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Dr. Rita Monteiro

Scientific Coordinator (BGE)

Comparative Vertebrate Genomics

Tel: +49 228 9122-370

Mail: r.monteiro [at] leibniz-lib.de

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Field of work

I am currently working as a Project Coordinator for the ERGA stream work package “Field to lab” within the Biodiversity Genomics Europe project. My main role is to manage the sample collection, storage and transfer, along with metadata documentation.

This project aims to generate high-quality and publicly available reference genomes from a vast number of species, with the purpose of biodiversity characterisation, conservation and biomonitoring.

Research interests

Population genetics and conservation
Phylogeography
Domestication
Archaeogenomics
Ancient DNA

Projects

2022

BGE - Biodiversity Genomics Europe

Unit:

Comparative Vertebrate Genomics, Biobank, Metabarcoding, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera

Project lead:

Astrid Böhne

Funding:

European Union

ERGA - The European Referen...

The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) initiative is a pan-European scientific response to current threats to biodiversity. Reference genomes provide the most complete insight into the genetic basis that forms each species and represent a powerful resource in understanding how biodiversity functions. ERGA aims to sequence the genomes of all European species and will for this establish an interdisciplinary workflow.

Unit:

Comparative Vertebrate Genomics, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Comparative Insect Genomics, Biobank

Project lead:

Astrid Böhne

Funding:

European Union

2018

Cell banking at the LIB Biobank

ZFMK Biobank archives viable cell material for research and ex-situ conservation.

Unit:

Biobank, Hymenoptera, Comparative Vertebrate Genomics

Project lead:

Dr. Jonas Astrin

Publications

2021

Knight M.G., Maldonado A., Armit I., Boyle A., Davis M., Edwards C.J., Fibiger L., Goldberg M., Mitchell J., Monteiro R., Reich D.,
Sheridan A. Smyth J. (2021) Scottish archaeological radiocarbon dates associated with National Museums Scotland, 2021. Dis-
covery and Excavation in Scotland 21, 208-212.

2017

Luzuriaga-Neira A, Villacís-Rivas G, Cueva-Castillo F,Escudero-Sanchés G, Ulloa- Nuñez A, Rubilar-Quezada M, Monteiro R, Miller
M, Beja-Pereira A (2017) ”On the origins and genetic diversity of the South American chicken: One step closer”. Animal Genetics,DOI10.1111/age.12537

2016

Costa V, Rosenbom S, Monteiro R, Beja-Pereira A ( 2016 ) ”Overcoming poor quality DNA extracted from fecal samples – a new extraction method to improve DNA yield.” European Journal of Wildlife Research, DOI10.1007/s10344-016-1058-1

Published in

2024

Böhne A, Fernández R, Leonard JA, McCartney AM, McTaggart S, Melo-Ferreira J, Monteiro R, Oomen RA, Vinnere Pettersson O and Struck TH. (2024) Contextualising samples: Supporting reference genomes for European biodiversity through sample and associated metadata collection. npj Biodiversity: 3(26). doi: 10.1038/s44185-024-00053-7

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Contextualising samples: Supporting reference genomes of European biodiversity through sample and associated metadata collection

Ventura M, Franch N, Fernández R, Palma-Guerrero J, Böhne A, Monteiro R, Aguilera L, Gut M, Alioto TS, Câmara Ferreira F, Cruz F, Gómez-Garrido J, Haggerty L, Martin F, Brown T (2024) ERGA-BGE genome of Valencia hispanica (Valenciennes, 1826): a critically endangered Iberian toothcarp. BioRxiv 2024.07.31.604920, doi: 10.1101/2024.07.31.604920.

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ERGA-BGE genome of Valencia hispanica (Valenciennes, 1826): a critically endangered Iberian toothcarp

Professional Experience

Since 10/2022

Scientific Coordinator - BGE project - LIB-ZFMK

07/2021 - 10/2022

Technical Support/Project Coordinator - NGS,Novogene Europe, Cambridge (UK)

03/2013- 08/2017

Research Assistant - Science and Technology management Grant , Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO) ICETA – Institute of Sciences and Agriculture and Agri-Food Technologies, Portugal

Education

09/2017 - 03/2022

PhD in Biological Sciences, University of Huddersfield, UK

09/2011 - 12/2013

MSc in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution, Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto / CIBIO-InBIO, Portugal

09/2008 - 07/2011

BSc in Biology, Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto, Portugal

09/2008 - 07/2009

BSc in Biology and Geology, University of Aveiro, Portugal

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Dr. Rita Monteiro

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Field of work

Research interests

2022

BGE - Biodiversity Genomics Europe

ERGA - The European Referen...

2018

Cell banking at the LIB Biobank

2021

2017

2016

2024

Professional Experience

Since 10/2022

07/2021 - 10/2022

03/2013- 08/2017

Education

09/2017 - 03/2022

09/2008 - 07/2011

09/2008 - 07/2009

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