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Maria João Gracias Fernandes da Costa Catalão graduated in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2005 by Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon. She received her PhD degree in Microbiology-Pharmacy from University of Lisbon in 2010. Her main research interests are Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis and antibiotic resistance, structure and function of Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall biosynthesis proteins, and the discovery of new Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall targets for therapy. She is Assistant Professor since 2018 and became Principal Investigator at iMed.ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy-University of Lisbon in 2017 supported by the Investigador FCT programme. She heads the Mycobacterial Pathogenesis Lab since 2018, with 1 post-doc, 2 PhD student, 4 Master students and 2 research fellows. She has supervised 2 PhD student, 10 MSc students, 1 Post-Doc and around 25(under)graduate students. She published 24 articles in peer-reviewed journals and was invited for 27 oral communications in national and international meetings. MJ Catalão coordinated 2 national FCT projects: i) "Dissecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex cell wall structure and modifications: contribution to host immune recognition and drug resistance", ii) "Clinical significance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall structural diversity: contribution to novel mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and relevance towards tuberculosis progression and treatment" and coordinated an European Research Project funded by the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: "Decoding the peptidoglycan patterns associated with beta-lactams hypersusceptibility in drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis". She has received 5 awards and/or honors and participated as PhD Student Fellow in 2 projects, Pos-doctoral Fellow in 4 projects and Principal investigator in 3 projects. Works in the area(s) of Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Health Sciences/Infectious Diseases.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria João Gracias Fernandes da Costa Catalão

Citation names

  • Catalão, Maria João

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5114-A729-B411
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3794-457X
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=BiAtZD4AAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
B-6731-2017
Scopus Author Id
24447855200

Email addresses

  • mjcatalao@ff.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 217946400 Ext.: 14246 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Avenida Professor Gama Pinto, 1649-003, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Infectious Diseases

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2011/07/15 - 2016/11/30
Concluded
 The murMN operon: assessment of its role in the spatial and temporal regulation of the peptidoglycan synthesis in penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pós-doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2006/01/01 - 2010/07/05
Concluded
 Farmácia (Doutoramento)
Major in Microbiologia
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Characterization and functional analysis of the Gp1 accessory lysis protein in Mycobacterium smegmatis infection by the mycobacteriophage Ms6" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Louvor e Distinção por unanimidade
2008/01/09 - 2009/11/03
Concluded
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Bacteriófagos- Que futuro como agentes antibacterianos?" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17/20
2006/01/01 - 2007/02/26
Concluded
 Curso de Formação Avançada (Doutoramento) (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
 19/20
1999/01/09 - 2005/05/06
Concluded
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Tuberculose: passado, presente e futuro" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/12/01 - 2018/02/14 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2011/07/15 - 2016/11/30 Postdoc (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2006/01/01 - 2010/02/28 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/02/15 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2010/09/01 - 2014/03/31 Teacher Coordinator (Polytechnic Teacher) Escola Superior de Saúde Dr. Ribeiro Sanchez, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (ULHT)., Portugal
2003/09/15 - 2007/09/09 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2012/01/01 - 2016/11/30 The MURMN operon: Assessement of its role in the spatial and temporal regulation of the peptidoglycan synthesis in penicillin-resistant Steptococcus pneumoniae
SFRH/BPD/77758/2011
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/07/07 - 2011/12/15 Synthesis of peptidoglycan in Streptococcus pneumoniae - where, when and why is it necessary to branch?
SFRH/BPD/77758/2011
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2006/01/01 - 2010/02/28 Characterization and Functional Analysis of the Gp1 Accessory Lysis Protein in Mycobacterium smegmatis infection by the Mycobacteriophage Ms6
SFRH/BD/24452/2005
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/10/01 - 2022/09/30 Clinical significance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall structural diversity: contribution to novel mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and relevance towards tuberculosis progression and treatment
PTDC/BIA-MIC/31233/2017
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação do Medicamento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/12/01 - 2021/11/30 Dissecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex cell wall structure and modifications: contribution to host immune recognition and drug resistance
IF/00414/2015
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/07/01 - 2020/12/31 Decoding the peptidoglycan patterns associated with beta-lactams hypersusceptibility in drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
ESCMID Research Grant 2018
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação do Medicamento, Portugal
 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Concluded
2013/07 - 2016/06 Imaging the structure and dynamics of molecules and complexes in living organisms
124825
Provided by PTCRIS: 124825
Researcher
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
2013/07 - 2016/06 Plant strategies for detection of the inflammatory bacterial peptidoglycan molecule
129762
Provided by PTCRIS: 129762
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
2011/04 - 2014/09 Synthesis of peptidoglycan in Streptococcus pneumoniae - where, when and why is it necessary to branch?
111817
Provided by PTCRIS: 111817
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
2007/07 - 2010/12 Characterization of lytic genes encoded by mycobacteriophages with antimicrobial activity against mycobacteria.
73017
Provided by PTCRIS: 73017
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Silveiro, C.; Marques, Mariana; Olivença, Francisco; Catalão, Maria João. "CRISPRi-mediated repression of peptidoglycan modifications in Mycobacterium smegmatis leads to ß-lactam hypersusceptibility phenotypes". Paper presented in iMed.ULisboa Meeting 2022, 2022.
  2. Silveiro, C.; Marques, Mariana; Olivença, Francisco; Catalão, Maria João. "Depletion of peptidoglycan modifications sensitizes Mycobacterium smegmatis to Beta-lactam antibiotics". Paper presented in ECCMID 2022, 2022.
  3. "Olivença F, Nunes A, Macedo R, Pires D, Silveiro C, R., Anes E, Gomes JP, Catalão MJ. Decoding beta-lactam susceptibility patterns in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical strains, ECCMID 2022- European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 23-26 April 2022, Lisbon, Portugal.". 2022.
  4. "Silveiro C, Marques M, Olivença F, Catalão MJ. Depletion of peptidoglycan modifications sensitizes Mycobacterium smegmatis to beta-lactam antibiotics, ECCMID 2022- European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 23-26 April 2022, Lisbon, Portugal.". 2022.
  5. "Olivença F, Ferreira C, Silveiro C, Nunes A, Gomes JP, Catalão MJ. Anticipating mycobacterial beta-lactam resistance: do we know the whole story? ECCMID 2022- European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 23-26 April 2022, Lisbon, Portugal.". 2022.
  6. Silveiro, Cátia; Marques, Mariana; Olivença, Francisco; Catalão, Maria João. "Depletion of peptidoglycan modifications sensitizes Mycobacterium smegmatis to ß-lactam antibiotics". Paper presented in 32nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2022.
  7. Olivença, Francisco; Nunes, Alexandra; Macedo, Rita; Pires, David; Silveiro, Cátia; ANES, ELSA; João Paulo Gomes; Catalão, Maria João. "Decoding Beta-lactam Susceptibility Patterns in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Strains". Paper presented in 32nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2022.
  8. Olivença, Francisco; Ferreira, Cláudia; Silveiro, Cátia; Nunes, Alexandra; Gomes, João Paulo; Catalão, Maria João. "Anticipating Mycobacterial Beta-lactam Resistance: Do we know the whole story?". Paper presented in 32nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2022.
  9. Catalão, Maria João. Corresponding author: Catalão, Maria João. "Olivença, F., Pires, D., Silveiro, C., Anes, E., and Catalão, M.J. (2022). Evaluation of the antimicrobial interactions between beta-lactams and conventional anti-TB drugs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical strains. 13th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting, Lisbon (Portugal).". 2022.
  10. Catalão, Maria João. Corresponding author: Catalão, Maria João. "Olivença, F., Nunes, A., Macedo, R., Pires, D., Silveiro, C., Ferreira, C. and Catalão M. J. (2022). Harnessing the full potential of beta-lactam application in tuberculosis therapy by exploiting genomic patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis susceptibility and synergy with conventional agents. Multidisciplinary Perspectives and Global Health in ULisboa, Lisbon (Portugal).". 2022.
  11. Catalão, Maria João. Corresponding author: Catalão, Maria João. "Olivença, F., Nunes, A., Macedo, R., Pires, D., Silveiro, C., Ferreira, C. and Catalão M. J. (2022). WGS-based Dual Strategy Identifies Lipoproteins with PBP Activity as Potential Targets to Enhance Beta-lactam Activity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 3º Dia do Jovem Investigador INSA 2022, Lisbon (Portugal).". 2022.
  12. Catalão, Maria João. Corresponding author: Catalão, Maria João. "Olivença, F., Nunes, A., Macedo, R., Pires, D., Silveiro, C., Ferreira, C., et al. (2022). WGS-based Dual Strategy for the Identification of Key Targets to Enhance Beta-lactam Activity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Conference on Drug Development to Meet the Challenge of AMR 2022, Dublin (Ireland).". 2022.
  13. Catalão, Maria João. Corresponding author: Catalão, Maria João. "Silveiro, C. et al. (2022). The quest for novel targets in TB-therapy: CRISPRi-mediated repression of PG modifications in Mycobacterium smegmatis promotes beta-lactam susceptibility and intracellular killing. EMBO Tuberculosis 2022 Workshop, Pasteur Institute, Paris, 12th-16th of September of 2022.". 2022.
  14. Catalão, Maria João. "Olivença, F., Nunes A., Pires, D., Macedo, Silveiro C., R., Anes E., Gomes, J. P., Catalão, M. J. (2021) Finding key genomic markers of beta-lactam susceptibility in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, MICROBIOTEC21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology¿ 21, 23-26 de Novembro de 2021, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.". 2021.
  15. Catalão, Maria João. "Ferreira C., Olivença, F., Silveiro C., R., Catalão, M. J. (2021) “Ascertaining mycobacterial inducible resistance to peptidoglycan synthesis inhibitors”, MICROBIOTEC21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology’ 21, 23-26 de Novembro de 2021, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.". 2021.
  16. Catalão, Maria João. "Silveiro C., Marques M., Olivença, F., Pires, D., Anes E., Catalão, M. J. (2021) "A novel target in TB-therapy: the N-glycolylation of mycobacterial peptidoglycan contributes to antibiotic resistance and intracellular survival", MICROBIOTEC21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology21, 23-26 de Novembro de 2021, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.". 2021.". 2021.
  17. Silveiro, Cátia; Mariana Marques; Olivença, Francisco; Pires, David; ANES, ELSA; Catalão, Maria João. Corresponding author: Catalão, Maria João. "A novel target in TB-therapy: the N-glycolylation of mycobacterial peptidoglycan contributes to antibiotic resistance and intracellular survival". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC'21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, 2021.
  18. Ferreira, Cláudia; Olivença, Francisco; Nunes, Alexandra; Gomes, João Paulo; Catalão, Maria João. "Ascertaining mycobacterial inducible resistance to peptidoglycan synthesis inhibitors". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC'21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021, 2021.
  19. Silveiro, Cátia; Mariana Marques; Nuno Carmo; Olivença, Francisco; David Pires; Ferreira, Cláudia; Catalão, Maria João. "Relevance of the N-glycolylation of mycobacterial peptidoglycan to antibiotic resistance and to host-pathogen interactions". Paper presented in iMed.ULisboa Meeting 2021, 2021.
  20. Olivença, Francisco; Alexandra Nunes; David Pires; Silveiro, Cátia; Ferreira, Cláudia; Rita Macedo; Elsa Anes; João Paulo Gomes; Catalão, Maria João. "The Combination of Carbapenems and Clavulanic Acid Efficiently Inhibits Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates". Paper presented in iMed.ULisboa Meeting 2021, 2021.
  21. Catalão, Maria João. "Silveiro C., Marques M., Carmo N., Olivença F., Pires D., Ferreira C., Anes, E., Catalão M.J. (2021) Relevance of the N-glycolylation of mycobacteria peptidoglycan to antibiotic resistance and to host pathogen interactions. iMed.ULisboa Meeting 2021, Lisboa, Portugal". 2021.
  22. Catalão, Maria João. "Olivença F., Nunes A., Pires D., Silveiro C., Ferreira C., Macedo R., Anes E., Gomes J. P., Catalão M.J. (2021) The combination of carbapenems and clavulanic acid efficiently inhibits Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates . iMed.ULisboa Meeting 2021, Lisboa, Portugal". 2021.
  23. Gama, Bianca; Olivença, Francisco; Carmo, Nuno; Pires, David; Anes, Elsa; Catalão, Maria João. "Restoring Drug Resistant Mycobacteria Susceptibility to Beta-lactam Antibiotics". Paper presented in II Symposium of Research on Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal, 2020.
  24. Marques, Mariana; Silveiro, Cátia; Carmo, Nuno; Olivença, Francisco; Catalão, Maria João. "Significance of the Amidation of Mycobacterial Peptidoglycan in Antibiotic Resistance". Paper presented in II Symposium of Research on Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal, 2020.
  25. Silveiro, Cátia; Marques, Mariana; Carmo, Nuno; Olivença, Francisco; Catalão, Maria João. "Significance of the N-glycolylation of Mycobacterial Peptidoglycan in Antibiotic Resistance". Paper presented in II Symposium of Research on Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal, 2020.
    10.1130/abs/2018am-315997
  26. Catalão, Maria João. "Gama, B., Olivença, F., Carmo, N., Pires, D., Anes, E., Catalão, M. J. "Restoring Drug Resistant Mycobacteria Susceptibility to Beta-lactam Antibiotics" (2020), II Research Symposium on Tuberculosis and Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal (31 de Janeiro de 2020, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal)". Paper presented in II Research Symposium on Tuberculosis and Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal, 31 de Janeiro de 2020, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, 2020.
  27. Catalão, Maria João. "Silveiro, C., Marques, M., Carmo, N., Olivença, F., Catalão, M. J. "Significance of the N- glycolylation of Mycobacterial Peptidoglycan in Antibiotic Resistance", (2020), II Research Symposium on Tuberculosis and Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal, 31 de Janeiro de 2020, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal". Paper presented in II Research Symposium on Tuberculosis and Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal, 31 de Janeiro de 2020, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, 2020.
  28. Catalão, Maria João. "Marques, M., Silveiro, C., Carmo, N., Olivença, F., Catalão, M. J. "Significance of the Amidation of Mycobacterial Peptidoglycan in Antibiotic Resistance" (2020), II Research Symposium on Tuberculosis and Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal, 31 de Janeiro de 2020, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal". Paper presented in II Research Symposium on Tuberculosis and Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal, 31 de Janeiro de 2020, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, 2020.
  29. Olivença, Francisco; Pires, David; Carmo, Nuno; Macedo, Rita; Nunes, Alexandra; Gomes, João Paulo; Anes, Elsa; Catalão, Maria João. "Inhibition of Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis as a Strategy Against Drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC 19 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology¿ 19, 2019.
  30. Catalão, Maria João; Olivença, Francisco; Narciso, Ana Rita; Filipe, Sérgio R.; Pimentel, Madalena. "Efficient targeting of the mycobacterial peptidoglycan: how mycobacteriophage Ms6 peptidoglycan hydrolase compromises this cell barrier". Paper presented in The Great Wall Symposium 2019, 2019.
  31. Olivença, Francisco; Pires, David; Carmo, Nuno; Macedo, Rita; Nunes, Alexandra; Gomes, João Paulo; Anes, Elsa; Catalão, Maria João. "Shifting the Paradigm: Repurposing Beta-lactam Antibiotics Against Drug-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis". Paper presented in The Great Wall Symposium 2019, 2019.
  32. Catalão, Maria João. "Figueiredo J.,*, Henriques M. X.*, Catalão M. J., Narciso A. R., Mesquita F., Saraiva B., Carido M. , Cabanes D., Pinho M. G. and Filipe S. R. (2019) Efficient encapsulation of newly synthesized cell surface protects Streptococcus pneumoniae from the action of peptidoglycan hydrolases and host defenses. Bacterial cell division: Closing the gap, EMBO Workshop, 9-12 June, Lund, Sweden". Paper presented in Bacterial cell division: Closing the gap, EMBO Workshop, 9-12 June, Lund, Sweden, 2019.
  33. Catalão, Maria João. "Olivença, F., Pires, D., Carmo, N., Macedo, R., Nunes, A., Gomes, J. P., Anes, E., Catalão, M. J. (2019) "Shifting the Paradigm: Repurposing Beta-lactam Antibiotics Against Drug-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis". 11th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting & 4th i3DU Meeting, 15 de julho de 2019, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal". Paper presented in 11th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting & 4th i3DU Meeting, 15 de julho de 2019, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, 2019.
  34. Catalão, Maria João. "Gama, B., Olivença, F., Carmo, N., Pires, D., Anes, E., Catalão, M. J.(2019) "Restoring Drug Resistant Mycobacteria Susceptibility to Beta-lactam Antibiotics", 11th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting & 4th i3DU Meeting , 15 de julho de 2019, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal". Paper presented in 11th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting & 4th i3DU Meeting, 15 de julho de 2019, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, 2019.
  35. Catalão, Maria João. "Catalão, M. J., Olivença, F., Narciso, A. R., Filipe, S. R., Pimentel, M. (2019) "Efficient targeting of the mycobacterial peptidoglycan: how mycobacteriophage Ms6 peptidoglycan hydrolase compromises this cell barrier", The Great Wall Symposium 2019, 25 a 27 de setembro de 2019, Institut Pasteur, Paris, França". Paper presented in The Great Wall Symposium 2019, 25 a 27 de setembro de 2019, Institut Pasteur, Paris, França, 2019.
  36. Catalão, Maria João. "Olivença, F., Pires, D., Carmo, N., Macedo, R., Nunes, A., Gomes, J. P., Anes, E., Catalão, M. J. (2019) "Shifting the Paradigm: Repurposing Beta-lactam Antibiotics Against Drug-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis". The Great Wall Symposium 2019, 25 a 27 de setembro de 2019, Institut Pasteur, Paris, França". Paper presented in The Great Wall Symposium 2019, 25 a 27 de setembro de 2019, Institut Pasteur, Paris, França, 2019.
  37. Catalão, Maria João. "Olivença, F., Pires, D., Carmo, N., Macedo, R., Nunes, A., Gomes, J. P., Anes, E., Catalão, M. J. (2019) “Inhibition of Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis as a Strategy against Drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis”, MICROBIOTEC 19 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology’ 19, 5 a 7 de dezembro de 2019, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC 19 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology’ 19, 5 a 7 de dezembro de 2019, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 2019.
  38. Catalão, Maria João. "Catalão, M. J., Olivença, F., Narciso, A. R., Filipe, S. R., Pimentel, M. "Efficient targeting of the mycobacterial peptidoglycan: how mycobacteriophage Ms6 peptidoglycan hydrolase compromises this cell barrier" (2019) MICROBIOTEC 19 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology’ 19, 5 a 7 de dezembro de 2019, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC 19 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 19, 5 a 7 de dezembro de 2019, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 2019.
  39. Catalão, Maria João. "Figueiredo J.,*, Henriques M. X.*, Catalão M. J., Narciso A. R., Mesquita F., Saraiva B., Carido M. , Cabanes D., Pinho M. G. and Filipe S. R. (2019) Efficient encapsulation of newly synthesized cell surface protects S. pneumoniae. The Great Wall Symposium 2019, 25 a 27 de setembro de 2019, Institut Pasteur, Paris, França". Paper presented in The Great Wall Symposium 2019, 25 a 27 de setembro de 2019, Institut Pasteur, Paris, França, 2019.
  40. Olivença, Francisco; Catalão, Maria João; Moniz-Pereira, José; Pimentel, Madalena. "Ms6 Pin Protein: The Role on a Mycobacteriophage Resistance Mechanism". Paper presented in 10th iMed.ULisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting & 3rd i3DU Meeting, 2018.
  41. Catalão, Maria João. "Figueiredo J.,*, Henriques M. X.*, Catalão M. J., Narciso A. R., Mesquita F., Saraiva B., Carido M. , Cabanes D., Pinho M. G. and Filipe S. R. (2018) Efficient encapsulation of the newly synthesized cell surface conceals Streptococcus pneumoniae to peptidoglycan hydrolases and to host defenses. The Bacterial Cell Envelope: From Mechanism of Assembly to Role in the Physiology of Single Cells and C". Paper presented in The Bacterial Cell Envelope: From Mechanism of Assembly to Role in the Physiology of Single Cells and Communities, Bacterial Cell Surfaces Gordon Research Conference, 24-29 June, WEst Dover, Vermount, USA, 2018.
  42. Catalão, Maria João. "Catalão M. J., Narciso A. R., Figueiredo J., Pinho M. G., Filipe S. R. (2017) Penicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae: the role of the MurMN operon in peptidoglycan synthesis regulation, The Great Wall Symposium, Albufeira, Portugal.". Paper presented in The Great Wall Symposium, Albufeira, Portugal., 2017.
  43. Catalão, Maria João. "Catalão M. J., Narciso A. R., Figueiredo J., Pinho M. G., Filipe S. R. (2017) Cellular localization of penicillin resistance factors MurM and MurN in live Streptococcus pneumoniae cells. Europneumo2017. Stockholm, Sweden.". Paper presented in Europneumo2017. Stockholm, Sweden., 2017.
  44. Catalão, Maria João. "Narciso, A. R., Catalão, M. J. and Filipe, S. R. (2015) Peptidoglycan synthesis and penicillin resistance in Streptococccus pneumoniae. 6th ITQB NOVA PhD Students´ Meeting, Oeiras, Portugal, de 18 a 20 de Novembro.". Paper presented in 6th ITQB NOVA PhD Students´ Meeting, Oeiras, Portugal, de 18 a 20 de Novembro., 2015.
  45. Catalão, Maria João. "Catalão, M. J., Henriques, M. X., Figueiredo, J., Gomes, J. P. and Filipe, S. R. (2015) Optimization of the expression of fluorescent proteins in Streptococcus pneumoniae. XII European Meeting on the Molecular Biology of the Pneumococcus (EuroPneumo 2015), Oxford, Reino Unido, de 7 a 10 de Julho.". Paper presented in XII European Meeting on the Molecular Biology of the Pneumococcus (EuroPneumo 2015), Oxford, Reino Unido, de 7 a 10 de Julho., 2015.
