Márcia Alexandra Dias Braz (151B-BBFB-CE1A)

Curriculum Vitae

Márcia Alexandra Dias Braz

Márcia Alexandra Dias Braz started her PhD in 2020 being currently finishing her PhD in Biology at the University of Aveiro having work on phage treatment, an alternative to antibiotics, to inactivate foodborne pathogens. Márcia Braz has a vast knowledge in Microbiology and in Medical and Health Sciences. In 2017, she completed her Degree in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Beira Interior with the final classification of 16/20, being recognized with a merit certificate. In 2019, she completed her Master's degree in Microbiology at the University of Aveiro, under guidance of Professor Adelaide Almeida (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8422- 8664) and Doctor Ana Gomes (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3201-0081) with the final classification of 18/20. Her thesis entitled "Photoinactivation of MRSA on skin: effect of potassium iodide and iodopovidone as potentiators of a porphyrinic formulation", merits the classification of 19/20. During the Master's degree period she participated in several activities that contributed to the enrichment of her knowledge in the Microbiology area, including attending the Advanced Course on "Antibiotic Alternatives Against Pathogenic Bacteria", acquiring knowledge in Phage Therapy and in Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy. During her PhD, Márcia had the opportunity to invest in her work and get involved in other works, being currently the author of four original articles (10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101754; 10.3390/microorganisms10030593; 10.3390/microorganisms12020366; 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2024.110847), one proceeding paper (10.3390/ECA2021-09612) and co-author of other six articles (10.3390/antibiotics11020163; 10.3390/antibiotics10080974; 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.108934; 10.1099/mic.0.001462; 10.1002/app.55767; 10.3390/microorganisms12091795). Márcia Braz also participated in national and international conferences, being author/co-author of eighteen posters (four as co-author) and ten oral communications (one as co-author). Márcia Braz was awarded with two attendance grants by the European Society for Photobiology and the International Society for Viruses of Microorganisms to attend the 17th International Congress on Photobiology / 18th Congress of the European Society for Photobiology, ESP-IUPB World Congress and the conference Viruses of Microbes 2023, respectively.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Márcia Alexandra Dias Braz

Citation names

Braz, Márcia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 151B-BBFB-CE1A
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2510-612X

Email addresses

marciabraz96@ua.pt (Professional)
marcia.dbraz@gmail.com (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Medical and Health Sciences
Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)
French	Beginner (A1)	Elementary (A2)	Beginner (A1)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2020/10/01 - 2024/09/30 Ongoing	Biologia (Doutoramento) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/09 - 2019/12 Concluded	Microbiologia (Mestrado) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal "Photoinactivation of MRSA on skin: effect of potassium iodide and iodopovidone as potentiators of a porphyrinic formulation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2014/09 - 2017/06 Concluded	Ciências Biomédicas (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal	16

