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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sanna Sillankorva

Citation names

  • Sillankorva, Sanna

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2E1D-B837-488C
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8408-8550
Researcher Id
J-2621-2013
Scopus Author Id
ID: 6508101100

Telephones

Telephone
  • 253140112 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Virology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Finnish (Mother tongue)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2004/09/01 - 2009/02/12
Concluded
 Chemical and Biologica Engineering (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Tecnologia Microbiana
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Oulun Yliopisto, Finland
"Use of Bacteriophages to Control Biofilms" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved unanimously
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/03/01 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2019/03/01 - 2021/02/27 Contracted Researcher (Research) International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2013/12/29 - 2018/12/28 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2009/02/16 - 2018/12/28 Postdoc (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2013/02/01 - 2013/05/01 Visiting Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
2013/02/01 - 2013/04/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
2004/09/01 - 2009/02/12 Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/03/01 - 2021/05 INL Fellowship programme in nanotechnologies for nanomedicine, energy, ICT, food and environment applications
713640
Researcher
European Commission
2014/10 - 2019/10 Prevention, control and detection of relevant foodborne pathogens using synthetic phages
Provided by PTCRIS: 147621
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2012/05 - 2015/09 True-Lyse: lysin properties adapted to cold temperatures
Provided by PTCRIS: 121057
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2011/01 - 2014/06 Development of an anti-pseudomonal product with genetically modified phages to control biofilms formed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Provided by PTCRIS: 114760
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2010/02 - 2013/08 PhageFoodSafe - Development of a phage-based product to control Salmonella and Campylobacter in foodstuffs and food processing surfaces.
Provided by PTCRIS: 100492
Provided by PTCRIS: 126270
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/03/01 - 2027/02/28 Development of a novel biopolymeric antibacterial delivery system for the treatment of chronic wounds using phage therapy coupled with mechanical biofilm destruction and thermal wound healing augmentation
2020.03171.CEECIND
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/05 - 2024/05 GOLDMINE - Bacteriophage cocktail-loaded dissolving microneedles
TEC_PROPR_230215
Principal investigator
Ongoing
2018/07 - 2021/07 Co-PI of PhageSTEC - Development of a formulation of encapsulated bacteriophages to reduce enterotoxigenic E. coli in ruminants
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029628
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2017/11/12 - 2018/01/17 LONEBroendsted (SEP-210490152)
SEP-210490152
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Cancelled
2016 - 2018 Underpinning Biotechnology to foster the north of Portugal bioeconomy
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000004
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Ongoing
2015 - 2018 Strategic project of the Center of Biological Engineering, University of Minho
UID/BIO/04469/2013
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006684
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Concluded
2017/09 - 2017/10 Bacteriophages for catheter associated UTIs
no ref
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Cancelled
2015/01 - 2016/12 Prevention, control and detection of relevant foodborne pathogens using synthetic phages (IF/01413/2013)
IF/01413/2013
Principal investigator
Ministério da Educação
2014/12 - 2015/12 Viral therapies for the control of anaerobic bacteria present in periodontal disease
045/TT/2014
Principal investigator
TecMinho
2013/01 - 2015/06 BioHealth - Biotechnology and Bioengineering approaches to improve health quality
NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000027
Researcher
CCDR-N - Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
2014/12 - 2015/01 FoodBioControl
SEP-210241380
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Cancelled
2013 - 2015 Consolidating Research Expertise and Resources on Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology at CEB/IBB
RECI/EBB-EBI/0179/2012
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Concluded
2014/02 - 2014/04 iGenica - Integrating Genomics into Campylobacter research
641711 - iGenica
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Cancelled
2011/01 - 2013/12 Development of an anti-pseudomonal product based on genetically modified phages for the control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms” financed by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (ref. PTDC/EBB-BIO/114760/2009; FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-014759)
FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-014759
PTDC/EBB-BIO/114760/2009
Principal investigator
Ministério da Educação
2010/07 - 2010/10 PhageFilm
FP7-HEALTH-2011-PhageFilm
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 Community Research and Development Information Seventh Framework Programme Research and Innovation Security
Cancelled
2009/07/20 - 2009/10 Design of novel breast tumor ‘targeted` multifunctional nanoparticles
HMSP-CT/SAU-ICT/0018/2009
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Cancelled
2000/12 - 2001/12 Biological Nitrogen Removal: From Biofilms to Bioreactors
EU-TMR-project BioToBio
Research Fellow
European Union - TMR

Other

Designation Funders
2023/10 - 2025/09 Preclinical evaluation of phage therapy for treatment of bacterial keratitis
NA
Principal investigator
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal

Mass General Brigham Inc, United States
Research to Prevent Blindness
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Sillankorva, Sanna. Antibiotic Alternatives and Combinational Therapies for Bacterial Infections. Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers Media SA. 2019.
    10.3389/978-2-88945-789-2 • Editor
  2. Azeredo, Joana; Sillankorva, Sanna. Bacteriophage therapy: From lab to clinical practice. Humana Press. 2018.
    10.1007/978-1-4939-7395-8
  3. Azeredo, J.; Sillankorva, S.; Pires, D.P.. Correction to: Pseudomonas Bacteriophage Isolation and Production(Methods in Molecular Biology, 10.1007/978-1-4939-0473-0_4). 2014.
    10.1007/978-1-4939-0473-0_61
  4. Sillankorva, Sanna. Use of bacteriophages to control biofilms. 2011.
  5. Sillankorva, Sanna; Neubauer, P.; Azeredo, J.. Use of bacteriophages to control biofilms: novel phage isolation, characterization and their use in single and dual-species biofilm control. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. 2011.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Milho, Catarina; Silva, Maria Daniela; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Biofilm applications of bacteriophages". In Bacteriophages - Biology, Technology, Therapy. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    Accepted
  2. Boas, Diana Vilas; Almeida, Carina; Azevedo, Nuno; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "Techniques to Assess Phage–Biofilm Interaction". In Methods in Molecular Biology, 137-146. New York, United States: Springer New York, 2018.
    10.1007/978-1-4939-8940-9_11
  3. Sillankorva, Sanna. "Isolation of Bacteriophages for Clinically Relevant Bacteria". In Methods in Molecular Biology, 23-30. New York, United States: Springer New York, 2017.
    Published • 10.1007/978-1-4939-7395-8_3
  4. Melo, Luís D. R.; Oliveira, Hugo; Santos, Sílvio B.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "Phages against infectious diseases". In Bioprospecting – successes, potential and constraints. New York, United States: Springer International Publishing, 2016.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-47935-4_12
  5. Lopes, Susana P.; Costa, Ana Rita; Pires, Diana P.; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Biofilm formation methods". In Clinical Biofilms – current concepts and advanced techniques. Universidade do Minho. Departamento de Engenharia Biológica (DEB), 2014.
    Published
  6. Azeredo, Joana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Bacterial biofilms: clinical impact, formation and control". In Clinical Biofilms – current concepts and advanced techniques. Universidade do Minho. Departamento de Engenharia Biológica (DEB), 2014.
    Published
  7. Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana; Donelli, Gianfranco. "Bacteriophage attack as an anti-biofilm strategy". In Microbial Biofilms. Springer Science Business Media, 2014.
    Published • 10.1007/978-1-4939-0467-9_20
  8. Boas, Diana Patrícia Andrade Vilas; Alves, Diana; Almeida, Carina; Sillankorva, Sanna; Nicolau, Ana. "Microscopy techniques for the study of biofilm". In Clinical Biofilms – current concepts and advanced techniques. Universidade do Minho. Departamento de Engenharia Biológica (DEB), 2014.
  9. Azeredo, Joana; Sillankorva, Sanna; Pires, Diana. "Pseudomonas bacteriophage isolation and production". In Pseudomonas Methods and Protocols. Springer New York, 2014.
    10.1007/978-1-4939-0473-0_4
  10. Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "The use of bacteriophages and bacteriophage-derived enzymes for clinically relevant biofilm control". In Phage Therapy: Current Research and Applications. Caister Academic Press, 2014.
  11. Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "Uso de bacteriófagos para o controlo de biofilmes". In Biofilmes - Na Saúde, No Ambiente, Na Indústria. Publindústria, 2012.
    Published
  12. Azeredo, J.; Henriques, M.; Sillankorva, S.; Oliveira, R.; Azeredo, Joana; Henriques, Mariana; Sillankorva, Sanna; Oliveira, Rosário. "Extraction of exopolymers from biofilms: The protective effect of glutaraldehyde". In Biofilmes - Na Saúde, No Ambiente, Na Indústria. International Water Association Publishing (IWAP), 2003.
    10.2166/wst.2003.0312
Conference abstract
  1. Pinto, Ana Mafalda; Pastrana, L.M.; Cerqueira, M.A.; Sillankorva, S.. "Phages entrapped in alginate-gelatin films for a controlled release targeting P. aeruginosa". Paper presented in 1st Drug Delivery in Microbial Cells Conference, 2021.
  2. Silva, Maria Daniela; Paris, Juan L.; Black, N.; Cai, E.; Gama, Francisco Miguel; Remenschneider, A.; Silva, Bruno F. B. ; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Towards a transtympanic treatment of pneumococcal otitis media using endolysin-loaded liposomes". Paper presented in Controlled Release Society 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, 2021.
  3. Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues; França, Ângela Maria Oliveira Sousa; Kropinski, A. M.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Cerca, Nuno; Azeredo, Joana. "The Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm matrix confers protection against a phage that is highly active against dormant cells". 2019.
  4. Silva, Maria Daniela; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Seeking a phage-based therapy to control otitis media". 2019.
  5. Costa, Maria J.; Milho, Catarina; Teixeira, J. A.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Cerqueira, Miguel A.. "Electrospun nanofibres as a novel encapsulation vehicle for Felix O1 bacteriophage for new food packaging applications". Paper presented in IUFoST 2018 - World Congress Food Science and Technology, 2018.
  6. Azeredo, Joana; Oliveira, Hugo; Costa, Ana Rita; Shneider, Mikhail; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Bacteriophage polysaccharide depolymerases, their role and biotechnological applications". Paper presented in Viruses of Microbes 2018 (EMBO Workshop), Wroclaw, 2018.
    Published
  7. Milho, Catarina; Silva, Maria Daniela; Alves, Diana; Azeredo, Joana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Interspecies interactions of Salmonella Enteritidis and Escherichia coli dual-species biofilms and their control by bacteriophages". Paper presented in Viruses of Microbes 2018 (EMBO Workshop), Wroclaw, 2018.
  8. Silva, Maria Daniela; Pinto, Graça; Azeredo, Joana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Control of Porphyromonas gingivalis using a bacterial-derived peptidoglycan hydrolase". Paper presented in Microbiotec'17 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Porto, 2017.
    Published
  9. Costa, Maria J.; Marques, Arlete L.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Teixeira, J. A.; Cerqueira, Miguel Ângelo Parente Ribeiro. "Physico-chemical properties of alginate-based films: crosslinking and mannuronic/ guluronic ratio effect". Paper presented in São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences on Reverse Engineering of Processed Foods, Campinas, 2017.
  10. Oliveira, A.; Ribeiro, Henrique; Silva, A.; Silva, Maria Daniela; Sousa, J.; Rodrigues, Célia Fortuna; Melo, Luís D. R.; Henriques, Ana Filipa; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Synergistic antimicrobial interaction between honey and phage against Escherichia coli biofilms". Paper presented in CEB Annual Meeting 2017, Braga, 2017.
    Published
  11. Melo, Luís D. R.; Pinto, Graça; Oliveira, Fernando E.; França, Ângela Maria Oliveira Sousa; Boas, Diana Patrícia Andrade Vilas; Almeida, Carina; Sillankorva, Sanna; Cerca, Nuno; Azeredo, Joana. "Disclosing the complexity involved in phage-biofilm interaction: the case study of a Sep1virus phage infecting S. epidermidis". Paper presented in CEB Annual Meeting 2017, 2017.
    Published
  12. Pires, Diana Priscila Penso; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "A genotypic analysis of five P. aeruginosa strains after biofilm infection by phages targeting different cell surface receptors". Paper presented in CEB Annual Meeting 2017, 2017.
    Published
  13. Milho, Catarina; Silva, Maria Daniela; Alves, Diana; Azeredo, Joana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Interspecies interactions and bacteriophage control in S. Enteritidis and E. coli mixed biofilms". Paper presented in Microbiotec'17 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2017.
    Published
  14. Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues; Veiga, Patrícia; Cerca, Nuno; Kropinski, Andrew M.; Almeida, Carina Manuela Fernandes; Azeredo, Joana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Development of a phage cocktail to prevent Proteus mirabilis biofilm formation in urinary catheters". Paper presented in Biofilms 7 - Microbial Works of Art, 2016.
    Published
  15. Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues; Pinto, Graça; Oliveira, Fernando Eduardo Freitas; França, Ângela Maria Oliveira Sousa; Ackermann, H. W.; Kropinski, A. M.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana; Cerca, Nuno. "Characterization of a new twortlikevirus infecting Staphylococcus epidermidis that exhibits activity against biofilm and stationary bacterial populations". Paper presented in Bacteriophages: Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Their Application in Medicine, Veterinary and Food (3rd International Scientific Conference To the 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of Bacteriophages), Moscow, 2016.
    Published
  16. Milho, Catarina; Nogueira, Maria; Simões, Carlos André Ramalho; Ackermann, H. W.; Kropinski, Andrew M.; Azeredo, Joana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Use of bacteriophages to prevent and control Salmonella Enteritidis biofilm formation on poultry skins at refrigerated and room temperatures". Paper presented in Biofilms 7 - Microbial Works of Art, 2016.
    Published
  17. Oliveira, Hugo Alexandre Mendes; Pires, Diana Priscila Penso; Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues; Kluskens, Leon; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "Bacteriophage depolymerases: novel polysaccharide degrading enzymes". Paper presented in Biofilms 7 - Microbial Works of Art, 2016.
    Published
  18. Pires, Diana Priscila Penso; Dötsch, Andreas; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "Fast emergence of phage-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm cells in response to the pressure exerted by bacteriophage treatment". Paper presented in Biofilms 7 - Microbial Works of Art, 2016.
  19. Ribeiro, Henrique; Henriques, Ana Filipa Frutuoso Mendes; Sillankorva, Sanna; Oliveira, Ana Cristina Afonso. "Anti-biofilm effect: combining bacteriophages with Portuguese honey". Paper presented in Biofilms 7 - Microbial Works of Art, 2016.
    Published
  20. Costa, Maria J.; Marques, Arlete L.; Milho, Catarina; Teixeira, J. A.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Cerqueira, Miguel Ângelo Parente Ribeiro. "Use of alginate-based films as a carrier of bacteriophages: antimicrobial assessment against Pseudomonas fluorescens". Paper presented in IUFoST 2016 - 18th World Congress of Food Science and Technology, Dublin, 2016.
    Published
  21. Oliveira, Hugo; Costa, Ana Rita; Konstantinidis, N.; Nemec, A.; Shneider, M.; Dötsch, A.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "Capsule depolymerase activity of phages infecting the Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex". Paper presented in Bacteriophages: Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Their Application in Medicine, Veterinary and Food (3rd International Scientific Conference To the 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of Bacteriophages), Moscow, 2016.
    Published
  22. Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues; Oliveira, Fernando Eduardo Freitas; Sillankorva, Sanna; Pérez-Cabezas, B.; Vilanova, Manuel; Azeredo, J.; Cerca, Nuno. "Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms are resistant to phage infection due to the protective effect of the biofilm matrix". Paper presented in EMBO Conference on Viruses of Microbes III: Structure and Function - from Molecules to Communities, Zurich, 2014.
    Published
  23. Oliveira, Hugo Alexandre Mendes; Viruthachalam, T.; Walmagh, M.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Secundo, F.; Lavigne, Rob; Neves-Petersen, Maria; Kluskens, Leon; Azeredo, Joana. "Biochemical characterization of highly stable endolysins with a powerful and broad anti-Gram-negative lytic activity in the presence of weak acids". Paper presented in EMBO Conference on Viruses of Microbes III: Structure and Function - from Molecules to Communities, 2014.
    Published
  24. Sillankorva, Sanna; Pires, Diana Priscila Penso; Boas, Diana Patrícia Andrade Vilas; Rodrigues, Catarina; Azeredo, Joana. "Challenging mono and dual-species biofilms with phages and antibiotics". Paper presented in 20th Biennial Evergreen International Phage Meeting, 2013.
    Published
  25. Melo, Luís D. R.; Oliveira, Fernando; Sillankorva, Sanna; Pérez-Cabezas, B.; Ackermann, H. W.; Kropinski, Andrew M.; Vilanova, Manuel; Azeredo, Joana; Cerca, Nuno. "Genomic characterization of the Staphylococcus epidermidis-specific bacteriophage SEP1 and evaluation of its lytic activity against bacterial under different metabolic states". Paper presented in BioMicroWorld, 2013.
    Published
  26. Sillankorva, Sanna; Rodrigues, A. C.; Azeredo, Joana. "Combined antibiotic-phage therapies to control Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms". Paper presented in Viruses of Microbes - EMBO Conference, 2012.
    Published
  27. Pires, Diana Priscila Penso; Silva, Sónia Carina; Henriques, Mariana; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "The ability of C. albicans to form biofilm in the presence of sensitive and phage-resistant P. aeruginosa phenotypes". Paper presented in CEB Abstracts in Proceedings, 2012.
    Published
  28. Melo, Luís D. R.; Oliveira, Fernando; Sillankorva, Sanna; Pérez-Cabezas, B.; Vilanova, Manuel; Azeredo, Joana; Cerca, Nuno. "Efficacy studies of phage phiIBB-Sep1 against S. epidermidis cells under different metabolic states". Paper presented in CEB Abstracts in Proceedings, 2012.
    Published
  29. Rodrigues, Ana Catarina; Pires, Diana P.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "Efficacy of phage-antibiotic combination therapy for the control of P. aeruginosa biofilms in vitro". Paper presented in Viruses of Microbes - EMBO Conference, 2012.
  30. Sillankorva, Sanna; Pires, Diana Priscila Penso; Melo, Luís D. R.; Cerca, Nuno; Azeredo, Joana. "Can bacteriofages be effective in controlling harmful biofilms?". Paper presented in CEB Abstracts in Proceedings, 2012.
    Published
  31. Pires, Diana; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "The use of bacteriophages for P. aeruginosa biofilm control". Paper presented in 9th Biannual Evergreen International Phage Biology Meeting, 2011.
    10.1109/ENBENG.2011.6026045
  32. Melo, Luís D. R.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana; Cerca, Nuno. "Efficacy studies of a S. epidermidis bacteriophage against stationary and biofilm cells". Paper presented in Microbiotec11, 2011.
  33. Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues; Cece, Esra; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana; Cerca, Nuno. "An urgent seek for S. epidermidis large host range bacteriophages". Paper presented in 19th Biannual Evergreen International Phage Biology Meeting. Evergreen, 2011.
  34. Oliveira, Hugo Alexandre Mendes; Walmagh, Maarten; Kluskens, Leon; Sillankorva, Sanna; Lavigne, Rob; Azeredo, Joana. "Antibacterial activity on opportunistic Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogen by a novel Salmonella phage endolysin". Paper presented in Microbiotec11, 2011.
  35. Pires, Diana Priscila Penso; Silva, Sónia Carina; Henriques, Mariana; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "Pseudomonas-Candida interaction in dual-species biofilms". Paper presented in Microbiotec11, 2011.
  36. Pires, Diana; Sillankorva, Sanna; Faustino, A.; Azeredo, Joana. "Isolation of novel bacteriophages for the control of P. aeruginosa biofilms". Paper presented in Viruses of Microbes, 2010.
  37. Azeredo, Joana; Sillankorva, Sanna; Krylov, V. N.; Gannon, B. W.; Gibbs, Paul. "Safety concerns regarding the use of phages in animal food production". Paper presented in The Bacteriophage in Biology, Biotechnology and Medicine, 2010.
  38. Kluskens, Leon; Santos, Sílvio Roberto Branco; Fernandes, Elisabete Ramos; Oliveira, Hugo Alexandre Mendes; Melo, Luís D. R.; Cerca, Nuno; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "The use of bacteriophage endolysins as antibacterial compounds". Paper presented in CEB Abstracts in Proceedings, 2010.
  39. Sillankorva, Sanna; Neubauer, P.; Azeredo, Joana. "Dual species biofilms and their control with bacteriophages". Paper presented in EUROPEAN CONGRESS ON MICROBIAL BIOFILMS, 2009.
  40. Pires, Diana; Sillankorva, Sanna; Faustino, A.; Azeredo, Joana. "Isolation of lytic phages for clinical antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa". Paper presented in PhageBiotics, 2009.
  41. Azeredo, Joana; Oliveira, Rosário; Ferreira, E. C.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Cerca, Nuno; Kluskens, Leon. "Bacteriophages as biocontrol agents". Paper presented in 1st Meeting of the Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2009.
  42. Sillankorva, Sanna; Neubauer, P.; Azeredo, Joana. "Phage infection of dual species biofilms". Paper presented in EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL PHAGE CONFERENCE, 2008.
  43. Oliveira, A.; Henriques, Ana Filipa Frutuoso Mendes; Sillankorva, Sanna; Quinta, R.; Nicolau, Ana; Borges, C.; Simões, F.; et al. "Characterisation of lytic bacteriophages for Escherichia coli strains collected from infected birds". Paper presented in CONGRESSO NACIONAL MICRO'07 BIOTEC'07-XXXIII, 2007.
  44. Sillankorva, Sanna; Pospiech, H.; Azeredo, Joana; Neubauer, P.. "T7-like bacteriophages to control biofilm forming bacteria". Paper presented in PHAGE TECHNOLOGIES WORKSHOP, 2006.
  45. Sillankorva, Sanna; Oliveira, Rosário; Vieira, M. J.; Azeredo, Joana. "Isolation of phages from industrial environments to control biofilms". Paper presented in 16th Evergreen Phage Biology Meeting, 2005.
  46. Oliveira, A.; Henriques, P.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana; Sereno, R.. "Isolation of bacteriophages lytic against E. coli strains collected from infected birds". Paper presented in 16th Evergreen Phage Biology Meeting, 2005.
  47. Sillankorva, Sanna; Oliveira, Rosário; Vieira, M. J.; Sutherland, Ian W.; Azeredo, Joana. "P. fluorescens biofilm control using bacteriophage FS1". Paper presented in ASM CONFERENCE ON NEW PHAGE BIOLOGY, 2004.
  48. Sillankorva, Sanna; Oliveira, Rosário; Vieira, M. J.; Sutherland, Ian W.; Azeredo, Joana. "Prevention of P. fluorescens adhesion to surfaces using bacteriophage FS1". Paper presented in 1st european conference on biofilms : prevention of microbial adhesion, 2004.
  49. Sillankorva, Sanna; Oliveira, Rosário; Sutherland, Ian W.; Azeredo, Joana. "Effect of temperature on bacteriophage infection of Pseudomonas fluorecens cells vs. biofilms". Paper presented in ASM CONFERENCES : BIOFILMS, 2003.
Conference paper
  1. Sillankorva, Sanna; Pospiech, H.; Azeredo, Joana; Neubauer, P.. "Biofilm control with T7 phages". 2007.
    10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.07.458
  2. Cerca, Nuno; Martins, Silvia; Sillankorva, Sanna; Pier, Gerald B.; Oliveira, Rosário; Azeredo, Joana. "Changes in CoNS biofilm formation, composition, structure and antimicrobial resistance due to growth in sub-inhibitory concentrations of dicloxacillin". 2004.
