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Jorge H. Leitão is Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico (University of Lisbon), Portugal, since 2015. His current research interests are focused on post-transcription regulation of bacterial gene expression and the roles played by small non-coding regulatory RNAs and RNA chaperones on the biology and pathogenesis of bacteria of the Burkholderia cepacia complex . Other research interests include exopolysacharide biosynthesis by Gram(-) bacteria, resistance to antimicrobials and development of novel antimicrobials, and the molecular characterization of microbial populations of ecological, industrial, and health interest.
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Full name
Jorge Humberto Gomes Leitão

Citation names

  • Leitão, Jorge

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4116-A4E6-8814
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8850-274X

Email addresses

  • jorgeleitao@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 218417688 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Instituto Superior Técnico, Departamento de Bioengenharia, Torre Sul, piso 6. Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

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English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/06/16
Concluded
 Biotecnologia (Título de Agregado)
Major in Microbiologia Molecular
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 Aprovado por unanimidade
1992/02/01 - 2006/01/30
Concluded
 Biotecnologia e Biociências (Doutoramento)
Major in Ciências Biológicas/Microbiologia Molecular
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 Distinção e Louvor
1989/10/01 - 1992/02/10
Concluded
 Biotecnologia (Engenharia Bioquímica) (Mestrado)
Major in Microbiologia
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
1984/10/01 - 1989/09/13
Concluded
 Engenharia Química (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/01/01 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/02 - 2024/07 Are non-coding RNAs contained in Burkholderia cepacia complex extracellular vesicles used to manipulate the host's immune response?
2022.07091.PTDC
IBB - Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/01/01 - 2019/12/31 B-Safecoat – Desenvolvimento de novas tintas com propriedades auto-desinfetantes
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-017875
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Concluded
2016/05/01 - 2019/10/31 CNCVir - The coding and noncoding virulome of Burkholderia cenocepacia
PTDC/BIA-MIC/1615/2014
Principal investigator
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2013/04/01 - 2015/04/01 Exploitation of immunogenic proteins of the Burkholderia cepacia complex to design new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies
PTDC/BBB-BIO/1958/2012
Researcher
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012/01/01 - 2014/12/31 RNomics-Bcc: RNomics studies to identify small non-coding RNAs of Burkholderia cepacia complex involved in host-pathogen interactions
PTDC/BIA-MIC/119091/2010
Principal investigator
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2010/01/01 - 2013/06/30 Exploiting the type II phosphomannose isomerase BceAJ as a new target for the development of new antimicrobials and for biotechnological applications
PTDC/EBB-BIO/098352/2008
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2009/04 - 2012/04 Assinatura ADHRES: perfil de expressão de genes envolvidos na adesão (ADH) e na resistência a antibióticos (RES) em biofilmes bacterianos
ERA-PTG/SAU/0001/2008
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Concluded
2010/01/01 - 2011/12/31 Regulation of Burkholderia cepacia complex gene expression under low oxygen tensions
A-09/10
Principal investigator
Concluded
2008/01/01 - 2011/09/30 Optimization and Control of Intermittent UASB Reactors and Microbial Population Dynamics
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/65025/PT
Researcher
Concluded
2007/12/01 - 2010/12/30 Regulation of exopolysaccharide biosynthesis and virulence of Burkholderia cepacia by protein-tyrosine phosphorylation
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/65210/PT
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2007/10/27 - 2010/10/26 Acute versus persistent infection by Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria in cystic fibrosis patients: underlying mechanisms, in particular the role of exopolysaccharide biosynthesis
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/69591/PT
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2007/07/01 - 2010/10/01 Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia infections in cystic fibrosis
PSAU/P/SAU/59/96
Researcher
Concluded
2006/01/01 - 2007/12/31 Virulence of Burkholderia cepacia complex strains from cystic fibrosis patients assessed in the gp91(phox-/-) mouse model
GRICES/DAAD
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2003/06/01 - 2006/07/01 Studies to produce an exopolysaccharide-vaccine to protect cystic fibrosis patients against Burkholderia cepacia infections
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/POCI/38273/PT
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
1996/05/01 - 1999/04/30 Genetic and environmental manipulation of bacterial exopolysaccharide biosynthetic pathways
2/2.1/BIO/1125/95
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Leitão, Jorge H.; Feliciano, Joana R.; Sousa, Sílvia A.; Pita, Tiago; Guerreiro, Soraia I.. "Burkholderia cepacia Complex Infections Among Cystic Fibrosis Patients: Perspectives and Challenges". In Progress in Understanding Cystic Fibrosis. InTech, 2017.
    10.5772/67712
  2. Leitão, J.H.; Ramos, C.G.; Feliciano, J.R.; Sousa, S.A.; Grilo, A.M.; da Costa, P.J.P.. "Hfq-like RNA chaperones and small non-coding regulatory RNAs: A new paradigm of bacterial gene regulation". 2014.
  3. Leitão, Jorge. "Experimental and bioinformatics approaches to identify potential targets and develop novel strategies to fight infections caused by multiresistant Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria". In Microbial Pathogens and Human Diseases, 372-383. Spain: Formatex, 2013.
    Published
  4. Ramos, C.G.; Leitão, J.H.. "Caenorhabditis elegans as a research tool to unveil bacterial virulence determinants: Lessons from the Burkholderia cepacia complex". 2012.
  5. Ramos, C.G.; Grilo, A.M.; da Costa, P.J.P.; Nadais, H.; Leitão, J.H.. "Extraction and purification of DNA from UASB reactors sludge samples". 2012.
  6. Leitão, Jorge. "Identification of novel antimicrobials using a live-animal infection model". In Determination of Biological Activities: A Laboratory Manual. Ponta Delgada, Portugal, 2012.
    Published
  7. A., Silvia; R., Joana; H., Jorge. "Activated Sugar Precursors: Biosynthetic Pathways and Biological Roles of an Important Class of Intermediate Metabolites in Bacteria". In Biotechnology of Biopolymers. InTech, 2011.
    10.5772/19649
  8. Leitão, Jorge. "Bacterial type II PMIs: exploitable bifunctional enzymes for biotechnological applications and the rational design of antimicrobials". In Biopolymers. Croatia: Intech, 2010.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Sousa, S.A.; Ramos, C.G.; Feliciano, J.; Leitão, J.H.. "Identification and exploitation of Burkholderia cepacia complex virulence factors as potential antimicrobial targets". 2011.
    10.1109/ENBENG.2011.6026036
  2. Ramos, C.G.; Sousa, S.A.; Grilo, A.M.; Da Costa, P.J.P.; Feliciano, J.R.; Leitão, J.H.. "A RNomics-based strategy identifies regulatory small RNAs in Burkholderia cepacia complex". 2011.
    10.1109/ENBENG.2011.6026035
Journal article
  1. Gonçalo R. Matos; Joana R. Feliciano; Jorge H. Leitão. "Non-coding regulatory sRNAs from bacteria of the Burkholderia cepacia complex". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-024-13121-6.
    10.1007/s00253-024-13121-6
  2. António Seixas; Carolina Silva; Joana Monteiro Marques; Patrícia Mateus; Manuel J. Rodríguez-Ortega; Joana Feliciano; Jorge H. Leitão; Sousa SA. "Surface-Exposed Protein Moieties of Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315 in Microaerophilic and Aerobic Conditions". Vaccines (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/12/4/398.
    10.3390/vaccines12040398
  3. António M. M. Seixas; Sara C. Gomes; Carolina Silva; Leonilde M. Moreira; Jorge H. Leitão; Sílvia A. Sousa. "A Polyclonal Antibody against a Burkholderia cenocepacia OmpA-like Protein Strongly Impairs Pseudomonas aeruginosa and B. multivorans Virulence". Vaccines (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines12020207.
    10.3390/vaccines12020207
  4. Jorge H. Leitão; Joana R. Feliciano; Nitin Amdare. "Advances in Human Pathogen Control—A 21st Century Challenge". Vaccines (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11091449.
    10.3390/vaccines11091449
  5. Tiago Pita; Joana R. Feliciano; Jorge H. Leitão. "Identification of Burkholderia cenocepacia non-coding RNAs expressed during Caenorhabditis elegans infection". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-023-12530-3.
    10.1007/s00253-023-12530-3
  6. Rui N. L. Carvalho; Luisa L. Monteiro; Silvia A. Sousa; Sudarsu V. Ramanaiah; Jorge H. Leitão; Cristina M. Cordas; Luis P. Fonseca. "Design and Optimization of Microbial Fuel Cells and Evaluation of a New Air-Breathing Cathode Based on Carbon Felt Modified with a Hydrogel—Ion Jelly®". Energies (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/en16104238.
    10.3390/en16104238
  7. Andreia Sousa; Joana F. Santos; Francisco Silva; Sílvia A. Sousa; Jorge H. Leitão; António P. Matos; Teresa Pinheiro; et al. "Antitumoral and Antimicrobial Activities of Block Copolymer Micelles Containing Gold Bisdithiolate Complexes". Pharmaceutics (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15020564.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics15020564
  8. Tomasz Bogiel; Dagmara Depka; Stanislaw Kruszewski; Adrianna Rutkowska; Piotr Kanarek; Mateusz Rzepka; Jorge H. Leitão; Aleksander Deptula; Eugenia Gospodarek-Komkowska. "Comparison of Virulence-Factor-Encoding Genes and Genotype Distribution amongst Clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24021269.
    10.3390/ijms24021269
  9. Paulo J. G. Bettencourt; Jorge H. Leitão. "Microbial Antigen Identification and Vaccine Delivery Systems". Vaccines (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10122053.
    10.3390/vaccines10122053
  10. António Seixas; Sousa SA; Jorge H. Leitão. "Antibody-Based Immunotherapies as a Tool for Tackling Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections". Vaccines (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/11/1789.
    10.3390/vaccines10111789
  11. Joana P. Costa; Teresa Pinheiro; Maria S. Martins; M. Fernanda N. N. Carvalho; Joana R. Feliciano; Jorge H. Leitão; Rafaela A. L. Silva; et al. "Tuning the Biological Activity of Camphorimine Complexes through Metal Selection". Antibiotics (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11081010.
    10.3390/antibiotics11081010
  12. Yann Le Gal; Agathe Filatre-Furcate; Dominique Lorcy; Olivier Jeannin; Thierry ROISNEL; Vincent Dorcet; Diana Fontinha; et al. "Broad Spectrum Functional Activity of Structurally Related Monoanionic Au(III) Bis(Dithiolene) Complexes". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/13/7146.
    10.3390/ijms23137146
  13. "Estrogens in wastewaters: Can different operating conditions improve their removal in anaerobic conditions?". Water and Environment Journal (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/wej.12773.
    10.1111/wej.12773
  14. "Bioelectricity generation using long-term operated biocathode: RFLP based microbial diversity analysis". Biotechnology Reports 32 (2021): e00693-e00693. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.btre.2021.e00693.
    10.1016/j.btre.2021.e00693
  15. António M. M. Seixas; Sílvia A. Sousa; Joana R. Feliciano; Sara C. Gomes; Mirela R. Ferreira; Leonilde M. Moreira; Jorge H. Leitão. "A Polyclonal Antibody Raised against the Burkholderia cenocepacia OmpA-like Protein BCAL2645 Impairs the Bacterium Adhesion and Invasion of Human Epithelial Cells In Vitro". Biomedicines (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9121788.
    10.3390/biomedicines9121788
  16. Joana P. Costa; Sílvia A. Sousa; Catarina Soeiro; Jorge H. Leitão; Adelino M. Galvão; Fernanda Marques; M. Fernanda N. N. Carvalho. "Synthesis and Characterization of Camphorimine Au(I) Complexes with a Remarkably High Antibacterial Activity towards B. contaminans and P. aeruginosa". Antibiotics 10 10 (2021): 1272-1272. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10101272.
    10.3390/antibiotics10101272
  17. Sousa SA; Joana Feliciano; Tiago Pita; Catarina Soeiro; Beatriz L. Mendes; Luis G. Alves; Jorge H. Leitão. "Bacterial Nosocomial Infections: Multidrug Resistance as a Trigger for the Development of Novel Antimicrobials". Antibiotics (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/8/942.
    10.3390/antibiotics10080942
  18. Sílvia A. Sousa; António M. M. Seixas; Joana M. M. Marques; Jorge H. Leitão. "Immunization and Immunotherapy Approaches against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia Complex Infections". Vaccines 9 6 (2021): 670-670. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9060670.
    10.3390/vaccines9060670
  19. Mihaela Cudalbeanu; David Peitinho; Francisco Silva; Rosa Marques; Teresa Pinheiro; Ana C. Ferreira; Fernanda Marques; et al. "Sono-Biosynthesis and Characterization of AuNPs from Danube Delta Nymphaea alba Root Extracts and Their Biological Properties". Nanomaterials (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/6/1562.
    10.3390/nano11061562
  20. Louros, Vitória L.; Lima, Diana L.D.; Leitão, Jorge H.; Esteves, Valdemar I.; Nadais, Helena G.A.. "Impact of UASB reactors operation mode on the removal of estrone and 17a-ethinylestradiol from wastewaters". Science of The Total Environment 764 (2021): 144291. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144291.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144291
  21. Joana P. Costa; Sílvia A. Sousa; Adelino M. Galvão; J. Miguel Mata; Jorge H. Leitão; M. Fernanda N. N. Carvalho. "Key Parameters on the Antibacterial Activity of Silver Camphor Complexes". Antibiotics (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10020135.
    10.3390/antibiotics10020135
  22. Tiago Pita; Joana R. Feliciano; Jorge H. Leitão. "Extracellular RNAs in Bacterial Infections: From Emerging Key Players on Host-Pathogen Interactions to Exploitable Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21249634.
    10.3390/ijms21249634
  23. Jorge H. Leitão; Manuel J. Rodríguez-Ortega. "Omics and Bioinformatics Approaches to Identify Novel Antigens for Vaccine Investigation and Development". Vaccines 8 4 (2020): 653-653. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8040653.
    10.3390/vaccines8040653
  24. Sílvia A. Sousa; António M.M. Seixas; Manoj Mandal; Manuel J. Rodríguez-Ortega; Jorge H. Leitão. "Characterization of the Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315 Surface-Exposed Immunoproteome". Vaccines (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8030509.
    10.3390/vaccines8030509
  25. Jorge H. Leitão. "Listeria monocytogenes as a Vector for Cancer Immunotherapy". Vaccines 8 3 (2020): 439-439. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8030439.
    10.3390/vaccines8030439
  26. Leitão, Jorge H.. "New Insights into Antibacterial Compounds: From Synthesis and Discovery to Molecular Mechanisms of Action". Antibiotics 9 8 (2020): 471. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9080471.
    Open access • 10.3390/antibiotics9080471
  27. Jorge H. Leitão. "Microbial Virulence Factors". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21155320.
    10.3390/ijms21155320
  28. Feliciano, Joana R.; Seixas, António M. M.; Pita, Tiago; Leitão, Jorge H.. "Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary Analysis of RNA-Binding Proteins of Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315 and Other Members of the B. cepacia Complex". Genes 11 2 (2020): 231. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes11020231.
    10.3390/genes11020231
  29. Sílvia A. Sousa; Pedro Soares-Castro; António M.M. Seixas; Joana R. Feliciano; Bernardo Balugas; Celeste Barreto; Luísa Pereira; Pedro M. Santos; Jorge H. Leitão. "New insights into the immunoproteome of B. cenocepacia J2315 using serum samples from cystic fibrosis patients". New Biotechnology 54 (2020): 62-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbt.2019.08.006.
    10.1016/j.nbt.2019.08.006
  30. Sousa, Sílvia A.; Leitão, Jorge H.; Silva, Rafaela A.L.; Belo, Dulce; Santos, Isabel C.; Guerreiro, Joana F.; Martins, Marta; et al. "On the path to gold: Monoanionic Au bisdithiolate complexes with antimicrobial and antitumor activities". Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 202 (2020): 110904. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110904.
    10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110904
  31. Fontinha, Diana; Sousa, Sílvia A.; Morais, Tânia S.; Prudêncio, Miguel; Leitão, Jorge H.; Le Gal, Yann; Lorcy, Dominique; et al. "Gold(iii) bis(dithiolene) complexes: from molecular conductors to prospective anticancer, antimicrobial and antiplasmodial agents". Metallomics 12 6 (2020): 974-987. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0mt00064g.
    10.1039/d0mt00064g
  32. Mihaela Cudalbeanu; Bianca Furdui; Geta Cârâc; Vasilica Barbu; Alina Viorica Iancu; Fernanda Marques; Jorge Humberto Leitão; Sílvia Andreia Sousa; Rodica Mihaela Dinica. "Antifungal, Antitumoral and Antioxidant Potential of the Danube Delta Nymphaea alba Extracts". Antibiotics 9 1 (2019): 7-7. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9010007.
    10.3390/antibiotics9010007
  33. Luis G. Alves; João F. Portel; Sílvia A. Sousa; Olga Ferreira; Stephanie Almada; Elisabete R. Silva; Ana M. Martins; Jorge H. Leitão. "Investigations into the Structure/Antibacterial Activity Relationships of Cyclam and Cyclen Derivatives". Antibiotics 8 4 (2019): 224-224. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics8040224.
    10.3390/antibiotics8040224
  34. Leitão, Jorge. "Ag(I) camphor complexes: antimicrobial activity by design". Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110791.
    10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110791
  35. Joana P. Costa; M. Joana F. Pinheiro; Sílvia A. Sousa; Ana M. Botelho do Rego; Fernanda Marques; M. Conceição Oliveira; Jorge H. Leitão; Nuno P. Mira; M. Fernanda N. N. Carvalho. "Antimicrobial Activity of Silver Camphorimine Complexes against Candida Strains". Antibiotics (2019): https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics8030144.
    10.3390/antibiotics8030144
  36. Louros, Vitória L.; Lima, Diana L.D.; Leitão, Jorge H.; Esteves, Valdemar I.; Nadais, Helena G.. "Determination of estrone and 17a-ethinylestradiol in digested sludge by ultrasonic liquid extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection". Journal of Separation Science (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jssc.201801114.
    10.1002/jssc.201801114
  37. Leitão, Jorge. "Differential effects of Th17 cytokines during the response of neutrophils to Burkholderia cenocepacia outer membrane protein A". Central European Journal of Immunology (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/ceji.2019.92800.
    10.5114/ceji.2019.92800
  38. Tiago Pita; Joana R. Feliciano; Jorge H. Leitão. "Small Noncoding Regulatory RNAs from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia Complex". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/12/3759.
    10.3390/ijms19123759
  39. Leitão, Jorge. "Silver Camphor Imine Complexes: Novel Antibacterial Compounds from Old Medicines". Antibiotics (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/7/3/65.
    10.3390/antibiotics7030065
  40. Leitão, Jorge. "Postgenomic Approaches and Bioinformatics Tools to Advance the Development of Vaccines against Bacteria of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex". Vaccines (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/6/2/34.
    10.3390/vaccines6020034
  41. Martina, Pablo; Leguizamon, Mariana; Prieto, Claudia I.; Sousa, Silvia A.; Montanaro, Patricia; Draghi, Walter O.; Stämmler, Maren; et al. "Burkholderia puraquae sp. nov., a novel species of the Burkholderia cepacia complex isolated from hospital settings and agricultural soils". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 68 1 (2018): 14-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002293.
    10.1099/ijsem.0.002293
  42. Ana S. Moreira; Dalila Mil-Homens; Sílvia A. Sousa; Carla P. Coutinho; Ana Pinto-de-Oliveira; Christian G. Ramos; Sandra C. dos Santos; et al. "Variation of Burkholderia cenocepacia virulence potential during cystic fibrosis chronic lung infection". Virulence (2017): 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2016.1237334.
    10.1080/21505594.2016.1237334
  43. João M. S. Cardoso; Andrew C. Singer; Soraia I. Guerreiro; Andreia Lourenço; Marta M. Alves; M. Fátima Montemor; Nuno P. Mira; Jorge H. Leitão; M. Fernanda N. N. Carvalho. "Ag(I) camphorimine complexes with antimicrobial activity towards clinically important bacteria and species of the Candida genus". PLOS ONE (2017):
    10.1371/journal.pone.0177355
  44. Luis G. Alves; Pedro F. Pinheiro; Joana R. Feliciano; Diana P. Dâmaso; Jorge H. Leitão; Ana M. Martins. "Synthesis, antimicrobial activity and toxicity to nematodes of cyclam derivatives". International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents (2017):
    10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.03.002
  45. Sílvia Sousa; Joana Feliciano; Tiago Pita; Soraia Guerreiro; Jorge Leitão. "Burkholderia cepacia Complex Regulation of Virulence Gene Expression: A Review". Genes 8 12 (2017): 43-43. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes8010043.
    10.3390/genes8010043
  46. Sousa SA; Morad M; Feliciano JR; Pita T; Nady S; El-Hennamy RE; Abdel-Rahman M; et al. "The Burkholderia cenocepacia OmpA-like protein BCAL2958: identification, characterization, and detection of anti-BCAL2958 antibodies in serum from B. cepacia complex-infected Cystic Fibrosis patients.". (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27325348.
    10.1186/s13568-016-0212-1
  47. Cardoso JM; Galvão AM; Guerreiro SI; Leitão JH; Suarez AC; Carvalho MF. "Antibacterial activity of silver camphorimine coordination polymers.". (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27007331.
    10.1039/c6dt00099a
  48. Feliciano, J.R.; Grilo, A.M.; Guerreiro, S.I.; Sousa, S.A.; Leitão, J.H.. "Hfq: A multifaceted RNA chaperone involved in virulence". Future Microbiology 11 1 (2016): 137-151. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84952690345&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.2217/fmb.15.128
  49. Sílvia A. Sousa; Jorge H. Leitão; Raul C. Martins; João M. Sanches; Jasjit S. Suri; Alejandro Giorgetti. "Bioinformatics Applications in Life Sciences and Technologies". BioMed Research International 2016 (2016): 1-2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3603827.
    10.1155/2016/3603827
  50. Gil FN; Moreira-Santos M; Chelinho S; Pereira C; Feliciano JR; Leitão JH; Sousa JP; Ribeiro R; Viegas CA. "Suitability of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae-based assay to assess the toxicity of pyrimethanil sprayed soils via surface runoff: comparison with standard aquatic and soil toxicity assays.". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25461018.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.09.094
  51. Jorge H. Leitão. "Regulation of Hfq mRNA and protein levels in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by the Burkholderia cenocepacia MtvR sRNA". plos one (2014):
    10.1371/journal.pone.0098813
  52. Leitão, Jorge; Sousa, Silvia A.; Grilo, A.M.; Feliciano, J.R.. "Bioinformatics: A Molecular Microbiologist’s Perspective". Current Bioinformatics (2014):
    10.2174/1574893608999140109121908
  53. Couras, C.S.; Louros, V.L.; Grilo, A.M.; Leitão, J.H.; Capela, M.I.; Arroja, L.M.; Nadais, M.H.. "Effects of operational shocks on key microbial populations for biogas production in UASB (Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket) reactors". Energy 73 (2014): 866-874. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84905725678&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.energy.2014.06.098
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Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2018 - 2018 Design, testing, and scale-up of medical device class IIb: risk analysis as a crucial tool for pharmaceutical industry
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Farmacêutica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2012/01/01 - 2017/03/27 Towards the unveiling of the multifarious virulence mechanisms of the Burkholderia cepacia complex: exopolysaccharide biosynthesis, RNA chaperones, and development of an animal infection model
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia e Biociências
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Investigating Arx role in mushroom body development in Platynereis dumerilii Engenharia Biológica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Nanostructured lipid carriers as a delivery system of tobramycin and ciprofloxacin: preparation, testing and validation in the Caenorhabditis elegans model Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Antibacterial activity of camphorimine Ag(I) complexes Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Studies with Vibrio alginolyticus OmpK towards the development of a vaccine for aquacultured Solea senegalensis Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Assessment of anti-parasitic and antibacterial effect of quinoline drugs Microbiologia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Natural antimicrobial and antioxidant substances and their application in food and cosmetics Engenharia Biológica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017 - 2017 The DEAD-box helicase Ded1, an mRNA cap associated protein in yeast Engenharia Biológica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2011/01/02 - 2016/02/03 Role of RNA chaperones and small non-coding RNAs in virulence of Burkholderia cepacia complex
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia e Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Development and Evaluation of a novel and innovative drug sensitivity assay for Plasmodium falciparum Microbiologia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Effect of the presence of acetic acid and lactic acid at low pH in physiology and virulence of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata: emphasis on the role played by genes of the CgHaa1-regulon Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Identification of Burkholderia cenocepacia K56-2 Virulence-Related sRNAs Using Caenorhabditis elegans Infection Model Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Molecular identification of rhizosphere bacteria from Phragmites sp. growing in a constructed wetland treating benzene derivative compounds Microbiologia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Use of rapeseed, coffee and breadcrumbs waste by-products as substrates for microbial production of bioethanol Engenharia Biológica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Using chimeric viruses to study Kaposi´s Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus pathogenesis in mice Microbiologia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Synthesis and characterization of the antimicrobial activity of two cyclam derivatives Engenharia Biológica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Set-up and comparison of the Droplet Digital PCR method with quantitative RT-PCR in assessing the levels of microRNA-124 from plasma and brain tissue of rats with traumatic brain injury Biotecnologia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2010/06/01 - 2014/07/24 Identification of molecular biomarkers relevant for environmental biomonitoring of pesticide toxicity using simple eukaryotic models
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia e Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Caracterização de populações microbianas em células de combustível para a produção de bioeletricidade Bioengenharia e Nanossistemas (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2008/10/01 - 2011/11/02 Role of sRNAs on the virulence of the Burkholderia cepacia complex
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia e Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2003/01/01 - 2007/03/23 Burkholderia cepacia complex infections in cystic fibrosis patients: biosynthesis and role of the exopolysaccharide and investigation of other potential virulence factors
Supervisor
 Biotecnologia e Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
1999/01/01 - 2003/06/06 “Biossíntese de peptidoglicano e alginato em Pseudomonas aeruginosa: análise funcional do gene glmM que codifica a fosfoglucosamina mutase
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia e Biociências (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2018/12/10 Caracterização microbiológica e molecular das estirpes de Salmonella spp. isoladas em amostras clínicas, águas residuais e alimentos na região de Luanda e dos seus perfis de resistência aos antimicrobianos – o seu impacto na saúde pública
Thesis Member
 Moisés Francisco (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2017/03/27 Towards the unveiling of the multifarious virulence mechanisms of the Burkholderia cepacia complex: exopolysaccharide biosynthesis, RNA chaperones, and development of an animal infection model
Supervisor
 Joana Rita Rodrigues Feliciano (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/07/18 Characterization of genes of unknown function in Bacillus subtilis: gene regulation and functional analysis
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Lia Raquel Marques Godinho (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/04/29 Chronic respiratory infections by Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria in cystic fibrosis patients: epidemiology and variation of virulence, membrane lipid and metabolite profiles during long-term residence in the lungs
Thesis Member
 Ana Sílvia Soares Mendes Moreira (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2016/02/22 Insights into bacterial colony morphology evolution and diversification during infection development in cystic fibrosis
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Margarida Rodrigues de Sousa (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 Identification and characterization of small non-coding RNAs from bacteria of the Burkholderia cepacia complex
Supervisor
 André Manuel Sardinha Grilo (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2014/12/16 Interference of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with the endocytic/ antigen presentation pathways on macrophages and dendritic cells
(Thesis) Arguer
 David Alexandre Rodrigues Pires (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2014/07/30 Human factors required for Mycobacterium tuberculosis macrophage infection
(Thesis) Arguer
 Nuno Baltazar do Carmo (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2014 Analysis of a role of the LysR-type regulator ShvR in virulence of Burkholderia cenocepacia using zebrafish as a model Margarida Castro Gomes (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2013/12/10 Insights into the ecology of polymicrobial biofilms involved in cystic fibrosis
(Thesis) Arguer
 Susana Patrícia Peixoto Lopes (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/10/17 Bacterial protein azurin as a new therapeutic tool to treat poor prognosis breast cancer with overexpression of P-cadherin
(Thesis) Arguer
 Nuno Filipe Santos Bernardes (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2012/07/03 Precious transition metals: The importance of Zn2+, Mn2+ and Cu2+ in the human pathogen Enterococcus faecalis
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Marta Coelho Abrantes (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2012/03/20 Burkholderia cenocepacia pathogenesis: unraveling the virulence functions of trimeric autotransporter adhesins and development of alternative therapies to target this pathogen
(Thesis) Arguer
 Dalila Madeira do Nascimento Mil-Homens (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2012/01/20 Impacto of herbicides on non-target organisms in sustainable rice production systems: effects of bentazon and molinate on the autochtonous cyanobacteria Anabaena cylindrica and Nostoc muscorum
(Thesis) Arguer
 Victor Manuel Fernandes Galhano (PhD)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2011/12/21 Cyanobacterial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS): insights in the production/biosynthesis and applications in heavy metals recovery
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sara Bernardes Pereira (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2011/11 Roles played by Hfq-like RNA chaperones and sRNAs on the virulence of Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria
Supervisor
 Christian Gomes da Silva Ramos (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2011/01/28 Functional studies on bolA and related genes: increasing the understanding of a protein with pleiotropic effects
(Thesis) Arguer
 Inês Batista Guinote (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2010/12/14 Genomic and transcriptomic features of Chlamydia trachomatis: tracking the basis for the ecological success
(Thesis) Arguer
 Alexandra Isabel Cardoso Nunes (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010/01 Regulation and biosynthesis of the exopolysaccharide cepacian by Burkholderia strains
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Sofia de Jesus Ferreira (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2009/01 Functional analysis of the outer membrane protein TolC from Sinorhizobium meliloti: role in protein secretion, polysaccharide biosynthesis and symbiosis
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Maria Cosme (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2008/11 The antimycobacterial activity of thioridazine derivatives against drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo studies
Thesis Member
 Marta Sofia Lopes Martins (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2006 Characterization of the gene bolA and its function in cell morphology and survival
Thesis Member
 Patrick de Oliveira Freire (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2004 O complexo Burkholderia cepacia em infecções respiratórias de doentes portugueses com fibrose quística: epidemiologia molecular, resistência a antibióticos e presumíveis factores de virulência e persistência da infecção
Thesis Member
 Mónica Sofia Vieira Cunha (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2002/02 Burkholderia cepacia nas infecções respiratórias de doentes portugueses com fibrose quística: epidemiologia molecular e biossíntese de exopolissacárido
Thesis Member
 João António Richau Cagarrinho (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2005/01/01 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia Sócio
1989/01/01 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Biotecnologia

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2019/06/01 - 2024/12/31 International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1573-0972) MDPI
2019/09/01 - 2020/05/31 Vaccines (2076-393X) MDPI AG
2019/10/01 - 2020/03/31 Antibiotics (2079-6382) MDPI AG
Distinctions

Other distinction

2017 Docente Excelente
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal