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In 2016, I became a Biomedical Engineer in University of Minho, which included a dissertation, developed at Centre of Biological Engineering (CEB), entitled "Antisense Therapy: a new strategy to control Candida infections". During this period, I had the opportunity to develop skills in the field of antisense therapy and virulence factors of Candida species. In 2021, I finished my PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering in CEB-UM and in the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy (FKF) of the University of Southern Denmark and focused on "Application of antisense oligonucleotides to prevent Candida albicans infections". The main goal was to develop a novel therapeutic approach based on Antisense Therapy to track C. albicans filamentation employing established and emerging generation of NAMs. I had the opportunity to test in vivo these antisense oligomers using the Galleria mellonella model, being a more realistic approach towards the NAMs effect on C. albicans infections. In the five years since commencing my PhD, I published eight papers in peer-reviewed international journals (five as first author and three as co-author), seven of which are in Q1 in the areas of infectious diseases, nanotechnology, and biomaterials. During this time, I was also invited as speaker to present my work on four national conferences. Additionally, I had the opportunity to participate in another four international scientific events and one national events with posters modality. Besides this, I was involved in a financed research FCT-project as a Team member (FCT/POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028893 - Antisen4CandiB - Application of antisense oligomers for controlling Candida species biofilm formation on medical surfaces). During my scientific journey I have also actively collaborated with national and international researchers, in the field of: antisense technology (Dr. Jesper Wengel, Denmark); nanotechnology for drug delivery (Dr. Bruno Silva, Portugal and Dr. Zlatan Denchev, Portugal); Galleria mellonella model (Dr. Dalila Mil-Homens, Portugal) and mouse model (Dr. Lorena Cussó, Spain). As I sought to establish active relationships with pharmaceutical companies, my path innovation also resulted in an international patent [WO 2020/174366 A1]. In July 2022, I was awarded a 10-month research fellowship at INIAV in the "FLUDS" project led by Dr Carina Almeida, which was a great opportunity to develop new skills. In December 2023, I was awarded a research fellowship at INIAV in the "BioFago" project led by Dr Carina Almeida, focusing on the development of new strategies to combat fire blight. Recently, I have a position as an invited researcher at the Centre of Biological Engineering in the project "BioFago" led by Dr. Hugo Oliveira. I have established a network of collaborations with veterinary hospitals and clinics in the north of Portugal and started an epidemiological study related to sick cats and dogs and I am also responsible for the creation of a new laboratory at INIAV for in vivo testing with the Galleria mellonella model (serving as Deputy Director of the Galleria Laboratory). Very soon, I will start a new position at INIAV, since I was awarded a 6-year position by FCT in the Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus in 2023.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Daniela Eira Araújo
Date of birth
1993/04/28
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Araújo, Daniela

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2B13-9A65-55DE
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9830-0367

Email addresses

  • daniela.araujo@iniav.pt (Professional)
  • daniela.araujo@ceb.uminho.pt (Professional)
  • danieira.araujo@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • Rua dos Lagidos - Lugar da Madalena, 4485-655, Vairão, Vila do Conde, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Veterinary Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Upper intermediate (B2)
English Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/05/07 - 2023/06/12
Concluded
 Competências transversais para engenharia: formação pedagógica (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017 - 2021/09
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Engenharia Química e Biológica (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Syddansk Universitet, Denmark
Aprovado
2011 - 2016
Concluded
 Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Ramo de Engenharia Clínica
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Antisense Therapy: a new strategy to control Candida infections" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2009 - 2011
Concluded
 Ciências e Tecnologias (Ensino secundário)
Major in Ciências
Escola Secundária Sá de Miranda, Portugal
 18
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/02/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2023/12/01 - 2024/01/31 Researcher (Research) Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
2022/07/26 - 2023/06/30 Researcher (Research) Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
2022/04/08 - 2022/07/25 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2016/12/01 - 2017/05/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/06/01 - 2021/05/31 PhD Student Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2015/09 - 2016/07 Master Thesis Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/07/26 - 2023/06/30 FLUDS - Desenvolvimento de sistemas baseados em espectroscopia de fluorescência para deteção microbiana
NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-046970
Research Fellow
2017/06/01 - 2021/09/17 Application of Antisense Oligonucleotides to prevent Candida albicans infections
SFRH/BD/121417/2016
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/02/01 - Current BioFago LA 2.3 - Novas estratégias no controlo do fogo bacteriano
PRR-C05-i03-I-000179-LA2.3
Researcher
Ongoing
2022 - Current COST Action ENOVAT (CA18217) European Network for Optimization of Veterinary Antimicrobial Treatment
CA18217
Ongoing
2022 - Current COST Action EURESTOP (CA21145) European Network for diagnosis and treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections
CA21145
Ongoing
2019 - 2021 Antisen4CandiB - Application of antisense oligomers for controlling Candida species biofilm formation on medical surfaces
04/SAICT/2017 - SAICT (Propriedade Intelectual)
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Araújo, Daniela; Azevedo, Nuno; Azeredo, Joana; Henriques, Mariana; Silva, Sónia. "Application of antisense oligomers based approaches to control candidiasis". Paper presented in Book of Abstracts of CEB Annual Meeting 2017, Braga, 2017.
