Guilherme Leitão
Guilherme Leitão, MSc
PhD student
Name: Guiherme de Sousa Mendes Prado Leitão
ITQB NOVA – Genetics and Genomics of Plant Complex Traits (PlantX)
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Apartado 127, 2781-901 Oeiras – PORTUGAL
Tel: (351) 214 469 632 Fax: (351) 214 411 277
Keywords
Genomic prediction, genome-wide association studies, Phaseolus vulgaris L., Lathyrus sativus L., nutritional and organoleptic quality, yield.
Academic qualifications
2023 - Master degree in Plant Sciences (Specialized in Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources), Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.
2018 - Bachelor degree in Biology, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal
Professional experience
September 2025 - present: Plants for Life PhD student with the project “Untangling the genetic and molecular networks behind bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) consumer-liking: Novel breeding tools for better beans”.
2025: Research fellowship - “DIVINFOOD - Co-constructing interactive short and mid-tier food chains to value agrobiodiversity in healthy plant-based food” in Genetics and Genomics of Plant Complex Traits (PlantX) lab, at ITQB-NOVA. Supervisor: Dr. Carlota Vaz Patto.
2023: Research Internship at Radicle Crops - “Genomic Prediction for Chenopodium quinoa at Radicle Crops - Maximizing efficiency of implementation of genomic prediction in quinoa breeding programmes”.
2019 - 2020: Research fellowship - “RicePIFs – How do Phytocrome Interacting Factors mediate the cross-talk between light and temperature signalling in rice?” in Plant Gene Regulation lab, at ITQB-NOVA. Supervisor: Dr. Nelson Saibo.
2018: Internship at ITQB NOVA – “Susceptibility to powdery mildew in Vitis vinifera” in Plant Cell Biotechnology lab. Supervisor: Prof. Pedro Fevereiro.
