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Ana Sofia Andrade de Faria. Completed the Mestrado in Biotecnologia para as Ciências da Saúde in 2013 by Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and Licenciatura in Microbiologia in 2010 by Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina. Is Membro in Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Researcher in Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Membro in Universidade Nova de Lisboa Saúde Global e Medicina Tropical and Membro in Centro de Investigação de Montanha. Published 9 articles in journals. Organized 7 event(s). Co-supervised 2 work(s) of course completion of LSc/BSc. Has received 3 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Research Fellow in 4 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Microbiology, Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Health Sciences with emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Health Sciences with emphasis on Public and Environmental Health, Medical and Health Sciences, Agrarian Sciences with emphasis on Veterinary Sciences, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Ecology and Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Biodiversity Conservation. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Modified agglutination test; Serology; Toxoplasma gondii; Wild boar; Zoonose; Javali; Epidemiologia; Borreliose de Lyme; Diagnóstico molecular; 616.993(043); 599.73(043); .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Sofia Andrade de Faria

Citation names

  • Faria, Ana Sofia
  • Faria, Ana
  • Ana Sofia Faria
  • Ana Faria

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
351B-F431-4180
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7339-1036
Researcher Id
O-4756-2015
Scopus Author Id
56078920800

Email addresses

  • anafaria@ipb.pt (Professional)
  • asofia.andrade@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Campus Santa Apolónia, 5300-253, Bragança, Bragança, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

  • https://cimo.ipb.pt/index.php?r=researcher/listphd&OlderresearcherSearch[estado]=1&OlderresearcherSearch[classeid]=14 (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Infectious Diseases
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Public and Environmental Health
  • Medical and Health Sciences
  • Agrarian Sciences - Veterinary Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Proficiency (C2) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
French Elementary (A2) Advanced (C1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/10/03 - 2025/09/29
Ongoing
 PhD in Agri-Food Science and Technology / Ciencia e Tecnoloxía Agroalimentaria (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Ourense, Spain
"Assessment of the technological properties of lactic acid bacteria isolated from traditional Portuguese “Chouriça de carne” – building a national biobank with probiotic potential" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2022/01/10 - 2023/12/15
Concluded
 Post Graduate in Applied Research /Investigação Aplicada (Pós-Graduação)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
 19
2014/06/16 - 2014/07/28
Concluded
 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Course / Curso de Doenças Infeciosas e Parasitárias (Outros)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
 18
2013/09/23 - 2013/10/25
Concluded
 Initial Pedagogical Training for Trainers - Certificate of Pedagogical Skills / Formação Pedagógica inicial de Formadores - Certificado de Competências Pedagógicas (Outros)
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
 Excelente (Excellent)
2010/09 - 2013/05/21
Concluded
 Master's in Biotechnology for the Health Sciences / Biotecnologia para as Ciências da Saúde (Mestrado)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in serum and parasitizing ixodids of the wild boar (Sus scrofa) in northern Portugal by nested-PCR (http://hdl.handle.net/10348/4238)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
2005/09 - 2010/02/05
Concluded
 Degree in Microbiology / Microbiologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 12
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/02/17 - Current Researcher (Research) Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
2017/08/16 - 2018/08/15 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2016/06/09 - 2017/06/08 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2015/07/15 - 2016/01/14 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2014/12/15 - 2015/06/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/04/22 - 2019/06/30 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/02/17 - Current Research Centre Member Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
2015/11 - 2023 Research Centre Member Universidade Nova de Lisboa Saúde Global e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2014/09/06 - 2023 Research Centre Member Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
2016/07/18 - 2016/09/18 Unpaid voluntary internship Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2014/01/06 - 2014/07/11 Unpaid voluntary internship Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/01/06 - 2026/01/05 PATHOGENS IN FOODS DATABASE
GP/EFSA/BIOHAW/2022/01
Research Fellow
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
 European Food Safety Authority
Ongoing
2022/01/03 - 2023/01/02 Pathogens-in-Foods - Development of an application for the extraction and meta-analysis of data on food contamination by biological hazards
CMP085-Anses/IPB
Research Fellow
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
 Agence Nationale Sécurité Sanitaire Alimentaire Nationale
Concluded
2020/02/17 - 2021 ARTISANEFOOD - Innovative Bio-interventions and Risk Modelling Approaches for Ensuring Microbial Safety and Quality of Mediterranean Artisanal Fermented Foods
PRIMA/0001/2018
Research Fellow
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
Concluded
2016/06/09 - 2017/06/08 INTERACT - Integrative Research in Environment, Agro-Chain and Technology
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000017
Research Fellow
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
Concluded
2014/12/15 - 2015/06/30 SUSTAINSYS: Environmental Sustainable Agro-Forestry Systems
NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-0000044
Research Fellow
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Mario Gabriel Santiago Santos; Luciano E Lopes; Rita Bastos; Daniel Ferreira; Reinaldo Cajaiba; Samantha Jane Hughes; Patrícia Alves Ferreira; et al. Corresponding author: Mario Gabriel Santiago Santos. "Gestão informada de sistemas naturais ao nível da paisagem II .-(Parte IV, 4.1.3)". In Ecologia da Paisagem no contexto Luso-Brasileiro, 333-374. Curitiba (PR), Brazil: Appris Ltda, 2021.
    Published
  2. Màrio Gabriel Santiago Santos; Luciano E Lopes; Rita Bastos; Daniel Ferreira; Reinaldo Cajaiba; Samantha Jane Hughes; Patrícia Alves Ferreira; et al. Corresponding author: Màrio Gabriel Santiago Santos. "Gestão informada de sistemas naturais ao nível da paisagem II .-(Parte IV, 4.1.3)". In Ecologia da Paisagem no contexto Luso-Brasileiro,, edited by Nuno Guiomar, 333-374. Curitiba (PR), Brazil: Appris Ltda, 2021.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Sousa, Márcia; Faria, Ana Sofia; Sharma, Lav; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Inês Pinto; Barros, Paulo; Marques, Guilhermina ; Cabral, João Alexandre; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves. "Pseudomonas sp. reveals high antagonism level against Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the etiological agent of White Nose Disease (WND) in bats". Paper presented in 9º Encontro de Formação Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários, Lisboa, 2019.
    Published
  2. Sousa, Márcia; Faria, Ana Sofia; Sharma, Lav; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Inês Pinto; Barros, Paulo; Marques, Guilhermina ; Cabral, João Alexandre; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves. "Phylogenetic analysis of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causal agent of White Nose Disease, detected in bats in new areas in the Trás-os-Montes region (Portugal)". Paper presented in XI Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia / I Jornadas Ibéricas de Genética y Biotecnología, Vila Real, 2019.
    Published
  3. Faria, Ana Sofia; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Nunes, Mónica; Carreira, Teresa; Hélia Vale-Gonçalves; Veloso, Octávia; Coelho, Catarina; et al. "First detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in wild boar serum (Primeira deteção de DNA de Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato em soro de javali)". Paper presented in VIII Jornadas da Biologia 2014 UTAD, Vila Real, 2014.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Faria, Ana Sofia; Rodrigues, Gisela; Miranda, Rebeca Becker; Bonilla-Luque, Olga María; Carvalho, Laís; Fernandes, Nathália; Prieto, Miguel Angel; Cadavez, Vasco; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula. "Preliminary Assessment of Microbiological and Physicochemical Properties of Artisanal "Chouriço de Carne" Fermented Sausages, Manufactured in Northern Portugal". Paper presented in 4th International Electronic Conference on Foods, 2023.
    Published • 10.3390/foods2023-15070
  2. Nathália Fernandes; Ana Sofia Faria; Laís Carvalho; Altino Choupina; Carina Rodrigues; Vasco Cadavez; Ursula Gonzales-Barron. "Molecular Identification of Lactic Acid Producing Bacteria Isolated from Alheira, a Traditional Portuguese Fermented Sausage". 2022.
    10.3390/Foods2022-13035
  3. Sara Coelho-Fernandes; Gisela Rodrigues; Ana Sofia Faria; Vasco Cadavez; Ursula Gonzales-Barron. "Staphylococcus aureus Inactivation in a Non-Ready-to-Eat Sausage during Maturation: A Dynamic Model". 2022.
    10.3390/Foods2022-13033
  4. Ana Sofia Faria; Maiara Winter; Anne Thebault; Laurent Guillier; Moez Sanaa; Pauline Kooh; Vasco Cadavez; Ursula Gonzales-Barron. "Pathogens-in-Foods Database: A Web Application for Assessing the Occurrence Data of Microbiological Hazards in Foods Marketed in Europe". 2022.
    10.3390/Foods2022-13014
  5. Faria, Ana Sofia; Fernandes, Nathália; Cadavez, Vasco; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula. "Screening of lactic acid bacteria isolated from artisanally produced “Alheira” fermented sausages as potential starter cultures". Paper presented in The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Foods - "Future Foods and Food Technologies for a Sustainable World", 2021.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8096644
  6. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Ana Sofia Faria; Vasco Cadavez; José António Teixeira; Ursula Gonzales-Barron. "Technological Potential of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Portuguese Goat’s Raw Milk Cheeses". 2021.
    10.3390/Foods2021-11101
  7. Sara Coelho-Fernandes; Gisela Rodrigues; Ana Sofia Faria; Cristina Caleja; Eliana Pereira; José Pinela; Márcio Carocho; et al. "Effect of Sage (Salvia officinalis L.) Extract on the Survival of Staphylococcus aureus in Portuguese Alheira Sausage during Maturation". 2021.
    10.3390/Foods2021-11047
Conference poster
  1. Pinto, Inês; Barros, Paulo; Faria, Sandra; Faria, Ana Sofia; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Sousa, Márcia; Sharma, Lav; et al. "The relevance of the occurrence of Pseudogymnoascus destructans in the context of the diversity of bat species in the Trás-os-Montes region (A relevância da ocorrência de Pseudogymnoascus destructans no contexto da diversidade de espécies de morcegos)". Paper presented in Congresso de Ciência-Conhecimentos D'Ouro 2019, 2019.
  2. Faria, Ana Sofia; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Sharma, Lav; Cabral, João Alexandre; Vieira, ML; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves. "Deteção de DNA leptospírico em Sus scrofa no Norte de Portugal (Detection of leptospiral DNA in Sus scrofa in Northern Portugal)". Paper presented in #04 Jornadas INTERACT, 2019.
  3. Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Faria, Ana Sofia; Cabral, João Alexandre; Varandas, Simone da Graça Pinto ; Teixeira, Amílcar; Vieira, ML; Cortes, Rui Manuel Vitor; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves. "Serosurveillance of leptospirosis in wild fauna in Northern Portugal (Seroepidemiovigilância da leptospirose em fauna selvagem do Norte de Portugal)". Paper presented in #04 Jornadas INTERACT, 2019.
  4. Faria, Ana Sofia; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Cabral, João Alexandre; Vieira, ML; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves. "Serological screening of leptospirosis in wild boars hunted in the municipality of Sabrosa, Vila Real (Rastreio serológico de leptospirose em javalis caçados no concelho de Sabrosa, Vila Real)". Paper presented in 9º Encontro de Formação Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários, 2019.
  5. Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Faria, Ana Sofia; Cabral, João Alexandre; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves. "Detection of anti-Leptospira antibodies in sera from dogs suspected of leptospirosis (Deteção de anticorpos anti-Leptospira em soros de canídeos suspeitos de leptospirose)". Paper presented in 9º Encontro de Formação Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários, 2019.
  6. Lopes, Gabriela; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Faria, Ana Sofia; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves. "Rapid tests for diagnosing canine leptospirosis: SNAP Lepto (Testes rápidos no diagnóstico da leptospirose canina: SNAP Lepto)". Paper presented in XII Jornadas de Bioquímica/ Semana da Ciência e Cidadania 2019, 2019.
  7. Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Varandas, Simone da Graça Pinto ; Teixeira, Amílcar; Faria, Ana Sofia; Cabral, João Alexandre; Cortes, Rui Manuel Vitor; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves. "Leptospiral antibodies in sera of fish from the Ave river: preliminary results". Paper presented in II Simpósio Internacional de Águas, Solos e Geotecnologias (SASGEO) / III Jornadas INTERACT, 2018.
  8. Faria, Ana Sofia; Vieira, ML; Cabral, João Alexandre; Nunes, Mónica; Carreira, Teresa; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves. "Serological findings of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in wild boars of the Trás-os-Montes region: preliminary results". Paper presented in Xth International Symposium on Wild Fauna (ISOWiF), 2017.
  9. Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Teixeira, Cátia; Barros, Paulo; Braz, Luís; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Faria, Ana Sofia; Santos, Mário; Cabral, João Alexandre. "Pseudogymnoascus destructans and the White Nose Syndrome in bat populations of Northern Portugal". Paper presented in Xth International Symposium on Wild Fauna (ISOWiF), 2017.
  10. Faria, Ana Sofia; Vieira, ML; Carreira, Teresa; Nunes, Mónica; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Lei, Mariana; Chaves, Sofia; et al. "Screening of anti-Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato antibodies by indirect immunofluorescence in wild boars slaughtered in the District of Vila Real (Rastreio de anticorpos anti-Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato por imunofluorescência indireta em javalis abatidos no Distrito de Vila Real)". Paper presented in II Fórum de Ciências Biológicas, 2017.
  11. Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Teixeira, Cátia; Barros, Paulo; Braz, Luís; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Faria, Ana Sofia; Santos, Mário; Cabral, João Alexandre. "Pseudogymnoascus destructans: Síndrome do Nariz Branco em populações de morcegos da região de Trás-os-Montes". Paper presented in II Fórum de Ciências Biológicas, 2017.
  12. Faria, Ana Sofia; Vieira, ML; Carreira, Teresa; Nunes, Mónica; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Cabral, João Alexandre; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves. "Preliminary study of the occurrence of anti-Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato antibodies in wild boars killed during hunting in the districts of Vila Real and Bragança (Estudo preliminar da ocorrência de anticorpos anti-Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato em javalis abatidos em montaria nos distritos de Vila Real e Bragança)". Paper presented in 7º Encontro de Formação Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários, 2016.
  13. Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Sargo, R; Soeiro, Vanessa; Sá, Fátima; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Faria, Ana Sofia; Isabel R. Dias; Cabral, João Alexandre. "Detection of anti-Leptospira antibodies in hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) sera (Deteção de anticorpos anti-Leptospira em soros de ouriços-cacheiros (Erinaceus europaeus))". Paper presented in 7º Encontro de Formação Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários, 2016.
  14. Teixeira, Cátia; Cabral, João Alexandre; Barros, Paulo; Braz, Luís; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Faria, Ana Sofia; Santos, Mário; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves. "White Nose Disease: preliminary results from research on the agent in bats from the districts of Vila Real and Bragança (Doença do Nariz Branco: resultados preliminares da pesquisa do agente em morcegos dos distritos de Vila Real e Bragança)". Paper presented in 7º Encontro de Formação Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários, 2016.
  15. Faria, Ana Sofia; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Nunes, Mónica; Carreira, Teresa; Hélia Vale-Gonçalves; Veloso, Octávia; Coelho, Catarina; et al. "First detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in hunted wild boars". Paper presented in 3º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical/1º Congresso Lusófono de Doenças Transmitidas por Vetores, 2015.
  16. Hélia Vale-Gonçalves; Cabral, João Alexandre; Faria, Márcia; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Faria, Ana Sofia; Veloso, Octávia; Carreira, Teresa; Vieira, ML; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves. "Leptospira antibodies in wild boars (Sus scrofa) from Northern Portugal: risk factor analysis". Paper presented in 2nd European Leptospirosis Society (ELS) meeting on Leptospirosis and other rodent borne haemorrhagic fevers, 2015.
  17. Barros, Paulo; Morinha, Francisco; Hélia Vale-Gonçalves; Coelho, AC; Fernandes, Lisete; Travassos, Paulo; Faria, Ana Sofia; et al. "First isolation of Pseudogymnoascus destructans in bats from Portugal". Paper presented in V Edición de las Jornadas de la Asociación Española para la Conservación y el Estudio de los Murciélagos (SECEMU2014), 2014.
    10.1007/s10344-014-0831-2
  18. Faria, Ana Sofia; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Nunes, Mónica; Carreira, Teresa; Hélia Vale-Gonçalves; Veloso, Octávia; Coelho, Catarina; et al. "Pesquisa de DNA de Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato em ixodídeos parasitas de javali (Sus scrofa) no norte de Portugal por nested-PCR (Pesquisa de DNA de Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato em ixodídeos parasitas de javali (Sus scrofa) no norte de Portugal por nested-PCR)". Paper presented in III Jornadas de Saúde Pública, 2013.
  19. Faria, Ana Sofia; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Nunes, Mónica; Carreira, Teresa; Hélia Vale-Gonçalves; Veloso, Octávia; Coelho, Catarina; et al. "Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in wild boar (Sus scrofa) serum in northern Portugal by nested-PCR (Deteção de DNA de Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato em soro de javali (Sus scrofa) no norte de Portugal por nested-PCR)". Paper presented in III Jornadas de Saúde Pública, 2013.
  20. Hélia Vale-Gonçalves; Faria, Márcia; Faria, Ana Sofia; Veloso, Octávia; Coelho, Catarina; Vieira-Pinto, M.; Cabral, João Alexandre; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves. "Serological study of leptospirosis in wild boars (Sus scrofa, Linnaeus, 1758) in the Trás-os-Montes region (Estudo serológico da leptospirose em javalis (Sus scrofa, Linnaeus, 1758) na região de Trás-os-Montes)". Paper presented in III Jornadas de Saúde Pública, 2013.
  21. Veloso, Octávia; Hélia Vale-Gonçalves; Faria, Ana Sofia; Coelho, Catarina; Vieira-Pinto, M.; Cabral, João Alexandre; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves. "Preliminary results of the study of the presence of anti-Brucella antibodies in wild boars (Sus scrofa) in the Trás-os-Montes region (Resultados preliminares do estudo da presença de anticorpos anti-Brucella em javalis (Sus scrofa) na região de Trás-os-Montes)". Paper presented in III Jornadas de Saúde Pública, 2013.
  22. Coelho, Catarina; Faria, Ana Sofia; Hélia Vale-Gonçalves; Veloso, Octávia; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Vieira-Pinto, M.. "Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus: A case report of intense parasitic infestation in hunted wild boars in Portugal". Paper presented in Joint 61st WDA/ 10th Biennial EWDA Conference, 2012.
Journal article
  1. Nathália Fernandes; Ana Sofia Faria; Laís Carvalho; Altino Choupina; Carina Rodrigues; Ursula Gonzales-Barron; Vasco Cadavez. "Genetic Identification and Technological Potential of Indigenous Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Alheira, a Traditional Portuguese Sausage". Foods (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13040598.
    10.3390/foods13040598
  2. Beatriz Nunes Silva; Nathália Fernandes; Laís Carvalho; Ana Sofia Faria; José António Teixeira; Carina Rodrigues; Ursula Gonzales-Barron; Vasco Cadavez. "Lactic acid bacteria from artisanal raw goat milk cheeses: technological properties and antimicrobial potential". Italian Journal of Food Safety (2023): https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11559.
    10.4081/ijfs.2023.11559
  3. Rodrigues, Gisela; Coelho-Fernandes, Sara; Faria, Ana Sofia; Lorenzo, José M.; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula; Cadavez, Vasco. "Microbial Deterioration of Portuguese Lamb Meat as Affected by Its Intrinsic Properties". Proceedings of The 1st International Electronic Conference on Food Science and Functional Foods 70 1 (2020): 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods_2020-07753.
    Open access • 10.3390/foods_2020-07753
  4. Coelho-Fernandes, Sara; Zefanias, Odete; Rodrigues, Gisela; Faria, Ana Sofia; Fernandes, Ângela; Barros, Lillian; Cadavez, Vasco; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula. "Microbiological and Physicochemical Assessment of Artisanally Produced Alheira Fermented Sausages in Northern Portugal". Proceedings of The 1st International Electronic Conference on Food Science and Functional Foods 70 1 (2020): 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods_2020-07627.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/foods_2020-07627
  5. Sharma, Lav; Sousa, Márcia; Faria, Ana Sofia; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida; Cabral, João Alexandre; Phillips, Alan J. L.; Marques, Guilhermina ; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves. "Worldwide recombination in emergent white-nose syndrome pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans". bioRxiv (2019): https://doi.org/10.1101/868331.
    Published • 10.1101/868331
  6. Nunes, Mónica; Parreira, Ricardo; Lopes, Nádia; Maia, Carla; Carreira, Teresa; Sousa, Carmelita; Faria, Sofia; Campino, Lenea; Vieira, M. Luísa. "Molecular Identification of Borrelia miyamotoi in Ixodes ricinus from Portugal". Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 15 8 (2015): 515-517. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2014.1765.
    10.1089/vbz.2014.1765
  7. H. M. VALE-GONÇALVES; J. A. CABRAL; M. C. FARIA; M. NUNES-PEREIRA; A. S. FARIA; O. VELOSO; M. L. VIEIRA; et al. "Prevalence of Leptospira antibodies in wild boars (Sus scrofa) from Northern Portugal: risk factor analysis". Epidemiology and Infection 143 10 (2015): 2126-2130. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268814003331.
    10.1017/S0950268814003331
  8. Faria, Ana Sofia; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria da Neves; Nunes, Mónica; Carreira, Teresa; Vale-Gonçalves, Hélia Marisa; Veloso, Octávia; Coelho, Catarina; et al. "First detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in wild boars /Primeira deteção de DNA de Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato em javalis". Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical 14 (2015): 31-34. https://anaisihmt.com/index.php/ihmt/issue/view/8/2015-v14.
    Published
  9. Faria, Ana S.; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Nunes, Mónica; Carreira, Teresa; Vale-Gonçalves, Hélia M.; Veloso, Octávia; Coelho, Catarina; et al. "First Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in Serum of the Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in Northern Portugal by Nested-PCR". EcoHealth 12 1 (2014): 183-187. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-014-0973-4.
    10.1007/s10393-014-0973-4
  10. Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Morinha, Francisco; Barros, Paulo; Vale-Gonçalves, Hélia; Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Fernandes, Lisete; Travassos, Paulo; et al. "First isolation of Pseudogymnoascus destructans in bats from Portugal". European Journal of Wildlife Research 60 4 (2014): 645-649. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10344-014-0831-2.
    Published • 10.1007/s10344-014-0831-2
  11. Catarina Coelho; Madalena Vieira-Pinto; Ana Sofia Faria; Hélia Vale-Gonçalves; Octávia Veloso; Maria das Neves Paiva-Cardoso; João Rodrigo Mesquita; et al. "Serological evidence of Toxoplasma gondii in hunted wild boar from Portugal". Veterinary Parasitology 202 3-4 (2014): 310-312. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.03.013.
    10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.03.013
Preprint
  1. Nathália Fernandes; Ana Sofia Faria; Laís Carvalho; Altino Choupina; Carina Rodrigues; Ursula Gonzales-Barron; Vasco Cadavez. "Genetic Identification and Technological Potential of Indigenous Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Alheira, A Traditional Portuguese Sausage". 2023. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0986.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202310.0986.v1
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Faria, Ana Sofia Andrade de. "Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in serum and parasitizing ixodids of the wild boar (Sus scrofa) in northern Portugal by nested-PCR". Master, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/4238.

Other

Other output
  1. Quality maps of alheiras produced in Trás-os-Montes (Mapas de qualidade das alheiras produzidas em Trás-os-Montes). Oral presentation titled “Quality maps of alheiras produced in Trás-os-Montes (Mapas de qualidade das alheiras produzidas em Trás-os-Montes), presented by Ursula Gonzales Barron at the Rural Castanea 2021 - Sessão de Esclarecimento da ANCSUB. Vinhais, Portugal (6 November 2021).. 2021. Gonzales-Barron, Ursula; Coelho-Fernandes, Sara; Rodrigues, Gisela; Faria, Ana Sofia; Cadavez, Vasco. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8096949.
    https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8096949
  2. The "One Health" Concept: Relationships between Human, Animal and Ecosystem Health in the study of zoonotic diseases (O Conceito "One Health": Relações entre a Saúde Humana, Animal e o Ecossistema no estudo de doenças zoonóticas). Organizer and trainer at the Workshop within the scope of the 1st UTAD Biological Sciences Forum. 2016. Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Faria, Ana Sofia; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida.
  3. Do you practice outdoor activities? Watch out for spirochetes: Leptospirosis and Lyme Borreliosis (Praticas atividades ao ar livre? Cuidado com as espiroquetas: Leptospirose e Borreliose de Lyme). Seminar given during Semana da Divulgação Científica, at Escola Secundária de Barcelos. 2015. Faria, Ana Sofia; Cabral, João Alexandre; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves.
  4. Lyme disease from a One Health perspective: Diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis (Doença de Lyme na perspetiva One Health: Diagnóstico, tratamento e profilaxia). Seminar. 2015. Faria, Ana Sofia; Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2017/07/12 First year milestones of the epidemiological study of the occurrence of Leptospira interrogans in the wild fauna of the Trás-os-Montes region 2as Jornadas do Projeto INTERACT
CITAB - Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (Vila Real, Portugal)
2017/07/12 First year milestones of the epidemiological study of the occurrence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in wild boars and parasitizing ticks of the Trás-os-Montes region 2as Jornadas do Projeto INTERACT
CITAB - Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (Vila Real, Portugal)
2016/11/16 Epidemiological study of leptospirosis in key wildlife species of the Trás-os-Montes region: methodology and preliminary results 1as Jornadas do Projeto INTERACT
CITAB - Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (Vila Real, Portugal)
2016/11/16 Epidemiological study and ecological modelling of the occurrence of Lyme borreliosis in the wild boar (Sus scrofa) population of the Trás-os-Montes region: methodology and preliminary results 1as Jornadas do Projeto INTERACT
CITAB - Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (Vila Real, Portugal)
2015/11/23 Do you practice outdoor activities? Watch out for spirochetes: Leptospirosis and Lyme Borreliosis (Praticas atividades ao ar livre? Cuidado com as espiroquetas: Leptospirose e Borreliose de Lyme) Semana da Ciência em Barcelos 2015
Escola Secundária de Barcelos (Barcelos, Portugal)
2015/06/12 Analysis of the occurrence of zoonoses in wild fauna for monitoring and ecological modeling in the face of climate change and land use in agroforestry ecosystems (Análise da ocorrência de zoonoses na fauna selvagem para monitorização e modelação ecológica face a alterações climáticas e dos usos do solo nos ecossistemas agroflorestais) Promotional session for the Sustainsys Project
CITAB - Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (Vila Real, Portugal)
2015/05/04 Lyme disease from a One Health perspective: Diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis (Doença de Lyme na perspetiva One Health: Diagnóstico, tratamento e profilaxia) Public Health Seminar for the Integrated Master's Degree in Veterinary Medicine
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/10 - 2020/03/04 Screening for anti-Leptospira antibodies in wild boars in the county of Sabrosa
Co-supervisor of Carolina Maria Teixeira de Araújo Martins
 Biochemistry / Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2017/11/22 - 2017/11/22 Co-organizer and instructor of the interactive workshop: Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Faria, Ana Sofia; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida "Better alone than in bad company! How to avoid close encounters with ticks". In: Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia 2017 da Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. Público ¿ Alunos do 1º ano da EB Prados do Agrupamento de Escolas Diogo Cão, Vila Real (2017/11/22 - 2017/11/22)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2017/09/14 - 2017/09/14 Co-organizer and instructor of the interactive workshop: Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Faria, Ana Sofia; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida "Better alone than in bad company! How to avoid close encounters with ticks". In: "Ecology Day, Dia da Ecologia em Vila Real - Os Valores Ecológicos dos Espaços Verdes Urbanos", Centro de Ciência de Vila Real - Parque do Corgo, Vila Real (2017/09/14 - 2017/09/14)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2017/07/03 - 2017/07/07 Internship co-organizer and instructor: Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Faria, Ana Sofia; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida "Medical ecology: learn about the role of the veterinary diagnostic laboratory in the conservation of wild species and public health". Estágios Ciência Viva no Verão 2017. Laboratório de Microbiologia Médica, sala E.05 - Edifício de Ciências Agrárias, UTAD, Vila Real (2017/07/03 - 2017/07/07)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2017/05/03 - 2017/05/03 Member of the secretariat in the organization of the 2nd Imunology Seminar, spoken by by Prof.ª Maria dos Anjos, Prof.ª Maria das Neves Paiva Cardoso and Prof. Nuno Alegria (2017/05/03 - 2017/05/03)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2016/05/06 - 2016/05/07 Workshop co-organizer and instructor: Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Faria, Ana Sofia; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida The "One Health" Concept: Relationships between Human, Animal and Ecosystem Health in the study of zoonotic diseases (O Conceito "One Health": Relações entre a Saúde Humana, Animal e o Ecossistema no estudo de doenças zoonóticas) In: I Fórum de Ciências Biológicas, UTAD, Vila Real (2016/05/06 - 2016/05/07)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2015/11/25 - 2015/11/25 Workshop co-organizer and instructor: Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Faria, Ana Sofia; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida Are you a lover of nature and outdoor adventures? Come and discover some unimaginable dangers: spirochetes! (És amante da Natureza e das aventuras ao ar livre? Vem conhecer alguns perigos inimagináveis: as espiroquetas!) In: Semana da Ciência e Tecnologia 2015, UTAD, Vila Real (2015/11/25 - 2015/11/25)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2015/03/18 - 2015/03/18 Workshop co-organizer and instructor: Paiva-Cardoso, Maria das Neves; Faria, Ana Sofia; Nunes-Pereira, Margarida Are you a lover of nature and outdoor adventures? Come and discover some unimaginable dangers: spirochetes! (És amante da Natureza e das aventuras ao ar livre? Vem conhecer alguns perigos inimagináveis: as espiroquetas!) In: Dia Aberto UTAD 2015, UTAD, Vila Real (3 sessions) (2015/03/18 - 2015/03/18)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019/04/22 - 2019/06/30 Professor of the Practical and Laboratory Teaching component at U.C. of Immunology of the Biochemistry Degree. Contents taught: Rapid Agglutination Technique, Slow Agglutination Technique, Complement Fixation Test, Western Blot Technique, Microscopic Agglutination Test Biochemistry / Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2018/03 - 2020/02/29 "Morphological and molecular characterization of microorganisms isolated from the skin surface of bats that inhabit underground shelters in the Trás-os-Montes region" Inês Azevedo Pinto
2018/10 - 2019/07/23 Serological screening of leptospirosis in wild boars in the Municipality of Alijó Catarina Castro Ribeiro
2017/04 - 2019/04/29 "Morphological and molecular characterization of fungal and bacterial strains isolated from bats that inhabit underground shelters in the Trás-os-Montes region Márcia Daniela Rocha de Sousa
2015/07 - 2018/02/21 "Occurrence of pathogenic and opportunistic fungi in cave bats and their hibernacula in the Trás-os-Montes region" (Ocorrência de fungos patogénicos e oportunistas de morcegos cavernícolas e seus hibernáculos na região de Trás-os-Montes) Cátia Sofia da Cunha Teixeira
Distinctions

Award

2019 Honorable Mention for best Poster: Pinto I, Barros P, Faria S, Faria AS, Nunes-Pereira M, Sousa M, Sharma L, Cabral JA, Marques G, Paiva-Cardoso MN. The relevance of the occurrence of Pseudogymnoascus destructans in the context of the diversity of bat spe
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2015 Honorable Mention for best Poster: Faria AS, Paiva-Cardoso MdN, Nunes M, Carreira T, Vale-Gonçalves HM, Veloso O, Coelho C, Cabral JA, Vieira-Pinto M, Vieira ML. First detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in hunted wild boars
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2013 Award for best Poster: Vale-Gonçalves H, Morinha F, Faria AS, Veloso O, Coelho C, Vieira­-Pinto M, Cabral JA, Bastos E, Paiva-­Cardoso MN. Detection of leptospiral DNA in wild boars (Sus scrofa, Linnaeus, 1758) in the Trás-os-Montes region.
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal