Inês Martins
Senior Scientist
Inês is currently working with us with the position of Senior Scientist in the team.
Autobiography
Born and raised in Lisbon I arrived at Horta in 1999 to finish my degree in Marine Biology. Since then, I fall in love for the Azores and decided to stay and pursuit my ecotoxicologist career at DOP-UAç. To be able to work with deep-sea organisms having the deep-sea at our backyard is a privilege that is impossible to find elsewhere.
Research interest
I am an ecotoxicologist with a marine biology background. My research interests focus on identifying the molecular mechanism behind the regulation and detoxification of metal ions in deep-sea organisms; monitoring contaminants and evaluate the nutritional potential of commercial seafood items; study the anthropogenic activities impacts on cold-water corals using proteomics, zymology and gene expression as main tools to identify cellular oxidative stress; evaluate the impacts of microplastics as main vectors of contaminants in marine environments. In parallel I communicate science among the young audience and the general public because I believe that is our responsibility as a scientist to inspired people.
Publications
Projects
BioProtect
ON-GOING PROJECTAdvancing area-based management tools to accelerate the protection and restorati...
Funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe
101157341
REDRESS
ON-GOING PROJECTRestoration of deep-sea habitats to rebuild European Seas
Funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe
101135492
CORHOLOA
PROJECTThe role of the microbiome in sustaining deep-sea coral holobiont’s health and r...
Funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P.
EXPL/CTA-AMB/1294/2021
iAtlantic
PROJECTIntegrated Assessment of Atlantic Marine Ecosystems in Space and Time
Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020
818123 (iAtlantic)
MIDAS
PROJECTManaging Impacts of Deep-seA reSource exploitation
Funded by European Union’s FP7
603418
HERMIONE
PROJECTHotspot Ecosystem Research and Man’s Impact on European Seas
Funded by
Cruises
iMAR 2021
Integrated assessment of the distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem along t...
Total of 2 crew members and 12 collaborators
Blue Azores 2018
Blue Azores Program: Expedition 2018
Total of 4 crew members and 1 collaborators
Terceira 2021
RV Pelagia cruise 64PE488: Terceira Island 2021
Total of 1 crew members and 7 collaborators
Greenpeace 2019
Greenpeace Pole-to-Pole expedition: Azores 2019
Total of 3 crew members and 1 collaborators
MapGES 2023 RV Arquipélago
Mapping deep-sea biodiversity and “Good Environmental Status” in the Azores
Total of 13 crew members and 1 collaborators
iAtlantic
MapGES
MapGES2
MapGES 2024 MT Physeter
Mapping deep-sea biodiversity and “Good Environmental Status” in the Azores
Total of 14 crew members and 1 collaborators
MapGES2
MarinePlan
MIDAS 2016
Investigation of Field Protocols for Deep Sea Mining Monitoring and Environmenta...
Total of 3 crew members and 8 collaborators
MIDAS
MedWaves 2016
MEDiterranean out flow WAter and Vulnerable EcosystemS
Total of 2 crew members and 46 collaborators
MapGES
ATLAS
DeepWalls 2020
DeepWalls Project: Summer 2020 survey with submersible LULA1000
Total of 3 crew members and 3 collaborators
Location
Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas — Universidade dos Açores
Rua Prof. Doutor Frederico Machado, No. 4
9901-862 Horta, Portugal
Contact
Email: azoresdeepsea@gmail.com
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