Anabela Maria Lopes Romano

Anabela Maria Lopes Romano

Genética Vegetal e Biotecnologia, Integrado no MED
Genética Vegetal e Biotecnologia
Integrado no MED

Sobre

Anabela Romano, PhD in Biology (Plant Biotechnology) from the University of Lisbon (1994), is the leader of the Plant Biotechnology Lab since 1995, the year she joined the faculty at the University of Algarve, is the Director of the Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering at the Faculty of Science and Technology and coordinator of the Pole MED/UAlg, and was previously Vice-Rector of the University of Algarve. Her current research focuses on the use of biotechnological approaches toward the propagation, conservation, and sustainable use of plant genetic resources and on the biological and chemical characterization of natural compounds. She is actively engaged in training graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and teaches graduate and undergraduate-level courses like Plant Biotechnology, Plant Diversity, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Natural Product Biotechnology, among others. She has supervised several post-doc, PhD and master students. She is the principal investigator of several financed research projects and evaluator of national and international research projects and grants. She has published several original papers in refereed publications, book chapters and books and has been invited to present lectures at specialized national and international congresses and other scientific meetings.

Investigação Actual
  • Bioprospection
  • Abiotic stress
  • Bio-based materials
  • Biological activity
  • Biopolymers
  • Plant Biotechnology
Interesses de Investigação
  • Biological activity
  • Micropropagation
  • Plant Biotechnology
  • Abiotic stress
  • Plant secondary metabolites
  • Germplasm conservation

Informação Pessoal

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Linhas temáticas para as quais contribuo:
Horticultura
Biodiversidade e Funcionalidade dos Ecossistemas

Publicações & Patentes

Publicação

Projetos

Projeto Fundos Instituição Líder Papel Início Fim Âmbito
SABOR SUR - Laboratorio para la innovación en mercados transfronterizos de alimentación y hostelería INTERREG V A España Portugal (POCTEP) Ayuntamiento de la Palma del Condado Participante 2017-05-24 2020-06-30 Internacional
2022.07519.PTDC BigSeed PTDC UALG Representante MED 2023-02-15 2024-08-14 Nacional
3026_MD.NET Espaço Mediterâneo Campania Region Representante MED 2018-02-01 2022-01-31 Internacional