Biography
Ricardo MF da Costa, PhD in Life Sciences (Biochemistry / Biology) by the University of Wales at Aberystwyth (UK). Ricardo has acquired most of his research experience in fields linked to the study of the plant cell wall, primarily with the aims of addressing phytopathology concerns, and utilising plant material as a natural source of goods and services. Since joining the “Molecular Physical-Chemistry” R&D Unit – University of Coimbra (QFM-UC) in 2020, Ricardo has worked in various projects related to the study of phytochemicals.
Currently, he is the Principal Investigator (PI) of the PineWALL project (FCT - PTDC/ASP-SIL/3142/2020), which aims at linking pine cell wall composition and structure to pinewood nematode resistance, for the mitigation of pine wilt disease.
Ricardo is a versatile researcher, capable of working in diverse research fields, as is evidenced by his past involvement in projects aimed at novel enzyme discovery through metagenomic screening, and aimed at the discovery of biomarkers for early diagnosis of human pulmonary diseases.
Other Webpages
- https://laqv.requimte.pt/people/2734-ricardo_da_costa
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5426-412X
- https://www.cienciavitae.pt/en/9B15-24E2-13D3
- http://qfm.uc.pt/rcosta
Relevant publications
- da Costa et al., 2023. ACS — I&EC, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.3c03325
- Marques MP, da Costa et al., 2023. Planta Medica, https://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-013-58620
- Silva D, da Costa et al., 2023. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2023.122816
- Silva H, da Costa et al., 2023. Forests, https://doi.org/10.3390/f14050962
- Rito, da Costa et al., 2023. Antioxidants, https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12020536
- da Costa et al., 2022. Molecules, https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27207006
- Martín, da Costa et al., 2022. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, https://doi.org/10.1002/jrs.6446
- Marques MP, da Costa et al., 2022. Scientia Horticulturae, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2022.111248
- da Costa et al., 2021. Frontiers in Plant Science, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.679966
- López-Malvar, da Costa et al., 2021. Agronomy, https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11061130
- Love, da Costa et al., 2020. MedRxiv, https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.27.20162958
- Marques MP, da Costa et al., 2020. Trees, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-020-02036-0
- da Costa et al., 2020. Analysis of Plant Cell Walls by Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. In: Popper ZA, ed. The Plant Cell Wall: Methods and Protocols. New York, NY: Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0621-6_16
- da Costa et al., 2019. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 12, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-019-1426-7
- da Costa, 2019. Revista de Ciência Elementar, 7: 1-6. http://doi.org/10.24927/rce2019.006
- Paiva de Carvalho, da Costa, et al., 2019. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2019.104816
- da Costa et al., 2018. Annals of Botany, https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcy155
- Paiva de Carvalho, et al., 2018. Journal of Cultural Heritage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2018.05.001. Acknowledged as proof-reader and translator of the manuscript
- da Costa et al., 2017. New Phytologist, https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14306
- da Costa et al., 2015. Bio-protocol, 5: e1494. https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.1494
- da Costa et al., 2014. Annals of Botany, https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcu054
