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Mariana Cruz Almeida graduated in Biochemistry (BSc. 2011) at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. She got her MSc in Biochemistry at the University of Coimbra in 2013 with her MSc thesis entitled "Characterization of the innate immune response to Alternaria infectoria". She then pursued her research activities at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of Coimbra (CNC) as part of a national-wide team (IBMC & CNC), investigating whether ambiguity of CUG codon in Candida albicans would alter host infection. In 2014, she started her PhD, within a EU Marie Curie Innovative Training Network (FungiBrain), at the University of Aberdeen in the UK. Here, she explored fungal pathogenesis to understand how C. albicans hyphae navigate and steer in response to host cues, adopting growth behaviors that facilitate host colonization and tissue invasion. During this time, she became highly specialized in molecular biology tools for the study of biological processes in Candida-host responses. In 2017, she obtained her PhD in Microbiology, entitled "The role and regulation of Pxl1 in the hyphal steering of Candida albicans". In late 2017, she decided to return to Portugal. Although not in the area of Medical Microbiology, she accepted a postdoc position at the Mining and Raw Materials group at University of Coimbra. Here, she gained extensive molecular and environmental skills, as well as in polymers' antimicrobials (ReNATURE, PTW, ERAMIN and SafeSurf projects). Because she had brief experience in proteomics during her PhD, she later decided to acquired further know-how on high-throughput proteomics (MEDPERSYST project), and thus accepted a postdoc position at the CIBB proteomics research group (2020-2021). She published 5 articles in international journals (46 citations), with 5 papers being currently prepared for publication. She interacted with 51 collaborator(s) co-authorship of scientific papers and co-supervised 2 MSc students, 6 BSc students and tutored 3 students (7 out of 11 were international students). Mariana has also participated in several national and international conferences contributing with 16 oral (10 as speaker) and 8 poster (4 as presenter) presentations. She has co-organized 7 events, participated in 27 events, received 5 awards and/or honors and was the 2018 ASM Young Ambassador for Portugal.
Identificação

Identificação pessoal

Nome completo
Mariana Luísa Cruz e Almeida
Data de nascimento
1990/03/21
Género
Feminino

Nomes de citação

  • Almeida, Mariana Cruz
  • Almeida, MC

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID
3611-A689-FCBB
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8902-1892
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LgXour8AAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
J-1471-2019
Scopus Author Id
57193715964

Endereços de correio eletrónico

  • mcruzalmeida90@gmail.com (Profissional)
  • mcalmeida@uc.pt (Profissional)

Moradas

  • CNC-UC UCBiotech - Parque Tecnológico de Cantanhede, Núcleo 04, Lote 8, 3060-197, Cantanhede, Coimbra, Portugal (Profissional)

Domínios de atuação

  • Ciências Naturais - Ciências Biológicas - Microbiologia

Idiomas

Idioma Conversação Leitura Escrita Compreensão Peer-review
Português (Idioma materno)
Inglês Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2) Utilizador proficiente (C2)
Espanhol; Castelhano Utilizador elementar (A1) Utilizador elementar (A1) Utilizador elementar (A1) Utilizador independente (B1)
Formação
Grau Classificação
2014/04/01 - 2017/06/25
Concluído
PhD in Microbiology (Doctor of Philosophy)
University of Aberdeen College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Reino Unido
"The role and regulation of Pxl1 in the hyphal steering of Candida albicans" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
Passed with Minor Corrections
2013/07/19
Concluído
MSc in Biochemistry (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Characterization of the innate immune response to Alternaria infectoria" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
18/20
2008/09 - 2011/07/11
Concluído
BSc in Biochemistry (Bachelor)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Expression of variants of Vpr protein of HIV1. Mitochondrial changes and disease progression" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
14/20
Percurso profissional

Ciência

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento
Empregador
2020/03/01 - 2021/02/28 Pós-doutorado (Investigação) CNC.IBILI, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2020/02/29 Pós-doutorado (Investigação) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2014/04/01 - 2017/07/01 Assistente de Investigação (carreira) (Investigação) University of Aberdeen College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Reino Unido
2013/10/01 - 2014/03/31 Investigador (Investigação) CNC.IBILI, Portugal

Outros

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento
Empregador
2018/10/16 - 2018/10/31 Short stay at Prof Harald Weigand's lab at Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences in Giessen, Germany Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - University of Applied Sciences, Alemanha
Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - University of Applied Sciences, Alemanha
Projetos

Projeto

Designação Financiadores
2020/03/01 - 2021/02/28 MEDPERSYST - Synaptic networks and Personalized Medicine Approaches to Understand Neurobehavioural Diseases Across the Lifespan
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016428 (SAICTPAC/0010/2015)
Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

CNC.IBILI, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Em curso
2017/09/01 - 2020/02/29 ReNATURE - Valorization of Natural Endogenous Resources in the Central Region
CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000007
Bolseiro de Pós-Doutoramento
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
Centro2020
Em curso
2014/04/01 - 2017/06/30 EU Marie Curie ITN - Sensing and integration of signals governing cell polarity and tropism in fungi
Bolseiro de Doutoramento
University of Aberdeen, Reino Unido
European Commission
Concluído
2013/10/01 - 2014/03/31 Ambiguity and virulence in a human pathogen
Bolseiro de Investigação
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluído

Outro

Designação Financiadores
2017/09 - 2018/06 Safesurf - Light activated permanent antimicrobial surfaces
PTDC/CTMPOL/6138/2014
Investigador Pós-doutorado
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Em curso
2012/09 - 2013/07 Alternaria infectoria FKS, CHS and melanin synthesis genes: the combination to oportunism
PTDC/SAU-ESA/108636/2008
Bolseiro de Mestrado
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluído
Produções

Publicações

Artigo em revista
  1. C. V. Giuraniuc; C. Parkin; M. C. Almeida; M. Fricker; P. Shadmani; S. Nye; S. Wehmeier; et al. "Dynamic calcium-mediated stress response and recovery signatures in the fungal pathogen, Candida albicans". mBio (2023): https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01157-23.
    10.1128/mbio.01157-23
  2. Neto, Ana S.; Pereira, Patrícia; Fonseca, Ana C.; Dias, Carla; Almeida, Mariana C.; Barros, Inês; Miranda, Catarina O.; et al. "Highly Porous Composite Scaffolds Endowed with Antibacterial Activity for Multifunctional Grafts in Bone Repair". Polymers 13 24 (2021): 4378. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13244378.
    10.3390/polym13244378
  3. Almeida, Mariana Cruz; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Response to vanadate exposure in Ochrobactrum tritici strains". PLOS ONE 15 2 (2020): e0229359. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229359.
    Acesso aberto • Publicado • 10.1371/journal.pone.0229359
  4. Almeida, M. C.; Antunes, D.; Silva, B. M. A.; Rodrigues, L.; Mota, M.; Borges, O.; Fernandes, C.; Gonçalves, T.. "Early Interaction of Alternaria infectoria Conidia with Macrophages". Mycopathologia 184 3 (2019): 383-392. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11046-019-00339-6.
    10.1007/s11046-019-00339-6
  5. Santos, Madson R. E.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Almeida, Mariana C.; Branco, Rita; Serra, Arménio C.; Morais, Paula V.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Increasing the Antimicrobial Activity of Amphiphilic Cationic Copolymers by the Facile Synthesis of High Molecular Weight Stars by Supplemental Activator and Reducing Agent Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization". Biomacromolecules 20 3 (2019): 1146-1156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00685.
    Acesso aberto • 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00685
  6. du Pré, Saskia; Beckmann, Nicola; Almeida, Mariana Cruz; Sibley, Graham E. M.; Law, Derek; Brand, Alexandra C.; Birch, Mike; Read, Nick D.; Oliver, Jason D.. "Effect of the Novel Antifungal Drug F901318 (Olorofim) on Growth and Viability of Aspergillus fumigatus". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 62 8 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aac.00231-18.
    Acesso aberto • 10.1128/aac.00231-18
Capítulo de livro
  1. Almeida, Mariana Cruz; Brand, Alexandra C.. "Thigmo Responses: The Fungal Sense of Touch". In The Fungal Kingdom, 487-507. American Society of Microbiology, 2017.
    Publicado • 10.1128/microbiolspec.funk-0040-2016
Poster em conferência
  1. Fernandes, Chantal; Antunes, Daniela; Almeida, Mariana Cruz; Prados-Rosales, Rafael; Silva, Branca; Nakouzi-Naranjo, Antonio; Zuzarte, Mónica; et al. "Melanin Synthesis dual role in the Protection of Alternaria sp. against Antifungals and Immune Response". Trabalho apresentado em Microbiotec19, 2019.
  2. Almeida, Mariana Cruz; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.. "Response to vanadate toxicity in Ochrobactrum tritici strains". Trabalho apresentado em Microbiotec19, 2019.
  3. Fernandes, Chantal; Daniela Antunes; Almeida, Mariana Cruz; R. Pradoz-Rosales; Branca Silva; A. Nakouzi-Naranjo; M. Zuzarte; et al. "Melanin Synthesis in Alternaria infectoria - A Protection against Antifungal Drugs and against Immune Response". Trabalho apresentado em ASM Microbe 2019, 2019.
  4. Angela Lopez Garcia; Tina Bedekovic; Mariana Cruz Almeida; Alexandra Brand. "The Cst20 and Ptk2 kinases are involved in hyphal steering and thigmotropic responses in Candida albicans.". Trabalho apresentado em 20th Congress of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM), 2018.
  5. Angela Lopez Garcia; Mariana Cruz Almeida; Jeremy Craven; Alexandra Brand. "Role of the Cst20 kinase in the regulation of hyphal steering in C. albicans.". Trabalho apresentado em Microbiology Society Annual Conference, 2017.
  6. Mariana Cruz Almeida; Emma Morrison; Jeremy Craven; Neil A. Gow; Alexandra Brand. "Regulation of hyphal guidance by Pxl1 and Cst20 in Candida albicans". Trabalho apresentado em Asilomar 29th Fungal Genetics Conference, 2017.
  7. Mariana Cruz Almeida; Emma Morrison; Neil A. Gow; Alexandra Brand. "The molecular regulation of directional growth in the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans". Trabalho apresentado em 51st BSMM Annual Scientific Meeting, 2015.
  8. Mariana Cruz Almeida; Branca Silva; Lisa Rodrigues; Marta Mota; Luísa Cortes; Teresa Gonçalves. "Characterization of the macrophage response to Alternaria infectoria conidia infection". Trabalho apresentado em 4th PF2MUC Symposium, 2013.
Pré-impressão
  1. CV Giuraniuc; C Parkin; MC Almeida; M Fricker; P Shadmani; S Nye; S Wehmeier; et al. "Dynamic calcium-mediated stress response and recovery signatures in the fungal pathogen,Candida albicans". 2023. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.04.20.537637.
    10.1101/2023.04.20.537637
Resumo em conferência
  1. Giuraniuc CV; Almeida, Mariana Cruz; Fricker M; Parkin C; Chawla S; Wehmeier S; Bedekovic T; et al. "Imaging of cytosolic free calcium dynamics reveals stress-specific response and recovery signatures in the fungal pathogen, Candida albicans". Trabalho apresentado em Candida and Candidiasis 2021, Montreal, 2021.
  2. Alexandra C. Brand; Tina Bedekovic; Almeida, Mariana Cruz; Angela Lopez Garcia. "Conserved eukaryotic polarity proteins direct spatial organisation of multiple cellular processes, including directional growth, in the fungus, C. albicans". Trabalho apresentado em 8th Congress of European Microbiologists (FEMS 2019), Glasgow, 2019.
  3. Alexandra Brand; Mariana Cruz Almeida; Angela Lopez Garcia; Tina Bedekovic. "Elucidating three pathways that contribute to directional growth regulation in Candida albicans hyphae". Trabalho apresentado em 11th International Mycology Congress, San Juan, 2018.
  4. Alexandra Brand; Mariana Cruz Almeida; Tina Bedekovic. "Elucidating three pathways that contribute to directional growth regulation in Candida albicans hyphae". Trabalho apresentado em 14th ASM Candida and Candidiasis, Rhode Island, 2018.
  5. Alexandra Brand; Mariana Cruz Almeida; Tina Bedekovic. "Elucidating three pathways that contribute to directional growth regulation in Candida albicans hyphae". Trabalho apresentado em 14th European Conference on Fungal Genetics, Haifa, 2018.
  6. Alexandra Brand; Tina Bedekovic; Mariana Cruz Almeida. "Contact-sensing and directional growth regulation in Candida albicans hyphae". Trabalho apresentado em Human Fungal Pathogens, La Colle sur Loup, 2017.
Tese / Dissertação
  1. Almeida, Mariana. "The role and regulation of Pxl1 in the hyphal steering of Candida albicans". Doutoramento, University of Aberdeen, 2017. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.720595.
  2. Almeida, Mariana. "Characterization of the innate immune response to Alternaria infectoria". Mestrado, Universidade de Coimbra, 2013. https://estudogeral.sib.uc.pt/handle/10316/24717?mode=full.
Atividades

Apresentação oral de trabalho

Título da apresentação Nome do evento
Anfitrião (Local do evento)
2017/03/18 Regulation of hyphal guidance by Pxl1 and Cst20 in Candida albicans 29th Asilomar Fungal Genetics Conference
Genetics Society of America (Pacific Grove, Estados Unidos)
2017/01/27 Regulation of hyphal guidance by Pxl1 and Cst20 in Candida albicans Medical Mycology Centre - Official Launch
University of Aberdeen (Aberdeen, Reino Unido)
2016/09/15 Pxl1 and Cst20 influence the directional growth of Candida albicans hyphae Fungibrain Network Meeting 4
University of Aberdeen (Aberdeen, Reino Unido)
2016/01/14 The conserved protein, Paxillin, is involved in the directional growth of Candida albicans hyphae Aberdeen Fungal Group Annual Retreat
Aberdeen Fungal Group (Angus, Reino Unido)
2015/09/07 The conserved protein, Paxillin, is involved in the directional growth of Candida albicans hyphae SGM-BMS International Focused Meeting - The Invasive Fungus
Society for General Microbiology and British Mycological Society (Manchester, Reino Unido)
2015/05/15 The molecular regulation of directional growth in the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans Fungibrain Network Meeting 3
CNRS, Nice (Nice, França)
2015/03/09 The molecular regulation of directional growth in the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans 51st BSMM Annual Scientific Meeting
British Society for Medical Mycology (Aberdeen, Reino Unido)
2015/01/13 The molecular regulation of directional growth in the pathogenic fungus, Candida albicans Aberdeen Fungal Group Annual Retreat
Aberdeen Fungal Group (Angus, Reino Unido)
2014/09/19 The role of calcium-signalling in directional growth and tissue penetration by Candida albicans hyphae Fungibrain Network Meeting 2
CSIC, Salamanca (Salamanca, Espanha)
2013/12/18 Characterization of the macrophage response to Alternaria infectoria conidia infection XI CNC Annual Meeting
CNC.IBILI (Cantanhede, Portugal)

