Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Joana Rodrigues
Citation names
- Rodrigues, Joana L
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 0C13-FCB3-CE9A
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-3217-2320
- Google Scholar ID
- m_9HkSQAAAAJ
- Researcher Id
- O-5519-2015
- Scopus Author Id
- 56424954600
Email addresses
- joanarodrigues@deb.uminho.pt (Professional)
- joana.joanalucia@deb.uminho.pt (Professional)
- joanarodrigues@ceb.uminho.pt (Professional)
- joana.joanalucia@gmail.com (Personal)
Telephones
- Telephone
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- 253604 402 (Professional)
Addresses
- Universidade do Minho, Gualtar, Braga, 4710-057 , Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- http://ceb.uminho.pt/People/Profile/jlrodrigues (Professional)
- https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=m_9HkSQAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT&oi=sra (Scholar)
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joana_Rodrigues26 (Scholar)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanaluciarodrigues/ (Scholar)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Industrial Biotechnology
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Fermentation
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioderived Bulk and Fine Chemicals
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioprocessing Technologies
- Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bio-derived Novel Materials
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
Spanish; Castilian | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | |
French | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2010/09/01 - 2014/12/14
Concluded
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MIT Portugal Program - Bioengineering Systems (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Design and construction of a new biosynthetic pathway for the production of curcuminoids in Escherichia coli (SFRH/BD/51187/2010)
(Supervisors: Ligia Rodrigues - UM, Kristala Prather - MIT, Leon Kluskens - UM)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Approved unanimously |
2005/09 - 2010/07/29
Concluded
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Biological Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Alimentar
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Study of the Response Mechanism of Escherichia coli to Heat Shock/ Estudo do mecanismo de resposta da Escherichia coli ao
choque térmico (Supervisor: Lígia Rodrigues - UM)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2019/01/02 - 2023/12/31 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2015/07/01 - 2018/12/31 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2024/01/01 - Current | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | ||
2019/01 - 2023/12/31 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal |
2018/03 - 2018/03 | Tutor (University Teacher) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2017/02 - 2017/08 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2017/03 - 2017/03 | Tutor (University Teacher) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2014/09 - 2015/08 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
Positions / Appointments
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2023/03 - Current | Steering Committee Member | EUSynBioS, France |
EUSynBioS, France | ||
2023/03 - Current | Contributor at ValleyDAO DealFlow & Incubation Team | ValleyDAO, Switzerland |
ValleyDAO, Switzerland | ||
2020/07 - Current | Responsible to guarantee that genetic modified organisms are confined according to Portuguese Environmental Agency requirements and rules at PBMS and LBBS laboratories | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho, Portugal | ||
2017/01/01 - Current | Associate Director of Synthetic and Molecular Biology Platform (PBMS) Laboratory | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | ||
2021/01/07 - 2021/03/17 | Member of Electoral Committee of General Council of University of Minho (2021/2025). Researchers Representative. | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2010/09/01 - 2014/12/18 | PhD student (SFRH/BD/51187/2010) | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2013/03/01 - 2013/08/16 | Visiting PhD Student at Prather Lab (supervised by Kristala Prather) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States |
2012/02/01 - 2012/07/31 | Visiting PhD Student at Prather Lab (supervised by Kristala Prather) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States |
2009/10/01 - 2010/08/31 | FCT Research Fellow “Bioremediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals” Grant reference: UMINHO/BII195/2009 | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | ||
2009/09/15 - 2010/07/29 | Master Student - Integrated Master in Biological Engineering | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal | ||
2008/09/15 - 2009/09/30 | Research assistant under the scope of the project “Bioremediation of contaminated soils with heavy metals and polyaromatic hydrocarbons” | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2015/07/01 - 2018/12/31 | Strategic Funding 2015-2018 - Synthetic Biotechnology - Design and construction of a new biosynthetic pathway for the production
of therapeutic compounds in Escherichia coli
UID/BIO/04469/2013
UMINHO/BPD/37/2015
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2010/09/01 - 2014/12/18 | Design and construction of a new biosynthetic pathway for the production of curcuminoids in Escherichia coli
SFRH/BD/51187/2010
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2009/10 - 2010/08 | HEAVY METALS - Biorecovery of Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metals
POCTI/CTA/44449/2002
UMINHO/BII195/2009
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Laboratório Associado em Biotecnologia, Bioengenharia e Sistemas microELetromecânicos
LA/P/0029/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Associate Laboratory on Biotechnology, Bioengineering and microELectromechanical Systems
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2019/01/02 - 2023/12/31 | Design and construction of synthetic biology pathways for the production of industrially relevant compounds in Escherichia
coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae
CTTI-22/18-CEB(10)-Profile 3
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Strategic Funding 2019
UID/BIO/04469/2019
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2021/02 - Current | B3iS - Biodiversity and Bioprospection of Biosurfactants in Saline Environments
PTDC/BII-BIO/5554/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2020/01/01 - 2022/12 | ODS_9_46047 - New knowledge to build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster
innovation
ODS_9_46047 - FCT AAC 04/SAICT/2019
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
Concluded
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2018/07/15 - 2022/05/14 | FoSynBio - Synthetic biology approaches to design and construct microbial cell factories for the production of fructooligosaccharides
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029549
PTDC/BII-BBF/29549/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2018/07/15 - 2022/05/14 | LIGNOZYMES - Metagenomics approach to unravel the potential of lignocellulosic residues towards the discovery of novel enzymes
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029773
PTDC/BII-BBF/29773/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2018/01/01 - 2021/12 | VIBRANT - Viral and Bacterial Adhesin Network Training
H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017_765042
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Centitvc Centro de Nanotecnologia e Materiais Técnicos Funcionais e Inteligentes, Portugal Universitetet i Oslo, Norway Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences Institut fur Suchtforschung Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Horizon 2020 European Innovation Council Fast Track to Innovation
Concluded
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2010/09/01 - 2014/12/18 | Synbiobacther - Synthetic biology approaches to engineer "therapeutic" bacteria
PTDC/EBB-BIO/102863/2008
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference paper |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Website |
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Intellectual property
Provisional application for patent |
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Other
Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2024/05/27 | Innovative approaches to polyphenol synthesis: combinatorial biosynthesis unveiled (Flash Presentation) | X IMFAHE’s International Conference – Innovation Camp – shaping the future through global learning and collaborations
IMFAHE (Online, United States)
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2024/05/13 | Practical applications of synthetic biology (Invited Lecture) | Advanced Molecular Biotechnology Curricular Unit, Master’s in biotechnology and Master’s in Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
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2024/05/13 | Engineering Life: Exploring Synthetic Biology’s Potential (Invited Lecture) | Lecture - Industrial Microbiology Course Unit, Master Program in Biotechnological Engineering
School of Agriculture of Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (Online)
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2024/03/08 | EUSynBioS - The European Synthetic Biology Society (Invited Flash Presentation) | iGEM BioHackathon 2024
iGEM Startups (Online)
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2023/12/07 | Virtual Roundtable: How is synthetic biology shaping the bioeconomy in Ibero-America? (Invited Panel Participant) | iGEM SynBio Festival 2023
iGEM Design Leagues (Online, Mexico)
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2023/07/02 | The European Synthetic Biology Society: Connecting and Empowering the European Synthetic Biology Community (Invited Lecture) | II International Congress in Synthetic Biology, STEAM, Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation - ATG SynBio Spain
ATG SynBio Spain (Barcelona, Spain)
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2023/07/02 | De novo curcuminoids production in engineered Escherichia coli | II International Congress in Synthetic Biology, STEAM, Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation
ATG SynBio Spain (Barcelona, Spain)
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2023/06/29 | Combinatorial approach for prenylflavonoids de novo production in Escherichia coli (Invited Lecture) | EUSynBioS Online Seminars (EUSynBioSeminars)
EUSynBioS (Online)
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2023/06/27 | A biologia sintética e as suas aplicações no meio ambiente e saúde (Synthetic biology and its applications in the environment and health) (Invited Lecture) | CONSAMEI – I Congresso Nacional On-line de Integração em Saúde e Meio Ambiente
Instituto Multiprofissional de Ensino (Online, Brazil)
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2023/05/02 | Abordagens de biologia sintética para aplicações na biotecnologia (Synthetic biology approaches for biotechnology applications) (Invited Lecture) | VII Cycle of Conferences in Biotechnology - Science and Diversity are our Biotechnology
UBIOTEC - Beira Interior University (Covilhã, Portugal)
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2023/03/28 | Rice industry wastes as substrate for curcumin production in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Flash Presentation) | Biotechnology for a Circular Bioeconomy
Asian Federation of Biotechnology - European Federation of Biotechnology (Online)
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2023/02/28 | Agro-industrial wastes as alternative substrates for the production of prebiotic with Zymomonas mobilis (Flash Presentation) | Biotechnology for a Circular Bioeconomy
European Federation of Biotechnology (Online)
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2023/01/11 | Synthetic biology for a promising future (Invited Lecture) | Lecture - Industrial MicrobiologyCourse Unit, Master Program inBiotechnological Engineering
Escola Superior Agrária do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal)
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2022/11/12 | Application of synthetic biology in health, environment and industry for a better future (Invited Lecture) | CINASAMA2022: International Congress in Health and Environment – The Challenges and advances in genetics in modern society
– 3rd Online Edition
Instituto Medeiros de Educação Avançada (João Pessoa, Brazil)
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2022/10/04 | Design of an Escherichia coli strain to be used as platform for de novo production of flavonoid-derived compounds | EFB2022 Vitual Conference
European Federation of Biotechnology (Online)
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2022/10/04 | Zymomonas mobilis an emerging microbial cell factory to produce prebiotics | EFB2022 Vitual Conference
European Federation of Biotechnology (Online)
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2022/04/07 | Curcuminoids biosynthesis using synthetic biology approaches combined with a co-culture strategy | 3º BIOIBEROAMERICA – Ibero-American Congress in Biotechnology
Altice Fórum Braga (Braga, Portugal)
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2022/02/04 | How Synthetic Biology can Change the World (Invited Lecture)(2 h) | Lecture - Industrial Microbiology Course Unit, Master Program in Biotechnological Engineering
Escola Superior Agrária do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal)
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2021/11/23 | Synthetic biology approaches to engineer polyphenols microbial cell factories (Keynote lecture) | MicroBiotec - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021
Nova University Lisbon (Lisbon - Online, Portugal)
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2021/11/23 | Functional screening for the detection of ß-glucosidase activity in a metagenomic library obtained from a compost sample (Flash Presentation) | MicroBiotec – Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021
Nova University Lisbon (Lisbon - Online, Portugal)
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2021/11/23 | Zymomonas mobilis: a promising microorganism for prebiotic production | MicroBiotec - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021
Nova University Lisbon, Portugal. Online (Lisbon - Online, Portugal)
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2021/09/23 | Engineering Escherichia coli towards the production of prenylflavonoids (Flash Presentation) | 2nd Chemical & Biological Engineering Doctoral Symposium
University of Minho - Centre of Biological Engineering (Online, Portugal)
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2021/09/23 | DNA aptamers towards Yersinia Enterocolitica and Moraxella catarrhalis adhesins in novel POC diagnostics (Flash Presentation) | 2nd Chemical & Biological Engineering Doctoral Symposium
University of Minho - Centre of Biological Engineering (Online, Portugal)
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2021/06/21 | Collagen-coated magnetic nanoparticles to capture pathogens | World Microbe Forum
ASM FEMS Collaboration (Online, United States)
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2021/05/10 | Exploring Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a curcumin producer (Flash Presentation) | Biotechnology to Build a Brighter Future: Food, Health and Environmental Applications (B+FHE)
Centre of Biological Engineering (Online, Portugal)
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2021/05/10 | Alternative enzymes for glycosaminoglycans biosynthetic pathway design (Flash Presentation) | Biotechnology to Build a Brighter Future: Food, Health and Environmental Applications (B+FHE)
Centre of Biological Engineering (Online)
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2021/05/10 | Prebiotic biosynthesis using cellobiose 2-epimerase produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Flash Presentation) | Biotechnology to Build a Brighter Future: Food, Health and Environmental Applications (B+FHE)
Centre of Biological Engineering (Online, Portugal)
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2021/05/10 | Lignozymes: Metagenomics approach to unravel the potential of lignocellulosic residues towards the discovery of novel enzymes | Biotechnology to Build a Brighter Future: Food, Health and Environmental Applications (B+FHE)
Centre of Biological Engineering (Online, Portugal)
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2021/05/10 | FoSynBio: Synthetic biology approaches to design and construct microbial cell factories for the production of fructooligosaccharides. | Biotechnology to Build a Brighter Future: Food, Health and Environmental Applications (B+FHE)
Centre of Biological Engineering (Online, Portugal)
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2021/01/26 | How Synthetic Biology Can Make the World a Better Place (Invited Lecture)(2h) | Lecture - Industrial Microbiology Course Unit, Master Program in Biotechnological Engineering
Escola Superior Agrária do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal)
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2020/12/02 | Targeting oncogenic microRNAs in Triple Negative Breast Cancer using a CRISPR/Cas9-based approach | 1º Workshop Online Latinoamericano en Nanobiotecnología – Aplicaciones en Agricultura, Medicina e Industria Textil
Universidad de La Frontera (Online, Chile)
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2020/12/02 | Collagen-coated magnetic nanoparticles to capture pathogens from biological samples | 1º Workshop Online Latinoamericano en Nanobiotecnología – Aplicaciones en Agricultura, Medicina e Industria Textil
Universidad de La Frontera (Online, Chile)
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2020/12/01 | Synthetic biology strategies for the production of plant polyphenolic compounds | The 1st International BioDesign Research Conference
BioDesign Research (Online, United States)
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2020/11/02 | Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae towards the production of curcumin (Flash presentation) | 5th Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe
TU Delf, DTU Biosustain, U of Birmingham and Bilkent University (Online, Netherlands)
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2020/11/02 | UDP-glucuronic acid heterologous production in Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae chassis (Flash Presentation) | 5th Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe
TU Delf, DTU Biosustain, U of Birmingham and Bilkent University (Online, Netherlands)
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2020/09/17 | Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of curcumin (Flash Presentation) | 1st Chem & Bio Eng Doctoral Symposium
University of Minho (Online, Portugal)
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2020/07/26 | Synthetic Biology Applications in Health, Environment and Industry (Invited Lecture) | CINASAMA2020: International Congress in Health and Environment – The Challenges and advances in genetics in modern society
- Online Edition
Instituto Medeiros de Educação Avançada (João Pessoa, Brazil)
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2018/03/15 | Pathway expression optimization using the Ribosome Binding Site (RBS) Calculator tool | Bioinformatics Open Days 2018
University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
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2017/07/06 | Synthetic biology: Heterologous production of bioactive agents (Invited Lecture) | Centre of Biological Engineering Annual Meeting
University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
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2017/06/15 | Heterologous production of plant natural polyphenolic compounds in Escherichia coli (http://sb7.info/speaker/joana-rodrigues/) | SB7.0: The Seventh International Meeting on Synthetic Biology
Synbiobeta (Singapura, Singapore)
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2017/05/18 | Production of curcumin from ferulic acid by an engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae | II International Congress in Health Sciences Research: Towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(Covilhã, Portugal)
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2016/04/18 | Introduction to Synthetic Biology: Tools, Methods, Applications and Containment Systems (Invited Lecture)(2 h) | Lecture - Master Program in Biotechnological Engineering
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal)
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2016/02/23 | Synthetic biology approaches to engineer new pathways for the production of plant secondary metabolites | 3rd Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe
(Costa da Caparica, Portugal)
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2015/03/05 | Synthetic Biology - Applications and Regulations / Biologia Sintética - Aplicações e Regulamentação (Invited Lecture) | Short Course on Safety and Regulation in Biotechnology / Curso Curto Segurança e Regulamentação em Biotecnologia
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal)
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2010/10/23 | Bioleaching of hexavalent chromium from soils using Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans | 2nd Meeting of the Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering
University of Minho - Centre of Biological Engineering (Braga, Portugal)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2023/03 - Current | Stoichiometric genome-scale models for optimization of acrylic acid (AA) production in Escherichia coli using recently described
biosynthetic pathways
Supervisor of Bruno Araújo Gomes Sá (Co-supervisor: Oscar Dias)
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Project in Bioinformatics - Master in Bioinformatics (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2023/03 - Current | Optimisation of prenylflavonoids production using an Escherichia coli GECKO model
Supervisor of Tiago João Lopes da Silva (Co-supervisor: Oscar Dias)
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Project in Bioinformatics - Master in Bioinformatics (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2021/11 - Current | Estratégias de biologia sintética para modificar Escherichia coli e Saccharomyces cerevisiae para produzir compostos fenólicos
de valor acrescentado (Synthetic biology strategies to engineer Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce value-added
phenolic compounds)
Supervisor of Ana Rita Fonseca
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Internship - volunteering provided by Biological Engineering Student Association (NEEB) (Master)
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2021/02 - Current | Exploiting synthetic biology for the production of prenylflavonoids in Escherichia coli (2020.04433.BD)(Supervisor: Lígia
Rodrigues)
Co-supervisor of Daniela Filipa Correia Gomes
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Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2019/04 - 2024/05 | Stepwise optimization of curcumin biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SFRH/BD/138325/2018)
Co-supervisor of João Manuel Rainha da Costa (Supervisor: Lígia Rodrigues)
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Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2018/01 - 2024/01/25 | Engineering a biosynthetic pathway for high-value glycosaminoglycans production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SFRH/BD/132998/2017)
Co-supervisor of Márcia Regina Linhares Couto (Supervisor: Lígia Rodrigues)
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Doctoral Program in Bioengineering - MITPT (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2023/02 - 2023/11 | Curcuminoids biosynthesis from glucose by an engineered Escherichia coli
Supervisor of Carolina Maria Salgado Antas
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Master in Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2022/09 - 2023/02 | Curcuminoids biosynthesis from glucose by an engineered Escherichia coli
Supervisor of Carolina Maria Salgado Antas
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Project in Biotechnology - Master in Biotecnology (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2021/10/04 - 2022/11/18 | Abordagem por processos num sistema de gestão – Revisão da informação documentada ("Process approach in a management system
- Review of documented information") - Grupo Primor, Vila Nova de Famalicão
Supervisor of Ana Filipa Inácio Rodrigues
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Master in Food Science and Technology (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2022/03 - 2022/07 | Bioinformatics approaches for polyphenolic compounds production in Escherichia coli
Supervisor of Daniela Lemos (Co-supervisor: Oscar Dias)
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Project in Bioinformatics - Master in Bioinformatics (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2020/09 - 2022/05 | Bioinformatics approaches for engineering L-tyrosine production in Escherichia coli
Co-supervisor of Maria João Lopes (Supervisor: Oscar Dias)
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Master in Bioinformatics (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2021/11 - 2022/03 | Bioinformatics approaches for prenylflavonoids production in Escherichia coli
Co-supervisor of André Maia Magalhães (Supervisor: Oscar Dias)
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Bioinformatics (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2021/10 - 2022/02 | Abordagem por processos num sistema de gestão - Revisão da informação documentada ("Process approach in a management system
- Review of documented information") - Grupo Primor, Vila Nova de Famalicão
Supervisor of Ana Filipa Inácio Rodrigues
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Project in Food Science and Technology - Master in Food Science and Technology (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2020/09 - 2022/01 | Evaluation of biosynthetic curcumin cytotoxicity and anticancer activity
Supervisor of Mariana Silva Azeredo
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Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2021/02 - 2021/07 | Synthetic biology strategies for fructooligosaccharides production in Zymomonas mobilis
Co-supervisor of Ana Benedita Maia (Supervisor: Adelaide Braga)
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Project in Biochemistry - Bachelor in Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2021/03 - 2021/06 | Optimization of FOS production in Zymomonas mobilis
Supervisor of Sérgio Miguel Carneiro Sousa
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Project in Biotechnology - Master in Biotechnology (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2021/02 - 2021/04 | Bioinformatics approaches for prenylflavonoids production in Escherichia coli
Supervisor of João António Soares Monteiro (Co-supervisor: Oscar Dias)
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Project in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology - Master in Bioinformatics (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2019/03 - 2021/02 | Cloning of FTase genes to produce fructooligosaccharides in Zymomonas mobilis (UMINHO/BPD/4/2019)
Co-supervisor of Cláudia Catarina Oliveira Amorim (Supervisor: Lígia Rodrigues)
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Post-Doctoral Scholarship (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2020/02 - 2020/07 | Bioinformatics approaches for engineering L-tyrosine production in Escherichia coli
Supervisor of Maria João Lopes (Co-supervisor: Oscar Dias)
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Master Curricular Project - Master in Bioinformatics (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2020/01/06 - 2020/06/30 | Genetic optimization of Zymomonas mobilis to increase fructooligosaccharides yield and purity (UMINHO/BI/2/2020)
Supervisor of Daniela Filipa Correia Gomes
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MSc Scholarship (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2018/07 - 2019/12/07 | A kinetic genome-scale model for the acrylic acid production in Escherichia coli
Co-supervisor of Alexandre Rafael Machado Oliveira (Supervisor: Oscar Dias)
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Master in Bioinformatics (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2018/09 - 2019/11/05 | Optimization of curcuminoids production in different hosts
Supervisor of Daniela Filipa Correia Gomes (Co-supervisor: Manuela Côrte-Real, CBMA)
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Master in Molecular Genetics (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2018/10/01 - 2019/03/31 | Design and construction of a Zymomonas mobilis strain able to produce fructooligosaccharides (UMINHO/BI/358/2018)
Supervisor of João Manuel Rainha da Costa
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MSc Scholarship (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2018/07 - 2018/09 | Design and construction of a biosynthetic pathway for the production of demethylsuberosin in Escherichia coli
Supervisor of Maria Soares Marques Figueiredo Portela (Co-supervisor: Lígia Rodrigues)
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Summer Internship - Trainee (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2018/03 - 2018/07 | Optimization of curcuminoids production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Supervisor of Daniela Filipa Correia Gomes (Co-supervisor: Lígia Rodrigues)
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Master Curricular Project - Master in Molecular Genetics (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2018/03 - 2018/06 | A stoichiometric genome-scale model for the acrylic acid production in Escherichia coli
Supervisor of Alexandre Rafael Machado Oliveira (Co-supervisor: Oscar Dias)
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Master Curricular Project - Master in Bioinformatics (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2017/09 - 2018/03 | Molecular cloning, expression and characterization of enzymes involved in furanocoumarins pathway
Co-supervisor of Pedro Eduardo Vieira da Silva Faria (Supervisor: Lígia Rodrigues)
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Biotechnology Master (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2016/09 - 2017/11 | Production of curcumin from ferulic acid by an engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Co-supervisor of João Manuel Rainha da Costa (Supervisor: Lígia Rodrigues)
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Master in Biotechnology (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2017/03 - 2017/07 | Molecular cloning, expression and characterization of enzymes involved in furanocoumarins pathway
Co-supervisor of Pedro Eduardo Vieira da Silva Faria (Supervisor: Lígia Rodrigues)
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Master Curricular Project - Master in Biotecnology (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2015/09 - 2016/10 | Construction and validation of Escherichia coli mutants to improve the curcumin production using an engineered strain
Co-supervisor of Márcia Regina Linhares Couto (Supervisor: Lígia Rodrigues)
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Master in Biotecnology (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2016/03 - 2016/07 | Production of curcuminoids in engineered yeasts
Co-supervisor of João Manuel Rainha da Costa (Supervisor: Lígia Rodrigues)
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Master Curricular Project - Master in Biotecnology (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2015/03 - 2015/07 | Construction and validation of Escherichia coli mutants to improve the curcumin production using an engineered strain
Co-supervisor of Márcia Regina Linhares Couto (Supervisor: Lígia Rodrigues)
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Master Curricular Project - Master in Biotecnology (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2013/09 - 2014/10 | Validation and optimization of curcumin production by an engineered Escherichia coli
Co-supervisor of Rafael Gomes Araújo (Supervisor: Lígia Rodrigues)
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Master in Bioengineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2022/07/19 - Current | Workshop organization in the event "Summer at Campus 2022" - Chemical and Biological Engineering - Engineering at the service
of society (Engenharia Química e Biológica - A engenharia ao serviço da Sociedade) - Workshop 2 "The cloning of the fluorescent
Sherlock Holmes" (A clonagem do Sherlock Holmes fluorescente) - Workshop for high school students. July 19, 2022, CEB-UM,
Braga, Portugal. Event webpage: https://www.ceb.uminho.pt/Events/Details/4353 (2022/07/18 - 2022/07/22)
Workshop (Other)
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Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2023/04/19 - 2023/04/20 | Member of the organizing committee and chair of the event “VI ExpoBiotec 2023 – Fair of Biotechnology and Bioengineering –
Escalating Biotechnology”, GNration, Braga, Portugal. The purpose of the event was to foster symbiosis between students, academia
and the business and industrial world by bringing together a range of speakers from business associations, industries and
key regional companies and start-ups in the field of biotechnology and chemical and biological engineering. Event webpage:
https://www.ceb.uminho.pt/Events/Details/4371 (2023/04/19 - 2023/04/20)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2021/09/15 - 2021/11/15 | "V Expobiotec2021 - Biotechnology Expo - Expand your Horizons", online.
Member of the organizing committee and chair. The purpose of the event was to foster symbiosis between academia and the business
and industrial world by bringing together a range of speakers from business associations, industries and key companies in
the field of biotechnology and chemical and biological engineering.
Event webpage: https://www.ceb.uminho.pt/Events/Details/4336 (2021/11/10 - 2021/11/10)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
|
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2021/03/10 - 2021/05/10 | "Biotechnology to build a brighter future: Food, Health and Environmental Applications (B+FHE)", May 10, online.
Member of the organizing committee; Chair; Live stream responsible; Website developer.
Scientific fields: Probiotics, prebiotics & new foods; Role of nutraceutics in the Microbiome; Synthetic biology strategies
to produce nutraceutics; Metagenomic approaches to discover new enzymes; Waste valorization and/or treatment; Bio-based products
and circular economy.
Event webpage: https://cebconference.wixsite.com/biotechnology (2021/05/10 - 2021/05/10)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2023/04/17 - Current | Participant - Braga Biotechnology 1st Week 2023 – “Communicating Biotechnology through Art” Workshop by Diogo Cunha – School
of Engineering – University of Minho. GNration, Braga, Portugal.
Workshop
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Communicating Biotechnology through Art
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2023/04/14 - Current | Instructor - LAB Open day @CEB 2023 – Session 2 – LBBS and LIBRO - Aims to increase knowledge about different in-house research
and improve interaction/cooperation between different CEB researchers, creating more internal synergies. Representation of
LBBS.
Other
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LAB Open day @CEB 2023
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2023/02/02 - Current | Participant: Interinstitutional journeys pedagogical development, 8th edition: New old ways to teach laboratory techniques
- Presented by Dr. Rui Borges dos Santos from University of Algarve. February 2, 2023. University of Minho, University of
Aveiro and Lisbon School of Health Technology. Online. https://cms.ua.pt/jornadasidp/; https://cms.ua.pt/jornadasidp/node/441
Seminar
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Interinstitutional journeys pedagogical development, 8th edition
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal |
2024/06/12 - 2034/06/26 | Participant - Avaliação+ (Evaluation+) – 3rd edition. 10 Dimensions of Evaluation; Feedback with AI; Project transformation
of assessment to be applied in a curricular unit. June 12-26. 10 h. Innovation and the Development of Teaching and Learning
Centre (IDEA), University of Minho. Presential and Online.
Workshop
|
Avaliação+ (Evaluation+)
Centro para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento do Ensino e Aprendizagem (IDEA), Portugal
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2024/07/02 - 2024/07/02 | Participant - Success in ERC: The pre-writing stage. What is and What is not an ERC project? Key aspects of the submission
process. Profile of the evaluators & how to choose the right panel. Breaking down the evaluation criterion “Scientific excellence”.
Crowdhelix. Online
Seminar
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Success in ERC: The pre-writing stage
Crowdhelix, United Kingdom
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2024/06/13 - 2024/06/28 | Participant - Blackboard Ultra Training – Content creation (June 13), New Layout (June 25), Test Management (June 25), Group
Management (June 26), Assignments (June 27), Student Records Management (June 28). 1 h each. Education Activities Support
Service Unit (USAAE) from University of Minho. Presential and Online.
Workshop
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Blackboard Ultra Training
Education Activities Support Service Unit (USAAE) from University of Minho, Portugal
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2024/05/27 - 2024/05/27 | Participant - Webinar: How to Sell Your Science
Seminar
|
The Complete Guide to Funding
BiteSize Bio, United Kingdom
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2024/04/10 - 2024/04/10 | Participant - Digital PCR: Introduction and applications.
Seminar
|
Participant - Digital PCR: Introduction and applications
Thermo Fisher Scientific Villebon, France
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2024/01/29 - 2024/03/12 | Participant - Workshops - AI and Innovation in High Education by Borja Santos Porras (January 29); Peer Mentoring Primer -
by Joanne Kamens (February 14); Funding through global collaboration and grant writing - by Yolanda Alvarez & Joaquín López-Herráiz
(March 12). Online
Workshop
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iPDP-International Professional Development Program
IMFAHE (International Mentoring Foundation for the Advancement of Higher Education), United States
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2024/02/09 - 2024/02/09 | Participant - PRIDE (Association for Professionals in Doctoral Education) webinar: Are our PhD candidates ready for AI? Exploring
the PAIR (Problem, AI, Interaction, Reflection) framework - by Oguz Acar. Online
Exhibition
|
ARE OUR PHD CANDIDATES READY FOR A.I.?
PRIDE Network - Association for Professionals in Doctoral Education, Austria
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2024/01 - 2024/02 | Participant - Workshops: How do I start a business? Create a Business Plan - by Javier Aguera (January 18); How to fund your
business idea - by Jonathan Thon, PhD (February 1); Patent your ideas. Protect your inventions - by Marta Lage (February 8).
From Academia to Entrepreneurship - by David Lagares (February 15). Online.
Workshop
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IMFAHE From Academia to Entrepreneurship - Quarter Course 2 on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership
IMFAHE (International Mentoring Foundation for the Advancement of Higher Education), United States
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2023/12/01 - 2023/12/01 | Participant - IMFAHE 2023-2024 workshop: Keynote Speech: 'Generation Z Uncovered: Bridging the Teaching Gap Between TikTok
and Textbooks' by Gabriela Lagreca, December 1. Online
Workshop
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iPDP-International Professional Development Program
IMFAHE (International Mentoring Foundation for the Advancement of Higher Education), United States
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2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29 | Instructor - European Researcher¿s Night 2023 - Industrial Biotechnology at CEB: research to achieve industrial sustainability
(Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2023 - Biotecnologia Industrial no CEB: a investigação para alcançar a sustentabilidade
industrial). Altice Forum Braga, Braga, Portugal
Exhibition
|
European Researcher's Night 2023 (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2023/07/19 - 2023/07/19 | Participant - Workshop on Good Practices in Doctoral Orientation (Workshop sobre Boas Práticas na Orientação Doutoral) by
Dr Ana Salgado and MSc Ana Freitas (7 h). Topics covered: The new objectives for the area of doctoral education impact the
guidance of doctoral students; What are the challenges for mentoring doctoral students?; The importance of doctoral supervision;
Expectations of candidates and advisors; Supervision styles; Allocation of responsibilities; Recommended ‘Inspiring Practices’
(suggestions); Group case study and exercises (...)
Workshop
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Workshop on Good Practices in Doctoral Orientation
Doctoral College of University of Minho, Portugal
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2023/05/24 - 2023/05/24 | Participant - Pitch tecnológico: conheça os principais segredos¿ (Technological Pitch: Know the main secrets) by Dr. Paulo
Salgado (Maia Superior Institute) in collaboration with TecMinho. University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Workshop
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Technological Pitch: Know the main secrets
Universidade do Minho TecMinho, Portugal
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2023/04/17 - 2023/04/21 | Instructor - ExpoBioTecArt - Artistic Installations Contest ¿ CEB Laboratories - Competition for artistic installations with
the theme "Biotechnology and Bioengineering". Artistic Installations exposed to the public during Biotechnology Week to demonstrate
the work developed at CEB. GNration, Braga, Portugal.
Exhibition
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ExpoBioTecArt
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2023/04/17 - 2023/04/21 | Instructor - Braga Biotechnology 1st Week 2023 - Instructor at ExpoBiotechArt (Artistic Installations Contest ¿ CEB Laboratories
- Competition for artistic installations with the theme "Biotechnology and Bioengineering"). GNration, Braga, Portugal.
Exhibition
|
Braga Biotechnology 1st Week 2023
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2023/04/19 - 2023/04/20 | Instructor - VI Expobiotec 2023 – Fair of Biotechnology and Bioengineering – Escalating Biotechnology. Chair of the event
and instructor. April 19-20, 2023. GNration, Braga, Portugal.
Exhibition
|
VI Expobiotec 2023 – Fair of Biotechnology and Bioengineering – Escalating Biotechnology
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2023/04/05 - 2023/04/05 | Participant - SelectScience webinar: CRISPR gene editing of human primary NK and T cells for cancer immunotherapy. Presented
by Meisam Naeimi Kararoudi (Director of CRISPR/Gene Editing Core - Ohio State University). April 5, 2023. Online.
Seminar
|
SelectScience Webinar
SelectScience, United Kingdom
|
2023/03/09 - 2023/03/23 | Participant - Doctoral College UMinho: Seminars - Horizons for Doctorates, Students and Doctoral Candidates by FCT - Perspectives
for Doctoral Students and Perspectives for Mentors. What career opportunities are there for a PhD? What can a student do
during their PhD to align their expectations and prepare for the real opportunities that may arise?
Seminar
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Doctoral College UMinho: Seminars - Horizons for Doctorates, Students and Doctoral Candidates by FCT – Perspectives for Doctoral
Students and Perspectives for Mentors
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
2023/01/13 - 2023/01/13 | Participant - Debate cycle for supervisors: “Doctoral supervision in European context. Current developments and future perspectives”
- Presented by Dr. Alexander Hasgall (Head of Council for Doctoral Education - EUA). January 12. Center for interdisciplinary
studies in education and development (CeiED), Lusófona University. Online. https://www.ceied.ulusofona.pt/pt/ciclo-debates-p-orientadores-ceied/
Exhibition
|
Debate cycle for supervisors
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Centro de Estudos e Intervenção em Educação e Formação, Portugal
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2022/11/27 - 2022/11/27 | Instructor - Small Scientists. In small scientific activities, the little ones will be able to travel around the world of
microorganisms - our greatest allies!
Workshop
|
Science and Technology Week 2022 - Small Scientists (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 | Instructor - European Researcher's Night 2022 - Industrial Biotechnology at CEB: research to achieve industrial sustainability
(Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2022 - Biotecnologia Industrial no CEB: a investigação para alcançar a sustentabilidade
industrial). September 30, 2022, Altice Forum Braga, Braga, Portugal.
Exhibition
|
European Researcher's Night 2022 (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2022/09/19 - 2022/09/23 | Participant - Asynchronous Micro-Courses: Blackboard: Paper submission and analysis with SafeAssign – Plagiarism detection
(September 19, 2022); Blackboard - Create self-evaluation and peer review exercises (September 19, 2022). Documents + Accessible
– Word and PowerPoint (September 23, 2022). Support services unit for education activities, University of Minho. Online
Exhibition
|
Asynchronous Mini-Courses
Centro para a Inovação e o Desenvolvimento do Ensino e da Aprendizagem - Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
2022/07/19 - 2022/07/19 | Instructor - Summer on Campus 2022 - Chemical and Biological Engineering - Engineering at the service of society (Engenharia
Química e Biológica - A engenharia ao serviço da Sociedade) - Workshop 2 "The cloning of the fluorescent Sherlock Holmes"
("A clonagem do Sherlock Holmes fluorescente") - Workshop for high school students. July 19, 2022, CEB-UM, Braga, Portugal.
Workshop
|
Summer on Campus 2022 (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2022/01/27 - 2022/01/27 | Instructor - Microorganisms world is presented to primary school students in different activities.
Workshop
|
Small Scientists (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2021/09/22 - 2021/11/24 | Participant - Doctoral College UMinho: Improving aspects of PhD supervision – online open sessions. Sessions: The process
of doctoral education: a supervisor’s perspective; Professional responsibility as a supervisor; Research Ethics; Why hamburgers
are bad for you – the giving and receiving feedback; Supervision and communication - communicating across cultures; Sustainable
development and doctoral education.
Seminar
|
Doctoral College UMinho: Improving aspects of PhD supervision - online
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
2021/11/10 - 2021/11/10 | Chair of the event sessions - "‘Flash-presentations 1 - Business Associations and Clusters" and "Speed-meetings with Companies".
The purpose of the event was to foster symbiosis between academia and the business and industrial world by bringing together
a range of speakers from business associations, industries and key companies in the field of biotechnology and chemical and
biological engineering.
Event Website: https://www.ceb.uminho.pt/Events/Details/4336
Exhibition
|
V Expobiotec 2021 - Biotechnology Expo - Expand your Horizons
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2021/05/10 - 2021/05/10 | Chair of the event session "Biotechnological applications in food and health"
Scientific fields: Probiotics, prebiotics & new foods; Role of nutraceutics in the Microbiome; Synthetic biology strategies
to produce nutraceutics; Metagenomic approaches to discover new enzymes; Waste valorization and/or treatment; Bio-based products
and circular economy.
Event webpage: https://cebconference.wixsite.com/biotechnology
Workshop
|
"Biotechnology to build a brighter future: Food, Health and Environmental Applications (B+FHE)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2021/04/12 - 2021/04/16 | Participant - CCBioTec week 2021: Digital tools, software and/or useful techniques in science communication – from shooting
to editing; Communicating science with few resources but a lot of creativity; Success cases in science communication; Help,
I have to speak in public, what now? April 12-16. Online.
Workshop
|
CCBioTec week 2021
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2020/09/25 - 2020/09/27 | Participant - ACS (American Chemical Society) Webinars: Peer Review: Why, How-To and What Not To Do (Rebroadcast); Top Tips
for Communicating Your Science: Knowing Your Audience; Writing Competitive Research Proposals that Win Funding. Unveiling
the Mysteries Behind HPLC and GC Resolution: From Theory to Practice in 30 minutes.
Exhibition
|
ACS (American Chemical Society) Webinar
American Chemical Society, United States
|
2020/09/25 - 2020/09/26 | Participant - Introduction to Peer Review; Ethics in Peer Review; Preparing for Review; Assessing Significance and Technical
Quality; Assessing Presentation and Readiness for Publication; Writing Your Review
Workshop
|
ACS (American Chemical Society) Reviewer Lab – Online Course
American Chemical Society, United States
|
2020/09/14 - 2020/09/25 | Participant - How to prepare a course in a B-learning model; How to use technologies and methodologies in a teaching context;
How to evaluate learning; How to evaluate the functioning of courses taking into account their continuous improvement; Development
of an innovative plan for a course. 20 h course with synchronous and asynchronous sessions.
Workshop
|
Docência+ 2020
Centro para a Inovação e o Desenvolvimento do Ensino e da Aprendizagem - Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
2020/09/23 - 2020/09/23 | Participant - Twist Webinar: Explore Sequence Space With Twist Bioscience Spread Out Low Density (SOLD) Libraries.
Exhibition
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Twist Webinar
Twist Bioscience, United States
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2020/09/16 - 2020/09/22 | Participant - How to build a virtual collaborative learning wall using Padlet; Audience response system (Voxvote e Mentimeter)
in synchronous sessions; Building online concept maps; Google Drive: Collaborative writing; Ted-Ed: Recycle content available
on the web, use YouTube videos; PerusALL; How to promote distance Team-Based Learning classes; Open Badges: Micro digital
credentials.
Exhibition
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Flipped Webinars
Centro para a Inovação e o Desenvolvimento do Ensino e da Aprendizagem - Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
2020/09/16 - 2020/09/16 | Participant - Webinar: "Addressing digital inequalities during and post the pandemic" - Presented by Professor Laura Czerniewicz,
Director of the Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre of the University of Cape Town.
Exhibition
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Webinar: "Addressing digital inequalities during and post the pandemic"
Centro para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento do Ensino e Aprendizagem (IDEA), Portugal
|
2020/06/16 - 2020/07/09 | Participant - Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) Webinars: Getting started with CRISPR/Cas9; How do I deliver CRISPR reagents
into cells?; I delivered CRISPR into the cells, what is next?; Improve editing under challenging conditions; Troubleshooting
a CRISPR experiment; Getting started with HDR; How to maximize Cas9 HDR; Robust genome editing with Cas12a (Cpf1), an alternative
to Cas9.
Exhibition
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IDT CRISPR Webinars
Integrated DNA Technologies Inc, United States
|
2020/06/23 - 2020/07/07 | Participant - iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) Webinars: DNA Parts and Basic Molecular Biology; DNA Assembly
Techniques; Gibson Assembly and Yeast. iGEM Foundation.
Other
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iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) Webinars
iGEM Foundation, United States
|
2020/06/09 - 2020/06/09 | Participant - Benefits of Using NanoDrop One Spectrophotometers in qPCR.
Exhibition
|
Stay Connected Webinar Tour 2nd Edition
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc Pittsburgh, United States
|
2020/05/29 - 2020/05/29 | Participant - Didactic Films: Design, production and distribution of films on Blackboard; Video Mobile: applying the mobile
phone for educational purposes
Exhibition
|
Webinar: Videos for Didactic Purposes
Centro para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento do Ensino e Aprendizagem (IDEA), Portugal
|
2020/01/30 - 2020/01/30 | Participant - Coaching definition, the importance of expectation management and its application to dissertation supervision,
coaching attitude and general principles, coaching skills and practices
Workshop
|
Coaching principles applied to dissertation supervision - Pedagogical Training Week
Centro para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento do Ensino e Aprendizagem (IDEA), Portugal
|
2019/11/29 - 2019/11/29 | Instructor - Small Scientists - In small scientific activities, the little ones will be able to travel around the world of
microorganisms - our greatest allies!
Workshop
|
Science and Technology Week 2019 - Small Scientists (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2019/05/21 - 2019/05/21 | Instructor - Open day to high school students.
Exhibition
|
Meet Sustainable Bioprocesses and Bioproducts Lab - Expobiotec 2019 (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2018/11/24 - 2018/11/24 | Instructor - Present Synthetic Biology field to families, friends and public in general that visited CEB
Other
|
Science and Technology Week 2018 - OPEN DAY @ CEB (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2018/11/23 - 2018/11/23 | Instructor - Small Scientists - In small scientific activities, the little ones will be able to travel around the world of
microorganisms - our greatest allies!
Workshop
|
Science and Technology Week 2018 - Small Scientists (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2018/05/22 - 2018/05/22 | Instructor - Open day to high school - Career Opportunities and day-to-day of the Biological Engineer, an Alumni perspective
Round table
|
Expobiotec 2018 – Career Opportunities and day-to-day of the Biological Engineer (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2017/12/05 - 2017/12/06 | Participant - EGOS Map, Communication and Teamwork, Self-Development, Individual Presentations - MIT Portugal Program. EGOS
Institute
Workshop
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EGOS Forum Workshop
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2017/11/23 - 2017/11/23 | Instructor - Guided tour of the CEB research laboratories, with experimental demonstrations.
Exhibition
|
Science and Technology Week 2017 - Meet CEB: A visit to the world of Biotechnology (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2017/07/25 - 2017/07/25 | Instructor - The hidden power of fruits, study of enzymatic activity
Workshop
|
Summer on Campus 2017 – Industrial Biotechnology and Bioengineering (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2017/06/29 - 2017/06/30 | Participant - Process parameters and kinetics, Process design and simulation with commercial software
Workshop
|
MATLAB, SuperPro Designer and Solver Workshop
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade de Vigo, Spain |
2016/11/22 - 2016/11/22 | Instructor - Small Scientists - In small scientific activities, the little ones will be able to travel around the world of
microorganisms - our greatest allies!
Workshop
|
Science and Technology Week 2016 - Small Scientists (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2016/11/21 - 2016/11/21 | Instructor - Guided tour of the CEB research laboratories, with experimental demonstrations.
Exhibition
|
Science and Technology Week 2016 - Meet CEB: A visit to the world of Biotechnology (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2016/05/10 - 2016/05/13 | Participant - Workshop focused on Cancer Research addressing the key cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying cancer development
and progression - 27h duration, 1 ECTS. Theoretical and Practical classes - grade 16/20.
Workshop
|
VI Workshop on cancer research: biological and molecular basis
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal
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2015/11/24 - 2015/11/24 | Instructor - Small Scientists - In small scientific activities, the little ones will be able to travel around the world of
microorganisms - our greatest allies!
Workshop
|
Science and Technology Week 2015 - Small Scientists (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2015/03/13 - 2015/03/13 | Instructor - Provide potential Biological Engineering students with detailed information regarding Integrated Master in Biological
Engineering and University of Minho
Exhibition
|
4U Minho - Educational and Training Offer Fair 1st Edition (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
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2015/01/27 - 2015/01/27 | Instructor - Secondary School Visit “O que faz falta é engenheirar a malta!” Provide potential Biological Engineering students
with detailed information regarding Integrated Master in Biological and Biomedical Engineering and University of Minho.
Exhibition
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Engineering School Week 11th Edition - Secondary School Visit (Science Outreach Activity)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
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2011/10/14 - 2011/10/16 | Participant - Intensive practical workshop to learn how to work with complex samples and how to quantify the genetic expression
of genes of interest.
Workshop
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Biofilm transcriptomics: quantifying gene expression from pathogenic bacterial biofilms – Practical workshop
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
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2009/05/13 - 2009/05/13 | Participant - One-day Workshop – MALDI-TOF Intact Cell Mass Spectrometry for Microbial Characterisation and Identification
Workshop
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MALDI-TOF ICMS for Microbial Characterisation and Identification
MUM - Micoteca da Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
|
---|---|---|
2024/02/12 | Heterologous synthesis for future green-modular bioindustries: from flavonoids to isoflavonoids - PhD in Agriculture
(Thesis) Arguer
|
Moon Sajid (PhD)
The University of Western Australia Institute of Agriculture, Australia
|
2023/12/13 | Development of a serious game to stimulate the learning of genome-scale metabolic modeling concepts - Master in Bioinformatics
(Thesis) Arguer
|
Mónica Rafaela Machado Leiras (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2023/11/29 | Development of an improved method for the detection of Rhodococcus erythropolis based on specific viral proteins - Master
in Biotechnology
(Thesis) Arguer
|
Alda de Jesus Gonçalves Ferreira (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2023/11/24 | Targeting candidiasis with protein-based therapeutic systems - Master in Biomedical Engineering
(Thesis) Arguer
|
Tatiana Fernandes Vilaça (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2023/11/17 | Curcuminoids biosynthesis from glucose by an engineered Escherichia coli - Master in Biotechnology
Supervisor
|
Carolina Maria Salgado Antas (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2022/11/29 | Mining metagenomics datasets for novel plastic-degrading enzymes - Master in Bioinformatics
(Thesis) Main arguer
|
José Pedro Silva Freitas (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2022/11/25 | Implementação de uma metodologia de melhoria continua nas linhas de embalamento de uma indústria do setor alimentar - Dissertation
at Lactogal Produtos Alimentares, S. A. - Master in Food Science and Technology
(Thesis) Main arguer
|
Tiago António Ferreira Martins (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2022/11/18 | Abordagem por processos num Sistema de gestão - revisão da informação documentada - Dissertation at Grupo Primor - Master
in Food Science and Technology
Supervisor
|
Ana Filipa Inácio Rodrigues (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2022/09/08 | Characterization of cell factories capable of overproducing phenolic compounds - Dissertation at SilicoLife - Master in Biological
Engineering
(Thesis) Main arguer
|
Diana Isabel Gomes Rodrigues (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2022/06/06 | Interfacing nanomaterials and biological systems: development and applications - PhD in Nanomedicine
(Thesis) Arguer
|
Alba Vázquez Arias (PhD)
Universidade de Vigo Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Spain
|
2022/01/17 | Evaluation of biosynthetic curcumin cytotoxicity and anticancer activity - Master in Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor
|
Mariana Silva Azeredo (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2021/12/03 | Soluções de embalagens sustentáveis para a indústria da charcutaria ("Sustainable packaging solutions for the charcuterie
industry") - Dissertation at Grupo Primor - Master in Biological Engineering
(Thesis) Main arguer
|
Ana Maria Fernandes Sousa (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2019/11/28 | Implementação FSSC 22000 numa indústria de bebidas refrescantes ("FSSC 22000 implementation in a refreshing beverage industry")
- Dissertation at Etanor - Master in Food Science and Technology
(Thesis) Main arguer
|
Mariana Rola Gonçalves Aleixo Dias (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2019/11/05 | Optimization of curcuminoids production in different hosts - Master in Molecular Genetics
Supervisor
|
Daniela Filipa Correia Gomes (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
|
Ad Hoc journal article review
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2023/09 - Current | AIChE (2 reviews) (1547-5905) | Wiley |
2023/04/03 - Current | ACS Omega (1 review) (2470-1343) | ACS Publications |
2023/03/27 - Current | Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (3 reviews) (2296-4185) | Frontiers |
2023/01 - Current | Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts (3 reviews) | BMC |
2022/10 - Current | Enzyme and Microbial Technology (2 reviews) | Elsevier |
2022/06/27 - Current | Journal of Integrative Plant Biology (2 reviews) (1744-7909) | Wiley |
2022/06/15 - Current | Bioengineered (1 review) (2165-5987) | Taylor and Francis |
2021/12/31 - Current | Frontiers in Fungal Biology (1 review) (2673-6128) | Frontiers |
2021/12/08 - Current | Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (1 review) (1040-8398) | Taylor and Francis |
2021/11 - Current | Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology (2 reviews) (2405-805X) | Elsevier |
2021/09 - Current | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (4 reviews) (0175-7598) | Springer |
2021/08/22 - Current | Journal of Fungi (7 reviews) | MDPI |
2021/03 - Current | Catalysts (2 reviews) (2073-4344) | MDPI |
2020 - Current | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2 reviews) (1520-5118) | American Chemical Society |
2020 - Current | International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2 reviews) (1422-0067) | MDPI AG |
2020 - Current | Journal of Biotechnology (5 reviews) | Elsevier |
2020 - Current | Bioengineering (1 review) (2306-5354) | MDPI AG |
2020 - Current | Metabolites (7 reviews) (2218-1989) | MDPI AG |
2020 - Current | Microorganisms (2 reviews) (2076-2607) | MDPI AG |
2019 - Current | Industrial Crops and Products (5 reviews) (0926-6690) | Elsevier |
2019 - Current | Process Biochemistry (8 reviews) (1359-5113) | Elsevier |
2019 - Current | ACS Synthetic Biology (9 reviews) (2161-5063) | American Chemical Society |
2018 - Current | Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering (3 reviews) (0104-6632) | SciELO |
2018 - Current | Molecules (5 reviews) (1420-3049) | MDPI AG |
2017 - Current | PLoS ONE (1 review) (1932-6203) | Public Library of Science |
2017 - Current | Biotechnology Journal (4 reviews) (1860-6768) | Wiley |
2017 - Current | Microbial Cell Factories (23 reviews) (1475-2859) | Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.) |
Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
---|---|---|
2023/03 - Current | ValleyDAO - ValleyDAO is an open community that finances and enables fair access to climate and food synthetic biology technologies to protect the future of our planet. ValleyDAO empowers participants in the synthetic biology ecosystem by giving them a chance to be part of a community-owned organization governed through democratic decision-making. As a member of ValleyDAO's Dealflow & Incubation team, I have the privilege of identifying and evaluating cutting-edge research projects in the Synthetic Biology industry. https://www.valleydao.bio/ | Contributor - member of ValleyDAO's Dealflow & Incubation team; https://www.valleydao.bio/community/ |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
---|---|---|
2023/03 - Current | Steering Committee member of EUSynBioS (European Synthetic Biology Society). EUSynBioS main objective is to promote and consolidate
the field of synthetic biology in Europe. EUSynBioS strives to support synthetic biology researchers in Europe through academic
and industrial collaboration. We work closely with associations active at the national level to approach this project in a
cooperative and inclusive way. We also support the creation of new national associations in less well-represented European
countries. www.eusynbios.org/steering-committee
Member
|
EUSynBioS, France |
2020/07 - Current | Responsible to guarantee that genetic modified organisms are confined according to Portuguese Environmental Agency requirements
and rules at Synthetic and Molecular Biology Platform (PBMS) and Sustainable Bioprocesses and Bioproducts (LBBS) laboratories.
Member
|
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2017/01 - Current | Associate Director of Synthetic and Molecular Biology Platform (PBMS) - Lab at CEB. This is prestigious management position
at CEB for researchers considered leaders in their own field. As director, I manage the lab, oversee equipment acquisition
in SynBio field and participate in important decisions at CEB.
Director
|
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2021/01/07 - 2021/01/17 | Member of Electoral Committee of General Council of University of Minho (2021/2025). Researchers Representative.
Member
|
Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
---|---|---|
2021/05/10 - 2021/05/10 | Biotechnology to Build a Brighter Future: Food, Health and Environmental Applications (B+FHE) | Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho - Online |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
---|---|---|---|
2024/02 - 2024/08 | Project Process Engineering (Theoretical and Theoretical-practical classes) | Chemical and Biological Engineering (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2024/02 - 2024/08 | Transfer Phenomena II (Theoretical-practical classes) | Chemical and Biological Engineering (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2024/02 - 2024/08 | Project in Chemical and Biological Engineering I (Tutorial classes) | Chemical and Biological Engineering (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2023/09 - 2024/02 | Bioinformatics Laboratories (Theoretical-practical classes) | Bioinformatics (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal |
2023/09 - 2024/02 | Bioinformatics (Theoretical-practical classes) | Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2023/02 - 2023/08 | Transfer Phenomena II (Theoretical-practical classes) | Biological Engineering (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2023/02 - 2023/08 | Bioprocess Engineering Laboratories (Practical classes + 1 theoretical class) | Biotechnology (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2022/10 - 2023/02 | Bioinformatics (Theoretical-practical classes) | Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2022/10 - 2023/02 | Bioinformatics Laboratories (Theoretical-practical classes) | Bioinformatics (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2023/01/11 - 2023/01/11 | Industrial Microbiology - Synthetic biology for a promising future (Theoretical class) | Master (Mestrado) | Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal |
2022/02 - 2022/08 | Transfer Phenomena II (Theoretical-practical classes) | Chemical and Biological Engineering (Licenciatura) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2022/02 - 2022/08 | Bioprocess Engineering Laboratories (Practical classes + 1 theoretical class) | Biotechnology (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2021/10 - 2022/02 | Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (Theoretical-practical classes) | Chemical and Biological Engineering; Biotechnology (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2021/09 - 2022/02 | Systems Biology (Theoretical-practical classes) | Bioinformatics (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2021/09 - 2022/02 | Bioinformatics (Theoretical-practical classes) | Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2021/02 - 2021/08 | Transfer Phenomena II (Theoretical-practical classes) | Biological Engineering (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2021/02 - 2021/08 | Bioprocess Engineering Laboratories (Practical classes + 1 theoretical class) | Biotechnology (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2021/01/26 - 2021/01/26 | Industrial Microbiology - How Synthetic Biology Can Make the World a Better Place (Theoretical class) | Biotechnological Engineering (Mestrado) | Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal |
2020/02 - 2020/08 | Bioprocess Engineering Laboratories (Practical classes + 1 theoretical class) | Biotechnology (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2020/02 - 2020/08 | Transfer Phenomena II (Theoretical-practical classes) | Biological Engineering (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2019/02 - 2019/08 | Bioprocess Engineering Laboratories (Practical classes + 1 theoretical class) | Biotechnology (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2019/02 - 2019/08 | Transfer Phenomena II (Theoretical-practical classes) | Biological Engineering (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2018/03 - 2018/03 | Computational Biosystems Science and Engineering course (Module III – Modelling Biological Systems and Module IV – Integrative Seminars – Synthetic Biology) - Tutor of professor Bruce Tidor (MIT), Dane Wittrup (MIT) and Ligia Rodrigues (UM) classes (Theroretical-Practical classes) | MIT-Portugal Program Bioengineering Systems (Doutoramento) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2017/02 - 2017/08 | Bioprocess Engineering Laboratories (Practical classes + 1 theoretical class) | Biotechnology (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2017/03 - 2017/03 | Computational Biosystems Science and Engineering (Module I – Differential Equation Modeling and Module II – Biomolecular Kinetics) - Tutor of professor Bruce Tidor (MIT) and Dane Wittrup (MIT) classes (Theroretical-Practical classes) | MIT-Portugal Program Bioengineering Systems (Doutoramento) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2016/04/18 - 2016/04/18 | Industrial Microbiology - Introduction to Synthetic Biology: Tools, Methods, Applications and Containment Systems (Theoretical class) | Biotechnological Engineering (Mestrado) | Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal |
2015/02 - 2015/07 | Transfer Phenomena Laboratories (Practical classes) | Biological Engineering (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2014/09 - 2015/02 | Chemical Technology Laboratories (Practical classes) | Biological Engineering (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
---|---|---|---|
2022/02/06 - Current | Member of the evaluation committee for the award of exceptional grants for mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on research
activities (evaluation of 20 grants).
Evaluator
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
---|---|---|
2024/07 - Current | Microbial Cell Factories (Review Editor on the Editorial Board) | BMC |
2024/04 - Current | Frontiers in Industrial Microbiology - Guest Co-Editor of Special Issue “Women in Industrial Microbiology” – Food Section (Frontiers) - Other guest editors: Laura Espina (University of Zaragoza, ES) and Flora Valeria Romeo (Council for Agricultural and Economics Research, IT). | Frontiers |
2022/09/30 - Current | Frontiers in Microbiology (Guest Co-Editor of Special Issue "Fight Against Food Waste: Turning Food Waste Back Into Food" - Microbiotechnology Section - Guest Editor: Amir Kumar Rai (Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, IN)) | Frontiers |
2022/07 - Current | Frontiers in Biotechnology and Bioengineering (Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Bioprocess Engineering Section) | Frontiers |
2022/06 - Current | Frontiers in Microbiology (Guest Associate Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Microbiotechnology) | Frontiers |
2022/01 - Current | Bioengineering (Special Issue Editor of "Bio-Applications of engineered Escherichia coli", Guest Co-Editor: Débora Ferreira, CEB-UM)) (2306-5354) | MDPI |
2022/01 - Current | Life (Topic Advisor Panel Member) | MDPI |
2020/11 - Current | Metabolites (Member of the Reviewer Board) (2218-1989) | MDPI AG |
2020/09 - Current | Microorganisms (Reviewer Board Member) (2076-2607) | MDPI AG |
2020/06 - Current | Bioengineering (Topic Board Editor/Topic Advisor Panel Member) (2306-5354) | MDPI AG |
2020/04 - Current | Biosensors (Member of the Reviewer Board) (2079-6374) | MDPI |
2022/07 - 2023/05 | Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Guest Associate Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Industrial Biotechnology section) | Frontiers |
2022/01 - 2023/05 | Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Guest Co-Editor of Special Issue "Biosynthesis of industrially relevant bioactive compounds in yeast and filamentous fungi". Guest Editor: Zbigniew Lazar, Wroclaw University, PL). (2296-4185) | Frontiers |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
---|---|---|
2018/01 - 2023/07 | Novel enzyme-based bioprocess to produce the prebiotic epilactose | Beatriz Alexandra Batista Cardoso, PhD student |
2019/06 - 2023/02 | Development of Innovative Anti-Adhesive Materials in Diagnosis Tools (Marie Sklowdowska-Curie Grant, agreement no 765042) | Tugce Caykara, PhD student - Vibrant project |
2019/07 - 2023/01 | Design of multifunctional materials to capture pathogens from biological samples (Marie Sklowdowska-Curie Grant, agreement no 765042) | Maria Georgina Sande, PhD student - Vibrant project |
2018/01 - 2022/12 | Development of targeted delivery platforms against highly metastatic cancers | Diana Andrade e Sousa, PhD student |
2019/04 - 2021/10 | Metagenomics approach to unravel the potential of lignocellulosic residues towards the discovery of novel enzymes (CTTI-110-18-CEB(1)) | Andréia de Oliveira dos Santos Guiet, Doctor - Lignozymes project |
2017/10 - 2021/10 | Development of a biosensor for detection of cancer biomarkers | Ana Cláudia dos Santos Pereira, PhD student |
2021/09/01 - 2021/09/30 | Heterologous production of naringenin in E. coli | Kacper Szymanski, Master student from Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland |
2019/03 - 2021/09 | Synthetic biology approaches to design and construct microbial cell factories for the production of fructooligosaccharides (CTTI-91-18-CEB(1)) | Adelaide Correia Braga, Doctor - FoSynBio project |
2021/01 - 2021/07 | Validation of a novel delivery system towards breast cancer therapy - Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering | Renata Daniela Ferreira Silva, MSc student - Biomedical Engineering |
2018/10 - 2020/09 | Metagenomics approach to unravel the potential of lignocellulosic residues towards the discovery of novel enzymes (UMINHO/BPD/37/2018) | Ângela Maria Araújo da Costa, Post-Doc - Lignozymes project |
2020/02 - 2020/07 | A stoichiometric genome-scale model for the chondroitin production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Cláudio Monteiro, MSc student - Master Curricular Project |
2020/01 - 2020/02 | Protein-based magnetic nanoparticles for bacterial capture | Márcia Cristina Teixeira Marques, MSc Student - Internship - Vibrant project |
2011/09 - 2013 | Synbiobacther - Engineering "therapeutic" bacteria | Marta Sofia Taborda Silva e Sousa, MSc - Synbiobacther project |
Other jury / evaluation
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
---|---|---|
2023 - Current | Member of the jury in the selection of two Masters for available positions (CEB-BI-04-2023: CEB-BI-17-2023) at BE@T project (Biotechnological processes for obtaining materials/ingredients with potential value in the textile and clothing industry) funded by PRR ¿ Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência. | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2022/01 - Current | Member of the jury in the selection of a Master for available position (CEB-BI-10-2022) at B3iS FCT project (PTDC/BII-BIO/5554/2020). | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2024/03/04 - 2024/03/20 | Reviewer of a project for the National Science Centre Poland. Funding Scheme SONATA-19 and Panel NZ9 (Fundamentals of applied life sciences and biotechnology). | Narodowe Centrum Nauki, Poland |
2024/03/11 - 2024/03/15 | Member of the poster judge committee at the conference 'The Automated Scientist ¿ the future of cell factory engineering'. March 11-15. Novo Nordisk Foundation Science Cluster. Favrholm, Novo Nordisk Campus, Hillerød, Denmark. | Novo Nordisk A/S, Denmark |
2023/09 - 2023/11 | Judge in the iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) 2023 competition – Worldwide synthetic biology competition | iGEM Foundation, United States |
2021/07 - 2021/09 | Member of the jury in the selection of a PhD student for available position (CEB-BI-09-2021) at VIBRANT project (H2020-MSCAITN-2017_765042). | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2021/01 - 2021/03 | Member of the jury in the selection of a PhD student for available position (CEB-BI-02-2021) at B3iS FCT project (PTDC/BII-BIO/5554/2020). | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2020/07 - 2020/09 | Member of the jury in the selection of a PhD student position for available position (CEB-BI-11-2020) at CEB-FCT project (UIDB/BIO/04469/2020). | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2018/08 - 2020/06 | Member of the jury in the selection of 3 Masters and 4 Doctors for the available positions at LIGNOZYMES (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029773) and FoSynBio (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029549) FCT projects. References: CEB-BPD-06-2018, CEB-BI-20-2018, CEB-BPD-02-2019, CEB-BI-41-2019, CEB-BI-06-2020, CTTI-110/18-CEB(1), CTTI-91/18-CEB(1). | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2012 - 2018 | Member of the evaluators panel of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics projects from the Doctoral Programme in Biological Engineering, Integrated Master in Biological Engineering and Masters in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. | Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
2017/03 - 2017/03 | Member of the jury in the selection of a Master for the available position in the project "Circulating microRNAs as blood-based markers for breast cancer" (UMinho/BI_M/Breast_Cancer/CEB/fev_2017) | Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal |
Scientific expedition
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
---|---|---|
2022/06 - 2022/06 | Visiting Professor - IACOBUS Program - Mobility/Exchange Grant - Collaboration with CINBIO- University of Vigo (Dr. Gustavo Bodelón-González, Synthetic Biology Group) | Universidade de Vigo Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Spain |
2013/03/01 - 2013/08/16 | Visiting Student at Prather Lab during the PhD - supervised by Kristala Prather. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Chemical Engineering, United States |
2012/02/01 - 2012/07/31 | Visiting Student at Prather Lab during the PhD - supervised by Kristala Prather. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Chemical Engineering, United States |
Distinctions
Award
2023 | Merit Recognition Diploma in Scientific Publication 2021-2022 of the Presidency of the School of Engineering of the University
of Minho - Awarded to the top 10% of its professors and researchers, aims to recognize scientific merit
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
|
2022 | Merit Recognition Diploma in Scientific Publication 2020-2021 of the Presidency of the School of Engineering of the University
of Minho - Awarded to the top 10% of its professors and researchers, aims to recognize scientific merit
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
|
2010 | Order of the Engineers Award - Best student of Engineer in University of Minho
Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
|
2009 | Best student award (4th year - Integrated Master Course in Biological Engineering)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
2009 | Scholarship Award (Best student) - 1000 €
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Governo da República Portuguesa Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Portugal |
2008 | Best student award (3rd year - Integrated Master Course in Biological Engineering)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
2007 | Best student award (2nd year - Integrated Master Course in Biological Engineering
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
2006 | Best student award (1st year - Integrated Master Course in Biological Engineering)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
Title
2023 | eureKAWARDS 2023 SynBio Ambassador - Distinction for researchers with an impressive network and highly engaged within the
synthetic biology community. https://eurekare.eu/eurekawards-2023/
EUREKARE, France
|
2023 | EUSynBioS (European Synthetic Biology Society) Steering Committee member
EUSynBioS, France
|
2023 | iGEM judge - judge in the iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) 2023 competition and participation in the iGEM
Grand Jamboree 2023 (Paris, France)
iGEM Foundation, United States
|
Other distinction
2023 | Selected to participate as a professor/researcher in the IMFAHE’s Platform of Talent 2023-2024 promoted by IMFAHE (International
Mentoring Foundation for the Advancement of Higher Education)
IMFAHE (International Mentoring Foundation for the Advancement of Higher Education), United States
|
2022 | Visiting Professor - IACOBUS Program - Mobility/Exchange Grant - Collaboration with CINBIO-University of Vigo (Dr. Gustavo
Bodelón-González, Synthetic Biology Group) (600€)
IACOBUS Program - European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (Galicia-Northern Portugal), Spain
|
2019 | Congress Grant for MicroBiotec - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019 (250€)
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, Netherlands
|
2017 | BBF Scholar Travel Award for The Seventh International Meeting on Synthetic Biology - SB7.0 ($800)
BioBricks Foundation, United States
|
2017 | AOARD Travel Grant for The Seventh International Meeting on Synthetic Biology - SB7.0 ($1000)
Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development, Japan
|
2016 | Congress grant for 3rd Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe (200€)
European Federation of Biotecnology, Spain
|
2015 | Post-Doctoral Scholarship (UMINHO/BPD/37/2015)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
|
2010 | PhD Fellowship (SFRH/BD/51187/2010) MIT-Portugal Program
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
|