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Lucinda Janete Da Silva Bessa is an Associate Professor at Egas Moniz School of Health & Science and an integrated member of Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research, in Almada, Portugal. Lucinda Bessa completed a First Degree (2007) and a Master's Degree (2009) in Pharmaceutical Sciences at Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal. In 2013, she was awarded a PhD in Biomedical, Cytomorphological and Motor Function Sciences by Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti- Pescara, Italy. Lucinda works in the area of Natural sciences, sub-areas of Biological Sciences and Medical and Health Sciences with an emphasis on Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Currently, her main research interests focus on antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities, bacterial biofilms, oral biofilms, oral microbiome, and metagenomics. Over the years, she has supervised, trained and mentored many students (from undergraduate to Master's students); taken part in six nationally funded projects; and participated in more than 25 scientific events. She has (co-)authored more than 50 papers in international peer-reviewed journals (h-index of 21) and has been an invited reviewer for several scientific peer-reviewed journals, having reviewed more than 100 manuscripts.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Lucinda Janete Da Silva Bessa

Citation names

  • Bessa, Lucinda J.
  • Bessa L.J.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
461D-4CBC-4694
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8339-1964
Researcher Id
V-2601-2017
Scopus Author Id
37092470400

Email addresses

  • lbessa@egasmoniz.edu.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Infectious Diseases
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
Italian Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2010/01/02 - 2013/03/14
Concluded
 Biomedical, Citomorphological and Motor Function Sciences (Dottorato di Ricerca)
Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Italy
"Management and characterization of Helicobacter pylori in vitro growth: new insights into its free-living and biofilm modes of growth" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with praise and distinction
2011/01/02 - 2011/07/31
Concluded
 Research period abroad within the PhD (Dottorato di Ricerca)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2008/09/15 - 2009/05/25
Concluded
 Pharmaceutical Sciences (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Use of antioxidants in disease's prevention " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15 out of 20
2001/10/01 - 2007/07/31
Concluded
 Pharmaceutical Sciences (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15 out of 20
2007/02/01 - 2007/06/12
Concluded
 Four-month internship in Microbiology through the Erasmus program - Part of the Final Year Internship (Licenciatura)
Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Italy
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/03/01 - 2021/01/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/05/01 - 2019/12/31 Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto - LAQV/REQUIMTE, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/04/02 - 2019/04/01 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
2015/07/01 - 2015/12/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2013/05/20 - 2015/06/30 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/09/01 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2018/12/07 - 2019/03/08 Teacher Coordinator (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Superior de Estudos Interculturais e Transdisciplinares de Viseu, Portugal
Instituto Piaget, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2007/08/20 - 2009/11/30 Pharmacist Farmácia Montezelos, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/12/12 - Current MICROresist-PI: Metagenomic snapshot of the microbiome and resistome in peri-implantitis: pilot study
2022.01430.PTDC
Principal investigator
Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz, Portugal
Ongoing
2020/09/01 - 2021/01/31 AMAZING - AMAZonian snake toxins: creatING value from bioresources
CIRCNA/BRB/0281/2019
Researcher
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/02/01 - 2021/01/31 Valorisation of Molecules Isolated from Aquatic Portuguese Amphibians
PTDC/BII-BIO/31158/2017
Researcher
REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry - Clean Technologies and Processes
UID/QUI/50006/2019
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/04/02 - 2019/03/31 New Technologies for three Health Challenges of Modern Societies: Diabetes, Drug Abuse and Kidney Diseases
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000024
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
 CCRN - Comissão de Coordenação da Região Norte
Concluded
2013/05/20 - 2015/06/30 MARBIOTECH - Survey of natural substances from marine organisms with potential pharmacological and ecological applications
NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000047
Post-doc Fellow
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Pires C, Alves R, Bessa LJ. "Metagenomics analysis of the microbiome and resistome of healthy and peri-implantitis-affected dental implants". Paper presented in 2nd Egas Moniz One Health Symposium, 2023.
    Published
  2. Pires C, Alves R, Botelho J, Alcoforado G, Mendes JJ, Bessa LJ. "Studying the microbiome and resistome in peri-implantitis". Paper presented in FEMS2023, the 10th FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists, Hamburg, 2023.
    Published
  3. Pires C, Alves R, Botelho J, Barroso H, Machado V, Alcoforado G, Mendes JJ, Bessa LJ. "Optimisation of subgingival biofilm sampling and DNA extraction protocol for shotgun metagenomic sequencing". Paper presented in 6th International Congress of the Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research on “Immediate and future challenges to foster One Health”, 2023.
    Published
  4. Assunção MA, Botelho B, Machado V, Proença L, Matos APA, Mendes JJ, Bessa LJ, Taveira N, Santos A. "In vitro efficacy assessment of four decontamination methods in removing Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm from dental implants". Paper presented in n 6th International Congress of the Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research on “Immediate and future challenges to foster One Health”, 2023.
    Published
  5. Branco AC, Polido M, Bessa LJ, Colaço R, Figueiredo-Pina CG, Serro AP. "Production of leucite/zirconia dental prosthesis by robocasting with antibacterial properties". Paper presented in n 6th International Congress of the Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research on “Immediate and future challenges to foster One Health”, 2023.
    Published
  6. Bessa LJ, Dias R, Eaton P, Mateus N, de Freitas V, Perez-Gregorio R. "Interactions between polyphenols and Gut Microbiota: Effects on Celiac Disease peptides Biotransformation". Paper presented in 33rd EFFoST International Conference - Sustainable Food Systems, Rotterdam, 2019.
    Published
  7. Bessa LJ, Leite JRSA, Eaton P, Gameiro P. "Synergistic effects and inhibition of biofilm formation of ocellatin peptides in Pseudomonas aeruginosa". Paper presented in FEMS 2017 - 7th Congress of European Microbiologists, Valencia, 2017.
    Published
  8. Bessa LJ, Gomes N, Mendes Â, Vasconcelos V, Kijjoa A, Martins da Costa P. "Antibacterial, antibiofilm and synergistic activities of natural compounds produced by marine organisms". Paper presented in Ist International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance - (I-IC2AR), Lisbon, 2015.
    Published
  9. Bessa LJ, Gomes N, Buttachon S, Mendes Â, Vasconcelos V, Kijjoa A, Martins da Costa P. "Antibacterial and antibiofilm properties of tryptoquivalines and meroditerpenes isolated from marine-derived and soil fungi of the genus Neosartorya". Paper presented in International Conference on Antimicrobial Research 2014, Madrid, 2014.
    Published
  10. Bessa LJ, Grande R, Di Iorio D, Di Giulio M, Di Campli E, Cellini L.. "Helicobacter pylori in fase planctonica e sessile: comportamento in risposta a diversi terreni di coltura ((Helicobacter in planktonic and sessile phases: behavior in response to different culture media)". Paper presented in 40° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Microbiologia (SIM), Riccione, 2012.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Pires C, Alves R, Bessa LJ. ""Estudo do microbioma e resitome de implantes dentários saudáveis e com peri-implantite" (Studying the microbiome and resistome of healthy and peri-implantitis-affected dental implants)". Paper presented in IV Egas Moniz Scientific Journeys (IV JEM), 2023.
  2. Pires C, Alves R, Bessa LJ. "Metagenomics analysis of the microbiome and resistome of healthy and peri-implantitis-affected dental implants". Paper presented in 2nd Egas Moniz One Health Symposium, 2023.
  3. Branco AC, Polido M, Bessa LJ, Colaço R, Figueiredo-Pina CG, Serro AP. "Production of leucite/zirconia dental prosthesis by robocasting with antibacterial properties". Paper presented in 6th International Congress of the Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research on “Immediate and future challenges to foster One Health”, 2023.
  4. Assunção MA, Botelho B, Machado V, Proença L, Matos APA, Mendes JJ, Bessa LJ, Taveira N, Santos A. "In vitro efficacy assessment of four decontamination methods in removing Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm from dental implants". Paper presented in 6th International Congress of the Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research on “Immediate and future challenges to foster One Health”, 2023.
  5. Pires C, Alves R, Botelho J, Barroso H, Machado V, Alcoforado G, Mendes JJ, Bessa LJ. "Optimisation of subgingival biofilm sampling and DNA extraction protocol for shotgun metagenomic sequencing". Paper presented in 6th International Congress of the Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research on “Immediate and future challenges to foster One Health”, 2023.
  6. Pauli P, Bessa LJ. ""Avaliação da adesão microbiana e formação de biofilme em resinas compostas" (Assessment of the microbial adhesion and biofilm formation on composite resins)". Paper presented in III Egas Moniz Scientific Journeys (III JEM), 2023.
  7. Pauli P, Bessa LJ. "Comparison of Streptococcus mutans, Candida albicans and derived-dual species biofilms formed on two composite filling materials and tooth enamel". Paper presented in 1st Egas Moniz One Health Symposium, 2022.
  8. Di Lodovico S, Di Fermo P, D’Arcangelo S, Menghini L, Ferrante C, Castro-Amorim J, Gameiro P, Bessa LJ, Cellini L. "Efficacious antimicrobial and antibiofilm action of Hop extract against multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus strains and Cutibacterium acnes". Paper presented in 5th International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance 2022, 2022.
  9. Ferreira AR, Sousa CF, Gomes A, Bessa LJ, Aguiar L, Teixeira C, Gameiro P, Gomes P. "Exploring new antimicrobial peptide-ionic liquid conjugates to fight bacterial pathogens". Paper presented in 36th European and 12th International Peptide Symposium, 2022.
  10. Ferreira AR, Gomes A, Aguiar L, Bessa LJ, Ferreira M, Nunes C, Teixeira C, Reis S, Gomes P, Gameiro P. "Antimicrobial peptides and ionic liquids as a strategy to fight bacterial infections: microbiological and biophysical studies". Paper presented in 8th International Iberian Biophysics Congress, 2022.
  11. Coelho P, Fernandes I, Oliveira J, Correia P, Araújo P, Pereira AR, Gameiro P, Bessa LJ. "Pyranoanthocyanins affecting the expression of Quorum Sensing-related genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC21, 2021.
  12. Ferreira AR, Bessa LJ, Aguiar L, Teixeira C, Gameiro P, Gomes P. "Conjugation of imidazolium-based ionic liquids to antimicrobial peptides: effects on antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC21, 2021.
  13. Patrícia, Correia; Hélder José Couto Oliveira; Araújo, Paula; Pereira, Ana Rita; Patrícia Coelho; Bessa, Lucinda J.; Paula Gameiro; et al. Corresponding author: Fernandes, Iva. "Exploring the colour and bioactivity of anthocyanin related structures towards skin healthcare ¿ bridging food and therapeutics (P6.2)". Paper presented in XXX International Conference on Polyphenols, Turku, Finland., 2021.
  14. Dematei A, Nunes JB, Moreira DC, Brand G, Bessa LJ, Kuckelhaus SAS, Tomás AM, Plácido A, Eaton P, Leite JRSA. "Cathelicidins identified in Bothops atrox venom with bactericidal and leishmanicidal potential". Paper presented in XXVII Congress of Brazilian Society of Parasitology (online), 2021.
  15. Peixoto de Almeida M, Bessa LJ, Eaton P, Pereira E, Gameiro P. "Silver Nanostars-based Biocide Surfaces". Paper presented in nanoPT Online conference (NPTO2020), 2020.
  16. Ferreira AR, Teixeira, Sousa CF, Bessa LJ, Gameiro P, Gomes P. "What happens to the antimicrobial and membrane activity upon adding an N-terminal tryptophan to a cecropin-melittin inspired peptide?". Paper presented in 17th Iberian Peptide Meeting - Madrid, Spain, 2020.
  17. Dematei A, Nunes JB, Moreira DC, Barbosa EA, Vieira MS, Mengarda ACA, Moraes J, Tomas A, Brand G, Bessa LJ, et al. "Synthesis and functional assessment of baxtroxicidin (BatxC) and analogues: antibacterial and leishmanial activities". Paper presented in 1st CIAPep Ibero-American Congress on Bioactive Peptides - Campinas, Brazil, 2019.
  18. Plácido A, Bueno J, Barbosa E, Carneiro DM, Dias JN, Albuquerque P, Freitas J, Lima FCDA, Batagin-Neto A, et al. "New in silico tools for the identification of antioxidant peptides: A model to the study of skin secretions of the fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)". Paper presented in 1st CIAPep Ibero-American Congress on Bioactive Peptides - Campinas, Brazil, 2019.
  19. Fernandes, Iva; Oliveira, Joana; Oliveira, Hélder; Correia, Patrícia; Araújo, Paula; Ana Rita Pereira; Bessa, Lucinda J.; et al. "Colour and bioactivity of anthocyanin derivatives towards skin healthcare - bridging food and therapeutics". Paper presented in International Conference on Polyphenols and Health, 2019.
  20. Bessa LJ, Eaton P, Dias R, Mateus N, de Freitas V, Pérez-Gregorio R. "Have you have wondered how the way as food components interact with each other affects our health?". Paper presented in The 9th International Conference on Polyphenols and Health - ICPH2019 - Kobe, Japan, 2019.
  21. Fernandes, Iva; Joana Oliveira; Hélder Oliveira; Patrícia Correia; Paula Araújo; Ana Rita Pereira; Bessa, Lucinda J.; et al. "Exploring the colour and bioactivity of anthocyanin derivatives towards skin healthcare ¿ bridging food and therapeutics". Paper presented in 9th International Conference on Polyphenols and Health, Kobe, Japan, 2019.
  22. Bessa LJ, Manickchand JR, Eaton P, Leite JRSA, Brand GD, Gameiro P. "New antimicrobial peptide disrupts mono- and dual-species biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus". Paper presented in Eurobiofilms 2019 - Glasgow, UK, 2019.
    10.17758/uruae.ae0117608
  23. Gomes A, Bessa LJ, Fernandes I, Ferraz R, Mateus N, Gameiro P, Teixeira C, Gomes P. "Dual-action peptides for skin-infections: collagen-boosting effects, antibacterial and antibiofilm activity on Gram-negative bacteria". Paper presented in 9th International Meeting on Antimicrobial Peptides (IMAP) - Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2019.
  24. Ferreira M, Bessa LJ, Gameiro P. "Ternary complexes of fluoroquinolones as promising metalloantibiotics". Paper presented in XXVI ENCONTRO NACIONAL DA SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE QUÍMICA - Porto, Portugal, 2019.
  25. Ferreira AR, Teixeira C, Sousa CF, Bessa LJ, Gomes P, Gameiro P. "The effect of adding an N-terminal tryptophan on the antibacterial action of the cecropin-mellitin inspired antimicrobial peptide BP-100". Paper presented in 12th EBSA/10th ICBP-IUPAP Congress - Madrid, Spain, 2019.
  26. Bessa LJ, Eaton P, Anderson Dematei A, Leite JRSA, Gameiro P. "Antibiofilm activity of ocellatin peptides against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa". Paper presented in ESCMID/ASM Conference on Drug Development to Meet the Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance - Lisbon, Portugal, 2018.
  27. Bessa LJ, Ferreira M, Gameiro P. "Membrane biophysical properties of multidrug-resistant isolates of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus". Paper presented in 1st Biophysics Party - Lisbon, Portugal, 2018.
  28. Leite A, Bessa LJ, Silva AMG, Gameiro P, Rangel M. "Evaluation of the antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains of Bis(3-Hydroxy-4-Pyridinonato)Copper(II)". Paper presented in 12th Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry Conference - Porto, Portugal, 2018.
  29. Bessa LJ, Peixoto de Almeida M, Eaton P, Pereira E, Gameiro P. "Confocal laser scanning microscopy and atomic force microscopy of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms treated with silver nanospheres and nanostars". Paper presented in Biofilms8 - Aarhus, Denmark, 2018.
  30. Gomes A, Bessa LJ, Ferraz R, Prudêncio C, Gameiro P, Teixeira C, Gomes P. "Dual-action peptides as potential novel topical agents for treatment of skin and soft tissue infections". Paper presented in III Encontro Biotecnologia Medicinal da ESS-IPP - Porto, Portugal, 2018.
  31. Barbosa E, Oliveira A, Plácido A, Socodato R, Portugal CC, Mafud AC, Ombredane AS, Moreira DC, Vale N, Bessa LJ, et al. "New biotechnological perspectives for identification of Antioxidant Peptides from biodiversity: Case study of Antioxidin-I". Paper presented in III Encontro Biotecnologia Medicinal da ESS-IPP - Porto, Portugal, 2018.
  32. Bessa LJ, Peixoto de Almeida M, Eaton P, Teixeira M, Pereira E, Gameiro P. "Effects of silver nanostars on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms". Paper presented in Meeting within COST action TD1305 “iPROMEDAI” (Improved PROtection of MEdical Devices Against Infection), 2018.
  33. Bessa LJ, Ferreira M, Gameiro P. "Evaluation of membrane biophysical properties of multidrug-resistant isolates of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus". Paper presented in Microbiotec'17 Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017- Porto, Portugal, 2017.
  34. Quelemes PV, De Araújo AR, Plácido A, Delerue-Matos C, Maciel JS, Bessa L, Ombredane AS, et al. "Quaternized cashew gum for na anti-staphylococcal and biocompatible cationic polymer for biotechnological applications". Paper presented in Microbiotec'17 Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017- Porto, Portugal, 2017.
  35. Gameiro P, Bessa LJ, Jorge RP. "Fluorescent probes to evaluate membrane properties of multidrug-resistant isolates of E. coli". Paper presented in 19th IUPAB/11th EBSA/BBS/IoP Congress - Edinburgh, UK, 2017.
  36. Dematei A, Leite JRSA, Fernandes R, Eaton P, Vale N, Gomes P, Gameiro P, Bessa LJ. "Antibiofilm properties of several ocellatin peptides against multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa". Paper presented in II Encontro Biotecnologia Medicinal da ESS-IPP - Porto, Portugal, 2017.
  37. Kieffer N, Bocanegra-Ibarias P, Bessa L, Mon M, Martins da Costa P, Poirel L. "Occurrence of NDM and IMP carbapenemaseproducing Gram-negative isolates in Myanmar". Paper presented in 27th ECCMID - 27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - Vienna, Austria, 2017.
  38. Ferreira M, Sousa CF, Matias C, Leite JRSA, Bessa L, Gameiro P. "Insights into fluoroquinolones uptake: a biophysical and biochemical approach". Paper presented in EBSA Biophysics Course on: Membrane and Lipid-protein Interactions - Montpellier, France, 2016.
  39. Bessa, Lucinda J.. "Microbiological study on the translocation route of two fluoroquinolone-copper(II)-1,10-phenanthroline complexes through the outer membrane of Escherichia coli". Paper presented in Novel approaches to fight bacteria, Workshop (Translocation Summer Meeting 2016) - Bremen, Germany, 2016.
  40. Cataldi V, Bessa LJ, Mendes Â, Moreira FA, Leite A, Vaz-Pires P, Cellini L, Martins da Costa P. "Detection and molecular characterization of extended-spectrum–ß-lactamases in Escherichia coli isolated from poultry farms". Paper presented in 43º Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Microbiologia (SIM) - Naples, Italy, 2015.
  41. Meireles DM, Martins LR, Bessa LJ, Mendes ÂJ, Cunha SA, Matos A, da Costa PM. ""Estudo da partilha de clones bacterianos entre animais de companhia, coabitantes humanos e superfícies domésticas" (Bacterial clones shared among companion animals, humans and household surfaces)". Paper presented in VI Congresso Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências Veterinárias, INIAV - Lisbon, Portugal, 2014.
  42. Correia DM, Guimarães AC, Bessa LJ, Azevedo NF, Vieira MJ, Rocha I. "Metabolic footprinting as a tool to elucidate H. pylori nutritional requirements". Paper presented in BEC2012 - Bioprocess Engineering Course - Island Brac, Croatia, 2012.
  43. Grande R, Di Campli E, Di Bartolomeo S, Di Giulio M, Bessa LJ, Baffoni M, Cellini L. ""Biofilm di Helicobacter pylori: un ambiente naturale per favorire la variabilità genetica" (Helicobacter pylori biofilm: a natural environment favoring genetic transfer)". Paper presented in 39º Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Microbiologia (SIM) - Riccione, Italy, 2011.
  44. Correia DM, Bessa LJ, Azevedo NF, Vieira MJ, Rocha I. "Growth assessment methods for Helicobacter pylori in liquid medium". Paper presented in BioMicroWorld 2011 - Málaga, Spain, 2011.
  45. Grande R, Di Campli E, Di Bartolomeo S, Verginelli F, Di Giulio M, Bessa LJ, Cellini L. "Helicobacter pylori biofilm: a natural environment to favor the genomic variability". Paper presented in BioMicroWorld 2011 - Málaga, Spain, 2011.
  46. Mongelli M, Ciarelli A, Baffoni M, Bessa LJ, Grande R, Di Giulio M, Cellini L. ""Effetto del trattamento laser su biofilm di Staphylococcus aureus e Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolati da ulcera venosa degli arti inferiori" (Laser treatment of biofilms formed by Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from venous ulcers)". Paper presented in 24º Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Flebologia - Stresa, Italy, 2011.
  47. Grande R, Di Giulio M, Bessa LJ, Di Campli E, Baffoni M, Di Bartolomeo S, Cellini L. ""Rilievo e ruolo del DNA extracellulare nel biofilm di Helicobacter pylori" (Importance and role of extracellular DNA in Helicobacter pylori biofilm)". Paper presented in 38° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Microbiologia (SIM) - Riccione, Italy, 2010.
  48. Baffoni M, Bessa LJ, Di Giulio M, Di Campli E, Di Bartolomeo S, Grande R. ""Monitoraggio microbiologico indoor in ambienti di lavoro universitari" (Assessment of microbiological air quality of indoors university laboratories)". Paper presented in 38° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Microbiologia (SIM) - Riccione, Italy, 2010.
  49. Cellini L, Di Campli E, Di Bartolomeo S, Di Giulio M, Bessa LJ, Baffoni M, Grande R. ""Effetto di onde elettromagnetiche a bassa frequenza sul biofilm di Helicobacter pylori" (Effect of low-frequency electricmagnetic waves on Helicobacter pylori biofilm)". Paper presented in VIII Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Microbiologia Farmaceutica - Sardinia, Italy, 2010.
Journal article
  1. Correia, Patrícia; Araújo, Paula; Plácido, Alexandra; Pereira, Ana Rita; Bessa, Lucinda J.; Mateus, Nuno; de Freitas, Victor; Oliveira, Joana; Fernandes, Iva. "Light-activated amino-substituted dyes as dual-action antibacterial agents: Bio-efficacy and AFM evaluation". Dyes and Pigments (2024): 111975. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.111975.
    Published • 10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.111975
  2. Branco AC, Santos T, Bessa LJ, Barahona I, Polido M, Colaço R., Serro AP, Figueiredo-Pina CG. "Optimized 3D printed zirconia-reinforced leucite with antibacterial coating for dental applications". Dental Materials (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2024.02.021.
    Accepted
  3. Bessa, Lucinda J.; Shaaban, Mona; Aminov, Rustam. "Editorial: Insights in antimicrobials, resistance & chemotherapy: 2022". Frontiers in Microbiology 14 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1310156.
    10.3389/fmicb.2023.1310156
  4. Correia, Patrícia; Araújo, Paula; Pereira, Ana Rita; Bessa, Lucinda J.; Mateus, Nuno; Freitas, Victor; Oliveira, Joana; Fernandes, Iva. "New Insights on the Antimicrobial Properties of Amino-Based Fla-vylium Dyes: Promising Candidates for Photodynamic Inactivation of Bacteria". (2023):
    Under revision
  5. Assunção, Mariana Anselmo; Botelho, João; Machado, Vanessa; Proença, Luís; Matos, António P. A.; Mendes, José João; Bessa, Lucinda J.; Taveira, Nuno; Santos, Alexandre. "Dental Implant Surface Decontamination and Surface Change of an Electrolytic Method versus Mechanical Approaches: A Pilot In Vitro Study". Journal of Clinical Medicine 12 4 (2023): 1703. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12041703.
    10.3390/jcm12041703
  6. Bessa, Lucinda J.; Botelho, João; Machado, Vanessa; Alves, Ricardo; Mendes, José João. "Managing Oral Health in the Context of Antimicrobial Resistance". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 24 (2022): 16448. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416448.
    10.3390/ijerph192416448
  7. Gomes, Ana; Bessa, Lucinda J.; Fernandes, Iva; Aguiar, Luísa; Ferraz, Ricardo; Monteiro, Cláudia; Martins, M. Cristina L.; et al. "Boosting Cosmeceutical Peptides: Coupling Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids to Pentapeptide-4 Originates New Leads with Antimicrobial and Collagenesis-Inducing Activities". Microbiology Spectrum 10 4 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02291-21.
    Accepted • 10.1128/spectrum.02291-21
  8. Plácido, Alexandra; Pais do Amaral, Constança; Teixeira, Cátia; Nogueira, Ariane; Brango-Vanegas, José; Alves Barbosa, Eder; C. Moreira, Daniel; et al. "Neuroprotective effects on microglia and insights into the structure/activity relationship of an antioxidant peptide isolated from Pelophylax perezi". Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 26 10 (2022): 2793-2807. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.17292.
    Accepted • 10.1111/jcmm.17292
  9. Ana Gomes; Lucinda J. Bessa; Iva Fernandes; Ricardo Ferraz; Cláudia Monteiro; M. Cristina L. Martins; Nuno Mateus; et al. "Disclosure of a Promising Lead to Tackle Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections: Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Actions of Peptide PP4-3.1". Pharmaceutics (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13111962.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics13111962
  10. Patrícia Coelho; Joana Oliveira; Iva Fernandes; Paula Araújo; Ana Rita Pereira; Paula Gameiro; Lucinda J. Bessa. "Pyranoanthocyanins Interfering with the Quorum Sensing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22168559.
    10.3390/ijms22168559
  11. Dematei A, Nunes JB, Moreira DC, Jesus JA, Laurenti MD, Mengarda ACA, Vieira MS, do Amaral CP, Domingues MM, de Moraes J. "Mechanistic Insights into the Leishmanicidal and Bactericidal Activities of Batroxicidin, a Cathelicidin-Related Peptide from a South American Viper (Bothrops atrox)". Journal of Natural Products (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00153.
    10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00153
  12. Patrícia Correia; Paula Araújo; Carolina Ribeiro; Hélder José Couto Oliveira; Pereira, AR; Mateus, N.; Victor de Freitas; et al. "Anthocyanin-Related Pigments: Natural Allies for Skin Health Maintenance and Protection". Antioxidants (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/10/7/1038.
    10.3390/antiox10071038
  13. Hélder Oliveira; Patrícia Correia; Lucinda J. Bessa; Marta Guimarães; Paula Gameiro; Victor de Freitas; Nuno Mateus; Luís Cruz; Iva Fernandes. "Cyanidin-3-glucoside Lipophilic Conjugates for Topical Application: Tuning the Antimicrobial Activities with Fatty Acid Chain Length". Processes (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9020340.
    10.3390/pr9020340
  14. Ana Rita Ferreira; Cátia Teixeira; Carla F. Sousa; Lucinda J. Bessa; Paula Gomes; Paula Gameiro. "How Insertion of a Single Tryptophan in the N-Terminus of a Cecropin A-Melittin Hybrid Peptide Changes Its Antimicrobial and Biophysical Profile". Membranes (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11010048.
    10.3390/membranes11010048
  15. Lucinda J. Bessa; Miguel Peixoto de Almeida; Peter Eaton; Eulália Pereira; Paula Gameiro. "Silver Nanostars-Coated Surfaces with Potent Biocidal Properties". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 21 (2020): 7891-7891. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217891.
    10.3390/ijerph17217891
  16. Claro B, González-Freire E, Calvelo M, Bessa LJ, Goormaghtigh E, Amorín M, Granja JR, Garcia-Fandiño R, Bastos M. "Membrane targeting antimicrobial cyclic peptide nanotubes – an experimental and computational study". Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces (2020):
    10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111349
  17. Ana Gomes; Lucinda J. Bessa; Patrícia Correia; Iva Fernandes; Ricardo Ferraz; Paula Gameiro; Cátia Teixeira; Paula Gomes. "“Clicking” an Ionic Liquid to a Potent Antimicrobial Peptide: On the Route towards Improved Stability". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21 17 (2020): 6174-6174. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21176174.
    10.3390/ijms21176174
  18. Di Lodovico S, Menghini L, Ferrante C, Recchia E, Castro-Amorim J, Gameiro P, Cellini L, Bessa LJ. "Hop Extract: An Efficacious Antimicrobial and Anti-biofilm Agent Against Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococci Strains and Cutibacterium acnes". Frontiers in Microbiology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01852.
    10.3389/fmicb.2020.01852
  19. Ferreira, Mariana; Bessa, Lucinda J.; Sousa, Carla F.; Eaton, Peter; Bongiorno, Dafne; Stefani, Stefania; Campanile, Floriana; Gameiro, Paula. "Fluoroquinolone Metalloantibiotics: A Promising Approach against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 9 (2020): 3127. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093127.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijerph17093127
  20. Plácido A, Bueno J, Barbosa EA, Moreira DC, do Nascimento Dias J, Cabral WF, Albuquerque P, Bessa LJ, Freitas J, et al. "The antioxidant peptide Salamandrin-I: first bioactive peptide identified from skin secretion of Salamandra genus (Salamandra salamandra)". Biomolecules 10 (2020):
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/biom10040512
  21. José Brango-Vanegas; Luan A Martinho; Lucinda J Bessa; Andreanne G Vasconcelos; Alexandra Plácido; Alex L Pereira; José R S A Leite; Angelo H L Machado. "Synthesis of novel sulfide-based cyclic peptidomimetic analogues to solonamides". Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry (2019): https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.15.247.
    Published • 10.3762/bjoc.15.247
  22. Gomes, Ana; Bessa, Lucinda J.; Fernandes, Iva; Ferraz, Ricardo; Mateus, Nuno; Gameiro, Paula; Teixeira, Cátia; Gomes, Paula. "Turning a Collagenesis-Inducing Peptide Into a Potent Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Agent Against Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria". Frontiers in Microbiology 10 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01915.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01915
  23. Leite, Andreia*; Bessa, Lucinda J.*; Silva, Ana M.G.; Gameiro, Paula; de Castro, Baltazar; Rangel, Maria. "Antibacterial activity of naphthyl derived bis-(3-hydroxy-4-pyridinonate) copper(II) complexes against multidrug-resistant bacteria". Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 197 (2019): 110704. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110704.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110704
  24. Lucinda J. Bessa; Julia R. Manickchand; Peter Eaton; José Roberto S. A. Leite; Guilherme D. Brand; Paula Gameiro. "Intragenic Antimicrobial Peptide Hs02 Hampers the Proliferation of Single- and Dual-Species Biofilms of P. aeruginosa and S. aureus: A Promising Agent for Mitigation of Biofilm-Associated Infections". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2019): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20143604.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijms20143604
  25. Bessa, Lucinda J.; Ferreira, Mariana; Gameiro, Paula. "Data on Laurdan spectroscopic analyses to compare membrane fluidity between susceptible and multidrug-resistant bacteria". Data in Brief 21 (2018): 128-132. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.09.106.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.dib.2018.09.106
  26. Barbosa-Vasconcelos, Ana; Mendes, Ângelo; Martins, Flávia; Lopes, Elisabete; Machado, Ana; Bordalo, Adriano A.; Vaz-Pires, Paulo; et al. "River water analysis using a multiparametric approach: Portuguese river as a case study". Journal of Water and Health (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wh.2018.047.
    Published • 10.2166/wh.2018.047
  27. Lucinda J. Bessa; Mariana Ferreira; Paula Gameiro. "Evaluation of membrane fluidity of multidrug-resistant isolates of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus in presence and absence of antibiotics". Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology 181 (2018): 150-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2018.03.002.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2018.03.002
  28. Hinzmann, Mariana; Bessa, Lucinda J.; Teixeira, Amílcar; Costa, Paulo Martins Da; Machado, Jorge. "Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity of Unionid Mussels from the North of Portugal". Journal of Shellfish Research 37 1 (2018): 121-129. http://dx.doi.org/10.2983/035.037.0110.
    Published • 10.2983/035.037.0110
  29. Barbosa, Eder Alves; Oliveira, Ana; Plácido, Alexandra; Socodato, Renato; Portugal, Camila C.; Mafud, Ana Carolina; Ombredane, Alicia S.; et al. "Structure and function of a novel antioxidant peptide from the skin of tropical frogs". Free Radical Biology and Medicine 115 (2018): 68-79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.11.001.
    Published • 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.11.001
  30. Bessa, Lucinda J; Eaton, Peter; Dematei, Anderson; Plácido, Alexandra; Vale, Nuno; Gomes, Paula; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; SA Leite, José Roberto; Gameiro, Paula. "Synergistic and antibiofilm properties of ocellatin peptides against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa". Future Microbiology 13 2 (2018): 151-163. http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fmb-2017-0175.
    Published • 10.2217/fmb-2017-0175
  31. Vieira, Maria*; Bessa, Lucinda J.*; Martins, M. Rosário; Arantes, Sílvia; Teixeira, António P. S.; Mendes, Ângelo; Martins da Costa, Paulo; Belo, Anabela D. F.. "Chemical Composition, Antibacterial, Antibiofilm and Synergistic Properties of Essential Oils from Eucalyptus globulus Labill . and Seven Mediterranean Aromatic Plants". Chemistry & Biodiversity 14 6 (2017): e1700006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.201700006.
    Published • 10.1002/cbdv.201700006
  32. Quelemes, Patrick V.; de Araújo, Alyne R.; Plácido, Alexandra; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; Maciel, Jeanny S.; Bessa, Lucinda J.; Ombredane, Alicia S.; et al. "Quaternized cashew gum: An anti-staphylococcal and biocompatible cationic polymer for biotechnological applications". Carbohydrate Polymers 157 (2017): 567-575. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.10.026.
    Published • 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.10.026
  33. Bessa, Lucinda J.*; Buttachon, Suradet*; Dethoup, Tida; Martins, Rosário; Vasconcelos, Vitor; Kijjoa, Anake; Martins da Costa, Paulo. "Neofiscalin A and fiscalin C are potential novel indole alkaloid alternatives for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections". FEMS Microbiology Letters 363 15 (2016): fnw150. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnw150.
    Published • 10.1093/femsle/fnw150
  34. Oliveira, Manuela; Serrano, Isa; Van Harten, Sofia; Bessa, Lucinda J.; Bernardo, Fernando; da Costa, Paulo Martins. "Fecal contamination of wastewater treatment plants in Portugal". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23 14 (2016): 14671-14675. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-6962-0.
    Published • 10.1007/s11356-016-6962-0
  35. Kieffer, Nicolas; Poirel, Laurent; Bessa, Lucinda J.; Barbosa-Vasconcelos, Ana; da Costa, Paulo Martins; Nordmann, Patrice. "VIM-1, VIM-34, and IMP-8 Carbapenemase-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Recovered from a Portuguese River". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 60 4 (2016): 2585-2586. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aac.02632-15.
    Published • 10.1128/aac.02632-15
  36. Beça, Nuno; Bessa, Lucinda Janete; Mendes, Ângelo; Santos, Joana; Leite-Martins, Liliana; Matos, Augusto J.F.; da Costa, Paulo Martins. "Coagulase-Positive Staphylococcus: Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance". Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 51 6 (2015): 365-371. http://dx.doi.org/10.5326/jaaha-ms-6255.
    Published • 10.5326/jaaha-ms-6255
  37. Leite-Martins, Liliana; Meireles, Diana; Beça, Nuno; Bessa, Lucinda J.; de Matos, Augusto J.F.; Martins da Costa, Paulo. "Spread of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli within domestic aggregates (humans, pets, and household environment)". Journal of Veterinary Behavior 10 6 (2015): 549-555. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2015.07.040.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jveb.2015.07.040
  38. Meireles, D.; Leite-Martins, L.; Bessa, L.J.; Cunha, S.; Fernandes, R.; de Matos, A.; Manaia, C.M.; Martins da Costa, P.. "Molecular characterization of quinolone resistance mechanisms and extended-spectrum ß-lactamase production in Escherichia coli isolated from dogs". Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 41 (2015): 43-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2015.04.004.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cimid.2015.04.004
  39. Leite-Martins, L.; Mahú, M. I.; Costa, A. L.; Bessa, L. J.; Vaz-Pires, P.; Loureiro, L.; Niza-Ribeiro, J.; de Matos, A. J. F.; Martins da Costa, P.. "Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in faecal enterococci from vet-visiting pets and assessment of risk factors". Veterinary Record 176 26 (2015): 674-674. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.102888.
    Published • 10.1136/vr.102888
  40. Bessa LJ; Palmeira A; Gomes AS; Vasconcelos V; Sousa E; Pinto M; Martins da Costa P. "Synergistic Effects Between Thioxanthones and Oxacillin Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25789724.
    Published • 10.1089/mdr.2014.0162
  41. Pereira, Ana L.; Bessa, Lucinda J.; Leão, Pedro N.; Vasconcelos, Vítor; Martins da Costa, P.. "Bioactivity of Azolla aqueous and organic extracts against bacteria and fungi". Symbiosis 65 1 (2015): 17-21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13199-015-0316-4.
    Published • 10.1007/s13199-015-0316-4
  42. Bessa LJ; Mendes Â; Gomes R; Curvelo S; Cravo S; Sousa E; Vasconcelos V; Martins da Costa P. "Microbial interaction between a CTXM-15 -producing Escherichia coli and a susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage: influence of cefotaxime in the dual-species biofilm formation.". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25625458.
    Published • 10.1111/1758-2229.12266
  43. Cellini L; Di Campli E; Di Bartolomeo S; Bessa LJ; Baffoni M; Di Giulio M. "New transport medium for cultural recovery of Helicobacter pylori.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25320229.
    Published • 10.1128/JCM.02850-14
  44. Prompanya C; Dethoup T; Bessa LJ; Pinto MM; Gales L; Costa PM; Silva AM; Kijjoa A. "New isocoumarin derivatives and meroterpenoids from the marine sponge-associated fungus Aspergillus similanensis sp. nov. KUFA 0013.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25317534.
    Published • 10.3390/md12105160
  45. Leite-Martins, Liliana; Meireles, Diana; Bessa, Lucinda J.; Mendes, Ângelo; de Matos, Augusto J.; Martins da Costa, Paulo. "Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis Within the Household Setting". Microbial Drug Resistance 20 5 (2014): 501-507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/mdr.2013.0217.
    Published • 10.1089/mdr.2013.0217
  46. Bessa LJ; Barbosa-Vasconcelos A; Mendes A; Vaz-Pires P; Martins da Costa P. "High prevalence of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. in river water, upstream and downstream of a wastewater treatment plant.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25252346.
    Published • 10.2166/wh.2014.160
  47. Gomes, Nelson*; Bessa, Lucinda J*; Buttachon, Suradet; Costa, Paulo; Buaruang, Jamrearn; Dethoup, Tida; Silva, Artur; Kijjoa, Anake. "Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activities of Tryptoquivalines and Meroditerpenes Isolated from the Marine-Derived Fungi Neosartorya paulistensis, N. laciniosa, N. tsunodae, and the Soil Fungi N. fischeri and N. siamensis". Marine Drugs 12 2 (2014): 822-839. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md12020822.
    Published • 10.3390/md12020822
  48. Bessa, Lucinda Janete; Dias, Vânia Filipa; Mendes, Ângelo; Martins-Costa, Paula; Ramos, Helena; da Costa, Paulo Martins. "How Growth Ability of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Is Affected by Abiotic Stress Factors". Open Journal of Preventive Medicine 04 05 (2014): 250-256. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojpm.2014.45031.
    Published • 10.4236/ojpm.2014.45031
  49. Duangsrisai S; Choowongkomon K; Bessa LJ; Costa PM; Amat N; Kijjoa A. "Antibacterial and EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitory activities of polyhydroxylated xanthones from Garcinia succifolia.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25460314.
    Published • 10.3390/molecules191219923
  50. Bessa, Lucinda J; Fazii, Paolo; Di Giulio, Mara; Cellini, Luigina. "Bacterial isolates from infected wounds and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern: some remarks about wound infection". International Wound Journal 12 1 (2013): 47-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/iwj.12049.
    Published • 10.1111/iwj.12049
  51. Flores, Carlos E.; Loureiro, Luís; Bessa, Lucinda J.; Costa, Paulo Martins da. "Presence of Multidrug-Resistant E. coli, Enterococcus spp. and Salmonella spp. in Lakes and Fountains of Porto, Portugal". Journal of Water Resource and Protection 05 11 (2013): 1117-1126. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jwarp.2013.511117.
    Published • 10.4236/jwarp.2013.511117
  52. Bessa, L.J.; Grande, R.; Iorio, D.D.; Giulio, M.D.; Campli, E.D.; Cellini, L.. "Helicobacter pylori free-living and biofilm modes of growth: Behavior in response to different culture media". APMIS 121 6 (2013): 549-560. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84878227676&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1111/apm.12020
  53. Bessa, L.J.; Correia, D.M.; Cellini, L.; Azevedo, N.F.; Rocha, I.. "Optimization of culture conditions to improve helicobacter pylori growth in ham's F-12 medium by response surface methodology". International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology 25 4 (2012): 901-909. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84872925941&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1177/039463201202500408
  54. Grande, R.; Di Campli, E.; Di Bartolomeo, S.; Verginelli, F.; Di Giulio, M.; Baffoni, M.; Bessa, L.J.; Cellini, L.. "Helicobacter pylori biofilm: A protective environment for bacterial recombination". Journal of Applied Microbiology 113 3 (2012): 669-676. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84865299680&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05351.x
  55. Baffoni, M.*; Bessa, L.J.*; Grande, R.; Di Giulio, M.; Mongelli, M.; Ciarelli, A.; Cellini, L.. "Laser irradiation effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms isolated from venous leg ulcer". International Wound Journal 9 5 (2012): 517-524. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866539005&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00910.x
  56. Iannitelli, A.; Grande, R.; di Stefano, A.; di Giulio, M.; Sozio, P.; Bessa, L.J.; Laserra, S.; et al. "Potential antibacterial activity of carvacrol-loaded poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles against microbial biofilm". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 12 8 (2011): 5039-5051. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80052164970&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.3390/ijms12085039
  57. Grande, R.; Di Giulio, M.; Bessa, L.J.; Di Campli, E.; Baffoni, M.; Guarnieri, S.; Cellini, L.. "Extracellular DNA in Helicobacter pylori biofilm: A backstairs rumour". Journal of Applied Microbiology 110 2 (2011): 490-498. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78650991448&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04911.x
Magazine article
  1. Bessa, Lucinda J.. ""Gestão da saúde oral no contexto da resistência aos antibióticos" (Oral health management in the context of of antibiotic resistance)", Health And Science Review, 2023, https://online.fliphtml5.com/bxcfi/fbjl/.
  2. Mendes Â; Martins da Costa P; Bessa, LJ. ""Qualidade da água fornecida às espécies pecuárias" (Drinking water quality for livestock)", Veterinary Medicine - Edição Portuguesa (Portuguese Edition), 2014

Intellectual property

Provisional application for patent
  1. 2016. "Pyrazinoquinazolinone derivatives with antibacterial activity, methods and uses thereof - USPTO (US20180185370)".
    Disclosed
  2. 2016. "Pyrazinoquinazolinone derivatives with antibacterial activity, methods and uses thereof - PCT/IB2016/053750 (WO2016207830)".
  3. 2016. "Pyrazinoquinazolinone derivatives with antibacterial activity, methods and uses thereof - EPO (EP3313406)".
    Disclosed
  4. 2015. "Pyrazinoquinazolinone derivatives with antibacterial activity, methods and uses thereof - Nº 108583 (INPI)".
    Disclosed

Other

Other output
  1. "Antibióticos e COVID-19" (Antibiotics and COVID-19) - opinion paper available online 'on the news of FCUP' (Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto). Small opinion paper on the necessity of COVID-19 patients to take antibiotics in case they have a bacterial co-infection. The problem of antimicrobial resistance was briefly approached. Within the heading "Especialistas da FCUP escrevem sobre a Covid-19" (Experts at FCUP write about COVID-19). 2020. Bessa, Lucinda J.. https://sigarra.up.pt/fcup/pt/noticias_geral.ver_noticia?p_amo_id=&p_nr=56514&p_pnr=7.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/07/10 Studying the microbiome and resistome in peri-implantitis FEMS2023, the 10th FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists
FEMS in collaboration with VAAM and DGHM (Hamburg, Germany)
2023/06/23 Antimicrobial resistance in food-producing animals and food Congresso Nazionale della nuova Società Italiana di Microbiologia Farmaceutica ETS
SiMiF ETS (Rome, Italy)
2023/02/02 "Resistência aos antibióticos no contexto da Medicina Dentária" (Antibiotic resistance in dentistry). III Egas Moniz Scientific Journeys (III JEM)
Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior (Almada, Portugal)
2023/01/13 Antimicrobial resistance in food-producing animals and food Webinar within "Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Scienze dell'Alimentazione e Salute"
Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara
2022/09/15 Next-generation sequencing tools to advance the knowledge of the microbiome composition and function in peri-implantitis CiiEM Summer Research Summit 2022
Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior (Monte de Caparica, Portugal)
2022/04/29 "Abordagem One Health no combate à resistência aos antibióticos" (One Health approach to fight antibiotic resistance) II JORNADAS EGAS MONIZ (JEM) 2022
Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior (Monte de Caparica, Portugal)
2020/06/17 "Resistência aos antibióticos: problema global, atual e (mais do que nunca) preocupante" (Antimicrobial resistance: a global, actual and (more than ever) worrying problem Webminars - Inovation and Development in Health - within the Master in Health and Applied Sciencies
Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico da Guarda (Portugal)
2019/12/11 "Resistência aos antimicrobianos: procura de estratégias promissoras no combate às bactérias resistentes aos antibióticos" (Antimicrobial resistance: seeking promissing strategies to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria) Seminars within the "Master in Biochemistry in Health"
Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal (Porto, Portugal)
2019/11/04 "Sistemas de veiculação de origem microbiológica" (Microorganisms as drug delivery systems) Lecture within the "Master in Biotechnological and Synthetic Biology Applications"
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2018/05/10 "A Microbiologia no DQB: a nossa luta contra a resistência aos antibióticos" (The microbiology happens in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto: our fight against antimicrobial resistance) 2nd Meeting of Researchers from Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2017/07/12 Synergistic effects and inhibition of biofilm formation of ocellatin peptides in Pseudomonas aeruginosa FEMS 2017 - 7th Congress of European Microbiologists
FEMS - Federation of European Microbiological Societies (Valencia, Spain)
2017/03/22 "Investigação em Microbiologia: resistência aos antimicrobianos, procura de novos antibióticos e biofilmes microbianos" (Research in Microbiology: antimicrobial resistance; in quest of new antibiotics; microbial biofilms) Seminars within the "Master in Biochemistry in Health"
Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal (Porto, Portugal)
2015/06/06 Antimicrobial activities of extracts and pure compounds from marine origin Blue Business Forum - Blueweek Lisbon 2015
Blueweek Lisbon 2015 (Lisbon, Portugal)
2015/01/26 Antibacterial, antibiofilm and synergistic activities of natural compounds produced by marine organisms Ist International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance - (I-IC2AR)
Ist International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance (Caparica, Portugal)
2014/10/02 Antibacterial and antibiofilm properties of tryptoquivalines and meroditerpenes isolated from marine-derived and soil fungi of the genus Neosartorya International Conference on Antimicrobial Research 2014
International Conference on Antimicrobial Research 2014 (Madrid, Spain)
2014/05/29 Antimicrobial activity of crude extracts and pure compounds from marine organisms Fórum do Mar
Fórum do Mar (Porto, Portugal)
2014/04/25 "Atividade antimicrobiana de compostos naturais de origem marinha - procura de novas substâncias com potencial antibiótico" (Antimicrobial activity of natural products from marine sources - quest of new compounds with antibiotic potential) II AEICBAS Biomedical Congress
AEICBAS (Porto, Portugal)
2012/10/09 "Helicobacter pylori in fase planctonica e sessile: comportamento in risposta a diversi terreni di coltura" (Helicobacter in planktonic and sessile phases: behavior in response to different culture media) 40° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Microbiologia (SIM)
Società Italiana di Microbiologia (SIM) (Riccione, Italy)
2012/07/26 Study and characterization of Helicobacter pylori growth in its free-living and biofilm modes 11th ESCMID Summer School
ESCMID (Innsbruck , Austria)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/12 - Current "Infeções associadas a biofilmes bacterianos: desafios no diagnóstico e tratamento" (Biofilm-associated bacterial infections: challenges in the diagnosis and treatment)
Supervisor
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/12 - Current "A terapia fágica como alternativa ou complemento à terapia antibiótica no combate das bactérias resistentes aos antibióticos" (Phage therapy as an alternative or complement to antibiotic therapy in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria)
Supervisor
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/12 - Current "Salmonella enterica não-tifóide: fatores de virulência, resistência aos antibióticos, epidemiologia e surtos" (Non-thyoidal Salmonella enterica: virulence factors, antibiotic resistance, epidemiology and outbreaks)
Supervisor
 Análises Clínicas (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/11 - Current "Transmissão vertical e horizontal de bactérias periodontopatogénicas" (Vertical and horizontal transmission of periodontopathogenic bacteria)
Supervisor
 Medicina Dentária (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/11 - Current "Características protéticas e o desenvolvimento de Peri-implantite" (Prosthetic features and the development of Peri-implantitis)
Co-supervisor
 Medicina Dentária (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/11 - Current "Comparação das Técnicas de Ativação Sónica e Laser na Irrigação Endodôntica para a Erradicação de Enterococcus faecalis: Um Estudo In Vitro" (Comparison of Sonic and Laser Activation Techniques in Endodontic Irrigation for the Eradication of Enterococcus faecalis: An “In Vitro” Study)
Supervisor
 Medicina Dentária (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2022/10/01 - 2023/11/07 "Evolução da prevalência das infeções associadas aos cuidados de saúde e da epidemiologia das resistências aos antibióticos em Portugal" (Evolution of the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections and of the epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in Portugal)
Supervisor of Tomás Afonso Gomes
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2022/10/01 - 2023/11/06 "Combate à resistência aos antibióticos: novas moléculas/estratégias em fase clínica de desenvolvimento" (Combating antibiotic resistance: new molecules/strategies in the clinical development pipeline)
Supervisor of Pedro Miguel Ascensão Nunes
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2022/12/01 - 2023/10/28 "Estudo piloto sobre o microbioma e resistoma da peri-implantite através de uma abordagem metagenómica" (Pilot study about the microbiome and the resistome of peri-implantitis using a metagenomic approach )
Supervisor
 Medicina Dentária (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2022/12/01 - 2023/07/22 "Biomarcadores orais em liquen plano oral e carcinoma de células escamosas da cavidade oral" (Oral biomarkers in oral lichen planus and oral squamous cell carcinoma)
Supervisor
 Medicina Dentária (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2022/02/01 - 2022/12/10 Streptococcus mutans, Candida albicans and saliva-derived in vitro biofilm formation on composite resin and nanohybrid resin: biofilm analysis and comparison
Supervisor
 Medicina Dentária (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2019/09/23 - 2020/12/18 "Novas estratégias no combate às bactérias resistentes aos antibióticos: inibição do quorum sensing bacteriano" (New strategies to fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria: inhibition of bacterial quorum sensing)
Supervisor of Patrícia Inês Notário Coelho
 Biochemistry (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/07 "Efeito das fluoroquinolonas e respetivos metaloantibióticos na fluidez da membrana bacteriana de Staphylococcus aureus usando espetroscopia de fluorescência" (Effect of fluoroquinolones and respective metalloantibiotics on the membrane fluidity of Sthaphylococcus aureus, using fluorescence spectroscopy)
Co-supervisor of Bruno Diogo Dias Ribeiro
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/07 "Deteção de microrganismos patogénicos ou indicadores de contaminação em amostras alimentares usando meios seletivos e métodos moleculares (Real-Time PCR)" (Detection of pathogenic and indicators of fecal contamination bacteria in food samples through selective media and molecular approach - Real-Time PCR)
Supervisor of Cláudia Isabel Gomes da Silva Alvim Braga
 Biology (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/07 "Avaliação da atividade antibacteriana e anti-biofilme de novos compostos e de nanopartículas de prata" (Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of new compounds and silver nanoparticles)
Supervisor of Rui Miguel de Matos Felgueiras Moreira
 Biology (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/01 - 2018/07 "Otimização de protocolos e procedimentos para deteção de bactérias patogénicas de origem alimentar através de Real-Time PCR" (Optimizing protocols and procedures to detect pathogenic bacteria in food through Real-Time PCR)
Supervisor of Maria Inês Figueiredo Moreira
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015/02 - 2015/09 "Estudo do perfil e diversidade microbianos em biofilmes recolhidos de um curso de um rio ao longo do tempo, usando as técnicas de Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) e PCR-DGGE" (Evaluating the microbial diversity within biofilms collected from river water throughout time, using Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) and PCR-DGGE)
Co-supervisor of Ana Sofia Claro Lobo
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015/01 - 2015/07 "À procura de novos antibióticos - avaliação do potencial antimicrobiano de compostos extraídos de cianobactérias, fungos marinhos e de outras fontes naturais" ( (Searching new antibiotics - evaluation of the antimicrobial potential of compounds extracted from cyanobacteria, marine fungi and other natural sources)
Supervisor of Maria Silva Vieira
 Biochemistry (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2013 - 2015 "Estudo de comunidades microbianas e a sua relação com a diversidade de macroinvertebrados no rio Ave" (Study on the microbial communities and their relation with macroinvertebrades diversity in Ave River)
Supervisor of Ana Sofia Barbosa Vasconcelos
 Biology and Water Quality Management (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/07/01 - 2023/11/18 Half a day symposium to celebrate the European Antibiotic Awareness Day. The theme of the symposium was: Together in the prevention of antibiotic resistance. The program included four lectures. (2023/11/18 - 2023/11/18)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/06/15 - 2023/06/16 Attended the course: Metataxonomics and metagenomics – Bioinformatics workshop
Workshop
 Metataxonomics and metagenomics – Bioinformatics workshop
SEQme s.r.o., Czech Republic
2023/06/12 - 2023/06/14 Attended the course: Next-Generation sequencing data analysis - Workshop for beginners
Workshop
 Next-Generation sequencing data analysis - Workshop for beginners
SEQme s.r.o., Czech Republic
2021/11/23 - 2021/11/26 Attended the congress. Presented a poster.
Conference
 Microbiotec 21
2020/02/13 - 2020/02/14 Participation in the organization of “Dias Abertos FCUP - 2020” (Open day FCUP) - a unique opportunity for the non-academic community to meet experts, visit the labs and learn about the research that is done at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto.
Other
 "Dias Abertos FCUP" (Open day FCUP)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/12/11 - 2019/12/11 Delivered a seminar.
Seminar
 Seminars within the Master in Biochemistry in Health
Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
2019/09/15 - 2019/09/20 Attended the five-day Summer School.
Other
 FEMS Summer School on Microbiology Education 2019 – Marmari, Greece
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, Netherlands
2019/09/03 - 2019/09/06 Attended the congress. Presented a poster.
Congress
 Eurobiofilms 2019 - Glasgow, UK
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
2019/07/07 - 2019/07/12 Hosted and supervised two high school students for one week. They have developed a mini project in the lab.
Other
 "Escola de Química e Bioquímica" (School of Chemistry and Biochemistry). Edition of 2019.
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/04/04 - 2019/04/04 Participated and collaborated in the promotion of interaction between university and community.
Exhibition
 "17ª Mostra Universidade do Porto" (17ª Exhibition University of Porto)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2019/02/21 - 2019/02/22 Participation in the organization of “Dias Abertos FCUP - 2019” (Open day FCUP) - a unique opportunity for the non-academic community to meet experts, visit the labs and learn about the research that is done at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto.
Other
 "Dias Abertos FCUP" (Open day FCUP)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/09/04 - 2018/09/07 Attended the conference. Presented a poster.
Conference
 ESCMID/ASM Conference on Drug Development to Meet the Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance - Lisbon, Portugal
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland
2018/07/06 - 2018/07/06 Attended the meeting. Presented a poster.
Meeting
 1st Biophysics Party - Lisbon, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/07/02 - 2018/07/06 Hosted and supervised two high school students for one week. They have developed a mini project in the lab.
Other
 "Escola de Química e Bioquímica" (School of Chemistry and Biochemistry). Edition of 2018.
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/05/27 - 2018/05/29 Attended the conference. Presented a poster.
Conference
 Biofilms8 - Aarhus, Denmark
Aarhus Universitet Dansk Center for Forskningsanalyse, Denmark
2018/05/10 - 2018/05/10 Attended the meeting. Delivered an oral presentation.
Meeting
 2nd Meeting of Researchers from Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry” at Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/12/07 - 2017/12/09 Attended the congress. Presented a poster.
Congress
 Microbiotec'17 Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017- Porto, Portugal.
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal
2017/10/26 - 2017/10/26 Delivered a scientific talk in a bar.
Other
 PubhD Porto - Porto, Portugal
2017/07/09 - 2017/07/13 Attended the congress. Delivered an oral presentation.
Congress
 FEMS 2017 - 7th Congress of European Microbiologists - Valencia, Spain
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, Netherlands
2017/05/08 - 2017/05/20 Attended the one-week Theoretical and Practical Course.
Other
 Basic course on cell culture - Porto, Portugal
Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil Centro de Investigação, Portugal
2017/03/22 - 2017/03/22 Delivered a seminar.
Seminar
 Seminars within the Master in Biochemistry in Health
Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
2016/07/10 - 2016/07/14 Attended the meeting. Presented a poster.
Meeting
 Novel approaches to fight bacteria, Workshop (Translocation Summer Meeting 2016) - Bremen, Germany
Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH, Germany
2015/09/24 - 2015/09/25 Attended the Theoretical and Practical Course.
Other
 ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course “Carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae: Challenges and Preparedness - Verona, Italy
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland
2015/04/10 - 2015/04/12 Participated in representation of the research center - CIIMAR (Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental). Promoted before the community, the research in Biotechnology done at CIIMAR.
Festival
 "Festival Nacional de Biotecnologia" (National festival of Biotechnology) - Lisbon, Portugal
Ciência Viva, Portugal
2015/04/09 - 2015/04/09 Invited to participate in an informal discussion on biotechnology at the Portuguese Parliament
Round table
 13.º Café de Ciência no Parlamento
Ciência Viva, Portugal
2015/01/26 - 2015/01/28 Attended the conference. Delivered an oral presentation.
Conference
 Ist International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance - Lisbon, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/10/01 - 2014/10/03 Attended the conference. Delivered an oral presentation.
Conference
 ICAR 2014: III International Conference on Antimicrobial Research 2014 - Madrid, Spain
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
2012/10/07 - 2012/10/10 Attended the congress. Delivered an oral presentation.
Congress
 40° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Microbiologia (SIM) - Riccione, Italy
Società Italiana di Microbiologia (SIM), Italy
2012/07/21 - 2012/07/27 Attended the one-week Summer School. Delivered an oral presentation.
Other
 11th ESCMID Summer School - Innsbruck, Austria
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland
2011/10/03 - 2011/10/06 Attended the congress. Presented a poster.
Congress
 39º Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Microbiologia (SIM) - Riccione, Italy
Società Italiana di Microbiologia (SIM), Italy
2011/05/09 - 2011/05/13 Attended the Theoretical and Practical Course.
Other
 Third International Practical Course on Biofilm Sciences – Biofilms: from Basic to Emergent - Braga, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2010/10/17 - 2010/10/20 Attended the congress. Presented a poster.
Congress
 38° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Microbiologia (SIM) - Riccione, Italy
Società Italiana di Microbiologia (SIM), Italy

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12/15 "Análise do Impacto Ambiental e Ecológico de Embalagens de Colírios para o Tratamento do Glaucoma" (Analysis of the Environmental and Ecological Impact of Eyedrop Packaging for Glaucoma Treatment)
President of the jury
 Ana Catarina da Costa Correia (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/12/15 "Resistência aos Antimicrobianos na terapêutica do Acne" (Antimicrobial Resistance in Acne Therapy)
(Thesis) Arguer
 Maria Pulido Vazquez Serrão Santos (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/12/15 Digital interventions to prevent diabetes
President of the jury
 Rita Robalo Sequeira (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/11/14 "Reativações das infeções por vírus JC e BK em doentes transplantados renais" (Reactivations of JC and BK viral infections in kidney transplanted patients)
(Thesis) Arguer
 Duarte Filipe Antão Fernandes (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/11/14 "Impacto do material particulado no sistema imunitário" (Impact of particulate matter on the immune system)
President of the jury
 Guilherme Arcanjo Cláudio Firmo (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/11/07 "Evolução da prevalência das infeções associadas a cuidados de saúde e da epidemiologia das resistências aos antibióticos em Portugal" (Evolution of the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections and of the epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in Portugal)
Supervisor
 Tomás Afonso Gomes (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/11/06 "Combate à resistência aos antibióticos: novas moléculas/estratégias em fase clínica de desenvolvimento" (Combating antibiotic resistance: new molecules/strategies in the clinical development pipeline)
Supervisor
 Pedro Miguel Ascensão Nunes (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/10/28 "Retração tecidular no peeling de fenol com máscara oclusiva no lábio branco" (Tissue retraction in phenol peel with occlusive mask on the white lip)
President of the jury
 Bruna Filipa Parreira Cunha (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/10/28 "Estudo piloto sobre o microbioma e resistoma da peri-implantite através de uma abordagem metagenómica" (Pilot study about the microbiome and the resistome of peri-implantitis using a metagenomic approach)
Supervisor
 Carolina dos Santos Pires (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/10/28 "Estudo in vitro do efeito do ozono na resistência adesiva à dentina por microtração" (In vitro study of the effect of ozone on dentin adhesive strength by microtensile bond strength)
President of the jury
 Flávia Leandro (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/10/28 "Estudo In Vitro do efeito antibacteriano do ozono em bactérias cariogénicas" (In vitro study of the antibacterial effect of ozone on cariogenic bacteria)
(Thesis) Arguer
 Marta Filipa Rocha dos Santos (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/07/22 "Relação entre Periodontite e Aterosclerose" (Relation between Periodontitis and Atherosclerosis)
President of the jury
 Abigaelle Sarfati (Master)
Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz, Portugal
2023/07/22 "Bisfosfonato e implantologia" (Bisphosphonate and implantology)
President of the jury
 Dimitri Jouve (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/07/22 "As diferentes técnicas de elevação do seio maxilar" (The different maxillary sinus lift techniques)
President of the jury
 Gloria Audebert (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2023/07/22 "Biomarcadores orais em liquen plano oral e carcinoma de células escamosas da cavidade oral" (Oral biomarkers in oral lichen planus and oral squamous cell carcinoma)
Supervisor
 Jouhaina Bouallag (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2022/10/22 "As Diferentes Faces do Ácido Hialurónico na Periodontlogia" (The different faces of hyaluronic acid in periodontology)
President of the jury
 Bruna Rodrigues Almeida (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2022/10/22 "Influência dos bifosfonatos nos tratamentos em medicina dentária" (Influence of biphosphonates in dental medicine treatments)
President of the jury
 Camile Simioni (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2022/10/22 "A eficácia da Toxina Botulínica no tratamento da Hipertrofia do Masséter" (Botulinum toxin efficacy on masseter hypertrophy treatment)
President of the jury
 Catarina Isabel Velosa Garrotes (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2021/12/06 "Estratégias terapêuticas e preventivas da COVID-19: uma abordagem molecular" (Therapeutic and preventive strategies against COVID-19: a molecular approach)
President of the jury
 Hugo Filipe Pires da Gaia Torres (Master)
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
2021/12/06 "Screening de enterobactérias produtoras de carbapenemases em estudantes universitários na área da saúde" (Detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in university students from the health sciences field)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Beatriz Mendes Meliço (Master)
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
2021/10/23 "Utilização de ácido hialurónico no tratamento da doença periodontal" (Use of hyaluronic acid in the treatment of periodontal disease)
President of the jury
 Manuel António Brasil de Moura Correia Sobral (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2021/10/23 "Efeito do uso de probióticos na fase higiénica do tratamento da peri-implantite" (Effects of the use of probiotics in the peri-implatitis treatment)
President of the jury
 Mafalda de Oliveira Neves Bettencourt de Medeiros (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2021/10/23 The use of autogenous teeth for alveolar ridge preservation: a literature review
President of the jury
 João Pedro Alves Valadas de Lima Cenicante (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2021/10/23 "Terapias injetáveis das Disfunções temporomandibulares em Medicina Dentária: Toxina Botulínica e Ácido Hialurónico" (Injectable therapies in temporomandibular dysfunction in Dental Medicine: Botulinum toxin and Hyaluronic Acid)
President of the jury
 Paloma Nieto Folgado (Master)
Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2019/07/09 "Auditoria às práticas laboratoriais - Pesquisa de Listeria monocytogenes, VIDAS" (Audit to lab procedures using the system VIDAS to detect Listeria monocytogenes) - Final year project report
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Mariana Silva Aleixo Cardoso (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/07/09 "Efeito das fluoroquinolonas e respetivos metaloantibióticos na fluidez da membrana bacteriana de Staphylococcus aureus usando espetroscopia de fluorescência" (Effect of fluoroquinolones and respective metalloantibiotics on the membrane fluidity of Sthaphylococcus aureus, using fluorescence spectroscopy) - Final year project report
Thesis Member
 Bruno Diogo Dias Ribeiro (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/07/10 "Otimização de protocolos e procedimentos para deteção de bactérias patogénicas de origem alimentar através de Real-Time PCR" (Optimizing protocols and procedures to detect pathogenic bacteria in food through Real-Time PCR) - Final year project report
Supervisor
 Maria Inês Figueiredo Moreira (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/07/09 Analysis of salt-tolerant transformants of the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinharddtii - Final year project report
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria Helena Monteiro Ferreira Sousa Neves (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/06/19 Project I: pYM28-SNAP strain construction; Project II: ATP synthase purification - Final year project report
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Pedro Alves Rodrigues dos Reis (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015/11/20 "Estudo de comunidades microbianas e a sua relação com a diversidade de macroinvertebrados no rio Ave" (Study on the microbial communities and their relation with macroinvertebrades diversity in Ave River)
Supervisor
 Ana Sofia Barbosa Vasconcelos (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015/10/01 Antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella spp. isolated from chicken farms in Central Thailand
Thesis Member
 Sara Luísa Teixeira da Costa da Luz Perestrelo (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015/09/10 "Estudo do perfil e diversidade microbianos em biofilmes recolhidos de um curso de um rio ao longo do tempo, usando as técnicas de Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) e PCR-DGGE" (Evaluating the microbial diversity within biofilms collected from river water throughout time, using Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) and PCR-DGGE) - Final year project report
Thesis Member
 Ana Sofia Claro Lobo (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2015/07/21 "À procura de novos antibióticos -avaliação do potencial antimicrobiano de compostos extraídos de cianobactérias, fungos marinhos e de outras fontes naturais" (Searching new antibiotics - evaluation of the antimicrobial potential of compounds extracted from cyanobacteria, marine fungi and other natural sources) - Final year project report
Supervisor
 Maria Silva Vieira (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014/04/23 "BIOFILMES, um problema emergente na indústria alimentar -revisão bibliográfica" (Biofilms, a growing problem in the food industry - bibliographic research)
(Thesis) Arguer
 Andreia Renata Alves Lopes (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2017/02/28 - Current "Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia" (Portuguese Society of Microbiology) Member
2017/01/17 - Current ESCMID Study Group on Biofilms (ESGB) Member
2016/07/27 - Current European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Member
2007/08/17 - Current "Ordem dos Farmacêuticos" (Portuguese Pharmacists' Association) Member

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2023/01/30 - 2033/02/03 III Egas Moniz Scientific Journeys (III JEM) Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior
2022/11/03 - 2022/11/03 1st Egas Moniz One Health Symposium Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/02/14 - Current Molecular Biology Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado) Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2022/02/14 - Current Virology Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado) Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2021/09/13 - Current Microbiology Medicina Dentária (Mestrado integrado) Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2021/09/13 - Current Bacteriology Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado) Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2021/09/13 - 2023/02/12 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado) Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2022/02/14 - 2022/07/30 Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado) Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2022/02/14 - 2022/07/30 Pharmacogenetics Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado) Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, Portugal
2018/12/07 - 2019/03/08 Pharmacodynamics. Total number of hours lectured: 50 h Ciências da Nutrição (Licenciatura) Instituto Piaget, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/01 - Current Current Medicinal Chemistry (1875-533X) Bentham Science
2021/10/25 - Current Frontiers in Immunology (1664-3224) Frontiers
2021/10/09 - Current International Microbiology (1618-1905) Springer
2021/04/06 - Current Pharmaceuticals (1424-8247) MDPI
2021/02/18 - Current Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2297-1769) Frontiers
2020/12/02 - Current Journal of Applied Microbiology (1365-2672) Society for Applied Microbiology
2020/10/28 - Current Pharmaceutics (1999-4923) MDPI
2020/10/06 - Current Biofouling (08927014) Taylor & Francis group
2020/08/27 - Current Frontiers in Microbiology (1664-302X) Frontiers
2020/05/06 - Current Journal of Hazardous Materials ( 0304-3894) Elsevier
2019/08/20 - Current Antibiotics (2079-6382) MDPI
2019/06/25 - Current Microbial Pathogenesis (0882-4010) Elsevier
2018/10/22 - Current Materials (1996-1944) MDPI
2018/07/16 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067) MDPI
2018/06/29 - Current International Journal of Nanomedicine (1178-2013) Dove Press
2018/06/24 - Current Marine Drugs (1660-3397) MDPI
2018/06/11 - Current Infection and Drug Resistance (1178-6973) Dove Press
2018/03/18 - Current Pathogens (2076-0817) MDPI
2017/06/08 - Current Molecules (1420-3049) MDPI
2017/03/28 - Current Journal of Water and Health (1477-8920) IWA Publishing
2016/11/25 - Current Water (2073-4441) MDPI
2016/03/10 - Current Microbial Drug Resistance (1076-6294) Mary AnnLiebert, Inc. Publishers
2015/02/15 - Current International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (1660-4601) MDPI
2020/04/06 - 2020/04/06 Microorganisms (2076-2607) MDPI AG
2019/12/20 - 2019/12/20 Scientific Reports ( 2045-2322) Nature Publishing Group
2019/08/28 - 2019/08/28 Dalton Transactions (1477-9234) Royal Society of Chemistry
2019/04/02 - 2019/04/02 Journal of Herbal Medicine (2210-8033) Elsevier
2016/08/24 - 2017/12/20 PLOS ONE (1932-6203) Public Library of Science
2017/12/12 - 2017/12/12 Food Research International (0963-9969) Elsevier
2017/11/30 - 2017/11/30 Environmental Pollution (0269-7491) Elsevier
2017/02/27 - 2017/02/27 Chemistry & Biodiversity (1612-1880) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2016/11/07 - 2017/02/22 Folia Microbiologica (1874-9356) Springer-Verlag
2017/02/03 - 2017/02/03 JoF (2309-608X) MDPI
2016/07/29 - 2016/07/29 Environmental Pollution (0269-7491) Elsevier
2016/06/12 - 2016/06/12 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (1573-2959) Springer-Verlag
2016/03/06 - 2016/03/06 Food Microbiology (0740-0020) Elsevier
2015/02/16 - 2015/02/16 Brazilian Journal of Microbiology (1678-4405) Springer-Verlag

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/02 - 2019/07/31 "Estratégicas promissoras no combate às bactérias resistentes aos antibióticos" (Promising strategies to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria) Juliana de Castro Amorim
2019/02/04 - 2019/06/05 Antibacterial and antibiofilm testing of natural products Silvia Di Lodovico
2018/02 - 2018/07/31 "Aplicação da nanotecnologia na microbiologia: efeito de nanopartículas de prata e ouro em biofilmes bacterianos" (Applying nanotechnology in microbiology: effect of silver and gold nanoparticles on bacterial biofilms) Rafael Baganha Carreiras
2017/02 - 2017/07/31 "Avaliação da atividade antimicrobiana de compostos naturais e de síntese química- em busca de novos potenciais antibióticos" (Evaluating the antimicrobial activity of natural and synthetic compounds - searching potential antibiotics) Tânia Raquel Cunha Alves
2017/02 - 2017/07/31 "Avaliação da atividade antimicrobiana de compostos naturais e de síntese química- em busca de novos potenciais antibióticos" (Evaluating the antimicrobial activity of natural and synthetic compounds - searching potential antibiotics) Ana Rita Mendes Pinto
2017/02 - 2017/07/31 "Avaliação da atividade antimicrobiana de compostos naturais e de síntese química- em busca de novos potenciais antibióticos" (Evaluating the antimicrobial activity of natural and synthetic compounds - searching potential antibiotics) Márcia Cristina da Silva Ferreira
2017/01 - 2017/07 "Estudo da atividade antimicrobiana de péptidos naturais" (Evaluating the antimicrobial activity of natural peptides) Anderson Dematei
2015 - 2015 Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli from Yangon Hospitals, Myanmar Mon Mon
2015 - 2015 In vitro antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of compounds against microorganisms grown in planktonic and sessile phases Valentina Cataldi
Distinctions

Other distinction

2022 Frontiers Topic Editor for Insights in Antimicrobials, Resistance & Chemotherapy: 2022
2021 Google Project Management Certificate
Google Cambridge, United States
2021 Invited Guest Editor of Special Issue "Research on Antibiotic Resistance within One Health" in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021 Review Editor for Anti-Infective Agents in Frontiers in Drug Discovery
2021 Principles, Statistical and Computational Tools for Reproducible Data Science - certificate of attendance
2021 Associate Editor for Antimicrobials, Resistance and Chemotherapy in Frontiers in Microbiology
2019 Invited Guest Editor of Special Issue "Antimicrobial Resistance: Tackling this Pressing Global Health Challenge" in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2017 Won a FEMS Early Career Scientist Grant (400 EUR)
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, United Kingdom
2016 Author of a image selected as cover in the February 2016 paper edition of the journal Environmental Microbiology Reports
2015 Won an attendance grant of 500 EUR to attend the ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course "Carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae: Challenges and Preparedness"
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland