Mara Alves
Mara Alves, PhD
Post-Doc
Name: Mara Lisa Vieira Alves
ITQB – Genetics and Genomics of Plant Complex Traits (PlantX)
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Apartado 127, 2781-901 Oeiras – PORTUGAL
Tel: (351) 214 469 632 Fax: (351) 214 411 277
Keywords
Quantitative crop genetics, Plant molecular breeding, Genome-wide association studies, Population genetics, Genetic diversity analysis.
Academic qualifications
2018 - PhD degree in Biology, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2007 - Master degree in Cell Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
2006 - Degree in Cell Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
Professional experienceJuly 2020 - present: PlantX Invited Researcher on Bioestatistical Data Analysis.
March 2019 - June 2020: Post-doctoral researcher at the Genetics and Genomics of Plant Complex Traits (PlantX) Laboratory, ITQB-NOVA, Oeiras, in the project "DIVERSify - Designing InnoVative plant teams for Ecosystem Resilience and agricultural Sustainability". (H2020-SFS-2016-2017, Topic SFS-02-2016, Grant Agreement Nº 727284). Scientific supervisor: Doctor Carlota Vaz Patto
March 2018 - February 2019: Post-doctoral researcher at the Genetics and Genomics of Plant Complex Traits (PlantX) Laboratory, ITQB-NOVA, Oeiras, in the project " DIVERSIFOOD - Embedding crop diversity and networking for local high quality food systems" (H2020-SFS-2014-2, Topic SFS-07a-2014, Grant Agreement Nº 633571). Scientific supervisor: Doctor Carlota Vaz PattoJune 2017 - December 2017: Research fellow researcher at the Genetics and Genomics of Plant Complex Traits (PlantX) Laboratory, ITQB-NOVA, Oeiras, in the project "LEGATO - LEGumes for the Agriculture of TOmorrow" (FP7-KBBE-2013-7, Grant Agreement Nº 613551). Scientific supervisor: Doctor Carlota Vaz Patto
Jan 2016 - December 2016: Research fellow researcher at the Genetics and Genomics of Plant Complex Traits (PlantX) Laboratory, ITQB-NOVA, Oeiras, in the project "DIVERSOFOOD - Embedding crop diversity and networking for local high quality food systems" (H2020-SFS2014-2, Topic SFS-07a-2014, Grant Agreement Nº 633571). Scientific supervisor: Doctor Carlota Vaz Patto
Jan 2012 - Jan 2018: PhD student at the Genetics and Genomics of Plant Complex Traits (PlantX) Laboratory, ITQB-NOVA, Oeiras. PhD thesis: “Exploring maize genetic diversity - a quality driven perspective”. Supervisors: Doctor Carlota Vaz Patto and Doctor Zlatko Šatović.
April 2008- Dec 2011: Research fellow at the Plant Cell Biotechnology Laboratory, ITQB, Oeiras, in the projects "Exploiting transcriptional variation to identify genes underlying quantitative resistance to major grain legume pathogens", "Analysis of the breeding potential fasciation traits in Portuguese maize landraces” and "SOLIBAM - Strategies for Organic and Low-input Integrated Breeding and Management". Scientific supervisor: Doctor Carlota Vaz Patto.
June 2007 - April 2008: Researcher in the project “EUDIGEN – Management of Eucalyptus globulus genetic diversity using molecular markers” at the Plant Cell Biotechnology Laboratory, ITQB, Oeiras. Supervisor: Professor Pedro Fevereiro. Coordinator: Doctor Jorge Paiva.
Sep 2006 - Dec 2007: Work in analysis of the molecular diversity of Olea europaea ssp. europaea cultivar ‘Cobrançosa’ and its wild relatives (oleasters), using co-dominant markers at the Plant Cell Biotechnology Laboratory, ITQB, Oeiras. Supervisor: Professor Pedro Fevereiro.