  3. Azeredo, Joana; Henriques, Mariana; Sillankorva, Sanna; Oliveira, Rosário. "The protective effect of Glutaraldehyde in the extraction of EPS from biofilms". 2001.
Conference poster
  1. Pinto, Ana Mafalda; Pastrana, L.M.; Cerqueira, M.A.; Sillankorva, S.. "Development of biopolymer scaffolds for a sustained release of bacteriophages". Paper presented in 24th Biennial Evergreen Phage Meeting, 2021.
  2. Pinto, Ana Mafalda; Pastrana, L.M.; Cerqueira, Miguel A.; Sillankorva, S.. "Biopolymer-based films for a controlled release of bacteriophages". Paper presented in CRS 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, 2021.
  3. Sillankorva, Sanna. "Endolysin-loaded liposomes for treatment of S. pneumoniae otitis media". Paper presented in 3rd SPCL-CRS Young Scientists Virtual Meeting, 2021.
  4. Silva, Maria Daniela; Paris, Juan L.; Gama, Francisco Miguel; Silva, Bruno F. B.; Sillankorva, S.. "Endolysin-loaded liposomes for treatment of S. pneumoniae otitis media". Paper presented in 3rd SPLC-CRS (Spanish Portuguese Local Chapter – Controlled Release Society) Young Scientists Meeting, 2021.
  5. Silva, Maria Daniela; Oliveira, Hugo; Faustino, Alberta; Sillankorva, S.. "Characterization and antipneumococcal efficacy of MSlys endolysin". Paper presented in Phage Futures Congress, 2021.
  6. Ribeiro, Henrique; Oliveira, Ana Cristina Afonso; Silva, Ana Catarina Ramos Lopes; Silva, Maria Daniela; Rodrigues, Célia Fortuna; Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues; Henriques, Ana Filipa; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Synergistic antimicrobial interaction of honey and bacteriophage in Escherichia coli biofilms". Paper presented in I Simpósio de Bioquímica Aplicada, 2017.
  7. Ribeiro, Henrique; Oliveira, A.; Silva, A.; Silva, Maria Daniela; Rodrigues, Célia Fortuna; Melo, Luís D. R.; Henriques, Ana Filipa; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Synergistic antimicrobial interaction of honey and bacteriophage in Escherichia coli biofilms". Paper presented in ENEBIOQ 2017, 2017.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.22000.25609
Journal article
  1. Pereira, Raquel; K B vinayakumar; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Polymeric microneedles for health care monitoring: emerging trends". ACS Sensors (2024):
    Open access • Accepted
  2. Ana Oliveira; Carla Dias; Ricardo Oliveira; Carina Almeida; Pablo Fuciños; Sanna Sillankorva; Hugo Oliveira. "Paving the way forward: Escherichia coli bacteriophages in a One Health approach". Critical Reviews in Microbiology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/1040841X.2022.2161869.
    10.1080/1040841X.2022.2161869
  3. Márcia Keller Alves; Wellington Vieira de Souza; Júnia Capua de Lima Novello; Sanna Sillankorva; Cilene Labre; Rubem Luís Sommer; João Antonio Pêgas Henriques; Mariana Roesch Ely. "Complete genome sequence of a novel bacteriophage vB_Pci_PCMW57 infecting phytobacteria pseudomonas cichorii". Molecular Biology Reports (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-023-08552-9.
    10.1007/s11033-023-08552-9
  4. K. B. Vinayakumar; Maria Daniela Silva; Artur Martins; Stephen Mundy; Pedro González-Losada; Sanna Sillankorva. "Levofloxacin-Loaded Microneedles Produced Using 3D-Printed Molds for Klebsiella Pneumoniae Biofilm Control". Advanced Therapeutics (2023): https://doi.org/10.1002/adtp.202200320.
    10.1002/adtp.202200320
  5. Maria J. Costa; Lorenzo M. Pastrana; José A. Teixeira; Sanna M. Sillankorva; Miguel A. Cerqueira. "Bacteriophage Delivery Systems for Food Applications: Opportunities and Perspectives". Viruses (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/v15061271.
    10.3390/v15061271
  6. Sanna Sillankorva; Liliana Pires; Lorenzo M. Pastrana; Manuel Bañobre-López. "Antibiofilm Efficacy of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pbunavirus vB_PaeM-SMS29 Loaded onto Dissolving Polyvinyl Alcohol Microneedles". Viruses (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/v14050964.
    10.3390/v14050964
  7. Milho, C; Sillankorva, S. "Implication of a gene deletion on a Salmonella Enteritidis phage growth parameters". Virus Research 308 (2022): 198654. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198654.
    Published • 10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198654
  8. Sousa, J.C.; Sillankorva, S.; Faustino, A.; Carvalho, C.M.. "Suggestion for a new bacteriophage genus for the Klebsiella pneumoniae phage vB_KpnS-Carvaje". Current Genetics 68 3-4 (2022): 393-406. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85131419415&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00294-022-01242-2
  9. Silva, M.D.; Ray, K.; Gama, M.; Remenschneider, A.K.; Sillankorva, S.. "Ex vivo transtympanic permeation of the liposome encapsulated S. pneumoniae endolysin MSlys". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 620 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85128286628&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121752
  10. Maria Daniela Silva; António Lima; Nuno Marçal; Luís Dias; Miguel Gama; Sanna Sillankorva. "Identification of the Bacterial Pathogens in Children with Otitis Media: A Study in the Northwestern Portuguese District of Braga". Microorganisms (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10010054.
    Published • 10.3390/microorganisms10010054
  11. Ribeiro, Marta; Boudoukhani, Meriem; Belmonte-Reche, Efres; Genicio, Nuria; Sillankorva, Sanna; Gallo, Juan; Rodríguez-Abreu, Carlos; Moulai-Mostefa, Nadji; Bañobre-López, Manuel. "Xanthan-Fe3O4 Nanoparticle Composite Hydrogels for Non-Invasive Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetically Assisted Drug Delivery". ACS Applied Nano Materials 4 8 (2021): 7712-7729. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c00932.
    Published • 10.1021/acsanm.1c00932
  12. Pinto, Ana Mafalda; Faustino, Alberta; Pastrana, Lorenzo M.; Bañobre-López, Manuel; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO 1 In Vitro Time–Kill Kinetics Using Single Phages and Phage Formulations—Modulating Death, Adaptation, and Resistance". Antibiotics 10 7 (2021): 877. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10070877.
    Published • 10.3390/antibiotics10070877
  13. Silva, Maria Daniela; Paris, Juan L.; Gama, Francisco Miguel; Silva, Bruno F. B.; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Sustained Release of a Streptococcus pneumoniae Endolysin from Liposomes for Potential Otitis Media Treatment". ACS Infectious Diseases 7 8 (2021): 2127-2137. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00108.
    Published • 10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00108
  14. Pinto, Ana Mafalda; Silva, Maria Daniela; Pastrana, Lorenzo M; Bañobre-López, Manuel; Sillankorva, Sanna. "The clinical path to deliver encapsulated phages and lysins". FEMS Microbiology Reviews (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsre/fuab019.
    10.1093/femsre/fuab019
  15. Costa, Maria J.; Pastrana, Lorenzo M.; Teixeira, José A.; Sillankorva, Sanna M.; Cerqueira, Miguel A.. "Characterization of PHBV films loaded with FO1 bacteriophage using polyvinyl alcohol-based nanofibers and coatings: A comparative study". Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies (2021): 102646. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2021.102646.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ifset.2021.102646
  16. Oliveira, H.; Costa, A.R.; Konstantinides, N.; Ferreira, A.; Akturk, E.; Sillankorva, S.; Nemec, A.; et al. "Corrigendum to: Ability of phages to infect Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex species through acquisition of different pectate lyase depolymerase domains (Environ Microbiol, (2017), 19, (5060–5077), 10.1111/emi.1462-2920.13970)". Environmental Microbiology 23 6 (2021): 3334-3334. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85108849228&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/1462-2920.15620
  17. Luís D. R. Melo; Graça Pinto; Fernando Oliveira; Diana Vilas-Boas; Carina Almeida; Sanna Sillankorva; Nuno Cerca; Joana Azeredo. "The Protective Effect of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm Matrix against Phage Predation". Viruses (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/v12101076.
    10.3390/v12101076
  18. Sillankorva, Sanna. "Natural and Induced Antibodies Against Phages in Humans: Induction Kinetics and Immunogenicity for Structural Proteins of PB1-Related Phages". PHAGE (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/phage.2020.0004.
    10.1089/phage.2020.0004
  19. Sillankorva, Sanna. "Bacteriophages for Chronic Wound Treatment: From Traditional to Novel Delivery Systems". Viruses 12 235 (2020): 1-29.
    10.3390/v12020235
  20. Alves, Diana Filipa Barros; Cerqueira, Miguel Ângelo Parente Ribeiro; Pastrana, Lorenzo M.; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Entrapment of a phage cocktail and cinnamaldehyde on sodium alginate emulsion-based films to fight food contamination by Escherichia coli and Salmonella Enteritidis". (2020): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/62602.
    10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108791
  21. Novello, J.; Sillankorva, S.; Pires, P.; Azeredo, J.; Wanke, C.H.; Tondo, E.C.; Bianchi, O.. "Inactivation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in mineral water by DP1 bacteriophage immobilized on ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer used as seal caps of plastic bottles". Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85079041359&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1002/app.49009
  22. Milho, C.; Silva, M.D.; Alves, D.; Oliveira, H.; Sousa, C.; Pastrana, L.M.; Azeredo, J.; Sillankorva, S.. "Author Correction: Escherichia coli and Salmonella Enteritidis dual-species biofilms: interspecies interactions and antibiofilm efficacy of phages (Scientific Reports, (2019), 9, 1, (18183), 10.1038/s41598-019-54847-y)". Scientific Reports 10 1 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85079047800&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/s41598-020-59306-7
  23. Sillankorva, Sanna; Pinto, Ana Mafalda; Faustino, Alberta; Pastrana, Lorenzo M.; Bañobre-Lópes, Manuel. "In vitro time-kill kinetics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 phages alone and in formulations modulate death, adaptation, virulence and resistance". International Journal of Pharmaceutics (2020):
    Under revision
  24. Milho, Catarina; Azeredo, Joana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Synthetic construction of a mutant Salmonella Enteritidis phage using BRED: implications of a gene deletion in the phage growth parameters". Frontiers in Microbiology (2020):
    Under revision
  25. Silva, Maria Daniela; Oliveria, Hugo; Faustino, Alberta; Sillankorva, Sanna. "MSlys, a novel endolysin with potential to control Streptococcus pneumoniae". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2020):
    Under revision
  26. Hodyra-Stefaniak, Katarzyna; Kazmierczak, Zuzanna; Majewska, Joana; Sillankorva, Sanna; Miernikiewic, Paulina; Miedzybrodzkim, Ryszard; Górski, Andrzej; et al. "Antibodies specific to PB1-like bacteriophages: kinetics of induction, immunogenicity of structural proteins gp22 and gp29, natural and induced antibodies in humans". PHAGE (2020):
    Submitted
  27. Silva, M.D.; Oliveira, H.; Faustino, A.; Sillankorva, S.. "Characterization of MSlys, the endolysin of Streptococcus pneumoniae phage MS1". Biotechnology Reports 28 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85095703132&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.btre.2020.e00547
  28. Milho, Catarina; Andrade, M.; Boas, Diana Patrícia Andrade Vilas; Alves, Diana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Antimicrobial assessment of phage therapy using a porcine model of biofilm infection". (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/58885.
    10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.12.004
  29. Alves, Diana; Marques, Arlete L.; Milho, Catarina; Costa, Maria J.; Pastrana, Lorenzo M.; Cerqueira, Miguel Ângelo Parente Ribeiro; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Bacteriophage IBB-PF7A loaded on sodium alginate-based films to prevent microbial meat spoilage". (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/57105.
    10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2018.11.026
  30. Milho, C.; Silva, Maria Daniela; Alves, Diana Filipa Barros; Oliveira, Hugo Alexandre Mendes; Sousa, Clara; Pastrana, Lorenzo M.; Azeredo, Joana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Escherichia coli and Salmonella Enteritidis dual-species biofilms: interspecies interactions and antibiofilm efficacy of phages". (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/62564.
    10.1038/s41598-019-54847-y
  31. Silva, Maria Daniela; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Otitis media pathogens A life entrapped in biofilm communities". (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/63351.
    10.1080/1040841X.2019.1660616
  32. Oliveira, A.; Sousa, Jéssica; Silva, A.; Melo, Luís D. R.; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Chestnut honey and bacteriophage application to control Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli biofilms: evaluation in an ex vivo wound model". (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/55603.
    10.3389/fmicb.2018.01725
  33. Costa, Maria J.; Marques, Arlete L.; Pastrana, Lorenzo M.; Teixeira, J. A.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Cerqueira, Miguel Ângelo Parente Ribeiro. "Physicochemical properties of alginate-based films: effect of ionic crosslinking and mannuronic and guluronic acid ratio". (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/55078.
    10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.03.014
  34. Melo, Luís D. R.; França, Angela; Brandão, Ana Catarina; Sillankorva, Sanna; Cerca, Nuno; Azeredo, Joana. "Assessment of Sep1virus interaction with stationary cultures by transcriptional and flow cytometry studies". (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/59535.
    10.1093/femsec/fiy143
  35. Milho, Catarina; Silva, Maria Daniela; Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues; Santos, Sílvio Roberto Branco; Azeredo, Joana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Control of Salmonella Enteritidis on food contact surfaces with bacteriophage PVP-SE2". (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/57491.
    10.1080/08927014.2018.1501475
  36. Pires, Diana P.; Melo, Luís D. R.; Boas, Diana Patrícia Andrade Vilas; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "Phage therapy as an alternative or complementary strategy to prevent and control biofilm-related infections". (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/46544.
    10.1016/j.mib.2017.09.004
  37. Pires, Diana P.; Dötsch, Andreas; Anderson, Erin M.; Hao, Youai; Khursigara, Cezar M.; Lam, J. S.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "A genotypic analysis of five P. aeruginosa strains after biofilm infection by phages targeting different cell surface receptors". (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/47422.
    10.3389/fmicb.2017.01229
  38. Oliveira, A.; Ribeiro, Henrique; Silva, A.; Silva, Maria Daniela; Sousa, Jéssica; Rodrigues, Célia F.; Melo, Luís D. R.; Henriques, Ana Filipa; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Synergistic antimicrobial interaction between honey and phage against Escherichia coli biofilms". (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/48125.
    10.3389/fmicb.2017.02407
  39. Oliveira, Hugo; Costa, Ana Rita; Konstantinidis, Nico; Ferreira, A.; Akturk, Ergun; Sillankorva, Sanna; Nemec, Alexander; et al. "Ability of phages to infect Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex species through acquisition of different pectate lyase depolymerase domains". (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/51511.
    10.1111/1462-2920.13970
  40. Pires, Diana Priscila Penso; Oliveira, Hugo Alexandre Mendes; Melo, Luís D. R.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "Bacteriophage-encoded depolymerases: their diversity and biotechnological applications". (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/40516.
    10.1007/s00253-015-7247-0
  41. Pinto, Graça; Silva, Maria Daniela; Peddey, Mark; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "The role of bacteriophages in periodontal health and disease". (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/44739.
    10.2217/fmb-2016-0081
  42. Pires, Diana P.; Cleto, Sara; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana; Lu, Timothy K.. "Genetically Engineered Phages: a Review of Advances over the Last Decade". (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/43301.
    10.1128/MMBR.00069-15
  43. Oliveira, Hugo Alexandre Mendes; Boas, Diana Patrícia Andrade Vilas; Mesnage, Stéphane; Kluskens, Leon; Lavigne, Rob; Sillankorva, Sanna; Secundo, Francesco; Azeredo, Joana. "Structural and enzymatic characterization of ABgp46, a novel phage endolysin with broad anti-Gram-negative bacterial activity". (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/41411.
    10.3389/fmicb.2016.00208
  44. Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues; Veiga, Patrícia; Cerca, Nuno; Kropinski, Andrew M.; Almeida, Carina; Azeredo, Joana; Sillankorva, Sanna. "Development of a phage cocktail to control Proteus mirabilis catheter-associated urinary tract infections". (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/42165.
    10.3389/fmicb.2016.01024
  45. Boas, Diana Patrícia Andrade Vilas; Almeida, Carina; Sillankorva, Sanna; Nicolau, Ana; Azeredo, Joana; Azevedo, Nuno F.; Faculdade de Engenharia. "Discrimination of bacteriophage infected cells using locked nucleic acid fluorescent in situ hybridization (LNA-FISH)". (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/40301.
    10.1080/08927014.2015.1131821
  46. Pires, Diana; Boas, Diana Patrícia Andrade Vilas; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "Phage therapy: a step forward in the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections". (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/38734.
    10.1128/JVI.00385-15
  47. Pires, Diana; Sillankorva, Sanna; Kropinski, Andrew M.; Lu, Timothy K.; Azeredo, Joana. "Complete genome sequence of pseudomonas aeruginosa Phage vB_PaeM_CEB_DP1". (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/37584.
    10.1128/genomeA.00918-15
  48. Oliveira, Hugo; Thiagarajan, V.; Walmagh, Maarten; Sillankorva, Sanna; Lavigne, Rob; Petersen, T. Neves; Kluskens, Leon; Azeredo, Joana. "A thermostable salmonella phage endolysin, Lys68, with broad bactericidal properties against gram-negative pathogens in presence of weak acids". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/31597.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0108376
  49. Melo, L. D. R.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Ackermann, H. W.; Kropinski, A. M.; Azeredo, Joana; Cerca, Nuno. "Isolation and characterization of a new Staphylococcus epidermidis broad-spectrum bacteriophage". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/32113.
    10.1099/vir.0.060590-0
  50. Melo, Luís D. R.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Ackermann, H. W.; Kropinski, Andrew M.; Azeredo, Joana; Cerca, Nuno. "Characterization of Staphylococcus epidermidis phage vB_SepS_SEP9 : a unique member of the Siphoviridae family". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/31637.
    10.1016/j.resmic.2014.09.012
  51. Pires, D.P.; Kropinski, A.M.; Azeredo, J.; Sillankorva, S.; Pires DP; Kropinski AM; Azeredo J; et al. "Complete genome sequence of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage phiIBB-PAA2". Genome Announcements 2 1 (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84999025187&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1128/genomeA.e01102-13
  52. Pires, Diana Priscila Penso; Silva, Sónia Carina; Almeida, Carina; Henriques, Mariana; Anderson, Erin M.; Lam, Joseph S.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "Evaluation of the ability of C. albicans to form biofilm in the presence of phage-resistant phenotypes of P. aeruginosa". (2013): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/27529.
    10.1080/08927014.2013.831842
  53. Sillankorva, Sanna; Oliveira, Hugo Alexandre Mendes; Azeredo, Joana. "Bacteriophages and their role in food safety". (2012): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/23375.
    10.1155/2012/863945
  54. Sillankorva, Sanna; Pires, Diana Priscila Penso; Oliveira, Hugo Alexandre Mendes; Neubauer, P.; Azeredo, Joana. "The influence of P. fluorescens cell morphology on the lytic performance and production of phage ¿IBB-PF7A". (2011): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/22364.
    10.1007/s00284-011-9987-0
  55. Sillankorva, Sanna; Kluskens, Leon; Linghorn, E.; Kropinski, Andrew M.; Neubauer, P.; Azeredo, Joana. "Complete genome sequence of the lytic Pseudomonas fluorescens phage ¿IBB-PF7A". (2011): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/22302.
    10.1186/1743-422X-8-142
  56. Pires, Diana Priscila Penso; Sillankorva, Sanna; Faustino, A.; Azeredo, Joana. "Use of newly isolated phages for the control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and ATCC 10145 biofilms". (2011): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/16787.
    10.1016/j.resmic.2011.06.010
  57. Sillankorva, Sanna; Oliveira, D.; Moura, A.; Henriques, Mariana; Faustino, A.; Nicolau, Ana; Azeredo, Joana. "Efficacy of a broad host range lytic bacteriophage against E. coli adhered to urothelium". (2011): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/16843.
    10.1007/s00284-010-9834-8
  58. Sillankorva, Sanna; Pleteneva, E. A.; Shaburova, O. V.; Santos, Sílvio Roberto Branco; Carvalho, Carla A. O. C. M.; Azeredo, Joana; Krylov, V. N.. "Salmonella Enteritidis bacteriophage candidates for phage therapy of poultry". (2010): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/10691.
    10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04549.x
  59. Santos, Sílvio Roberto Branco; Fernandes, Elisabete Ramos; Carvalho, Carla M.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Krylov, V. N.; Pleteneva, E. A.; Shaburova, O. V.; et al. "Selection and characterization of a multivalent Salmonella phage and its production in a nonpathogenic Escherichia coli strain". (2010): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/11462.
    10.1128/AEM.00922-10
  60. Sillankorva, S.; Neubauer, P.; Azeredo, J.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana. "Phage control of dual species biofilms of Pseudomonas fluorescens and Staphylococcus lentus.". Biofouling 26 5 (2010): 567-575. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77957091308&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/08927014.2010.494251
  61. Oliveira, A.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Quinta, R.; Henriques, Ana Filipa Frutuoso Mendes; Sereno, R.; Azeredo, Joana. "Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages for avian pathogenic E. coli strains". (2009): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/9518.
    10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04145.x
  62. Santos, Sílvio Roberto Branco; Carvalho, Carla M.; Sillankorva, Sanna; Nicolau, Ana; Ferreira, E. C.; Azeredo, Joana. "The use of antibiotics to improve phage detection and enumeration by the double-layer agar technique". (2009): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/9587.
    10.1186/1471-2180-9-148
  63. Sillankorva, Sanna; Oliveira, Rosário; Vieira, M. J.; Azeredo, Joana. "Real-time quantification of Pseudomonas fluorescens cell removal from glass surfaces due to bacteriophage FS1 application". (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/8217.
    10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03743.x
  64. Sillankorva, Sanna; Neubauer, P.; Azeredo, Joana. "Isolation and characterization of a T7-like lytic phage for Pseudomonas fluorescens". (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/8430.
    10.1186/1472-6750-8-80
  65. Sillankorva, Sanna; Neubauer, P.; Azeredo, Joana. "Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilms subjected to phage phiIBB-PF7A". (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/9213.
    10.1186/1472-6750-8-79
  66. Simões, M.; Pereira, Maria Olívia; Sillankorva, Sanna; Azeredo, Joana; Vieira, M. J.. "The effect of hydrodynamic conditions on the phenotype of Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilms". (2007): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/7011.
    10.1080/08927010701368476
  67. Cerca, Nuno; Martins, Silvia; Sillankorva, Sanna; Jefferson, Kimberly K.; Pier, Gerald B.; Oliveira, Rosário; Azeredo, Joana. "Effects of Growth in the Presence of Subinhibitory Concentrations of Dicloxacillin on Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus haemolyticus Biofilms". (2005): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/3649.
    10.1128/AEM.71.12.8677-8682.2005
  68. Sillankorva, Sanna; Oliveira, Rosário; Vieira, M. J.; Sutherland, Ian W.; Azeredo, Joana. "Pseudomonas fluorescens infection by bacteriophage ¿S1 : the influence of temperature, host growth phase and media". (2004): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/1833.
    10.1016/j.femsle.2004.06.058
  69. Sillankorva, Sanna; Oliveira, Rosário; Vieira, M. J.; Sutherland, Ian W.; Azeredo, Joana. "Bacteriophage ¿ S1 infection of Pseudomonas fluorescens planktonic cells versus biofilms". (2004): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/1831.
    10.1080/08927010410001723834
  70. Azeredo J; Henriques M; Sillankorva S; Oliveira R. "Extraction of exopolymers from biofilms: the protective effect of glutaraldehyde.". Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research (2003): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/12701925.
Magazine article
  1. Sillankorva, Sanna. "Fagos no controlo de infecções", Microbiologia, Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, 2012, https://spmicrobiologia.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/fagos-no-controlo-de-infeccoes/.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Milho, Catarina. "Control of Salmonella Enteritidis biofilms present on different food contact surfaces using bacteriophages". PhD, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/60592.
  2. Domingues, Márcia Esteves. "Otopathogens: characterization and alternative treatment". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/60465.
  3. Passos, Luís Filipe Alves. "Development of bacteriophage-loaded microstructures using Microfluidics". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/59257.
  4. Silva, Ana Catarina Ramos Lopes da. "In vitro evaluation of an antibiofilm product: a combination between bacteriophages and Portuguese honey". Master, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/50390.
  5. Ribeiro, Henrique Gonçalves. "Desenvolvimento de um produto antimicrobiano com mel português e bacteriófagos". Master, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/46543.
  6. Matos, Teresa Alexandra Lopes de. "Novos sistemas de embalagens antimicrobianas para alimentos utilizando bacteriófagos". Master, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/46672.
  7. Marques, Arlete Maria Lima. "Antimicrobial assessment of phages entrapped in bio-based structures". Master, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/47396.
  8. Macedo, João Manuel Novais de Castro. "Strategies to combat infections of Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms". Master, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/39660.
  9. Simões, Carlos André Ramalho. "Construction of an innocuous Salmonella phage". Master, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/41409.
  10. Andrade, Márcia Sofia Machado. "Avaliação da terapia fágica em biofilmes bacterianos presentes em feridas crónicas". Master, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/34097.
  11. Veiga, Patrícia Isabel Martins. "Caracterização de bacteriófagos de Proteus mirabilis e avaliação da sua eficácia em biofilmes". Master, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/41824.
  12. Rodrigues, Ana Catarina. "Study of the efficacy of combination therapy based on bacteriophages for the control of infectious biofilms". Master, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/23523.
  13. Sillankorva, Sanna. "Use of bacteriophages to control biofilms". PhD, Universidade do Minho, 2009. http://repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt/handle/1822/9033.
  14. Sillankorva, Sanna. "Use of bacteriophages to control biofilms". PhD, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/9033.
  15. Sillankorva, Sanna. "Utilização de bacteriófagos no controlo de células suspensas e biofilmes de Pseudomonas fluorescens". Master, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/574.
  16. Sillankorva, Sanna. "Utilização de bacteriófagos no controlo de células suspensas e biofilmes de Pseudomonas fluorescens". Master, Universidade do Minho, 2004. http://repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt/handle/1822/574.
  17. Sillankorva, Sanna. "Harmonization of HELCOM recommendations with relevant EU and OSPAR instruments". Degree, Universidade do Minho, 2000.

Other

Other output
  1. Editorial: antibiotic alternatives and combinational therapies for bacterial infections. Editorial on the Research Topic "Antibiotic Alternatives and Combinational Therapies for Bacterial Infections". 2019. Sillankorva, Sanna; Pereira, Maria Olívia; Henriques, Mariana. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/58417.
    10.3389/fmicb.2018.03359
  2. Unexploited opportunities for phage therapy. This opinion article reports on a number of bacterial pathogens for which virulent phages can still be isolated but till now have been neglected due to various reasons listed below.. 2015. Oliveira, Hugo Alexandre Mendes; Sillankorva, Sanna; Merabishvili, Maia; Kluskens, Leon; Azeredo, Joana. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/37756.
    10.3389/fphar.2015.00180
  3. Genome sequence of the broad-host-range Pseudomonas phage Phi-S1. The broad-host-range lytic Pseudomonas phage F-S1 possess a 40,192 bp double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) genome of 47 open reading frames (ORFs) and belongs to the family Podoviridae, subfamily Autographivirinae, genus T7likevirus.. 2012. Sillankorva, Sanna; Kropinski, Andrew M.; Azeredo, Joana. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/21403.
    10.1128/JVI.01605-12
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/09 Encapsulation of antibacterials for pathogen control: Exploiting phage-based technologies 5th international practical Biofilm course and symposium
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2022/07 Development of phage-based packaging for food applications Viruses of Microbes 2022
Universidade do Minho (Guimarães, Portugal)
2020/09/01 Encapsulation of antibacterials agents for multidrug-resistant pathogen control (https://www.ceb.uminho.pt/Events/Details/4291) 5th international practical Biofilm course and symposium
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2014/04 Use of bacteriophages for pathogen control V Jornadas de Bioquímica
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2010/10/24 The use of bacteriophages to control biofilms 2nd IBB Meeting
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2007/08 Biofilm control with T7 phages 17th Evergreen International Phage Biology Meeting
Evergreen State College (Seattle, United States)
2006/11/27 Phage DNA sequencing Bioprocessi ja ympäristötekniikan seminaari
Oulun Yliopisto (Oulu, Finland)
2006/10 T7-like bacteriophages to control biofilm forming bacteria Phage Technologies workshop
University of Nothingham (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
2005/11 Isolation and characterization of biofilm forming bacteria and their respective phages Perspective of usage of bacteriophage preparations for prevention and treatment of infections caused by pathogens and conditioned pathogenic microorganisms
George Eliava Institute (Tbilisi, Georgia)
2003/08/11 Effect of temperature on bacteriophage onfection of Pseudomonas fluorescens cells versus biofilms Biofilms in Industry, Medicine and Environmental Technology - Euro Summer School
National University of Ireland (Galway, Ireland)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2018/10/01 - 2022/09/30 Engineered biopolymeric scaffolds for species targeted antibacterial and antibiofilm action in chronic wounds (SFRH/BD/138138/2018)
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018/01/01 - 2021/12/31 Development of a new approach to control otitis media pathogens (SFRH/BD/128825/2017)
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/04/01 - 2021/06/20 Development of bio-based structures for bacteriophages encapsulation and their use in food systems (SFRH/BD/122897/2016)
Supervisor
 Plano Doutoral em Ciência e Tecnologia Alimentar e Nutrição (PhD)
2015/01/01 - 2019/02/14 Development of bio-based structures for bacteriophages encapsulation and their use in food systems (SFRH/BD/122897/2016)
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018/12/07 Otopathogens: characterization and alternative treatment
Supervisor of Márcia Domingues
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/06 - 2018/12 PROJETO UID/BIO/04469/2013. Encapsulation of bacteriophages onto alginate-based films to impart them with antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas fluorescens
Supervisor
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018/11/30 Development of bacteriophage-loaded micro/nanostructures using microfluidics
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/04/01 - 2018/03/31 Supervision of a postdoctoral research fellow. Functional analysis of the lytic cassette of bacteriophages. Project BioTecNorte (ref. Norte-01-0145-FEDER-000004)
Supervisor
2016/09/01 - 2017/12/07 In vitro evaluation of an antibiofilm product: a combination between bacteriophages and portuguese honey
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2017/11/28 Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of a bacteriophage honey formulation in ex vivo skin models
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2017/08/31 Supervision of a postdoctoral research fellow. New insights on phage-biofilm interactions. Project BioTecNorte (ref. Norte-01-0145-FEDER-000004)
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/01/15 - 2016/11/24 Antimicrobial assessment of phages entrapped in bio-based materials
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biológica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2016/10/16 Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages for otitis media pathogens
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/09/10 - 2016/07/25 Desenvolvimento de um produto antimicrobiano com mel português e bacteriófagos
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012/01/01 - 2016/02/22 Enhancement of P. aeruginosa biofilm control by genetically modified bacteriophages (SFRH/BD/ 76440/2011)
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/03/01 - 2015/12/31 PROJECT 045/TT/2014 Phage therapy to control periodontal disease
Supervisor
2014/09/10 - 2015/12/10 Strategies to combat infections of Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/09/01 - 2015/12/07 Construction of an innocuous Salmonella phage
Supervisor
 Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/01/01 - 2015/12/04 Novel antimicrobial food packaging systems using bacteriophages
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biológica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/02 - 2015/05 Supervision of a visiting Ph.D. student from the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Antibodies specific to PB1-like bacteriophages
Supervisor
Polska Akademia Nauk Instytut Immunologii i Terapii Doswiadczalnej, Poland
2013/09/01 - 2014/12/03 Phage therapy for biofilm bacteria found in chronic wounds
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2014/12/03 Characterization of Proteus mirabilis bacteriophages and their action against biofilms
Supervisor
 Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/01/01 - 2014/12/01 Valorização de resíduos de ovoprodutos para obtenção de colagénio
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biológica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/06 - 2014/12 FCT PROJECT PTDC/EBB-BIO/114760/2009 Development of anti-pseudomonal product using genetically modified phages to control Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
Supervisor
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012 - 2014 FCT PROJECT PTDC/EBB-BIO/114760/2009 Development of anti-pseudomonal product using genetically modified phages to control Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
Supervisor
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/10/01 - 2013/12/31 Supervision of a visiting Ph.D. student from the Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Spain. Theme "Isolation and characterization of phages for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae in order to develop a phage-based biosensor for fast detection of pathogenic agents involved in nosocomial infection"
Supervisor
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
2011/09/01 - 2012/11/16 Study of the efficacy of combination therapy based on bacteriophages for the control of infectious biofilms
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012/02/01 - 2012/06/30 FCT PROJECT PTDC/EBBBIO/114760/2009 Development of an anti-pseudomonal product based on genetically modified phages for the control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
Supervisor
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2009/09/01 - 2010/01/01 Evaluation of the efficiency of phage therapy for the infectious mixed biofilm control
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/06/17 - 2019/06/21 4th International Hands-on Phage Biotechnology course (2019/06/17 - 2019/06/21)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2016/11/01 - 2017/06/23 3rd International Hands-on Phage Biotechnology course (2017/06/19 - 2017/06/23)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia (2017/10/22 - 2017/10/24)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia (2016/10/21 - 2016/10/25)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2014/11/19 - 2015/06/19 2nd International Hands-on Phage Biotechnology course (2015/06/15 - 2015/06/19)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/01/03 - 2014/09/20 2nd BacFoodNet Training School: Hands-on course in advanced techniques to study food-biofilms (2014/09/15 - 2014/09/20)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/01/03 - 2014/07/04 4th Advanced Practical Course on Biofims (2014/06/30 - 2014/07/04)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012/10/01 - 2013/07/04 1st International Hands-on Phage Biotechnology course (2013/07/01 - 2013/07/07)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/01 Engineered biopolymeric scaffolds for species targeted antibacterial and antibiofilm action in chronic wounds
Supervisor
 Ana Mafalda Pinto (PhD)
2023/08 Dismantling superbugs: engineering third-generation lysins as enzybiotics for burn wound infections
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Vincent De Maesschalck (PhD)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Campus Brussel, Belgium
2023/01 Development of a phage-based lab-on-chip for the multiplexed detection of bloodstream pathogens
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Susana Costa (PhD)
2019/11/29 Plano de prevenção e controlo de bactérias do género Legionella
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Isa Alexandra Quintas (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2019/11/29 Seeking for novel antimicrobial dual-therapies for cystic fibrosis-associated infections to load into cubosomes
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Eduarda Daniela Neiva e Silva (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2019/10/24 External evaluator of Ph.D. thesis for Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, thesis entitled "Molecular characterization and mutational analysis of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(Thesis) Arguer
 Abdul Jabbar (PhD)
Kohat University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
2019/09/21 A novel approach based on bacteriophages to prevent orthopedic implant-related infections
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Barros (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/08/20 External thesis evaluator of a thesis for the degree of Doctor in Biotechnology. Thesis entitled "Direct acting antiviral drugs (sofosbuvir) efficacy and IL-28B polymorphism role as predictor of response in chronic HCV patients of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa"
(Thesis) Arguer
 Nourin Mahmood (PhD)
Abdul Wali Khan University, Pakistan
2019/07/25 Isolamento e caracterização de bacteriófagos para o controlo de Escherichia coli associada a diarreias após-desmame em leitões
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carina Ferreira de Almeida (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2018/12/07 Otopathogens: characterization and alternative treatment
Supervisor
 Márcia Domingues (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/11/30 Development of bacteriophage-loaded structures using microfluidics
Supervisor
 Luís Filipe Passos (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/06/23 External evaluator of a thesis for the degree of Doctor in Philosophy. Thesis entitled "Molecular characterization of poliovirus 2A protease and its in silico evaluation as potential drug target"
(Thesis) Arguer
 Amna Younus (PhD)
National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Pakistan
2017/12/07 In vitro evaluation of an antibiofilm product: a combination between bacteriophages and portuguese honey
Supervisor
 Ana Catarina SIlva (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/11/28 Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of a bacteriophage-honey formulation in an ex vivo skin model
Supervisor
 Jéssica Sousa (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/11/24 Antimicrobial assessment of phages entrapped in bio-based materials
Supervisor
 Arlete Marques (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/10/19 Novas estratégias para o controlo da doença periodontal
Supervisor
 Maria Daniela Silva (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/07/25 Study of the efficacy of combination therapy based on bacteriophages for the control of infectious biofilms
Supervisor
 Ana Catarina Rodrigues (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/12/05 Novos sistemas de embalagens antimicrobianas para alimentos utilizando bacteriófagos
Supervisor
 Teresa Alexandra Lopes de Matos (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/12/03 Avaliação da terapia fágica em biofilmes bacterianos presentes em feridas crónicas
Supervisor
 Márcia Andrade (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/12/03 Caracterização de bacteriófagos de Proteus mirabilis e avaliação da sua eficácia em biofilmes
Supervisor
 Patrícia Veiga (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/12/01 Valorização de resíduos de ovoprodutos para obtenção de colagénio
Supervisor
 Ana Isabel Esteves Araújo (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2012 - 2014 Comissão de Segurança do Departamento de Engenharia Biológica
Member
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2021/02/12 - 2022/03/25 Global Summit on Nanomaterials: Applications and Properties (NANOMAT22) The Scientistt

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2017 - 2018 Laboratórios de Engenharia de Bioprocessos Biotecnologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Laboratórios de Fenómenos de Transferência Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Laboratórios de Fenómenos de Transferência e Materiais Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Riscos e Recursos Biológicos Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Riscos e Recursos Biológicos Biotecnologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Técnicas Avançadas Biotecnologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Laboratórios Integrados II Engenharia Biomédica Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Biotecnologia Molecular Avançada Biotecnologia (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Formação complementar Bioengenharia (Especialização pós-licenciatura) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Laboratórios Integrados II Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Riscos e Recursos Biológicos Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Riscos e Recursos Biológicos Bioengenharia (Especialização pós-licenciatura) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2006 - 2007 Introduction to Environmental Engineering Ympäristöopetus (Maisteri) Oulun Yliopisto, Finland
2006 - 2007 Advanced Course in Biotechnology Biokemian koilutusohjelma (Maisteri) Oulun Yliopisto, Finland

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2023/12/09 - 2023/12/12 Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Switzerland
Evaluator

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2016/01/01 - Current Frontiers in Microbiology Frontiers
2013/11/19 - 2019 Virology Journal BioMed Central
2013/10/11 - 2018/11/04 Archives of Virology (1432-8798) Springer-Verlag
2018/08/01 - 2018/09/05 Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2012/11/12 - 2018/05/22 PLoS ONE (1932-6203) Public Library of Science
2017/06/01 - 2018/02/07 Methods in Molecular Biology (1064-3745) Springer
2016/12/15 - 2018/01/03 Archives of Virology (1432-8798) Springer-Verlag
2017/09/17 - 2017/10/09 Journal of Clinical Microbiology (1098-660X) American Society for Microbiology
2017/09/04 - 2017/09/20 BioMed Research International (2314-6141) Hindawi Limited
2017/07/26 - 2017/08/03 Journal of Invertebrate Pathology (1096-0805) Elsevier
2017/04/02 - 2017/04/28 Food and Bioprocess Technology (1935-5149) Springer-Verlag
2017/04/01 - 2017/04/11 Pathogens and Global Health (2047-7732) Maney Publishing
2017/01/18 - 2017/01/25 AIMS Microbiology (2471-1888) American Institute of Mathematical Sciences
2016/12/17 - 2017/01/19 Biofouling (1029-2454) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2017/01/03 - 2017/01/15 Trends in Microbiology (0966-842X) Elsevier
2016/10/01 - 2016/10/16 BMC Microbiology (1471-2180) Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2013/07/01 - 2015/07/13 Applied and Environmental Microbiology (1098-5336) American Society for Microbiology
2014/05/14 - 2015/06/16 FEMS Microbiology Letters (1574-6968) Oxford University Press
2012/02/11 - 2015/04/02 Viruses (1999-4915) MDPI AG
2013/09/24 - 2014/09/27 The Scientific World JOURNAL (1537-744X) Hindawi (The Scientific World)
2011/03/24 - 2014/09/11 World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (1573-0972) Springer-Verlag
2014/05/05 - 2014/05/21 Microbiology (1608-3237) Pleiades Publishing
2014/03/10 - 2014/04/08 Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (1460-2091) Oxford University Press
2012/10/10 - 2012/10/21 Bacteriophage (2159-7081) Landes Bioscience
2011/11/06 - 2012/03/01 Food Research International (0963-9969) Elsevier
2011/11/11 - 2012/01/18 Poultry Science (1525-3171) Elsevier
2011/09/20 - 2011/10/10 FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology (1574-695X) Oxford University Press

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021/09/11 - 2021/09/22 Evaluation of a proposal for the National Science Centre Poland (Preludium-20)
2021/07/18 - 2021/07/26 Evaluation of a proposal for University of Zurich, Switzerland (call Filling the gap)
2021/05/10 - 2021/05/21 Evaluation of a project for Sciensano, Belgium
2019/09/18 - 2019/11/05 Avaliação de um projeto de investigação (Sinergia project CRSII5 call) Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Switzerland
2018/02/19 - 2018/04/01 Avaliação de um projeto BSF - United States - Israel, Binational Science Foundation Binational Science Foundation, Israel
2014/12/22 - 2015/01/07 Avaliação de Projeto Narodowe Centrum Nauki, Poland
Distinctions

Award

2019 Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions COFUND recepient (grant No. 713640)
EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Euratom, Belgium
2013 Investigador FCT 2013 starting grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal