2024
Winter 2024
- Oral presentation at the XX National Meeting on Evolutionary Biology–Portugal.
- Poster at the TiBE – Ecology and Conservation in the Afrotropics-Portugal.
Fall 2024
- Submitted my CEEC (7th edition) application.
Spring 2024
- On the cover of Journal of Biogeography volume 51, issue 6!
- The website for our Project PLACES is now online.
Winter 2024
- The Grinnellian niche paper is available online in Journal of Biogeography.
- The Grinnellian niche paper with John Wiens, Danny Rojas and Carlos Fonseca was accepted in Journal of Biogeography.
- Invited talk at the Regular Seminars in Ecology & Evolution–Portugal.
2023
Winter 2023
- Resubmitted the Grinnellian niche manuscript after minor revisions.
- Officially a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Associação BIOPOLIS.
- No luck with the CEEC application.
Fall 2023
- Contributor at BIO-SÍNTESE – Boletim Informativo Nº24 with the “Scientific Literacy” column on Snakes, lizards and amphisbaenians: exceptional organisms to study ecology and evolutionary biology.
- Awarded with a Post-Doctoral Fellowship under the project PLACES – “PLAnning for the Conservation of life on Earth in the light of evolution and Sustainability” at Associação BIOPOLIS.
Summer 2023
- Working on a Research Topic to be released at Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science. Stay tuned!
- Just found out that our physiology paper was used as a source for this really cool video by Raptor Chatter. Check it out!
- The high-altitude paper is available online in Ecological Research.
- Answered some questions by Nicole Karlis on the newly documented parthenogenetic crocodilian. Check it out.
- Became a member of the Portuguese Ecological Society–SPECO.
- The high-altitude paper with Danny Rojas and Carlos Fonseca was accepted in Ecological Research.
Spring 2023
- Submitted my CEEC (6th edition) application.
- First time as a member of a committee. Congratulations Valentina!
- Resubmitted the Grinnellian niche manuscript after accommodating revisions.
- Resubmitted the high-altitude manuscript after accommodating revisions.
- Officially Dr. Matthew Moreira.
Winter 2023
- Still awaiting for the PhD committee…
- The Grinnellian niche manuscript was recommended pending full revision.
- The high-altitude manuscript was recommended pending revisions.
- Just finished evaluating the BSc degree in Biology from the Instituto Superior de Agronomia of the University of Lisbon-Portugal.
2022
Winter 2022
- Awaiting the nomination of the members of the PhD committee.
- Just finished evaluating the joint PhD degree in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution from the Faculdade de Ciências of the University of Porto and University of Lisbon-Portugal.
Fall 2022
- The high-altitude manuscript was rejected (3x) and resubmitted to a different journal.
- Delivered the final version of my PhD thesis.
- Resubmitted the Grinnellian niche manuscript after major overhaul.
- The high-altitude manuscript was resubmitted to a different journal.
Summer 2022
- The high-altitude manuscript was rejected (2x).
- The high-altitude manuscript was rejected (1x) and resubmitted to a different journal.
- The high-altitude manuscript was 1st submitted.
Spring 2022
- Invited talk at the UVS Talks-Portugal.
- Lectured, together with John Wiens, the advanced course in Phylogenies in Ecology and Evolution.
- Helped on the ellaboration of a project for the Call for R&D Projects in All Scientific Domains – 2022, together with Eduardo Ferreira.
Winter 2022
- The ES-sim-GLM paper is available online in Evolutionary Biology.
- Due to COVID, my PhD fellowship got extended until April 2022.
- Organisation of the advanced course in Phylogenies in Ecology and Evolution together with Eduardo Ferreira and John Wiens.
2021
Winter 2021
- The ES-sim-GLM paper with Carlos Fonseca and Danny Rojas was accepted in Evolutionary Biology.
- Poster at the XVII National Meeting on Evolutionary Biology-Portugal.
- Back home from Cali-Colombia.
- Invited talk at the Webinar Seminario Permanente-Colombia.
- Invited talk at the Webinar Students Biology Program–Colombia.
- Travelling to Cali (Colombia) for a 18-day visiting researcher’ experience at the Rojas lab.
Fall 2021
- Resubmitted the ES-sim-GLM manuscript after revisions.
- The ES-sim-GLM manuscript was recommended pending revisions.
Summer 2021
- The physiology paper is available online in Evolution Letters.
- Oral presentation at the Research Summit–Portugal.
- The physiology paper with Yan-Fu Qu and John Wiens was accepted in Evolution Letters.
- The ES-sim-GLM manuscript was rejected (1x) and resubmitted to a different journal.
- Resubmitted the physiology manuscript after revisions.
- The physiology manuscript was recommended pending major revision.
- The ES-sim-GLM manuscript was 1st submitted.
Spring 2021
- Contributor at Nature Ecology & Evolution Community.
- Interviewed by Pedro Farias from the University of Aveiro Newsletter.
- The parthenogenesis paper is available online in Biology Letters.
- The parthenogenesis paper with Carlos Fonseca and Danny Rojas was accepted in Biology Letters.
- The physiology manuscript was rejected (4x) and resubmitted to a different journal.
- The physiology manuscript was rejected (3x) and resubmitted to a different journal.
- Resubmitted the parthenogenesis manuscript after revisions.
- Officially a student evaluator for the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education-A3ES.
Winter 2021
- The parthenogenesis manuscript was recommended pending further revisions.
- Resubmitted the parthenogenesis manuscript after major revision.
- The physiology manuscript was rejected (2x) and resubmitted to a different journal.
2020
Winter 2020
- The physiology manuscript was resubmitted to a different journal.
- Awarded the second-best short talk at the XVI National Meeting on Evolutionary Biology.
- Oral presentation at the XVI National Meeting on Evolutionary Biology–Portugal.
Fall 2020
- Still the PhD students representative.
- Applied for an Early Career National Geographic grant.
Summer 2020
- The parthenogenesis manuscript was rejected (1x) pending major revision.
- The physiology manuscript was rejected (1x).
- The physiology manuscript was 1st submitted.
- The parthenogenesis manuscript was 1st submitted.
- Oral presentation at the Research Summit–Portugal.
Spring 2020
- Due to COVID, my PhD fellowship got extended until February 2022.
- Got funded by AUIP.
2019
Winter 2019
- Oral presentation at the XV National Meeting on Evolutionary Biology–Portugal.
Fall 2019
- Poster at the VII Simposio Colombiano de Biologia Evolutiva-Colombia.
- The Grinnellian niche manuscript was rejected (1x) and requires major overhaul.
- The Grinnellian niche manuscript was 1st submitted.
- Poster at the I PhD Meeting in Biology and Ecology of Global Changes-Portugal.
- Became a member of the Associação Portuguesa de Biologia Evolutiva–APBE.
- Became the PhD students representative.
- Applied for a mobility grant from Asociación Universitaria Iberoamericana de Postgrado-AUIP.
- Back home from Arizona-USA.
- Got funded by Fulbright Specialist Program.
Summer 2019
- Awarded a merit-based scholarship by the University of Aveiro regarding my second year as a master’s student.
- Applied for a Fulbright Specialist Program.
Spring 2019
- Travelling to Arizona-USA for a six-month visiting researcher’ experience at the Wiens lab.
Winter 2019
- Advanced course in Functional Morphology: Evolution of Form and Function from Individuals to Species.
2018
Fall 2018
- Advanced course in Phylogenetic Comparative Methods for Studying Diversification and Phenotypic Evolution.
Summer 2018
- The neotropical bats distribution maps paper is available online in Ecology.
- Advanced course in Theoretical Perspectives on Biodiversity and Biogeography.
- Advanced course in Ecological Niche Modelling From Theory to Practice.
Spring 2018
- The neotropical bats distribution maps paper with Danny Rojas, Maria João Pereira, Carlos Fonseca and Liliana Dávalos was accepted in Ecology.
- Resubmitted the neotropical bats distribution maps manuscript after accommodating revisions.
- Advanced course in Modelling Spatial Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics and Species’ Responses to Environmental Changes.
Winter 2018
- Officially a PhD fellow until December 2021.
2017
Fall 2017
- One of the 12 candidates that got selected for the PhD fellowships!
Summer 2017
- Interviewed at the University of Lisbon-Portugal…
- The neotropical bats distribution maps manuscript was recommended pending revisions.
- The neotropical bats distribution maps manuscript was 1st submitted.
- Selected for the interview process for the FCT fellowships.
Spring 2017
- Applied for a FCT fellowship to undergo the PhD program Biology and Ecology of Global Changes.
2016
Winter 2016
- XII National Meeting on Evolutionary Biology.
- Helped organize the XII National Meeting on Evolutionary Biology.
Summer 2016
- Obtained my MSC in Applied Ecology!
2015
Summer 2015
- Completed my first advanced course in Methods in Evolutionary Ecology and Macroevolution, lectured by Danny Rojas.
2014
Fall 2014
- Poster at the XIII Iberian Congress of Herpetology-Portugal.
Summer 2014
- Graduated in Biology!