparticles in aquatic and terrestrial organisms;
- Assessment of the joint effects of natural and chemical stressors in terrestrial organisms;
- Molecular techniques (biomarkers, comet assay) to assess the effects of xenobiotics into aquatic and terrestrial organisms
- Specific case scenario: Natural contamination in Oil sands area, induced by the input of bitumen into freshwater. Use of a battery of organisms to assess the ecotoxicological effects of bitumen in Rivers.
- Promotion of safe and sustainable production of insects for food and feed - promotion of circular approaches with a zero-waste policy.