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Holds, since 1993, a PhD in Cell Biology from the University of Coimbra, Portugal. From 1993 to 1999 he was a post-doc at Emory University, Atlanta, USA. Joined the ITQB in 1997 to found the Microbial Development Group (www.itqb.unl.pt/Research/Biology/Microbial_Development/). The group focuses on the developmental biology of spore-forming bacteria using a combination of genetics, cell, structural and computational biology. Specific questions include how developmental checkpoints control cell morphogenesis in Bacillus subtilis and the molecular mechanisms underpinning protein localization and assembly of protein-bounded organelles at specific sub-cellular addresses. I 2013, the group introduced a fluorescence-based reporter for single cell studies of gene expression and protein localization in the strict anaerobe Clostridiodes difficile and has applied it to studies of gene expression during cell morphogenesis, pathogenesis, biofilm development and antibiotic resistance. He is currently, and since 2005, an associate professor at the ITQB NOVA. Between 1999-2000 he was a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany. From 2002 to 2005 he was an adjunct assistant professor at the Rockefeller University, New York, USA. Between 2009-2023, he was the Head of the Biology Division and member elected of the Pedagogic, Scientific and Institute Councils at ITQB. He authored over 100 peer reviewed research articles, for a total of 9015 citations (h-index: 46; google scholar); he has 4 international patents. He supervised 18 PhD thesis (another 4 ongoing), 21 Master dissertations (another 3 ongoing) and 19 post-docs. Teaches/taught on prokaryotic development, gene expression and cell morphogenesis in various PhD/Master´s programmes in the country and abroad. Director of the PhD programme "Biology at the host-microbe INTERFACE" (ITQB/IGC/IMM); integrates, since 2003, the scientific committee of the master degree course on medical microbiology of NOVA (ITQB/IHMT/FCT/FCM), and was the coordinator of two of its editions, including the 11th, still ongoing. Participates regularly on science communications and outreach activities. Founded the Bacterial Imaging Cluster, the ITQB nodule of the Portuguese Platform for Bioimaging and EuroBioImaging.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Adriano O Henriques

Citation names

  • Henriques, Adriano
  • Henriques, A.O.
  • Henriques, AO
  • AO Henriques

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2019-2D99-5A3D
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4292-4802

Addresses

  • ITQB NOVA, Avenida da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Oeiras, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
1987/06/01 - 1993/06/30
Concluded
 Cell Biology (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Title of Thesis: Genetic analysis of the Bacillus subtilis developmental gene spoVE" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved
1984/01/10 - 1986/06/30
Concluded
 Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 16/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1999/10/01 - 2000/02/29 Visiting Researcher (Research) Philipps-Universität Marburg Zentrum für Synthetische Mikrobiologie, Germany
University of Marburg and Max Planck Institüt für Terrestrische Mikrobiologie, Germany
1999/01/01 - 1999/12/31 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
1993/04/01 - 1997/10/31 Postdoc (Research) Emory University, United States
Emory University School of Medicine, United States

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2005/01/01 - Current Associate Professor Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
1999/01/01 - 2005/12/31 Invited Assistant Professor Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2002/12/01 - 2005/03/31 Adjunct Assistant Professor The Rockefeller University, United States
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2013 - Current Molecular Biosciences - Biology at the Host Microbe Interface
PD/00084/2013
Coordinator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/09/01 - 2026 Mechanisms of chronic diseases and Host-Microbe Interactions with Advanced Microphysiological Systems and Pluripotent Stem Cell Technologies
101159729-MPS-NOVA
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2022/07/01 - 2025/12/21 Pacto de Inovação da Bio Economia Azul, Vertical Algas
644915664-00000026
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Component C5 (Capacitação e Inovação Empresarial) of the Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência
Ongoing
2023/10 - 2025/10 ESCAPE - A versatile and stress-resistant biocatalyst nanoplatform for pathogen detection
CI23-10272
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação 'la Caixa'
Ongoing
2023/07 - 2024/07 A versatile and cost-effective nanoplatform for pathogens detection
IOVPoC-2022-03
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Oeiras Municipality
Ongoing
2021/01 - 2024 SymbNET, Genomics and Metabolomics in a Host-Microbe; Network
952537
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Ongoing
2018/10 - 2022/10 Find targets for Clostridium difficile infection control
PTDC/BIA-MIC/29293/2017
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2021/07 - 2022/07 SeaBiocide - Novo biocida com origem no mar português para o tratamento de doenças infeciosas
ALG-01-0247-FEDER-072232
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/01/01 - 2021/12/31 PPBI - Portuguese Platform for BioImaging
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022122
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/10/01 - 2021/10/31 Molecular and cell biology of imipenem resistance in the human intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile
PTDC/BIA-MIC/32542/2017
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/07 - 2020/12 DETECT: Development of an Easy, fast-Track and Economical Colorimetric Test for autonomous national diagnosis of COVID-19
433 DETECT
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015/01/01 - 2018/12/31 Innovative Training Network: CLOSPORE
SEP-210155911
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Concluded
2014/04/01 - 2017/04/30 CBRN Protection/RACED; Risk Assessment for CB Exposure after Decontamination
A-1152-RT-GP
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 European Defense Agency (EDA)
Concluded
2013/05/01 - 2016/06/30 Imaging the structure and dynamics of molecules in living organisms
RECI/BEX3BCM/0083/2012
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/07 - 2016/06 NMR Net - National Facility for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: from Molecular Structure and Dynamics to Protein Function, Cell Physiology, and Metabolomics
grant.Provided by PTCRIS: 127013
RECI/BBB-BQB/0230/2012
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
Stichting Weten

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/01/01 - 2014/12/31 Temperature control of the assembly of morphogenetic protein CotE and its impact on the structure and properties of the spore surface layers in the pathogen Bacillus cereus
30919SJ
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/01/01 - 2012/12/31 PathoGenoMics of increased Clostridium difficile virulence
ERA-PTG/SAU/0002/2008
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Concluded
2009/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Proteomics of Bacterial Cell Division
PTDC/BIA-MIC/098637/2008
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/01/01 - 2011/12/31 Site-specific labelling of proteins by a novel type of transglutaminase isolated from spores of Bacillus subtilis
PTDC/BIO/73946/2006
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/01/01 - 2008/12/31 Sporebiotics, an alternative to antibiotics
QRLT-2000-01729
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2004/09/01 - 2008/08/31 Pathogen-specific drug targets for weaponized bacteria
5 U19 AI056510-03
Researcher
The Rockefeller University, United States
 Foundation for the National Institutes of Health

DSM Nutritional Products AG
Concluded
2004/01/09 - 2008/08/31 RNA Polymerase and Bacterial Differentiation
5 R01 GM54395-21
Researcher
Emory University School of Medicine, United States
 National Institutes of Health
Concluded
2004/01/01 - 2007/12/31 Interactions between proteins in adjacent sister cells that signal activation of RNA polymerase in response to cellular morphogenesis
POCI/BIA-BCM/60855/2004
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/01/01 - 2006/01/01 A Platform for protein expression profiling, cell mapping, and the analysis of biomolecular interactions
REEQ/692/BIO/2005
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2003/01/01 - 2005/12/31 Analysis of an intercellular signaling pathway coupling gene expression to morphogenesis in Bacillus subtilis
POCTI/1999/BIO/BME/35109
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

DSM Nutritional Products AG
Concluded
2002/01/01 - 2005/12/31 Dissection of a checkpoint linking chromosome segregation to asymmetric cell division at the onset of endospore development in Bacillus subtilis
POCTI/BCI/48647/2002
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1998/01/01 - 2001/12/31 Protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions of bacteriophage SPP1 portal protein during viral morphogenesis
PRAXIS/PCNA/P/BIO/12306/98
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1998/01/01 - 2001/12/31 On the mechanisms governing the compartment-specific activation of sG during development in Bacillus subtilis
PRAXIS/P/BIO/13201/98
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1996 - 1999 Genetic and biochemical characterization of bacteriophage SPP1 portal protein function in viral morphogenesis
PRAXIS/PCNA/P/BIO/61/96
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
1995/01/01 - 1998/12/31 Genetic and biochemical characterization of bioluminescence-related functions in Bacillus subtilis and studies on their role during sporulation
PBICT/P/BIO/2003/95
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/09/01 - Current Life Sciences for a Healthy and Sustainable Future
LA/P/0087/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0087/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Microbiologia Molecular Estrutural e Celular, Portugal

Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Comparatistas, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal

BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/03/01 - 2026/02/28 Glycofoldamers as bacterial toxin inhibitors
2022.03561.PTDC
10.54499/2022.03561.PTDC
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/04/01 - 2024/03/31 High resolution imaging of Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule polysaccharide using multiple approaches
Not available
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Pfizer Global Research and Development
Ongoing
2017/01/01 - 2020/12/31 ONEIDA: An Omics Network to Prevent and Control Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance.
SAICTPAC/0015/2015
LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-016417
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/01/01 - 2020/12/31 An OMICS Network to Prevent and Control Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance (ONEIDA)
SAICTPAC/0015/2015
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Molecular, Structural and Cellular Microbiology
UID/CBQ/04612/2019
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Microbiologia Molecular Estrutural e Celular, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/07/01 - 2016/12/31 Imagiologia da estrutura e dinâmica de moléculas e complexos em organismos vivos
RECI/BEX-BCM/0083/2012
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/01/01 - 2015/06/30 Natural molecules that prevent Clostridium difficile sporulation, or block or promote spore germination: s(BIG)s against CDIFF
Not available
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Astellas Pharma A/S
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 Projecto Estratégico - UI 4013 - 2011-2012
PEst-OE/SAU/UI4013/2011
PEst-OE/EQB/LA0004/2011
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais Ambiente e Sociedade, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Medical School, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012/01 - 2012/12 Detection of Clostridium difficile spores
Not available
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2011/12/31 Screening and identification of sporeforming bacteria with anti-Clostridium perfringens activity
Not available
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Adisseo France SAS
Concluded
2007/01/01 - 2007/12/31 Isolation, identification, and characterization of Sporolactobacilli spp
Not available
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 DSM Nutritional Products AG
Concluded
2006/01/01 - 2006/12/31 Isolation and characterization of undomesticated Bacillus spp
Not available
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 DSM Nutritional Products AG
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2008/04 - 2008/04 Analysis of a bacterial synapse-like signalling complex
Not available
Principal investigator
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Serrano, Mónica; Martins, Diogo; Henriques, Adriano O.. "Clostridioides difficile Sporulation". In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 273-314. Springer International Publishing, 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-42108-2_13
  2. Isidro, Joana; Mendes, Aristides L.; Serrano, Mónica; Henriques, Adriano O.; Oleastro, Mónica. "Overview of Clostridium difficile Infection: Life Cycle, Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Resistance and Treatment". In Clostridium Difficile - A Comprehensive Overview. InTech, 2017.
    10.5772/intechopen.69053
  3. Cassona, Carolina Piçarra; Pereira, Fátima; Serrano, Mónica; Henriques, Adriano O.. "A Fluorescent Reporter for Single Cell Analysis of Gene Expression in Clostridium difficile". In Methods in Molecular Biology, 69-90. Springer New York, 2016.
  4. Henriques, A.O.; Moran Jr., C.P.. "Structure, assembly, and function of the spore surface layers". 2007.
    10.1146/annurev.micro.61.080706.093224
  5. Henriques, A. O.; Costa, T.; Martins, L. O.; Zilhão, R.. "Functional architecture and assembly of the spore coat". In Bacterial Spore Formers: Probiotics and Emerging Applications, 34-52. Horizon Scientific Press, 2004.
  6. Barbosa, T. M.; Serra, C.; Henriques, A. O.. "Gut sporeformers". In Bacterial Spore Formers: Probiotics and Emerging Applications, 78-101. Horizon Scientific Press, 2004.
  7. Buchanan, C.E.; Henriques, A.O.; Piggot, P.J.. "Cell wall changes during bacterial endospore formation". 1994.
    10.1016/S0167-7306(08)60411-1
  8. Carvalho, A. P.; Santos, M. S. ; Henriques, A. O.; Tavares, P.; Carvalho, C. M.. "Calcium Channels and Na+/Ca2+ exchange in synaptosomes". In Cellular and Molecular Basis of Synaptic Transmission, 264-284. Springer-Verlag, 1988.
Conference poster
  1. Roseiro, Isabel; Louro, Mónica; Silveira, Leonor; Oleastro, Mónica; Henriques, Adriano; Serrano, Mónica. "Characterization of Clostridioides difficile biofilm matrix: Understanding the role of Glutamate Dehydrogenase". Paper presented in 14th ITQB-NOVA PhD students Meeting, 2024.
  2. CANHÃO-PEREIRA, RUTE; Roseiro, Isabel; Portinha, Inês ; Henriques, A.O.; Serrano, Mónica. Corresponding author: Serrano, Mónica. "Biofilm Matrix Proteins in Bacillus subtilis and in Clostridioides difficile". Paper presented in Research Workshop on Bacillus, 2024.
  3. CANHÃO-PEREIRA, RUTE; Roseiro, Isabel; Oleastro, Mónica; Henriques, Adriano; Serrano, Mónica. "Role of enolase in the formation of Clostridioides difficile biofilm". Paper presented in National Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Microbiotec23), 2023.
  4. Silva, Daniela; Serrano, M; Henriques, A.O.; Henriques, Adriano; Serrano, M. Corresponding author: Silva, Daniela. "Preventing Clostridiodes difficile infection by using an immobilized bile salt hydrolase to interfere with spore germination". Paper presented in MicroBiotec, Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023, 2023.
  5. Sério, J; Martins, ME; Santos, C; Marques, AP; Pobre, V; Arraiano, C; Serrano, M; et al. Corresponding author: Sério, J. "Water disinfection using UVC diodes that emit light at different wavelengths.". Paper presented in MicroBiotec, Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023, 2023.
  6. Valente, C; Cruz, AR; Henriques, A.O.; Sá-Leão, R. "Unravelling Mechanisms of Pneumococcal Intra-Species Interactions.". Paper presented in MicroBiotec, Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023, 2023.
  7. Hartmann, D.; Cairrão, A; Teixeira, P; Lino, S; Rothkegel, M; Henriques, A.O.; Pereira, CS; Lima, P. Corresponding author: Hartmann, D.. "SEABIOCIDE: exploring the potential of invasive algae to combat antimicrobial drug resistance.". Paper presented in XXVII International Symposium. On Marine Natural Products/ XIII European Conference on Marine Natural Products, 2023.
  8. Carina Valente; Ana R. Cruz; Henriques, A.O.; Raquel Sá-Leão. "Streptolancidin D mediates competition between pneumococcal strains.". Paper presented in 16th European Meeting on the Molecular Biology of the Pneumococcus, 2023.
  9. João Lança; João Borralho; Sara Handem; Henriques, A.O.; Carina Valente; Raquel Sá-Leão. Corresponding author: João Lança. "A Cre-LoxP-based approch to the genetic manipulation of Streptococcus mittis". Paper presented in 16th European Meeting on the Molecular Biology of the Pneumococcus, 2023.
  10. Valente, C; Cruz, AR; Henriques, A.O.; Sá-Leão, R. Corresponding author: Valente, C. "Streptolancidin D mediates competition between pneumococcal strains.". Paper presented in 16th European Meeting on the Molecular Biology of the Pneumococcus, 2023.
  11. Roughton, C; Martins, D; Henriques, A.O.; Serrano, M; Salgado, P.S. Corresponding author: Roughton, C. "Stopping a killer superbug: unravelling the molecular mechanisms of C. difficile sporulation". Paper presented in ClostPath, 2023.
  12. Martins, D.; Henriques, A.O.; Serrano, M.. Corresponding author: Martins, D.. "A novel endoribonuclease modulates sporulation initiation in Clostridioides difficile". Paper presented in SCAN seminar, ITQB NOVA, 2022.
  13. Henriques, A.O.. Corresponding author: Henriques, A.O.. "A hierarchical cascade of protein-protein cross-linking involved in the assembly of the spore surface layers.". Paper presented in SCAN seminar, ITQB NOVA, 2022.
  14. Roseiro, Isabel; Louro, Mónica; Silveira, Leonor; Oleastro, Mónica; Henriques, Adriano; Serrano, Mónica. "Characterization of the Clostridioides difficile biofilm matrix". Paper presented in EMBO workshop Bacterial networks (BacNet22), 2022.
  15. Valente, C.; Cruz, AR; Henriques, A.O.; Sá-Leão, R. Corresponding author: Valente, C.. "Intra-species interactions in pneumococcal biofilms.". Paper presented in Streptococcal Biology (GRS, Gordon Research Seminar, 2022.
  16. Martins D; Salgueiro B.A.; Sobral D.; Romão, C.V.; Henriques, A.O.; Serrano M.. "Poster Communication - Insights into the role of CD25890, a conserved protein that modulates sporulation initiation in Clostridioides difficile.". Paper presented in 21st International Conference on Bacilli and Gram-Positive Bacteria, 2022.
  17. Valente, C.; Cruz, A. R.; Baía, I.; Henriques, A.O.; Sá-Leão, R.. Corresponding author: Valente, C.. "Intra-species interactions among pneumococci.". Paper presented in 15th European Meeting on the Molecular Biology of the Pnemococcus, Europneumo, 2022.
  18. da-Silva, JR; Paulo, AC; Henriques, A.O.; Valente, C,; Sá-Leão, R. Corresponding author: Sá-Leão, R. "Implementation of a bacterial cytological profiling protocol to unveil the cellular targets of novel compounds against Streptococcus pneumoniae.". Paper presented in . 15th European Meeting on the Molecular Biology of the Pnemococcus, Europneumo 2022, 2022.
  19. Chamot, S.; Lablaine, A.; Serrano, M.; Bressuire-Isoard, C.; Board, I.; Carlin, F.; Henriques, A.O.; Broussolle, V.. Corresponding author: Chamot, S.. "A new model for exosporium assembly during Bacillus cereus spore formation.". Paper presented in Bacillus anthracis cereus thuringiensis (BACT) 2022 Conference, 2022.
  20. Khira Amara; Bruno Fernandes; Tiago Pais; Catarina Fernandes; Mónica Serrano; Henriques, A.O.. Corresponding author: Khira Amara. "A hierarchical cascade of protein-protein cross-linking governs assembly of the Bacillus subtilis inner coat hub SafA". Paper presented in Meeting of the PhD students, ITQB NOVA, 2022.
  21. Roseiro, Isabel; Louro, Mónica; Silveira, Leonor; Henriques, Adriano; Oleastro, Mónica; Serrano, M. "Identification of Clostridioides difficile biofilm matrix proteins". Paper presented in MicroBiotec21, 2021.
  22. Valente, C.; Cruz, A. R.; Henriques, A.O.; Sá-Leão, R.. Corresponding author: Valente, C.. "Intra-species interactions in pneumococcal biofilms". Paper presented in Microbiotec21 (virtual format). Lisbon, Portugal, 2021.
  23. Da Silva, Z.E.V.; Henriques, A.O.. Corresponding author: Da Silva, Z.E.V.. "The genetic circuitry controlling production of a MecA-like penicillin binding protein required for carbapenem resistance in Clostridioides difficile.". Paper presented in Microbiotec21 (virtual format). Lisbon, Portugal, 2021.
  24. Mendes, Aristides L.; Vaz da Silva, Zoé; Gonçalo Covas; Rita Ventura; Antunes Cordeiro, Tiago; Oleastro, Mónica; Monica Serrano; Filipe, Sérgio Raposo; Henriques, Adriano. "Identification of a novel MecA-like PBP in Clostridioides difficile involved in carbapenem resistance.". Paper presented in ClostPath 12, 2021.
  25. Martins, D.; Fasquelle, A.; Serrano, Mónica; Henriques, A.O.. Corresponding author: Martins, D.. "Role of a conserved forespore-specific protease in spore cortex formation during Clostridioides difficile sporulation". Paper presented in ClostPath 12 (online meeting), 2021.
  26. C. Valente; A. R. Cruz; Henriques, A.O.; Raquel Sá-Leão. Corresponding author: C. Valente. "Intra-species interactions in pneumococcal biofilms.". Paper presented in Europneumo 2021 (online meeting), 2021.
  27. Valente, C.; Cruz, A.R.; Henriques, A.O.; Sá-Leão, Raquel. "Living on a surface: pneumococcal intra-species interactions.". Paper presented in The 12th ISPD Symposium, 2020.
  28. Cruz, A.R.; C. Valente; Henriques, A.O.; Sá-Leão, Raquel. "The role of bacteriocins in pneumococcal intra-species interactions". Paper presented in Microbiotec 19', 2019.
  29. Valente, C.; Ana R. Cruz; Henriques, A.O.; Sá-Leão, Raquel. "Living on a surface: tools for the study of pneumococcal dual-strain biofilms.". Paper presented in 14th European Meeting on the Molecular Biology of the Pneunococcus, 2019.
  30. Martins, Diogo; Mendes, Aristides L.; Henriques, A.O.; Serrano, M. "A novel regulatory protein represses sporulation initiation in Clostridium difficile.". Paper presented in NOVAhealth IV Genetics Workshop, 2019.
  31. Brito, P.; Bastien Chevreux; Cláudia R. Serra; Ghislain Schyns; Henriques, A.O.; José B. Pereira-Leal. "Genetic competence drives genome diversity in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Evolutionary Biology 2018, 2018.
  32. Valente, C.; Henriques, A.O.; Sá-Leão, Raquel. "Living on a surface: optimization of a pneumococcal biofilm model on an abiotic surface.". Paper presented in 11th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal diseases (ISPPD-11)., 2018.
  33. Mertaoja, A.; G. Mascher; Henriques, A.O.; H. Korkeala. "First glance into single-cell-level neurotoxin gene expression suggests phenotypic heterogeneity in Clostridium botulinum cultures.". Paper presented in 3rd Interagency Botulism Research Coordinating Committee Meeting, 2016.
  34. Mertaoja, A.; G. Mascher; Henriques, A.O.; H. Korkeala; M. Lindstrom. "Functional Spo0A is needed for efficient neurotoxin gene transcription in Clostridium botulinum E1 Beluga.". Paper presented in 53rd Interagency Botulism Research Coordinating Committee Meeting, Decatur, GA, USA., 2016.
  35. Ramos-Silva, P.; Serrano, M; Henriques, A.O.; Pereira-Leal JB. "Tracing endosporulation evolution: the conserved gene core and lineage specific novelties.". Paper presented in 16th Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Groningen, The Netherlands, 2016.
  36. Portinha, I.; Henriques, A.O.; Serrano, M. "A biofilm regulatory protein additionally controls assembly of the B. subtilis spore surface layers.". Paper presented in 2nd Genetics Workshop, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal., 2016.
  37. Serrano, M; Portinha, I.; Henriques, A.O.. "A biofilm regulatory protein is involved in spore coat assembly in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in 7th European Spores Conference, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK., 2016.
  38. Plannic, Jarnaja; Carolina Freitas; Rita Zilhão; Serrano, M; Alexander Elsholz; Richard Losick; Henriques, A.O.. "Polyphosphorylation of a Bacillus subtilis spore coat protein by a coat-associated Ser/Thr kinase.". Paper presented in Association for General and Applied Microbiology -VAAM. Jena, Germany, 2016.
  39. Serrano, M; Crashaw, A.D; Dembek, M.; Monteiro, J.; Pereira, F.; Pinho, M.G.; Fairwheather, N.; Salgado, P.S.; Henriques, A.O.. "Clostridium difficile Q-AH channel: role in engulfment and spore morphogenesis.". Paper presented in CLOSPATH Meeting, Freiburg, Germany, 2015.
  40. Amaral, Patrícia ; Costa, Teresa; Mota, Luís Jaime; Amaral, Maria do Carmo ; Henriques, A.O.. "Exploring the spore-host interface for the rational design of Bacillus probiotics.". Paper presented in Nova Saúde Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015.
  41. Mendes, Aristides L.; Rita Ventura; Serrano, M; Henriques, A.O.. "RNA mimics of GFP as transcriptional reporters in the human intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile.". Paper presented in Nova Saúde Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015.
  42. Barreto, Hugo C.; Henriques, A.O.; Gordo, Isabel. "Rampant loss of traits associated with the persistence of Bacillus subtilis in the mammalian gut during domestication of a wild isolate.". Paper presented in Nova Saúde Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015.
  43. Carolina Feliciano; Fátima Pereira; Laure Saujet; Marc Monot; Evelyne Couture-Tosi; Sandra Hoys; Claire Janoir; et al. "A disintegrin-like protein required for host colonization by Clostridium difficile is a determinant for the assembly of a spore polar appendage.". Paper presented in Nova Saúde Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015.
  44. Inês Portinha; Henriques, A.O.; Serrano, M. "Exploring the evolutionary link between biofilms and sporulation, two major host colonization and persistence factors.". Paper presented in Nova Saúde Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015.
  45. Carolina P. Cassona; Sara Ramalhete; Antunes, Wilson; Bruno Dupuy; Serrano, M; Henriques, A.O.. "Overlap between toxin production and spore formation in the enteropathogen Costridium difficile.". Paper presented in Nova Saúde Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015.
  46. Serrano, M; Adam Crashaw; Marcin Dembek; João Monteiro; Fátima Pereira; Mariana Gomes de Pinho; Neil Fairwheather; Paula Salgado; Henriques, A.O.. "The Q-AH mother cell-to-forespore channel as a potential target to interfere with spore formation, dissemination and persistence of Clostridium difficile.". Paper presented in Nova Saúde Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015.
  47. Antunes, Wilson; Serrano, M; Ana Santos; João Rodrigues; Fátima Pereira; Oleastro, Mónica; Henriques, A.O.. "Rate of spore formation, germination and morphology of spores produced by Clostridium difficile 027 strains from an outbreak in a Portuguese hospital.". Paper presented in Nova Saúde Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015.
  48. Cassona, C.P.; Ramalhete, S.; Antunes, W.; Dupuy, B.; Serrano, M; Henriques, A.O.; Antunes, Wilson. "Single cell and population-level analysis of the pathogenicity locus unravel the relationship between toxin production and spore formation in Costridium difficile.". Paper presented in 5th ASM Conference on Prokaryotic Cell Biology and Development, Washington, D.C., USA., 2015.
  49. Serrano, M; Crashaw, A.D.; Dembek, M.; Monteiro, J.; Pereira, F.; Pinho, M.G.; Fairwheather, N.; Salgado, P.; Henriques, A.O.. "The Q-AH channel of Clostridium difficile controls forespore engulfment and late stages of spore morphogenesis.". Paper presented in 5th ASM Conference on Prokaryotic Cell Biology and Development, Washington, D.C., USA., 2015.
  50. Fernandes, C.G.; Sousa, A.L.; Freitas, C.; Tranfield, Erin M; Moran, C.P. Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "The assembly of a sporulation enzyme is driven by its substrates.". Paper presented in 59th Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology, Estes Park, CO, USA., 2015.
  51. Bressuire-Isoard, C.; Bonard, I.; Henriques, A.O.; Carlin, F.; Broussolle, V.. "CotE and temperature-dependent assembly and function of the Bacillus cereus spore surface layers.". Paper presented in 8th International Conference on Gram-positive microorganisms (18th International Conference on Bacilli). Montecatini, Italy., 2015.
  52. Crashaw, A.; Henriques, A.O.; P. Salgado. "Investigating the architecture of a putative pore-forming complex involved in Clostridium difficile sporulation.". Paper presented in ClosPath meeting. Queensland, Australia., 2013.
  53. Nunes, F.; A.L. Isidro; Serrano, M; Henriques, A.O.. "Domain organization and interactions of coat morphogenetic protein SpoVID of Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Gram-positive microorganisms (17th International Conference on Bacilli). Montecatini, Italy., 2013.
  54. Paiva, A.; T. Costa; A.C. Pereira; P. Amaral; M. Matzapetakis; R. Carballido-Lopez; Henriques, A.O.. "Interactions of Bacillus subtilis RodZ.". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Gram-positive microorganisms (17th International Conference on Bacilli). Montecatini, Italy., 2013.
  55. Pereira, F.; Serrano, M; Henriques, A.O.. "Regulation of sporulation in relation to pathogenesis in Clostridium difficile.". Paper presented in CLostNet II. Nottingham University, Nottingham, UK, 2013.
  56. Antunes, Wilson; Serrano, M; A. Santos; J. Rodrigues; F. Pereira; Oleastro, Mónica; Henriques, A.O.. "Characterization of Clostridium difficile 027 strains from an outbreak in a portuguese hospital.". Paper presented in II International Conference on Antimicrobial Research. Lisbon, Portugal, 2012.
  57. Ana Abecasis; Serrano, M; Renato Alves; Leonor Quintais; Henriques, A.O.; José B. Pereira-Leal. "A genomic signature for endospore formation". Paper presented in XI Jornadas Ibéricas de Bioinformática. Barcelona, Spain., 2012.
  58. Nunes, L.; O. Soutourina; M. Monot; F. Pereira; Henriques, A.O.; B. Dupuy; I. Martin-Verstraete. "A protein required for efficient host colonization by Clostridium difficile is an abundant component of the spore surface layers.". Paper presented in 4th ICDS. Bled, Slovenja, 2012.
  59. Paiva, A.; T. Costa; Henriques, A.O.. ". Linking cell shape to cell division and chromosome structure and segregation by the cytoskeletal-associated RodZ protein of Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in XXXVII Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética. Lisbon., 2012.
  60. Serrano, M; João V. Bota; Ashley Bate; Patrick E. Eichenberger; Charles P. Moran Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "The role of CsfB in the control of gene expression during spore development in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in 5th European Spores Conference. London, UK., 2012.
  61. Fátima Pereira; Filipa Nunes; Anabela L. Isidro; Teresa C. Costa; Cláudio M. Soares; Henriques, A.O.; Pereira, F.; et al. "A LysM domain integrates the subcellular localization signal of coat morphogenetic protein SafA of Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in 5th European Spores Conference. London, UK., 2012.
  62. Ana Catarina Pereira; Ana Paiva; Teresa Costa; Henriques, A.O.; Manolis Matzapetakis. "NMR investigation of the Bacillus subtilis morphogenic factor RodZ.". Paper presented in 2nd PTNMR Meeting - NMR in Portugal: an overview. Caparica, Portugal., 2012.
  63. Pereira, F.C.; T. dos Vultos; B. Dupuy; C. Janoir; Henriques, A.O.. "Sporulation and spore properties in epidemic strains of Clostridium difficile.". Paper presented in ERA-NET PathoGenoMics Meeting, Tenerife, Canary Islands., 2012.
  64. Pereira, F.C.; T. dos Vultos; B. Dupuy; C. Janoir; Henriques, A.O.. "On the origins of bacterial spores: the implications of defining a core machinery for spore differentiation for human health.". Paper presented in ERA-NET PathoGenoMics Meeting, Tenerife, Canary Islands., 2012.
  65. Pereira, F.C.; T. dos Vultos; B. Dupuy; C. Janoir; Henriques, A.O.. "Morphodynamics of spore differentiation in relation to pathogenesis in Clostridium difficile.". Paper presented in ERA-NET PathoGenoMics Meeting, Tenerife, Canary Islands., 2012.
  66. Pereira, A.C.; Paiva, A.; Costa, T.; Henriques, A.O.; Matzapetakis, M.. "NMR investigation of the Bacillus subtilis morphogenic factor RodZ.". Paper presented in Interbio Summer School on Structural Biology, ‘NMR Applications in Protein Research’. ITQB-UNL; Oeiras, Portugal, 2011.
  67. Pereira, A.C.; A.L. Isidro; Costa, T.; C. M. Soares; Henriques, A.O.. "A LysM domain determines the subcellular localization of coat morphogenetic protein SafA in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Gram-positive microorganisms. Montecatini, Italy., 2011.
  68. Serra, C.R.; G. Schyns; J. B. Pereira-Leal.; P. Fickers; S. Potot; T. Barbosa; B. Chevreux; et al. "Biology of an undomesticated gut strain of Bacillus subtilis: from genome to probiosis.". Paper presented in “III Jornadas Nacionais de Genética e Biotecnologia” (Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Genetics). Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal., 2011.
  69. Abecassis, A.; R. Alves; Serrano, M; L. Quintais; C. Fernandes; A. L. Isidro; F. Pereira; et al. "Origin and evolution of a prokaryotic cell differentiation program.". Paper presented in CLOSNET meeting. Nottingham, UK., 2010.
  70. Abecassis, A.; R. Alves; Serrano, M; L. Quintais; C. Fernandes; A. L. Isidro; F. Pereira; et al. "Origin and evolution of a prokaryotic cell differentiation program.". Paper presented in 3rd International Clostridium difficile Symposium (ICDS). Bled, Slovenia, 2010.
  71. Serrano, M; G. Real; J. Santos; C. P. Moran Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "Interactions involving RNA polymerase sigma factors F and G, and a zinc anti-sigma factor that enforce proper deployment of the forespore-specfic line of gene expression in developing cells of Bacillus.". Paper presented in Workshop on Understanding transient molecular interactions in biology. May 18-21. Seville, Spain., 2010.
  72. Schyns, G.; J. B. Pereira-Leal.; C. Serra; P. Fickers; S. Potot; T. Barbosa; B. Chevreux; et al. "The genome of a gut strain of Bacillus subtilis: molecular insights into a bi-phasic life cycle and the mechanisms of probiosis.". Paper presented in MicroBioTec 09, Vilamoura, Portugal, 2009.
  73. Serra, C.; Henriques, A.O.. "Increased activity of the phosphorelay triggers sporulation during growth in a gut strain of Bacillus subtilis". Paper presented in MicroBioTec 09, Vilamoura, Portugal., 2009.
  74. Fernandes, C.; D. Plácido; A. Isidro; M. A. Carrondo; M. Archer; Henriques, A.O.. "Protein cross-linking and site-specific labeling by a Bacillus subtilis spore coat transglutaminase.". Paper presented in MicroBioTec 09, Vilamoura, Portugal, 2009.
  75. Serrano, M; C. P. Moran Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "Forespore to mother cell switch in the expression of a zinc anti-sigma factor helps maintaining compartmentalized gene expression during spore development in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in MicroBioTec 09, Vilamoura, Portugal, 2009.
  76. Alves, R. J.; Serrano, M; C. Fernandes; A.L. Isidro; Henriques, A.O.; J. B. Pereira-Leal.; Alves, R. J; A. Abecassis; Jose B. Pereira-Leal. "SporeDB-an evolutionary systems biology platform for functional and evolutionary studies of bacterial sporulation". Paper presented in Jornadas de Bioinformática 2009, 2009.
  77. Wang, K.; H. Eskandarian; S. Barry; K. Drew; R. Bonneau; A.L. Isidro; L. Domingues; Henriques, A.O.; P. Eichenberger. "The N-terminal domain of the spore coat morphogenetic protein SpoVID plays akey role during the late stages of spore coat assembly in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Prokaryotic Development Meeting. Cambridge, MA, USA., 2009.
  78. Doan, T.; C. Morlot; J. Meisner; Serrano, M; Henriques, A.O.; C. P. Moran Jr.; D. Z. Rudner. "Evidence that a novel secretion apparatus is required too maintain forespore integrity and sG activity during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Prokaryotic Development Meeting. Cambridge, MA, USA., 2009.
  79. Henriques, A.O.; Serrano, M; C. P. Moran Jr.. "Forespore to mother cell switch in the expression of a zinc anti-sigma factor during the late stages of development in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Prokaryotic Development Meeting. Cambridge, MA, USA., 2009.
  80. Fernandes, C.; D. Plácido; A. Isidro; M. A. Carrondo; M. Archer; Henriques, A.O.. "Structure and function of a Bacillus subtilis spore coat transglutaminase.". Paper presented in Prokaryotic Development Meeting. Cambridge, MA, USA., 2009.
  81. Alves R. J.; Henriques, A.O.; J. B. Pereira-Leal. "SporeDB-Searching for the evolutionary origins of endospores". Paper presented in Anual Meeting of the American Society of Cell Biology, 2008.
  82. Alves, R. J.; A.L. Isidro; Henriques, A.O.; J. B. Pereira-Leal. "SporeDB-Searching for the evolutionary origins of endospores". Paper presented in 1º Fórum de Biologia Computacional, 2008.
  83. Isidro, A.L.; A.M. Almeida; L. Fernandes; C. P. Moran Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "Assembly of the spore surface layers: morphogenetic protein SpoIVA is a GTPase/ATPase.". Paper presented in European Conference on Spore Biology. Naples, Italy, 2008.
  84. Fernandes, C.; Diana Plácido; Anabela L. Isidro; M. A. Carrondo; Henriques, A.O.; M. Archer. "Genome blueprint of an undomesticated, probiotic strain of Bacillus subtilis strain (BSP1)". Paper presented in European Conference on Spore Biology. Naples, Italy, 2008.
  85. Pelosi, A.; R. Zilhão; R. isticato; E. Ricca; Henriques, A.O.. "Interaction between CotG and CotB during spore coat assembly in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in European Conference on Spore Biology. Naples, Italy, 2008.
  86. Serrano, M; C. P. Moran Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "Assembly of a synapse-like cell-cell communication complex in developing cells of Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Congress of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology, MICRO’07 - BIOTEC’07-XXXIII, Lisbon,, 2007.
  87. Schyns, G.; C. Serra; S. Potot; T. Barbosa; C. Bastien; R. Sabrina; A. de Saizieu; et al. "The genome of an undomesticated, probiotic strain of Bacillus subtilis (BSP1).". Paper presented in Congress of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology, MICRO’07 - BIOTEC’07-XXXIII, Lisbon,, 2007.
  88. Real, R.; Lyndal S. Thompson; Elizabeth J. Harry; Henriques, A.O.. "Asymmetric distribution of proteins and cell polarity at the onset of development in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Congress of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology, MICRO’07 - BIOTEC’07-XXXIII, Lisbon,, 2007.
  89. Corte, L.; Serrano, M; Henriques, A.O.. "On the mechanism of partial redundancy between two Bacillus subtilis members of the evolutionary conserved YidC/Oxa1p family of membrane protein insertases.". Paper presented in Congress of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology, MICRO’07 - BIOTEC’07-XXXIII, Lisbon,, 2007.
  90. Pereira, S.F.F.; Henriques, A.O.; M. G. Pinho; H. de Lencastre; A. Tomasz. "The role of PBP1 in the cell division of Staphylococcus aureus.". Paper presented in 8th Annual NARSA Investigators Meeting - Network on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus" (NARSA). Reston, Virginia,, 2007.
  91. Serra, C.; T. Barbosa; A. M. Earl; Henriques, A.O.. "High-level sporulation during growth of a gut isolate of Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Bacillus meeting. Tireno. Italy., 2007.
  92. Real, R.; L. S. Thompson; E. J. Harry; Henriques, A.O.. "A determinant for polar attachment of the prespore chromosome and assembly of the SpoIIIE DNA translocase during asymmetric cell division in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Bacillus meeting. Tireno. Italy., 2007.
  93. Schyns, G.; C. Serra; S. Potot; T. Barbosa; B. Chevreux; S. Rodriguez; A. de Saizieu; et al. "Genome blueprint of an undomesticated, probiotic strain of Bacillus subtilis strain (BSP1)". Paper presented in Bacillus meeting. Tireno. Italy., 2007.
  94. Serrano, M; F. Vieira; C. P. Moran Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "Signalling between adjacent sister cells during spore development in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Biochemistry. University of Aveiro, Aveiro Portugal, 2006.
  95. Corte, L.; Serrano, M; Henriques, A.O.. "Fate and function of two partially-redundant membrane protein insertases from Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Biochemistry. University of Aveiro, Aveiro Portugal, 2006.
  96. Real, G.; L. S. Thompson; E. J. Harry; Henriques, A.O.. "Prespore chromosome segregation during asymmetric cell division in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Biochemistry. University of Aveiro, Aveiro Portugal, 2006.
  97. Isidro, A.L.; T. Costa; S. Filipe; C. P. Moran Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "Anchoring the coat structure to the surface of developing spores in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Biochemistry. University of Aveiro, Aveiro Portugal, 2006.
  98. Pereira, S.F.F.; Henriques, A.O.; H. de Lencastre; A. Tomasz. "Construction of a conditional mutant of the Staphylococcus aureus pbpA – essentiality of PBP1 in methicillin susceptible and resistant strains.". Paper presented in 12th International Symposium on Staphylococci & Staphylococcal Infections, Maastricht, Holland,, 2006.
  99. Serrano, M; J. Santos; C. P. Moran Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "Interactions in the pathway of sG activation in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in European Spores Conference, Smolenice, Slovakia, 2006.
  100. Real, G.; Henriques, A.O.. "Role of DivIB in prespore chromosome segregation in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in European Spores Conference, Smolenice, Slovakia, 2006.
  101. São José, C.; R. Abranches; Henriques, A.O.; M. A. Santos. "Identification and localization of the receptor for Bacillus subtilis phage SPP1.". Paper presented in Joint Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology, and the Portuguese Society for Biotechnology, Micro´05-Biotec´05., 2005.
  102. Corte, L.; Serrano, M; Henriques, A.O.. "Differential stability of two membrane protein insertases controls growth and development in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Joint Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology, and the Portuguese Society for Biotechnology, Micro´05-Biotec´05., 2005.
  103. Santos, J.; Serrano, M; C. M. Soares; Henriques, A.O.. "A surface in Bacillus subtilis sG that contacts the ß’ subunit of RNA polymerase is also the target of a negative regulator of sG activity.". Paper presented in Joint Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology, and the Portuguese Society for Biotechnology, Micro´05-Biotec´05., 2005.
  104. Serra, C.; T. M. Barbosa; Henriques, A.O.. "Sporulation as propagation in undomesticated Bacillus subtilis?". Paper presented in Joint Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology, and the Portuguese Society for Biotechnology, Micro´05-Biotec´05., 2005.
  105. Pereira, S.F.F.; Henriques, A.O.; H. de Lencastre; A. Tomasz. "Penicillin-binding protein (PBP) 1 is essential in both methicillin-sensitive and resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus.". Paper presented in Joint Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology, and the Portuguese Society for Biotechnology, Micro´05-Biotec´05., 2005.
  106. Real, G.; Henriques, A.O.. "Prespore chromosome segregation during asymmetric cell division in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Prokaryotic Development. Vancouver, Canada, 2005.
  107. Costa, T.; C.P. Moran Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "The interaction between morphogenetic proteins SpoVID and SafA during spore coat assembly in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Prokaryotic Development. Vancouver, Canada, 2005.
  108. Serrano, M; C.P. Moran Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "Role of a membrane protein insertase in the compartment-specific activation of sG during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Prokaryotic Development. Vancouver, Canada, 2005.
  109. Corte, L.; Serrano, M; Henriques, A.O.. "Analysis of a Bacillus subtilis membrane protein insertase by mutagenesis, heterologous complementation, and the use of protein chimaeras.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Biochemistry. Vilamoura, 2004.
  110. Serra, C.; T. Barbosa; Henriques, A.O.. "The initiation of sporulation in undomesticated Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Biochemistry. Vilamoura, 2004.
  111. Costa, T.; L. Steil; U. Völker; C. M. Soares; Henriques, A.O.. "Differential expression and contrasting roles of two oxalate decarboxylases during spore development in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Biochemistry. Vilamoura, 2004.
  112. Oliveira, L.; A. Isidro; Henriques, A.O.; A. Antson; J. Alonso; P. Tavares. "The portal protein as a central player of the bacteriophage SPP1 DNA packaging machine.". Paper presented in 3rd Portuguese-Spanish Biophysics Congress. Lisbon, Portugal., 2004.
  113. Barbosa, T.; C. Serra; Henriques, A.O.. "Gut Sporeformers". Paper presented in EMBO Conference, Molecular Microbiology: exploring prokaryotic diversity. Heidelberg, 2004.
  114. Corte, L.; Serrano, M; Henriques, A.O.. "Functional analysis of the SpoIIIJ membrane protein translocase involved in the sG checkpoint in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology. Tomar,, 2003.
  115. Barbosa, T.; C. Serra; Henriques, A.O.. "Antimicrobial activity of newly isolated gut-associated aerobic spore-formers.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology. Tomar,, 2003.
  116. Costa, T.; L. Steil; L. O. Martins; U. Voelker; Henriques, A.O.. "Expression of an oxalate decarboxylase during Bacillus subtilis sporulation and studies on its assembly into the spore coat.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology. Tomar,, 2003.
  117. Real, G.; E. J. Harry; J. Errington; Henriques, A.O.. "A link between chromosome structure and segregation and cell division at the onset of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology. Tomar,, 2003.
  118. Isticato, R.; R. Zilhão; G. Esposito; G. Cangiano; M. de Felice; Henriques, A.O.; E. Ricca. "CotH-dependent assembly of CotC in the Bacillus subtilis spore coat.". Paper presented in International Conference on Functional Genomics of Gram-Positive Microorganisms. Baveno, Italy, 2003.
  119. Zilhao, R.; R. isticato; A. J. Ozin; Serrano, M; C.P. Moran Jr.; E. Ricca; Henriques, A.O.. "Chaperone-like activities during assembly of the Bacillus subtilis spore coat.". Paper presented in International Conference on Functional Genomics of Gram-Positive Microorganisms. Baveno, Italy, 2003.
  120. Costa, T.; A. J. Ozin; C. P. Moran; Henriques, A.O.. "The N-terminal regions of morphogenetic proteins SpoVID and SafA mediate their interaction during assembly of the Bacillus subtilis spore coat.". Paper presented in International Conference on Functional Genomics of Gram-Positive Microorganisms. Baveno, Italy, 2003.
  121. Tavares, P.; A. Isidro; Henriques, A.O.; S Brazilès; E. V. Orlova; M. van Heel; M. Krause; A. A. Antson. "Function and structure of the portal protein during bacteriophage SPP1 assembly.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Biochemistry. Lisbon, 2002.
  122. Enguita, F.J.; P.M. Matias; L.O. Martins; Henriques, A.O.; M.A. Carrondo. "Structure of CotA, a thermostable bacterial laccase that is also a structural component of the Bacillus subtilis endospore coat.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Biochemistry. Lisbon, 2002.
  123. Costa, T.; Serrano, M; A. J. Ozin; C. P. Moran; Henriques, A.O.. "Evidence for an additional role of CotE in lysozyme resistance of Bacillus subtilis spores that does not correlate with assembly of the outer coat layers.". Paper presented in ASM Conference on Prokaryotic Development. Québec City, Québec, Canada, 2002.
  124. Real, G.; S. Autret; E. J. Harry; J. Errington; Henriques, A.O.. "Cell division protein DivIB has a second function in the regulation of the spo0J/soj system of chromosome segregation at the onset of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in ASM Conference on Prokaryotic Development. Québec City, Québec, Canada, 2002.
  125. Serrano, M; L. Côrte; J. Opdyke; C.P. Moran Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "SpoIIIJ is required at different stages of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in ASM Conference on Prokaryotic Development. Québec City, Québec, Canada, 2002.
  126. Isticato, R.; E. Mauriello; R. Zilhão; M. de Felice; Henriques, A.O.; E. Ricca. "CotH-dependent assembly of CotC within the Bacillus subtilis spore coat.". Paper presented in Gordon Research Conference. Plymouth State College, Plymouth, N.H.,, 2002.
  127. Costa, T.; A. J. Ozin; C. P. Moran; Henriques, A.O.. "Analysis of the molecular interaction between the SpoVID and SafA morphogenetic proteins during assembly of the Bacillus subtilis endospore coat.". Paper presented in 102nd General Meeting, ASM. Salt Lake City, Utah., 2002.
  128. Martins, L.O.; C. M. Soares; M. Pereira; M. Teixeira; T. Costa; F. Enguita; M.A. Carrondo; Henriques, A.O.. "Studies on CotA, a laccase associated with the surface of Bacillus subtilis endospores.". Paper presented in Meeting on “Laccases: from structure-function studies to applications”. Cassis, France, 2002.
  129. Martins, L.O.; C. M. Soares; T. Costa; M. Pereira; F. Enguita; D. Plácido; M.A. Carrondo; Henriques, A.O.. "A functional highly stable laccase at the surface of Bacillus subtilis spores.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology, Micro´2001, Póvoa do Varzim, 2001.
  130. Oliveira, L.; A.L. Isidro; Henriques, A.O.; P. Tavares. "The sequential program of portal protein interactions during packaging of the bacteriophage SPP1 chromosome: a functional analysis.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology, Micro´2001, Póvoa do Varzim, 2001.
  131. Steil, L.; Serrano, M; S. Hoevel; Henriques, A.O.; U. Voelker. "Genome-wide analysis of the transcriptome of sporulating Bacillus subtilis using DNA arrays.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology, Micro´2001, Póvoa do Varzim, 2001.
  132. Zilhao, R.; R. isticato; Serrano, M; E. Ricca; Henriques, A.O.. "Mechanism of assembly of CotB fusions to the Fragment C of Tetanus Toxin (TTFC) at the surface of Bacillus subtilis spores.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology, Micro´2001, Póvoa do Varzim, 2001.
  133. Real, G.; E. J. Harry; Henriques, A.O.. "Cell division gene divIB of Bacillus subtilis has a second function in the regulation of the Spo0J/Soj system of chromosome segregation at the onset of sporulation.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology, Micro´2001, Póvoa do Varzim, 2001.
  134. Costa, T.; A. J. Ozin; C.P. Moran Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "Interaction between the SpoVID and SafA morphogenetic proteins during assembly of the Bacillus subtilis endospore coat structure.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology, Micro´2001, Póvoa do Varzim, 2001.
  135. Martins, L. O; C. M. Soares; T. Costa; M. Pereira; M. Teixeira; Henriques, A.O.. "Studies on CotA, a laccase associated with the surface of Bacillus subtilis endospores.". Paper presented in 10th International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry. Florence, Italy, 2001.
  136. Plácido, D.; P.M. Matias; L.O. Martins; C. Soares; Henriques, A.O.; M.A. Carrondo. "Structural studies on CotA, an endospore coat-associated laccase from Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in 7th FEBS Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 2001.
  137. Real, G.; Henriques, A.O.. "A link between peptidoglycan biosynthesis, cell division, and the activation of Spo0A at the onset of sporulation". Paper presented in 7th FEBS Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 2001.
  138. Isidro, A.L.; L. Oliveira; Henriques, A.O.; P. Tavares. "Function of bacteriophage SPP1 portal protein during DNA packaging.". Paper presented in FASEB Meeting on Viral Assembly. Helsinky, Finland, 2001.
  139. Serrano, M; S. Hoevel; A. Neves; C.P. Moran Jr.; Henriques, A.O.; U. Voelker. "Forespore-specific transcription of the lonB gene during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Bacilli, La Jolla, CA, 2001.
  140. Rita Fior; Serrano, M; C.P. Moran Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "An ABC transporter that controls the timing of sG production and activation during development in Bacillus subtilis.". 2000.
  141. Isidro, A.L.; A. Droge; M. de Almeida Santos; A. Stiege; Henriques, A.O.; P. Tavares. "Single missence mutations in the portal protein of bacteriophage SPP1 arrest viral morphogenesis at different steps.". Paper presented in National Congress of Microbiology. Luso, 1999.
  142. Zilhao, R.; S. Nolasco; Serrano, M; Henriques, A.O.. "Protein-protein interactions underlying the assembly of the Bacillus subtilis endospore coat.". Paper presented in National Congress of Microbiology. Luso, 1999.
  143. Costa, T.; Serrano, M; R. Zilhão; J. Kearney; C.P. Moran Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "Synthesis and assembly of the Bacillus subtilis CotE morphogenetic protein.". Paper presented in National Congress of Microbiology. Luso, 1999.
  144. Serrano, M; Rita Fior; C. P. Moran, Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "Use of mini-Tn10 mutagenesis to dissect a signaling pathway leading to the forespore-specific activation of sG during development in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in National Congress of Microbiology. Luso, 1999.
  145. Serrano, M; R. Zilhão; E. Ricca; A.J. Ozin; C. P. Moran, Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "Sorting of the TasA secretoty protein to the Bacillus subtilis endospore and the identification of prospective interaction partners.". Paper presented in National Congress of Microbiology. Luso, 1999.
  146. Real, G.; Henriques, A.O.. "The murB morphogene is required for the activation of the SpoOA response regulator at the onset of sporulation.". Paper presented in National Congress of Microbiology. Luso, 1999.
  147. Isidro, A.L.; A. Droge; M. de Almeida Santos; A. Stiege; Henriques, A.O.; P. Tavares. "Analysis of the SPP1 portal protein multi-functionality.". Paper presented in FASEB Meeting on Viral Assembly. Rio Bravo, Arizona, 1999.
  148. Serrano, M; R. Zilhão; E. Ricca; A.J. Ozin; C.P. Moran Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "A Bacillus subtilis secreted protein with a role in endospore coat assembly and function.". Paper presented in Bacillus Meeting, Baveno, Italy., 1999.
  149. Isidro, A.L.; A. Droge; M. de Almeida Santos; A. Stiege; Henriques, A.O.; P. Tavares. "Multi-functionality of bacteriophage SPP1 portal protein during viral morphogenesis.". Paper presented in National Congress of Biochemistry. Tomar, 1998.
  150. Serrano, M; R. Zilhão; A.J. Ozin; E. Ricca; C.P. Moran, Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "A sH-controlled operon encoding spore coat protein CotN of Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in XI National Congress of Biochemistry. Tomar, 1998.
  151. Real, G.; C.P. Moran, Jr.; Henriques, A.O.. "Membrane topology of the developmental-specific SEDS protein SpoVE of Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in XI National Congress of Biochemistry. Tomar, 1998.
  152. Ozin, A.J.; Henriques, A.O.; C.P. Moran, Jr.. "A new gene required for spore coat assembly in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in Meeting of the Southeastern and South Central Branches of the American Society for Microbiology, Gulf Shores, AL, 1998.
  153. Isidro, A.L.; A. Droge; M. de Almeida Santos; A. Stiege; Henriques, A.O.; P. Tavares. "Probing the function of bacteriophage SPP1 portal protein in viral morphogenesis by random PCR mutagenesis.". Paper presented in FASEB Meeting on Viral Assembly. Saxtons River, Vermont, 1998.
  154. Henriques, A.O.; R. Seyler; J. Wittaker; C.P. Moran, Jr.. "Enzymes associated with the coat layers of Bacillus subtilis spores.". Paper presented in Emerging Infectious Diseases. New Orleans, LI, 1997.
  155. Seyler, R.; Henriques, A.O.; C. P. Moran, Jr.. "Assembly of CotJC into spores of Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Bacilli, Stanford, CA, 1995.
  156. Henriques, A.O.; B.W. Beall; C.P. Moran, Jr.. "New members of mother-cell-specific sporulation regulons in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Bacilli, Stanford, CA, 1995.
  157. Henriques, A.O.; B.W. Beall; K. Roland; C.P. Moran, Jr.. "Characterization of cotJ, a Bacillus subtilis operon required for normal spore coat morphogenesis.". Paper presented in Meeting on Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phage, Madison, WI, 1994.
  158. Henriques, A.O.; P. J. Piggot; P. Glaser. "The likely involvement of an essential gene encoding a SpoVE related protein in spore formation". Paper presented in International Conference on Bacillus subtilis Genome, Paris, France, 1993.
  159. Henriques, A.O.; H. de Lencastre; P. J. Piggot. "A family of homologous proteins required for cell division, cell elongation and sporogenesis.". Paper presented in National Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Luso, Portugal, 1993.
  160. Henriques, A.O.; H. de Lencastre; P.J. Piggot. "Forespore and mother-cell dependence of spoVE-lacZ expression during intermediate stages of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.". Paper presented in XI International Spores Conference, WoodsHole, MA, 1992.
  161. Henriques, A.O.; H. de Lencastre; P.J. Piggot. "Genetic analysis of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis: transcriptional regulation of spoVE.". Paper presented in IV Portuguese-Spanish Biochemistry Congress, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, 1991.
  162. Henriques, A.O.; H. de Lencastre; P.J. Piggot. "Analysis of spoVE, a Bacillus subtilis morphogene required for sporulation.". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Bacilli, Stanford, CA, 1991.
  163. Henriques, A.O.; H. de Lencastre; P.J. Piggot. "Regulation of transcription of spoVE, a possible Bacillus subtilis cell shape determinant". Paper presented in International Conference on Bacillus subtilis Genome, Paris, France, 1990.
  164. Henriques, A.O.; P. Tavares; C. A. M. Carvalho. "Effect of membrane depolarization on [3H]Nitrendipine binding to synaptosomes and synaptosomal membrane vesicles". Paper presented in 8th Congress of the Portuguese Society for Biochemistry, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, 1987.
  165. Tavares, P.; Henriques, A.O.; C. A. M. Carvalho; A. P. Carvalho. "Labeling of calcium channels in sheep brain hippocampus.". Paper presented in 1st Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurochemistry, Oeiras, Portugal, 1986.
  166. Henriques, A.O.; P. Tavares; A. P. Carvalho; C. A .M. Carvalho. "Voltage-dependence of calcium channel blockers binding to synaptosomal membranes.". Paper presented in 1st Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurochemistry, Oeiras, Portugal, 1986.
  167. Carvalho, C. A. M.; Henriques, A.O.; P. Tavares; A. P. Carvalho. "Effect of membrane potential on [3H]-Nitrendipine binding in synaptic plasma membranes". Paper presented in General Meeting of the European Society for Neurochemistry, Budapest, Hungary, 1986.
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  12. Lablaine, Armand; Serrano, Mònica; Bressuire-Isoard, Christelle; Chamot, Stéphanie; Bornard, Isabelle; Carlin, Frédéric; Henriques, Adriano O.; Broussolle, Véronique. "The Morphogenetic Protein CotE Positions Exosporium Proteins CotY and ExsY during Sporulation of Bacillus cereus". mSphere 6 2 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00007-21.
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  13. Martins, Diogo; DiCandia, Michael A.; Mendes, Aristides L.; Wetzel, Daniela; McBride, Shonna M.; Henriques, Adriano O.; Serrano, Mónica. "CD25890, a conserved protein that modulates sporulation initiation in Clostridioides difficile". Scientific Reports 11 1 (2021): 7887-7902. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86878-9.
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  31. Bressuire-Isoard, Christelle; Bornard, Isabelle; Henriques, Adriano O.; Carlin, Frédéric; Broussolle, Véronique. Corresponding author: Broussolle, Véronique. "Sporulation Temperature Reveals a Requirement for CotE in the Assembly of both the Coat and Exosporium Layers of Bacillus cereus Spores". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 82 1 (2015): 232-243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.02626-15.
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    10.1371/journal.pgen.1003782
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    10.1128/iai.00515-13
  39. Abecasis, Ana B.; Serrano, Mónica; Alves, Renato; Quintais, Leonor; Pereira-Leal, José B.; Henriques, Adriano O.. Corresponding author: Pereira-Leal, José B.. "A Genomic Signature and the Identification of New Sporulation Genes". Journal of Bacteriology 195 9 (2013): 2101-2115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.02110-12.
    10.1128/jb.02110-12
  40. Schyns, G.; Serra, C. R.; Henriques, A. O.; Arguelles-Arias, A.; Joris, B.; Fickers, P.. "Isolation of the Antimicrobial Cyclic Peptide Subtilosin a from a Gut-Associated Bacillus subtilis Strain". American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology 9 3 (2013): 307-317. http://dx.doi.org/10.3844/ajbbsp.2013.307.317.
    10.3844/ajbbsp.2013.307.317
  41. Schyns, Ghislain; Serra, Cláudia R.; Lapointe, Thomas; Pereira-Leal, José B.; Potot, Sébastien; Fickers, Patrick; Perkins, John B.; Wyss, Markus; Henriques, Adriano O.. "Genome of a Gut Strain of Bacillus subtilis". Genome Announcements 1 1 (2013): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomea.00184-12.
    10.1128/genomea.00184-12
  42. Zidaric, Valerija; Pardon, Bart; dos Vultos, Tiago; Deprez, Piet; Brouwer, Michael Sebastiaan Maria; Roberts, Adam P.; Henriques, Adriano O.; Rupnik, Maja. Corresponding author: Rupnik, Maja. "Different Antibiotic Resistance and Sporulation Properties within Multiclonal Clostridium difficile PCR Ribotypes 078, 126, and 033 in a Single Calf Farm". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78 24 (2012): 8515-8522. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.02185-12.
    10.1128/aem.02185-12
  43. de Francesco, Melissa; Jacobs, Jake Z.; Nunes, Filipa; Serrano, Mónica; McKenney, Peter T.; Chua, Ming-Hsiu; Henriques, Adriano O.; Eichenberger, Patrick. "Physical Interaction between Coat Morphogenetic Proteins SpoVID and CotE Is Necessary for Spore Encasement in Bacillus subtilis". Journal of Bacteriology 194 18 (2012): 4941-4950. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.00914-12.
    10.1128/jb.00914-12
  44. Boneca, I.G.; Dworkin, J.; Roper, D.; Filipe, S.; Henriques, A.; Ludovice, A.M.; Pinho, M.G.. "The Great Wall Symposium". Microbial Drug Resistance 18 3 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84862021327&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1089/mdr.2012.1501
  45. Serrano, Mónica; Real, Gonçalo; Santos, Joana; Carneiro, Jorge; Moran, Charles P.; Henriques, Adriano O.. Corresponding author: Henriques, Adriano O.. "A Negative Feedback Loop That Limits the Ectopic Activation of a Cell Type-Specific Sporulation Sigma Factor of Bacillus subtilis". PLoS Genetics 7 9 (2011): e1002220. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002220.
    10.1371/journal.pgen.1002220
  46. Potot, Sébastien; Serra, Cláudia R.; Henriques, Adriano O.; Schyns, Ghislain. "Display of Recombinant Proteins on Bacillus subtilis Spores, Using a Coat-Associated Enzyme as the Carrier". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 76 17 (2010): 5926-5933. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.01103-10.
    10.1128/aem.01103-10
  47. Wang, Katherine H.; Isidro, Anabela L.; Domingues, Lia; Eskandarian, Haig A.; McKenney, Peter T.; Drew, Kevin; Grabowski, Paul; et al. "The coat morphogenetic protein SpoVID is necessary for spore encasement in Bacillus subtilis". Molecular Microbiology 74 3 (2009): 634-649. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06886.x.
    10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06886.x
  48. Doan, Thierry; Morlot, Cecile; Meisner, Jeffrey; Serrano, Monica; Henriques, Adriano O.; Moran, Charles P.; Rudner, David Z.. "Novel Secretion Apparatus Maintains Spore Integrity and Developmental Gene Expression in Bacillus subtilis". PLoS Genetics 5 7 (2009): e1000566. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000566.
    10.1371/journal.pgen.1000566
  49. Pereira, Sandro F. F.; Henriques, Adriano O.; Pinho, Mariana G.; De Lencastre, Herminia; Tomasz, Alexander. "Evidence for a dual role of PBP1 in the cell division and cell separation of Staphylococcus aureus". Molecular Microbiology 72 4 (2009): 895-904. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06687.x.
    10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06687.x
  50. Alyahya, S. Anisah; Alexander, Roger; Costa, Teresa; Henriques, Adriano O.; Emonet, Thierry; Jacobs-Wagner, Christine. "RodZ, a component of the bacterial core morphogenic apparatus". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106 4 (2009): 1239-1244. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0810794106.
    10.1073/pnas.0810794106
  51. Serrano, Mónica; Vieira, Filipe; Moran, Charles P.; Henriques, Adriano O.. Corresponding author: Henriques, Adriano O.. "Processing of a Membrane Protein Required for Cell-to-Cell Signaling during Endospore Formation in Bacillus subtilis". Journal of Bacteriology 190 23 (2008): 7786-7796. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.00715-08.
    10.1128/jb.00715-08
  52. Meisner, Jeffrey; Wang, Xin; Serrano, Monica; Henriques, Adriano O.; Moran, Charles P.. "A channel connecting the mother cell and forespore during bacterial endospore formation". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105 39 (2008): 15100-15105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0806301105.
    10.1073/pnas.0806301105
  53. Plácido, Diana; Fernandes, Catarina G.; Isidro, Anabela; Carrondo, Maria Arménia; Henriques, Adriano O.; Archer, Margarida. "Auto-induction and purification of a Bacillus subtilis transglutaminase (Tgl) and its preliminary crystallographic characterization". Protein Expression and Purification 59 1 (2008): 1-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pep.2007.12.004.
    10.1016/j.pep.2007.12.004
  54. Isticato, Rachele; Pelosi, Assunta; Zilhão, Rita; Baccigalupi, Loredana; Henriques, Adriano O.; De Felice, Maurilio; Ricca, Ezio. "CotC-CotU Heterodimerization during Assembly of the Bacillus subtilis Spore Coat". Journal of Bacteriology 190 4 (2008): 1267-1275. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.01425-07.
    10.1128/jb.01425-07
  55. Real, Gonçalo; Fay, Allison; Eldar, Avigdor; Pinto, Sérgio M.; Henriques, Adriano O.; Dworkin, Jonathan. "Determinants for the Subcellular Localization and Function of a Nonessential SEDS Protein". Journal of Bacteriology 190 1 (2008): 363-376. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.01482-07.
    10.1128/jb.01482-07
  56. Pereira, S. F. F.; Henriques, A. O.; Pinho, M. G.; de Lencastre, H.; Tomasz, A.. "Role of PBP1 in Cell Division of Staphylococcus aureus". Journal of Bacteriology 189 9 (2007): 3525-3531. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.00044-07.
    10.1128/jb.00044-07
  57. Costa, Teresa; Serrano, Mónica; Steil, Leif; Völker, Uwe; Moran, Charles P.; Henriques, Adriano O.. "The Timing of cotE Expression Affects Bacillus subtilis Spore Coat Morphology but Not Lysozyme Resistance". Journal of Bacteriology 189 6 (2007): 2401-2410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.01353-06.
    10.1128/jb.01353-06
  58. Costa, Teresa; Isidro, Anabela L.; Moran, Charles P.; Henriques, Adriano O.. "Interaction between Coat Morphogenetic Proteins SafA and SpoVID". Journal of Bacteriology 188 22 (2006): 7731-7741. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.00761-06.
    10.1128/jb.00761-06
  59. Thompson, L. S.; Beech, P. L.; Real, G.; Henriques, A. O.; Harry, E. J.. "Requirement for the Cell Division Protein DivIB in Polar Cell Division and Engulfment during Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis". Journal of Bacteriology 188 21 (2006): 7677-7685. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.01072-06.
    10.1128/jb.01072-06
  60. Oliveira, Leonor; Henriques, Adriano O.; Tavares, Paulo. "Modulation of the Viral ATPase Activity by the Portal Protein Correlates with DNA Packaging Efficiency". Journal of Biological Chemistry 281 31 (2006): 21914-21923. http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m603314200.
    10.1074/jbc.m603314200
  61. Tam, Nguyen K. M.; Uyen, Nguyen Q.; Hong, Huynh A.; Duc, Le H.; Hoa, Tran T.; Serra, Claudia R.; Henriques, Adriano O.; Cutting, Simon M.. "The Intestinal Life Cycle of Bacillus subtilis and Close Relatives". Journal of Bacteriology 188 7 (2006): 2692-2700. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.188.7.2692-2700.2006.
    10.1128/jb.188.7.2692-2700.2006
  62. Real, Gonçalo; Henriques, Adriano O.. "Localization of the Bacillus subtilis murB Gene within the dcw Cluster Is Important for Growth and Sporulation". Journal of Bacteriology 188 5 (2006): 1721-1732. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.188.5.1721-1732.2006.
    10.1128/jb.188.5.1721-1732.2006
  63. Schyns, Ghislain; Potot, Sébastien; Geng, Yi; Barbosa, Teresa M.; Henriques, Adriano; Perkins, John B.. "Isolation and Characterization of New Thiamine-Deregulated Mutants of Bacillus subtilis". Journal of Bacteriology 187 23 (2005): 8127-8136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.187.23.8127-8136.2005.
    10.1128/jb.187.23.8127-8136.2005
  64. Zilhão, Rita; Isticato, Rachele; Martins, Lígia O.; Steil, Leif; Völker, Uwe; Ricca, Ezio; Moran, Charles P.; Henriques, Adriano O.. "Assembly and Function of a Spore Coat-Associated Transglutaminase of Bacillus subtilis". Journal of Bacteriology 187 22 (2005): 7753-7764. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.187.22.7753-7764.2005.
    10.1128/jb.187.22.7753-7764.2005
  65. Real, Gonçalo; Pinto, Sérgio M.; Schyns, Ghislain; Costa, Teresa; Henriques, Adriano O.; Moran, Charles P.. "A Gene Encoding a Holin-Like Protein Involved in Spore Morphogenesis and Spore Germination in Bacillus subtilis". Journal of Bacteriology 187 18 (2005): 6443-6453. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.187.18.6443-6453.2005.
    10.1128/jb.187.18.6443-6453.2005
  66. Steil, Leif; Serrano, Mónica; Henriques, Adriano O.; Völker, Uwe; Steil, L.; Serrano, M.; Henriques, A.O.; Völker, U.. "Genome-wide analysis of temporally regulated and compartment-specific gene expression in sporulating cells of Bacillus subtilis". Microbiology 151 2 (2005): 399-420. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.27493-0.
    10.1099/mic.0.27493-0
  67. Barbosa, Teresa M.; Serra, Cláudia R.; La Ragione, Roberto M.; Woodward, Martin J.; Henriques, Adriano O.. "Screening for Bacillus Isolates in the Broiler Gastrointestinal Tract". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71 2 (2005): 968-978. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.71.2.968-978.2005.
    10.1128/aem.71.2.968-978.2005
  68. Real, Gonçalo; Autret, Sabine; Harry, Elizabeth J.; Errington, Jeffery; Henriques, Adriano O.. "Cell division protein DivIB influences the Spo0J/Soj system of chromosome segregation in Bacillus subtilis". Molecular Microbiology 55 2 (2005): 349-367. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04399.x.
    10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04399.x
  69. Monteiro, Sandra M.; Clemente, João J.; Henriques, Adriano O.; Gomes, Rui J.; Carrondo, Manuel J.; Cunha, António E.. "A Procedure for High-Yield Spore Production by Bacillus subtilis". Biotechnology Progress 21 4 (2005): 1026-1031. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bp050062z.
    10.1021/bp050062z
  70. Serrano, Mo´nica; Neves, Alexandre; Soares, Cla´udio M.; Moran, Charles P.; Henriques, Adriano O.. "Role of the Anti-Sigma Factor SpoIIAB in Regulation of sigma-G during Bacillus subtilis Sporulation". Journal of Bacteriology 186 12 (2004): 4000-4013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.186.12.4000-4013.2004.
    10.1128/jb.186.12.4000-4013.2004
  71. Enguita, Francisco J.; Marçal, David; Martins, Lígia O.; Grenha, Rosa; Henriques, Adriano O.; Lindley, Peter F.; Carrondo, Maria Arménia. "Substrate and Dioxygen Binding to the Endospore Coat Laccase from Bacillus subtilis". Journal of Biological Chemistry 279 22 (2004): 23472-23476. http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m314000200.
    10.1074/jbc.m314000200
  72. Isidro, Anabela; Henriques, Adriano O; Tavares, Paulo. "The portal protein plays essential roles at different steps of the SPP1 DNA packaging process". Virology 322 2 (2004): 253-263. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2004.02.012.
    10.1016/j.virol.2004.02.012
  73. Duc, Le H.; Hong, Huynh A.; Barbosa, Teresa M.; Henriques, Adriano O.; Cutting, Simon M.. "Characterization of Bacillus Probiotics Available for Human Use". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70 4 (2004): 2161-2171. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.70.4.2161-2171.2004.
    10.1128/aem.70.4.2161-2171.2004
  74. Costa, Teresa; Steil, Leif; Martins, Lígia O.; Völker, Uwe; Henriques, Adriano O.. "Assembly of an Oxalate Decarboxylase Produced under sigma-K Control into the Bacillus subtilis Spore Coat". Journal of Bacteriology 186 5 (2004): 1462-1474. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.186.5.1462-1474.2004.
    10.1128/jb.186.5.1462-1474.2004
  75. Zilhão, Rita; Serrano, Mónica; Isticato, Rachele; Ricca, Ezio; Moran, Charles P.; Henriques, Adriano O.. "Interactions among CotB, CotG, and CotH during Assembly of the Bacillus subtilis Spore Coat". Journal of Bacteriology 186 4 (2004): 1110-1119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.186.4.1110-1119.2004.
    10.1128/jb.186.4.1110-1119.2004
  76. Isticato, Rachele; Esposito, Giovanni; Zilhão, Rita; Nolasco, Sofia; Cangiano, Giuseppina; De Felice, Maurilio; Henriques, Adriano O.; Ricca, Ezio. "Assembly of Multiple CotC Forms into the Bacillus subtilis Spore Coat". Journal of Bacteriology 186 4 (2004): 1129-1135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.186.4.1129-1135.2004.
    10.1128/jb.186.4.1129-1135.2004
  77. Isidro, Anabela; Santos, Mário A.; Henriques, Adriano O.; Tavares, Paulo. "The high-resolution functional map of bacteriophage SPP1 portal protein". Molecular Microbiology 51 4 (2004): 949-962. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03880.x.
    10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03880.x
  78. Serrano, Mónica; Côrte, Luísa; Opdyke, Jason; Moran, Charles P.; Henriques, Adriano O.. "Expression of spoIIIJ in the Prespore Is Sufficient for Activation of sigma-G and for Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis". Journal of Bacteriology 185 13 (2003): 3905-3917. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.185.13.3905-3917.2003.
    10.1128/jb.185.13.3905-3917.2003
  79. Enguita, Francisco J.; Martins, Lígia O.; Henriques, Adriano O.; Carrondo, Maria Arménia. "Crystal Structure of a Bacterial Endospore Coat Component. A laccase with enhanced thermostability properties.". Journal of Biological Chemistry 278 21 (2003): 19416-19425. http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m301251200.
    10.1074/jbc.m301251200
  80. Enguita, Francisco J.; Matias, Pedro M.; Martins, Lígia O.; Plácido, Diana; Henriques, Adriano O.; Carrondo, Maria Arménia. "Spore-coat laccase CotA from Bacillus subtilis: crystallization and preliminary X-ray characterization by the MAD method". Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography 58 9 (2002): 1490-1493. http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/s0907444902011575.
    10.1107/s0907444902011575
  81. Martins, Lígia O.; Soares, Cláudio M.; Pereira, Manuela M.; Teixeira, Miguel; Costa, Teresa; Jones, George H.; Henriques, Adriano O.. "Molecular and Biochemical Characterization of a Highly Stable Bacterial Laccase That Occurs as a Structural Component of the Bacillus subtilis Endospore Coat". Journal of Biological Chemistry 277 21 (2002): 18849-18859. http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m200827200.
    10.1074/jbc.m200827200
  82. Serrano, Monica; Hövel, Sven; Moran, Charles P.; Henriques, Adriano O.; Völker, Uwe. "Forespore-Specific Transcription of the lonB Gene during Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis". Journal of Bacteriology 183 10 (2001): 2995-3003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.183.10.2995-3003.2001.
    10.1128/jb.183.10.2995-3003.2001
  83. Ozin, Amanda J.; Samford, Craig S.; Henriques, Adriano O.; Moran, Charles P.. "SpoVID Guides SafA to the Spore Coat in Bacillus subtilis". Journal of Bacteriology 183 10 (2001): 3041-3049. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.183.10.3041-3049.2001.
    10.1128/jb.183.10.3041-3049.2001
  84. Ozin, Amanda J.; Costa, Teresa; Henriques, Adriano O.; Moran, Charles P.. "Alternative Translation Initiation Produces a Short Form of a Spore Coat Protein in Bacillus subtilis". Journal of Bacteriology 183 6 (2001): 2032-2040. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.183.6.2032-2040.2001.
    10.1128/jb.183.6.2032-2040.2001
  85. Ozin, Amanda J.; Henriques, Adriano O.; Yi, Hong; Moran, Charles P.. "Morphogenetic Proteins SpoVID and SafA Form a Complex during Assembly of the Bacillus subtilis Spore Coat". Journal of Bacteriology 182 7 (2000): 1828-1833. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.182.7.1828-1833.2000.
    10.1128/jb.182.7.1828-1833.2000
  86. Henriques, Adriano O.; Moran, Charles P.. "Structure and Assembly of the Bacterial Endospore Coat". Methods 20 1 (2000): 95-110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/meth.1999.0909.
    10.1006/meth.1999.0909
  87. Serrano, Mónica; Zilhão, Rita; Ricca, Ezio; Ozin, Amanda J.; Moran, Charles P.; Henriques, Adriano O.. "A Bacillus subtilis Secreted Protein with a Role in Endospore Coat Assembly and Function". Journal of Bacteriology 181 12 (1999): 3632-3643. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.181.12.3632-3643.1999.
    10.1128/jb.181.12.3632-3643.1999
  88. Zilhão, R.; Naclerio, G.; Henriques, A. O.; Baccigalupi, L.; Moran, C. P.; Ricca, E.. "Assembly Requirements and Role of CotH during Spore Coat Formation in Bacillus subtilis". Journal of Bacteriology 181 8 (1999): 2631-2633. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.181.8.2631-2633.1999.
    10.1128/jb.181.8.2631-2633.1999
  89. Henriques, Adriano O.; Melsen, Lawrence R.; Moran, Charles P.. "Involvement of Superoxide Dismutase in Spore Coat Assembly in Bacillus subtilis". Journal of Bacteriology 180 9 (1998): 2285-2291. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.180.9.2285-2291.1998.
    10.1128/jb.180.9.2285-2291.1998
  90. Henriques, Adriano O.; Glaser, Philippe; Piggot, Patrick J.; Moran Jr, Charles P.. "Control of cell shape and elongation by the rodA gene in Bacillus subtilis". Molecular Microbiology 28 2 (1998): 235-247. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00766.x.
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  91. Seyler Jr, Richard W.; Henriques, Adriano O.; Ozin, Amanda J.; Moran Jr, Charles P.. "Assembly and interactions of cotJ-encoded proteins, constituents of the inner layers of the Bacillus subtilis spore coat". Molecular Microbiology 25 5 (1997): 955-966. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.1997.mmi532.x.
    10.1111/j.1365-2958.1997.mmi532.x
  92. Henriques, A O; Beall, B W; Moran, C P. "CotM of Bacillus subtilis, a member of the alpha-crystallin family of stress proteins, is induced during development and participates in spore outer coat formation". Journal of Bacteriology 179 6 (1997): 1887-1897. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.179.6.1887-1897.1997.
    10.1128/jb.179.6.1887-1897.1997
  93. Henriques, A O; Bryan, E M; Beall, B W; Moran, C P. "cse15, cse60, and csk22 are new members of mother-cell-specific sporulation regulons in Bacillus subtilis". Journal of Bacteriology 179 2 (1997): 389-398. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.179.2.389-398.1997.
    10.1128/jb.179.2.389-398.1997
  94. Henriques, A.O.; Beall, B.W.; Moran C.P., Jr.. "Erratum: CotM of Bacillus subtilis, a member of the a-crystallin family of stress proteins, is induced during development and participates in spore outer coat formation (Journal of Bacteriology 179:6 (1894))". Journal of Bacteriology 179 13 (1997): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0030816020&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  95. Henriques, A O; Beall, B W; Roland, K; Moran, C P. "Characterization of cotJ, a sigma E-controlled operon affecting the polypeptide composition of the coat of Bacillus subtilis spores". Journal of Bacteriology 177 12 (1995): 3394-3406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.177.12.3394-3406.1995.
    10.1128/jb.177.12.3394-3406.1995
  96. Henriques, A. O.; Delencastre, H.; Piggot, P.. "A Bacillus subtilis morphogene cluster that includes spoVE is homologous to the mra region of Escherichia coli". Biochimie 74 7-8 (1992): 735-748. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0300-9084(92)90146-6.
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  97. Joris, B.; Dive, G.; Henriques, A.; Piggot, P. J.; Ghuysen, J. M.. "The life-cycle proteins RodA of Escherichia coli and SpoVE of Bacillus subtilis have very similar primary structures". Molecular Microbiology 4 3 (1990): 513-517. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.1990.tb00618.x.
    10.1111/j.1365-2958.1990.tb00618.x
  98. Henriques, A. O.; Tavares, P.; Carvalho, C. M. A.. "Measurement of membrane potentials in synaptosomes". Ciência Biológica 13 (1988): 15-25.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Henriques, A.O.. 2008. "Spore surface display of bioactive molecules. New bacterial spore that is genetically modified or genetically engineered by a genetic DNA construct, useful for preparing a composition for use in animal feed and as animal feed additive, and for improving the feed conversion ratio". Switzerland.
    Expired
  2. Henriques, A.O.. 2008. "Probiotic. New probiotic strain, where the genome comprises a polynucleotide encoding a protein involved into probiotic behavior, useful in the production of animal feed, functional food, and non-food preparations.". Switzerland.
    Expired
  3. Henriques, A.O.. 2008. "Novel gene useful for growth control of plants. New polynucleotide encoding Nep1-like protein (NLP), useful for turf management control to replace herbicide against weeds.".
    Expired
  4. Henriques, A.O.. 2008. "Sporeformers and screening for sporeformers. New sporulation-enhanced microorganism capable of overproducing dormant spores and/or capable of premature or constitutive sporulation compared to a reference strain, useful for identifying a spore-former strain.". Switzerland.
    Expired
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/02 Assembly of the Bacillus subtilis spore surface layers: lessons for spore display. Research Workshop on Bacillus in Clinical and Agricultural Environments
Umeå University (Sweden)
2023/04 Stopping a killer superbug: unravelling the molecular mechanisms of C. difficile sporulation 13th European Spores Conference
Cambridge (United Kingdom)
2023/04 How a cysteine protease and a transglutaminase cooperate to pattern the Bacillus subtilis spore inner coat. 13th European Spores Conference.
Cambridge (United Kingdom)
2023/04 A novel endoribonuclease modulates sporulation initiation in Clostridioides difficile. 13th European Spores Conference
Cambridge (United Kingdom)
2023/04 The morphogenetic protein CotE positions exosporium proteins CotY and ExsY during sporulation of Bacillus cereus. 13th European Spores Conference
Cambridge (United Kingdom)
2023/04 Fluorescent super-resolved imaging allows direct visualization of coat development and reveals sK activity in engulfment-defective Bacillus cereus sporulating cells 13th European Spores Conference
Cambridge (United Kingdom)
2023/01 How morphogenetic protein SafA and the Tgl Transglutaminase cooperate in the assembly of the spore inner coat. BspoRNase kickoff (ANR), via zoom
IBPC (Paris, France)
2022/10 A hierarchical cascade of protein-protein cross-linking involved in the assembly of the spore surface layers. SCAN seminar, ITQB NOVA
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/06 High-resolution imaging of Streptococcus pneumoniae capsules targeted by the 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine The 12th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Disease (ISPPD symposium)
(Toronto, Canada)
2022/06 A novel ribonuclease KapD is integrated into the B. subtilis spore surface layers and plays a key role in structuring the outer coat and crust. 21st International Conference on Bacilli and Gram-Positive Bacteria.
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2022/06 Assembly and the functional architecture of the spore surface layers. 21st International Conference on Bacilli and Gram-Positive Bacteria
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2022/04 Coat bearding in Bacillus cereus sporangia reveals a new control for activation of the sporulation sK factor Bacillus anthracis cereus thuringiensis (BACT) 2022 Conference
(Paris, France)
2022/01/20 Structure and assembly of the Clostridiodes difficile spore surface layers ymbNET seminar, IGC, Oeiras, Portugal.
2022/01 Structure and assembly of the Clostridiodes difficile spore surface layers. SymbNET seminar
IGC (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/11/22 Spore-forming intestinal pathogens Host-Microbe Interactions PhD program in Integrative Biology and Biomedicine (IBB) and SymbNET course. IGC, Oeiras, Portugal
(Portugal)
2021/11 Spore-forming intestinal pathogens Host-Microbe Interactions PhD program in Integrative Biology and Biomedicine (IBB) and SymbNET course. IGC, Oeiras, Portugal
IGC (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/06/11 The cell and molecular biology of carbapenem resistance in Clostridioides difficile Microbiotec21 (virtual format). Lisbon, Portugal
(Portugal)
2021/06 The cell and molecular biology of carbapenem resistance in Clostridioides difficile. Microbiotec21 (virtual format)
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/06 Cleavage of a peptidoglycan hydrolase by a protease required for spore cortex formation in Clostridioides difficile. 64th Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology (virtual format)
2021/03/15 Human intestinal spore forming pathogens and symbionts SymbNet kickoff meeting
Gulbenkian Institute of Science, Oeiras, Portugal.
2021/03/12 Cooperation between a native and an acquired penicillin binding protein imparts carbapenem resistance to Clostridioides difficile
Institut de Biologie Physico Chimique (IBPC) (Paris, France)
2021/03 Human intestinal spore forming pathogens and symbionts. SymbNet kickoff meeting
Gulbenkian Institute of Science (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/03 Cooperation between a native and an acquired penicillin binding protein imparts carbapenem resistance to Clostridioides difficile.
Institut de Biologie Physico Chimique (IBPC) (Paris, France)
2020/11/25 Cooperation between a native and an acquired penicillin binding protein imparts carbapenem resistance to Clostridioides difficile. International MHD seminar Programme “Bacterial protein secretion and drug resistance”.
Guide Institute for Drug exploration. University Medical Center Groningen (Groningen, Netherlands)
2020/11 An acquired penicillin binding protein of Clostridioides difficile and its role in carbapenem resistance. Guide Institute for Drug exploration
University Medical Center Groningen (Netherlands)
2020/10/28 Cooperation between a native and an acquired penicillin binding protein imparts carbapenem resistance to Clostridioides difficile. Scan seminar
ITQB-NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
2020/02/20 Clostridium difficile: the many faces of a human intestinal pathogen Invited seminar.
Department of Life Sciences, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Portugal)
2020/02/12 Clostridium difficile: the many faces of a human intestinal pathogen.
Department of Life Sciences, Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2020/02 Cooperation between a native and an acquired penicillin binding protein imparts carbapenem resistance to Clostridioides difficile. Scan seminar
ITQB NOVA (Lisboa, Portugal)
2020/02 Clostridium difficile: the many faces of a human intestinal pathogen
Department of Life Sciences, Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/11/01 Interlocked production of toxins and spores by Clostridioides difficile: mechanisms and implications.
Pfizer Vaccines (Pearl River, NY, United States)
2019/11 Interlocked production of toxins and spores by Clostridioides difficile: mechanisms and implications.
Pfizer Vaccines (Pearl River, New York, United States)
2019/09/07 Bacteria and space travels International Microorganism Day (iµd)
ITQB-NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
2019/09/07 The intestine as a second brain International Microorganism Day (iµd)
Science Cafe, Pavilhão do Conhecimento, Ciência Viva (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/07/22 Clostridium difficile: an intestinal pathogen. Summer school Host-microbe symbiosis.
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, (Oeiras, Portugal)
2019/07 A sporulation signature thiol protease that links the mother cell transcriptional cascade to the assembly of the spore surface layers. 20th International conference on Bacilli and Gram-positive Bacteria.
(Washington, D.C., United States)
2019/07 A sporulation signature thiol protease that links the mother cell transcriptional cascade to the assembly of the spore surface layers 20th International conference on Bacilli and Gram-positive Bacteria.
(Washington, United States)
2019/07 Clostridium difficile: an intestinal pathogen. Summer school Host-microbe symbiosis.
IGC (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/05/22 Microday; Microscopy Open Day Portuguese Platform for BioImaging (PPBI)
ITQB-NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
2019/02/22 Sporulation and toxinogenesis by Clostridium difficile.
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (Oeiras, Portugal)
2019/02/01 Developmental and evolutionary biology of bacterial sporulation. CIIMAR
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2019/02 Sporulation and toxinogenesis by Clostridium difficile.
IGC (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/02 Developmental and evolutionary biology of bacterial sporulation CIIMAR
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2019/01/15 Bacterial spore differentiation: from root to tips. Millennium Nucleus in the Biology of the Intestinal Microbiota.
Universidad Andrés Bello (Santiago, Chile)
2019/01 Bacterial spore differentiation: from root to tips. Millennium Nucleus in the Biology of the Intestinal Microbiota
Universidad Andrés Bello (Santiago, Chile)
2018/07/25 The importance of studying Microbiology Summer Science
ITQB-NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
2018/06/22 Clostridium difficile and carbapenem resistance: one step ahead? ONEIDA meeting
Orient Museum (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/06 Structure and assembly of the Clostridium difficile spore surface layers. CLOSPORE International showcase conference
(Nottingham, United Kingdom)
2018/06 Functional Characterization of two forespore-specific paaralogous proteases of Clostridium difficile. CLOSPORE International showcase conference
(Nottingham, United Kingdom)
2018/06 Spore biology and resistance mechanisms. RACED Symposium
ITQB-NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
2018/04 Genomic study of a Clostridium difficile multidrug resistant outbreak clone reveals novel determinants of resistance. 28th European Congress of CLinical Microbiology and infectious Diseases
(Madrid, Spain)
2017/11/06 Insights into the role of spores during infection by the intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Graduate Program
Emory University, School of Medicine (Atlanta, United States)
2017/10/23 Cellular dynamics in neurotoxin gene expression in Clostridium botulinum cultures is regulated by environmental cues. The 54th Interagency Botulism Research Coordinating Committee
IBR (San Francisco, United States)
2017/09/22 Cell-cell signalling by the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex during spore development in Bacillus subtilis.
Institut de Biologie Structural, IBS (Grenoble, France)
2017/09/13 Assembly and role of the spore surface during infection by the human intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile. GUIDE, Research Institute for Drug Exploration, International mini symposium “Bacterial surfaces in infection, bioproduction, immunotherapy and infection imaging”
University Medical Center Groningen (Groningen, Netherlands)
2017/01 First glance into single-cell-level neurotoxin gene expression suggests heterogeneity in neurotoxin production in Clostridium botulinum cultures. Toxins 2017
(Madrid, Spain)
2016/12/14 Minimising transcriptional noise during development in a bacterial pathogen Science Conferences at Noon
ITQB-NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
2016/05/30 Division of labour and bet hedging in virulence factor production by the human intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile. 2nd Genetics Workshop
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2016/04/08 A phage regulatory switch controls spore development in the human intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile. Mini-symposium “Bacterial Life, Death and Infection”
ITQB-NOVA (Lisbon, Portugal)
2016/04 Bistable and cell type-specific expression of PaLoc genes during growth and sporulation in the intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile. 7th European Spores Conference
Royal Holloway, University of London (London, United Kingdom)
2015/10/09 Infection by the enteropathogen Clostridium difficile and prospective control strategies. Novasaúde Meeting
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2015/10/08 Novel secretion systems for short-range cell-cell communication in endosporeforemrs. Meeting of the Dutch Society for Microbiology
(Groningen, Netherlands)
2015/10 An original mechanism for excision of the skin element in Clostridium difficile. CLOSPATH Meeting
(Freiburg, Germany)
2015/10 Single cell and population level analysis of spore differentiation and toxin production by Clostridium difficile. CLOSPATH Meeting
(Freiburg, Germany)
2015/07 An original mechanism of control of skin excision during sporulation in Clostridium difficile. Colloque “Bactéries sporulantes pathogènes ou d’intérêt technologique” (BSPIT)
French Society for Microbiology (Paris, France)
2015/07 Role of the morphogenetic CotE protein in the assembly of the Bacillus cereus spore outer layers. Colloque “Bactéries sporulantes pathogènes ou d’intérêt technologique” (BSPIT)
French Society for Microbiology (Paris, France)
2015/07 Diversity and constancy in bacterial endosporulation. Colloque “Bactéries sporulantes pathogènes ou d’intérêt technologique” (BSPIT)
French Society for Microbiology (Paris, France)
2015/06 Genomic dynamics in Bacillus subtilis: patterns of niche adaptation and domestication. 8th International Conference on Gram-positive microorganisms (18th International Conference on Bacilli)
(Montecatini, Italy)
2015/06 Dual-specificity anti-sigma factor reinforces control of cell-type specific gene expression in Bacillus subtilis. 8th International Conference on Gram-positive microorganisms (18th International Conference on Bacilli)
(Montecatini, Italy)
2015/06 Single cell and population-level analysis of the pathogenicity locus unravel the relationship between toxin production and spore formation in Costridium difficile. 8th International Conference on Gram-positive microorganisms (18th International Conference on Bacilli)
(Montecatini, Italy)
2015/06 Single cell and population-level analysis of the pathogenicity locus unravel the relationship between toxin production and spore formation in Costridium difficile. ETOX Meeting
(Braga, Portugal)
2015/06 The assembly of a sporulation enzyme is driven by its substrates. 59th Wind River Meeting on Prokaryotic Biology
(Estes Park, Colorado, United States)
2015 The mother cell to forespore channel of C. difficile has a central role in spore morphogenesis, protein localization and peptidoglycan remodelling. 5rd International Clostridium difficile Symposium (ICDS)
(Bled, Slovenia)
2014/10/21 Single cell and population level analysis of spore differentiation and toxin production by the human pathogen Clostridium difficile.
University College London (UCL), Eastman Dental Institute (London, United Kingdom)
2014/05/21 Spore differentiation and toxin production by Clostridium difficile.
The Institute of Cell and Molecular Bioscience, University of Newcastle. (Newcastle, United Kingdom)
2014/01/12 Clostridium difficile
IBMC, University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2013/11/27 Clostridium difficile: toxinogenesis and sporogenesis.
ITQB-NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
2013/09 A role for RodZ in Bacillus subtilis cell division. The Great Wall Meeting.
(Paris, France)
2013/06/06 Spore differentiation and toxin production by the enteric pathogen Clostridium difficile.
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciências (Oeiras, Portugal)
2013/06 Morphodynamics of sporulation in the intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile. 7th International Conference on Gram-positive microorganisms (17th International Conference on Bacilli)
(Montecatini, Italy)
2013/06 A role for RodZ in Bacillus subtilis cell division. 7th International Conference on Gram-positive microorganisms (17th International Conference on Bacilli)
(Montecatini, Italy)
2013/05 Clostridium difficile: spores and toxins. National Congress of Internal Medicine. Astellas Symposium on C. difficile
(Vilamoura, Portugal)
2013/04/24 A streamlined sporulation pathway in Clostridium difficile. Symposium “Host-Microbe Interactions”
University Medical Center Groningen (Groningen, Netherlands)
2013/03/25 Sporulation in the gut.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine. (Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
2013/03 A streamlined sporulation pathway in Clostridium difficile. ClostNet II meeting
(Nottingham, United Kingdom)
2012/09 Spore development in relation to pathogenesis in Clostridium difficile. 4th International Clostridium difficile Symposium, ICDS
(Bled, Slovenia)
2012/05 Morphodynamics of spore differentiation in relation to pathogenesis in Clostridium difficile. XXXVII Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética.
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2012/05 A protein required for efficient host colonization by Clostridium difficile is an abundant component of the spore surface layers. XXXVII Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética.
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2012/04 The Tgl transglutaminase: structure, assembly and role in spore morphogenesis. 5th European Spores Conference
(London, United Kingdom)
2012/04 Morphodynamics of spore differentiation in Clostridium difficile. 5th European Spores Conference
(London, United Kingdom)
2012/01 Developmental biology and pathogenesis in Clostridium difficile. ERA-NET PathoGenoMics Meeting
(Tenerife, Spain)
2011/10 From the crystal structure of the Tgl transglutaminase to its assembly and function in cross-linking of the spore surface layers. 2nd ITQB PhD students´s meeting
ITQB-NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
2011/09 The multiple roles of peptidoglycan during cell differentiation. The Great Wall Meeting.
(Cascais, Portugal)
2011/06 A Negative Feedback Loop that Limits the Ectopic Activation of a Cell Type-Specific Sporulation Sigma Factor of Bacillus subtilis. 6th International Conference on Gram-positive microorganisms
(Montecatini, Italy)
2011/06 From the crystal structure of the Tgl transglutaminase to its assembly and function in cross-linking of the spore surface layers. 6th International Conference on Gram-positive microorganisms
(Montecatini, Italy)
2011/06 Control of Bacillus subtilis cell shape by the novel cytoskeletal element RodZ. 6th International Conference on Gram-positive microorganisms
(Montecatini, Italy)
2011/03/01 What we have learned about sporulation in Clostridium difficile.
Public Health Institute Maribor. (Maribor, Slovenia)
2011/02/28 Developmental Biology of Bacillus subtilis and related organisms.
University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
2011/02/11 RodZ.
Center for Bacterial Cell Biology (Newcastle, United Kingdom)
2011 Learning from probiotics to improve biological availability of feed enzymes. Bacillus Meeting.
(Italy)
2010/12 Developmental Biology of Bacillus subtilis and related organisms. CLOSNET meeting
(Nottingham, United Kingdom)
2010/02/03 Prokaryotic cell division.
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), University of Porto (Porto)
2010/01/27 Control of cell shape by the novel core component of the bacterial actin cytoskeleton.
Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM), University of Lisbon. (Lisbon, Portugal)
2009/12 Control of cell shape by the novel bacterial core morphogenetic component RodZ. MicroBioTec 09
(Vilamoura, Portugal)
2009/09 Putting Microbes into work: Bacillus subtilis spores to display functional enzymes. Autumn meeting of the Society for General Microbiology.
Heriot-Watt University (Edinburg, United Kingdom)
2008/12/21 Development in an undomesticated Bacillus subtilis.
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciências (Oeiras, Portugal)
2008/10 The structure of a nominal transglutaminase: a snap-shot of the evolution of a protein cross-linking enzyme from a protease. Meeting of the Portuguese society for Biochemistry.
(Ponta Delgada, Portugal)
2008/10 Protein cross-linking and site-specific labelling. EMBO Conference on Chemical Biology
EMBL, Heidelberg (Heidelberg, Germany)
2008/10 Evidence that the transpeptidase activity of PBP1 may serve as a checkpoint linking cell wall synthesis and cell division to the activity of the autolytic system in Staphylococcus aureus. ASM Meeting on Gram-Positive Pathogens. In International Conference on Gram-Positive Pathogens.
(Omaha, NE, United States)
2008/05 Polar division concurrent with growth of a endospore-forming bacterium: a step in the evolution of multiple intracellular offspring? Evolutionary Cell Biology, PhD Program in Computational Biology,
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciências (Oeiras, Portugal)
2008/04 The genome of an undomesticated, probiotic strain of Bacillus subtilis (BSP1) 3rd European Conference on Spore Biology.
(Naples, Italy)
2008/04 Assembly of the spore surface layers: morphogenetic protein SpoIVA is a GTPase/ATPase. 3rd European Conference on Spore Biology.
(Naples, Italy)
2008/04 The structure of an ancient, minimal transglutaminase. 3rd European Conference on Spore Biology.
(Naples, Italy)
2008/04 A mother cell-to-forespore junction in Bacillus subtilis. 3rd European Conference on Spore Biology.
(Naples, Italy)
2008/02/07 Role of a YidC/Oxa1-type membrane protein insertase in cell-cell signalling during Bacillus subtilis sporulation. Protein Secretion Meeting
(Groningen, Netherlands)
2008 Bacillus (spore) Probiotics. Expert Meeting
DSM Nutritional Products, Inc. (Basel, Switzerland)
2007/10 Genome blueprint of an undomesticated Bacillus subtilis strain for probiotic use in feed. ProkaGENOMICS 2007 - 3rd European Conference on Prokaryotic Genomics
(Göttingen, Germany)
2007 Interactions among proteins involved in the activation of sG during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. Bacillus Meeting.
(Tireno, Italy)
2007 Genome blueprint of an undomesticated, probiotic strain of Bacillus subtilis strain (BSP1). Bacillus Meeting.
(Tireno, Italy)
2006/10 Prespore chromosome segregation during asymmetric cell division at the onset of spore development in Bacillus subtilis. 1st Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Developmental Biology
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciências (Oeiras, Portugal)
2006/10 Morphogenesis and the sub-cellular localization of proteins in bacterial cells. Chemistry Forum
New University of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)
2006/06 Role of DivIB in prespore chromosome segregation in Bacillus subtilis. European Spores Conference
(Smolenice, Slovakia)
2006/06 Interactions in the pathway of sG activation in Bacillus subtilis. European Spores Conference
(Smolenice, Slovakia)
2005/06 Interactions in the pathway of sG-containing RNA polymerase activation during development in Bacillus subtilis. International Conference on Functional Genomics of Gram-Positive Microorganisms.
(La Jolla, CA, United States)
2005/06 Requirement for cell division protein DivIB for prespore chromosome segregation during asymmetric cell division in Bacillus subtilis. International Conference on Functional Genomics of Gram-Positive Microorganisms.
(La Jolla, CA, United States)
2005/06 Novel Bacillus subtilis mutations support the riboswitch mechanism of thiamine gene regulation. International Conference on Functional Genomics of Gram-Positive Microorganisms.
(La Jolla, CA, United States)
2005/06 Novel Bacillus subtilis mutations support the riboswitch mechanism of thiamine gene regulation. Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology
(Estes Park, Colorado, United States)
2005/04 Sporulation in undomesticated Bacillus subtilis. Bacell Meeting
(Paris, France)
2005/01/28 Biology and applications of undomesticated strains of Bacillus subtilis.
DSM Nutritional Products, Inc. (Basel, Switzerland)
2004/12 An extreme response to stress: spore morphogenesis in bacteria. Meeting of the Portuguese society for Biochemistry.
(Vilamoura, Portugal)
2004/12 Requirement for cell division protein DivIB for correct chromosome segregation during medial and asymmetric cell division in Bacillus subtilis. Meeting of the Portuguese society for Biochemistry.
(Vilamoura, Portugal)
2004/10 Dynamic behavior of proteins in developing cells of Bacillus subtilis. 3rd Portuguese-Spanish Biophysics Congress.
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2004/08/25 Sporulation and pathogenesis in Bacillus anthracis.
National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology. (Hanoi, Vietnam)
2004/06 Functional regions in the SpoIIIJ protein of Bacillus subtilis European Spores Conference.
(Bratislava, Slovakia)
2004/06 Requirement for DivIB for asymmetric cell division in Bacillus subtilis. European Spores Conference.
(Bratislava, Slovakia)
2004/06 The interaction between morphogenetic proteins SpoVID and SafA is essential for spore coat assembly and spore lysozyme resistance in Bacillus subtilis. European Spores Conference.
(Bratislava, Slovakia)
2004/06 Control of morphogenesis by the localization of a transglutaminase at the surface of the developing spore in Bacillus subtilis. European Spores Conference.
(Bratislava, Slovakia)
2004/06 Regulation of sG in Bacillus subtilis. European Spores Conference.
(Bratislava, Slovakia)
2003/12 Studies on CotA, a laccase associated with the surface of Bacillus subtilis endospores. Meeting of the Portuguese society for Biochemistry.
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2003/12 Chaperones dedicated to the assembly of the endospore coat structure. Meeting of the Portuguese society for Biochemistry.
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2003/12 Isolation and characterisation of gut sporeformers from poultry: potential use as probiotics. Meeting of the Portuguese society for Biochemistry.
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2003/12 SpoIIIJ is a compartment-specific membrane protein translocase responsible for the activation of transcription factor ¿G during development in Bacillus subtilis. Meeting of the Portuguese society for Biochemistry.
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2003/11 A cell-cell signalling pathway involved in the compartment-specific activation of a transcription factor during development in Bacillus subtilis. Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology.
(Tomar, Portugal)
2003/10/03 Sporebiotics.
DSM Nutritional Products, Inc. (Basel, Switzerland)
2003/09/26 Coupling cell division to chromosome segregation at the onset of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciências (Oeiras, Portugal)
2003/08 Control of Bacillus subtilis RNA polymerase sigma factor activity by intercellular signaling. Meeting on Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phage
(Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., United States)
2003/06 Gut Sporeformers from poultry: isolation, characterisation and potential use as probiotics. 1st FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists.
(Ljubljana, Slovenia)
2003/06 Biochemical and structural characterization of Bacillus subtilis spore coat protein CotA. International Conference on Functional Genomics of Gram-Positive Microorganisms.
(Baveno, Italy)
2003/06 Control of the Soj/Spo0J system of chromosome partitioning by cell division proteins in Bacillus subtilis. International Conference on Functional Genomics of Gram-Positive Microorganisms.
(Baveno, Italy)
2003/06 Regulatory circuits involved in the compartment-specific activation of sG during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. International Conference on Functional Genomics of Gram-Positive Microorganisms.
(Baveno, Italy)
2003/04 Fonction de la proteíne portale dans encapsidation de ADN du bacteriophage SPP1 “V Journées Francophones de Virologie"
(Paris, France)
2002/08 The portal protein plays essential roles during packaging of the bacteriophage SPP1 chromosome. 2nd International Summer School "DNA and Chromosomes: Physical and Biological Approaches"
Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques de Cargese (Cargese, Corsica, France)
2002/07/02 Structural Proteomics of the Bacillus subtilis endospore coat organelle.
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciências (Oeiras, Portugal)
2002/06 Cell division protein DivIB has a second function in the regulation of the Spo0j/Soj system of chromosome segregation at the onset of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology.
(Estes Park, Colorado, United States)
2002/04 DNA arrays and proteomics in the analysis of microbial development. Conferências em Biotecnologia.
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (Lisbon, Portugal)
2002/03/16 Bacterial endospores as pathogenicity agents and as vehicles for the presentation of foreign antigens with potential uses in vaccines. In: “Vaccines and Biological threats: new challenges”. Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Pediatrics
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2001/09 Analysis of compartmentalized gene expression during Bacillus subtilis spore development using DNA macroarrays. Gulbenkian advanced course on Functional Genomics.
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciências
2001/08/17 Genetic control of endospore morphogenesis in Bacillus subtilis.
Institute of Biotechnology, National Center of Natural Science and Technology (Hanoi, Vietnam)
2001/07 Phenotypes associated with mutations in the portal protein of bacteriophage SPP1. FASEB Meeting on Viral Assembly.
(Helsinky, Finland)
2001/07 The endospore coat protein CotA of Bacillus subtilis is a laccase. 10th European Congress on Biotechnology
(Madrid, Spain)
2001/07 Control of sG synthesis and activation by an ABC transporter during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. 7th International Conference on Bacilli
(La Jolla, CA, United States)
2001/07 Phenotypes associated with mutations in the portal protein of bacteriophage SPP1 FASEB Meeting on Viral Assembly.
(Helsinky, Finland)
2001/06 Control of macromolecular assembly of the endospore coat structure by the CotE morphogenetic protein in Bacillus subtilis. 7th FEBS Meeting
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2000/10 Cell-type specific transcription and cellular morphogenesis during endospore development in Bacillus subtilis 3rd Gulbenkian Autumn Meeting on Cellular Differentiation
(Oeiras, Portugal)
2000/09 Compartmentalized gene expression during development in Bacillus subtilis. Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Microbiology.
(Póvoa do Varzim, Portugal)
2000/07 Analysis of the SPP1 portal protein multi-functionality. FASEB Meeting on Viral Assembly.
(Rio Bravo, Arizona,, United States)
2000/06 An operon encoding an ABC-type transporter is the site of mutations that alter the timing of sG activation during development in Bacillus subtilis. Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology
(Estes Park, CO, United States)
2000/06 Evidence for translational control of safA expression during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology.
(Estes Park, CO, United States)
2000/03/24 Mechanisms of endospore coat assembly.
Department of Microbiology, University Federico II (Naples, Italy)
1999/12/20 Intercompartmental signalling and morphogenesis during endospore development in Bacillus subtilis.
Max-Planck-Institut fur Terrestriche Mikrobiologie, and Department of Microbiology, Phillipps-Universitaet Marburg, (Marburg, Germany)
1999/05/26 A developmental checkpoint for the compartment-specific activation of the sG transcription factor in Bacillus subtilis.
Department of Chemistry, New University of Lisbon. (Lisbon, Portugal)
1999/01/19 Coupling gene expression to morphogenesis during development in Bacillus subtilis.
Gulbenkian Institute for Science (Oeiras, Portugal)
1998/11 Peptidoglycan, cell morphology, and the control of gene expression.
XI National Congress of Biochemistry. (Tomar, Portugal)
1998/07/21 Morphogenesis and the control of gene expression during development in Bacillus subtilis.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham. (Birmingham, AL, United States)
1998/07 Pulsed-Field Electrophoresis: an overview of the currently available technology Molecular Biology of Prokaryotic Differentiation
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia (Lisbon)
1998/06 Cell morphology and control of gene expression. Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology.
(Wind River, CO., United States)
1998/04/14 Control of gene expression and morphogenesis during development in Bacillus subtilis.
Department of Biology, University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
1998/04 Utilization of non-conventional electrophoresis systems (FIGE, OFAGE, CHEF, TAFE) in the characterization of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes. Decada Simposium
(Lisbon, Portugal)
1998/03/27 Transcompartmental activation of sG by the rodA morphogene during development in Bacillus subtilis.
Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra. (Coimbra, Portugal)
1997/07/23 Role of oxidative stress enzymes in spore coat assembly and function.
Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Genetik (Berlin, Germany)
1997/06 Spore coat assembly in Bacillus subtilis Bacillus Symposium
(Birmingham, AL. , United States)
1996/08 Assembly of CotJC into spores of Bacillus subtilis requires CotJA Meeting on Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phage
(Cold Spring Harbor, NY., United States)
1996/06 Pathways of assembly of spore coat proteins in Bacillus subtilis. XII International Spores Conference
(Madicon, WI., United States)
1990/11 Analysis of spoVE regulation New England Spores Meeting
(Boston, MA, United States)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/09 - Current Genetics and cell biology of Vancomycin resistance in Clostridioides difficile
Supervisor of Bruna Henriques
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/01/01 - Current Role of Glutamate Dehydrogenase (GDH) in the assembly and function of the Clostridioides difficile biofilm matrix
Co-supervisor of Isabel Roseiro
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/01 - Current Dissecting the dual functionality of a cysteine protease required for spore surface assembly and host colonization in the human pathogen Clostridioides difficile
Supervisor of Carmen Olivença
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019 - Current The Clostridium difficile/host interface
Supervisor of Khira Amara
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2024/03/01 - 2024/04/05 Curricular unit - "Purification and oligomeric state of MurG, a determinant of Vancomycin resistance in Clostridioides difficile"
Supervisor of Mariana Camacho Grosso
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/09 - 2024/04 Preventing Clostridioides difficile infection by using an immobilized bile salt hydrolase to interfere with spore germination
Supervisor of Daniela Rodrigues da Silva
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/09 - 2024/03 Potencial terapêutico de um inibidor de uma protease essencial para a colonização do hospedeiro por Clostridioides difficile
Supervisor of Nataliya Herasymiv
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019 - 2024 Biology and interactions of anaerobic gut sporeformers
Co-supervisor of Diogo Martins
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/12 Role of enolase in the formation of the Clostridioides difficile biofilm
Co-supervisor of Rute Canhão Pereira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2016 - 2023/10 Post-doc - Mechanisms of intra-species interactions affecting colonization dynamics of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Co-supervisor of Carina Valente
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/03/01 - 2023/08/31 Pfizer fellowship - "High resolution imaging of streptococcal capsules using multiple approaches"
Supervisor of Bernardo Raimundo
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/04 - 2022/12 Pfizer fellowship - "High resolution imaging of streptococcal capsules using multiple approaches"
Supervisor of Carmen Olivença
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/12 Spore surface display of enzymes used for molecular diagnosis by RT-LAMP
Co-supervisor of Constança Neves
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/03/15 - 2022/09/15 Research fellowship - "Seabiocide: new biocide from Asparagopsis armata for the treatment of infectious diseases"
Supervisor of Paula Teixeira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/09 Characterization of Clostridioides difficile biofilm matrix proteins
Co-supervisor of Isabel Roseiro
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/06 Volunteer - "Role of a ribonuclease during biofilm formation"
Supervisor of Selene Madureira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/01/01 - 2022/04/01 Training - "Mutational analysis of the YabG cysteine protease of Clostridioides difficile"
Supervisor of Joana Borba
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/01 - 2022/02 The composition and function of the spore surface layers in the human pathogen Clostridioides difficile
Supervisor of Wilson Antunes
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2022/01 Functional characterization of a cysteine protease essential for the assembly of the Clostridium difficile spore surface layers
Supervisor of Carmen Olivença
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2020/09 - 2022/01 Mechanisms of vancomycin resistance in Clostridium difficile
Supervisor of Mariana Valente
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2020/09 - 2022/01 Deletion of sdaB reduces the susceptibility to vancomycin in Clostridioides difficile
Supervisor of Inês Morais
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2020/09 - 2022/01 Characterization of the biofilm formed by Clostridium difficile
Co-supervisor of Lourenço Bonneville
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015/01 - 2022/01 Cell wall assembly and antibiotic resistance in Clostridium difficile
Co-supervisor of Aristides Mendes
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/05 - 2021/11 Post-doc - Molecular and cell biology of imipenem resistance in the human intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile
Supervisor of Zoé Enderlin Vaz Silva
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/04/01 - 2021/07/01 Internship - "Antibiotic resistance in Clostridioides difficile"
Supervisor of Estelle Winter
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2016/01 - 2021/07 Insights into toxin production and spore differentiation in Clostridioides difficile
Supervisor of Sara Ramalhete
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/10/15 - 2020/10/15 Volunteer - "Short-range cell-cell communication in Bacillus subtilis"
Supervisor of Inês Blum
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/09 - 2020/09 Cooperation between endogenous and an acquired penicillin-binding protein during spore differentiation in clinical strains of Clostridioides difficile
Supervisor of Beatriz Martins
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/09 - 2020/09 Chemogenomic screen for imipenem resistance in Clostridium difficile
Supervisor of Leonor Duarte
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015/11 - 2020/09 Assembly of the Clostridioides difficile spore surface layers
Supervisor of Eleonora Marini
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/10 - 2020/01 Protein-protein interactions involved in the assembly of the Clostridium difficile spore surface layers
Co-supervisor of Alba Romero Rodríguez
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2019/11/01 Visiting PhD student - "RNAses in spores of Bacillus subtilis"
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/08/01 - 2019/09/29 Erasmus student - "Over-production and purification of Cysteine-rich proteins from the surface of Clostridium difficile spores"
Supervisor of Cecilia Giacomet
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/09 - 2019/09 Characterisation of genes from a genomic signature for sporulation in the human gastro-intestinal tract
Supervisor of Mariana Monteiro Barreira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/04/01 - 2019/07/31 Short term project - "Isolation and characterisation of spore-forming bacteria from the gut of fish species of commercial interest"
Supervisor of Francisca Soledade
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/04/08 - 2019/06/08 Programme Perdiguier - "Dynamique d´assemblage des structures protéiques des spores de Bacillus cereus et conséquences sur leur résistance et leur capacité de développement"
Supervisor of Armand Lablaine
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/01/28 - 2019/02/19 Short term project - "Cloning and over-production of the YabG protease from Clostridioides difficile"
Supervisor of Carolina Rodrigues Nascimento
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015 - 2019 Genes expressed in vivo in probiotic, undomesticated strains of Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor of Patrícia Amaral
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012 - 2019 Single cell and population-level analysis of toxin and spore production by the human pathogen Clostridium difficile
Supervisor of Carolina Cassona
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/04/03 - 2018/06/03 Programme Perdiguier - "Dynamique d´assemblage des structures protéiques des spores de Bacillus cereus et conséquences sur leur résistance et leur capacité de développement"
Supervisor of Armand Lablaine
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015 - 2018 Post-doc - Understanding the evolutionary history and the diversity of bacterial endosporulation
Co-supervisor of Paula Ramos-Silva
2016/09 - 2017/12 Bacillus subtilis sporulation in biofilms
Co-supervisor of Ana Roque
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2016/09 - 2017/12 Assessment of a genomic signature for sporulation in the gut
Supervisor of Diogo Martins
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017/07/24 - 2017/07/28 SummerScience project - "Interdependent regulation of the toxin-encoding loci of Clostridium difficile"
Supervisor of Margarida Basaloco Fonseca
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017/07/24 - 2017/07/28 SummerScience project - "Isolation of spore forming bacteria from sponges"
Supervisor of Ana Maria Vasconcelos
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017/06 - 2017/06 Volunteer - "Overproduction and purification of rubrerythrins from Clostridium difficile and Bacillus subtilis"
Supervisor of Sofiya Masna
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017/06 - 2017/06 Volunteer - "Overproduction and purification of RemA from Bacillus subtilis"
Supervisor of Beatriz Portinha
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017/03 - 2017/03 Internship - "Basic techniques in Microbial Genetics and Molecular Biology"
Supervisor of Aloïse Fasquelle
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014/09 - 2016/02 Exploring the evolutionary link between sporulation and biofilms in Bacillus subtilis
Co-supervisor of Inês Portinha
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015/01 - 2016/01 Post-doc - RNA mimics of GFP for single cell analysis of gene expression in the intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile: synthesis and validation of new red-shifted fluorophores
Supervisor of Naiara Hernandez
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014/09 - 2015/12 Genetic basis for the production of different spore morphotypes by the intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile
Co-supervisor of Carolina Feliciano
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014/09 - 2015/11 Exploring the relationship between toxin and spore production in the human enteric pathogen Clostridium difficile
Supervisor of Sara Ramalhete
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2009/10 - 2015/09 Analysis of a membrane-associated tripartite molecular machine that drives assembly of the bacterial spore surface layers
Supervisor of Filipa Nunes
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014/09/14 - 2014/12/15 Visiting Scientist - Role of the CotE morphogenetic protein in spore assembly and properties in B. cereus
Supervisor of Christelle Bressuire-Isoard
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014/09 - 2014/12 Genetic and cell biology analysis of the ktrAB potassium transport during the initial steps of osmoregulation in Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor of João Morais Cabral
 Visiting researcher (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013/09 - 2014/12 Polyphosphorylation of the Lsm-like CotB protein of Bacillus subtilis by a eukaryotic-type Ser/Thr kinase
Supervisor of Carolina Freitas
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014/01 - 2014/09 Research fellowship - "Development of a fluorescence reporter system to be used in the strict anaerobe Clostridium difficile"
Supervisor of Rita Tomé
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2011 - 2014 Post-doc - The role of hub proteins in the macromolecular assembly of a bacterial organelle
Supervisor of Tiago Pais
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008 - 2014 Biology and applications of a bacterial protein cross-linking enzyme
Supervisor of Catarina Fernandes
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008 - 2014 Sporulation as a virulence factor in Clostridium difficile
Supervisor of Fátima Pereira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013/06 - 2013/09 Erasmus visiting student - "Characterization of a S/T kinase involved in assembly of the B. subtilis spore"
Supervisor of Jerneja Planinc
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/09 - 2013/09 Volunteer - "Subcellular localization of the translational machinery in developing cells of Bacillus subtilis"
Supervisor of Carolina Freitas
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013/06 - 2013/06 Summer trainee - "General techniques in microbiology and genetics"
Supervisor of Francisco Ramos
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2001 - 2013 Convergent signalling of sG activation in Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor of Maria Côrte
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/01 - 2012/09 Research fellowship - "Analysis of the spore differentiation pathway in Clostridium difficile"
Supervisor of Rita Tomé
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2011/10 - 2012/07 Research fellowship - "Activity of Tgl variants"
Supervisor of Gabriela Azevedo Pires Drabek
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2011/07 - 2011/12 Research fellowship - "Functional analysis of the conserved core of bacterial endosporulation genes"
Supervisor of Maria Teresa Ribeiro Maio
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2011/07 - 2011/09 Visiting student - "Probing the genetic circuitry that restricts the ectopic activation of a cell type-specific auto-regulatory sigma factor of B. subtilis"
Supervisor of Lluis FausCortes
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2011/06 - 2011/09 Visiting student - "Cloning and overproduction of the cell type-specific sporulation sigma factors of Clostridium difficile"
Supervisor of Tomás Cruz
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010/07 - 2011/09 Role of Transcription/repair coupling factor in the cell type-specific activation of a transcription factor during development in Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor of João Bota
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010/07 - 2011/09 Function and interactions of a the core cytoskeletal component RodZ in Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor of Ana Paiva
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008 - 2011 Post-doc- Identification and characterization of novel factors controlling asymmetric cell division during Bacillus subtilis sporulation
Supervisor of Teresa Costa
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2006 - 2011 Extra- and intracellular signalling governing sporulation initiation in undomesticated Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor of Cláudia Serra
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2009/09 - 2010/09 Research fellowship - "Functional analysis of the genes for a sortase and a collagen-binding adhesin in a gut isolate of Bacillus subtilis"
Supervisor of Joana Lopes
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2009/09 - 2010/09 Research fellowship - "Functional analysis of the conserved core of bacterial endosporulation genes"
Supervisor of Carolina Cassona
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008/07 - 2010/07 Post-doc - Analysis of the sporulation and germination pathways of the nosocomial pathogen Clostridium difficile
Supervisor of Tiago dos Vultos Santos
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010/01 - 2010/06 Curso Extensão Universitária - "Control of cellular morphogenesis by a conserved cytoskeletal-associated bacterial component"
Supervisor of Joana Rodrigues
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008/12 - 2009/12 Research fellowship - "Control of cell shape in Bacillus subtilis: over-production, purification and analysis of the cytoplasmic and extra-cytoplasmic domains of morphogenic protein RodZ"
Supervisor of Joana Rodrigues
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2009/06 - 2009/09 Summer project - "Sporulation in epidemic strains of Clostridium difficile"
Supervisor of Mónica Alves
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008 - 2009 Interactions in the assembly of a molecular machine that drives assembly of the spore coat structure in Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor of Lia Domingues
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2006 - 2009 Post-doc - Molecular architecture and function of cell-cell signaling complexes that coordinate Bacillus subtilis spore development
Supervisor of Ana Filipa Valente
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2005 - 2009 Post-doc - Structure and function of the LysM domain in relation to spore morphogenesis in Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor of Anabela Lopes Isidro
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2007/10 - 2008/12 Volunteer - "Interactions among integral membrane components of a Bacillus subtilis cell-cell signaling complex"
Supervisor of João Paulo Gonçalves de Almeida
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2007/09 - 2008/09 Volunteer - "The interaction between the SpoIVA ATPase and the tropomyosin-like protein SpoVID of Bacillus subtilis"
Supervisor of Lia Domingues
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2003 - 2008 Structural characterization of a B. subtilis spore coat-associated transglutaminase
Supervisor of Diana Plácido
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2002 - 2008 Penicillin-binding proteins in the cell cycle of  Staphylococcus aureus
Co-supervisor of Sandro Pereira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2006 - 2007 Role of the Sec translocon in cell-cell communication during spore development in Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor of Pedro Rodrigues
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2004 - 2007 Post-doc - Functional analysis of the genes for peptidoglycan deacetylases in pathogenic Bacillus, and their roles in sporulation and virulence
Supervisor of Mónica Serrano
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2006/10 - 2006/12 Volunteer - "Requirement for the GTPase activity of morphogenetic protein SpoIVA in spore coat assembly"
Supervisor of Ana Margarida Almeida
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2006/10 - 2006/12 Research fellowship - "Site-specific labeling of proteins in vitro and at the cell surface by a transglutaminase isolated from the Bacillus subtilis spore coat"
Supervisor of Catarina Fernandes
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2004 - 2005 Protein-protein interactions that signal activation of RNA polymerase in response to cellular morphogenesis
Supervisor of Joana Santos
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2004 - 2005 Post-doc - Role of cell division protein DivIB in the activation of the response regulator Spo0A at the onset of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor of Gonçalo Real
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2002 - 2005 Post-doc - Isolation and characterization of aerobic gut sporeformers
Supervisor of Teresa Barbosa
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2002 - 2005 Post-doc - Mechanism of assembly of spore coat protein CotB of Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor of Rita Zilhão
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2002 - 2005 Post-doc - Studies on the characterization of the spore coat-associated CotA laccase of Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor of Lígia Martins
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2000 - 2005 Role of the CotE and SpoVID morphogenetic proteins in the macromolecular assembly of the B. subtilis endospore coat structure
Supervisor of Teresa de Vasconcelos Costa
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
1999 - 2005 Role of cell division protein DivIB in the activation of the response regulator Spo0A at the onset of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor of Gonçalo Real
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2003/10 - 2004/10 Research fellowship - "The functional map of a SEDS (shape, elongation, division, and sporulation) protein from Bacillus subtilis"
Supervisor of Sérgio Filipe Morgado Pinto
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2003/09 - 2004/09 Research fellowship - The sG checkpoint: the functional interaction between the spoIIIA and spoIIIJ loci of Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor of Filipe Jorge Garrett Vieira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2003/09 - 2004/04 Post-doc - The developmentally-regulated transglutaminase-dependent cross-linking of B. subtilis spore coat protein components
Co-supervisor of Rachele Isticato
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2000 - 2004 Post-doc - Function of bacteriophage SPP1 portal protein during DNA packaging
Co-supervisor of Leonor Oliveira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
1998 - 2004 Genetic analysis of the sG checkpoint during development in Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor of Mónica Serrano
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
1997 - 2002 Caracterização da função da proteína portal do bacteríofago SPP1 de Bacillus subtilis na formação do pro-capsídeo e durante a encapsidação do DNA
Co-supervisor of Anabela Lopes Isidro
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/01 - Current MICROORGANISM Day, "Bacterial growth", Vídeo by Sara Ramalhete and Diogo Martins, Microbial Development Group. https://youtu.be/ZUMPRmIqIlE. (2020/09/17)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
2020 - Current Escola Ciência Viva do Pavilhão do Conhecimento/Ciência Viva School, The hidden world of bacteria, Meeting the scientist/Encontro com o cientista. (2020/10/09)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
2020 - Current A Universe of Life. World Space Week/Semana Mundial do Espaço Auditorium Escola Secundária Sebastião e Silva Oeiras (aluno 10º e 12º anos) (2020/10/12)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
2020/06/19 - 2020/06/19 Visita Virtual | Oeiras Educa - Clube Ciência Viva. Scientists at home. Virtual visit to the Microbial Development laboratory, using the zoom platform. (2020/06/19)
Workshop (Co-organisor)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/11/16 - Current Chegámos à Lua! E depois?
Exhibition
 “Chegámos à Lua! E depois?
Centro Cultural de Belém, Portugal
2017/09/30 - 2017/09/30 Gave a talk entitled: “Resistant Bacteria”
Other
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores
2016/03/16 - 2016/03/16 Gave a talk entitled: "MicroBiology in Space"
Exhibition
 An Amazing Universe
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/04/10 Preventing Clostridioides difficile infection by using an immobilized bile salt hydrolase to interfere with spore germination.
Supervisor
 Daniela Rodrigues da Silva (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2024/03/26 Potencial terapêutico de um inibidor de uma protease essencial para a colonização do hospedeiro por Clostridioides difficile
Supervisor
 Nataliya Herasymiv (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2024/02/02 In vitro effect of gut microbiota-derived indole-3-propionic acid on insulin resistance
President of the jury
 Inês Simões Franco (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2024/01/19 Avaliação do stress oxidativo e defesas antioxidantes de macrófagos expostos a espiroquetas das espécies Borrelia garinii e Borrelia lusitaniae
President of the jury
 Mónica Cristina Anacleto Coelho Franco (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2024/01/16 Avaliação da Toxicidade e actividade in vitro de fármacos candidatos a reposicionamento contra Neisseria gonorrhoede
President of the jury
 Beatriz Mateus dos Santos (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/12/20 Characterization of biofilm formation by bacteria associated with the midgut of Anopheles mosquito, vector of malaria
President of the jury
 Margarida Reçonha Marques (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/12/19 Molecular killers in Steptococcus pneumoniae: RNase R and the control of other ribonuclease
President of the jury
 Fábio Santos (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/12/18 Characterization of a Type-I ABC-Transporter in Staphylococcus aureus
President of the jury
 Ana Catarina Pinguelo Martins dos Santos (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/11/23 Fitness landscapes for predicting evolution between environments
President of the jury
 Ana-Hermina Ghenu (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/09/04 Post-graduated Programme - "Investigating Challenges in the Proliferation of Leuconostoc pseudomensenteroides in Drosophila melanogaster: A Troubleshooting Perspective"
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês Lobato Dionísio (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/07/04 Mechanisms of adaptation to oral infection in D. melanogaster upon experimental evolution
President of the jury
 Tânia Paulo (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2023/07/04 Type I Interferon Response of Brain Endot helial Cells in Cerebral Malaria: Antigen Presentation, Immunoproteosome Activation, Endot helial integrity, and Glucose Metabolism
President of the jury
 Abdul Muktadir Shafi (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/07/21 Extraction of bioactives from marine by-products using-Deep Eutectic Solvents for Dry Eye Disease treatment
President of the jury
 Maha Abdallah (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/07/06 Unravelling the reaction mechanism of glutamate admiration in Staphylococcus aureus peptidoglycan
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Francisco Leisico (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/03/28 Exploring monotopic quinone reductases. Shedding light on their substrate interaction determinants
President of the jury
 Filipe Medina (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/02/26 A deleção de sdaB reduz a suscetibilidade à vancomicina em Clostridioides difficile
Supervisor
 Inês Morais (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022/02/26 The composition and function of the spore surface layers in the human pathogen Clostridioides difficile
Supervisor
 Wilson Antunes (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/01/28 Mechanisms of vancomycin resistance in Clostridium difficile
Supervisor
 Mariana Valente (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2022/01/26 Functional characterization of a cysteine protease essential for the assembly of the Clostridioides difficile spore surface layers
Supervisor
 Carmen Olivença (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/11/25 Cooperation between endogenous and an acquired penicillin-binding protein during spore differentiation in clinical strains of Clostridioides difficile
Supervisor
 Beatriz Martins (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/07/23 Early events in cell-autonomous immunity against infection by Toxoplasma gondii in mice
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Lina Rodrigues (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/07/06 Assemblage des couches externes des spores de Bacillus cereus: acteurs et mécanismes
(Thesis) Arguer
 Armand Lablaine (PhD)
Avignon Université, France
2021/06/27 Insights into the production of toxins and the assembly of spores in Clostridioides difficile
Supervisor
 Sara Ramalhete (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/06/23 Regulation of the microbiota in the gut of Drosophila melanogaster
(Thesis) Arguer
 Gonçalo Matos (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/04/23 Anatomical and Functional Connectivity of the Rodent Hippocampal Formation
President of the jury
 Annelene Dahl (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/04/06 Co-option of immune response mechanisms by the metamorphosis hormonal signalling system
President of the jury
 Catarina Sofia Duarte (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/02/02 Testimonial of Professional Contributions in the Biotechnology Field (1991-2019)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sónia Appel (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/01/15 Chemogenomic screen for imipenem resistance in Clostridium difficile
Supervisor
 Leonor Duarte (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/11/25 Snap Shots of Bacterial Adaptation
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Bimal Prajapati (PhD)
University Medical Center Groningen - Department of Medical Microbiology , Netherlands
2020/10/19 Seasonal plasticity in insect models: effect of variable temperatures on developmental outcome
President of the jury
 Yara Rodrigues (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2020/09/07 Assembly of the Clostridioides difficile spore surface layers
Supervisor
 Eleonora Marini (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2020/07/10 Robust tolerance out of volatile Regulatory T cells
President of the jury
 Eleonora Tulumello (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2020/06/25 Revealing sensory and motor representations in the inferior olive of larval zebrafish
President of the jury
 Rita Félix (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2020/02/14 Revealing specialization events induced by pollutants in below ground fungal communities
President of the jury
 Celso Martins (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2020/01/08 Characterization of genes from a genomic signature for sporulation in the human gastro-intestinal tract
Supervisor
 Mariana Monteiro Barreira (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/12/20 Role of telomere proteins in replication stress
President of the jury
 Pamela Borges (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/12/18 Mechanisms of Self-Defense Suppression of Mothers Under Threat in the Presence of Offspring
President of the jury
 Elizabeth Rickenbacher (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/10/14 Early life social experiences shape social avoidance kinematics in larval zebrafish”: body size and pigmentation in Drosophila
President of the jury
 Antonia Helena Groneberg (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/06/25 Genes expressed in vivo in probiotic, undomesticated strains of Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor
 Patrícia Amaral (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019/01/30 Single cell and population-level analysis of toxin and spore production by the human pathogen Clostridium difficile
Supervisor
 Carolina Cassona (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/12/21 Viroma pulmonar em doentes submetidos a ventilação mecânica em Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos
President of the jury
 Raquel Nazareth (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/09/19 Plant salinity tolerance: from the gene family to a single species perspective
Thesis Member
 Inês Silva Pires (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/09/17 Towards novel stem cell and protein based therapies for myocardium regeneration
President of the jury
 Maria João Sebastião (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/07/26 Comparação entre vários métodos de diagnóstico e de avaliação do perfil de resistência de N. gonorrhoea aos antibióticos
President of the jury
 Maria João Pinto da Costa (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/07/24 Cell division and morphogenesis in Staphylococcus aureus
Thesis Member
 Ana Raquel Pereira (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/07/20 Evolution of biocide resistance among Staphylococcus aureus from Portugal over the years
President of the jury
 Melinda Conde Sacristão (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/05/11 Utilização de dried blood spots para a detecção de IgM contra o vírus da rubéoloa e de RNA do vírus da rubéola e do vírus Zika
President of the jury
 Diana Cangueiro (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/05/11 Diagnóstico da sécias neonatal por biologia molecular
President of the jury
 Sérgio Dantas Ribeiro (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/05/04 Deteção de bactérias anaeróbias em amostras biológicas por técnicas de biologia molecular
President of the jury
 Eneida Varela (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/04/16 Mechanisms coordinating peptidoglycan synthesis with the cell cycle in Staphylococcus aureus
Thesis Member
 João Monteiro (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/04/11 A contribuição do efluxo na resistência aos ß-lactâmicos em isolados clínicos de Escherichia coli
President of the jury
 Mariana Bettencourt Moniz Ribeiro da Silva (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/04/11 Efeito inibitório de compostos naturais em culturas planctónicas e biofilmes de Candida
President of the jury
 Bruna Filipa Mendes Balau (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/04/10 Influência da atividade de efflux na produção de biofilme por Staphylococcus epidermis
President of the jury
 Ana Cláudia Santos (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/04/10 Influência da atividade de efluxo na produção de biofilme por Staphylococcus epidermidis
President of the jury
 Ana Cláudia Mineiro Santos (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/04/09 Estudo da contribuição de bombas de eflúvio, propinas e b-lactamases na resistência aos carbapenemos em isolados clínicos de Acinetobacter baumannii
President of the jury
 Jéssica Beirão Antunes (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/03/19 Peptidoglycan amidation of Staphylococcus aureus and bacterial cell physiology
President of the jury
 Gonçalo Cavaco (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/03/16 Characterization of NS5A and NS5B resistance-associated substitutions from genotype 1 HCV infected patients in a portuguese cohort
President of the jury
 Rúben Brandão (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/02/20 Development of tools for the genetic manipulation of Staphylococcus aureus
President of the jury
 Lúcia Branco Serra (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/02/14 Microbial warfare: identification of microbial weapons in Streptococcus spp. colonizing the nasopharynx
President of the jury
 Mariana Martinho (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/02/09 Assessment of a genomic signature for sporulation in the gut
Supervisor
 Diogo Martins (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/02/05 Expressão heteróloga de antigénios do vírus Zika em Escherichia coli
President of the jury
 Catarina Caseiro (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/01/22 Pesquisa ambiental de agentes de esporotricose em Portugal
President of the jury
 Ana Mafalda da Silva Grilo Carreteiro Dançante (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017/12/15 Evolution and regulation of developmental plasticity: body size and pigmentation in Drosophila
President of the jury
 Elvira Lafuente Mazuecos (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2017/11/19 Maintenance of metaphase chromosome architecture by condensin I
President of the jury
 Ewa Piskadto (PhD)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2017/11/13 Molecular epidemiology and antibiotic resistance of Clostridium difficile: focus on toxin A-negative/toxin B-positive strains isolated in Portugal
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Juliana Menezes (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2017/09/13 Potential targets for immunotherapy and infection imaging on the cell surface of Staphylococcus aureus
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Francisco Romero Pastrana (PhD)
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen Afdeling Cardiologie, Netherlands
2016/12/09 Reciprocal interactions between Helicobacter hepaticus and the mouse immune system
Thesis Member
 Romulo Braga Areal (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2016/12/06 Adaptation of Escherichia coli to the mouse gut
Thesis Member
 João Barroso Batista (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2016/11/22 Endolysins as antibacterial agents: from engineering approaches to the uncovering of holing as a key factor influencing lytic activity
Thesis Member
 Ana Sofia Fernandes (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2016/06/29 Genetic and biochemical characterisation of hemicellulose polysaccharides utilisation in Bacillus subtilis
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Mário Ferreira (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/04/26 Pathogenesis of Gamma herpesviruses based upon structural data
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sofia Cerqueira (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2015/12/10 Mécanisme d´assemblage des enveloppes de la spore en function de la température de sporulation: rôle de la protéine morphogenétique CotE chez Bacillus cereus
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Christelle Bressuire-Isoard (PhD)
Université de Montpellier, France
2015/12/04 The role of co-colonization on pneumococcal ecology and evolution
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carina Valente (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015/11/23 Clostridium difficile: molecular and epidemiological study
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Isidro (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2015/11/19 Exploring the relationship between toxin and spore production in the human enteric pathogen Clostridium difficile
Supervisor
 Sara Ramalhete (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015/11/18 Improvement of a photoautotrophic chassis robustness for synthetic biology applications
(Thesis) Main arguer
 José Manuel Rocha Pereira (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015/09/14 Determinants for the sub cellular localization of the inner and outer spore coat hubs in Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor
 Filipa Nunes (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015/07 Structure and assembly of Bacillus spore surfaces
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Shuo Jiang (PhD)
The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
2015/02/05 Bacteriophage lytic enzymes and their engineering towards improved antibacterial activity
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Daniel Proença (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2015/01/30 Alternative sigma factors F, E, G, and K in Clostridium botulinum sporulation and stress response
(Thesis) Main arguer
 David Kirk (PhD)
2014/12/19 Exploring ionic liquid´s unique stimuli to elucidate uncharacterised cellular and molecular mechanisms in filamentous fungi
Thesis Member
 Diego Hartmann (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/12/05 Amidation of peptidoglycan in Staphylococcus aureus
Thesis Member
 Teresa Figueiredo (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014/11/07 Characterization of MsmX: a multitask ATPase from Bacillus subtilis
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Aristides Mendes (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/09/15 Structure, assembly and function of a protein cross-linking enzyme
Supervisor
 Catarina Fernandes (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014/07/25 Assembly of AraR-DNA complexes and gene regulation in Bacillus subtilis
Thesis Member
 Isabel Correia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014/07/14 Spore differentiation in relation to the infectious cycle of the enteric pathogen Clostridium difficile
Supervisor
 Fátima Pereira (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2014/05/19 Whole-genome analysis of sporulation and germination in Clostridium difficile
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Marcin Dembek Nascimento (PhD)
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
2014/05/14 Cell-to-cell communication in Pectobacterium wasabiae
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rita S. Valente (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013/12/20 Dissecting the function of two membrane protein insertases of Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor
 Luísa Côrte (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013/12/18 The liver endoplasmic reticulum in malaria liver infection – a functional study of the unfolded protein response
Thesis Member
 Patrícia Inácio (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013/12/09 Variation in protein expression levels in cell populations
Thesis Member
 Thiago Guzella (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013/12 Heterogeneity in Staphylococcus aureus response to ß-lactams
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Pedro Fernandes (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013/11/11 Understanding resuscitation process of viable but nonculturable cell of two foodborne pathogens: Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Daniela Nascimento (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013/07/12 ROS homeostasis and pimaricin production in Streptomyces natalensis ATCC27448: deconstructing ROS-bases signaling in secondary metabolism
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Tiago Beites (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
2013/06/06 Curso de Extensão Universitária - "Proteome Characterization of Asterias rubens coelomic epithelium"
(Thesis) Main arguer
 André Guerra (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2013/04/24 Genetic diversity of Staphylococcus aureus colonizing patients with epidermis bullosa
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Magda van der Kooi-Pol (PhD)
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen Intensive Care Volwassenen, Netherlands
2013/01/24 Biology and applications of an undomesticated strain of Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor
 Cláudia Serra (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/12/17 Studies of the assembly of the Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular polysaccharide
Thesis Member
 Mafalda Henriques (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/12/14 Cell division and chromosome segregation in Staphylococcus aureus
Thesis Member
 Helena Veiga (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/12/03 Genetic and functional analysis of the Bacillus subtlis BSP1 gam cluster
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Viviana Gomes Correia (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012/11/16 On the track of ß-lactam resistance: Studies on the regulation of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
Thesis Member
 Pedro Arêde Rei (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2012/09/18 Modulação da activação da célula T helper CD4+ na sinapse imunológica por gamaherpesvírus
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Filipa Bravo Nunes (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2012/06/19 Yeast as a model system to study genetic and post-translational regulation of metabolic pathways in mammals
Thesis Member
 Liliana S. Batista Nascimento (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/03/19 Spatiotemporal mechanisms for actomyosin ring assembly and contraction in budding yeast cell division
Thesis Member
 Inês Manuel Bento Mendes Pinto (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/01/30 Metabolic Engineering of Lactococcus lactis for Improved Tolerance to Acid Stress: guidelines from in vivo NMR analysis of glucose metabolism
Thesis Member
 Ana Lúcia Carvalho Machado (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2011/12/06 Insights into the epidemiology of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumonia and closely-related streptococci in the era of conjugate vaccines
Thesis Member
 Alexandra Simões (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2011/10/31 Importância do complexo mediador na actividade transcricional do Yap8
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Rita Ladeira Courelas da Silva (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011/02/12 Role of MinD and related proteins in chromosome partitioning during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis
(Thesis) Arguer
 Rok Lenarcic (PhD)
The University of Newcastle - Newcastle City Campus, Australia
2010/12/10 Estágio de Investigação Científica - "Studies on ETF clinical mutants"
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Daniela Isidoro (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010/12/10 Curso de Extensão Universitária - "Estudo da ologomerização dos domínios citoplasmático e extra-celular da proteína morfogenética RodZ"
Supervisor
 Joana Rodrigues (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010/11/12 Integrative study on centrosome biogenesis and function
Thesis Member
 Zita Carvalho dos Santos (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010/11/05 Metabolic and morphogenetic engineering of Bacillus subtilis: biotechnology for industry
Supervisor
 Sébastien Potot (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010/10/29 Bolsa de Integração na Investigação, BII - "Function and Interactions of two lipases of the Bacillus subtilis spore surface"
Supervisor
 Carolina Cassona (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010/06/17 Role of the Sec translocon in cell-cell communication during spore development in Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor
 Pedro Gonçalo Alves da Costa Rodrigues (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2010/05/03 Role of carbon catabolite repression (CCR) in the pathogenicity of Clostridium difficile
Thesis Member
 Ana Almeida (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2010/04/12 CotA-laccase from Bacillus subtilis: stucture-function studies of catalytic copper centers
Thesis Member
 Paulo Durão (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2009/11/25 Interactions in the assembly of a molecular machine that drives assembly of the spore coat structure in Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor
 Lia Domingues Santos (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2009/11/24 Utilization of arabinose-containing polysaccharides by Bacillus subtilis: transport and metabolism
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Mário José Rodrigues Ferreira (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2009/09/18 Sugar Metabolism in Lactococcus lactis: Glucose Transporters and a Novel a-Phospho glucomutase
Thesis Member
 Rute de Almeida Ferreira de Castro (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2009/07 Oscillatory behavior in pollen tubes: the biophysical and biochemical fundamental basis of cell growth and morphogenesis
Thesis Member
 Nuno Moreno (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2009/02/27 Chlamydia trachomatis em populações de risco: detecção de anticorpos e de DNA
President of the jury
 Helena Isabel Ribeiro Nunes (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008/12/03 Efluxo de substâncias fluorescentes através da parade de Escherichia coli: correlação com a resistência fenotípica aos antibióticos em estirpes de origem clínica
President of the jury
 Ana Catarina Heitor Martins Cardoso (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008/11/17 Detecção de Legionella spp. em amostras clínicas por reacção em cadeia da polimerase em tempo real
President of the jury
 Maria Margarida Horta Soares Lobão Serejo (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008/10/17 Regulation of Cadherin-based cell adhesion and its interaction with the cytoskeleton
Thesis Member
 Catarina de Certima Fernandes Homem (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2008/09/26 Infecção nosocomial por Legionella pneumophila serogrupo 1: estudo epidemiológico
President of the jury
 Joana Filipa da Silva Costa (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2008/01/22 Modulação de factores celulares de troca de nucleótidos da família VAV por Gama-herpesvírus
President of the jury
 Natália Faria (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2007/01/22 Modulação de factores celulares de troca de nucleótidos da família VAV por Gama-herpesvírus
Thesis Member
 Lénia Marisa Pereira Rodrigues (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2007/01/12 Study of Trf4 and Trf5 in Sacharomyces cerevisae: poly(A) polymerases with a function in histone homeostasis
President of the jury
 Clara Correia dos Reis (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2006/11/22 Modulating Staphylococcus aureus cell physiology through a murein ligase
Thesis Member
 Rita Sobral (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2006/11/14 A region in Bacillus subtilis transcription factor sG targeted by a negative regulator that prevents its ectopic expression
Supervisor
 Joana Santos (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2006/06/20 Towards the understanding of the mechanism of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
Thesis Member
 Susana Gardete (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2005/12/20 Towards understanding the functional role of Yap4 in the yeast response to hyper osmolarity
Thesis Member
 Tracy Nevitt (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2005/12/15 Cell division and chromosome segregation in Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor
 Gonçalo Real (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2005/12/13 Assembly of the Bacillus subtilis spore coat
Supervisor
 Teresa Costa (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2004/07/27 The function of ExsY and CotY, two structural proteins of the Bacillus cereus exosporium
(Thesis) Arguer
 Mattew J. Johnson (PhD)
The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
2004/07/12 Analysis of the sG checkpoint during development in Bacillus subtilis
Supervisor
 Mónica Paula Fernandes Serrano (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2004/07/09 Role of Mannosylglycerate in Thermo- and Osmo-Adaptation of Rhodothermus marinus: biosynthesis, regulation and applications
(Thesis) Arguer
 Nuno Formiga Borges (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2004/07/07 Sensing thiol-reactive compounds by the bZIP transcription factors Yap2 and Yap1 in the yeast Sacharomyces cerevisae
(Thesis) Arguer
 Dulce Alexandra Alves Lobo da Costa Azevedo (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2004/03/19 Intercompartmental Signaling of Pro-sK processing in Bacillus subtilis
(Thesis) Arguer
 Tran Cat Dong (PhD)
Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom
2003/02/28 Engineering challenges in the production of VLPs
(Thesis) Arguer
 Luís Jorge Camilo Maranga (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2002/06 Characterization of the function of Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage SPP1 portal protein in viral assembly and DNA encapsidation
(Thesis) Arguer
 Anabela Lopes Isidro (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2001/10/21 Use of Bacillus subtilis spores as vaccines
(Thesis) Arguer
 Gabriella Casula (PhD)
Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom
2001/10/12 Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Gabriela Gomes de Pinho (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2001/10/03 Genes contained in two DNA fragments of Desulfovibrio gigas genome: molecular characterization of the metalloproteins rubredoxin-oxygen oxidoreductase and neelaredoxin
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Gabriela de Medeiros Silva (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2001/03 Cloning and functional analysis of the gelC and gelE genes involved in the biosynthesis of gelan by Sphingomonas paucimobilis
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Helena da Conceição Pereira Albano (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2000/10 Molecular basis of virulence and hemadsorption in the portuguese isolates Lisboa 60 and Lisboa 689 of the African swine fever virus
(Thesis) Arguer
 Maria Margarida Dias Duarte (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2000/08 Cell wall biosynthesis and ß-lactam resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ivo Gomperts Boneca (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2000/05 Molecular mechanism of induction of the arabinose regulon in Bacillus subtilis
(Thesis) Arguer
 Jaime Mota (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2016 - Current Member of the Scientific Council of the Biological and Chemical Defense Laboratories, Portuguese Army Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2006/01/01 - Current Consultant on prokaryotic genetics/spores as probiotics for DSM nutritional products, Basel, Switzerland Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2013 - Current Director, Biology at the Host-Microbe Interface (INTERFACE) PhD programme, jointly organised by the ITQB NOVA, the IGC and the iMM. INTERFACE vice-Directors, Prof. Maria Mota (iMM) and Dr. Miguel Soares (IGC). Financed by the FCT (PD/00084/2013); see also Funding). Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2003 - Current 2003 – present. Member of the Scientific and Coordinating Committees, Master Degree Course on Medical Microbiology (MMM), organized jointly by the ITQB NOVA, the Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), the Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM), and the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL).
2020/01/18 - 2020/01/18 Practical workshop for high school teachers: "A door to the invisible word of the microbes our symbionts", Ciência Via Academy, Pavilhão do Conhecimento (Outros)

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2019/11/16 No ano em que se celebram os 50 anos da chegada da Humanidade à Lua, oito investigadores, de áreas como a astrofísica, a microbiologia ou o desporto, conversam no CCB sobre como se projeta no futuro a caminhada lunar iniciada há 50 anos. e-cultura.pt
2019/10/19 Pum-A-Vida-Secreta-dos-Intestinos-Uma-viagem-as-entranhas-no-Pavilhao-do-Conhecimento Visão
2018/03 Visão magazine, the next 25 years Visão magazine, the next 25 years
2017/12 Ouvimos falar de bactérias hospitalares, culpamos os hospitais. Na realidade, ao tomarmos antibióticos destruímos as más bactérias e as boas, as que nos defendem. Este é um tema essencial na investigação de hoje, como explica este cientista do ITQB, especialista em esporos, que acaba de lançar, com Maria Mota do IMM e Miguel Soares do IGC, um novo programa de doutoramento. "Queremos criar uma nova geração de cientistas", diz ele, que anda preocupado com a forma absurda como administramos o tempo. Diário de Notícias

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2018/10/12 - Current Mars 2030. TSF, radio interview Mars 2030.
2018/06/15 - Current Falar Global
2017/12 - 2017/12 Começo de Conversa