CARLOS JÚNIO CARIDADE RODRIGUES (2514-5A63-4C80)

Curriculum Vitae

CARLOS JÚNIO CARIDADE RODRIGUES

I am a dedicated and accomplished professional with a Ph.D. in Biotechnology and Biosciences, with specialization in: - Microbial cultivation; - Screening of biocatalysts. - Integrated bioprocess development. - Bioremediation processes for environmental clean-up applications. Throughout my academic journey, I have delved deep into the intricate world of biocatalysts, exploring its vast potential in various industries such as pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, and biofuels. My research has focused on optimizing and developing novel biotechnological strategies to address real-world challenges.

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: CARLOS JÚNIO CARIDADE RODRIGUES

Citation names

Carlos J. C. Rodrigues
Rodrigues, C. J. C.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 2514-5A63-4C80
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9989-1397

Email addresses

carlos.junio@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Websites

http://www.ibb.pt/bergCJR.html (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology

Education

	Degree	Classification
2017/09 - 2022/07 Concluded	Biotecnologia e Biociências (Doutoramento) Major in Biotecnologia Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal "Developing bioprocesses with marine bacteria for sustainable industrial applications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Pass with distinction
2014 Concluded	Mestrado Bolonha em Biotecnologia (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "The importance of lipids to biofilm formation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2012 Concluded	Licenciatura em Biotecnologia (Licenciatura) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal "Collection and mapping of new BAC clones to isolate the gene Pp523" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15

Affiliation

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017/07/01 - 2021/08/31	PhD student at BIOTECnico PhD program	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2017/08/31	Research Assistant on the European project: “INMARE - Industrial Applications of Marine Enzymes: Innovative screening and expression platforms to discover and use the functional protein diversity from	Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2015/05/15 - 2015/08/31	Research grant within the FCT funded project IF/01203/2013/CP1163/CT0002. The study of individualized cells response to stress conditions in microreactors in real time.	Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2014/11/20	Thesis in Biotechnology - The importance of lipids to biofilm formation	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal

2012/01/01 - 2012/07/20	Internship Research project - “Collection and mapping of new BAC clones to isolate the gene Pp523”	Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2015/09 - 2017/08	INMARE - Industrial Applications of Marine Enzymes: Innovative screening and expression platforms to discover and use the functional protein diversity from the sea 634486 Master Student Fellow Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia, Portugal	European Commission Concluded
2015/05 - 2015/08	The role of lipids in bacterial survival under stressful conditions IF/01203/2013/CP1163/CT0002 Master Student Fellow Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Conference paper	Carlos J. C. Rodrigues; Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho. "Biodegradação de parafina como exemplo de combate à poluição em meios marinhos usando bactérias". Paper presented in O Oceano, Uma Ponte Para Muitas Margens, Almada, 2018. Accepted Rodrigues, Carlos; Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho. "Desenvolvimento de bioprocessos com bactérias marinhas para aplicações industriais sustentáveis". Paper presented in Novos Rumos, Novos Desafios, 2016. Published J. Carlier; C. Alabaça; Rodrigues, Carlos; J. Leitão. "On the way to the identification of a downy mildew resistance gene in Brassica oleracea L". Paper presented in VI International Symposium on Brassicas and XVIII Crucifer Genetics Workshop, Catania, 2012. Published • 10.1063/1.5075666
Conference poster	Carlos J. C. Rodrigues; Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho. "Trifluoromethylamine production using a transaminase". Paper presented in Amine biocatalysis 4.0, 2020. Rodrigues, Carlos. "Culturomics to Find New Marine Biocatalysts for Industrial Processes". Paper presented in PhD Open Days, Instituto Superior Técnico, 2019. Carlos J. C. Rodrigues; Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho. "Culturomics approach for the isolation of halophilic strains". Paper presented in 12th International Congress of Extremophiles (Extremophiles 2018), 2018. Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho; Carlos J. C. Rodrigues (2514-5A63-4C80); Filipe Carvalho; Ricardo F.S. Pereira; Joaquim M.S. Cabral. "Culturomics approaches for finding marine biocatalysts". Paper presented in 12th Symposium of the European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences (ESBES 2018), 2018. Carlos J. C. Rodrigues; Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho. "Searching for transaminase activity in bacteria from the Azores". Paper presented in 12th Symposium of the European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences (ESBES 2018), 2018. Rodrigues, Carlos; Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho. "Portuguese marine bacteria: new biocatalysts for industrial processes". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência’18, 2018. Carlos J. C. Rodrigues (2514-5A63-4C80); Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho. "Studying bacterial cell surface characteristics throughout biofilm formation on different surfaces". Paper presented in 7th Congress of European Microbiologists (FEMS 2017), 2017. Carlos J. C. Rodrigues; Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho. "Rhodococcus erythropolis cells adapt their lipid composition during biofilm development inside tubes". Paper presented in Microbial Stress: From Molecules to Systems, 2015.
Journal article	Carlos J. C. Rodrigues; Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho. "Marine Bioprospecting, Biocatalysis and Process Development". Microorganisms (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10101965. 10.3390/microorganisms10101965 Carlos J. C. Rodrigues; Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho. "Cultivating marine bacteria under laboratory conditions: Overcoming the “unculturable” dogma". Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.964589. 10.3389/fbioe.2022.964589 Carlos J. C. Rodrigues; Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho. "Process Development for Benzyl Alcohol Production by Whole-Cell Biocatalysis in Stirred and Packed Bed Reactors". Microorganisms 10 5 (2022): 966-966. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10050966. 10.3390/microorganisms10050966 Carlos J. C. Rodrigues; Carvalho, Carla C. C. R.. "Phenotypic adaptations help Rhodococcus erythropolis cells during the degradation of paraffin wax". Biotechnology Journal (2019): 1800598. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/biot.201800598. 10.1002/biot.201800598 Rodrigues, Carlos J. C.; Sanches, João M.; de Carvalho, Carla C. C. R.. "Determining transaminase activity in bacterial libraries by time-lapse imaging". Chemical Communications 55 90 (2019): 13538-13541. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9cc07507k. Published • 10.1039/c9cc07507k Carlos J. C. Rodrigues; João M. Sanches; Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho. "Determining transaminase activity in bacterial libraries by time-lapse imaging". Chemical Communications 55 90 (2019): 13538-13541. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CC07507K. 10.1039/C9CC07507K Rodrigues, Carlos J. C.; Pereira, Ricardo F.S.; Fernandes, Pedro; Cabral, Joaquim M.S.; de Carvalho, Carla C. C. R.. "Cultivation-based strategies to find efficient marine biocatalysts". Biotechnology Journal 12 7 (2017): 1700036. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/biot.201700036. 10.1002/biot.201700036 Rodrigues, Carlos J. C.; de Carvalho, Carla C. C. R.. "Rhodococcus erythropolis cells adapt their fatty acid composition during biofilm formation on metallic and non-metallic surfaces". FEMS Microbiology Ecology 91 12 (2015): fiv135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiv135. 10.1093/femsec/fiv135

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2018/11	Biodegradação de parafina como exemplo de combate à poluição em meios marinhos usando bactérias	Jornadas do Mar 2018 – “O Oceano, Uma Ponte Para Muitas Margens” Escola Naval (Almada, Portugal)
2018/09	Degradation of paraffin wax by Rhodococcus erythropolis	12th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Sciences (ESBES 2018) Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/09	Culturomics approach for the isolation of halophilic strains	12th International Congress of Extremophiles National Research Council of Italy (Ischia, Italy)
2018/06	Improving transaminase activity for industrial bioprocess applications.	3rd Joint BIOTECnico and AEM PhD programs workshop Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/12	Marine bacteria from Azores as potential source of transaminases for drug development	Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Microbiotec) Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal)
2016/11	Desenvolvimento de bioprocessos com bactérias marinhas para aplicações industriais sustentáveis.	Jornadas do Mar 2016: Novos Rumos, Novos Desafios Escola Naval (Almada, Portugal)
2016/09	Developing bioprocesses using whole cell marine biocatalysts from the Azores	European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Sciences (ESBES) (Dublin, Ireland)