{"id":12414,"date":"2023-01-14T11:05:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T11:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/?page_id=12414"},"modified":"2025-10-18T10:42:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T10:42:43","slug":"scientificdocuments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/?page_id=12414","title":{"rendered":"scientific documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row bg_type=&#8221;color&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#eaeaea&#8221; section_id=&#8221;Papers&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space]<h3 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-h3\" style=\"\"><span>Scientific papers<\/span><\/h3>[vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bystander-paper-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bystander-paper-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bystander-paper-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bystander-paper-1120x1120.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5>Can bystander effects of metals in Daphnia magna be mediated by DNA methylation?<\/h5>\n<p><em>Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>Guilherme Jeremias<\/strong>, <strong>Joana Louren\u00e7o<\/strong>, Cristiano VM Ara\u00fajo, <b>Filip Van Nieuwerburgh<\/b>, <strong>Fernando JM Gon\u00e7alves, Jana Asselman, Joana L. Pereira<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-single-icon grve-align-center grve-medium\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.etap.2025.104832\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape grve-text-grey\"><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt grve-text-primary-1\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Oliveira-et-al2024-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Oliveira-et-al2024-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Oliveira-et-al2024-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5>Advancing public understanding of epigenetics: the EPIBOOST project\u2019s video science outreach<\/h5>\n<p><em>Educational Media International<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>David Oliveira<\/strong>, <strong>Cec\u00edlia Guerra<\/strong>, <strong>Maria Jos\u00e9 Loureiro<\/strong>, <b>Guilherme Jeremias<\/b>, <strong>Joana Pereira<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-single-icon grve-align-center grve-medium\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09523987.2024.2436766\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape grve-text-grey\"><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt grve-text-primary-1\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pinto-et-al-2024-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pinto-et-al-2024-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pinto-et-al-2024-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5>A short-term exposure to saxitoxin triggers a multitude of deleterious effects in <em>Daphnia magna<\/em> at levels deemed safe for human health<\/h5>\n<p><em>Science of the Total Environment<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>Albano Pinto<\/strong>, <strong>In\u00eas Mac\u00e1rio<\/strong>, <strong>S\u00e9rgio Marques<\/strong>, <strong>Joana Louren\u00e7o<\/strong>, <strong>In\u00eas Domingues<\/strong>, Maria Jo\u00e3o Botelho, <strong>Jana Asselman<\/strong>, <strong>Patr\u00edcia Pereira<\/strong>, <strong>Joana Pereira<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-single-icon grve-align-center grve-medium\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2024.175431\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape grve-text-grey\"><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt grve-text-primary-1\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Paper2PNG-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Paper2PNG-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Paper2PNG-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5>History of exposure to copper influences transgenerational gene expression responses in <em>Daphnia magna<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><em>Epigenetics<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>Guilherme Jeremias<\/strong>, Ana-Bel\u00e9n Muniz-Gonz\u00e1lez, <strong>Fernando Gon\u00e7alves<\/strong>, Luis Mart\u00ednez-Guitarte, <strong>Jana Asselman<\/strong>, <strong>Joana Lu\u00edsa Pereira<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-single-icon grve-align-center grve-medium\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/15592294.2023.2296275\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape grve-text-grey\"><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt grve-text-primary-1\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pinto-et-al-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pinto-et-al-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pinto-et-al-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5>\nA review on aquatic toxins &#8211; Do we really know it all regarding the environmental risk posed by phytoplankton neurotoxins?<\/h5>\n<p><em>Journal of Environmental Management<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>Albano Pinto<\/strong>, Maria Jo\u00e3o Botelho, Catarina Churro, <strong>Jana Asselman<\/strong>, <strong>Patr\u00edcia Pereira<\/strong>, <strong>Joana Lu\u00edsa Pereira<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-single-icon grve-align-center grve-medium\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jenvman.2023.118769\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape grve-text-grey\"><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt grve-text-primary-1\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;color&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#eaeaea&#8221; section_id=&#8221;Theses&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space]<h3 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-h3\" style=\"\"><span>Theses<\/span><\/h3>[vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GuilhermeJeremias_300x300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"grve-circle attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GuilhermeJeremias_300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GuilhermeJeremias_300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>PhD thesis<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Developing epigenetic biomarkers of metal exposure in <\/span><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Daphnia<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>Guilherme Jeremias<\/strong> [supervisors: Joana Pereira, Jana Asselman, Fernando Gon\u00e7alves]<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bars grve-style-2 grve-line-square\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bar grve-margin-10\" data-value=\"100\">  <div class=\"grve-small-text grve-bar-title\">Progress<\/div>  <div class=\"grve-bar\">    <div class=\"grve-bar-line grve-bg-black\" style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>  <\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-single-icon grve-align-left grve-medium\" style=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10773\/41484\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape grve-text-grey\"><i class=\"fas fa-file grve-text-primary-1\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/AlbanoPinto_300x300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"grve-circle attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/AlbanoPinto_300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/AlbanoPinto_300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>PhD thesis<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Physiological and molecular effects of neurotoxicants in relevant ecological and human health models<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>Albano Pinto<\/strong> [supervisors: Joana Pereira, Patr\u00edcia Pereira, Jana Asselman]<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bars grve-style-2 grve-line-square\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bar grve-margin-10\" data-value=\"50\">  <div class=\"grve-small-text grve-bar-title\">Progress<\/div>  <div class=\"grve-bar\">    <div class=\"grve-bar-line grve-bg-black\" style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>  <\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JoaoRaio-150x150.jpg\" class=\"grve-circle attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JoaoRaio-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JoaoRaio.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>MSc thesis<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Searching for links between biochemical responses and multi-omic signatures in seabass (<em>Dicentrarchus labrax<\/em>) exposed to aquatic contaminants<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>Jo\u00e3o Raio<\/strong> [supervisors: Patr\u00edcia Pereira, Laia Navarro-Martin]<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bars grve-style-2 grve-line-square\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bar grve-margin-10\" data-value=\"20\">  <div class=\"grve-small-text grve-bar-title\">Progress<\/div>  <div class=\"grve-bar\">    <div class=\"grve-bar-line grve-bg-black\" style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>  <\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sandro_300x300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"grve-circle attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sandro_300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sandro_300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>MSc thesis<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Epigenetic effects of ciprofloxacin in <em>Daphnia magna<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>Sandro Carvalho<\/strong> [supervisors: Joana Pereira, Joana Santos]<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bars grve-style-2 grve-line-square\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bar grve-margin-10\" data-value=\"20\">  <div class=\"grve-small-text grve-bar-title\">Progress<\/div>  <div class=\"grve-bar\">    <div class=\"grve-bar-line grve-bg-black\" style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>  <\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ana-Rodrigues_300x300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"grve-circle attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ana-Rodrigues_300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ana-Rodrigues_300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>MSc thesis<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Effects of cadmium in <em>Acartia tonsa<\/em>: an integrated assessment covering epigenetic and phenotypic responses<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>Ana Rodrigues<\/strong> [supervisors: Joana Pereira, Jana Asselman]<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bars grve-style-2 grve-line-square\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bar grve-margin-10\" data-value=\"100\">  <div class=\"grve-small-text grve-bar-title\">Progress<\/div>  <div class=\"grve-bar\">    <div class=\"grve-bar-line grve-bg-black\" style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>  <\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beatriz-Lopes-150x150.jpg\" class=\"grve-circle attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beatriz-Lopes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beatriz-Lopes.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Graduation thesis<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Epigenetic responses of <em>Daphnia<\/em> to environmental contaminants<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>Beatriz Lopes<\/strong> [supervisors: Joana Pereira, Joana Santos]<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bars grve-style-2 grve-line-square\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bar grve-margin-10\" data-value=\"20\">  <div class=\"grve-small-text grve-bar-title\">Progress<\/div>  <div class=\"grve-bar\">    <div class=\"grve-bar-line grve-bg-black\" style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>  <\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sofia-Valentim-300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"grve-circle attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sofia-Valentim-300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sofia-Valentim-300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Graduation thesis<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Epigenetic responses of marine diatoms to environmental contaminants<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>Sofia Valentim<\/strong> [supervisors: Silja Frankenbach, Joana Santos]<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bars grve-style-2 grve-line-square\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bar grve-margin-10\" data-value=\"20\">  <div class=\"grve-small-text grve-bar-title\">Progress<\/div>  <div class=\"grve-bar\">    <div class=\"grve-bar-line grve-bg-black\" style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>  <\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Larissa_300x300-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"grve-circle attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Larissa_300x300-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Larissa_300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Graduation thesis<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Impact of cadmium and ciprofloxacin on the DNA methylation pattern of <em>Phaeodactylum tricornutum<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>Larissa Fonseca<\/strong> [supervisors: Silja Frankenbach, Joana Pereira]<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bars grve-style-2 grve-line-square\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bar grve-margin-10\" data-value=\"100\">  <div class=\"grve-small-text grve-bar-title\">Progress<\/div>  <div class=\"grve-bar\">    <div class=\"grve-bar-line grve-bg-black\" style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>  <\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-single-icon grve-align-left grve-medium\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Report_Larissa-Fonseca.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape grve-text-grey\"><i class=\"fas fa-file grve-text-primary-1\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Enia-Correia_300x300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"grve-circle attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Enia-Correia_300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Enia-Correia_300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Graduation thesis<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Can exposure to Ciprofloxacin alter the biological responses of <em>Danio rerio<\/em>?<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>\u00c9nia Correia<\/strong> [supervisors: In\u00eas Domingues, Laia Navarro-Martin]<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bars grve-style-2 grve-line-square\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bar grve-margin-10\" data-value=\"100\">  <div class=\"grve-small-text grve-bar-title\">Progress<\/div>  <div class=\"grve-bar\">    <div class=\"grve-bar-line grve-bg-black\" style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>  <\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-single-icon grve-align-left grve-medium\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Can-Exposure-to-Ciprofloxacin-alter-the-biological-responses-of-Danio-rerio.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape grve-text-grey\"><i class=\"fas fa-chalkboard-teacher grve-text-primary-1\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-single-icon grve-align-left grve-medium\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024_Enia-Correia_BSc_UAVR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape grve-text-grey\"><i class=\"fas fa-file grve-text-primary-1\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mafalda_300x300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"grve-circle attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mafalda_300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mafalda_300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Graduation thesis<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Establishment of ecotoxicological tests of Cadmium and Ciprofloxacin on\u00a0<em>Phaeodactylum tricornutum<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>Mafalda Pinhal<\/strong> [supervisors: Silja Frankenbach, Jo\u00e3o Ser\u00f4dio]<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bars grve-style-2 grve-line-square\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bar grve-margin-10\" data-value=\"100\">  <div class=\"grve-small-text grve-bar-title\">Progress<\/div>  <div class=\"grve-bar\">    <div class=\"grve-bar-line grve-bg-black\" style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>  <\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-single-icon grve-align-left grve-medium\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ria.ua.pt\/handle\/10773\/40028\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape grve-text-grey\"><i class=\"fas fa-file grve-text-primary-1\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sofia-Ramos_300x300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"grve-circle attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sofia-Ramos_300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sofia-Ramos_300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Graduation thesis<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ecotoxicological assays with microcrustaceans: <em>Daphnia magna<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>Sofia Ramos<\/strong> [supervisors: T\u00e2nia Vidal, In\u00eas Mac\u00e1rio]<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bars grve-style-2 grve-line-square\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bar grve-margin-10\" data-value=\"100\">  <div class=\"grve-small-text grve-bar-title\">Progress<\/div>  <div class=\"grve-bar\">    <div class=\"grve-bar-line grve-bg-black\" style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>  <\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-single-icon grve-align-left grve-medium\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Apresentacao_Projeto_Sofia-Ramos.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape grve-text-grey\"><i class=\"fas fa-chalkboard-teacher grve-text-primary-1\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-single-icon grve-align-left grve-medium\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ria.ua.pt\/handle\/10773\/39242\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape grve-text-grey\"><i class=\"fas fa-file grve-text-primary-1\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sandro_300x300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"grve-circle attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sandro_300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sandro_300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Graduation thesis<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Insights of the epigenetic response of <em>Chlorella vulgaris<\/em> to cadmium &#8211; from growth curves to DNA methylation<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>Sandro Carvalho<\/strong> [supervisors: T\u00e2nia Vidal, In\u00eas Mac\u00e1rio]<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bars grve-style-2 grve-line-square\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bar grve-margin-10\" data-value=\"100\">  <div class=\"grve-small-text grve-bar-title\">Progress<\/div>  <div class=\"grve-bar\">    <div class=\"grve-bar-line grve-bg-black\" style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>  <\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-single-icon grve-align-left grve-medium\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Presentation_Sandro.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape grve-text-grey\"><i class=\"fas fa-chalkboard-teacher grve-text-primary-1\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-single-icon grve-align-left grve-medium\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ria.ua.pt\/handle\/10773\/39240\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape grve-text-grey\"><i class=\"fas fa-file grve-text-primary-1\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-left\" style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Natacha-Ramos_300x300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"grve-circle attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Natacha-Ramos_300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Natacha-Ramos_300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Graduation thesis<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Understanding the response of <em>Chlorella vulgaris<\/em> to the antibiotic ciprofloxacin &#8211; from growth curves to DNA methylation<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #4f4f4f;\"><strong>Natacha Ramos<\/strong> [supervisors: T\u00e2nia Vidal, In\u00eas Mac\u00e1rio]<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bars grve-style-2 grve-line-square\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grve-element grve-progress-bar grve-margin-10\" data-value=\"100\">  <div class=\"grve-small-text grve-bar-title\">Progress<\/div>  <div class=\"grve-bar\">    <div class=\"grve-bar-line grve-bg-black\" style=\"height: 10px;\"><\/div>  <\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-single-icon grve-align-left grve-medium\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epiboost.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Presentation_Natacha.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape grve-text-grey\"><i class=\"fas fa-chalkboard-teacher grve-text-primary-1\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grve-element grve-single-icon grve-align-left grve-medium\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ria.ua.pt\/handle\/10773\/39239\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">  <div class=\"grve-wrapper-icon grve-no-shape grve-text-grey\"><i class=\"fas fa-file grve-text-primary-1\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row bg_type=&#8221;color&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#eaeaea&#8221; section_id=&#8221;Papers&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text] Can bystander effects of metals in Daphnia magna be mediated by DNA methylation? 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