  46. Catalão, Maria João. "Martins F., Gigante A., Catalão M. J., Moniz-Pereira J. and Pimentel M. (2013) Ms6 Gp1 behaves as a chaperone assisting LysA delivery to its substrate. (2013) Molecular Biology in Portugal and EMBL Alumni Meeting, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, Portugal". Paper presented in Molecular Biology in Portugal and EMBL Alumni Meeting, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa, Portugal, 2013.
  47. Catalão, Maria João. "Martins F., Gigante A., Catalão M. J., Moniz-Pereira J. and Pimentel M. (2013) Contribution of Ms6 Gp1 to Mycobacterium smegmatis lysis. Microbiotec 2013. Portuguese Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Aveiro, Portugal.". Paper presented in Microbiotec 2013. Portuguese Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Aveiro, Portugal., 2013.
  48. Catalão, Maria João. "Pimentel , Catalão M. J., Gil F. , Martins F., Leite A., Pinheiro-Torres B., McNeil M., Moniz-Pereira J. (2012) Mycobacteriophage Ms6: New insigths into the mechanisms of lysis, "Viruses of Microbes", EMBO Conference, Brussels, Belgium.". Paper presented in Viruses of Microbes", EMBO Conference, Brussels, Belgium., 2012.
  49. Catalão, Maria João. "Catalão M. J., Milho C., Gil F., Moniz-Pereira J. and M. Pimentel (2011) Functional analysis of the holin-like proteins of mycobacteriophage Ms6, "Microbial Viruses: Genomics, evolution and application in ecology, biotechnology and medicine", Society for General Microbiology, Irish Division Meeting, Belfast-Northern Ireland.". Paper presented in Microbial Viruses: Genomics, evolution and application in ecology, biotechnology and medicine", Society for General Microbiology, Irish Division Meeting, Belfast-Northern Ireland., 2011.
  50. Catalão, Maria João. "Catalão M. J., Gil A., Moniz-Pereira J. and M. Pimentel (2009) The Mycobacteriophage Ms6 Endolysin Reaches its Target Assisted by Gp1, a Chaperone-Like Protein, “109th General Meeting American Society of Microbiology”, Philadelphia-USA.". Paper presented in 109th General Meeting American Society of Microbiology”, Philadelphia-USA., 2009.
  51. Catalão, Maria João. "Gil, F., Grzegorzewicz A., Catalão M. J., Vital J., McNeil M. and Pimentel, M (2009) Mycobacteriophage Ms6 LysB specifically targets the outer membrane of Mycobacterium smegmatis, “Microbiotec´2009”, Lisboa (Portugal).". Paper presented in Microbiotec´2009”, Lisboa (Portugal)., 2009.
  52. Catalão, Maria João. "Gil, F., Grzegorzewicz A., Catalão M. J., Vital J., McNeil M. and Pimentel, M. (2010) The mycobacteriophage Ms6 encodes an additional lysis protein (LysB) that targets the outer membrane of Mycobacterium smegmatis, “Viruses of Microbes”, Institute Pasteur, Paris-France.". Paper presented in Viruses of Microbes”, Institute Pasteur, Paris-France., 2009.
  53. Catalão, Maria João. "Catalão M. J., Milho C., Gil F., Piechota C., Moniz-Pereira J and Pimentel, M (2010) Activity of the Ms6 mycobacteriophage endolysin LysA, “Viruses of Microbes”, Institute Pasteur, Paris-France.". Paper presented in iruses of Microbes”, Institute Pasteur, Paris-France., 2009.
  54. Catalão, Maria João. "Gil, F., Catalão M. J., Moniz-Pereira J., Leandro P., McNeil M., M. Pimentel (2008) LysB: A Lipolytic Enzyme Encoded within the Lysis Module of the Mycobacteriophage Ms6, “108th General Meeting American Society of Microbiology”, Boston-USA.". Paper presented in 108th General Meeting American Society of Microbiology”, Boston-USA., 2008.
  55. Catalão, Maria João. "Catalão M. J., Gil A., Pimentel M. and Moniz-Pereira J (2008) Gp1: A mycobacteriophage secretion chaperone protein involved in the translocation of the Ms6 endolysin across the cytoplasmic membrane, XVIth National Congress of Biochemistry, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Açores (Portugal).". Paper presented in XVIth National Congress of Biochemistry, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Açores (Portugal)., 2008.
  56. Catalão, Maria João. "Gil, F., Catalão, M. J., Vital, J., McNeil, J. Moniz-Pereira and M. Pimentel (2007) Mycobacteriophage Ms6 LysB: the first lipase described from a bacteriophage, “Microbiotec´2007”, Lisboa (Portugal).". Paper presented in Microbiotec´2007”, Lisboa (Portugal)., 2007.
  57. Catalão, Maria João. "Catalão, M. J., Gil, F., Pimentel, M., J. Moniz-Pereira (2007) A chaperone-like protein is involved in the translocation of the mycobacteriophage Ms6 endolysin, “Microbiotec´2007”, Lisboa (Portugal).". Paper presented in Microbiotec´2007”, Lisboa (Portugal)., 2007.
  58. Catalão, Maria João. "Gil, F., Catalão, M. J., Vital, J., McNeil, J. Moniz-Pereira, M. Pimentel (2007) The mycobacteriophage Ms6 lytic cassette encodes an enzyme with lypolitic activity which targets the lypid layer of Mycobacterium smegmatis, 4th Congress of the European Society for Emerging Infections”, Lisbon (Portugal).". Paper presented in 4th Congress of the European Society for Emerging Infections”, Lisbon (Portugal)., 2007.
  59. Catalão, Maria João. "Gil, F., Catalão, M.J., Vital, J., Moniz-Pereira, J., McNeil, M. and M. Pimentel (2006) “LysB: A Phage Lytic Enzyme from Mycobacteriophage Ms6 Has Antibacterial Activity”, Second Workshop on Host-Pathogen Interactions and Cell Signaling, URIA-CPM, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa.". Paper presented in Second Workshop on Host-Pathogen Interactions and Cell Signaling, URIA-CPM, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa., 2006.
  60. Catalão, Maria João. "Catalão, M.J., Gil, F., Vital, J., Moniz-Pereira, J., and M. Pimentel (2006) “Role of the Mycobacteriophage Ms6 Gene gp1 in Mycobacteria Lysis”, Second Workshop on Host-Pathogen Interactions and Cell Signaling, URIA-CPM, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa.". Paper presented in Second Workshop on Host-Pathogen Interactions and Cell Signaling, URIA-CPM, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa., 2006.
  61. Catalão, Maria João. "Gil F., Catalão M.J., Vital J., Moniz-Pereira J. and M. Pimentel (2006) LysB: A Phage Lytic Enzyme from Mycobacteriophage Ms6 Has Antibacterial Activity, "12th International Congress on Infectious Diseases", Lisboa (Portugal).". Paper presented in 12th International Congress on Infectious Diseases", Lisboa (Portugal)., 2006.
  62. Catalão, Maria João. "Catalão M.J., Gil F., Vital J., Moniz-Pereira J. and M. Pimentel (2006) Role of the Mycobacteriophage Ms6 Gene gp1 in Mycobacteria Lysis, "12th International Congress on Infectious Diseases", Lisboa (Portugal).". Paper presented in 12th International Congress on Infectious Diseases", Lisboa (Portugal)., 2006.
  63. Catalão, Maria João. "Gil, F., Picchota, C., Catalão, M. J., Vital, J., Moniz-Pereira, J., McNeil, M. and M. Pimentel (2006)Analysis of the lysis genes lysA and lysB of the Mycobacteriophage Ms6, “106th General Meeting American Society of Microbiology”, Orlando-USA.". Paper presented in 106th General Meeting American Society of Microbiology”, Orlando-USA., 2006.
  64. Catalão, Maria João. "Catalão, M. J., Rosado. H, Pimentel, M. and J. Moniz-Pereira (2005) Construction of a new system for DNA expression in mycobacteria, “Microbiotec´2005”, Póvoa de Varzim (Portugal).". Paper presented in Microbiotec´2005”, Póvoa de Varzim (Portugal)., 2005.
  65. Catalão, Maria João. "Catalão, M. J., Rosado, H., Pimentel, M. and J. Moniz-Pereira (2005) Modification of Ms6-attP core region allows integration at the different tRNAAla genes of M. bovis BCG, “Microbiotec´2005”, Póvoa de Varzim (Portugal).". Paper presented in Microbiotec´2005”, Póvoa de Varzim (Portugal)., 2005.
  66. Catalão, Maria João. "Rosado, H., Catalão, M. J., Pimentel, M. and J. Moniz-Pereira (2005) Construction of a new system for DNA expression in mycobacteria, “2nd Congress of the Portuguese Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and 6th Congress of the Portuguese-Spanish Chapter of the Controlled Release Society”, Coimbra (Portugal).". Paper presented in 2nd Congress of the Portuguese Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and 6th Congress of the Portuguese-Spanish Chapter of the Controlled Release Society”, Coimbra (Portugal)., 2005.
Journal article
  1. Olivença, Francisco; Pires, David; Silveiro, Cátia; Gama, Bianca; Holtreman, Frederico; Anes, Elsa; Catalão, Maria João. "Ethambutol and meropenem/clavulanate synergy promotes enhanced extracellular and intracellular killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aac.01586-23.
    Published • 10.1128/aac.01586-23
  2. Mandal, Manoj; Pires, David; Catalão, Maria João; Azevedo-Pereira, José Miguel; Anes, Elsa. "Modulation of Cystatin F in Human Macrophages Impacts Cathepsin-Driven Killing of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis". Microorganisms 11 7 (2023): 1861. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11071861.
    10.3390/microorganisms11071861
  3. Pires, David; Mandal, Manoj; Matos, Ana I.; Peres, Carina; Catalão, Maria João; Azevedo-Pereira, José Miguel; Satchi-Fainaro, Ronit; Florindo, Helena F.; Anes, Elsa. "Development of Chitosan Particles Loaded with siRNA for Cystatin C to Control Intracellular Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis". Antibiotics 12 4 (2023): 729. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12040729.
    10.3390/antibiotics12040729
  4. Silveiro, Cátia; Marques, Mariana; Olivença, Francisco; Pires, David; Mortinho, Diana; Nunes, Alexandra; Pimentel, Madalena; Anes, Elsa; Catalão, Maria João. "CRISPRi-mediated characterization of novel anti-tuberculosis targets: Mycobacterial peptidoglycan modifications promote beta-lactam resistance and intracellular survival". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 13 (2023): 1-20. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1089911/full.
    Published • 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1089911
  5. Pires, David; Mandal, Manoj; Pinho, Jacinta; Catalão, Maria João; Almeida, António José; Azevedo-Pereira, José Miguel; Gaspar, Maria Manuela; Anes, Elsa. "Liposomal Delivery of Saquinavir to Macrophages Overcomes Cathepsin Blockade by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Helps Control the Phagosomal Replicative Niches". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24 2 (2023): 1142. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24021142.
    10.3390/ijms24021142
  6. Olivença, Francisco; Ferreira, Cláudia; Nunes, Alexandra; Silveiro, Cátia; Pimentel, Madalena; Gomes, João Paulo; Catalão, Maria João. "Identification of drivers of mycobacterial resistance to peptidoglycan synthesis inhibitors". Frontiers in Microbiology 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.985871.
    Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2022.985871
  7. Figueiredo, Joana; Henriques, Mafalda Xavier; Catalão, Maria João; Pinheiro, Sara; Narciso, Ana Rita; Mesquita, Francisco; Saraiva, Bruno Manuel; et al. "Encapsulation of the septal cell wall protects Streptococcus pneumoniae from its major peptidoglycan hydrolase and host defenses". PLOS Pathogens 18 6 (2022): e1010516. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010516.
    10.1371/journal.ppat.1010516
  8. Olivença, Francisco; Nunes, Alexandra; Macedo, Rita; Pires, David; Silveiro, Cátia; ANES, ELSA; Miragaia, Maria ; Gomes, João Paulo; Catalão, Maria João. Corresponding author: Catalão, Maria João. "Uncovering Beta-Lactam Susceptibility Patterns in Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis through Whole-Genome Sequencing". Microbiology Spectrum (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00674-22.
    Published • 10.1128/spectrum.00674-22
  9. Pires, David; Calado, Marta; Velez, Tomás; Mandal, Manoj; Catalão, Maria João; Neyrolles, Olivier; Lugo-Villarino, Geanncarlo; et al. "Modulation of Cystatin C in Human Macrophages Improves Anti-Mycobacterial Immune Responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Coinfection With HIV". Frontiers in Immunology 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.742822.
    10.3389/fimmu.2021.742822
  10. Gigante, Adriano M.; Olivença, Francisco; Catalão, Maria João; Leandro, Paula; Moniz-Pereira, José; Filipe, Sérgio R.; Pimentel, Madalena. "The Mycobacteriophage Ms6 LysB N-Terminus Displays Peptidoglycan Binding Affinity". Viruses 13 7 (2021): 1377. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13071377.
    Accepted • 10.3390/v13071377
  11. Tan, Yong Zi; Zhang, Lei; Rodrigues, José; Zheng, Ruixiang Blake; Giacometti, Sabrina I.; Rosário, Ana L.; Kloss, Brian; et al. "Cryo-EM Structures and Regulation of Arabinofuranosyltransferase AftD from Mycobacteria". Molecular Cell 78 4 (2020): 683-699.e11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2020.04.014.
    10.1016/j.molcel.2020.04.014
  12. Catalão, Maria João; Filipe, Sérgio R.; Pimentel, Madalena. "Revisiting Anti-tuberculosis Therapeutic Strategies That Target the Peptidoglycan Structure and Synthesis". Frontiers in Microbiology 10 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00190.
    Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00190
  13. Catalão, Maria; Pimentel, Madalena. "Mycobacteriophage Lysis Enzymes: Targeting the Mycobacterial Cell Envelope". Viruses 10 8 (2018): 428. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v10080428.
    Published • 10.3390/v10080428
  14. Gigante, A.M.; Hampton, C.M.; Dillard, R.S.; Gil, F.; Catalão, M.J.; Moniz-Pereira, J.; Wright, E.R.; Pimentel, M.. "The Ms6 mycolyl-arabinogalactan esterase lysB is essential for an efficient mycobacteriophage-induced lysis". Viruses 9 11 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85034770173&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/v9110343
  15. Atilano, M.L.; Pereira, P.M.; Vaz, F.; Catalão, M.J.; Reed, P.; Grilo, I.R.; Sobral, R.G.; et al. "Bacterial autolysins trim cell surface peptidoglycan to prevent detection by the drosophila innate immune system". eLife 2014 3 (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84898467936&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.7554/eLife.02277
  16. Catalão, M.J.; Figueiredo, J.; Henriques, M.X.; Gomes, J.P.; Filipe, S.R.. "Optimization of fluorescent tools for cell biology studies in Gram-positive bacteria". PLoS ONE 9 12 (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84914665269&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0113796
  17. Henriques, M.X.; Catalão, M.J.; Figueiredo, J.; Gomes, J.P.; Filipe, S.R.. "Construction of Improved Tools for Protein Localization Studies in Streptococcus pneumoniae". PLoS ONE 8 1 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84872819538&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0055049
  18. Catalão, M.J.; Gil, F.; Moniz-Pereira, J.; São-José, C.; Pimentel, M.. "Diversity in bacterial lysis systems: Bacteriophages Show the way". FEMS Microbiology Reviews 37 4 (2013): 554-571. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84878961038&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/1574-6976.12006
  19. Catalão, M.J.; Gil, F.; Moniz-Pereira, J.; Pimentel, M.. "The endolysin-binding domain encompasses the N-terminal region of the mycobacteriophage Ms6 Gp1 chaperone". Journal of Bacteriology 193 18 (2011): 5002-5006. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80052543330&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1128/JB.00380-11
  20. Catalão, M.J.; Gil, F.; Moniz-Pereira, J.; Pimentel, M.. "Functional analysis of the Holin-Like proteins of mycobacteriophage Ms6". Journal of Bacteriology 193 11 (2011): 2793-2803. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79958121285&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1128/JB.01519-10
  21. Catalão, M.J.; Milho, C.; Gil, F.; Moniz-Pereira, J.; Pimentel, M.. "A second endolysin gene is fully embedded in-frame with the lysA gene of mycobacteriophage Ms6". PLoS ONE 6 6 (2011): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79958281245&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0020515
  22. Gil, F.; Grzegorzewicz, A.E.; Catalão, M.J.; Vital, J.; McNeil, M.R.; Pimentel, M.. "Mycobacteriophage Ms6 LysB specifically targets the outer membrane of Mycobacterium smegmatis". Microbiology 156 5 (2010): 1497-1504. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77952375559&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1099/mic.0.032821-0
  23. Catalão, M.J.; Gil, F.; Moniz-Pereira, J.; Pimentel, M.. "The mycobacteriophage Ms6 encodes a chaperone-like protein involved in the endolysin delivery to the peptidoglycan". Molecular Microbiology 77 3 (2010): 672-686. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77954850130&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07239.x
  24. Gil, F.; Catalão, M.J.; Moniz-Pereira, J.; Leandro, P.; McNeil, M.; Pimentel, M.. "The lytic cassette of mycobacteriophage Ms6 encodes an enzyme with lipolytic activity". Microbiology 154 5 (2008): 1364-1371. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-46249097759&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1099/mic.0.2007/014621-0
Preprint
  1. Francisco Olivença; David Pires; Cátia Silveiro; Bianca Gama; Frederico Holtreman; Elsa Anes; Maria João Catalão. "Ethambutol and Meropenem/Clavulanate Synergy Promotes Enhanced Extracellular and Intracellular Killing ofMycobacterium tuberculosis". 2023. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.24.563807.
    10.1101/2023.10.24.563807
Report
  1. Silveiro, Cátia; Catalão, Maria João. 2019. Role of the N-glycolylation of the mycobacterial peptidoglycan in host immune recognition and antibiotic resistance. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lPKyLoG5LHqBM0yBUtvzQcfZSws5MQl5/view?usp=sharing.
  2. Silveiro, Cátia; Catalão, Maria João. 2019. CRISPRi, a tool to investigate bacterial virulence and to unravel novel drug targets. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q277hvtM8fxgnoePT6cOlWf-K_e5CJai/view?usp=sharing.
  3. Silveiro, Cátia; Olivença, Francisco; Catalão, Maria João. 2018. Construction of a deletion mutant of the namH gene in Mycobacterium smegmatis and construction of a plasmid to express the protein NamH. https://drive.google.com/file/d/190LV3TXa2a_Oub8wFuRsMOwCa9oU5Sws/view?usp=sharing.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Catalão, Maria João. "Characterization and Functional Analysis of the Gp1 Accessory Lysis Protein in Mycobacterium smegmatis infection by the Mycobacteriophage Ms6". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, 2010.
  2. Catalão, Maria João. "Bacteriophages: future as antimicrobial agents". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, 2009.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023 Olivença, F., Pires, D., Silveiro, C., Anes, E., and Catalão, M.J. (2023). Association of meropenem with ethambutol enhances the exposure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis peptidoglycan and promotes its synergistic killing. Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Conference 2023. Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Conference 2023
2023 Olivença, F., Pires, D., Silveiro, C., Anes, E., and Catalão, M.J. (2023). Association of meropenem with ethambutol enhances the exposure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis peptidoglycan and promotes its synergistic killing. 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen (Denmark). 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
2023 Olivença, F., Nunes, A., Macedo, R., Pires, D., Silveiro, C., Anes, E. and Catalão M. J. (2023). Uncovering Beta-Lactam Susceptibility Patterns in Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis through Whole-Genome Sequencing. Universidade de Coimbra Life Sciences Awards, Coimbra (Portugal). Universidade de Coimbra Life Sciences Awards
2022/04 Olivença F, Pires D, Silveiro C, R., Anes E, Catalão MJ. Ethambutol and meropenem/clavulanic acid synergy promotes extracellular and intracellular killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, ECCMID 2022- European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 23-26 April 2022, Lisbon, Portugal. ECCMID 2022- European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
2022/03 Catalão MJ. Reassessment of the use of beta-lactam antibiotics in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, Webinar TB: Research on TB, which paths? March 21, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Lisbon, Portugal Webinar TB: Research on TB, which paths?
2022 Catalão M. J. (2022) Antimicrobial Resistance in Dental Medicine. 31º Congresso da Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas. 18th of November 2022. Lisboa, Portugal 31º Congresso da Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas
2021/11 Olivença, F., Gigante A., Catalão M. J., Leandro P., Moniz-Pereira J. M., Filipe S. R.. and Pimentel., M. (2021) Mycobacteriophage Ms6 LysB: a lipolytic lysis enzyme with peptidoglycan binding affinity MICROBIOTEC21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 21, 23-26 de Novembro de 2021, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. MICROBIOTEC21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology
2021/11 Figueiredo J, Henriques MX, Catalão MJ, Narciso AR, Mesquita F, Saraiva B, Carido M, Cabanes D, Pinho MG, Filipe SR (2021) Efficient encapsulation of the newly synthesized cell wall protects Streptococcus pneumoniae from peptidoglycan hydrolases and host defenses, MICROBIOTEC21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 21, 23-26 November 2021, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. MICROBIOTEC21 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology
2020/01/31 Olivença, F., Pires, D., Carmo, N., Macedo, R., Nunes, A., Gomes, J. P., Anes, E., Catalão, M. J. (2020) Inhibition of Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis as a Strategy against Drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. II Research Symposium on Tuberculosis and Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal, 31 de janeiro de 2020, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal II Research Symposium on Tuberculosis and Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Portugal)
2020 Figueiredo J.,*, Henriques M. X.*, Catalão M. J., Narciso A. R., Mesquita F., Saraiva B., Carido M. , Cabanes D., Pinho M. G. and Filipe S. R. (2020) Efficient encapsulation of newly synthesized cell surface protects Streptococcus pneumoniae from the action of peptidoglycan hydrolases and host defenses. 3rd Bacterial Cell Biology Conference, Nassau, Bahamas, 26-29 February, 2020 3rd Bacterial Cell Biology Conference
(Bahamas)
2018/12/07 Catalão MJ (2018) Virulence determinants of Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall and new targets for therapy, 39th Cycle of Conferences on Infectious Diseases-Santa Maria Hospital, December 2018, Lisbon, Portugal. 39th Cycle of Conferences on Infectious Diseases
Department of Infectious Diseases, Santa Maria Hospital (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/11/30 Catalão M. J. Efficient targeting of the mycobacterial cell wall by the mycobacteriophage Ms6 lytic enzymes. Mini-Symposium: Looking for new ways to fight tuberculosis. ITQB NOVA-UNL, 30 de Novembro. Mini-Symposium: Looking for new ways to fight tuberculosis
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017/07/13 Gigante A., Hampton C., Dillard R., Catalão M. J., Moniz-Pereira J., Filipe S. R., Wright E., Pimentel M. (2017) Assessing the role of mycobacteriophage Ms6 LysB in phage-mediated host lysis. 9th iMed.ULisboa and 2nd i3du Postgraduate Students Meeting, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, 13 de Julho. 9th iMed.ULisboa and 2nd i3du Postgraduate Students Meeting
Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2015 Catalão M. J., Henriques M. X.,Figueiredo J., Gomes J.P. and Filipe S. R. (2015) Optimization of the expression of fluorescent proteins in Streptococcus pneumoniae. XII European Meeting on the Molecular Biology of the Pneumococcus (EuroPneumo 2015), Oxford-UK. XII European Meeting on the Molecular Biology of the Pneumococcus (EuroPneumo 2015)
(Oxford, United Kingdom)
2015 Atilano, M. L., Pereira, P. M., Vaz, F., Catalão, M. J., Pinho, M. G., Filipe, S. R. (2015) The different roles of Staphylococcus aureus autolysins in the concealment of peptidoglycan at the bacterial cell surface. The Great Wall Symposium, Italy, de 21 a 23 de Setembro. The Great Wall Symposium
(Villa Finally, Italy)
2015 Catalão, M. J. (2015) Finding new mechanisms of protein localization in Streptococcus pneumoniae using fluorescence microscopy, SCAN seminar, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB-UNL). Scan Seminar
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Oeiras, Portugal)
2013 Catalão M. J., Henriques M. X.,Figueiredo J., Gomes J.P. and Filipe S. R. (2013) Construction of improved tools for protein localization studies in Streptococcus pneumoniae. XI European Meeting on the Molecular Biology of the Pneumococcus (EuroPneumo 2013), Madrid-Spain. XI European Meeting on the Molecular Biology of the Pneumococcus (EuroPneumo 2013)
(Madrid, Spain)
2013 Atilano, M. L. *, Pereira, P. M. *, Vaz, F., Catalão, M. J., Reed, P., Grilo, I. R., Sobral, R. G., Ligoxygakis, P., Pinho, M. G., Filipe, S. R. (2013) Bacterial autolysins trim cell surface peptidoglycan to prevent detection by the Drosophila innate immune system. The Great Wall Symposium, Institut Pasteur, Paris-France. The Great Wall Symposium
Institut Pasteur (Paris, France)
2013 Atilano M. L. *, Pereira P. M. *, Vaz F., Catalão M. J., Reed P., Grilo I. R., Sobral R. G., Ligoxygakis P., Pinho M. G. and Filipe S. R. Bacterial autolysins trim cell surface peptidoglycan to prevent detection by the Drosophila innate immune system. (2013) Integrated Insect Immunology: From Basic Biology To Environmental Applications, ESF-EMBO Symposium, Poland. Integrated Insect Immunology: From Basic Biology To Environmental Applications
ESF-EMBO Symposium (Pultusk, Poland)
2011 Catalão, M. J., Milho C., Gil F., Moniz-Pereira J. and M. Pimentel (2011) Mycobacteriophage Ms6 lysA: a gene encoding two functional endolysins, Microbial viruses: genomics, evolution and application in ecology, biotechnology and medicine, Society for General Microbiology, Irish Division Meeting, Belfast-Northern Ireland. Microbial viruses: genomics, evolution and application in ecology, biotechnology and medicine
Society for General Microbiology, Irish Division Meeting (Belfast, Ireland)
2011 Catalão, M. J., Gil F., Milho C., Moniz-Pereira J. and M. Pimentel (2011) The lysis module of mycobacteriophage Ms6. Worshop on phage and mycobacterial molecular biology. URIA-CPM, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa. Worshop on phage and mycobacterial molecular biology
Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2009 Gil, F., Catalão M. J. and M. Pimentel (2009) LysB: a lypolytic enzyme from Mycobacteriophage Ms6 targets the trehalose dimycolate of mycobacteria, Workshop on Mycobacterium Biology and Pathogenesis, URIA-CPM, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa. Workshop on Mycobacterium Biology and Pathogenesis
Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2009 Catalão M. J., Gil, F., Pimentel, M. and J. Moniz-Pereira (2009) A Phage Chaperone-like protein is involved in the Ms6 endolysin delivery to the peptidoglycan, Workshop on Mycobacterium Biology and Pathogenesis, URIA-CPM, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa. Workshop on Mycobacterium Biology and Pathogenesis
Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2008/07 Gil F., Catalão M. J., Vital J., Moniz Pereira J., Leandro P., McNeil M. and M. Pimentel (2008) LysB: A new protein encoded within the lysis cassette of mycobacteriophage Ms6 has lipolytic activity, Edinburgh International Phage Conference, July 2008, Edinburgh (Scotland). Edinburgh International Phage Conference
(Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
2008/07 Catalão M. J., Gil F., Monteiro F., Pimentel M. and J. Moniz-Pereira (2008) A chaperone-like protein is involved in the translocation of the mycobacteriophage Ms6 endolysin, Edinburgh International Phage Conference, July 2008, Edinburgh (Scotland). Edinburgh International Phage Conference
(Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
2007/07/20 Catalão, M. J. (2007) Mycobacterial lysis mediated by mycobacteriophages: mechanisms involved in endolysin translocation, conferência inserida no âmbito do Curso de Formação Avançada, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, em 20 de Julho. Curso de Formação Avançada
Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2005 Catalão M. J., Rosado H., Pimentel M. and J. Moniz-Pereira (2005) Changes in the DNA sequence of Ms6 bacteriophage attP-int region allows site-specific recombination into the three tRNAAla genes of M. bovis BCG, 2nd Congress of the Portuguese Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and 6th Congress of the Portuguese-Spanish Chapter of the Controlled Release Society, Coimbra (Portugal). 2nd Congress of the Portuguese Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and 6th Congress of the Portuguese-Spanish Chapter of the Controlled Release Society
(Coimbra, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/10 - 2025/10 Deciphering the role of mycobacterial peptidoglycan modifications in host immune recognition and antibiotic resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Supervisor of Cátia Raquel Lopes Silveiro
Pharmacy-Microbiology (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2019/01/07 - 2024/03/18 Deciphering unexploited features of drug-repurposing beta-lactams against tuberculosis: from genomic patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis susceptibility to synergistic combinations
Supervisor of Francisco Olivença Miguel
 Pharmacy-Microbiology (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Studies on mycobacteria glycosyltransferases, promising targtes to develop antituberculosis drugs.
Co-supervisor of Bárbara Ferreira Rodrigues
 Master in Biotechnology. NOVA University of Lisbon. (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/09 Reappraising the use of beta-lactam antibiotics against tuberculosis: study of genes associated with beta-lactam susceptibility in mycobacteria
Supervisor
 Master degree in Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/09 Past, present and future of drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment
Supervisor
 Integrated Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/07 New inhibitors of peptidoglycan biosynthesis in tuberculosis treatment
Supervisor of Margarida Isabel Capitão Grilo
Integrated Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/07 Use of beta-lactam antibiotics in the treatment of multi-resistant tuberculosis
Supervisor of Tatiana Danilov
Integrated Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2021/02/08 Significance of mycobacterial peptidoglycan amidation in host immune recognition and antibiotic resistance
Supervisor of Mariana Ferreira Balula Marques
 Master in Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2019/01/09 - 2021/01/04 Role of the N-glycolylation of the mycobacterial peptidoglycan in host immune recognition and antibiotic resistance
Supervisor of Cátia Raquel Lopes Silveiro
 Master in Biopharmaceutical Sciences (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Ascertaining mycobacterial inducible resistance to peptidoglycan inhibitors
Supervisor of Cláudia Sofia Oliveira Ferreira
 Master in Biomedical Sciences (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Exploring mycobacterial inducible resistance to beta-lactams
Supervisor of Eleanor Fethers
 Erasmus Internship (Scientific initiation)
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, United Kingdom
2020 - 2021 Characterization of NamH beta-lactamase activity in Mycobacterium smegmatis
Supervisor of Inês Soares
 Graduation in Cellular and Molecular Biology (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/06/01 - 2019/12/18 Construction of a fluorescent derivative of human Toll-like receptor 2 for mycobacterial peptidoglycan recognition
Supervisor of Francisca Bixirão Ferreira Andersen
 Graduation in Cellular and Molecular Biology (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/01/10 - 2019/10/27 Restoring drug resistant mycobacteria susceptibility to beta-lactams antibiotics
Supervisor of Bianca Carolina Ribeiro Gama
 Master in Biomedical Sciences (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2018/01/16 - 2018/05/25 Construction of a knock-out namH mutant in Mycobacterium smegmatis
Supervisor of Cátia Raquel Lopes Silveiro
 Graduation in Cellular and Molecular Biology (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2007/09/01 - 2008/10/01 Mycobacteriophage Ms6 mutants constrution by allelic recombination and transposition
Co-supervisor of Francisca Horta Monteiro
 Graduation in Microbiology-Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022 Referee of the Master Dissertation "Ascertaining mycobacterial inducible resistance to peptidoglycan inhibitors", Master in Biomedical Sciences,
Supervisor
 Cláudia Sofia Oliveira Ferreira (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2022 A new target inside an old molecule: glutamate amidation of peptidoglycan. Doctorate in Biology. NOVA University of Lisbon. 2022
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Bárbara Vitorino Gonçalves (PhD)
2021/09 Main referee of the Master dissertation "Secondary infections in COVID-19 patients", Integrated Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sofia Maria Azevedo Monteiro (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2021 Referee of the Master Dissertation "Role of the N-glycolylation of the mycobacterial peptidoglycan in host immune recognition and antibiotic resistance", Master in Biopharmaceutical Sciences
Supervisor
 Cátia Raquel Lopes Silveiro (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2021 Referee of the Master Dissertation "Significance of mycobacterial peptidoglycan amidation in host immune recognition and antibiotic resistance", Master in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Supervisor
 Mariana Ferreira Balula Marques (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021 Main referee of the Master Dissertation "Study of penicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae", Master in Molecular Genetics and Biomedicine
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Jorge Miguel Alves Martins (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021 Referee of the Master Dissertation "Use of beta-lactam antibiotics in the treatment of multi-resistant tuberculosis", Integrated Master degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Supervisor
 Tatiana Danilov (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2021 Referee of the Master Dissertation "New inhibitors of peptidoglycan biosynthesis in tuberculosis treatment”, Integrated Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Supervisor
 Margarida Isabel Capitão Grilo (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2019 Main referee of the PhD Dissertation "New studies in the resistance to ß-lactams and in cell wall damage survival in Staphylococcus aureus: an integrated approach"
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Raquel Pereira Portela (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019 Referee of the Master Dissertation "Restoring drug resistant mycobacteria susceptibility to beta-lactams antibiotics", Master in Biomedical Sciences
Supervisor
 Bianca Carolina Ribeiro Gama (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2015 Main referee of the Master Dissertation "Construction of Ms6 derivative mutants as tools interaction studies with mycobacteria", Master in Biopharmaceutical Sciences
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sofia Pires Oliveira Pombo (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2014 Main referee of the Master Dissertation "Mycobacteriophage Ms6: exploring the involvement of Gp1 on LysA export", Master in Biopharmaceutical Sciences
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Francisco André de Lemos Martins (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021 - Current Frontiers In Immunology
2021 - Current Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
2020 - Current Frontiers in Microbiology (1664-302X) Frontiers Media SA
2020 - Current Microbial Drug Resistance (1931-8448) Mary Ann Liebert
2019 - Current Viruses (1999-4915) MDPI AG
2019 - Current Applied and Environmental Microbiology (1098-5336) American Society for Microbiology
2019 - Current Pathogens (2076-0817) MDPI AG

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/11/25 - Current Research fellow of the FCT project PTDC/BIA-MIC/31233/2017 Frederico Duarte Holtreman
2019/04/01 - Current Post-doc research fellow of the FCT project PTDC/BIA-MIC/31233/2017 Nuno Baltazar do Carmo
2021/09 - 2021/12 Project III Curricular Unit "Uncovering the role of cut3 in the antibiotic susceptibility of Mycobacterium smegmatis", of the Integrated Master degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon Carolina Sofia de Sousa Pinheiro dos Santos Martins
2021/09 - 2021/12 Project III Curricular Unit "Purification of a mCherry fluorescent fusion of the D29 mycobacteriophage endolysin cell wall binding domain for peptidoglycan binding studies", Integrated Master degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Univer Mariana Ruiz Estrela
2021/09 - 2021/09 Project III Curricular Unit "Uncovering the role of papA1 in the antibiotic susceptibility of Mycobacterium smegmatis", Integrated Master degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon Diogo António da Costa Fevereiro
2021/01 - 2021/06 Research Fellow of the ESCMID Research Grant Project Cátia Raquel Lopes Silveiro
2017/12/01 - 2019/05/31 Research fellow of the FCT project IF/00414/2015 Francisco Olivença Miguel
2017/10/01 - 2018/02/28 Project III Curricular unit "Construction of a Ms6 mutant" of the Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Facuty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon Rute Padre-Santo
2011/10/01 - 2012/03/31 Initiation to Investigation in Microbiology I, Master in Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon Catarina Andreia Ricacho Gouveia
Distinctions

Award

2016 FCT Investigator 2015
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Other distinction

2018 ESCMID Research Grant 2018
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland
2016 FCT Investigator Starting Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2011 Best oral communication
2009 ASM PhD student grant award
American Society for Microbiology, United States