Orientação

Título / Tema
Papel desempenhado
Curso (Tipo)
Instituição / Organização
2020/01/01 - 2020/02/01 "Biorecovery of metals from Panasqueira mine tailings using columns". The main objective of this project was to recover economically relevant metals from mine tailings with Panasqueira origin (Tungsten mine located in Covilhã, Portugal) using a column-based approach.
Coorientador de Diogo Vicente
Laboratory Rotation (6 ECTS) (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/06 "Phosphate removal from residual waste waters." The project focused on the following aims: 1) evaluate whether the heat treatment (70ºC) changes the concentration of soluble phosphate in wastewater samples in upscale; 2) evaluate the intracellular accumulation of phosphate by bacteria in wastewater samples in upscale; and 3) cloning of ppk1 gene from specific bacteria to improve polyphosphate accumulation in E. coli.
Coorientador de Diogo Vicente
Project (12 ECTS) (Licenciatura/Bacharelato)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/01/02 - 2019/02/01 "Novel biostrategies for phosphate removal from residual waste waters". The project focused on the following aims: 1) evaluate whether the heat treatment (70ºC) changes the concentration of soluble phosphate in wastewater samples; 2) evaluate the intracellular accumulation of phosphate by bacteria in wastewater samples; and 3) determine whether bacteria that accumulate polyphosphate from wastewater have the ppk gene.
Coorientador de Daniel Silvério
Laboratory Rotation (6 ECTS) (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/07/16 - 2018/09/14 "Screening of bacterial strains which produce phosphate mobilising enzymes." Adriana was an undergraduate (BSc in Biology) at the University of Coimbra. Her summer project (160 hours) focused on determining the phosphate mobilization ability of several bacterial strains. She worked with classic techniques of microbiology, namely preparation of culture media, bacterial culture and methodologies for determination of phosphate.
Coorientador de Adriana Mata
Summer Internship (Outra)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/07/09 - 2018/09/07 "Biorecovery of metals from mining waste under column conditions and in suspension." Luiz was a Biochemistry undergrad student. His summer project (160 hours) focused on the biorecovery of metals from mining waste under column conditions and in suspension. Luiz used classical techniques of microbiology, such as the preparation of culture media, bacterial culture and the preparation of experiments to bioleach waste in suspension.
Coorientador de Luiz Piochi
Summer Internship (Outra)
2016/01/04 - 2016/04/01 "The role of putative focal adhesion-like complexes in Candida albicans". Milda's honours project focused on investigating putative focal adhesion-like complexes in Candida albicans. Pxl1 and Cst20 deletion mutant phenotypes, secretion profiles and actin arrangement were characterised. In the United Kingdom, the Honours project is a final lab rotation project (300 hours) in the 4th year of the BSc degree.
Coorientador de Milda Atkocaityte
Honour's Project (BSc degree) (Licenciatura/Bacharelato)
University of Aberdeen, Reino Unido
2015/05/25 - 2015/08/15 "Evaluation of calcium signalling pathways in the directional growth responses of Candida albicans". Vladislav was summer BMS-funded undergrad student (320 hours). His project main aim was to create a double mutant by deleting the gene responsible for the synthesis of Rdi1 (a GDI protein which removes the cell polarity protein, Cdc42, from the plasma membrane and recycles it back to the polarity site).
Coorientador de Vladislav Nikolov
Summer internship (Iniciação científica)
University of Aberdeen, Reino Unido
2015/01/05 - 2015/04/01 "The role of SH3-domain proteins in galvanotroism of the fungal pathogen, Candida albicans: a mutant library screen". Radina's Honour's Project (300 hours) aimed to understand whether SH3-domain protein play a role in responses to electric field (cell polarization). In the United Kingdom, the Honours project is a final lab rotation project in the 4th year of the BSc degree.
Coorientador de Radina Liharska
Honour's Project (BSc degree) (Licenciatura/Bacharelato)
University of Aberdeen, Reino Unido

Organização de evento

Nome do evento
Tipo de evento (Tipo de participação)
Instituição / Organização
2018/12/01 - 2019/12/07 Organization of the Microbiotec19 (International Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019) in University of Coimbra. This international congress had approximately 500 participants. (2019/12/05 - 2019/12/07)
Congresso (Membro da Comissão Organizadora)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal
2018/01 - 2018/05 Workshop “Environmentally sustainable processes in critical metals recovery: bio (micro) technologies to support a circular economy of raw materials” within the BIOCriticalMetals Project (3-4th May 2018, University of Coimbra, Portugal) with approximately 30 participants. (2018/05/03 - 2018/05/04)
Oficina (workshop) (Coorganizador)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2015/01 - 2017/01 Aberdeen Fungal Group weekly lab meetings (more than 80 researchers). (2015 - 2017)
Encontro (Coorganizador)
University of Aberdeen, Reino Unido
2015/05 - 2016/09 Workshop “Medical Mycology” Hands-on infection models: galleria mellonella and mouse, EU ITN FUNGIBRAIN at the University of Aberdeen for (Aberdeen, UK, 14-15th September 2016), 15 participants for each workshop). Coordinated accommodation, travelling arrangements and invoicing for participants. (2016/09/14 - 2016/09/15)
Oficina (workshop) (Coorganizador)
University of Aberdeen, Reino Unido
2015/05 - 2016/09 Workshop “Systems Biology” (Aberdeen, UK, 12-13th September 2016), EU ITN FUNGIBRAIN at the University of Aberdeen (15 participants for each workshop). Coordinated accommodation, travelling arrangements and invoicing for participants. (2016/09/12 - 2016/09/13)
Oficina (workshop) (Coorganizador)
University of Aberdeen, Reino Unido
2015/05 - 2016/09 Workshop "Grant Writing Skills” (Aberdeen, UK, 15th September 2016), EU ITN FUNGIBRAIN at the University of Aberdeen (15 participants for each workshop). Coordinated accommodation, travelling arrangements and invoicing for participants. (2016/09/15 - 2016/09/15)
Oficina (workshop) (Coorganizador)
University of Aberdeen, Reino Unido
2015/05 - 2016/09 4th Network Meeting for the EU ITN FUNGIBRAIN at the University of Aberdeen for all ESRs, University and Industry Partners (PIs) and Project Manager (total of 28 participants). Coordinated accommodation, travelling arrangements and invoicing for participants. (2016/09/16 - 2016/09/16)
Encontro (Coorganizador)
University of Aberdeen, Reino Unido

