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Henrique Gonçalves Ribeiro, is a Research associate at Loughborough University - Department of Chemical Engineering (UK). Main research areas: Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Bioengineering, Microbiology Scientific activity: -Development of innovative tools to be used as antimicrobials (bacteriophages) -Exploitation of bacteriophage and phage enzyme derivates technology (isolation, characterization and application) -Biofilms prevention, control and eradication
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Henrique Gonçalves Ribeiro

Citation names

  • Ribeiro, Henrique G.
  • Ribeiro, Henrique
  • Gonçalves-Ribeiro, Henrique

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1718-29CA-C7B6
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4670-0753

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Virology
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioprocessing Technologies

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/10/02 - 2022/05/02
Concluded
 Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Química e Biológica (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
"Novel phage-derived product to control Paenibacillus larvae in bee hives" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved unanimously with the highest degree of very good
2017/10/02 - 2018/10/02
Concluded
 Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Química e Biológica (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
 18
2014 - 2016
Concluded
 Mestrado em Bioengenharia (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Desenvolvimento de um produto antimicrobiano com mel Português e bacteriófagos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2011 - 2014
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
"Analysis of Monocarboxylate transporters from yeast and mammalian cells" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/05/24 - Current Researcher (Research) Loughborough University Department of Chemical Engineering, United Kingdom

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/10/01 - 2022/05/02 Doctoral Thesis "Novel phage-derived product to control Paenibacillus larvae in bee hives" Supervisor: Ana Oliveira, PhD Co-supervisor: Joana Azeredo, Associate Professor with Habilitation Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2016/09/12 - 2017/09/12 Research fellow from the FCT funded project APILYSE: “A novel bacteriophage-derived approach for Paenibacillus larvae control in Apiculture” (PTDC/CVT-EPI/4008/2014) Supervisor: Ana Oliveira, Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2016/07/08 Master Thesis "Developing an antimicrobial product with Portuguese honey and bacteriophages" Supervisor: Sanna Sillankorva, PhD Co-supervisor: Ana Oliveira, PhD Ana Henriques, PhD Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2014/05/01 - 2014/07/15 Bachelor Thesis "Analysis of Monocarboxylate transporters from yeast and mammalian cells" Supervisor: Sandra Paiva, Assistant Professor Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/01 - 2022/04 Novel phage-derived product to control Paenibacillus larvae in bee hives
COVID/BD/151856/2021
10.54499/COVID/BD/151856/2021
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/10 - 2022/04 Novel phage-derived product to control Paenibacillus larvae in bee hives
SFRH/BD/128859/2017
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/09 - 2017/09 A novel bacteriophage-derived approach for Paenibacillus larvae control in Apiculture
CEB-BI-15-2016
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/06 - Current Phage Therapy to Reduce AMR Enterobacteria Spread from a One Health Perspective
Phage-Stop-AMR
Post-doc
Universitätsklinikum Münster, Germany

Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Spain

Animal and Plant Health Agency, United Kingdom

Universidad de Cantabria, Spain

Loughborough University Department of Chemical Engineering, United Kingdom

Tel-Aviv University Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Israel
Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance
Ongoing
2016/09/12 - 2017/09/12 APILYSE - A novel bacteriophage-derived approach for Paenibacillus larvae control in Apiculture
PTDC/CVT-EPI/4008/2014
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Correira, Rossana; Moreira, Tiago; Vilas Boas, Diana; Oliveira, Ana. Corresponding author: Oliveira, Ana. "Bacteriophage biodistribution and infectivity from honeybee to bee larvae". Paper presented in Viruses of Microbes 2018 (EMBO workshop), Wroclaw, 2018.
  2. Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Henriques, Ana; Sillankorva, Sanna; Oliveira, Ana. Corresponding author: Oliveira, Ana. "Utilização de mel e bacteriófagos no tratamento de feridas crónicas". Paper presented in V Congresso Internacional de Feridas, Coimbra, 2017.
  3. Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Henriques, Ana; Sillankorva, Sanna; Oliveira, Ana. Corresponding author: Oliveira, Ana. "Combining bacteriophages and Portuguese honey for biofilm control.". Paper presented in Phage Therapy World Congress, Paris, 2016.
  4. Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Henriques, Ana; Sillankorva, Sanna; Oliveira, Ana. Corresponding author: Oliveira, Ana. "Efeito anti-biofilme: combinação entre bacteriófagos e mel português". Paper presented in IV Congreso Iberico de Apicultura, Salamanca, 2016.
Conference poster
  1. Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Nilsson, Anna; Melo, Luís D. R.; Oliveira, Ana. "Can integrated prophages affect virulence and fitness of the honeybee pathogen Paenibacillus larvae?". Paper presented in Viruses of Microbes 2022, 2022.
  2. Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Nilsson, Anna; Azeredo, Joana; Melo, Luís; Oliveira, Ana. "Role and impact of prophages in Paenibacillus larvae". Paper presented in Phage Futures Congress (Virtual), 2021.
  3. Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Melo, Luís; Boon, Maarten; Lavigne, Rob; Azeredo, Joana; Oliveira, Ana. "API480: features towards therapy in honeybee hives". Paper presented in 23rd Biennial Evergreen International Phage Meeting, 2019.
  4. Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Oliveira, Ana; Silva, Ana C.; Silva, Maria Daniela; Sousa, Jéssica; Rodrigues, Célia; Melo, Luís D. R.; Henriques, Ana; Sillankorva, Sanna. Corresponding author: Sillankorva, Sanna. "Antimicrobial interaction of honey and phage against E. coli biofilms". Paper presented in PHAGES 2017 - Phages in Medicine, Food and Biotechnology, 2017.
  5. Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Oliveira, Ana; Silva, Ana C.; Silva, Maria Daniela; Sousa, Jéssica; Rodrigues, Célia; Melo, Luís D. R.; Henriques, Ana; Sillankorva, Sanna. Corresponding author: Sillankorva, Sanna. "Synergistic antimicrobial interaction between honey and phage against Escherichia coli biofilms". Paper presented in CEB Scientific Annual Meeting 2017, 2017.
  6. Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Oliveira, Ana; Silva, Ana C.; Silva, Maria Daniela; Sousa, Jéssica; Rodrigues, Célia; Melo, Luís D. R.; Henriques, Ana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Synergistic antimicrobial interaction between honey and bacteriophage against E. coli biofilms". Paper presented in 3rd International hands-on Phage Biotechnology course, 2017.
  7. Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Oliveira, Ana; Silva, Ana C.; Silva, Maria Daniela; Sousa, Jéssica; Rodrigues, Célia; Melo, Luís D. R.; Henriques, Ana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Synergistic antimicrobial interaction of honey and bacteriophage in Escherichia coli biofilms". Paper presented in I Simpósio em Bioquímica Aplicada, 2017.
  8. Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Oliveira, Ana; Silva, Ana C.; Silva, Maria Daniela; Sousa, Jéssica; Rodrigues, Célia; Melo, Luís D. R.; Henriques, Ana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Synergistic antimicrobial interaction of honey and phage in Escherichia coli biofilms". Paper presented in X Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Bioquímica (X ENEBIOQ), 2017.
  9. Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Henriques, Ana; Oliveira, Ana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Antibiofilm effect: combining bacteriophages with Portuguese honey". Paper presented in Biofilms7 - International Scientific Meeting, 2016.
  10. Ribeiro, Henrique; Henriques, Ana; Sillankorva, Sanna; Oliveira, Ana. Corresponding author: Oliveira, Ana. "Efeito anti-biofilme: combinação entre bacteriófagos e mel português". Paper presented in IV Congreso Iberico de Apicultura, 2016.
Journal article
  1. Malik, Danish J.; Ribeiro, Henrique G.; GoldSchmitt, Dirk; Collin, Joe; Belkhiri, Aouatif; Fernandes, Diogo; Weichert, Henry; Kirpichnikova, Anya. "Advanced Manufacturing, Formulation and Microencapsulation of Therapeutic Phages". Clinical Infectious Diseases 77 (2023): 370-383. https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/77/Supplement_5/S370/7334980.
    Published
  2. Leungtongkam, Udomluk; Kitti, Thawatchai; Khongfak, Supat; Thummeepak, Rapee; Tasanapak, Kannipa; Wongwigkarn, Jintana; Khanthawong, Sophit; et al. "Genome characterization of the novel lytic phage vB_AbaAut_ChT04 and the antimicrobial activity of its lysin peptide against Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from different time periods". Archives of Virology 168 9 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00705-023-05862-y.
    10.1007/s00705-023-05862-y
  3. Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Anna Nilsson; Luís D. R. Melo; Ana Oliveira (D51F-4D4B-F9E5). "Analysis of intact prophages in genomes of Paenibacillus larvae: An important pathogen for bees". Frontiers in Microbiology 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.903861.
    10.3389/fmicb.2022.903861
  4. Fernandes, Liliana; Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Oliveira, Ana; Sanches Silva, Ana; Freitas, Andreia; Henriques, Mariana; Rodrigues, Maria Elisa. "Portuguese honeys as antimicrobial agents against Candida species". Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcme.2020.02.007.
    10.1016/j.jtcme.2020.02.007
  5. Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Melo, Luís D. R.; Oliveira, Hugo; Boon, Maarten; Lavigne, Rob; Noben, Jean-Paul; Azeredo, Joana; Oliveira, Ana. "Characterization of a new podovirus infecting Paenibacillus larvae". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56699-y.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41598-019-56699-y
  6. Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Correia, Rossana ; Moreira, Tiago; Vilas Boas, Diana; Azeredo, Joana; Oliveira, Ana. "Bacteriophage biodistribution and infectivity from honeybee to bee larvae using a T7 phage model". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36432-x.
    Published • 10.1038/s41598-018-36432-x
  7. Oliveira, Ana; Ribeiro, Henrique G.; Silva, Ana C.; Silva, Maria Daniela; Sousa, Jéssica; Rodrigues, Célia; Melo, Luís D. R.; Henriques, Ana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Synergistic Antimicrobial Interaction between Honey and Phage against Escherichia coli Biofilms". Frontiers in Microbiology 8 (2017): https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffmicb.2017.02407.
    Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02407
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Novel phage-derived product to control Paenibacillus larvae in bee hives". PhD, Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, 2022.
  2. "Developing an antimicrobial product with Portuguese honey and bacteriophages". Master, Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, 2016.
  3. "Analysis of Monocarboxylate transporters from yeast and mammalian cells". Degree, Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, 2014.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/11/09 Development of bacteriophage solutions to fight against American Foulbrood Disease Biofilms CEB Seminar
(Braga, Portugal)
2020/09/16 Bacteriophage preparation to prevent and control American Foulbrood Disease – Oral delivery 1st Chemical and Biological Engineering Doctoral Symposium (1st CBEDS)
(Braga, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/07/18 - 2022/07/22 Staff member of the "Viruses of Microbes 2022 - The latest conquests on viruses of microbes" international conference (2022/07/18 - 2022/07/22)
Congress (Other)
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2019/06/17 - 2019/06/21 Staff member and instructor of the practical session P1: Bacteriophage isolation, production and purification of the 4th International Hands-on Phage Biotechnology course (2019/06/17 - 2019/06/21)
Workshop (Other)
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2017/06/19 - 2017/06/23 Staff member and instructor of the practical sessions P1: Bacteriophage isolation, production and titration, and P2: Bacteriophage characterization of the 3rd International Hands-on Phage Biotechnology course (2017/06/19 - 2017/06/23)
Workshop (Other)
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2016/06/26 - 2016/06/28 Staff member of Biofilms7 - International Scientific Meeting (2016/06/26 - 2016/06/28)
Meeting (Other)
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2013 - 2014 V Jornadas de Bioquímica - Ciência dentro de Portas (2014/04/29 - 2014/04/29)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012 - 2013 IV Jornadas de Bioquímica - Um Universo numa Ciência (2013/04/10 - 2013/04/10)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2011 - 2012 III Jornadas de Bioquímica - Viagem entre dois mundos: Química Medicinal e Biologia de Sistemas (2012/03/26 - 2012/03/27)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/11/25 - 2021/11/25 Participation in activities of promotion and dissemination of the scientific activity developed in the Centre of Biological Engineering (CEB) to students during the Science and Technology Week with the thematic "Vírus que matam bactérias"
Workshop
 Science & Technology Week 2021
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2019/11/26 - 2019/11/26 Participation in activities of promotion and dissemination of the scientific activity developed in the Centre of Biological Engineering (CEB) to students during the Science and Technology Week with the thematic "Identificação e detecção de bactérias com proteínas de reconhecimento de bacteriófagos"
Workshop
 Science & Technology Week 2019
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2018/11/22 - 2018/11/22 Participation in activities of promotion and dissemination of the scientific activity developed in the Centre of Biological Engineering (CEB) to students during the Science and Technology Week with the thematic "Vírus que matam bactérias"
Workshop
 Science & Technology Week 2018
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2018/04/10 - 2018/04/11 Round table - Investigação vs Indústria: Onde se encontram?
Symposium
 IX Jornadas de Bioquímica da Investigação à Indústria
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/07/06 - 2017/07/06 CEB Scientific Annual Meeting 2017
Symposium
 CEB Scientific Annual Meeting 2017
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2017/05/31 - 2017/05/31 I Simpósio em Bioquímica Aplicada
Symposium
 I Simpósio em Bioquímica Aplicada
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/04/07 - 2017/04/10 X ENEBIOQ - A Ciência nas Tuas Mãos
Symposium
 X ENEBIOQ - A Ciência nas Tuas Mãos
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/04/05 - 2016/04/06 VII Jornadas de Bioquímica - Ciência para a Vida
Symposium
 VII Jornadas de Bioquímica - Ciência para a Vida
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012/05/25 - 2012/05/25 III Jornadas de Química Medicinal
Symposium
 III Jornadas de Química Medicinal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/06/16 Development of a phage-based method to detect Paenibacillus larvae spores
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Paulo Miguel Martins Carvalho (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/10/20 - Current PARSUK - Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the UK Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/09 - 2022/12 Lab Techniques for Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering (Master) Loughborough University Department of Chemical Engineering, United Kingdom

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/05 - 2024/08 Optimize the production of Acinetobacter baumannii phage in a bioreactor Anna Muller
2023/10 - 2023/12 Phage production on continuous mode Ben McLaughlin
2022/11 - 2023/02 Developing phage formulations for treating soft tissue and wound infections Grace Bowcott
2020/09 - 2021/07 Development of a fast and reliable phage-based method for Paenibacillus larvae detection Renato Veloso da Mota
2016/09 - 2017/05 Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of a bacteriophage-honey formulation in an ex vivo skin model Jéssica Carolina da Silva Sousa
2016/09 - 2017/05 In vitro evaluation of an antibiofilm product: a combination between bacteriophages and Portuguese honey Ana Catarina Ramos Lopes da Silva
Distinctions

Award

2021 Amyris Innovation BIG Impact Award (1st Edition)
Amyris Biotechnologies Inc, United States

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Católica Porto Business School, Portugal

Other distinction

2017 Third ranked in the poster session of X ENEBIOQ