    Published
  2. Araújo, Daniela; Henriques, Mariana; Silva, Sónia. "Identification of genetic transcriptional factors involved in non-Candida albicans Candida species biofilm development". Paper presented in Biofilms 7, Porto, 2016.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Castro, Joana; Araújo, Daniela; Hugo Oliveira; Fernandes, Liliana; Oliveira, Ricardo; Gyu-Sung Cho; Charles Franz; et al. "Genomic and Phenotypic Profiling of Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella variicola isolated from Northern Portuguese Hospitals". Paper presented in Microbiotec'23 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023.
  2. Araújo, Daniela; Ana Rita Silva; Ana Cristina Afonso Oliveira; Mira, Nuno Pereira; Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E); Almeida, Carina; Castro, Joana. "Lactobacillus strains to counteract Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infection by using a Galleria mellonella in vivo model". Paper presented in Microbiotec'23 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023.
  3. Barros, Maria Margarida; Oliveira, Ricardo; Castro, Joana; Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E); Campos, Ana Maria; Outor-Monteiro, Divanildo; Almeida, Carina. "Aptamers for blocking enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli". Paper presented in Microbiotec'23 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023.
  4. Oliveira, Ricardo; Araújo, Daniela; Beatriz Loureiro; Castro, Joana; Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E); Almeida, Carina. "ST8475: a new sequence type identified in methicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRS) in Portugal". Paper presented in Microbiotec'23 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023.
  5. Barros, Maria Margarida; Oliveira, Ricardo; Castro, Joana; Campos, Ana Maria; Gonçalo António Nieto Uria Ribeiro de Almeida; Araújo, Daniela; Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E); Outor-Monteiro, Divanildo; Almeida, Carina. "Detecting Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in animal production: method development and validation". Paper presented in Microbiotec'23 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023.
  6. Mariana Sousa; Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E); Araújo, Daniela; Castro, Joana; Gonçalo António Nieto Uria Ribeiro de Almeida; Catarina Ventura; Rui Magalhães; Vânia Borges Ferreira; Paula Teixeira. "Assessing the virulence potential of different Listeria monocytogenes Clonal Complexes with Galleria mellonella larvae model". Paper presented in Microbiotec'23 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023.
  7. Araújo, Daniela; Tânia Ribeiro; Castro, Joana; Henriques, Mariana; Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E). "Use of antisense oligomers for the control of transcription factors involved in biofilm formation of Candida glabrata". Paper presented in Microbiotec'23 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023.
  8. Araújo, Daniela; Castro, Joana; Oliveira, Ricardo; HUGO ALEXANDRE MENDES DE OLIVEIRA; Fernandes, Liliana; Isabel Carvalho; Gyu-Sung Cho; et al. "Characterization of molecular features and virulence profile of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella oxytoca isolates from companion animals in Portugal.". Paper presented in Microbiotec'23 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023.
  9. Tatiana Vilaça; Araújo, Daniela; Castro, Joana; Maria Elisa da Costa Rodrigues; Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E); Henriques, Mariana; Ribeiro, Artur. "Targeting candidiasis with protein-based therapeutic systems". Paper presented in IV International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, 2023.
  10. Maria Manuel Azevedo; Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E); Castro, Joana; Araújo, Daniela; Almeida, Carina; Saraiva, Elisa. "The role of Research Centres to improve student’s science education and assistance in selecting a career.". Paper presented in Symposium on Pedagogical Innovation in Biosciences, 2023.
  11. Vilas Boas, Diana; Araújo, Daniela; Castro, Joana; Azevedo, Nuno Filipe; Vieira, Maria João; Almeida, Carina. "Flagellum and flagellum-based motility role on Salmonella Enteritidis and Escherichia coli biofilm formation". Paper presented in SurfSAFE Conference - Biofilm detection and control in the food industry, 2023.
  12. Fokt, Hanna ; Cleto, Sara; Oliveira, Hugo ; Araújo, Daniela; Castro, Joana; Cerca, Nuno; Vieira, Maria João; Almeida, Carina. Corresponding author: Castro, Joana. "The Evolution of Bacteriocin Production in Escherichia coliassociated biofilms". Paper presented in SurfSAFE Conference - Biofilm detection and control in the food industry, 2023.
  13. Hanna Fokt; Sara Cleto; Hugo Oliveira; Araújo, Daniela; Castro, Joana; Cerca, Nuno; Maria João Lopes da Costa Vieira; Almeida, Carina. "The Evolution of Bacteriocin Production in Escherichia coli associated biofilms". Paper presented in SurfSAFE Conference - Biofilm detection and control in the food industry, 2023.
  14. Mário Sousa; Rui Rocha; Araújo, Daniela; Castro, Joana; Ana Barbosa; Azevedo, Nuno Filipe; Cerqueira, Laura; Almeida, Carina (0711-B3DC-73A7). "Validation of a Peptide Nucleic Acid Fluorescence in situ Hybridization for the specific detection of Salmonella species in food matrices". Paper presented in Dare2Change, 2023.
  15. Barros, Maria Margarida; Oliveira, Ricardo; Campos, Ana Maria; Castro, Joana; Araújo, Daniela; Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E); Divanildo Outor-Monteiro; Almeida, Carina (0711-B3DC-73A7). "Aptamers for blocking enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli". Paper presented in Dare2Change, 2023.
  16. Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E); David Teixeira; Castro, Joana; Araújo, Daniela; Almeida, Carina (0711-B3DC-73A7). "Production of a safe and natural red extract by Monascus purpureus fungus for food applications". Paper presented in Dare2Change, 2023.
  17. Araújo, Daniela; Gaspar, R; Mil-Homens, Dalila; Silva, BFB; Henriques, Mariana; Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E). "Anti-EFG1 2'OMethylRNA lipoplexes attenuate Candida albicans virulence in vivo". Paper presented in 17th Annual Meeting of the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society, 2021.
  18. Araújo, Daniela; Mil-Homens, Dalila; Henriques, Mariana; Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E). "The anti-EFG1 2'-OMethylRNA oligomer is able to inhibit Candida albicans filamentation and to attenuate the Galleria mellonella candidiasis". Paper presented in 1st Symposium on Oligonucleotide Technologies & Therapeutics, 2021.
  19. Araújo, Daniela; Jørgensen, Per Trolle; Wengel, Jesper; Mil-Homens, Dalila; Fialho, Arsénio M; Henriques, Mariana; Silva, Sónia. "Exploration of anti EFG1-derivatives of locked nucleic acid gapmers to control Candida albicans filamentation". Paper presented in Candida and Candidiasis, 2021.
  20. Araújo, Daniela; Nuno Miguel Azevedo; Ana Barbosa; Almeida, Carina; Maria Elisa da Costa Rodrigues (F618-7ECF-75DE); Henriques, Mariana; Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E). "2'OMethylRNA EFG1 antisense oligomer to control Candida albicans filamentation". Paper presented in 15th Annual Meeting of the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society, 2019.
  21. Ana Barbosa; Araújo, Daniela; Nuno Miguel Azevedo; Maria Elisa da Costa Rodrigues (F618-7ECF-75DE); Henriques, Mariana; Silva, Sónia. "Anti-EFG1 oligomer able to control Candida albicans filamentation in human body fluids". Paper presented in 4th Meeting of Medicinal Biotechnology, 2019.
  22. Araújo, Daniela; Henriques, Mariana; Silva, Sónia. "Antisense oligomers based approaches for controlling Candida albicans filamentation". Paper presented in 14th ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis, 2018.
  23. Araújo, Daniela; Henriques, Mariana; Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E). "Identification of genetic transcriptional factors involved in non-Candida albicans Candida species biofilm development". Paper presented in Biofilms 7, 2016.
Journal article
  1. Sousa, Mário; Rocha, Rui; Araújo, Daniela; Castro, Joana; Barbosa, Ana; Azevedo, Nuno F.; Cerqueira, Laura; Almeida, Carina. "A New Peptide Nucleic Acid Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Probe for the Specific Detection of Salmonella Species in Food Matrices". Foodborne Pathogens and Disease (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/fpd.2023.0127.
    10.1089/fpd.2023.0127
  2. Diana Vilas Boas; Joana Castro; Daniela Araújo; Franklin L. Nóbrega; Charles W. Keevil; Nuno F. Azevedo; Maria João Vieira; Carina Almeida. "The Role of Flagellum and Flagellum-Based Motility on Salmonella Enteritidis and Escherichia coli Biofilm Formation". Microorganisms (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12020232.
    10.3390/microorganisms12020232
  3. Araújo, D.; Gonçalves, B.; Vilas Boas, D.; Rodrigues, M. E.; Henriques, M.; Silva, S.. "Combined Application of Antisense Oligomers to Control Transcription Factors of Candida albicans Biofilm Formation". Mycopathologia (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11046-023-00734-0.
    10.1007/s11046-023-00734-0
  4. Araújo, D.; Castro, J.; Matos, F.; Oliveira, R.; Ramos, C.; Almeida, C.; Silva, S.. "Exploring the prevalence and antibiotic resistance profile of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella oxytoca isolated from clinically ill companion animals from North of Portugal". Research in Veterinary Science 159 (2023): 183-188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.04.009.
    10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.04.009
  5. Maria Margarida Barros; Joana Castro; Daniela Araújo; Ana Maria Campos; Ricardo Oliveira; S Silva; Divanildo Outor-Monteiro; Carina Almeida. "Swine Colibacillosis: Global Epidemiologic and Antimicrobial Scenario". Antibiotics (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/4/682.
    10.3390/antibiotics12040682
  6. Castro, Joana; Barros, Maria Margarida; Araújo, Daniela; Campos, Ana Maria; Oliveira, Ricardo; Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E); Almeida, Carina. "Swine enteric colibacillosis: Current treatment avenues and future directions". Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9 (2022): https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.981207.
    Published
  7. Hanna Fokt; Sara Cleto; Hugo Oliveira; Daniela Araújo; Joana Castro; Cerca, N; Maria João Vieira; Carina Almeida. "Bacteriocin Production by Escherichia coli during Biofilm Development". Foods (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/11/17/2652.
    10.3390/foods11172652
  8. Araújo, Daniela; Gaspar, Ricardo; Mil-Homens, Dalila; Henriques, Mariana; Silva, Bruno F B; Silva, Sónia. "Cationic lipid-based formulations for encapsulation and delivery of anti-EFG1 2' OMethylRNA oligomer". Medical Mycology 60 5 (2022):
    Published
  9. Araújo, Daniela; Mil-Homens, Dalila; Henriques, Mariana; Silva, Sónia. "Anti-EFG1 2'-OMethylRNA oligomer inhibits Candida albicans filamentation and attenuates the candidiasis in Galleria mellonella". Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids 27 (2022): 517-523. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omtn.2021.12.018.
    10.1016/j.omtn.2021.12.018
  10. Araújo, Daniela; Mil-Homens, Dalila; Maria Elisa da Costa Rodrigues (F618-7ECF-75DE); Henriques, Mariana; Jørgensen, Per Trolle; Wengel, Jesper; Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E). "Antisense locked nucleic acid gapmers to control Candida albicans filamentation". Nanomedicine – Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine (2021):
    Accepted
  11. Ana Barbosa; Araújo, Daniela; Henriques, Mariana; Sónia Carina Morais da Silva (4912-BA9D-977E). "The combined application of the anti-RAS1 and anti-RIM101 2'-OMethylRNA oligomers enhances Candida albicans filamentation control". Medical Mycology (2021): 10.1093/mmy/myab033.
  12. Araújo, Daniela; Braz, Joana; Dencheva, Nadya V.; Carvalho, Isabel; Henriques, Mariana; Denchev, Zlatan Z.; Malfois, Marc; Silva, Sónia. "Polyamide Microsized Particulate Polyplex Carriers for the 2'-OMethylRNA EFG1 Antisense Oligonucleotide". ACS Applied Bio Materials 4 5 (2021): 4607-4617. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.1c00334.
    10.1021/acsabm.1c00334
  13. Barbosa, Ana; Araújo, Daniela; Ribeiro, Eduarda; Henriques, Mariana; Silva, Sónia. "Candida albicans Adaptation on Simulated Human Body Fluids under Different pH". Microorganisms 8 511 (2020): 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8040511.
    Published • 10.3390/microorganisms8040511
  14. Araújo, Daniela; Azevedo, Nuno Miguel; Barbosa, Ana; Almeida, Carina; Rodrigues, Maria Elisa; Henriques, Mariana; Silva, Sónia. "Application of 2'-OMethylRNA' Antisense Oligomer to Control Candida albicans EFG1 Virulence Determinant". Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids 18 (2019): 508-517. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omtn.2019.09.016.
    Published • 10.1016/j.omtn.2019.09.016
  15. Araújo, Daniela; Henriques, Mariana; Silva, Sónia. "Portrait of Candida Species Biofilm Regulatory Network Genes". Trends in Microbiology 25 1 (2017): 62-75. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966842X16301366.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2016.09.004
  16. Silva, Sónia; Rodrigues, Célia F.; Araújo, Daniela; Rodrigues, Maria Elisa; Henriques, Mariana. "Candida Species Biofilms' Antifungal Resistance". Journal of Fungi 3 8 (2016): 1-17. http://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/3/1/8.
    Published • 10.3390/jof3010008
Magazine article
  1. Castro, Joana; Barros, Maria Margarida; Oliveira, Ricardo; Araújo, Daniela; Campos, Ana Maria; Ana Margarida Duarte; FAGULHA, TERESA; et al. "Coinfecção pelo Vírus da Síndrome Respiratória e Reprodutiva dos Suínos (PRRS), Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Pasteurella multocida e Streptococcus suis II - Relato de um caso numa exploração familiar de suínos em Portugal", Revista Portuguesa de Ciências Veterinárias, 2023

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Silva, Sónia; Araújo, Daniela; Azevedo, Nuno; Henriques, Mariana; Almeida, Carina (0711-B3DC-73A7). 2020. "Antisense oligomers for controlling Candida albicans infections".
    Allowed
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/03/14 Exploitation of new approaches to control multidrug resistance bacteria isolated from clinically ill companion animals New approaches to control microorganisms - Seminar
Escola Superior de Saúde (Porto)
2021/09/30 Cationic lipid-based formulations for encapsulation and delivery of anti-EFG1 2'OMethylRNA oligomer 1st Drug Delivery in Microbial Cells Conference (DDMiC)
DelNAM (Porto, Portugal)
2021/01/14 Aplicação de Oligómeros de Antisense para prevenir infeções por Candida albicans Café com Engenharia
(Braga)
2020/09/17 Anti-EFG1 2'OMe oligomer is able to control Candida albicans filamentation CBEDS - Chemical and Biological Engineering Doctoral Symposium
(Braga)
2020/02/01 O meu percurso como Engenheira Biomédica XV Jornadas de Engenharia Biomédica
GAEB (Braga, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/02/19 - Current Comparação dos fatores de virulência e patogenicidade de Staphylococcus spp. isolados de animais de companhia
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Degree)
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
2024/01/02 - Current Estratégias alternativas para combater infeções por espécies de Candida
Co-supervisor
 Genética Molecular (Master)
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/10 Application of antisense therapy to control Candida glabrata biofilms
Co-supervisor of Tãnia Coelho Ribeiro
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/04 - 2023/06 Application of antisense therapy to control Candida glabrata biofilms
Co-supervisor of Patrícia Serra
 Biotecnologia Medicinal (Degree)
Escola Superior de Saúde - Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
2023/01 - 2023/06 Determinação da Prevalência e da Resistência Antimicrobiana de Espécies de Staphylococcus isolados de animais de companhia
Co-supervisor of Beatriz Loureiro da Silva
 Licenciatura Ciências Biomédicas Laboratoriais (Degree)
Escola Superior de Saúde - Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2021/03/06 Application of antisense oligomers for controlling Candida species infections
Co-supervisor
 Genética Molecular (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/03/01 - 2019/10/31 Antisense Therapy: a new strategy to control virulence factors of Candida albicans
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
2018/04/01 - 2018/09/30 Antisense Therapy: a new strategy to control virulence factors of Candida albicans
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
2017/03/01 - 2017/10/31 Molecular tools to develop antisense technology to control Candida infections
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2017/05/31 Antisense Therapy to control adhesion and filamentation of Candida albicans
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/01/23 - 2023/01/25 Training school in Bioinformatics and Computational tools in antibacterial research
Workshop
 Training School
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2020/08/27 - 2020/08/28 Drug Delivery meets Bacteria Workshop
Workshop
 Drug Delivery meets Bacteria Workshop
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/12 - 2019/12 Monitor of the students during "O Melhor Estudante na UMinho"
Workshop
 O Melhor Estudante na UMinho
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/11 - 2019/11 Monitor of the students from secondary schools during "Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia"
Workshop
 Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/07 - 2019/07 Monitor of the students during "Verão no Campus"
Workshop
 Verão no Campus
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/05 - 2019/05 Monitor of the students from secondary school during "Cientista por um dia"
Workshop
 Cientista por um dia
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/02 Monitor of the students during "XIV Jornadas de Engenharia Biomédica"
Workshop
 XIV Jornadas de Engenharia Biomédica
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/11 - 2018/11 Monitor of the students from secondary schools during "Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia"
Workshop
 Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/07 - 2017/07 Monitor of the students during "Verão no Campus"
Workshop
 Verão no Campus
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Topic Editor in MDPI in Microorganisms Research Topic: Candida Species Virulence Factors and Their Pathogenicity
2022 - Current Topic Editor in MDPI in Antibiotics Research Topic: Bacterial-Associated Infections: Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Resistance and Its Impact on Health
2022 - 2023 Topic Editor in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology Research Topic: Advances in the cross-transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes between humans and animals and the novel approaches to fight antimicrobial resistance

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/11/10 - 2023/11/10 Galleria mellonella: o uso de um modelo in vivo invertebrado para estudos biológicos - Disciplina de 'Biofilmes' - Pós Graduação em Ciências Ciências Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Brazil

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/01 - Current Journal of fungi MDPI
2022/09 - Current Antibiotics MDPI
2022/04 - Current Medical Sciences MDPI
2022/03 - Current Microbial Pathogenesis Elsevier

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/07/17 - 2023/07/28 Programa Ciência Viva - Ocupação Científica de Jovens nas Férias 2023 Inês Fonseca
2023/07/17 - 2023/07/28 Programa Ciência Viva - Ocupação Científica de Jovens nas Férias 2023 Érica Pinho
Distinctions

Award

2023 FEMS Early Career Researchers Grants
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, United Kingdom
2023 Winner of 5th edition of the Microbiology Science Communication Competition
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal