Members

Principal Investigators (PIs)

Sílvia Castro
Co-PI, Assistant Professor

PhD in Biology (2007), BSc in Biology (2002). ORCID, Scopus, ResearcherID, Ciência vitae, Researchgate. member since 2010

João Loureiro
Co-PI, Associate Professor

PhD in Biology (2007), BSc in Biology (2002). ORCID, Scopus, ResearcherID, Ciência vitae, Loop, Researchgate. member since 2010

Researchers

Helena Castro

PhD in Ecology (2008), MSc In Ecology (2003), BSc in Biology (1999). ORCID, Ciência vitae, Scopus, Researchgate. member since 2017

Mariana Castro

PhD in Biosciences (2018), MSc in Biology (2011), BSc in Biology (2009). ORCID, Google scholar, Ciência vitae, Researchgate. member since 2010

Afonso Petronilho

MSc in Ecology (2025), BSc in Biology (2023). member since 2023

PhD Students

Cândida Ramos

MSc in Ecology and Environment (2017), BSc in Biology (2015). ORCID, Ciência vitae, Researchgate. member since 2024

Daniela Tavares

MSc in Ecology (2014), BSc in Biology (2012). ORCID, Ciência vitae, Researchgate. member since 2012

Hugo Gaspar

MSc in Biodiversity and Plant Biotecnology (2020), BSc in Biology (2018). ORCID, Ciência vitae, Researchgate. member since 2018

Rafael Carvalho

MSc in Conservation Biology (2012), BSc in Biology (2009). ORCID, Ciência vitae, Researchgate, Linkedin. member since 2018

Sara Lopes

MSc in Ecology (2018), BSc in Biology (2016). ORCID, Ciência vitae, Researchgate. member since 2016

Vinicius Casais

MSc in Genetics and Biodiversity (2013), BSc in Biological Sciences (2007). ORCID, Ciência vitae, Researchgate, Lattes. member since 2018

MSc Students

José Cameirão

BSc in Biology (2025). member since 2024

BSc Students

CR
Carolina Reis

member since 2026

Diana Frazão

member since 2025

Inês Tavares

member since 2026

Tine De Vidts

member since 2026

Visitors

Cleyton Tenório-Barros

2026. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (Brazil)

Julia Osterman

2026. University of Gothenburg (Sweden)

Carla Tinoco

2024. Federal University of Goiás (Brazil)

Maxime Eeraerts

2024. Ghent University (Belgium)

Alumni and Former Members

Carolina Caetano
Science Communication Manager. 2024-2026
Catarina Moniz
BSc project. 2025
Joana Nuno
BSc project. 2025
Lucie Mota
MSc & PhD Student. 2010-2025
Andreia Miraldo
Fellow at polinizAÇÃO project. 2024-2025
Eva Monteiro
Fellow at polinizAÇÃO project. 2024-2025
Catarina Siopa
MSc & PhD Student, Researcher. 2016-2025
Tiago Laranjo
MSc Student. 2023-2025
Rafael Matos
BSc project & MSc Student. 2021-2025
Filipe Ribeiro
MSc Intern in "EPADRV". 2022-2023
Margarida Campos
MSc Intern in "Frutus". 2022-2023
Victória Mota
MSc Student. 2022-2023
Mariana Pedrosa
Researcher within project CULTIVAR. 2023
Madalena Almeida
BSc project. 2023
Bruna Chaves
Internship BSc student. 2022-2023
Margarida Branco
Internship BSc student. 2022-2023
Hava Verbessem
Internship BSc student. 2023
Ana Afonso
BSc, MSc and PhD Student. 2011-2022
Inês Leão
MSc Student. 2021-2022
Margarida Moreira
BSc project. 2021-2022
Rafaela Santos
BSc project. 2021-2022
Laura Ribeiro
BSc project. 2021-2022
António Santos
MSc Student. 2019-2021
Tiago Parreira
MSc Student. 2019-2021
Eva Horčičková
Post-Doc. 2020-2021
Ramona Irimia
PhD student. 2016-2020
Maria Bento
BSc project. 2018-2019
Bruno Costa
BSc project. 2018-2019
Carlos Barroqueiro
BSc project. 2018-2019
Sara Mendes
MSc student. 2016-2018
Joana Gonçalves
MSc student. 2014-2017
João Carlos Filipe
MSc student. 2014-2016
Gabrielle Nobre
MSc student. 2013-2015
Patrícia Caldeirinha
Project fellow. 2014
José Cerca de Oliveira
MSc student. 2013-2014
David Reis
MSc student. 2012-2013
Andreia Jorge
MSc student. 2011-2013
Diogo Mina
MSc student. 2012-2013
Ruben Torices
Post-Doc. 2011-2013
Joana Costa
MSc and PhD student. 2011-2017
Victoria Ferrero
Post-Doc. 2011-2012
Pedro Antunes
MSc student. 2009-2010