Maria Romeiras completed her PhD in Molecular Biology in 2005 by University of Lisbon (ULisboa), her Master in Integrated Pest Management in 1996 by Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA – School of Agriculture), and her Bachelor in Biology in 1990 by Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon. Since, February 2017, Maria is Associate Professor at Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), the largest and most qualified School of graduate and post-graduate degrees in the Agricultural Sciences, in Portugal. Currently, she is member of two Research Centres: full member in \u201cLinking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF\/ISA)\u201d and collaborator in \u201cCentre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c\/FCUL)\u201d. She is also member of the recently created \u201cTropical College (CTROP)\u201d, which aims to foster tropical research among ten faculties of University of Lisbon. Maria has received some honours and\/or awards, namely in March 2018, she joined the list of prestigious corresponding members of Academy of Sciences of Lisbon; and in March 2019 she was distinguished by Ci\u00eancia Viva (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology – FCT) in the book “Women in Science”, which pays a tribute to women scientists in Portugal. Recently, she was invited to join the Vice-Chair of International network of \u201cIUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Macaronesian Islands Plant SG (MIPSG)\u201d to lead the Cabo Verde group. Also, she has received a prestigious International award from the \u201cMohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund\u201d for leadership in conservation initiatives, for her contribution to the study of Cabo Verde\u2019s flora (in 2012). Moreover, Maria won several FCT grants, namely: Master fellowship at ISA; PhD fellow at FCUL, and Post-Doc at IICT. During five years (2009 -2014), she was Researcher at the Tropical Research Institute (IICT\/ULisboa), within the framework of the Ci\u00eancia2008 Programme\/FCT. Maria has published over 3 books, 35 book chapters and more than ca. 100 peer-reviewed papers in reputed international journals. From 2019 – 2024, she was nominated curator of the \u201cTapada da Ajuda Botanical Park and Nature Botanical Reserve D. Ant\u00f3nio Xavier Pereira Coutinho\u201d, which represents a unique natural space of local vegetation of great floral significance in Tapada da Ajuda (ISA).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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