PrintI obtained a BSc in Genetics and Biotechnology from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), in 2013, and later the degree of MSc in Technological and Comparative Molecular Genetics, in 2016, in the same university. In 2021 I finished my PhD in Chemical and Biological Sciences, in UTAD. In 2020, I started working in the CBQF as a laboratory assistant but I am currently working as a researcher. My areas of specialization are molecular biology and cytogenetics. My current research interests are cosmetic formulations and its impact in the human microbiome.
Publications
Castro C, Carvalho A, Pavia I, Bacelar E, Lima-Brito J (2021). Development of grapevine plants under hydroponic copper-enriched solutions induced morpho-histological, biochemical and cytogenetic changes. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2021, 166, 887–901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.07.003
Castro C, Carvalho A, Pavia I, Bacelar E, Lima-Brito J (2021). Grapevine varieties with differential tolerance to Zinc analysed by morpho-histological and cytogenetic approaches. Scientia Horticulturae, 2021, 288, 110386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110386
Castro C, Carvalho A., Gaivão I, Lima-Brito J (2021). Evaluation of Copper-induced DNA damage in Vitis vinifera L. using Comet-FISH. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021, 28, 6600-6610. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10995-7
Castro C, Carvalho A, Pavia I, Leal F, Moutinho-Pereira J, Lima-Brito J (2018). Nucleolar activity and physical location of ribosomal DNA loci in Vitis vinifera L. by silver staining and sequential FISH. Scientia Horticulturae, 2018, 232, 57-62. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2017.12.064
Gomes S, Castro C, Barrias S, Pereira L, Jorge P, Fernandes J, Martins-Lopes P (2018). Alternative SNP detection platforms, HRM and biosensors, for varietal identification in Vitis vinifera L. using F3H and LDOX genes. Scientific Reports, 2018, 8, 5850. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24158-9
