Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Ricardo Jorge Pinto Araujo
Citation names
- Araujo, Ricardo
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 151A-009C-FA30
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-7382-4834
- Google Scholar ID
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lORYZz0AAAAJ&hl=en
- Scopus Author Id
- 35588292400
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
- Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Bioinformatics
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Mycology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology
- Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology
- Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Diagnostic Biotechnologies in Environmental Management
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
French | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | |
Dutch | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | |
Spanish; Castilian | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2003 - 2007
Concluded
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Biologia Humana (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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Aprovado por unanimidade |
1997 - 2001
Concluded
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Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020/05 - Current | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2019/06 - 2019/12 | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Flinders University, Australia |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2019/01/01 - 2020/06/30 | Postdoctoral Fellow | Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal |
2017/10/01 - 2018/12/01 | Laboratorial Manager and Training of Staff and Students. | Flinders University, Australia |
2016/08/01 - 2017/09/01 | Researcher, next generation sequencing applied to soil and plant samples | Flinders University, Australia |
2016/01/01 - 2016/07/01 | Researcher, next generation sequencing applied to endophytes and plants | Flinders University, Australia |
2008/10/01 - 2013/09/30 | Investigador (Ciência 2007) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal |
2007 - 2008 | Estudante de Pós-doutoramento | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2020 - 2022 | Maternal mycobiome dysbiosis and its influence on the mycobiome of the child
ESCMID Research Grant 2020
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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Ongoing
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2019 - 2020 | MicroMOB: The microbiome mobility pathway in chronic kidney disease and its role in infection and systemic inflammation
PTDC/MEC-MCI/29777/2017
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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Ongoing
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
---|---|---|
2020/07/01 - 2026/06/30 | MY-Kidney: A personalized approach for understanding chronic kidney disease patient profile, microbiome, inflammation and
their interactions
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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Ongoing
|
2022 - 2024 | INCLUDE: Impact of bronchiectasis treatments on lung and blood microbiomes
EXPL/MEC-RES/1579/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Saúde Pública, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
|
2021 - 2023 | PRIMING: Impact of maternal obesity on early-life microbiota-induced immune system priming
Biocodex
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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Biocodex SA
Ongoing
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2019 - 2020 | Testing inoculants for plant growth promotion in glasshouse trials
OMNIA2019
Researcher
OMNIA Inc., Australia
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Ongoing
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2014 - 2016 | Origin and diversity of the oral mycobiome in newbornes: influence of nutrition
Milupa2014
Researcher
Milupa Comercial SA, Portugal
|
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2011 - 2013 | Characterization of voriconazole susceptibility in relevant clinical molds
Pfizer2011
Principal investigator
|
Pfizer Inc.
Concluded
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2011 - 2012 | Role of oral microorganisms in Peritoneal Dialysis-related infections
Projectos pluridisciplinares para iniciação à investigação edition 2011
Researcher
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
|
Concluded
|
2010 - 2011 | Phylogeography and population structure of the powdery mildew fungus, Erysiphe necator, from diverse Vitis vinifera cultivars
grown in Portugal
Projectos pluridisciplinares para iniciação à investigação edition 2010
Researcher
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
|
Concluded
|
2010 - 2011 | Immunological Markers of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Mycosis (ABPM) in patients with Asthma and Cystic Fibrosis
Projectos pluridisciplinares para iniciação à investigação edition 2010
Researcher
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
|
Concluded
|
2009 - 2011 | Colonization, inflammation and infection on Portuguese cystic fibrosis patients
35-9924-S/2009
Principal investigator
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
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Concluded
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2009 - 2010 | Modelling and managing fungal colonization and inflammatory progression on cystic fibrosis patients
Projectos pluridisciplinares para iniciação à investigaçã" edition 2009
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
|
|
2004 - 2007 | Invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised patients: host susceptibility to the fungus versus fungal resistance to drugs
POCTI/SAUESP/61080/2004
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
|
Concluded
|
2003 - 2005 | The role of hospital air and water on the transmission of nosocomial Aspergillus infections
60901/2003
Researcher
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
|
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book |
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Book chapter |
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Journal article |
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Activities
Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2012 | Multiple PhD and master thesis over the years | Multiple candidates (PhD) |
Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2008 - Current | European Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Portuguese Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology | |
2008 - Current | American Society of Microbiology |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2014 - Current | Member of the editorial board of the journals World Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases, World Journal of Biological Chemistry,
Community Acquired Infection, American Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, and EC Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine.
Advisor / Consultant
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Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
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2015 - 2015 | Trends in Medical Mycology | Lisbon |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2013 - 2013 | Seminars in Non-Human Forensic Genetics | (Postgraduate Certificate) | Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain |
2010 - 2013 | Non-human forensics | Genética Forense (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Porto, Portugal |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2020 - Current | Clinical Infectious Diseases (Editorial Advisory Board) | Oxford Academic |
2021/03 - 2022/06 | Nutrients special issue "Frontier of Diet and Chronic Disease: New Progress on Fibrotic Diseases Inflammation and Pain" | MDPI |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2009 - Current | Multiple topics for Master and PhD thesis | Multiple candidates |
2009 - 2014 | Evaluating genotype diversity, persistence and dispersion of Aspergillus fumigatus in the environment | Manuela Oliveira |
Other jury / evaluation
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2021 - Current | Revision of research projects for Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia | |
2021 - Current | European Commission appointment for the expert panel in the field of medical devices | |
2016 - 2020 | Revision of research projects for the Romanian National Council for Research. | |
2014 - 2020 | Revision of research projects for the National Center of Science and Technology Evaluation of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
2019 - 2019 | Revision of research projects for University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, Romania. | |
2017 - 2017 | Revision of research projects for the Open Programme for Earth and Life Sciences conducted by Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), Earth and Life sciences division | |
2015 - 2015 | Revision of research projects for the National Science Center in Poland. | |
2011 - 2011 | Revision of research projects for the Israel Science Foundation |
Distinctions
Award
2021 | 2nd Prize Thomé Villar 2021
Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia, Portugal
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2021 | 1º Prize Raul Martins - Baxter
Sociedade Portuguesa de Nefrologia, Portugal
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Other distinction
2016 | Endeavour Fellowship
Commonwealth of Australia, Australia
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2014 | EAACI Mentorship programme |
2007 | Postdoctoral fellowship |
2004 | PhD fellowship |