PacBioPest - Exploratory Study of Vesicle-Packaged Bioinsecticides for Sustainable Insect Pest Control 
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Duarte Nuno Toubarro Tiago
Post-Doc Researcher
Faculty of Science and Technology
University of the Azores
Rua da Mãe de Deus
9500-321 Ponta Delgada
São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
Email: duarte.nt.tiago@uac.pt
Education: Degree in Biology, PhD in Biotechnology.
Research Areas:
1) Innovation and improvement in biological control of agricultural pests: (i) improvement of nematodes used in biological control by a genomic approach; ii) identification of new insecticidal and immuno-modulating molecules by a functional proteomics approach; and (ii) nano-formulation of new bio-pesticides.
2) Biotechnological valorization of genetic resources: i) research of new extremophilic enzymes with industrial application; ii) research on new natural molecules with insecticidal and immuno-modulating activity (algae, marine bacteria, bacteria from hydrothermal sources in the Azores); and (ii) use of bacterial consortia for the deconstruction of available biomass and bio-products from the industry (serum, feathers, green waste, algae).
Publications
Monjardino P, Azevedo AR, Mendonça D, Pozsgai G, Borges PAV, Frias J, Toubarro D (2026) Metagenomic survey of fungal communities in compost from dairy plant wastewater sludge and garden trimmings. Biodiversity Data Journal 14: e174893. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e174893
Frias, J., Monteiro, H.R., Borges, M., Garcia, B.C., Garriga, A., Teixeira, M., Toubarro, D., Simões, N., 2026. Molecular insights into entomopathogenic fungal biomarkers associated with low-density Popillia japonica populations in the Azores. Biological Control 213, 105973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2026.105973
Cruz, J. V., Andrade, C., Toubarro, D., Ferreira, L., Pimentel, A., Viveiros, F., Tassi, F., Cordeiro, A., Braga, D., & Raposeiro, P. (2025). C-based gas (CH₄ and CO₂) fluxes from eutrophicated volcanic shallow lakes in Corvo Island (Azores, Portugal). Applied Geochemistry, 191, 106529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2025.106529
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Projects
PacBioPest - Exploratory Study of Vesicle-Packaged Bioinsecticides for Sustainable Insect Pest Control 
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Valorization of byproducts from fishprocessing, chicken feathers and cheese whey View archive
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