1. personal data
2. academic degree
3. area of scientific activity
4. research projects
5. membership in scientific societies
6. referee and editor of scientific journals
7. publications
8. supervising theses
9. language skills
10. other information
1. personal data
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name
Cândida Helena Shinn
address
Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Universidade de Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
contact data
tel. + 351 239 855 760 (ext. 401)
fax. + 351 239 823 603
email candida.shinn@gmail.com
 
2. academic degree
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year academic degree scientific area institution
2010 PhD Ecotoxicology Université de Toulouse, France
2007 other Ecotoxicology RWTH Aachen University, Germany
2005 Graduation Biology Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
 
3. area of scientific activity
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domain of specialization
Aquatic ecotoxicology
 
present investigation interests
- Ecotoxicology: toxic effect of anthropogenic contaminants on natural aquatic ecosystems.

- Comparison between aquatic ecotoxicological risk assessments performed in different climate zones, namely cold and warm temperate and tropical.

- Influence of co-stressors on ecotoxicological evaluations (e.g. temperature, salinity, biological interactions).

- Impact of toxicants on biodiversity, population dynamics and genetic diversity.
 
other skills/activities
 
4. coordination/participation of research projects
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With Portuguese national financial support
>> Aquatic toxicity of a fungicide on genetic and species diversity in contrasting climate zones
Location: IMAR - Instituto do Mar, Coimbra, Portugal
Period: January 2011 (running)
Advisors: Prof. Rui Ribeiro, Dr. Matilde Moreira Santos
Funding: FCT-Portugal
Participation: Post-doctoral researcher
With international financial support
KEYBIOEFFECTS - Cause-effect Relations of Key Pollutants on the European Rivers Biodiversity
Funding: European Commission (contract MRTN-CT-2006-035695)
Coordinator: Dr. Helena Guasch, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Spain
Participation: team member (Ph.D. student; Marie-Curie fellowship) at EDB-laboratory, Toulouse University

AQUABASE - Organic Micropollutants in Aquatic Environment - Interdisciplinary Concepts for Assessment and Removal
Funding: European Commission (contract MEST-CT-2004-505169)
Coordinatior: Prof. Thomas Melin, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Participation: team member (Short-term Marie-Curie fellowship)
Services rendered
 
5. membership in scientific societies
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Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
 
6. referee and editor of scientific journals
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Aquaculture Research (since 2010);
Environmental Science and Pollution Research (since 2011);
Biology (Zoology section) (since 2013)
 
7. publications
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|books| |book chapters| |book reviews| |proceedings (int)|
|proceedings (nat)| |national journals| |technical reports| |oral presentations| |posters|
papers in international scientific periodicals with referee (ISI)
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- Peer reviewed -
C.V.M. Araújo, C. Shinn, M. Moreira-Santos, I. Lopes, E. Espíndola, R. Ribeiro. 2013. Copper-Driven Avoidance And Mortality In Temperate And Tropical Tadpoles. Aquatic Toxicology. In press.

C. Shinn, L. Serrano, A. Marco. 2013. Influence of low levels of water salinity on toxicity of nitrite to anuran larvae. 92, 1154–1160.

C. Shinn, F. Dauba, G. Grenouillet, G. Guenard, S. Lek. 2009. Temporal variation of heavy metal contamination in fish of the river lot in southern France. Ecotox Environ Safe. 72, 1957-1965.

H. Maes, C. Bandow, T. Gildemeister, R. Nagel, T. Preuss, H.T. Ratte, C. Shinn, L. Weltje, D. Jungmann. 2009. Chronic toxicity of fenoxycarb to the midge Chironomus riparius after exposure in sediments of different composition. J Soils Sediments. 9, 94-102.

C. Shinn, A. Marco, L. Serrano. 2008. Inter-and intra-specific variation on sensitivity of larval amphibians
to nitrite. Chemosphere. 71, 507-514.


- Submitted / in preparation -
C. Shinn, S. Lek, G. Grenouillet. Behavioural response of juvenile rainbow trout during a short, low-dose exposure to a herbicide mixture.

C. Shinn, S. Blanchet, G. Loot, S. Lek, G. Grenouillet. Phenotypic variation as an indicator of pesticide stress in gudgeon (Gobio gobio): accounting for confounding factors in the wild.

C. Shinn, E. Pinelli, G. Merlina, H. Segner, S. Lek, G. Grenouillet. Biological traits of feral European chub (Squalius cephalus) along a pesticide gradient in southwest France.
 
books
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book chapters
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proceedings of international meetings with referee
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C. Shinn, L. Serrano, A. Marco. 2007. Influence of water salinity and altitude on the tolerance of amphibian early life stages to nitrite. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. - A. 146, S171-S188.
 
national journals, from portugal or from abroad, with peer review
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C. Shinn, F. Goulard. 2010. “Métaux lourdes et poissons du Lot” (Heavy metals and fish of the (river) Lot). Revue de l’Agence de l’Eau Adour-Garonne (Adour-Garonne Water Agency Journal, France). 109:13-14.
 
proceedings of portuguese national meetings
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editorial and book reviews
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technical reports
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oral presentations
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C. Shinn, R. Ribeiro, M. Moreira-Santos, E. Espindola, R. Müller. 2013. Aquatic mesocosms exposed to a fungicide in different climate zones: macroinvertebrate response. 9th Iberian and 6th Iberoamerican Congress of the SICTA, Valencia, Spain.

C. Shinn, R. Müller, E. Espindola, M. Moreira-Santos, R. Ribeiro. 2012. PESTICLIMAT project: pesticide effects across climatic zones. XII ECOTOX, Porto de Galinhas, Brazil.

C. Shinn, S. Blanchet, G. Loot, S. Lek, G. Grenouillet. 2010. Pesticides and phenotypic variation of a fish species in natural environments: taking into account confounding effects. VII Congreso Ibérico, V Iberoamericano de Contaminación y Toxicología Ambiental. Heredia, Costa Rica.

C. Shinn. November 2010. “Impactos de las sustancias tóxicas en los ecosistemas
a corto y mediano plazo” (Impact of toxic substances on ecosystems in the near and distant future). Jiquilisco, El Salvador.

C. Shinn. November 2010. What can freshwater fish tell us about pesticide contamination in their environment? Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, England.

C. Shinn, G. Grenouillet, S. Lek. 2010. Phenotypic variation of gudgeon as a biomarker in pesticide polluted rivers in SW France. 9th International congress on the Biology of Fish. Barcelona, Spain.

C. Shinn, T. Slootweg, A. Moeller, S. Agbo. 2010. Aquatic organisms as bio-indicator on multiple levels. Keybioeffects workshop - Emerging and Priority Pollutants: bringing science into River Management Plans. Girona, Spain.

C. Shinn, G. Grenouillet, G. Guénard, L. Faggiano, S. Lek. 2009. Trends in fish traits and health along a pesticide gradient. MODELKEY final conference - How to assess the impact of key pollutants in aquatic ecosystems, Leipzig, Germany.

C. Shinn, G. Grenouillet, S. Lek. 2009. What can freshwater fish tell us about pesticide gradients in their environment? 30th SETAC North-America, New Orleans, USA.

C. Shinn, G. Grenouillet, S. Lek. 2009. Variation of fish traits and health status along a gradient of pesticide pollution in a French river basin. 14th ISTA, Metz, France (talk).

C. Shinn, H. Maes, T. Ratte. 2006. Assessing the effect of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds on the life-cycle of the non-biting midge Chironomus riparius. Workshop on Risk Assessment of Organic Micro Pollutants in the Aquatic Environment, Aachen, Germany (talk).
 
posters
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C. Shinn, R. Ribeiro, M. Moreira-Santos, E. Espindola, R. Müller. 2013. Aquatic mesocosms exposed to a fungicide in different climate zones: environmental response. 9th Iberian and 6th Iberoamerican Congress of the SICTA, Valencia, Spain.

A. Sanchez, L. Mendes, D. Delello-Schneider, C.V.M. Araújo, C. Shinn, A. Vasconcelos, M. Nogueira, E. Espíndola. 2013. Potential of the fungicide Pyrimethanil to trigger avoidance response in fish and tadpoles. 23rd SETAC Europe, Glasgow, Scotland.

C.V.M. Araújo, C. Shinn, L. Costa, L. Mendes, A. Sanchez, D. Delello-Schneider, C. Botta, A. Nogueira. 2013. Postexposure feeding of the tropical cladocera Ceriodaphnia silvestrii as endpoint to exposure to the fungicide pyrimethanil in a mesocosm system. 23rd SETAC Europe, Glasgow, Scotland.

C. Shinn, S. Lek, G. Grenouillet. 2012. Behavioural response of juvenile rainbow trout during a short, low-dose exposure to a herbicide mixture. 22nd SETAC Europe/ 6th SETAC World, Berlin, Germany.

C. Shinn, S. Lek, G. Grenouillet. 2012. Behavioural response of juvenile rainbow trout during a short, low-dose exposure to a herbicide mixture. 22nd SETAC Europe/ 6th SETAC World, Berlin, Germany.

C. Shinn. 2010. What goes on in the scientific life of a 3-year Early Stage Researcher? Marie Curie conference – ESOF 2010, Torino, Italy.

C. Shinn, G. Grenouillet, S. Lek. 2010. Pesticide gradients in rivers: fish-based investigative filed monitoring. Keybioeffects workshop - Emerging and Priority Pollutants: bringing science into River Management Plans. Girona, Spain.

H. Maes, C. Bandow, T. Gildemeister, R. Nagel, T. Preuss, H.T. Ratte, C. Shinn, L. Weltje, D.
Jungmann. 2008. Toxicity of fenoxycarb to the midge Chironomus riparius after chronic exposure
in sediments of different composition. 18th SETAC Europe, Warsaw, Poland.

C. Shinn, S. Lek, F. Dauba, G. Grenouillet. 2008. Temporal variation of heavy metal contamination in fish of a tributary in southern France. 18th SETAC Europe, Warsaw, Poland.

C. Shinn, L. Weltje, H. Maes, T. Ratte. 2007. Impact of the juvenile hormone analogue fenoxycarb on the life-cycle of the non-biting midge Chironomus riparius. MICROPOL & ECOHAZARD meeting, Frankfurt, Germany.

C. Shinn, L. Serrano, A. Marco. 2007. Influence of water salinity and altitude on the tolerance of amphibian early life stages to nitrite. Society for Experimental Biology meeting, Glasgow, Scotland.

C. Shinn, L. Serrano, A. Marco. 2005. Tolerance of amphibian early life stages to nitrite: influence of water salinity. 6th Iberian and 3rd Iberoamerican Congress on Environmental
Contamination and Toxicology, Cádiz, Spain.
 
8. supervising theses
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9. language skills
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language reading writing conversation
portuguese born language born language born language
english born language born language born language
spanish excelent very good very good
french very good good very good
german basic basic basic
 
10. other information [e.g. patents]
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