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Students Supervision

Post-Docs

• María Shantal Rodríguez Flores (2020-2021).
• Dora Sofia Henriques. (2018-present)
• Irene Muñoz Gabaldon (2014-2015)

PhD

• Carlos Ariel Yadró García. Mediterranean honey bees (Apis mellifera): a genome-wide approach to dissect neutral and adaptive patterns of genetic diversity. Chair: M. Alice Pinto. Co-chairs: Miguel Carneiro, Dora Henriques. Ongoing.
• Mónica Honrado. Exploiting DNA-metabarcoding and metabolomics towards the authentication of Mediterranean honey. Chair: Joana Amaral. Co-chairs: M. Alice Pinto, Sílvia Rocha. Ongoing.
Daniel Rodriguez. Function of cuticular hydrocarbons in honey bees. Chair: Thomas Schmitt. Co-chairs: Ricarda Schneider, M. Alice Pinto. Ongoing.
• Andreia de Oliveira Quaresma. DNA metabarcoding of pollen mixtures for environmental monitoring: qualitative and quantitative robustness based on mock mixtures and honeybee-collected samples from across Europe. Chair: M. Alice Pinto. Co-Chairs: Alexander Keller, João Hondrado. Ongoing.
• Ana Rita Gomes Lopes. Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) in the Azores: developing innovative molecular tools and uncovering host-pathogen interactions in a pre- and post-Varroa destructor invasion. Chair: M. Alice Pinto. Co-chairs: Raquel Martín-Hernandez, Isabel Mafra. Ongoing.
• Nuno Xavier Jesus Capela. The impact of landscape composition and disposition on honeybee colonies development in agricultural areas – a multifactorial approach. Chair: José Paulo Sousa. Co-chairs: M. Alice Pinto, Christopher John Topping. Ongoing.
• Dora Sofia Henriques. Employment of whole genome resequencing to reveal the evolutionary history and to develop molecular tools for Western European honey bees (Apis mellifera subspecies). SFRH/BD/84195/2012. Supervisor: M. Alice Pinto, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal. Chair: M. Alice Pinto. Co-chairs: Filipe Costa, Mathew Webster. 2018.
• Julio Cesar Chávez-Galarza. Population genomics and landscape genetics of the Iberian honey bee (Apis mellifera iberiensis). SFRH/BD/68682/2010. Chair: M. Alice Pinto. Co-chairs: Filipe Costa, Spencer Johnston. 2016.

MSc

• Wafa Ilahi. Metabarcoding identification of botanical origin of mixed pollen samples: comparison of ITS2 reference database performance before and after enrichment with sequences of bee plant species. Chair: M. Alice Pinto; Co-chair: Andreia Quaresma. Mestrado em Engenharia Biotecnológica. ESAB. 2021.
• Walter Betini Sandim Gomes. Detecção de landmarks e classificação de subespécies de abelhas através de asas com deep learning. Chair: Pedro João Rodrigues. Co-Chairs: M. Alice Pinto, André Pinz Borges. Mestrado em Sistemas de Informação. ESTIG. 2019.
• Eya Haba. Molecular detection of the botanical origin of pollen in honey bee-collected pellets: a comparison of methods. Orientador: M. Alice Pinto; Co-orientador: Joana Amaral e Ben Cherif Hamda. Mestrado em Engenharia Biotecnológica. ESAB. 2019.
• Milton Dias Ramos Junior. Fenologia da Nosemose tipo C (Nosema ceranae) em abelha ibérica (Apis mellifera iberiensis): relação com a força da colónia. Chair: M. Alice Pinto. Co-chair: Ana Rita Lopes. 2019.
• Andreia de Oliveira Quaresma. Patterns of Vespa velutina invasion in western Iberia and Italy as revealed by mitochondrial and microsatellite markers. Chair: M. Alice Pinto. Co-chair: Dora Henriques. 2019.
• Thiago da Silva Alves. Automatic Assessment of Honey Bee Cells Using Deep Learning. Mestrado em Sistemas de Informação. Chair: Pedro João Rodrigues. Co-chair: M. Alice Pinto. 2018.
• Ndoumbe Ndiaye. Analysis of Iberian honey bee (Apis mellifera iberiensis) colony phenotypes across two different origins and locations in Portugal: searching for evidence of genotype by environment interactions. Chair: M. Alice Pinto. Co-chair: Cátia José Neves. 2017.
• Maria Helena Ferreira. Diversity patterns of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) populations from the archipelago of Azores: insights from mtDNA and wing geometric morphometrics. Chair: M. Alice Pinto. Co-chair: Miguel Carneiro. 2017.
• Ana Paula Soares Gonçalves. “A invasão de Corythucha ciliata (Hemiptera: Tingidae) em espaços verdes urbanos em Portugal continental”. Chair: M. Alice Pinto. Co-chair: João Azevedo. 2010.
• Helena Isabel Alves Carvalho Guedes. “Avaliação dos padrões de diversidade genética nas populações de abelha melífera do território interior Português: a rusticidade posta à prova”. Chair: M. Alice Pinto. 2010.
• Margarida Isabel Silva Neto. “Padrão espacial de diversidade genética mitocondrial da abelha melífera (Apis mellifera L.) no litoral de Portugal”. Chair: M. Alice Pinto. 2010.
• Mariana da Costa Reis. “Diversidade e abundância de mesofauna num ensaio de culturas lenhosas de rápido crescimento para a produção de biomassa: avaliação pré-instalação”. Chair: M. Alice Pinto. Co-chair: Sónia Santos. 2009.

Project Researchers

• Cátia José Neves
• Andreia Quaresma
• Ana Rita Lopes
• Paulo Ventura