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2020/10/01 - 2024/09/30	PhageFoodSafe: Development of antibacterial bio-based materials for active food packaging through phage incorporation 2020.06571.BD 10.54499/2020.06571.BD Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference paper	Braz, Márcia; Salvador, Diana; Gomes, Ana TPC (6612-501E-6A79); Mesquita, Mariana Q. (9416-2C19-26FE); Faustino, Maria; Neves, Maria GPMS (F51D-660B-07F3); Almeida, Adelaide. "Photodynamic inactivation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on skin using a porphyrinic formulation". Paper presented in The 1st International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics—The Equal Power of Antibiotics And Antimicrobial Resistance, Online, 2021. 10.3390/ECA2021-09612
Conference poster	Braz, Márcia; Martinho, Inês; Brás, Ana; Duarte, João; Pereira, Carla; Almeida, Adelaide. "Evaluation of phage potential against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in urine". Paper presented in VII iBiMED Symposium, 2024. Martinho, Inês; Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Almeida, Adelaide. "Phage therapy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in urine". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023- Microbiotec23, 2023. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Costa, Pedro; Freire, Carmen S. R.; Almeida, Adelaide. "Evaluation of phage viability at different conditions for phage application on food". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023- Microbiotec23, 2023. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Freire, Carmen S. R.; Almeida, Adelaide. "Application of phages for the inactivation of Escherichia coli in ham". Paper presented in The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics, 2023. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Freire, Carmen S. R.; Almeida, Adelaide. "Phage incorporation in pullulan films for active food packaging against foodborne bacteria". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2023, 2023. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Freire, Carmen S. R.; Almeida, Adelaide. "Phage treatment for Salmonella Enteritidis reduction in liquid whole eggs". Paper presented in International Conference on Food Contaminants 2023, 2023. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Freire, Carmen S. R.; Almeida, Adelaide. "Use of phages to reduce Salmonella Enteritidis in liquid whole eggs". Paper presented in Ciência 2023, 2023. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Freire, Carmen S. R.; Almeida, Adelaide. "Phages for Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium inactivation in milk and egg products". Paper presented in Viruses of Microbes - VoM 2023, 2023. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Freire, Carmen; Almeida, Adelaide. "Effectiveness of phage phT4A incorporated in pullulan films against Escherichia coli". Paper presented in 2nd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics—Drugs for Superbugs: Antibiotic Discovery, Modes of Action, and Mechanisms of Resistance (ECA2022), 2022. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Freire, Carmen; Almeida, Adelaide. "Food Bacteria Inactivation Using Phage Therapy: Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium Inactivation in Milk". Paper presented in Ciência 2022, 2022. Gomes, Eduardo; Duarte, João; Costa, Pedro; Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Almeida, Adelaide. "Bacteriophages for biocontrol of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae: Use of single phage suspensions and phage cocktails". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, Microbiotec21, 2021. Duarte, João; Pereira, Carla; Costa, Pedro; Braz, Márcia; Almeida, Adelaide. "Phage Therapy for the Inactivation of Aeromonas hydrophila in Cockles During Depuration: In Vitro and In Vivo Preliminary Studies". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, Microbiotec21, 2021. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Freire, Carmen S. R.; Almeida, Adelaide. "Phages for food pathogens inactivation: preliminary results in milk". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, Microbiotec21, 2021. Costa, Pedro; Ana T.P.C. Gomes; Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Almeida, Adelaide. "Resazurin Cell Viability Assay: an Effective Protocol to Assess Bacterial Inactivation by Phages". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, Microbiotec21, 2021. Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Freire, Carmen; Almeida, Adelaide. "Phages for active food packaging: preliminary results in food". Paper presented in Ciência 2021, 2021. Braz, Márcia; Salvador, Diana; Gomes, Ana TPC (6612-501E-6A79); Mesquita, Mariana Q. (9416-2C19-26FE); Faustino, Maria; Neves, Maria GPMS (F51D-660B-07F3); Almeida, Adelaide. "Photodynamic inactivation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on skin using a porphyrinic formulation". Paper presented in The 1st International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics—The Equal Power of Antibiotics And Antimicrobial Resistance, 2021. Braz, Márcia; Salvador, Diana; Gomes, Ana TPC (6612-501E-6A79); Faustino, Maria AF; Neves, Maria GPMS (F51D-660B-07F3); Almeida, Adelaide. "Photodynamic effect of a porphyrinic formulation and potassium iodide in the inactivation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on skin". Paper presented in One Health Day workshop - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) - University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, 2019. Braz, Márcia; Salvador, Diana; Gomes, Ana TPC (6612-501E-6A79); Faustino, Maria AF; Neves, Maria GPMS (F51D-660B-07F3); Almeida, Adelaide. "Photodynamic inactivation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on skin using a porphyrinic formulation as photosensitizer and potassium iodide". Paper presented in 17th International Congress on Photobiology / 18th Congress of the European Society for Photobiology - ESP-IUPB World Congress - Barcelona, Spain, 2019.
Journal article	Inês Martinho; Márcia Braz; João Duarte; Ana Brás; Vanessa Oliveira; Newton C. M. Gomes; Carla Pereira; Adelaide Almeida. "The Potential of Phage Treatment to Inactivate Planktonic and Biofilm-Forming Pseudomonas aeruginosa". Microorganisms (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12091795. 10.3390/microorganisms12091795 Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Freire, Carmen S.R.; Almeida, Adelaide. "Potential of bacteriophage phT4A as a biocontrol agent against Escherichia coli in food matrices". International Journal of Food Microbiology 424 110847 (2024): Published Karamysheva, Anna; Silva, José M.; Facchinatto, William M.; Braz, Márcia; Almeida, Adelaide; Silvestre, Armando J. D.; Freire, Carmen S. R.; Vilela, Carla. "Flexible monolayer films of poly(lactic acid)/gallic acid for active food packaging: Preparation, characterization, and bioactive properties". Journal of Applied Polymer Science 141 32 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.55767. Published • 10.1002/app.55767 Gontijo, Marco; Pereira Teles, Mateus; Martins Correia, Hugo; Pérez Jorge, Genesy; Rodrigues Santos Goes, Isabella Carolina; Fasabi Flores, Anthony Jhoao; Braz, Márcia; et al. "Combined effect of SAR-endolysin LysKpV475 with polymyxin B and Salmonella bacteriophage phSE-5". Microbiology 170 5 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.001462. 10.1099/mic.0.001462 Márcia Braz; Ana Brás; Inês Martinho; João Duarte; Carla Pereira; Adelaide Almeida. "Effect of Bacteriophages against Biofilms of Escherichia coli on Food Processing Surfaces". Microorganisms (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12020366. 10.3390/microorganisms12020366 Tânia Almeida; Anna Karamysheva; Bruno F.A. Valente; José M. Silva; Márcia Braz; Adelaide Almeida; Armando J.D. Silvestre; Carla Vilela; Carmen S.R. Freire. "Biobased ternary films of thermoplastic starch, bacterial nanocellulose and gallic acid for active food packaging". Food Hydrocolloids (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.108934. 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.108934 Braz, Márcia; Duarte, João; Bartolomeu, Maria; Costa, Pedro; Pereira, Carla; Almeida, Adelaide. "Evaluation of UV-C Radiation Efficiency in the Decontamination of Inanimate Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment Contaminated with Phage ¿6". Microorganisms 10 3 (2022): Published • 10.3390/microorganisms10030593 Pereira, Carla; Duarte, João; Costa, Pedro; Braz, Márcia; Almeida, Adelaide. "Bacteriophages in the Control of Aeromonas sp. in Aquaculture Systems: An Integrative View". Antibiotics 11 2 (2022): 10.3390/antibiotics11020163 Costa, Pedro; Gomes, Ana TPC (6612-501E-6A79); Braz, Márcia; Pereira, Carla; Almeida, Adelaide. "Application of the Resazurin Cell Viability Assay to Monitor Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium Inactivation Mediated by Phages". Antibiotics 10 974 (2021): Published • doi.org/10.3390/ antibiotics10080974 Braz, Márcia; Salvador, Diana; Gomes, Ana T.P.C.; Mesquita, Mariana Q.; Faustino, M. Amparo F.; Neves, M. Graça P.M.S.; Almeida, Adelaide. "Photodynamic inactivation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on skin using a porphyrinic formulation". Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy (2020): 101754. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101754. 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101754
Preprint	Márcia Braz; Ana Brás; Inês Martinho; João Duarte; Carla Pereira; Adelaide Almeida. "Effect of Bacteriophages against Biofilms of Escherichia coli on Food Handling Surfaces". 2024. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0352.v1. 10.20944/preprints202401.0352.v1
Thesis / Dissertation	Braz, Márcia. "Photoinactivation of MRSA on skin: effect of potassium iodide and iodopovidone as potentiators of a porphyrinic formulation". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/28032.

Artistic / Performance

Video recording

Braz, Márcia; Freire, Carmen S. R.; Almeida, Adelaide. 2022. My PhD Mini Film.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/09/03	Bacteriophages as biocontrol agents against foodborne bacteria in different food matrices	14 th International Conference - Phages 2024 - Bacteriophage in Medicine, Food and Biotechnology St Edmund Hall, Queen’s Lane, Oxford (Oxford, United Kingdom)
2024/07/18	Phage potential against foodborne bacteria in different food matrices	Research Summit 2024 University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/09/06	Effect of bacteriophages against biofilms of Escherichia coli on food handling surfaces	International Conference on Food Contaminants 2023 (Campinas, Brazil)
2023/07/13	Phage treatment for Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella enteritidis inactivation in egg products	Research Summit 2023 University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/05/26	Photodynamic inactivation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on skin	VI iBiMED Symposium University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2022/07/25	Phages for Foodborne Bacteria Inactivation: Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium Inactivation in Milk	25th Symposium of Biology Students in Europe (SymBioSE) (Freiburg, Germany)
2022/07/14	Development of antibacterial bio-based materials for active food packaging through phage incorporation	Research Summit 2022 - Open Science University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/12/10	Phages for Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium inactivation in milk	VI Encontro de Estudantes de Doutoramento em Ambiente e Agricultura MED - Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento e IIFA – Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, da Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2021/07/08	Development of antibacterial bio-based materials for active food packaging through phage incorporation	Research Summit 2021 - Arte, Ciência e Inovação em tempos de crise University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/08/30	An efficient formulation based on cationic porphyrins to photoinactivate Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria: in vitro and ex vivo evaluation	17th International Congress on Photobiology / 18th Congress of the European Society for Photobiology, ESP-IUPB World Congress Hotel Crowne Plaza (Barcelona, Spain)

Event participation

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2022/05/23 - 2022/05/27	Plant-Microbe Interactions under a Scenario of Global Changes	Plant-Microbe Interactions under a Scenario of Global Changes	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/02/14 - 2022/02/18	Bioinformatics for Microbiologists	Bioinformatics for Microbiologists	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/07/19 - 2021/07/23	How to work with ecotoxicology data – hands on course	How to work with ecotoxicology data – hands on course	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/04/26 - 2021/04/30	Molecular Approaches in Infectious Diseases Research	Molecular Approaches in Infectious Diseases Research	Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2021/02/05	Advanced course "Plankton in a changing world"	Plankton in a changing world (Outros)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/06/18 - 2018/06/22	Advanced Course on "Antibiotic Alternatives Against Pathogenic Bacteria"	Antibiotic Alternatives Against Pathogenic Bacteria (Outros)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2023	Attendance Grant by the International Society for Viruses of Microorganisms
2019	Attendance Grant European Society for Photobiology, Austria
2017	Merit certificate Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2024/09/02 - 2024/09/03	14th International Conference \| Hybrid - Phages 2024 - Bacteriophages in Medicine, Food and Biotechnology Conference	14th International Conference \| Hybrid - Phages 2024
2024/07/16 - 2024/07/19	Research Summit 2024 - 50 Anos de Investigação na UA: Desafios para o futuro Other	Research Summit 2024 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/05/23 - 2024/05/24	VII iBiMED Symposium: Sharing Science, Inspiring Progress Symposium	VII iBiMED Symposium: Sharing Science, Inspiring Progress Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal
2023/12/01 - 2023/12/15	The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics - Online Conference	The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics
2023/12/07 - 2023/12/09	Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023 - Microbiotec23 Congress	Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023 - Microbiotec23 Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/09/04 - 2023/09/06	International Conference on Food Contaminants 2023 Challenges in exposure assessment, health impact and sustainability of food systems Conference	International Conference on Food Contaminants 2023
2023/07/03 - 2023/07/07	Viruses of Microbes - VoM 2023 Conference	Viruses of Microbes - VoM 2023 University of Tbilisi, Georgia
2022/07/23 - 2022/07/30	25th Symposium of Biology Students in Europe (SymBioSE) Symposium	25th Symposium of Biology Students in Europe (SymBioSE)
2022/07/13 - 2022/07/15	Research Summit 2022 - Open Science Other	Research Summit 2022 - Open Science Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/06/15 - 2022/06/30	2nd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics—Drugs for Superbugs: Antibiotic Discovery, Modes of Action, and Mechanisms of Resistance (ECA2022) Conference	2nd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics—Drugs for Superbugs: Antibiotic Discovery, Modes of Action, and Mechanisms of Resistance (ECA2022) MDPI AG, Switzerland
2022/05/16 - 2022/05/18	Ciência 2022 Meeting	Ciência 2022 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal Ciência Viva, Portugal
2022/01/13 - 2022/01/14	2nd Global Microbiome Network – GloMiNe – Symposium for Africa Symposium	2nd Global Microbiome Network – GloMiNe – Symposium for Africa Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2021/12/09 - 2021/12/10	VI PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture Meeting	VI PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021/12/06 - 2021/12/06	Emerging Contaminants in the Environment: Behaviour and Screening Methodologies Conference	Emerging Contaminants in the Environment: Behaviour and Screening Methodologies Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/07/07 - 2021/07/09	Research Summit 2021 - Arte, Ciência e Inovação em tempos de crise Other	Research Summit 2021 - Arte, Ciência e Inovação em tempos de crise
2021/06/28 - 2021/06/30	Ciência 2021 Meeting	Ciência 2021 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal Ciência Viva, Portugal
2021/05/08 - 2021/05/17	The 1st International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics—The Equal Power of Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance (ECA2021) Conference	The 1st International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics—The Equal Power of Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance (ECA2021) MDPI AG, Switzerland
2020/11/11 - 2020/11/11	One Health Day Workshop - Emerging Diseases Workshop	One Health Day – Emerging Diseases Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2019/11/06 - 2019/11/06	One Health Day Workshop Workshop	One Health Day Workshop Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2019/08/25 - 2019/08/30	17th International Congress on Photobiology / 18th Congress of the European Society for Photobiology, ESP-IUPB World Congress (award of a scholarship by the European Society for Photobiology) Congress	17th International Congress on Photobiology / 18th Congress of the European Society for Photobiology, ESP-IUPB World Congress Hotel Crowne Plaza, Spain
2019/04/03 - 2019/04/03	VII Immunology Workshop Workshop	VII Immunology Workshop Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/10/26 - 2018/10/27	V Virology National Congress Congress	V Virology National Congress Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2018/10/24 - 2018/10/24	1st Workshop of Drugs in the Environment: Scenarios and Challenges Workshop	1st Workshop of Drugs in the Environment: Scenarios and Challenges Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2018/02/27 - 2018/02/27	Theoretical-practical training within the scope of the activities of a Medical Laboratory for Clinical Analysis - Avelab Other	Visit to the installations of the Medical Laboratory of Clinical Analysis Avelab Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Avelab, Portugal
2017/03/08 - 2017/03/11	VIII Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas Meeting	VIII Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2016/05/11 - 2016/05/11	V Symposium on Employment and Opportunities in Biomedical Sciences Symposium	V Symposium on Employment and Opportunities in Biomedical Sciences Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2016/03/10 - 2016/03/12	VII Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas Meeting	VII Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015/03/12 - 2015/03/14	VI Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas Meeting	VI Jornadas Nacionais de Ciências Biomédicas Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal