David Vila Pires
(MED - Instituto Mediterrâneo para Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento)
Doutoramento: Biologia/Nematologia (University of Évora - 2025)
Mestrado: Ecology (University of Minho - 2016)
Licenciatura: Biology-Geology (University of Minho - 2014)
MED - Instituto Mediterrâneo para Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento (Membro Colaborador)
Nematology
Ecology, biological control and sustainable management of plant-parasitic nematodes in agroecological and agroforestry systems.
- 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.
- "PineProtect - Exploring the biocontrol potential of Esteya spp. against the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, in Pinus pinaster." PhD Fellow - 2021.08030.BD (Jan 2022-Present). National Institute for Agrarian and Veterinary Research, Oeiras, Portugal.
- "PratyOmics - Plant metabolomics for the control of the root-lesion nematode Pratylenchus penetrans." Research Fellow - PTDC/ASP-PLA/0197/2020 (Jul 2021-Dec 2021). National Institute for Agrarian and Veterinary Research, Oeiras, Portugal.
- "PineChem – Pine host chemistry and environmental factors driving the epidemiology of the pinewood nematode." Research Fellow - ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-029774 (Aug 2020–Jun 2021), Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED), University of Évora, Portugal.
- "MICROEVOLD – Host-microbe interactions and the evolution of aging." Research Fellow - PTDC/BIA-EVL/28757/2017 (Feb 2019–Jan 2020), Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), University of Lisbon, Portugal.
- "COCOON – Combined sustainable strategies for root-knot nematode management in protected crops." Research Fellow - POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016611; PTDC/AGR-PRO/3438/2014 (Jul 2017–Jun 2018), Agrarian School, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
- 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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