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Short bio
I received a PhD in Molecular Pathology and Genetics from the University of Porto, Portugal, in 2014, and subsequently trained as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley (USA, between 2015-2018) and Academia Sinica (Taiwan, between 2019-2020). I then joined the College of Medicine of the National Cheng Kung University, where I worked as a visiting assistant professor on a principal investigator role (Taiwan, between 2021-2023). I have started as a principal scientist at VTT - Technical Research Centre of Finland, in the Industrial Biotechnology and Food division in January 2024. My research interests concentrate on the exploration of fungal biodiversity, primarily at the interface of biology, genetics and evolution of filamentous fungi, and how this can be translated for the advancement of biotechnology.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctorate, The molecular basis of programmed cell death in Neurospora crassa, Universidade do Porto
Award Date: 8 Jul 2014
Skills and expertise
- Fungal biology
- Fungal biotechnology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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STS-Biosynth: Bioproduction of new-to-nature molecular analogs of a potent protein kinase inhibitor of high clinical importance
Goncalves, P. (Manager)
1/01/26 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Tric-mAbs: Trichoderma reesei as a Production Platform for Low-Cost Monoclonal Antibodies in Malaria Prevention
Aalto, A. (Owner) & Goncalves, P. (Manager)
1/10/25 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Fantastic Fungi: Harnessing fungi to boost Finnish bioeconomy and sustainable growth
Barth, D. (Manager), Paananen, A. (Participant), Tsitko, I. (Participant), van Boxtel, N. (Participant), Nygren, H. (Participant), Goncalves, P. (Participant), Aalto, A. (Participant), Marjamaa, K. (Participant), Szilvay, G. (Participant), Juvonen, R. (Participant), Luecha, J. (Participant), Nisov, A. (Participant) & Hentula, M. (Participant)
1/09/24 → 31/08/26
Project: Business Finland project
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Antifungal STAR: STaurosporine Analogs to the Rescue
Goncalves, P. (Manager)
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research Council of Finland
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COST-EFFECT: Cost-effectiveness and sustainability of fungal factories for pharmaceutical protein production
Goncalves, P. (Participant), Sarvola, I.-M. (Participant), Hakala, J. (Participant) & Behm, K. (Participant)
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Finnish government project
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Cures in crisis: vulnerable fungal species and their role in folk medicine
Nath, P. & Gonçalves, A. P., 2024, In: The Microbiologist.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
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Off the beaten track: Understudied microbes and their potential
Adams, C., Gonçalves, A. P., Warring, S., Ettema, T. J. G., Weyrich, L. S. & Spriggs, C. C., 19 Sept 2024, In: Cell. 187, 19, p. 5217-5219 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Other journal contribution › Scientific
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Key processes required for the different stages of fungal carnivory by a nematode-trapping fungus
Lin, H.-C., de Ulzurrun, G.V.-D., Chen, S.-A., Yang, C.-T., Tay, R. J., Iizuka, T., Huang, T.-Y., Kuo, C.-Y., Gonçalves, A. P., Lin, S.-Y., Chang, Y.-C., Stajich, J. E. & Schwarz, E. M., 21 Nov 2023, In: PLoS Biology. 21, 11, e3002400.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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A moonlighting function of a chitin polysaccharide monooxygenase, CWR-1, in Neurospora crassa allorecognition
Detomasi, T. C., Rico-Ramírez, A. M., Sayler, R. I., Gonçalves, A. P., Marletta, M. A. & Glass, N. L., 30 Aug 2022, In: eLife. 11, 26 p., e80459.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Editorial: Fungi as cell factories: Genetic engineering and applications
Billerbeck, S., Oliveira, A. G. & Gonçalves, A. P., 14 Dec 2022, In: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10, 2 p., 1109992.Research output: Contribution to journal › Other journal contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access4 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Visiting an external organisation
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Kanazawa University
Goncalves, P. (Visiting researcher)
2025 → 2026Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external organisation