Vera Valadas

Coming from a solid background and able to face any challenges, I´m a responsible, highly motivated and experienced scientist in molecular biology and biological sciences, with 12 years working on research focused on agricultural, forest and crop cultures related to organisms that affect beneficially or negatively the relevant ecosystems. During my research I worked with nematodes, insects, bacteria, plants and microalgae, developing a set of skills ranging from various methodologies related to DNA and RNA work, Genomics, probe design, library preparation, Microbiology, metabolite extraction, cell line maintenance, nematode, fungi and bacteria cultivation, flow cytometry, microdissection, RT-PCR, time management and organization. I attended several courses, trainings, seminars that improved all my achieved skills. I made several internships in international laboratories to improve my skills and collaborate in research with other international researchers from Germany, Ireland and Check Republic. During 3.5 years working for Pharmaceutical industry where I develop a new set of skills working in Grade A environment compounding medicines following SOP, GMP, Quality Events and CAPA. From August 2019-February2020 worked as a Molecular Biology Scientist at Novogene Ltd, Cambridge UK, a Sequencing Company world renowned. Since March 2020 working as a Post Doc Research Scientist at Global Health and Tropical Medicine in the Medical Entomology group, in the Project ARBOMONITOR, related to the mosquito Aedes albopictus. Personally, I consider myself a very dynamic person, capable of undertaking and carrying out all kind of tasks. I´m a highly motivated individual, who is very enthusiastic working with all kind of different people and I know I´m well capable to work as a team. During my research activities, I have developed solid skills in Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Pharmaceutical Industry, that allow me to work in different subjects and in research, laboratories and industries.

Working in Medical Entomology group in the Project ARBOMONITOR, focused in Aedes albopictus mosquito introduction and spread in Europe and Portugal.

1. Valadas, V., Laranjo, M., Barbosa, P., Espada, M., Mota, M. and Oliveira, S. (2012). The pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, in Portugal: possible introductions and spread routes of a serious biological invasion revealed by molecular methods. Nematology14(8): 899-911. https://doi.org/10.1163/156854112X632673
2. Nogales§, A., Nobre§T., Valadas, V., Ragonezi, C., Döring, M, Polidoros, A. and Arnholdt-Schmitt, B. (2015). Can functional hologenomics aid tackling current challenges in plant breeding? Briefings on Functional Genomics. https://doi.org/10.1093/bfgp/elv030 § indicate equal author contributions.
3. Valadas, V., Mrácek, Z., Oliveira, S. and Mota, M. (2011). Three species of entomopathogenic nematodes of the family Steinernematidae (Nematoda: Rhabditida) new to Continental Portugal. NematologiaMediterranea 39(2): 169-178. http://dspace.uevora.pt/rdpc/handle/10174/3679
4. Valadas, V., Vieira, P., Oliveira, S. and Mota, M. (2009). First report of the genus Heterorhabdithis (Nematoda: Heterorhabditidae) from continental Portugal. Helminthologia 46 (1): 45–48. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-009-0009-8
5. Valadas, V.; Laranjo, M.; Mota, M.; Oliveira, S. (2014). A survey of entomopathogenic nematode species in continental Portugal. Journal of Helminthology 88(3): 327-41. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X13000217