2022-2025 – «MULTI-CRASH: Multidimensional ecological cascades triggered by an invasive species in pristine habitats» - 2500000€ (FCT) .

2021-2024 – «EdgeOmics: Freshwater bivalves at the edge: adaptation genomics under climate change scenarios» - 2490000€ (FCT) .

2021-2023 – «River2Ocean: Socio-ecological and biotechnological solutions for the conservation and valorisation of aquatic biodiversity in the Minho Region» - 587930,50€ (Norte2020).

2019-2023 - «COST Action - Conservation of freshwater mussels: a pan-European approach» » - 500.000 € (European Commission).

2019-2021 - «Project Margaritifera - CP01-MARG-QUERCUS/2018» - 750.000 € (POSEUR & ICNF).

2018-2021 - «Lifeline: Modelling temporal changes in aquatic biodiversity, and understanding consequences for ecosystem functioning and services» - 230000€ (FCT).

2018-2020 - «Reviving Douro basin» - 1.843.616 € (MAVA).

2016-2019 - «FRESCHO: Multiple implications of invasive species on freshwater mussel coextinction processes» - 199 256 € (FCT).

2016-2019 - «NextSea – Next generation monitoring of coastal systems in a scenario of global change» - 1 000 000 € (Norte 2020).

2017-2018 - «Integrative conservation strategies for the critically endangered freshwater mussels in Tunisia before their dramatic extinction» - 12 500 $ (Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund).

2016 - «Breeding the most endangered bivalve on Earth: Margaritifera marocana» - 25 000 $ (SOS – Save Our Species Rapid Action Grant).

2016 - «Biodiversity and conservation of critically endangered freshwater mussels in Morocco: ecogeographic, genetic and physiological information» - 12 500 $ (Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund).

2015-2016 - «Towards a conservation strategy for Malaysia’s freshwater mussels (Mollusca: Unionida): protecting a crucial guild within strained ecosystems» - 15 000 $ (Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund)

2012 - 2015 - «ECO-IAS: Ecosystem-level impacts of an invasive alien species» - 185 692 € (FCT).

2012 - 2015 - «FreshBioFun: Biodiversity and the functioning of detritus food-webs in freshwaters» - 160 000 € (FCT).

2012 - 2015 - «CONBI: Biodiversity and Conservation of Bivalves - ecogeographic, genetic and physiological information» - 150 000 € (FCT).

2011 - 2014 - «Benthic Estuarine Barcode (BEstBarcode): Development and application of massively paralelized sequencing for monitoring of estuarine macrobenthic communities» - 171 462 € (FCT).

2011 - 2014 - «BIOCHANGED - Impact of biodiversity evenness changes in the ecosystem functioning of estuaries» - 114 385 € (FCT).

2011 - 2013 - «Cascading effects of an invasive seaweed on estuarine food webs of the southeastern USA» - 12 500 € (FLAD - NSF cooperation programme).

2010 - 2013 - «NISTRACKS - Processes influencing the invasive behaviour of the non indigenous species Corbicula fluminea (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in estuaries – identification of genetic and environmental key factors» - 198 767 € (FCT).

2008 - 2011 - «RAMOCS - Implementation of risk assessment methodologies for oil and chemical spills in the European main environment» - 57 987 € (FCT).

2009 - 2011 - «Natura Miño-Minho - Valorización de los recursos naturales de la cuenca hidrográfica del Miño-Minho» - 1 729 692 € (FEDER).

2009 - 2010 - «Corbicula fluminea as ecosystem engineer: functional importance» - 1500 € (The Malacological Society of London).

2003 - 2006 - «RISKA - Ecological and cost-effective tools for the risk assessment of estuarine waters» - 100 000 € (FCT).