Rita Maravilha
Rita Maravilha L. Marques, MSc
PhD student
Name: Rita Maravilha L. Marques
ITQB NOVA – 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
Golden gate cloning, genetical genomics, biotic stress, resistance genes, powdery mildew, Erysiphe pisi, Lathyrus sativus L., regeneration, plant transformation, Populus alba x tremula, Phytophthora cinnamomi, Phytophthora cactorum.
Academic qualifications
2020 - Master degree in Biotechnology for Sustainability, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal
2018 - Bachelor degree in Biology, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal
Professional experience
March 2021 - present: Plants for Life Ph.D. student at ITQB NOVA and The Sainsbury Laboratory. The project is entitled “Durable resistance mechanisms against powdery mildew in grass pea: Gene evolution, genetical genomics, and breeding tools development”.
September 2020 - December 2021: Masters Thesis "Transformation of poplar to introduce resistance to Phytophthora sp"
June - July 2018: Summer internship at the Plant Cell Biotechnology Lab at ITQB NOVA, Portugal.
