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André Filipe Barreto Albuquerque

Senior Official (MED - Institute of Mediterranean Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

Employment contract for an indefinite term

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Doctoral Degree: Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais (Universidade de Évora - 2023)
Master Degree: Bioquímica (Universidade de Évora - 2014)
Bachelor's Degree: Biologia (Universidade de Évora - 2012)
MED - Institute of Mediterranean Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Integrated Member with doctorate)
- Produção, Nutrição e Saúde Vegetal e Animal
- Genómica e Transcriptómica
- Biologia Molecular
- Microbiologia
- Bioinformática
- Bioquímica
Microrganismos fitopatogénicos e interação microrganismo-planta. Diagnóstico molecular, expressão de genes e sequenciação High-throughput. Complexos de doenças em culturas lenhosas, microbioma e estratégias sustentáveis de proteção de plantas.

Alimentos e Dieta Mediterrânica; Produção Agrícola Sustentável; Produção e Saúde Animal.

Bolseiro Mestre do Projecto SelectPorAl (2017) – Seleção e melhoramento genómico de características produtivas do Porco Alentejano (ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000032)


Bolsa de doutoramento FCT financiada por fundos Nacionais (2018-2021) - SFRH/BD/132215/2017

- "Prémio Investigador UE 2025" atribuído pela Universidade de Évora (categoria revelação) pelo trabalho desenvolvido no biénio 2023-2024.

- Melhor demonstração com "Molecular Diagnosis of Plant Pathogens in Mediterranean Crops" no evento “II Encontro MED - Solos saudáveis, para a alimentação, para a vida e para o futuro”, que decorreu entre 3 e 4 de julho de 2023 na Universidade de Évora.

- "Prémio I&D Aplicada 2021" atribuído pela Universidade de Évora à Unidade de Testes COVID-19, responsável pelo processamento e diagnóstico de milhares de amostras associadas a contratos de testes específicos.
/ INTERREG
acrónimo: ATIDRAI_AGRO
em curso até 31/12/2028
COMPETE2030-FEDER-00905300 / Portugal 2030 ,Orçamento do Estado ,Comissão Europeia ,FCT
acrónimo: AltF4
em curso até 30/08/2028
ALT2030-FEDER-01953400 / Portugal 2030
acrónimo: Oli4ALL
em curso até 28/02/2027
PD23-00014 / Fundação “la Caixa” ,FCT
acrónimo: AlmondProtect
em curso até 30/09/2026
Albuquerque, A.; Patanita, M.; Ribeiro, J.A.; Campos, M.D.; Santos, F.; Monteiro, T.; Basaloco, M.; Félix, M.d.R. Metabarcoding Analysis Reveals Microbial Diversity and Potential Soilborne Pathogens Associated with Almond Dieback and Decline. Plants 2025, 14, 2309. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14152309
Patanita, M., Campos, M.D., Albuquerque, A. et al. Transcriptome profiling of symptomatic vs. asymptomatic grapevine plants reveals candidate genes for plant improvement against trunk diseases. BMC Plant Biol 25, 811 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06763-9
Ribeiro, J. A.; Varanda, C.M.R.; Materatski, P.; Campos, M.D.; Patanita, M.; Albuquerque, A.; Garrido, N.; Monteiro, T.; Santos, F.; Félix, M.R.F. (2024). CRISPR/Cas13 for the Control of Plant Viruses. In CRISPR and Plant Functional Genomics, edited by Jen-Tsung, Chen, 271-288. London, United Kingdom: CRC Press.
Monteiro T, Patanita M, Félix MR, Albuquerque A, Ribeiro JA, Santos F, Basaloco M, da Rosa AM, Campos MD. (2024). Organic vs. Integrated-Production Agriculture Farming: Which Grapevine Stress-Responsive Genes Are Affected by the Application of Resistance Inducers and Elicitors? Agronomy. 14, 892.
Campos MD, Varanda C, Patanita M, Amaro Ribeiro J, Campos C, Materatski P, Albuquerque A, Félix MR. (2023). A TaqMan® assay allows an accurate detection and quantification of Fusarium spp., the causal agents of tomato wilt and rot diseases. Biology. 12(2):268. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12020268
Patanita, M. et al. (2023). Insights into Grapevine Defence Response Against Fungal and Oomycete Diseases Towards a Sustainable Plant Breeding. In: Verma, P.K., Mishra, S., Srivastava, V., Mehrotra, S. (eds) Plant Pathogen Interaction. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4890-1_5
Albuquerque, André; Nicolás Garrido; Rui Charneca; Conceição Egas; Luísa Martin; Amélia Ramos; Filipa Costa; Carla Marmelo; José Manuel Martins (2023). Influence of Sex and a High-Fiber Diet on the Gut Microbiome of Alentejano Pigs Raised to Heavy Weights. Veterinary Sciences, 10(11), 641.
Martins, José Manuel; Rui Charneca; Nicolás Garrido; André Albuquerque; Eliana Jerónimo; Olinda Guerreiro; Patrícia Lage; Carla Marmelo; Filipa Costa; Amélia Ramos; Luísa Martin (2023). Influence of Sex on Meat and Fat Quality from Heavy Alentejano Pigs Finished Outdoors on Commercial and High Fiber Diets. Animals 2023, 13, 3099.
Garrido, Nicolás; André Albuquerque; Rui Charneca; Filipa Costa; Carla Marmelo; Amélia Ramos; Luísa Martin; José Manuel Martins (2023). Transcriptomic Profiling of Subcutaneous Backfat in Castrated and Intact Alentejano Pigs Finished Outdoors with Commercial and Fiber-Rich Diets. Genes, 14(9), 1722.
Martins, José Manuel; Ricardo Varino; Rui Charneca; André Albuquerque; Nicolas Garrido; José Neves; Amadeu Freitas; Filipa Costa; Carla Marmelo; Amélia Ramos; Luísa Martin (2023). Outdoor Finishing of Intact Male Portuguese Alentejano Pigs on a Sustainable High-Fiber Diet: Impacts on Blood, Growth, Carcass, Meat Quality and Boar Taint Compounds. Animals, 13(13), 2221.
Garrido, N.; A. Albuquerque; J.M. Martins; R. Charneca; F. Costa; C. Marmelo; A. Ramos; L. Martin (2022). Backfat transcriptome of castrated and intact Alentejano pigs fed commercial and fibre-rich experimental diets. Apresentado no VII Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura, Polo da Mitra, Valverde, Portugal, p. 12.
Albuquerque, A.; C. Óvilo; Y. Núñez; R. Benítez; A. López-Garcia; F. García; M.R. Félix; M, Laranjo; R. Charneca; J.M. Martins (2021). Transcriptomic profiling of skeletal muscle reveals candidate genes influencing muscle growth and associated lipid composition in Portuguese local pig breeds. Animals, 11(5) 1423.
Albuquerque, A.; M.R. Félix; M. Laranjo; R. Charneca; J.M. Martins (2020). Differentially expressed genes involved in lipid metabolism in the muscle tissue of Alentejano and Bísaro pig breeds. In: V PhD Students Meeting in Environmental and Agriculture - Book of Abstracts, Pólo da Mitra, Valverde, Portugal, p. 17.
Martins, J.M.; R. Fialho; A. Albuquerque; J. Neves; A. Freitas; J.T. Nunes; R. Charneca (2020). Portuguese Local pig breeds: genotype effects on meat and fat quality traits. Animals, 10(5), 905.
Albuquerque, A.; C. Óvilo; Y. Núñez; R. Benítez; A. Lopez-Garcia; F. Garcia; M.R. Félix; M. Laranjo; R. Charneca; J.M. Martins (2020). Comparative transcriptomic analysis of subcutaneous adipose tissue from local pig breeds. Genes, 11(4) 422.
Martins, J.M.; R. Fialho; A. Albuquerque; J. Neves; A. Freitas; J.T. Nunes; R. Charneca (2020). Growth, blood, carcass and meat quality traits from local pig breeds and their crosses. Animal, 14 (3) 636-647.
Martins, J.M.; D. Silva; A. Albuquerque; J. Neves; R. Charneca; A. Freitas (2019). Effects of physical activity on blood, growth and carcass parameters of the Alentejano pig. In: Book of Abstracts of the 5th. Fatty Pig International Conference, Naha, Okinawa, Japão, p. 59.
Martins, J.M.; A. Albuquerque; R. Fialho; J. Neves; A. Freitas; J. Tirapicos Nunes; R. Charneca (2019). Alentejano and Bísaro pigs and their crosses: genotype effect on loin traits. In: Book of Abstracts of the X International Symposium on Mediterranean Pigs, Florença, Itália, p. 100.
Albuquerque, A; C. Óvilo; Y. Núñez; R. Benítez; A. Lopez-Garcia; J. Ballesteros; F. Garcia; M. Laranjo; R. Charneca; J.M. Martins (2019). Comparative transcriptomic analysis of dorsal subcutaneous fat from Portuguese local pig breeds. In: ISAG 2019 - 37th. International Society for Animal Genetics Conference: Abstract Book, Lleida, Espanha, pp. 143-144.

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