David Vila Pires
(MED - Institute of Mediterranean Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
Doctoral Degree: Biologia/Nematologia (University of Évora - 2025)
Master Degree: Ecology (University of Minho - 2016)
Bachelor's Degree: Biology-Geology (University of Minho - 2014)
MED - Institute of Mediterranean Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Collaborating Member)
Nematology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology
My current research interests focus on agroecological and agroforestry systems, specifically on the ecology, biological control and sustainable management of plant-parasitic nematodes.
- Peer-reviewer for 12 journals (as of July 2023);
- Volunteer Social Media Assistant for the European Society of Nematologists;
- Student Representative of the Doctoral Program in Biology, University of Évora.
- Volunteer Social Media Assistant for the European Society of Nematologists;
- Student Representative of the Doctoral Program in Biology, University of Évora.
Plant Protection group, Laboratory of Nematology (NemaLab).
INIAV, I.P.
“PineChem – Pine host chemistry and environmental factors driving the epidemiology of the pinewood nematode.” ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-029774 (Aug 2020–Present).
"MICROEVOLD – Host-microbe interactions and the evolution of aging." PTDC/BIA-EVL/28757/2017 (Feb 2019–Jan 2020).
"COCOON – Combined sustainable strategies for root-knot nematode management in protected crops." POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016611; PTDC/AGR-PRO/3438/2014 (Jul 2017–Jun 2018).
- Journal issue cover, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) (Pathogens, Volume 11, Issue 10);
- Best Poster, Association of Applied Biologists, United Kingdom, Advances in Nematology 2021;
- PhD Studentship, Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Reference: 2021.08030.BD.
- Best Poster, Association of Applied Biologists, United Kingdom, Advances in Nematology 2021;
- PhD Studentship, Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Reference: 2021.08030.BD.
Pires, D., Vicente, C.S.L., Menéndez, E., Faria, J.M.S., Rusinque, L., Camacho, M.J. & Inácio, M.L. (2022). The fight against plant-parasitic nematodes: current status of bacterial and fungal biocontrol agents. Pathogens, 11(10): 1178. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11101178
Pires, D., Vicente, C.S.L., Faria, J.M.S., Mota, M. & Inácio, M.L. (2022). Pinhal sustentável: o combate ao nemátode da madeira do pinheiro com fungos antagonistas. Vida Rural, 72-77.
The Potential of Esteya spp. for the Biocontrol of the Pinewood Nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus
Pires, D.; Vicente, C.S.L.;
Inácio, M.L.; Mota, M. The Potential
of Esteya spp. for the Biocontrol of the
Pinewood Nematode, Bursaphelenchus
xylophilus. Microorganisms 2022, 10,
168.
Pires, D., Campôa, J., Branco, J., Miranda, I., Calvão, T., Mota, M. & Pimentel, C. (2020). Population dynamics of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus associated with pine forest decline. In: Abstracts from the Society of Nematologists Annual Meeting 2020, Journal of Nematology, 52: 1-17.
Pires D, Vicente C, Inacio ML, Mota M (2021) Biological interactions between nematophagous fungi, Esteya spp., and the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Advances in Nematology - AAB
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