Marta W Vasconcelos

Carla Santos completed her PhD in Biotechnology in 2017 at Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia. Is currently a Doctorate Junior Researcher at UCP, working on the characterization of different germplasms and implementing more sustainable agricultural practices. Published 30 articles in scientific peer-reviewed journals and 7 book chapters. Currently is the supervisor of 2 PhD students. Was the recipient of 9 awards, one of which was an Accéssit Award for Best Doctoral Thesis in Agronomy (in 2018), by the multinational fertilizing company Fertiberia. Founded the LeguCon Consortium (www.legucon.pt), which aims to increase legume production in Portugal and support sustainable consumption patterns. Is Associate Editor for Frontiers in Plant Science - board of Plant Nutrition (Q1) and was invited as Guest Editor for 4 Special Issues in different scientific journals. Has an h index of 12 and a total number of citations of 449 (Scopus Oct 2022).