Participação em evento

Descrição da atividade
Tipo de evento
Nome do evento
Instituição / Organização
2019/09/14 - 2019/09/17 International Microorganism Day - Activities within the 2nd Formative Meeting for Ciência Vida
Outro
"Microbes are everywhere!"
Exploratório de Coimbra, Portugal

Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/09/17 - 2018/09/17 International Microorganism Day - Public Science Communication
Exposição
International Microorganism Day
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal

Ordem dos Biólogos, Portugal

Ciência Viva National Agency, Portugal

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, França

Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/04 “Green Lantern” Science Dissemination Project with a student class (7th graders at Colégio de São Teotónio, Coimbra) within the Ilídio Pinho Foundation 15th edition programme “Science in School”
Outro
“Green Lantern” Public Engagement
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2017/12/05 - 2017/12/05 International Soil Day - Public Engagement Event
Outro
International Soil Day
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/09/17 - 2017/09/17 International Microorganism Day - Public Science Communication
Exposição
International Microorganism Day
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal

Ordem dos Biólogos, Portugal

Ciência Viva National Agency, Portugal

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, França
2016/10/19 - 2016/10/23 Summer School “Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry” (Goettingen and Jena, Germany 19-23th October 2016)
Oficina (workshop)
Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Alemanha
2016/09/15 - 2016/09/15 Workshop “Grant Writing Skills” (Aberdeen, UK, 15th September 2016)
Oficina (workshop)
Grant Writing Skills
University of Aberdeen, Reino Unido
2016/09/14 - 2016/09/15 Workshop “Medical Mycology” Hands-on infection models: galleria mellonella and mouse (Aberdeen, UK, 14-15th September 2016)
Oficina (workshop)
Medical Mycology
University of Aberdeen, Reino Unido
2016/09/12 - 2016/09/13 Workshop “Systems Biology” (Aberdeen, UK, 12-13th September 2016)
Oficina (workshop)
Systems Biology
University of Aberdeen, Reino Unido
2016/07/05 - 2016/07/08 Explainer at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition “Killer Fungus” in London - Public Science Engagement
Exposição
Royal Society Summer Exhibition “Killer Fungus”
Aberdeen Fungal Group, Reino Unido
2016/05/04 - 2016/05/05 Workshop “Anti-Fungal Drug Discovery and Company Start-Up” (Manchester, UK, 4-5th May 2016)
Oficina (workshop)
Anti-Fungal Drug Discovery and Company Start-Up
F2G Ltd, Reino Unido
2016/04/29 - 2016/05/03 Workshop “Live-Cell Imaging and Calcium Signalling” (Manchester, UK, 29th April 2016 to May 3rd 2016)
Oficina (workshop)
Live-Cell Imaging and Calcium Signalling
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, Reino Unido
2016/04/29 - 2016/04/29 Workshop “CV Clinic: Showcasing your achievements so you secure the career you want.” (Manchester, UK, 29th April 2016)
Oficina (workshop)
CV Clinic: Showcasing your achievements so you secure the career you want
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, Reino Unido
2016/04/25 - 2016/04/29 Workshop “Scientific Writing and Presentation Skills Part I and II” (Manchester, UK, 25-29th April 2016)
Oficina (workshop)
Scientific Writing and Presentation Skills Part I and II
The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, Reino Unido
2016/01/12 - 2016/01/14 Aberdeen Fungal Group Annual Scientific Retreat
Encontro
Annual Scientific Retreat
Aberdeen Fungal Group, Reino Unido
2015/06/15 - 2015/06/15 Demonstrator for microbiology sample preparation and light microscopy to secondary-school pupils - Public Engagement
Outro
Public Engagement
University of Aberdeen, Reino Unido
2015/05/11 - 2015/05/14 Workshop “Scientific Writing I” (CNRS, Nice, France 11th-14th May 2015)
Oficina (workshop)
Scientific Writing I
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, França
2015/05/08 - 2015/05/10 Workshop “Phospholipid Signalling and Imaging” (CNRS, Nice, France 8th-10th May 2015)
Oficina (workshop)
Phospholipid Signalling and Imaging
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, França
2015/05/07 - 2015/05/07 Workshop “Industrial Agricultural and Fungicide Research” (Bayer Crop Science, Lyon, France, 7th May 2015)
Oficina (workshop)
Industrial Agricultural and Fungicide Research
Bayer CropScience Lyon La Dargoire Centre de Recherche, França
2015/05/05 - 2015/05/06 Workshop “Microfabrication for Microbiology” (Institut Jaques Monrod, Paris, France, 5-6th May 2015)
Oficina (workshop)
Microfabrication for Microbiology
Institut Jaques Monrod, França
2015/01/13 - 2015/01/15 Aberdeen Fungal Group Annual Scientific Retreat
Encontro
Annual Scientific Retreat
Aberdeen Fungal Group, Reino Unido
2015 - 2015 Demonstrator for DNA extraction from children’s cheek cells at the Gilcomstoun Primary School (Aberdeen, UK) - Public Science Communication
Outro
Public Engagement with children
University of Aberdeen, Reino Unido
2014/10/13 - 2014/10/15 Microscopy Course (13-15th October 2014, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK)
Oficina (workshop)
Microscopy Course
University of Aberdeen Institute of Medical Sciences, Reino Unido
2014/09/13 - 2014/09/17 13th International Meeting of the European Calcium Society, Centre de Congrès, Aix-en-Provence (France) (13-17th September, 2015)
Conferência
13th International Meeting of the European Calcium Society
European Calcium Society, Bélgica
2014/06/10 - 2014/06/14 Workshop "Fungal Genetics and Biology” (Carlsberg Laboratory, Copenhagen, Denmark, 10-14th June 2014)
Oficina (workshop)
Fungal Genetics and Biology
Carlsberg Laboratorium, Dinamarca
2012/11/26 - 2012/11/30 Postgraduate course "Medical Microbiology" of the Doctoral Program in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine, 2012-2013 Edition
Outro
Postgraduate course "Medical Microbiology"
CNC.IBILI, Portugal
2011/08/01 - 2011/08/12 Summer Course "Infection meets Immunity" at University of Utrecht, Netherlands (2011)
Outro
Summer Course "Infection meets Immunity"
Hogeschool Utrecht, Países Baixos

Curso / Disciplina lecionado

Disciplina Curso (Tipo) Instituição / Organização
2018/02/06 - 2018/02/07 Molecular Microbiology Practical Class - "Molecular Biology" (MSc Biochemistry) 2018 Microbiologia Molecular (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/09/25 - 2017/09/26 Microbiology Laboratories - Practical class "Isolation of Bacteria and Spreading techniques" BSc Biochemistry 2017 Laboratórios de Microbiologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/01/20 - 2015/03/10 Molecular Microbiology - Practical Classes Demonstrator Molecular Microbiology (Bachelor) University of Aberdeen, Reino Unido

Membro de associação

Nome da associação Tipo de participação
2017/12 - 2018/12 American Society for Microbiology ASM Young Ambassador for Portugal 2018

Tutoria

Tópico Nome do aluno
2018/03/15 - 2018/05/05 Biorecovery of metals from mining waste under fixed bed conditions. Nicole Herner
2017/12/01 - 2018/02/01 Isolation and identification of microorganisms from mine tailings. Alicja Wawrzen
2015/03/01 - 2015/07/31 Screen of mutant strains for directional growth and mating defects in the opportunistic yeast Candida albicans. Alejandra González Cardoso
Distinções

Prémio

2018 Award ASM "The Young Ambassador Project Fund" (YAPF) - 500 USD
American Society for Microbiology, Estados Unidos
2018 Award FEMS Travel Grant “International Microorganism Day" - 150 EUR
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, Reino Unido
2015 Best Poster Talk in the 51st BSMM Annual Scientific Meeting
British Society for Medical Mycology, Reino Unido
2015 Best 1st year PhD Talk in the Postgraduate Winter Symposium College of Life Sciences & Medicine
University of Aberdeen College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Reino Unido
2015 Award of Travel Funding - 300 GBP
University of Aberdeen Institute of Medical Sciences, Reino Unido