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Margarida Espada

Investigador (MED - Institute of Mediterranean Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

Fixed-term employment contract

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Doctoral Degree: Biologia (Universidade de Évora - 2018)
Master Degree: Biologia Humana e Ambiente (Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa - 2010)
Bachelor's Degree: Biologia (Universidade de Évora - 2005)
MARE-UE - MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (Collaborating Member)
Comissão de Curso de Curso de formação em Nematologia no Montado (Deputy)
MED - Institute of Mediterranean Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Integrated Member with doctorate)
Proteção de Plantas, Genética e Biotecnologia (MED) (Member)
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Molecular host-parasite interactions, Parasitism, Molecular biology, Genetics, Plant pathology, Next generation sequencing (NGS), Transcriptomics,
Nematology
My main research interest is in Parasitism, the molecular parasite-host interactions and effectors biology using genomic and transcriptomic approaches. Functional characterisation of parasitism proteins from plant-parasitic nematodes and understanding their roles in the host-parasite interaction.
- Teaching: cell biology, molecular biology, parasitology, genetics
- Molecular diagnostic of plant-parasitic nematodes | Diagnóstico de nemátodes fitoparasitas (Laboratório com certificação para análise do nemátode da madeira do pinheiro, organismo quarentena A2).

Protecção de Plantas, Genética e Biotecnologia (Plant protection, genetics and biotechnology group) , NemaLab


Linhas Temáticas: Sistema Agro-Silvopastoril, Horticultura

CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Laboratório Associado, Membro Investigador


MARE (Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre), Membro colaborador

Investigador (Junior) Estímulo Individual FCT- CEEC IND 2018 [CEECIND/00066/2018/CP1560/CT0003] (https://doi.org/10.54499/CEECIND/00066/2018/CP1560/CT0003; https://sciproj.ptcris.pt/6817EEC)
COMPETE2030-FEDER-00693100 / FCT ,Portugal 2030 ,Comissão Europeia
acrónimo: VIRUSREST
em curso até 29/09/2028
POCI-01-0246-FEDER-181308 / Portugal 2020
acrónimo: PRO.VITA
finished in 30/06/2023
PTDC/ASP-PLA/0197/2020 / FCT
acrónimo: Pratyomics
finished in 29/02/2024
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-046039; LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-046039 / Portugal 2020 ,Portugal 2020 ,Comissão Europeia
acrónimo: 0HungNetw
finished in 31/12/2022
ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-028724 / Portugal 2020 ,Portugal 2020 ,Portugal 2020 ,FCT
acrónimo: PineEnemy
finished in 14/10/2021
PTDC/AGR-PRO/2589/2014 / FCT
acrónimo: PRATYTECH
finished in 30/06/2019
PTDC/BIA-MIC/3768/2012 / FCT
acrónimo: MICRONEMA
finished in 30/09/2015
Mendonça, M., Vicente, C.S.L., Espada, M. (2025) Long non-coding RNAs from Bursaphelenchus xylophilus involved in the interaction with the pine host. 2025 IS-MPMI Congress, 13-17 Julho, Colónia, Alemanha.
Costa, M., Vicente, C.S.L., Espada, M. et al. Ancient waterlogged ivory: tracing its origin through DNA analysis and spectrometric methodologies. npj Herit. Sci. 13, 672 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s40494-025-02245-1
Espada M, Vicente CSL, Vieira P. Molecular Insights into Migratory Plant-Parasitic Nematodes. Annu Rev Phytopathol. 2025 Sep;63(1):403-430. doi: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-112624-103056.
Materatski, P.; Vicente, C.S.L.; Varanda, C.; Espada, M. Plant Diseases and Sustainable Agriculture. Plants 2025, 14, 1175. https:// doi.org/10.3390/plants14081175
Barbosa, P; Mendonça M; Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez, G; Espada, M; Vicente, CSL (2024) A importância dos nemátodes fitoparasitas na sustentabilidade dos citrinos em Portugal. Voz do Campo 98.
Faria, J.M.S., Santos, M.T., Nóbrega, F., Espada, M., Inácio, M.L. (2024) O uso da biotecnologia no estudo de doenças da floresta. Vida Rural - Floresta, pp 56-59.
Barbosa, P; Costa, M; Teixeira, D; Brás, T; Duarte, F; Figueiredo, J; Cardoso, J; Esteves, I; Faria, J; Varela, AR, Nóbrega, F; Vieira, P; Inácio, ML; Vicente, CSL (2024) PratyOmics - Metabolómica da planta para o controlo do nemátode das lesões radiculares Pratylenchus penetrans. Voz do Campo 99
Barbosa P; Mendonça M; Espada M; Vicente CSL (2024) A importância dos nemátodes fitoparasitas na sustentabilidade da viticultura. Voz do Campo
Mendonça, M., Vicente, C.S.L., Espada, M. (2023) Functional characterization of ShK domain-containing protein in the plant-parasitic nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. VIII PhD Students meeting in Environment and Agriculture.
Barbosa P, Costa M, Espada M, Figueiredo AC, Mota M, Vicente CSL (2023) Elucidation of the nematicidal mode of action of 3-octanol on the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans. page 80. 53rd ONTA Annual Meeting. 24-29 September. Cairo Egypt.
Barbosa P, Mendonça M, Costa M, Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez C, Mota M, Espada M, Vicente C (2023) Developing sustainable approaches for the control of plant- parasitic nematodes (NEMALAB MED). Science Chancing Policy
Costa M, Vicente CSL, Espada M, Faria J, Teixeira J, Bettencourt J, Teixeira D (2023) A molecular and spectrometric approach for tracing the origin of ancient ivory. 29th EAA Annual Meeting. Belfast. page 268.
Mendonça, M., Vicente, C.S.L., Espada, M. Functional characterization of ShK domain-containing protein in the plant-parasitic nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. 2023. pp:1-16. 10.20944/preprints202312.0388.v1
Curto M, Vicente CSL, Espada M. (2022). Functional characterization of parasitism-related genes from Bursaphelenchus xylophilus may suggest involvement on the nematode oxidative stress response. III International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics - Book of abstracts. University of Evora
Mendonça M, Vicente C, Barbosa P, Velada I, Vieira P, Faria J, Santos M, Nóbrega F, Eves-van den Akker S, Inácio ML, Mota M, Espada M. How parasitism genes are regulated: a motif to search for genes regulators in the plant parasitic nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Book of abstracts - VII Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura (2022).
Espada, M., Shinya, R., Li, H. M., Filipiak, A., Vicente, C. S. L., eds. (2022). Global Occurrence of Pine Wilt Disease: Biological Interactions and Integrated Management. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. doi: 10.3389/978-2-88976-867-7

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