Apresentação Pessoal

Sandra Hilário (SHilário) is graduated in Agronomic Engineering (2012) from the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (IPV), completed her Master's Degree in Microbiology (2017) and her Ph.D. in Biology (specialization in Microbiology) (2023) at the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro (CESAM/UA), financially supported by a 4-year FCT grant. In the last 5 years, SHilário's research has been focused on microbial diversity, molecular (micro)biology, mycology, phylogenetics, bioinformatics and genomics. She has also dedicated herself to research the interactions between crops, fungal pathogens, and environmental stresses. SHilário's work has led to groundbreaking assessments of the blueberry-pathogen pathosystem under stress conditions, with implications for sustainable agriculture and crop management. Between July 2023 to March 2024, SHilário was a doctorate researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) from the University of Porto (UP), developing work in an FCT-funded project focused on sustainable agriculture, by developing microbial biofertilizers and biopesticides for the management of the red palm weevil. Currently, SHilário is researcher at GreenUPorto - Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre (GreenUPorto, UP), working on the Horizon Europe funded project "WHEATBIOME" that aims to unravel the potential of the wheat microbiome for the development of healthier, more sustainable and resilient wheat-derived food & feed products. 
During her academic path, she was invited as a speaker in 1 advanced course in "Bioinformatics for Microbiologists" and in classes of undergraduate (Phytopathology discipline) and master students (Evolution and Microbial Diversity discipline). Between 2019-2024, SHilário (co)authored 15 communications in national and international congresses; published 25 WoS papers (1 in Fungal Divers IF: 20.3) and 2 encyclopedia entries; and earned recognition from the Portuguese Society of Microbiology (SPM) and the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS). The international visibility of SHilário's work is supported by more than 270 citations and an h-index of 10 (Scopus). She has also contributed to the research community and the broader society as reviewer in 18 SCI journals.

Áreas de Interesse

1. Natural sciences > Biological sciences > Biology > Molecular biology
2. Natural sciences > Biological sciences > Biology > Microbiology
3. Natural sciences > Agrarian Sciences > Agronomics > Crop protection