Sância Pires
Group: Socio-Ecological Systems
Phone: 273303306
E-mail: spires@ipb.pt
ORCID: 0000-0001-8427-0179
Scopus Author ID: 53878422600
Career
- Since 2010: Auxiliary Professor at Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
- 1998 - 2010: Equated to Auxiliary Professor at Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
- 1992 - 1998: Assistant Professor at Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
- 1991 - 1992: Monitor at Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
Roles
- Since 2017: Sensory Panel Leader at Sensory Analysis Laboratory
- 2013 - 2016: Effective Member of the Zootechnical Engineering course committee
- 2013 - 2016: Effective Member of the Veterinary Care course committee
- 2013 - 2016: Effective Member of the coordination committee on Veterinary Care
- 2013 - 2016: Member of the evaluation committee for Accreditation of Agronomic Engineering Competencies
- 2006 - 2017: Technical Responsible for the Honey Bee Pathology Laboratory
Interests
- Bee products: sensory profile, physicochemical and melissopalynological studies
- Bee biology: cycle life, queen rearing and instrumental insemination
- Bee pathology: (i) honey bee diseases control,(ii) clinical diagnosis – anatomopathotological analyses, (iii) breeding bees tolerant to bee diseases – new approach’s and (iv)monitoring predators
- Morphometric profiles for honey bee subspecies identification – emerging approach
- Bee products quality assessment