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I work in the Biotechnology field, specialized in Microbiology with focus on bacteria communities from extreme environments. I work with hot springs thermophilic bacteria from Azores, applied to wastes bioconversion for energy production and value-added products. Vast experience in the isolation and characterization of bacteria for screening thermostable enzymes (Proteases, Lignocellulases, Amilases, Keratinases or Quitinases) or antimicrobial and antitumor peptides and proteins for biological control. I also have experience in laboratory and field tests, in the production of biocontrol agents and on the construction and maintenance of bacteria biobanks (constructed the Azorean largest biobank with culturable isolates). In the last years i have specialized in Bioinformatics for phylogenetic diversity and functional genomics in the areas of Biotechnology. Also have skills in the implementation of informatic infrastructures and softwares for working with big data. I am experienced in writing creative/innovative projects relevant for the industrial market, energy efficiency or in the coordination of projects. I am interested in teaching, research, circular economy, white, blue and red Biotechnology, and promoting transfer of scientific knowledge to the industry.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
MÁRIO BRUM TEIXEIRA

Citation names

  • TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4010-FA0C-ED0B

Email addresses

  • mario.b.teixeira@uac.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Universidade Dos Açores -Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia. Rua Mãe de Deus nº13, 9501-855, Ponta Delgada, Ponta Deldada, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2018
Concluded
 Biology (Doutoramento)
Major in Biotechnology - Applied Microbiology
Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
"Screening Azorean geothermal hot spring aerobic microbial communities for solubilization and viscosity reduction of sewage sludge" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2012
Concluded
 Biotechnology in Biological Control (Mestrado)
Major in Biotechnology - Applied Microbiology
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
"Biological control - "Using sewage sludge from Municipal and Industrial Solid Wastes to produce a Bacillus thuringiensis Biopesticide"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2008
Concluded
 Biological and Health Sciences (Licenciatura)
Major in Biological sciences and Human health
Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, Portugal
"Purificação de proteínas citotoxicas secretadas do nemátode entomopatogénico Steinernema carpocapsae" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13
2002 - 2004
Attended
 Enterprise Management and Informatics (Licenciatura)
Universidade dos Açores Departamento de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
Affiliation

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020 - 2022 Mentor-Business Incubator of the University of the Azores Business Incubator of the University of the Azores (InUAç) -University of Azores, Portugal
Business Incubator of the University of the Azores (InUAç) -University of Azores, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/06/06 - Current Post-doctoral researcher- European Project IPM Popillia H2020 Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso, Portugal
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2020 - 2022 Post doctoral research- Delegate for CBA participation on Horizon Europe 2021-2027 Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Science and project Management - Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso (Azoresbioportal- porbiota) Universidade dos Açores Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Centro de Ecologia Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, Portugal
2016 - 2019 Scientific consultant in Biotechnology/Biology Upwork Global Inc, United States
Radic8 , South Africa
2012/10/15 - 2016/10/15 PhD Research Grant -M 3.1.2/F/055/2011 Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Research Fellowship - Master student - Biotechnology Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia, Portugal
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Assistant researcher Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, Portugal
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Research Fellowship Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, Portugal
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Research Fellowship Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, Portugal
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2009/01/01 - 2009/12/31 Trainee fellowship (under the regional Trainee L programme) Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, Portugal
Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2008/07/01 - 2008/12/31 Volunteer in a research project Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, Portugal
2008/01/01 - 2008/06/30 Trainee student - (Undergraduate final project) Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2012/10/15 - 2016/10/15 Screening Azorean geothermal hot spring aerobic microbial communities
M3.1.2/F/055/2011
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, Portugal
 Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/06/06 - 2024/12/31 Integrated Pest Management of the invasive Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica
861852
10.3030/861852
 European Commission
Ongoing
2011 - 2014 Improving co-digestion of local wastes to produce methane and to reduce environmental impact
Project M2.1.2/F/034/2011
Researcher
Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia
2011 - 2012 Project Green Islands - MIT-Portugal Program (MPP)
May 25-27, 2011 @ MIT
Researcher
Universidade dos Açores

Other

Designation Funders
2016/11/02 - 2016/11/04 International meeting - Energy from Waste Meeting - Valorization of wastes contributing to the renewable circular economy
Project M3.3.B/ORG.R.C./025/2016/1
Principal investigator
Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, Portugal
 Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Concluded
2013 - 2015 Biological control manufacturers in europe develop novel biological control products to support the implementation of integrated pest management in agriculture and foresty
EU FP7- KBBE-2013-7, 612713
Auxiliar researcher
2009 - 2012 Avaliação do potencial bio-insecticida de uma proteína expressa por um entomopatogeno
PTDC/AGR-AAM/104487/2008
Auxiliar researcher
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO; Alves, Maria Madalena; Doutor Nelson José de Oliveira Simões. "Chapter 2 - "Ciências Naturais e Ambiente. Screening Azorean geothermal hot springs aerobic microbial communities,to pre-treatment of sewage sludge for energy production"". In Livro de atas, Jornadas Ciência nos Açores- que Futuro?. 2013.
    Published
  2. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO; Doutor Nelson José de Oliveira Simões; Doutora carla cabral. "Chapter 3 - "Ciências exatas e da engenharia. Utilization of Waste - Environmental Protection and Enhancement"". In livro de atas, Jornadas Ciência nos Açores- que Futuro?, 199-204. Ponta Delgada, Portugal, 2013.
    Published
  3. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO; Doutor Nelson José de Oliveira Simões; Doutor Duarte Toubarro; Doutora carla cabral; Maria Luísa Oliveira. "Chapter 3 - Ciências exatas e da engenharia. "Research and Innovation in Bio-insecticides"". In livro de atas, Jornadas Ciência nos Açores- que Futuro?, 205-210. Ponta Delgada, Portugal, 2013.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO; Gomes, Júlia; Simões, Nelson. "Feather Waste Recycling: Creating Eco-Friendly Bio-Pesticides". Paper presented in Microbiotec 2023, 7th-9th December 2023, Covilhã, Portugal, 2023.
  2. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO. "Enhancing anaerobic digestion of lignocellulose biomass using a thermophilic microbial consortium pretreatment". Paper presented in Congress of microbiology and biotechnology, 2021.
  3. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO. "Bacillus thuringiensis isolated in Azores active against malaria and West Nile mosquito vectors". Paper presented in Internacional Congress of Biological Control, 2021.
  4. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO. "Producing bio-pesticides under the frame of circular economy". Paper presented in Internacional Congress of Biological Control, 2021.
  5. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO. "“Screening Azorean thermophilic aerobic microbial communities to pretreat wastes for energy production”.". Paper presented in Seminário de avaliação dos alunos de doutoramento 3CBIO. Universidade dos Açores 16-17 julho, 2014.
  6. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO. "“Isolamento de consórcios microbianos aeróbios de fontes termais terrestres dos Açores para pré-tratamento de lamas de depuração e produção de energia.”". Paper presented in Jornadas ¿Ciência nos Açores- Que Futuro?¿, Ponta Delgada, 7-8 de Junho, 2013.
  7. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO. "Using sewage sludge from Municipal and Industrial Solid Wastes to produce a Bacillus thuringiensis Biopesticide.”". Paper presented in Workshop Biotechnology in Biological Control, Ponta Delgada, 25-27th of October, 2012.
  8. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO. "“Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis isolated in Azores active against Malaria, West Nile and Brucellosis mosquito vector.”". Paper presented in Workshop Biotechnology in Biological Control, Ponta Delgada, 25-27th of October, 2012.
  9. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO. "Survey for Bacillus thuringiensis in Azores active against Lepidoptera insect. Workshop Biotechnology in Biological Control”". Paper presented in Workshop Biotechnology in Biological Control¿, Ponta Delgada, 25-27th of October, 2012.
Journal article
  1. Teixeira, Mário; Soares, António; Borges, Paulo; Calvet, Mar; Peñalver, Ángel; Monteiro, Hugo; Frias, Jorge; Simoes, Nelson. "Monitoring Arthropods in maize and pasture fields in São Miguel and São Jorge Islands: IPM-Popillia Project". Biodiversity Data Journal 11 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/bdj.11.e109431.
    10.3897/bdj.11.e109431
  2. Frias, Jorge; Garriga, Anna; Peñalver, Ángel; Teixeira, Mário; Beltrí, Rubén; Toubarro, Duarte; Simões, Nelson. "Exploring Gut Microbiome Variations between Popillia japonica Populations of Azores". Microorganisms 11 8 (2023): 1972. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11081972.
    10.3390/microorganisms11081972
  3. Balasubramanian, Natesan; Toubarro, Duarte; Teixeira, Mário; Simõs, Nelson. "Purification and Biochemical Characterization of a Novel Thermo-stable Carboxymethyl Cellulase from Azorean Isolate Bacillus mycoides S122C (Published)". Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 168 8 (2012): 2191-2204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12010-012-9929-8.
    10.1007/s12010-012-9929-8
Magazine article
  1. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO. "“Bactéria açoriana ativa contra mosquitos vetores de infeções”", UAciência, coordenação Armindo Rodrigues. Açores magazine, 2013
Newspaper article
  1. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO. "Bactérias das Furnas podem ser usadas na produção de energia e na indústria cosmética e farmacêutica", Correios dos Açores, 2014
Preprint
  1. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO; Ferreira, Ricardo Gamboa Gil Duarte; Teixeira, Tania; Cabral, Carla; Maria Luísa Oliveira; Simões, Nelson. "Diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis collected in the Azores with insecticidal activity against Ephestia kuehniella (submitted)". 2023.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO. "Screening Azorean geothermal hot spring aerobic microbial communities for solubilization and viscosity reduction of sewage sludge".". PhD, Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/4669.
  2. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO. ""Using sewage sludge from Municipal and Industrial Solid Wastes to produce a Bacillus thuringiensis Biopesticide."". Master, Universidade dos Açores Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/1319.

Other

Dataset
  1. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO; António Onofre Soares; Lamelas-López, Lucas; Lopes D H; Mota J A; Borges, PAV; Simões, Nelson. Monitoring populations of Popillia japonica (Newman, 1838) over 16 years in the Azorean Islands. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15468/gk6p48. 2024.
    https://doi.org/10.15468/gk6p48
  2. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO; Soares, António; Calvet, Mar; Peñalver, Ángel; Monteiro, Hugo; Frias, Jorge; Simões, Nelson. Monitoring ground arthropods in maize and pasture fields of São Miguel and São Jorge Islands: IPM-Popillia Project. v1.3.. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15468/4cnhw9. 2023.
    https://doi.org/10.15468/4cnhw9
Other output
  1. Bioconversion of lignocellulosic residues by a microbial aerobic thermophilic consortium. (Em preparação). 2023. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO.
  2. Solubilization and bioleaching of sewage activated sludge by a microbial aerobic thermophilic consortium from Azorean Hot Springs. (Em preparação).. 2022. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO.
  3. Screening aerobic thermophilic bacterial consortia from Azorean hot springs for feather hydrolysis. (Em preparação). 2022. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO.
  4. Characterization of bacillus thuringiensis isolated in Azores active against Cullex theileri and Culex pipiens. (Em preparação).. 2022. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO.
  5. Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis isolated in Azores active against malaria vector Anopheles atroparvus. (Em preparação.). 2022. TEIXEIRA, MÁRIO.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2017/06/13 Teixeira, Mário Brum, "Caracterização de Bacillus thuringiensis isolados nos Açores ativos contra mosquitos vetores do vírus Nilo Ocidental e Malária" VII feira pedagógica - Conferência A comunicação como instrumento Científico. Colégio Castanheiro
2016/11/29 Teixeira, Mário Brum, "Wastes Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion pretreatment for biogas enhancement" - "Genetic resources from extremes environments for biotechnology - Bioproducts to valorize Azorean products" Scientific meeting CBA. Universidade dos Açores 29 - 30 novembro 2016.
2016/10/02 Teixeira, Mário Brum, "Wastes Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion pretreatment for biogas enhancement" - "ENERGIA A PARTIR DE RESÍDUOS-Valorização de resíduos contribuindo para uma economia circular renovável. Reunião científica CBA - Universidade dos Açores
2016/07/16 Teixeira, Mário Brum, "Screening Azorean thermophilic aerobic microbial communities to pretreat wastes for energy production" Seminário de avaliação dos alunos de doutoramento 3CBIO. Universidade dos Açores
2013/05/08 Teixeira, Mário Brum. - "Bio-insecticidas e Bio-transformação de resíduos" Seminary "Biologia e Saúde", Universidade dos Açores
2013/04/12 Teixeira, Mário Brum, Maria Madalena Alves Nelson Simões - "Screening Azorean geothermal hot springs aerobic microbial communities, for solubilization and viscosity reduction of sewage sludge" Jornadas de Biotecnologia - Ciclo de Ciência 2013, Ponta Delgada 12 de Abril 2013.
2013/04/12 Mário Teixeira, Ricardo Ferreira, Tânia Teixeira, Carla Cabral, Luísa Oliveira, Nelson Simões "Survey for Bacillus thuringiensis in São Miguel island active against Lepidoptera insects" Jornadas de Biotecnologia - Ciclo de Ciência, Ponta Delgada, Universidade dos Açores
2013/04/12 Mário Teixeira, Ricardo Ferreira, Teresa Novo, Fatma Driss, Paulo Almeida, Nelson Simões. "Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis isolated in Azores active against Malaria, West Nile and Avian Influenza mosquito vectors" Ciclo de Ciência 2013, Ponta Delgada, Universidade dos Açores

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/10/19 - 2021/10/22 Organization of Scientific online Workshop - 30 hours "Bioinformatic tools applied to 16S rRNA for comparing phylogeny and taxonomy from complex microbiomes" - Instructor Tahon, Guillaume from Universidade de Wageningen, Netherlands. (2021/09/19 - 2021/09/23)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2021/08/23 - 2021/08/27 Organization of Scientific online Workshop - 30 hours - "Essentials of bioinformatics for functional genomics: basis and training" Instructor - António Munoz Mérida, Bioinformatics Expert, CIBIO-InBIO, from Portugal (2021/08/23 - 2021/08/27)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2016/11/02 - 2016/11/05 Organization of International Scientific Meeting - "Energy from Waste Meeting¿ Valorization of wastes contributing to the renewable circular economy" - Supported by Direcção Regional de Ciência e Tecnologia. Projecto M3.3.B (+50 Participants) (2016 - 2016)
Meeting (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade dos Açores, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021 - Current Mentor for University of Azores enterprise incubator - InUAç - spin-off and startups
2020 - 2021 Tutoring - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biology- Júlia Gomes
2014 - 2015 Tutoring - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biology - Ana Isabel Santos Real
2014 - 2015 Tutoring - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biology- Joana Rocha
2014 - 2015 Tutoring - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biology- Marisa Canoa
2013 - 2014 Tutoring - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biology - João Ribeiro
2012 - 2013 Tutoring - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biology - Isabel Faria
2012 - 2013 Tutoring - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biology - Marina Cunha
2010 - 2011 Tutoring - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biological and Health Sciences - Brigitte Cabral
2010 - 2011 Tutoring - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biological and Health Sciences - Bruna Medeiros
2010 - 2011 Tutoring - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biological and Health Sciences - Cláudia Patrícia Gonçalves Rodrigues
2010 - 2011 Tutoring - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biological and Health Sciences - Sara Machado
2010 - 2011 Tutoring - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biological and Health Sciences - Teresa Carreiro

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2020 - 2021 Jury member - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biology- “Avaliação do crescimento de Bacillus thuringiensis em penas para produção de um composto fertilizante com atividade biosenticida" – Júlia Gomes Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Jury member - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biology- “Avaliação do potencial probiótico de isolados açorianos de Bacillus spp. utilizando o modelo Caenorhabditis elegans" – Melissa Sánchez Williams Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Jury member - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biology - "Desenvolvimento de um acelerador de compostagem, utilizando consórcios aeróbios termófilos dos Açores" – Ana Isabel Santos Real Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Jury member - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biology- "Desenvolvimento de composto com actividade biofertelizante para o controlo biológico de pragas agrícolas" – Joana Rocha Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Jury member - Undergraduate thesis final project - Degree in Biology- “Teste da atividade do composto com Bt em Pseudaletia unipuncta" – Marisa Canoa Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
Distinctions

Title

2021 Mentor for Biotechnology - University of Azores enterprise incubator - InUAç -
Universersity of Azores, Portugal

Incubadora da Universidade dos Açores, Portugal