Susana Alarico (1017-BA1D-51E5)

Curriculum Vitae

Susana Alarico

Susana Alarico obtained her degree in Biology from the University of Aveiro (PT). She spent the last year of her degree at the University of Liège (BE), where she received training on Transmission Electron Microscopy and conducted a study leading to her "Mémoire". She completed her Master´s degree in Cell Biology (Scientific Area: Microbiology) and her PhD in Biology, specialty in Microbiology both at the University of Coimbra (UC) (PT). From 2009 to 2019, she pursued Post-Doctoral research (2 post-doc grants) at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, UC (CNC-UC), particularly, focusing on specific groups of bacteria and their biotechnological potential: Thermophiles and the synthesis of compatible solutes (scientific training at CBM “Severo Ochoa”, University Autónoma de Madrid, in 2009), and Mycobacteria and their biosynthetic pathways as potential targets for new anti-tuberculosis therapies. She currently holds a contract as PhD Researcher (DL nº57/2016-SFRH/BPD/108299/2015, 2019-2024) at CNC and Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology-UC (CNC/CiBB-UC). She develops her research at the Molecular Microbiology and Microbiome group integrated in the Institution´s Research Line of INNOVATIVE THERAPIES, on different topics: Nontuberculous mycobacteria´ biology, adaptation to anthropogenic environments and antimicrobial resistance; Mycobacteriosis and new targets for innovative therapies and Human microbiome signatures of gut dysbiosis, in chronic diseases. Co-author in 46 publications (13 as first author and 4 as corresponding author): 33 papers in International Peer Review Journals, 10 papers in Journals of International Scientific Meetings (conference papers) and Co-author in 3 Book Chapters (in "Marine enzymes for biocatalysis"; in "História da Ciência no Ensino: revisitando abordagens, inovando saberes" and in "Saúde no Saber"). Since 2002, participated in 6 research projects with international funding and in 21 projects with national financial support. Team member of 2 awarded scientific research projects: Prémio Neurociências Mantero Belard 2016, Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa and Prémio Thomé Villar/Boehringer Ingelheim 2017, Portuguese Society of Pneumology. Supervision and Co-Supervision of graduation projects, master and PhD national and foreign students and Mentoring in StartUp Voucher program (IAPMEI). Since 2011, Invited Professor at Nursing School of Coimbra (Curricular Unit of Clinical Microbiology) and collaborator with Instituto de Educação e Cidadania (IEC, Mamarrosa) as volunteer, teaching Experimental Advance Courses on Microbiology. In the entrepreneur field, Co-Promotor of Project TimeUp, several times Awarded/Funded: PROTOTRANSFER, INESPO III 2018 - FEDER, 2014-2020 POCTEP; ARRISCA C 2018 (Business Idea Typology - Honourable mention); EIT Health Innostars Award 2019 and Caixa Impulse 2019. Since July 2023, Co-Founder of a spin-off from the University of Coimbra, the TIMEUP, Lda that received a financing from a Venture Capital, the Portugal Ventures (https://www.portugalventures.pt/portefolio/). Co-Inventor of Provisional Patent Applications No.117922 and No.119254 and International Provisional Patent Application nº PCT/PT2024/050027. Member of the multidisciplinary and volunteer team of the project - ICATE (certificated by PEA UNESCO) that promotes basic education for health for all, to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis spread in compliance with Goals of UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. ICATE is coordinate by the non-profit Association AWISHE ¿ Assoc. for World Innovation in Science and Health Education (Position: Vice-President and Coordinator of Tuberculosis Branch). ICATE counts with pedagogical publications (manuals, digital apps and other didactic materials) in Copyright and ISBN process and with oral communications in National and International Meetings and Conferences.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Susana Alarico
Date of birth: 1976/08/24
Gender: Female

Citation names

Alarico, Susana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 1017-BA1D-51E5
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1615-6099
Scopus Author Id: 8368537600

Email addresses

salarico@cnc.uc.pt (Professional)
sualarico@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Telephone

304502931 Ext.: 140 (Professional)
239 040188 (Personal)

Addresses

Molecular Mycobacteriology & Microbiome Group Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rua Larga, FMUC, 1ºPiso, University of Coimbra , 3004-504 , Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://www.cnc.uc.pt/en/research-group/molecular-mycobacteriology-and-microbiome (Professional)
https://www.cibb.uc.pt/research_it_9.html (Professional)
https://www.esenfc.pt/pt/courses/100001/discipl/1000111006/11/O/0 (Professional)
https://www.awishe.com/ (Professional)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/susana-alarico-2940288b/ (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Infectious Diseases

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
French	Elementary (A2)	Intermediate (B1)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2023/01/03 - 2023/01/26 Concluded	BioSTART - Bioentrepreneurship (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal, Portugal
2015 - 2018 Concluded	Defining the missing links in mycobacterial methylglucose lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis (Pós-doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2012 - 2015 Concluded	The early steps in methylglucose lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis in mycobacteria (Pós-doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2009 - 2012 Concluded	Deciphering the regulatory mechanisms controlling compatible solutes biosynthesis in Thermus thermophilus osmo- and thermoadaptation (Pós-doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2009/09 - 2009/09 Concluded	Scientific Training Abroad (Outros) CBM “Severo Ochoa”, University Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
2008 - 2009 Concluded	Curso de Formação Pedagógica de Formadores à Distância (nº 133/2009) and Certificado de Aptidão Profissional (nº EDF 492227/2009 DC) (Outros) Major in Certificado de Aptidão Profissional (nº EDF 492227/2009 DC) NOVA ETAPA, Coimbra, Portugal
2009 Concluded	Biologia, especialidade Microbiologia (Doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "Relevance of mannosylglycerate and trehalose accumulation in the osmoadaptation of Thermus thermophilus" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Distinção e Louvor
2003 Concluded	Biologia Celular (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "“Rubritepida flocculans, gen. nov., sp. nov., um organismo termófilo moderado membro da subclasse alpha-1 da classe Proteobacteria.”" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Muito Bom
1999/02 - 1999/09 Concluded	Socrates/Erasmus Program (Licence) Major in Histology Laboratoire de Biologie générale et de Morphologie ultrastructurale, Institut de Zoologie, Université de Liège , Belgium "La mise en place de la procuticule chez le crabe Carcinus maenas. Aspects ultrastructuraux et cytochimiques de la sécrétion de composés glycosylés et de la chitine" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18/20 V
1999 Concluded	Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	14 valores

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/02/01 - Current	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal (...)
2015 - 2019	Postdoc (Research)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2012 - 2015	Postdoc (Research)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2009 - 2012	Postdoc (Research)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2011 - Current	Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher)	Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Portugal
	Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/03 - 2020/06	Research volunteer for COVID-19 task force 2020	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2015 - 2018	Defining the missing links in mycobacterial methylglucose lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis SFRH/BPD/108299/2015 Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2012 - 2015	The early steps in methylglucose lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis in mycobacteria SFRH/BPD/43321/2008 Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2009 - 2012	DECIPHERING THE REGULATORY MECHANISMS CONTROLLING COMPATIBLE SOLUTES BIOSYNTHESIS IN THERMUS THERMOPHILUS OSMO- AND THERMOADAPTATION info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/SFRH2%FBPD2%F433212%F2008/PT Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2004 - 2008	PhD Thesis: Relevance of mannosylglycerate and trehalose accumulation in the osmoadaptation of Thermus thermophilus SFRH/BD/14140/2003 PhD Student Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/05 - Current	TimeUp - Technology for Infection Monitoring and Evidence of UroPathogens - Call INNOV ID, 3.ªEd, Portugal Ventures Call INNOV-ID 3.ª Ed Principal investigator Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Portugal Ventures - Sociedade de Capital de Risco Ongoing
2023 - Current	AMRFight - Exploring bacterial interactions to find novel molecules to combat the antimicrobial resistance catastrophe 2022.06809.PTDC Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2023 - Current	GAinPD: Validation of bacterial-derived anti-inflammatory mediators in gut-first PD CP code: SC01 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal	Cure Parkinson's UK Ongoing
2022 - Current	NTMENACE - Mycobacteria from drinking water: beyond the lung disease epidemic PTDC/BIA-MIC/0122/2021 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2019/01/01 - Current	STERILAEROGEL - Green method to prepare sterilized biopolymer-based aerogels POCI-01-0145-FEDER-032625 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology - Associate Laboratory LA/P/0058/2020 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021 - 2024	STOPD - The Gut-Immune-Brain Axis in Parkinson disease PTDC/MED-NEU/3644/2020 (248.992 ¿) Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/07 - 2022/09	Sustainable and dual function polymeric edible films: a probiotic and antioxidant delivery food packaging system https://www.uc.pt/iii/filmes-comestiveis-polimericos-sustentaveis/ Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal	Universidade de Coimbra Santander Universities Ongoing
2019 - 2021	TimeUp - Technology for Infection Monitoring and Evidence of UroPathogens - Caixa Impulse 2019 CI19-0100 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	Obra Social La Caixa Concluded
2019 - 2021	TimeUp - Technology for Infection Monitoring and Evidence of UroPathogens - EIT Health Innostars headstart Funding Programme Award CI19-0100 Researcher	EIT Health
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	CNC. IBILI UID/NEU/04539/2019 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Clínica e Biomédica de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2018 - 2019	PROTOTRANSFER - Projeto INESPO III 2014-2020 POCTEP Principal investigator Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	University of Coimbra, FEDER, 2014-2020 POCTEP Concluded
2017 - 2019	Microcare - Microbiome of diabetic ulcers: early diagnosis, prognosis and therapy FIS-FIS-2015-01_DIA_20150630-144 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Fundo para a Investigação em Saúde, INFARMED Concluded
2013/07 - 2015/06	Biosynthesis of rare methylmannose polysaccharides in nontuberculous mycobacteria 128742 Provided by PTCRIS: 128742 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Concluded
2013/07 - 2015/06	Ambiguity and virulence in a human pathogen 125271 Provided by PTCRIS: 125271 Researcher Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular - IBMC, Instituto para a Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - i3S, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Concluded
2013/05 - 2015/04	Bioprospecting metagenome from Porcellio dilatatus (Crustacea,Isopoda) guts for plant biomass hydrolytic enzymes 130318 Provided by PTCRIS: 130318 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Concluded
2014 - 2015	Produção e comercialização global de compostos microbianos essenciais para investigação INOV.C - Mais Centro / CCDRC Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro Concluded
2011/01 - 2014/06	Pathway for the synthesis of the mycobacterial MGLP. Biochemical and structural characterization of the key enzymes Provided by PTCRIS: 110523 110523 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Concluded
2011/04 - 2013/09	The enigmatic mycobacterial maltokinase Provided by PTCRIS: 112459 112459 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Concluded
2012 - 2013	Unravelling the early steps in the biosynthesis of the mycobacterial MGLP Ref 120123 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31	Strategic Project - LA 1 - 2011-2012 PEst-C/SAU/LA0001/2011 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2008 - 2010	Cloning, expression and regulation of genes for the synthesis of compatible solutes in Thermus thermophilus Acção Nº E-9/08 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Conselho de Reitores das Universidades Portuguesas, Portugal Concluded
2005/01 - 2008/04	Nature´s shields to environmental stress. Biosynthesis of compatible solutes in extremely radiation-resistant Rubrobacter spp. Provided by PTCRIS: 56511 56511 POCI/BIA-MIC/56511/2004 Other Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. Concluded
2004 - 2006	“Hotsolutes - New applications of compatible solutes from hyperthermophiles” CRAFT, COOP-CT-2003-508644 Other Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	European Commission Sixth Framework Programme Concluded
2002 - 2005	“Hypersolutes - Exploiting new solutes from hyperthermophiles for the preservation of biomaterials: cell factories for production of hypersolutes” QLK3-CT-2000-00640 Other	European Commission Sixth Framework Programme Concluded
2002 - 2003	EXTREMELY GAMMA RADIATION-RESISTANT BACTERIA: TAXONOMY, DIVERSITY AND PHYSIOLOGY POCTI/BSE/35029/99 Research Technician Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2001 - 2002	Exploração de solutos de organismos hipertermofílicos com vista à sua utilização como estabilizantes de enzimas PRAXIS/P/BIO/12 082/1998 Research Technician Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2023 - Current	Obesidade e saúde oral: criação e validação de um modelo preditivo de cárie dentária 12/2023 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal	Ongoing
2019 - 2022	Project Health in Knowledge - A Saúde no Saber 45-2019/478 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Ciência Viva Concluded
2001 - 2003	Master Thesis: Rubritepida flocculans gen. nov., sp. nov. um organismo termófilo moderado membro da subclasse alpha-1 da classe Proteobacteria PRAXIS/P/BIO/12 082/1998 POCTI/BSE/35029/99 Master Student Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Empadinhas, Nuno; Alarico, Susana; Nunes-Costa, Daniela; Ana Branco Maranha Tiago 301C-9125-034E. "Micobactérias da água: uma ameaça silenciosa". In Saúde no Saber, 93-101. Portugal, 2023. Published Roxo, Inês; Santos-Carvalho, Ana; Angélica Carvalho; Patrícia Lourenço; Paulo Ferreira; Richard Marques; Rui Soares; Alarico, Susana; Sónia Cristina das Neves Ferreira. ""ICATE: Um projeto de sensibilização para o controlo de doenças infeciosas através da educação"". In História da Ciência no Ensino: revisitando abordagens, inovando saberes. Uma Introdução, 361-373. Coimbra, Portugal, 2021. Published Costa, J.; Empadinhas, N.; Alarico, S.; Nobre, A.; Albuquerque, L.; da Costa, M.S.. "The biosynthesis of trehalose and sugar-glycerate compatible solutes in organisms that live in hot and saline environments". In Enzyme and Microbial Technology. Coimbra, Portugal, 2013. Published • 10.1533/9781908818355.3.465
Conference abstract	Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Rocha, Vânia; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "Antibacterial pec-aerogels - synthesis of silver nanoparticles using chitosan/pectin as reducing agents". Paper presented in EIFS 2024, 3rd Iberian Meeting on Supercritical Fluids (Orense, Spain), Orense, 2024. Published Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; Leite, Dhara; Villarreal, Cristiane; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "Sterilisation of alginate-gelatine aerogels through an integrated high-pressure and supercritical CO2-based process". Paper presented in 20th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids (EMSF 2024), Maribor, 2024. Published Graveto, João Manuel Garcia do Nascimento; Santos, Cristina; Costa, P.; Fernandes, Elisabete; Albano, Helena; Alarico, Susana. "Contaminação das mãos de enfermeiros por Staphylococcus aureus: considerações para a prática clínica". Paper presented in Seminário "Translação da ciência com envolvimento do cidadão" do Phi Xi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, Coim, 2018. Published Fernandes, Elisabete; Graveto, João Manuel Garcia do Nascimento; Alarico, Susana; Santos, Cristina; Costa, P.. "Fatores determinantes na contaminação de fardas clínicas de enfermeiros por Staphylococcus Aureus". Paper presented in 1º Congresso Internacional IACS, Santa Maria da Feira, 2017. Published Santos, Cristina; Graveto, João Manuel Garcia do Nascimento; Costa, P.; Fernandes, Elisabete; Alarico, Susana; Albano, Helena. "Contaminação das mãos de enfermeiros por Staphylococcus aureus e fatores determinantes na adesão à sua higienização". Paper presented in 1º Congresso Internacional IACS, Santa Maria da Feira, 2017. Published
Conference paper	Alarico, Susana (1017-BA1D-51E5); Marques, Richard; Santos-Carvalho, Ana; Carvalho, Angélica; Inês Abrantes Cravo Roxo; Lourenço, Patrícia; Ferreira, Paulo; Rui Soares; Sónia Cristina das Neves Ferreira. "Comunicação de ciência na prevenção de infecções. Apresentação do projecto ICATE, ramo tuberculose: conhecer para combater". Paper presented in IV BIENAL STEM+L, 2020. Published Soares, Rui; Santos-Carvalho, Ana; Roxo, Inês; Ribeiro, Liliana; Alarico, Susana; Ferreira, Sónia. "Infection control through education: HIV prevention". Paper presented in International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020. Published Ana santos-Carvalho; Inês Cravo Roxo; Richard Marques; Rui Soares; Alarico, Susana; Sónia Ferreira. "ICATE: a strategy for infection control awareness". Paper presented in 15th International Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference (PCST 2018), Dunedin, 2018. Published Soares, R.; Carvalho, A.; Roxo, I.; Lourenço, P.; Ferreira, P.; Marques, R.; Alarico, S.; Ferreira, S.. "ICATE: infection control awareness through education". Paper presented in ICID 2018 & XVIII Congress SADI, 1-4th mars 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2018. Published Fernandes, E.; Costa, P.; Graveto, J.; Santos, C.; Osório, N.; Alarico, S.; Albano, H.; Oliveira, V.; Ferreira, S.. "Are nurses uniforms a reservoir for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus? Lessons to be learned from Portugal". Paper presented in ICID 2018 & XVIII Congress SADI, 1-4th mars 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2018. Published Costa, P.; Graveto, J.; Santos, C.; Fernandes, E.; Albano, H.; Osório, N.; Alarico, S.; Oliveira, V.; Ferreira, S.. "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus spreading through medical devices used in nursing care: what can we learn from Portugal?". Paper presented in ICID 2018 & XVIII Congress SADI, 1-4th mars 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2018. Published • 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.04.4081 Fraga, Joana; Silva, Alexandra; Maranha, Ana; Mendes, Vitor; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; Pereira, Pedro; Macedo-Ribeiro, Sandra. "Molecular details of sugar biosynthesis in mycobacteria". 2014. 10.1107/s2053273314083405 Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; Simões, Catarina; Mingote, Ana; da Costa, Milton S.. "Thermus thermophilus mutant deficient in synthesis of mannosylglycerate". Paper presented in 30th FEBS congress & 9th IUBMB conference: The Protein World, Budapest, 2005. Published
Conference poster	Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Pinheiro, Mariana; Empadinhas, Nuno; Alarico, Susana; de Sousa, Herminio C.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "Edible Aerogels: the future of space travelling?". Paper presented in EIFS 2024, 3rd Iberian Meeting on Supercritical Fluids (Orense, Spain), 2024. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "Supercritical CO2 sterilization of materials". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e a Tecnologia em PortugaL, 2024. Santos, Marta; Mariz, Marcos; Tiago, Igor; Alarico, Susana; Ferreira, Paula. "Colorimetric detection of E. coli using a PEI-functionalized polyurethane foam". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência 2024, 2024. Pereira-Santos, Ana Raquel; Candeias, Emanuel; Nunes-Costa, Daniela; Alarico, Susana; Tiago, Igor; Madeira, Nuno; Empadinhas, Nuno; Sandra Morais Cardoso. "2-HIT-SCZ: Unveiling the Gut-Immune-Brain axis in Schizophrenia". Paper presented in BEBDAY 2024: Not) Knowing What Comes Next: Tools for the research of Tomorrow, 2024. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Herminio; Braga, Mara E. M.. "Supercritical CO2 for sterilization of biopolymeric materials". Paper presented in #RSCPoster, 2024. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "An integrated high-pressure and supercritical CO2-based process for sterilization of alginate-gelatine aerogels". Paper presented in VI Iberoamerican Conference on Supercritical Fluids (Prosciba 2023), 2023. Alarico, Susana; et al.. Corresponding author: Alarico, Susana. "GreenLabsCIBB - One path for sustainable research". Paper presented in Green Labs Portugal Symposium: Promoting sustainability in Research, 2023. Mendes, Candida; et. al; Alarico, Susana. "Green Labs @CIBB: Collection Points - Reuse and Recycling". Paper presented in Green Labs Portugal Symposium: Promoting sustainability in Research, Coimbra, Portugal, 2023. Alarico, Susana; et. al. "GreenLabsCiBB: One path for sustainable research". Paper presented in EU-LIFE Conference \| Envisioning the research centres of the future, 2023. Bento, Cristiana; Carrêlo, Henrique; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Cidade, Maria; Braga, Mara E.M.. ""PECs-based hydrogels: Physicochemical, microbiological and rheological characterization."". Paper presented in Annual European Rheology Conference (AERC 2022 - Seville, Spain), 2022. Bento, Cristiana; Alarico, Susana (1017-BA1D-51E5); Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Mara Elga Medeiros Braga. Corresponding author: Mara Elga Medeiros Braga. "Sequential scCO2 drying and sterilization of alginate-gelatin PECs". Paper presented in EIFS 2022, 2nd Iberian Meeting on Supercritical Fluids (Coimbra, Portugal) https://flucomp.es/eventos/eifs2022, 2022. Bento, Cristiana; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E.M.. ""Sequential scCO2 drying and sterilization of alginate-gelatine aerogels"". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e a Tecnologia em Portugal (Lisbon, Portugal), 2022. Bento, Cristiana; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E.M.. ""Sequential scCO2 drying and sterilization of alginate-gelatin aerogels"". Paper presented in Training School Aerogels for Biomedical Applications (Leuven, Belgium), 2022. Marta Patrícia Carvalho dos Santos; Beatriz Sampaio; Marcos João Mota Leite Machado Mariz; Alarico, Susana; Ferreira, Paula. "Glucose-based polyurethane foams". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2022, 2022. Munoz-Pinto MF; Esteves AR; Magalhães JD; Nunes-Costa, Daniela; Candeias E; SIlva D; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; Sandra Morais Cardoso (5613-FABA-04C5). "Parkinson's disease neurodegeneration is mediated by the gut microbiome". Paper presented in 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation & Online 9-11 June 2021, 2021. Matos G; Nunes-Costa D; Alarico, S; Tiago, I; Raposo RS; Santos FA; Alvarez-Leite J; Empadinhas, Nuno; Oriá R. "Effects of methylmercury intoxication on gut microbiota, intestinal barrier, and oxidative stress in C57BL/6J mice fed a high-fat diet". Paper presented in 8th World Congress on Targeting Microbiota, October 20-22, 2021, Paris, France. Online, 2021. Alarico, Susana; Daniela Machado; Ana Maranha; Mafalda Costa; Inês Cravo Roxo; Igor Tiago; Raquel Duarte; Nuno Empadinhas. "Nontuberculous mycobacteria from domestic water of infected patients.". Paper presented in II Simpósio de Investigação em Tuberculose e Micobactérias Não Tuberculosas em Portugal, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal., 2020. Nunes-Costa, Daniela; Alarico, Susana; Silva, Alexandra; Costa, Mafalda; Macedo-Ribeiro, Sandra; Empadinhas, Nuno. "A rare thermophilic opportunistic pathogen: mycobacterial growth and viability near pasteurization temperatures". Paper presented in II Simpósio de Investigação em Tuberculose e Micobactérias Não Tuberculosas em Portugal, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, 2020. Azevedo, L; Matos, P; Silva, AR; Alarico, Susana; Marques, Richard; Roxo, Inês; Soares, Rui; Sónia Cristina das Neves Ferreira. "Resistência aos Antibióticos: uma ameaça silenciosa". Paper presented in SciCom PT Online - http://scicom.pt/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CO10_Resiste%CC%82ncia-aos-Antibio%CC%81ticos-uma-ameac%CC%A7a-silenciosa.-Liliana-Azevedo.pdf, 2020. Candeias, Emanuel; Esteves, Ana Raquel; Magalhães, João D.; Silva, Diana; Costa, Helena; Alarico, Susana; Ferreira, Ildete; et al. "The Microbiome-Mitochondria Dance in Prodromal Parkinson's Disease". Paper presented in 1st CIBB Neuroscience and Disease-Retreat. Miranda do Corvo, Portugal., 2019. Magalhães, João D.; Candeias, Emanuel; Esteves, Raquel; Alarico, Susana; Tiago, Igor; Empadinhas, Nuno; Cardoso, Sandra Morais. "Intensive antibiotic administration generates motor deficits and neuronal mitochondrial impairment". Paper presented in 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation, Coimbra, Portugal, 2019. Frade, João Gonçalo; Reis, Teresa; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; Chaves, Catarina; Rodrigues, Fernando. "Brain tumor? A Nocardia abscessus brain abscess clinical case". Paper presented in 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2019. Maranha, Ana; Alarico, Susana; Tiago, Igor; Cardoso, Olga; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Empadinhas, Nuno. "Microbiome signatures of diabetic skin and ulcers: combining drug resistance with culture and NGS approaches". Paper presented in 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 2019. Maranha, Ana; Alarico, Susana; Leal, Ermelindo C; Carvalho, Eugénia; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Empadinhas, Nuno. "Projeto Microcare: o impacto microbiano na pele e ferida diabética e seus potenciais". Paper presented in 15º Congresso Português de Diabetes, Centro de Congressos Hotel Tivoli, Vilamoura, Portugal, 2019. Maranha, Ana; Alarico, Susana; Cardoso, Olga; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Empadinhas, Nuno. "Diabetic foot ulcers: the challenges of multidrug resistance and the possibilities interspecies competition may offer". Paper presented in ESCMID/ASM Conference on Drug Development to Meet the Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018. Alarico, S. (1017-BA1D-51E5); Pereira, S.G.; Maranha, A.; Tiago, I.; Reis, D.; Nunes-Costa, D.; Cardoso, O.; Empadinhas, N.. "Rare mycobacteria isolated from a hospital environment and from the skin of dibetic patients: profiling antimicrobial resistance". Paper presented in 1º Simpósio de Investigação em Tuberculose e Micobactérias Não Tuberculosas em Portugal, Coimbra, Portugal, 2018. Alarico, S. (1017-BA1D-51E5); Oliveira, V.; Costa, P.; Fernandes, E.; Santos, C.; Albano, H.; Graveto, J.; Osório, N.. "Microorganisms in nurses’ hands, clinical uniforms, and pocket medical devices". Paper presented in V International Conference on Antimicrobial Research (ICAR2018), Torremolinos, Málaga, Spain, 2018. Alarico, S. (1017-BA1D-51E5); Pereira, S.G.; Maranha, A.; Tiago, I.; Reis, D.; Nunes-Costa, D.; Cardoso, O.; Empadinhas, N.. "Antimicrobial resistance in rare mycobacteria from hospital environment and diabetic foot ulcers". Paper presented in V International Conference on Antimicrobial Research - ICAR2018, Torremolinos, Málaga, Spain, 2018. Fernandes, E.; Costa, P.; Graveto, J.; Santos, C.; Osório, N.; Alarico, S. (1017-BA1D-51E5); Albano, H.; Oliveira, V.; Ferreira, S.. "Are nurses uniforms a reservoir for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus? Lessons to be learned from Portugal". Paper presented in ICID 2018 & XVIII Congress SADI, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2018. 10.1063/1.4931232 Costa, P.; Graveto, J.; Santos, C.; Fernandes, E.; Albano, H.; Osório, N.; Alarico, S. (1017-BA1D-51E5); Oliveira,V.; Ferreira, S.. "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus spreading through medical devices used in nursing care: what can we learn from Portugal?". Paper presented in ICID 2018 & XVIII Congreso SADI, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2018. Rui Soares; Ana santos-Carvalho; Inês Cravo Roxo; Richard Marques; Alarico, Susana; Sónia Ferreira. "ICATE: a strategy for infection control awareness". Paper presented in ICID 2018 & XVIII Congreso SADI, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2018. Graveto, J.; Costa, P.; Albano, H.; Santos, C.; Fernandes, E.; Osório, N.; Alarico, S. (1017-BA1D-51E5); Oliveira, V.. "Management of Pocket Clinical Devices by Nurses: determinant factors and microbiological assessment". Paper presented in European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology 2017 of European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden., 2017. Fernandes, E.; Santos, C.; Costa, P.; Osório, N.; Alarico, S. (1017-BA1D-51E5); Oliveira, V.; Albano, H.; Graveto, J.. "Fatores determinantes na gestão da farda clínica por Enfermeiros". Paper presented in 8º Seminário "Prevenção e controlo da infecção - ERPI/LARES". Abstract retrieved from http://www.apih.pt/seminario_norte_2017/poster_07.pdf, 2017. Santos, C.; Costa, P.; Fernandes, E.; Osório, N.; Alarico, S. (1017-BA1D-51E5); Oliveira, V.; Albano, H.; Graveto, J.. "Fatores determinantes na gestão do procedimento higienização das mãos por Enfermeiros". Paper presented in 8.º Seminário "Prevenção e controlo da infecção - ERPI/LARES", Ermesinde, Portugal. Abstract retrieved from http://www.apih.pt/seminario_norte_2017/poster_06.pdf, 2017. Costa, P.; Santos, C.; Fernandes, E.; Osório, N.; Alarico, S. (1017-BA1D-51E5); Oliveira, V.; Albano, H.; Graveto, J.. "Fatores determinantes na gestão de material clínico de bolso por Enfermeiros". Paper presented in 8º Seminário "Prevenção e controlo da infecção - ERPI/LARES", Ermesinde, Portugal, 2017. Tatiana Cereija; Susana Alarico (1017-BA1D-51E5); Eva C. Lourenço; M. Rita Ventura; Nuno Empadinhas; Pereira, Pedro J.B.. "Biochemical and structural characterization of a mycobacterial glucosylglycerate hydrolase, a key enzyme in nitrogen starvation recovery". Paper presented in XIX National Congress of Biochemistry, Guimarães, Portugal, 2016. Alexandra Silva; Daniele de Sanctis; Alarico, Susana; Nuno Empadinhas; Pedro J.B. Pereira; Sandra Macedo-Ribeiro. "Molecular details of Mycobacterium hassiacum glucosyl-3-phosphoglycerate synthetase, a key enzyme in methylglucose lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis". Paper presented in Instruct Biennial Structural Biology Meeting, Florence, Italy, 2015. Pereira, P.J.B.; Fraga J.; Silva, A.; Maranha, A.; Mendes, V.; Alarico, S. (1017-BA1D-51E5); Empadinhas, N.; Macedo-Ribeiro, S.. "Molecular details of sugar biosynthesis in mycobacteria". Paper presented in XXIII Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography, Montreal, Canada, 2014. Nuno Empadinhas; Ana Maranha; Vitor Mendes; Mafalda Costa; Marta Sousa; Daniela Nunes-Costa; Alarico, Susana. "Deciphering a novel metabolic pathway in mycobacteria toward advanced therapies and early diagnosis of tuberculosis and other emerging infections". Paper presented in Hovione and MIT Portugal Symposium, Showcasing Portuguese Pharma Science: Advances in Discovery, Development and Manufacturing, 2014. Ana Maranha; Alarico, Susana; Mafalda Costa; Andreia Lamaroso; Daniela Nunes-Costa; Eva C. Lourenço; Rita Ventura; Vitor Mendes; Nuno Empadinhas. "The Early Steps In Mycobacterial MGLP Biosynthesis: The Players". Paper presented in Eurocarb 17 Symposyum, TelAviv, Israel, 2013. Ana Maranha; Andreia Lamaroso; Susana Alarico; Vitor Mendes; Nuno Empadinhas. "Biochemical studies of maltokinases from mycobacteria and pseudomonads.". Paper presented in II International Conference on Antimicrobial Research, Lisboa, Portugal, 2012. Igor Tiago; Ana Maranha; Vitor Mendes; Susana Alarico; Patrick J. Moynihan; Anthony J. Clarke; Sandra Macedo-Ribeiro; Pedro J.B. Pereira; Nuno Empadinhas. "Genome sequence of Mycobacterium hassiacum, an exceptional source of heat stable mycobacterial proteins toward structure-guided drug discovery". Paper presented in ICAR 2012: II International Conference on Antimicrobial Research, Lisbon, Portuga, 2012. Alarico, Susana; Ana Maranha; Mafalda Costa; Eva C. Lourenço; Rita Ventura; Nuno Empadinhas. "The mycobacterial glucosylglycerate hydrolase is restricted to rapidly growing species". Paper presented in ICAR 2012: II International Conference on Antimicrobial Research, Lisboa, Portugal, 2012. Vitor Mendes; Ana Maranha; Susana Alarico; Milton S. da Costa; Nuno Empadinhas. "New insights into the biosynthesis of the mycobacterial MGLP arising from the identification of a novel glucosyl-3-phosphoglycerate phosphatase". Paper presented in MicroBiotec’11, Braga, Portugal, 2011. Alarico, Susana; Nuno Empadinhas; Milton S. da Costa. "A new bacterial hydrolase specific for the compatible solutes mannosylglycerate and glucosylglycerate". Paper presented in MicroBiotec’11, Braga, Portugal, 2011. Vítor Mendes; Ana Maranha; Vítor Carmona; Susana Alarico; Milton S. da Costa; Nuno Empadinhas. "Identification of genes and characterization of enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of polysaccharides in Mycobacterium tuberculosis". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência a Tecnologia em Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal, 2010. Ana Nobre; Nuno Empadinhas; Susana Alarico; Milton S. da Costa. "Two pathways for the synthesis of trehalose in Rubrobacter xylanophilus, an ancient desiccation-resistant thermophilic bacterium.". Paper presented in Micro’07-Biotec’07-XXXIII JPG Congress, Lisboa, Portugal, 2007. Alarico, Susana; Nuno Empadinhas; Milton S. da Costa. "Extremely thermostable trehalose-hydrolyzing alpha-glucosidase from Thermus thermophilus HB27 with transglucosylation activity". Paper presented in 2th FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists, Spain, Madrid, 2006. Susana Alarico (1017-BA1D-51E5); Nuno Empadinhas; Catarina Simões; Ana Mingote; Milton S. da Costa. "Thermus thermophilus mutant deficient in synthesis of mannosylglycerate". Paper presented in 30th FEBS congress & 9th IUBMB conference: The Protein World, Budapest, Hungary., 2005. Alarico, Susana (1017-BA1D-51E5); Zélia Silva; Catarina Simões; Anke Henne; Ana Mingote; Helena Santos; Milton S. da Costa. "Distribution of genes for the synthesis of trehalose and mannosylglycerate in Thermus spp. and direct correlation with halotolerance". Paper presented in ASM Conferences: Extremophiles Congress 2004, 19-23rd September, Maryland, Baltimor, USA, 2004. Zélia Silva; Susana Alarico (1017-BA1D-51E5); Catarina Simões; Milton S. da Costa. "Genetic analysis of trehalose and mannosylglycerate producing enzymes in Thermus spp. and their relevance to osmoadaptation". Paper presented in Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia da Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia-MICRO’2003, Tomar, Portugal, 2003. Zélia Silva; Alarico, Susana; Milton S. da Costa. "Genetic analysis of trehalose and mannosylglycerate producing enzymes in Thermus spp. and their relevance to osmotolerance". Paper presented in FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists, 29-3rd July, Ljubljana, Eslovénia, 2003. Zélia Silva; Susana Alarico; Ana Nobre; Joey Marugg; Reinhold Horlacher; Winfried Boos; Milton S. da Costa. "Physiological role of trehalose in Thermus thermophilus RQ-1". Paper presented in FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists, 29-3rd July, Ljubljana, Eslovénia, 2003. Zélia Silva; Susana Alarico; Ana Nobre; Joey Marugg; Reinhold Horlacher; Winfried Boos; Milton S. da Costa. "Physiological role of trehalose in Thermus thermophilus". Paper presented in The 4th International Congress on Extremophiles, Napoles, Itália, 2002. Alarico, Susana; Fred Rainey; Nuno Empadinhas; Peter Schumann; Fernanda Nobre; Milton S. da Costa. "Rubritepida flocculans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic member of the ¿-1 subclass of the Proteobacteria". Paper presented in Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia da Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia-MICRO’2001. 5-8th December, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, 2001. Alarico, Susana; Fernanda Nobre; Fred Rainey; Nuno Empadinhas; Milton S. da Costa. "Characterization of a slight thermophilic aerobic bacterium gen. nov., sp. nov. Isolated from a hot spring". Paper presented in XVIII Congresso de la Sociedad Española de Microbiología, Alicante, Espanha, 2001.
Journal article	Munoz-Pinto, Mário F.; Candeias, Emanuel; Melo-Marques, Inês; Esteves, A. Raquel; Maranha, Ana; Magalhães, João D.; Carneiro, Diogo Reis; et al. "Gut-first Parkinson’s disease is encoded by a transmissible gut dysbiome". Molecular Neurodegeneration 19 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13024-024-00766-0. Published • 10.1186/s13024-024-00766-0 Bento, Cristiana S.A.; Leite Lopes, Dhara; Flora Villarreal, Cristiane; Empadinhas, Nuno; Alarico, Susana; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E.M.. Corresponding author: Alarico, Susana. "Integrated processes (HPSE+scCO2) to prepare sterilized alginate-gelatine-based aerogel". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 662 (2024): 124546. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.124546. Published • 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.124546 Ana Branco Maranha Tiago 301C-9125-034E; Alarico, Susana; Nunes-Costa, Daniela; Melo-Marques I; Pedro Castanheira; Olga Caramelo; Empadinhas, Nuno. Corresponding author: Empadinhas, Nuno. "Drinking water microbiota, entero-mammary pathways and breast cancer: focus on nontuberculous mycobacteria". Microorganisms 12(7) (2024): 1425. Published Santos, Marta 9615-4D56-1273; Tiago, Igor B81A-5E63-0CCC; Mariz, Marcos F310-D5ED-6BDC; Ferreira, Paula; Alarico, Susana. "Development of a sugar-based polyurethane foam colorimetric sensor for E. coli detection". Material Today Chemistry (2024): Accepted Munoz Pinto, Mario; Candeias, Emanuel; Esteves, Ana Raquel; Ana Branco Maranha Tiago 301C-9125-034E; Melo-Marques I; João Duarte Magalhães; Reis Carneiro, Diogo; et al. "Gut-first Parkinson’s disease is encoded by a transmissible gut dysbiome.". (2024): Submitted Cristiana S.A. Bento; Henrique Carrelo; Susana Alarico; Nuno Empadinhas; Hermínio C. de Sousa; Maria Teresa Cidade; Mara E.M. Braga. "Effect of ScCO2 on the decontamination of PECs-based cryogels: A comparison with H2O steam and H2O2 nebulization methods". International Journal of Pharmaceutics (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123451. 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123451 Coimbra, Patrícia; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; Braga, Mara E.M.; Gaspar, Marisa C.. Corresponding author: Coimbra, Patrícia. "Sustainable starch-based edible films with agrifood residues as potential carriers for the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus". Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies 88 (2023): 103452. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2023.103452. Accepted • 10.1016/j.ifset.2023.103452 Santos, Marta; Mariz, Marcos; Tiago, Igor; Martins, Jimmy; Alarico, Susana; Ferreira, Paula. Corresponding author: Alarico, Susana. "A review on urinary tract infections diagnostic methods: Laboratory-based and point-of-care approaches". Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 219 (2022): 114889. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpba.2022.114889. 10.1016/j.jpba.2022.114889 Bento, Cristiana S.A.; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E.M.. Corresponding author: Alarico, Susana. "Sequential scCO2 drying and sterilisation of alginate-gelatine aerogels for biomedical applications". The Journal of Supercritical Fluids 184 (2022): 105570. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2022.105570. 10.1016/j.supflu.2022.105570 Esteves, A Raquel; Munoz-Pinto, Mário F; Nunes-Costa, Daniela; Candeias, Emanuel; Silva, Diana F; Magalhães, João D; Pereira-Santos, A Raquel; et al. "Footprints of a microbial toxin from the gut microbiome to mesencephalic mitochondria". Gut (2021): gutjnl-2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2021-326023. 10.1136/gutjnl-2021-326023 MV Mouritzen; Petkovic, Marija; K Qvist; SS Poulsen; Alarico, Susana; Leal, EC; LT Dalgaard; et al. "Improved diabetic wound healing by bovine lactoferricin is associated with relevant changes in the skin immune response and microbiota". Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development 20 (2021): 726-739. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7940703/. Published Munoz Pinto, M.; Esteves, A. R.; de Magalhaes, J. D.; Nunes-Costa, D.; Candeias, E.; Silva, D. F.; Alarico, S.; et al. "Parkinson's disease neurodegeneration is mediated by the gut microbiome". European Journal of Clinical Investigation (2021): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/48786633/. Alarico, Susana; Daniela Nunes-Costa; Alexandra Silva; Mafalda Costa; Sandra Macedo-Ribeiro; Nuno Empadinhas. "A genuine mycobacterial thermophile: Mycobacterium hassiacum growth, survival and GpgS stability at near-pasteurization temperatures". Microbiology 166 (2020): 474-483. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.000898. Published • 10.1099/mic.0.000898 Soares, R.; Santos-Carvalho, A.; Cravo-Roxo, I.; Ribeiro, L.; Marques, R.; Alarico, S.; Ferreira, S.. "Infection control through education: HIV prevention". International Journal of Infectious Diseases (2020): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/67804427/. 10.1016/J.IJID.2020.09.850 Tatiana Barros Cereija; Susana Alarico; Eva C. Lourenço; José António Manso; M. Rita Ventura; Nuno Empadinhas; Sandra Macedo-Ribeiro; Pedro José Barbosa Pereira. "The structural characterization of a glucosylglycerate hydrolase provides insights into the molecular mechanism of mycobacterial recovery from nitrogen starvation". IUCrJ 6 4 (2019): 572-585. https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052252519005372. Published • 10.1107/S2052252519005372 Pereira, S.G.; Alarico, S.; Tiago, I.; Reis, D.; Nunes-Costa, D.; Cardoso, O.; Maranha, A.; Empadinhas, N.. "Studies of antimicrobial resistance in rare mycobacteria from a nosocomial environment". BMC Microbiology 19 1 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85063152478&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1186/s12866-019-1428-4 Tiago, I.; Alarico, S.; Maranha, A.; Coelho, C.; Pereira, S.G.; Empadinhas, N.. "High-quality draft genome sequences of rare nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from surfaces of a hospital". Microbiology Resource Announcements 8 21 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85067244749&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1128/MRA.00496-19 Magalhaes, Joao; Candeias, Emanuel; Esteves, Ana; Alarico, Susana; Tiago, Igor; Ferreira, Ildete Luisa; Rego, Ana Cristina; Empadinhas, Nuno; Cardoso, Sandra. "Intensive antibiotic administration generates motor deficits and neuronal mitochondria impairment". European Journal of Clinical Investigation (2019): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/29798744/. Graveto, J.M.; Santos, C.; Costa, P.S.; Fernandes, E.; Alarico, S.; Osório, N.; Albano, H.; Oliveira, V.. "Hand hygiene management among nurses: collective health challenges". Revista brasileira de enfermagem 71 (2018): 562-567. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85054031940&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0538 Soares, R.; Carvalho, A.; Roxo, I.; Lourenco, P.; Ferreira, P.; Marques, R.; Alarico, S.; Ferreira, S.. "ICATE: infection control awareness through education". International Journal of Infectious Diseases (2018): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/43733323/. 10.1016/J.IJID.2018.04.3817 Fernandes, E.; Costa, P.; Graveto, J.; Santos, C.; Osorio, N.; Alarico, S.; Albano, H.; Oliveira, V.; Ferreira, S.. "Are nurses uniforms a reservoir for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus? Lessons to be learned from Portugal". International Journal of Infectious Diseases (2018): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/20702021/. 10.1016/J.IJID.2018.04.4008 Cereija, T.B.; Alarico, S.; Empadinhas, N.; Pereira, P.J.B.. "Production, crystallization and structure determination of a mycobacterial glucosylglycerate hydrolase". Acta Crystallographica Section:F Structural Biology Communications 73 9 (2017): 536-540. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85028856991&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1107/S2053230X17012419 Geadas Farias, P.; Gama, F.; Reis, D.; Alarico, S.; Empadinhas, N.; Martins, J.C.; de Almeida, A.F.; Morais, P.V.. "Hospital microbial surface colonization revealed during monitoring of Klebsiella spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and non-tuberculous mycobacteria". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology (2017): 1-14. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85015912782&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1007/s10482-017-0857-z Nunes-Costa, D.; Maranha, A.; Costa, M.; Alarico, S.; Empadinhas, N.. "Glucosylglycerate metabolism, bioversatility and mycobacterial survival". Glycobiology 27 3 (2017): 213-227. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85015842532&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1093/glycob/cww132 Nunes-Costa, D.; Alarico, S.; Dalcolmo, M.P.; Correia-Neves, M.; Empadinhas, N.. "The looming tide of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in Portugal and Brazil". Tuberculosis 96 (2016): 107-119. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84954422186&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1016/j.tube.2015.09.006 Nobre, A.; Alarico, S.; Maranha, A.; Mendes, V.; Empadinhas, N.. "The molecular biology of mycobacterial trehalose in the quest for advanced tuberculosis therapies". Microbiology (United Kingdom) 160 PART 8 (2014): 1547-1570. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84905216311&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1099/mic.0.075895-0 Alarico, S.; Costa, M.; Sousa, M.S.; Maranha, A.; Lourenço, E.C.; Faria, T.Q.; Ventura, M.R.; Empadinhas, N.. "Mycobacterium hassiacum recovers from nitrogen starvation with up-regulation of a novel glucosylglycerate hydrolase and depletion of the accumulated glucosylglycerate". Scientific Reports 4 (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84925854243&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1038/srep06766 Alarico, S.; Empadinhas, N.; da Costa, M.S.. "A new bacterial hydrolase specific for the compatible solutes a-d-mannopyranosyl-(1¿2)-d-glycerate and a-d-glucopyranosyl-(1¿2)-d-glycerate". Enzyme and Microbial Technology 52 2 (2013): 77-83. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84871684186&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2012.10.008 Mendes, V.; Maranha, A.; Alarico, S.; Empadinhas, N.. "Biosynthesis of mycobacterial methylglucose lipopolysaccharides". Natural Product Reports 29 8 (2012): 834-844. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84863933998&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1039/c2np20014g Tiago, I.; Maranha, A.; Mendes, V.; Alarico, S.; Moynihan, P.J.; Clarke, A.J.; Macedo-Ribeiro, S.; Pereira, P.J.B.; Empadinhas, N.. "Genome sequence of Mycobacterium hassiacum DSM 44199, a rare source of heat-stable mycobacterial proteins". Journal of Bacteriology 194 24 (2012): 7010-7011. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84870688429&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1128/JB.01880-12 Mendes, V.; Maranha, A.; Alarico, S.; Da Costa, M.S.; Empadinhas, N.. "Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv2419c, the missing glucosyl-3-phosphoglycerate phosphatase for the second step in methylglucose lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis". Scientific Reports 1 (2011): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84859749065&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1038/srep00177 Alarico, S.; Da Costa, M.S.; Empadinhas, N.. "Molecular and physiological role of the trehalose-hydrolyzing a-glucosidase from Thermus thermophilus HB27". Journal of Bacteriology 190 7 (2008): 2298-2305. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-41549086172&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1128/JB.01794-07 Nobre, A.; Alarico, S.; Fernandes, C.; Empadinhas, N.; Da Costa, M.S.. "A unique combination of genetic systems for the synthesis of trehalose in Rubrobacter xylanophilus: Properties of a rare actinobacterial TreT". Journal of Bacteriology 190 24 (2008): 7939-7946. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-57349146679&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1128/JB.01055-08 Alarico, S.; Empadinhas, N.; Mingote, A.; Simões, C.; Santos, M.S.; Da Costa, M.S.. "Mannosylglycerate is essential for osmotic adjustment in Thermus thermophilus strains HB27 and RQ-1". Extremophiles 11 6 (2007): 833-840. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-35748948644&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1007/s00792-007-0106-x Silva, Z.; Alarico, S.; Da Costa, M.S.. "Trehalose biosynthesis in Thermus thermophilus RQ-1: Biochemical properties of the trehalose-6-phosphate synthase and trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase". Extremophiles 9 1 (2005): 29-36. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-14644419634&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1007/s00792-004-0421-4 Alarico, S.; Empadinhas, N.; Simões, C.; Silva, Z.; Henne, A.; Mingote, A.; Santos, H.; Da Costa, M.S.. "Distribution of genes for synthesis of trehalose and mannosylglycerate in Thermus spp. and direct correlation of these genes with halotolerance". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71 5 (2005): 2460-2466. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-18444382346&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1128/AEM.71.5.2460-2466.2005 Silva, Z.; Alarico, S.; Nobre, A.; Horlacher, R.; Marugg, J.; Boos, W.; Mingote, A.I.; Da Costa, M.S.. "Osmotic adaptation of Thermus thermophilus RQ-1: Lesson from a mutant deficient in synthesis of trehalose". Journal of Bacteriology 185 20 (2003): 5943-5952. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0141960378&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published • 10.1128/JB.185.20.5943-5952.2003 Alarico, S.; Rainey, F.A.; Empadinhas, N.; Schumann, P.; Nobre, M.F.; Da Costa, M.S.. "Rubritepida flocculans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic member of the a-1 subclass of the Proteobacteria". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 25 2 (2002): 198-206. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036671222&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published
Newspaper article	Empadinhas, Nuno; Alarico, Susana; Ana Branco Maranha Tiago; Nunes-Costa, Daniela; Roxo, Inês. "Nuno Empadinhas, Susana Alarico, Ana Maranha, Daniela Nunes-Costa, Inês Roxo. "Micobactérias da água: uma ameaça silenciosa"", Público, 2021, https://www.publico.pt/2021/10/20/ciencia/noticia/micobacterias-agua-ameaca-silenciosa-1981724. ""Viagens na Tuberculose"", Público, 2019, BD, https://www.publico.pt/2019/03/24/fotogaleria/viagens-tuberculose-boicote-parede-derrubar-doenca-393840.
Thesis / Dissertation	Alarico, Susana. "Relevance of mannosylglycerate and trehalose accumulation in the osmoadaptation of Thermus thermophilus". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2009. Alarico, Susana. "Rubritepida flocculans gen. nov., sp. nov. um organismo termófilo moderado membro da subclasse alpha-1 da classe Proteobacteria". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2003. Alarico, Susana. "La mise en place de la procuticule chez le crabe Carcinus maenas. Aspects ultrastructuraux et cytochimiques de la sécrétion de composés glycosylés et de la chitine". Degree, University of Liège, Zoology Institute, Belgium, 1999.

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Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2022/09/22	GreenLabsCIBB Initiative	CNC Welcome day 2022 Universidade de Coimbra, Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia (Cantanhede, Portugal)
2022/06/06	GreenLabsCIBB Initiative	Launch event Universidade de Coimbra, Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/06/01	Ser ou não ser um Green Lab	Seminário Verão com Ciência 2022 CIBB Universidade de Coimbra, Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/05/22	GreenLabs @CIBB	4th Retreat of CIBB's Neuroscience and Disease Area Universidade de Coimbra, Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia (Coimbra, Portugal)
2021/11/16	International Conference (Moçambique): Novos caminhos de investigação em Tuberculose, na língua que nos une (Speaker: Inês Roxo)	OSUWELA \| UNESCO \| UPM (Maputo, Moçambique) (Maputo, Mozambique)
2021/07/14	International Conference: Antimicrobial resistance in rare mycobacteria isolated from a tertiary hospital environment (Speaker: Ana Maranha)	4th International Caparica Congress In Antibiotic Resistance, Portugal. 13th - 17th June 2021 NOVA University of Lisbon (Caparica, Portugal) (Caparica)
2020/02	International Conference: ScCO2 Sterilization of Natural-based Hydrogel and Aerogel for Biomedical Applications (Speaker: Cristiana Bento)	1º Encuentro Ibérico de Fluidos Supercríticos (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
2019/12/19	Scientific Meeting: Parkinson¿s disease: a symptom of latent infection? (Speaker: Sandra M. Cardoso)	Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB) Meeting 2019 University of Coimbra (Polo III, Central Unit), Portugal (Portugal)
2019/04/05	Scientific Meeting: Domestic nontuberculous mycobacteria.	Mycobacterial Glycoimmunology Joint Meeting Center for Neuroscience and Cellular Biology, University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/12/07	Scientific Meeting: Bacterial pathogenes.	1st Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axix Joint Meeting Center for Neuroscience and Cellular Biology, University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/11/10	Science Communication: Doenças Infeciosas.	Diálogos com Cientistas - Desafios na Saúde: Doenças do Séc. XXI Instituto de Educação e Cidadania (IEC), Mamarrosa, Portugal (Mamarrosa, Portugal)
2018/10/10	Science Communication: Sensibilização para o controlo de infeção com recurso a aplicações informáticas. (Speaker: Ana Santos Carvalho )	Scicom PT 2018 (Figueira Castelo Rodrigo. Portugal, Portugal)
2018/08/22	International Conference (Moçambique): Tuberculose, conhecer para combater (Workshop). (as Coordinator of Tuberculosis Branch of ICATE project, Association AWISHE- www.awishe.pt)	IV BIENAL STEM+L Osuwela and Faculdade de Ciências Naturais e Matemática da Universidade Pedagógica (Maputo, Mozambique)
2018/05/17	International Conference: The hidden microbiome in Parkinson’s Disease. (Co-author)	9th Annual World Congress NeuroTalk-2018 (Bangkok)
2017/11/16	Science Communication: Microbioma Humano, na saúde e na doença! (as member of Association AWISHE -www.awishe.pt)	Colóquio Internacional de Pesquisadores Brasil-Portugal / PEA UNESCO: Mesa Redonda com Pesquisadores da Association for World Innovation in Science and Health Education – AWISHE Colégio Maria Auxiliadora, Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
2017/11/14	Science Communication: Tuberculose: conhecer para combater! (as Coordinator of Tuberculosis Branch of ICATE project, Association AWISHE - www.awishe.pt)	Encontro Saúde e Educação. II Encontro Nacional de Treinamento de Formação de Professores e Tutores de Comunidades de Aprendizagem Colaborativa Clube Dores, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (Santa Maria, Brazil)
2017/11/07	International Conference: Spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) through portable medical devices: lessons to be learned from Portugal. (Co-author) Abstract retrieved from: https://www.escaide.eu/sites/escaide/files/documents/ESCAIDE_2017%20abstract%20book_final_03.pdf	European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology 2017 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (Estocolmo, Sweden)
2017/11/06	Science Communication: Microbioma Humano, na saúde e na doença! (as Coordinator of Tuberculosis Branch of ICATE project, Association AWISHE - www.awishe.pt)	II Encontro Nacional de Treinamento de Formação de Professores e Tutores de Comunidades de Aprendizagem Colaborativa (Salão Científico) Clube Dores, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. (Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
2017/10/26	Internacional Conference: Contaminação das mãos de enfermeiros por Staphylococcus aureus e fatores determinantes na adesão à sua higienização. (Co-author)	1º Congresso Internacional IACS Escola Superior de Enfermagem da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa de Oliveira de Azeméis (Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal)
2017/10/12	Science Communication: AWISHE - Association for World Innovation in Science and Health Education; ICATE -Infection Control Awareness Through Education. (ICATE project, Association AWISHE - www.awishe.pt)	5º Congresso de Comunicação de Ciência - SciCom Pt2017 Universidade de Coimbra, Museu da Ciência (Coimbra, Portugal)
2017/05/26	Science Communication: ICATE: Infection Control Awareness Through Education. (ICATE project, Association AWISHE - www.awishe.pt)	2º Encontro de História da Ciência no Ensino Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2016/06/06	Science Communication: "To be or not to be” micobacteria da Tuberculose & Microbioma, o Nosso Lado B não-Humano! (as Coordinator of Tuberculosis Branch of ICATE project of Association AWISHE - www.awishe.pt)	I Encontro de Treinamento de Formação de Professores e Tutores de Comunidades de Aprendizagem Colaborativa Colégio Maria Auxiliadora, Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (Canoas, Brazil)
2006/07/04	International Conference: Osmotic adaptation in thermophilic bacteria. (Co-author)	2nd FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists (Madrid, Spain)
2006	Scientific Meeting: Accumulation of compatible solutes, synthesis and overexpression of their enzymes in Thermus thermophilus strains. (as PhD student)	Final Meeting of “HotSolutes” Project, Carcavelos, Portugal (Carcavelos, Portugal)
2006	Scientific Meeting: An extermely thermostable trehalose-hydrolysing a-glucosidase from Thermus Thermophilus HB27. (as PhD student)	IV Annual Meeting of Center for Neuroscience and Cellular Biology, University of Coimbra Center for Neuroscience and Cellular Biology, University of Coimbra (Cantanhede (Biocant), Portugal)
2005	Scientific Meeting: Secrets of life in extreme environments. Biotechnological and biomedical perspectives for compatible solutes from extremophiles. (as PhD student)	III Annual Meeting of Center for Neuroscience and Cellular Biology, University of Coimbra Center for Neuroscience and Cellular Biology, University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2003/12/02	National Conference: Genetic analysis of trehalose and mannosylglycerate producing enzymes in Thermus spp. and their relevance to osmoadaptation. (Co-author)	Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia da Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia-MICRO’2003 Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia (Tomar, Portugal)
2001/12/05	National Conference: Síntese de trealose em Thermus thermophilus. (Co-author)	Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia da Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia-MICRO’2001 Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia (Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020 - Current	PhD Thesis: Impact of the gut microbiome in the immune modulation of TB infection Co-supervisor of Inês Cravo Roxo	Biologia Experimental e Biomedicina (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020 - Current	PhD Thesis: Development of a colorimetric bacterial detection device for urinary catheters DFA/BD/5675/2020 Co-supervisor of Marta Patrícia Carvalho dos Santos	Chemical Engineering (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020 - Current	PhD Thesis: Innovative method to prepare sterilized biopolymer-based aerogels via an integrated process Co-supervisor of Cristiana Sofia Amaral Bento	Programa de Doutoramento em Engenharia Química da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (FCTUC) (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
2022/10 - 2024/02	Master Thesis: Profiling mycobacteria isolated from the houses of patients with NTM disease Supervisor of Maria Carolina Gaspar Patrício Carvalho Fernandes	Mestrado em Bioquímica (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2020 - 2021	Master Thesis: Identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria proteins involved in cellular aggregation and biofilm formation Supervisor of Ana Rita Marques Fonseca	Bioquímica (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Graduation Project: Mycobactérias Não Tuberculosas: Um perigo para a saúde pública? Supervisor of Ana Rita Cunha	Biologia (Degree) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Graduation Project: Mycobactérias Não Tuberculosas: Um perigo para a saúde pública? Supervisor of André Simões	Bioquímica (Degree) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Graduation Project: Estudo da Microbiota do Pé Diabético Supervisor of Beatriz Rito	Bioquímica (Degree) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2017	Master Thesis: Gestão do procedimento de higienização das mãos por enfermeiros. Fatores determinantes e avaliação microbiológica Supervisor of Cristina I. G. Santos	Enfermagem (Master) Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Portugal
2017 - 2017	Master Thesis: Isolation of ESKAPE pathogens from diabetic wounds Supervisor of Pau Porras Socias	Biotechnology (Erasmus+ Programme) (Master) Universitat de Barcelona Facultat de Biologia, Spain
2015 - 2016	Master Project and Thesis: Monitorization of Mycobacterium hassiacum adaptation to stress conditions Supervisor of Adele Ferragamo	Biologia, especialidade MICROBIOLOGIA E VIROLOGIA (Master) UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DEL SANNIO, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie, Italy
2014 - 2014	Master Project and Thesis: Identificação de Perfis de Resistência de 5 estirpes pertencentes ao género Mycobacterium, isoladas em ambiente Hospitalar Co-supervisor of Diogo Reis	Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar – Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2013 - 2013	Graduation Project: “Identificação de Espécies de Micobactérias em Ambiente Hospitalar” Co-supervisor of Daniela Nunes-Costa	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013 - 2013	Master Project and Thesis: “Biosynthesis of rare methylglucose lipopolysaccharides in rapidly-growing mycobacteria: characterization of a key hydrolase” Co-supervisor of Maria Mafalda Santos Costa	Bioquímica (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 - 2012	Graduation Project: “Variabilidade genética do gene da Maltokinase (Mak)” Co-supervisor of Teresa Lino	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 - 2012	Graduation Project: “Resistance of Mycobacterium hassiacum to disinfectants” Supervisor of Sofia Silva	Ciências Biológicas II (Degree) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2011 - 2011	Graduation Project: “Hydrolysis of mannosylglycerate and glucosylglycerate from Thermus thermophilus and Rubrobacter radiotolerans – characterization of the key enzyme” Co-supervisor of Mariana Lourenço	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 - 2010	Master Project: Identificação da via de síntese do soluto compatível manosilgliceramida em Rhodothermus marinus Co-supervisor of Sara Pereira	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2009 - 2010	Master Project and Thesis: The key enzyme for mannosylglyceramide synthesis in Rhodothermus marinus Co-supervisor of Catarina Ferreira	Biologia (Master) Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Portugal, Portugal
2009 - 2009	Graduation Project: Estudo de mecanismos de regulação de síntese de manosilglicerato em Thermus thermophilus Co-supervisor of Cindy Rodrigues	Bioquímica (Degree) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2021 - Current	Fighting Infection course (Annual), Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (2021) Other (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2023/09/22 - 2023/09/23	Green Labs Portugal Symposium: Promoting sustainability in Research (2023/09/22) Symposium (Member of the Scientific Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2019/11/04 - 2019/11/08	Workshop on Tuberculose - Projeto ICATE (Infection Control Awareness Through Education) of AWISHE (Assoc. for World Innovation in Science and Health Education). III Encontro Nacional de Treinamento de Formação de Professores e Tutores de Comunidades de Aprendizagem Colaborativa, RS, Brasil. (2019/11/05 - 2019/11/08) Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)	Colégio Maria Auxiliadora, Brazil
2018/06/18 - 2018/06/18	1º Simpósio de Investigação em Tuberculose e Micobactérias Não Tuberculosas em Portugal, Coimbra, Portugal (2018/06/18 - 2018/06/18) Symposium (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2017/11/06 - 2017/11/16	Workshop on Tuberculose – Projeto ICATE (Infection Control Awareness Through Education) of AWISHE (Assoc. for World Innovation in Science and Health Education). II Encontro Nacional de Treinamento de Formação de Professores e Tutores de Comunidades de Aprendizagem Colaborativa, RS, Brasil. (2017/11/07 - 2017/11/10) Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)	Colégio Santa Catarina, Brazil
2016/06/05 - 2016/06/09	Workshop on Tuberculose – Projeto ICATE (Infection Control Awareness Through Education) of AWISHE (Assoc. for World Innovation in Science and Health Education). I Encontro Nacional de Treinamento de Formação de Professores e Tutores de Comunidades de Aprendizagem Colaborativa, RS, Brasil (2016/06/07 - 2016/06/09) Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)	Colégio Maria Auxiliadora, Brazil

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2011 - Current	Preparation and dynamization of CNC activities in the "Noite dos Mistérios" and in the "Noite Europeia dos Investigadores” Other	"Noite dos Mistérios" and "Noite Europeia dos Investigadores” Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2024/05/16 - 2024/05/17	LabSummit2024 - International event about laboratory, sustainability, technology and productivity https://www.labsummit.com/ Other	LabSummit2024
2024/05/10 - 2024/05/10	StartUp Capital Summit 2024 - Evento nacional de capital de risco, inovação, empreendedorismo e transferência de tecnologia em Portugal https://www.startupcapitalsummit.com/	StartUp Capital Summit 2024 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Instituto Pedro Nunes, Portugal
2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30	Ser ou não ser um green Lab? Que tipo de plástico sou? Other	European Research's Night
2022/09/16 - 2022/09/16	Participation in the "Mostra Tecnológica - Inovação em Saúde" Exhibition	Mostra Tecnológica - Inovação em Saúde Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2009/09 - 2009/09	Scientific Training Abroad (Skills on genetic manipulation of Thermus thermophilus species) Other	Scientific Training Abroad CBM “Severo Ochoa”, University Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
2009 - 2009	Curso de Formação Pedagógica de Formadores à Distância (nº 133/2009), NOVA ETAPA, Coimbra e Certificado de Aptidão Profissional (nº EDF 492227/2009 DC) pelo Instituto de Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal Other	Curso de Formação Pedagógica de Formadores à Distância (nº 133/2009) NOVA ETAPA, Coimbra, Portugal
2008/09/01 - 2008/09/05	Molecular Genomics 2008: Advanced Course “Real-time PCR and analysis of mRNA and miRNA expression data” Workshop	Molecular Genomics 2008 Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Portugal, Portugal
1998/09 - 1998/12	Scientific seminar I: Zooplancton Biodiversity (2º Semester/ 4º year/ Biology Graduation) Seminar	Scientific seminar I: Zooplancton Biodiversity Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Portugal, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2023/09/26	Pensos inovadores para o tratamento de feridas crónicas (Thesis) Main arguer	Rita Alexandra Nunes Ferreira (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
2021/07/26	Identification of Nontuberculous mycobacteria proteins involved in cellular aggregation and biofilm formation http://hdl.handle.net/10316/96142 (Thesis) Arguer	Ana Rita Marques Fonseca (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/07/23	Development of a colorimetric bacterial detection device for urinary catheters (Thesis) Arguer	Marta Patrícia Carvalho dos Santos (Other) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/02/21	Epidemiology of MRSA and CPE in pre-hospital vehicles http://hdl.handle.net/10773/30939 (Thesis) Main arguer	Mariana Sofia Conde Escudeiro (Master) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2019/12/04	Epidemiologia de estirpes produtoras de ß-lactamases https://ria.ua.pt/handle/10773/27967 (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Rita Gonçalves da Silva (Master) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Química, Portugal
2019/09/27	Esterilização Supercrítica de Aerogéis Compostos por Polímeros Naturais para Aplicações Biomédicas http://hdl.handle.net/10316/88134 (Thesis) Main arguer	Cristiana Sofia Amaral Bento (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2024 - Current	Microorganisms
2024 - Current	Pathogens
2024 - Current	Hygiene

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2021 - Current	SPRC - Sindicato de Professores Região Centro	Membro Associado
2015 - Current	AWISHE - Association for World Innovation in Science and Health Education https://www.awishe.com/	Vice-President \| Tuberculosis Branch Coordinator

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2022 - Current	GreenLabsCiBB initiative: promotes sustainable research practices to reduce the ecological footprint of research at the Institution. GreenLabsCiBB integrates the GreenLabs Portugal Network of research laboratories, which is member of the European network SELs - Sustainable European Laboratories Networks . Coordinator	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2021 - 2023	Postdoc Representatives Member Member	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2017	Postdoc Representatives Member Member	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2023/09/22 - 2023/09/22	Green Labs Portugal Symposium: Promoting sustainability in Research	Universidade de Coimbra, Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2020 - Current	Licenciatura em Enfermagem: Microbiologia Clínica	Enfermagem (Licenciatura)	Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Portugal
2011 - Current	Experimental Advance Courses: "Microbiologia" and "Microbiologia: Microbioma Humano"	Experimental Advance Courses on Microbiology (Ensino secundário)	Instituto de Educação e Cidadania, Portugal
2023/03/03 - 2023/03/03	Microbiologia e Microbioma Humano	Curso Avançado de Microbiologia: Um Mundo Dentro de Outro (Escola Secundária Adolfo Portela) (Ensino secundário)	Instituto de Educação e Cidadania (IEC), Portugal
2022/03/28 - 2022/03/28	Microbioma Humano: na saude e na doença!	Unidade curricular de Patologia Clínica II, Mestrado de Bioquímica Clínica, Universidade de Aveiro (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2021/10/20 - 2021/10/20	Topic: Microbiology and human microbiome - Session: Infectious Diseases	Advanced Course of Microbiology: One World inside other (Escola Secundária de Oliveira do Bairro) (Ensino secundário)	Instituto de Educação e Cidadania (IEC), Portugal
2021/04/28 - 2021/04/28	"Infectious Diseases: Tuberculosis"	Advanced Course of Microbiology - Escola Secundária de Adolfo Portela (Ensino secundário)	Instituto de Educação e Cidadania (IEC), Portugal
2021/03/16 - 2021/03/16	Nontuberculous mycobacteria in the home environment: ample opportunities for infection http://beb.cnbc.pt/about.asp	Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (Doutoramento)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2021/02/13 - 2021/02/13	¿Microbiologia na Saúde: Microbioma e Alimentação¿	Advanced Course of Microbiology - (Ensino secundário)	Instituto de Educação e Cidadania (IEC), Portugal
2011 - 2020	Licenciatura em Enfermagem: Microbiologia e Parasitologia	Enfermagem (Licenciatura)	Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/03/18 - 2019/03/18	Nontuberculous mycobacteria: an emerging health problem worldwide http://beb.cnbc.pt/about.asp	Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (Doutoramento)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal, Portugal
2019/03/08 - 2019/03/08	Biologia Translacional e Biomedicina - Lecture: "Nontuberculous mycobacteria: an emerging health problem worldwide"	Biologia (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/12/06 - 2018/12/06	Clinical Microbiology and Infectious diseases - Lecture: "Microbioma Humano - O nosso Lado B!"	Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/03/05 - 2018/03/05	The Era of ESKAPES: will we go back to the pre-antibiotic Age? http://beb.cnbc.pt/about.asp	"Fighting Infection" Course, PhD Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (Doutoramento)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2012/11/26 - 2012/11/30	Medical Microbiology: “Non-homologous isofunctional enzymes in mycobacteria”	PhD Program in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB) (Doutoramento)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2005 - 2011	“Rotações Laboratoriais”, Practical classes	Biologia Celular (Mestrado)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2005 - 2011	“Rotações Laboratoriais”, Practical classes	Programa Doutoral em Biologia Experimental e Biomedicina PDBEB (Doutoramento)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2010 - 2010	Molecular Microbiology, Practical Classes	Bioquímica (Mestrado)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2001 - 2002	Infection and Immunity, Practical Classes	Bioquímica (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2000 - 2001	Infection and Immunity, Practical Classes	Biologia (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2022 - Current	Pathogenes
2017/04/17 - 2017/05/16	Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (0034-7167)	SciELO

Distinctions

Award

2023	Pfizer Award of Basic Research (Team member) https://noticias.uc.pt/artigos/cientistas-da-uc-conquistam-premio-pfizer-2023-por-investigacao-sobre-a-doenca-de-parkinson/ Sociedade de Ciências Médicas de Lisboa & Pfizer, Portugal, Portugal
2019	EIT Health Innostars headstart Funding Programme Award (Co-PI) EIT Health, Germany
2019	Caixa Impulse 2019 (Co-PI) Fundação 'la Caixa', Portugal
2018	PROTOTRANSFER program, INESPO III 2018 - "TimeUp" project (Principal Investigator) University of Coimbra, FEDER, 2014-2020 POCTEP , Portugal
2017	Prémio Thomé Villar/Boehringer Ingelheim - Prevalência e variabilidade genética de micobactérias não-tuberculosas em ambiente doméstico (Team Member) Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia, Portugal
2016	Prémio Neurociências Mantero Belard 2016 -The toxinogenic gut microbiome in sporadic Parkinson¿s Disease: a quest for ¿antiPDbiotics" (Team member) Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, Portugal

Other distinction

2024	StartUp Pitch Competition \| In StartUp Capital Summit 2024 \| TIMEUP, start-up winner Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Instituto Pedro Nunes, Portugal
2020	RESEARCH ARTICLE - Microbiology Editor's Choice: understanding a mycobacterial thermophile. https://microbiologysociety.org/blog/microbiology-editor-s-choice-understanding-a-mycobacterial-thermophile.html (First author)
2019	(Honourable mention) ARRISCA C - Concurso de Ideias e Planos de Negócio (10ª Edition) (Team member) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal