Telma Fernandes
Telma Fernandes, PhD
Post-Doc
Name: Telma Fernandes
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
Molecular biology, plant-pathogen interaction, biotic and abiotic stress resistance, genomics, Lathyrus sativus, Oryza sativa
Academic qualifications
2020 - PhD in Plant Sciences, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.
2013 – Master degree in Bioinformatics, Department of Informatics, University of Minho, Portugal
2008 - Bachelor degree in Biochemistry, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Professional experience
October 2023 - present: Research fellow (BI fellow) in the project “022.08266.PTDC: Lat-E(asy) pisi – “Durable resistance against the causal agent of powdery mildew (Erysiphe pisi) in grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.): Exploring transcriptomic variation to develop molecular breeding tools for legumes”, Genetics and Genomics of Plant Complex Traits (PlantX) Laboratory, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras. Supervisor: Dr. Carmen Santos.
March 2018 – present: Plants for Life Ph.D. student with the project “Regulation of DELLA rice protein interactors and their influence on plant development. “, PRPlants Laboratory, ITQB-NOVA, Portugal
January 2017 - February 2018: Research fellow in the project entitled STARE – “Stopping Antibiotic Resistance Evolution”, Centre of Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Faculty of Biotechnology - Portuguese Catholic University, Porto, Portugal
Feb 2014 – Jan 2016: Research fellow in the project entitled PROTECTOLIVE - Olive Crop Protection in Sustainable Production under Global Climatic Changes: Linking ecological infrastructures to ecosystem functions, Biology Department, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
