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Carla Patrícia Quintaneiro Antunes

Researcher

Author Name : Quintaneiro C.

Researcher ID: A-8367-2008
ORCID: 0000-0002-1151-8177
Ciencia ID: 4C1A-8436-8E3D
Department: Department of Biology
Research Group: Environmental Changes, Hazards & Conservation (ECHC)
ISI Web of KnowledgeSM search factor: AI=(A-8367-2008) AND AU=(Quintaneiro C OR Antunes C OR Quintaneiro CP OR Antunes CP OR Antunes CPQ) AND AD=(Aveiro); ORCID: 0000-0002-1151-8177; Scopus ID: 8876185600; ResearcherID: A-8367-2008

Research interests

Ecotoxicology;
Endocrine disruption in aquatic organisms;
Fish and amphibian embryo testing in the assesment of endocrine disruption;
Biomarkers of environmental contamination.

Academic degrees

Julho 2012: PhD in Biology - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Biology especialization at the University of Aveiro, Thesis "Toxicity assessment of essential metals in aquatic detritivores"
Julho 2003: MSc in Advanced Biomolecular Methods at the University of Aveiro, Thesis "Viabilidade de Populações Naturais em Estudos Ecotoxicológicos: Caso de Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758)"
Julho 2000: First degree in Biology at the University of Aveiro, with the final classification of 14/20

Scientific activities

31/02/2019 to present - Contracted researcher (Decree-Law 57/2016 Art.23rd - "Norma Transitória/Transitional Rule"), Biology Department & CESAM, University of Aveiro
01/01/2013 - 30/01/2019 - Post-Doc grant by FCT (SFRH/BPD/89951/2012) Biology Department & CESAM, University of Aveiro.
2012/2013 - Researcher fellow of the project ABSTRACTION (BI/UI88/2632/2012) funding by FCT. Biology Department & CESAM, University of Aveiro.
2007/2011 - PhD grant by FCT (SFRH/BD/28705/2006) Biology Department & CESAM, University of Aveiro.
2004/2007 - PhD grant by University of Aveiro (n.º 200285) Biology Department & CESAM, University of Aveiro.
2002/2003 - MSc grant by FCT (SFRH/BM/8579/2002) Biology Department, University of Aveiro.
2001 - Researcher grant (IAV/101/01) Instituto ambiente e Vida.

Others

2017 - Award for best poster at the international conference at the Global Conference 2017 - 2nd Emerging Healthcare Material & Advancement in Toxicology, with the poster "Effect of gold nanoparticles on feeding, growth and enzymes activity of amphibians" (Bruno Costa, Carla Quintaneiro, Amadeu MVM Soares and Isabel Lopes) in Aveiro, Portugal.

Publications

Projects

LED - Light pollution as an Endocrine Disruptor in urban aquatic ecosystems under pollution by antineoplastic drugs See more

SLEEP - Shedding light on freshwater ecosystems under environmental change and pollution See more

GoBig - GlObal change and BioloGical Invasions: Potamopyrgus antipodarum as a case study See more

METOXCLIM - Metal contamination in a global warming perspective: effects on soil properties and relation with toxicity changes See more

IDEAL - Insecticides, DEtritivores and ALiens: Combined effects of invasive species and insecticides along detritus based stream food webs See more

Scientific Supervision

Pesquisa (1º ciclo Biologia) (Main Supervisor): Rui Santos (not a CESAM member)

Pesquisa (1º ciclo Biologia) (Main Supervisor): Diana Martins (not a CESAM member)

Pesquisa (1º ciclo Biologia) (Co-supervisor): Bruna Teixeira (not a CESAM member)

Pesquisa (1º ciclo Biologia) (Co-supervisor): Daniela Patrício (not a CESAM member)

Pesquisa (Erasmus) (Co-supervisor): Mihaela Mateiciuc (not a CESAM member)

PhD (Co-supervisor): Margarida Ferreira Lorigo (not a CESAM member)

Research ID

Orcid

Participation in projects

ABSTRACTION - (PTDC/AAC-AMB/098480/2008) - Assessing Biological degradation of Stream ecosysTems Resulting from Abstraction: the impaCt for biodiversiTy and ecOlogical functioN, 2012-2013, as a member with a research grant.

IDEAL ( PTDC/AAC-AMB/119433/2010) - Insecticides, DEtritivores and ALiens: Combined effects of invasive species and insecticides along detritus based stream food web, 2012 - 2015, as a team member.

BioSEensor - Development of new whole-sediment toxicity tests based on behavioural responses of chironomids and oligochaetes, 2003-2006, as a team member.

RISKA (POCTI/BSE/46225/2002) - Ecological and Cost-Effective Tools for the Risk Assessment of Estuarine Waters, 2002 - 2004, as MSc student.

CONTROL (PDCTM/C/MAR/15266/1999) - Cost-Effective Methods for the Monitorization of Environmental Contamination and Risk Assessment in the Costal Zone and Estuaries, 2001 - 2003, as MSc student.

“BIOREDE – Aveiro Cidade Digital”, promoted by Aveiro University, Portugal Telecom e Câmara Municipal de Aveiro, 2000-2001, as a collaborator.

Human impact in estuarine Matter and Energy dynamics - Basis for the integrated management of estuarine Ecossystems, registered in the program PRAXIS XXI - Modelação e gestão de sistemas ambientais, 1999 - 2000, as a collaborator.