Prof Dr Adela M Sánchez-Moreiras | Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Prof Dr Adela M Sánchez-Moreiras : Leading Researcher in Agricultural and Biological Sciences 

University of Vigo , Spain

🌟 Congratulations, Prof Dr Adela M Sánchez-Moreiras, on Winning the Best Researcher Award! 🏆 from Award and Honor! Your dedication, innovative research, and scholarly contributions have truly made a significant impact in your field. Your commitment to advancing knowledge and pushing the boundaries of research is commendable. Here’s to your continued success in shaping the future of academia and making invaluable contributions to your field. Well done!

Adela M. Sánchez Moreiras is a Full Professor in Plant Physiology at the Faculty of Biology, University of Vigo, Spain. Born on September 8, 1971, in Vigo, Spain, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Santiago de Compostela (1989-1994), a Degree in Plant Physiology from the University of Vigo (1996), and a Ph.D. in Biology on ‘Whole Plant Stress Response after BOA Exposition’ (2004).Her noteworthy academic achievements include receiving the Cum Laude qualification for her Ph.D., and an Extraordinary Award for the best thesis at the University of Vigo in 2006.

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📚 Education:

Bachelor in Biology      

Institution: Faculty of Biology. University of Santiago de Compostela

Date: 1989/1994

 

Degree in Plant Physiology        

Institution: Faculty of of Biology-University of Vigo

Date: 01.10.1996

 

PhD in Biology ‘Whole Plant Stress Response after BOA Exposition’

Supervisor: Manuel J. Reigosa Roger

Institution: Faculty of of Biology-University of Vigo.

Date: 10.09.2004

🔬 Research and Discoveries: 

Full Professor. September 2023 – up to date
Institution: Faculty of Biology. University of Vigo (Spain)
Research lines: mode of action of secondary metabolites with bioherbicide potential; agroecological strategies for weed management; stress response to climate change; allelopathy activity of plants.

 Marie Curie RTN post-doctoral researcher. October 2004 – November de 2006,
Institution: Max-Planck-Institut für chemische Ökologie, Jena Germany (department of Biochemistry). Supervisor: Jonathan Gershenzon.
Project: Ecological and Physiological Functions of Biogenic Isoprenoids
Research activity: study of the physiological role of plant volatile terpenoids.

 PhD researcher. January – October 2003
Project: “Physiological effects of hydroxamic acids on higher plants” Institution: Faculty of Biology. University of Vigo (Spain)
Research activity: study of the allelopathic activity and the mode of action of BOA on higher plants

🔬 Research Projects:

AGROSUS: Agroecological strategies for sustainable weed management in key European crops

EU-Horizon Europe Framework Programme
Duration: 2023-2027
Funding: €4,689,926.25
Coordinator: Adela M Sánchez-Moreiras (UVigo, Spain)

MRV4SOC: Monitoring, reporting and verification of soil organic carbon and greenhouse gas balance

EU-Horizon Europe Framework Programme
Duration: 2023-2026
Funding: €140,255
Scientific Managers: Paula Pérez Rodríguez and Adela M. Sánchez Moreiras

Combinaciones de compuestos bioactivos con demostrada capacidad fitotóxica y conocido modo de acción para su formulación como herbicidas naturales

Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Duration: 2023-2027
Subsidized Amount: €200,000
Scientific Manager: Adela M. Sánchez Moreiras

Root2Resilience: Root phenotyping and genetic improvement for rotational crops resilient to environmental change

EU-Horizon Europe Framework Programme
Duration: 2022-2027
Funding: €172,500
Scientific Manager: Adela M. Sánchez Moreiras

Estudio del modo de acción y el potencial bioherbicida de compuestos naturales con actividad fitotóxica

Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
Duration: 2019-2022
Funding: €145,200
Scientific Manager: Adela M. Sánchez Moreiras

📰 Publications Top Noted :

1. Chiapusio G, Sánchez AM, Reigosa MJ, González L, Pellissier F (1997) Do germination indices adequately reflect allelochemical effects on germination process? Journal of Chemical Ecology 23: 2445-2454. DOI: 10.1023/B: JOEC.0000006658.27633.15.

2. Reigosa MJ, Sánchez-Moreiras AM, González L (1999) Ecophysiological approach in allelopathy. Critical Reviews in Plant Science 18: 577-608. DOI: 10.1080/07352689991309405

3. Reigosa MJ, González L, Sánchez-Moreiras AM, Durán B, Puime O, Fernández A, Bolaño JC (2001) Comparison of physiological effects of allelochemicals and commercial herbicides. Allelopathy Journal 8: 211-220.

4. Sánchez-Moreiras AM, González L, Reigosa MJ (2003) Small-scale distribution of plants in the vicinity of competitors: possible effects of allelopathy. Allelopathy Journal 11: 185-194.

5. Sánchez-Moreiras AM, Weiss O, Reigosa MJ (2004) Allelopathic evidence in the Poaceae. The Botanical Review 69: 300-319. DOI: 10.1663/0006-8101(2003) 069[0300:AEITP]2.0.CO;2.

6. Baerson S, Sánchez-Moreiras AM, Pedrol N, Schulz M, Kagan IA, Agarwal AK, Reigosa MJ, Duke SO (2005) Detoxification and transcriptome response in Arabidopsis seedlings exposed to the allelochemical benzoxazolin-2(3H)-one. Journal of Biological Chemistry 280: 21867-21881. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M500694200.

🏆 Awards and Recognitions:

🥇 Prof Dr Sánchez-Moreiras’s outstanding contributions have been acknowledged with prestigious awards, solidifying her status as a trailblazer in [Agricultural and Biological Sciences ]. 🏅 These accolades reflect her unwavering commitment to excellence.

🌱 Invited Communications in International Congress:

1. Sánchez-Moreiras, AM (2021) Plants vs. plants: how to get advantage of secondary metabolites for weed control. II Plant Pests and Disease Forum. Oporto, Portugal, March 2021.

2. Sánchez-Moreiras AM, Araniti F, López-González D, Cabeiras-Freijanes L, Teijeira M, Verdeguer-Sancho M, Reigosa MJ (2019) Plant secondary metabolites as bioherbicides in the near-future of agriculture. Plant & Molecular Biology. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

3. Sánchez-Moreiras AM, Graña E, Díaz-Tielas C, Costas-Gil A, López-González D, Teijeira M, Reigosa MJ (2016) Bioherbicide potential of plant secondary metabolites. Biopesticides Europe Conference. Barcelona, Spain.

4. Araniti F, Díaz-Tielas C, Graña E, Abenavoli MR, Sánchez-Moreiras AM, Reigosa MJ (2011) Biological activity of farnesene on Arabidopsis thaliana. 6th World Congress on Allelopathy. Guanzhou, China.

5. Díaz-Tielas C, Graña E, Sotelo T, Reigosa MJ, Sánchez-Moreiras AM (2011) Trans-chalcone induces apoptosis-like cell death on Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings and alters the growth of adult plants. The 6th World Congress on Allelopathy. Guanzhou, China.

6. Reigosa MJ, Sánchez-Moreiras AM (2008) Some insights in the study of the mode of action of allelochemicals. 6th Workshop of the EWRS working group: crop – weed interactions. COST action 860. Plant-plant interactions. Sevilla, Spain.

🏆 Other Merits:

Secretary of the Institute of Agroecology and Food Science (IAA).

Coordinator of the PhD Program ‘Land Ecosystems, Sustainable Uses, and Environmental Impacts.’

Awarded for Best Poster in Plant Proteomics (2011) and Best Doctorate Student from the University of Vigo (2006).

🌟 Future Endeavors:

As Prof Dr Sánchez-Moreiras celebrates this milestone, the journey continues with enthusiasm and a commitment to pushing boundaries. 🌈 The future holds exciting prospects for more discoveries, collaborations, and transformative impact.

 

Here’s to Prof Dr Adela M Sánchez-Moreiras, a luminary in academia, whose journey has just begun, and whose impact will undoubtedly resonate for years to come! 🌟🎊 #CelebratingExcellence #InspiringTheFuture