Isabel Maria de Oliveira Abrantes
Isabel Maria Oliveira Abrantes, in 2002, got the “Agregação” in Zoology. Invited professor and research integrated member of the NEMATO-lab, Centre of Functional Ecology-Science for People & the Planet (CFE) at University of Coimbra.
Experiência
Isabel Maria Oliveira Abrantes, in 2002, got the “Agregação” in Zoology. Invited professor and research integrated member of the NEMATO-lab, Centre of Functional Ecology-Science for People & the Planet (CFE) at University of Coimbra. The research activities include: Detection, identification and quantification of the pinewood nematode (PWN), Bursaphelenchus xylophilus; Sustainable strategies for the root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne spp. and root-lesion nematodes, Pratylenchus spp. management; Selection of genes related with the pathogenicity of the PWN with potential to be used in the control of this nematode; Identification of proteins, secreted by the PWN, involved in the migration of the nematodes in the plant tissues and in the interaction with the host plants with different susceptibility to the infection.
Coordinated/participated in several national/international projects. Presented over 400 oral/poster communications in national/international scientific events and is author/co-author of more than 250 publications. Received 11 scientific awards; a Special Award (2011) of appreciation for supporting the Organization of Nematologists of Tropical America (ONTA) activities and organizing the 43rd annual meeting held in Portugal; the award “Fellow of the European Society of Nematologists (ESN)”, in 2018, for outstanding contributions to the Science of Nematology; "Sócio Honorário" of the Associação Portuguesa de Professores de Biologia e Geologia, in 2023, in recognition of the relevant services provided; and the “ESN Green Travel Award”, in 2024, for the contribution to reduce carbon emissions when attending the ESN 35th International Symposium, Cordoba, Spain.