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Claudia Istrate. Concluiu o Doutoramento em Biologia Integrativa e Biomedicina em 2007/04/24 pela Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica e Licenciatura em Medicina Veterinária em 2001/06/30, e pela Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara de Cluj-Napoca, na Roménia. É Investigadora Auxiliar na Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária. Publicou 17 artigos em revistas especializadas. Possui 2 capítulos de livros. Organizou 2 eventos científicos internacionais. Participou em 1 evento. Coorientou 1 tese de doutoramento. Orientou 1 dissertação de mestrado e coorientou 1 outra. Recebeu 6 prémios e/ou homenagens. Participou como Bolseira de Doutoramento em 1 projeto, foi Bolseira de Pós-Doutoramento em 2 projetos, Investigadora em 6 projetos e Investigadora responsável em 5 projetos. Atua na área de Ciências Agrárias com ênfase em Ciências Veterinárias e doenças infeciosas veterinária. Seus interesses científicos incluem: 1) estudar a resposta do hospedeiro aos agentes patogénicos (virais) importantes, como por exemplo o vírus da peste suína africana, com o objetivo de desenvolver vacinas, ferramentas de diagnóstico e terapêuticas; 2) epidemiologia molecular dos vírus que causam gastroenterite (ex. rotavírus, norovírus, astrovírus e adenovírus) em Portugal e na comunidade de países africanos de língua portuguesa (CPLP); 3) estudar o potencial antropozoonótico dos vírus referidos. Na sua atividade profissional interagiu com 77 colaboradores em coautorias de trabalhos científicos. No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: Animal Science and Veterinarian Sciences.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Claudia Istrate

Citation names

  • Istrate, Claudia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6019-F7C1-681F
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4706-7598

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 934476052 (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Veterinary Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Romanian (Mother tongue)
Hungarian (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2003/02/01 - 2007/04/24
Concluded
 Biologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
"Host and Immune Responses to Natural and Experimental Rotavirus Infection" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 aprovado por unanimidade
1995/10/01 - 2001/06/30
Concluded
 Medicina Veterinara (Licenciatura)
Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara Cluj-Napoca, Romania
"Study of parasitic infections and diseases in captive primate species" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 9.50 (nine 50%) out of 10
1995/06/30 - 1998/06/30
Concluded
 Teaching Degree (Outros)
Major in Biology and Chemistry
Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara Cluj-Napoca, Romania
 20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/07/15 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal
2019/06/01 - 2019/07/04 Researcher (Research) Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal
2018/04/01 - 2018/06/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) Linköpings Universitet Institutionen för klinisk och experimentell medicin, Sweden
Linköpings Universitet Institutionen för klinisk och experimentell medicin, Sweden
2008/06/01 - 2015/09/30 Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2007/09/01 - 2008/05/31 Postdoc (Research) Linköpings Universitet Institutionen för klinisk och experimentell medicin, Sweden
Linköpings Universitet Institutionen för klinisk och experimentell medicin, Sweden
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Laboratório Associado para Ciência Animal e Veterinária
10.54499/LA/P/0059/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Ciência Animal e Veterinária, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Ciencia Animal, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/03 - 2025/03/11 Characterization of a novel African swine fever virus (ASFV) modulator of cytokine responses
2022.04769.PTDC
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Targeting TLR2 for improved veterinary vaccines
PTDC/CVT-CVT/4599/2021
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Global Health and Tropical Medicine
UID/Multi/04413/2019
UIDB/04413/2020
10.54499/UIDB/04413/2020
154718UID
UIDP/04413/2020
10.54499/UIDP/04413/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Saúde Global e Medicina Tropical, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022 - 2023 Low-cost arboviral genomic arboviral surveillance and education initiatives in São Tomé and Piauí
C-Trop
Researcher
Concluded
2022 - 2023 Identification of the biological interacting partners of DP146L protein of African Swine Fever Virus
UIDB/00276/2020
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2021 - 2022 Detection and characterization of rotavirus group A strains circulating in the Lisbon Zoologic Garden animals
UIDB/00276/2020
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018 - 2020 Yellow fever vaccine coverage and arbovirus seroprevalence cluster survey in Samba (Luanda) and Porto Amboim municipalities
ID: 14-2018 CE Angola
Researcher
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Department of Population Health
Cancelled
2017 - 2017 Enteric zoonoses of viral and parasitic origin in children and young animals in the view of "One Health, One Medicine"
PN-III-P1-1.1-MCD-2017-0119
Researcher
Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara Cluj-Napoca, Romania
 EXECUTIVE AGENCY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION FUNDING
Concluded
2013/06 - 2015/06 Norovirus infection and disease in Portuguease elderly; a glimpse on epidemiology and host genetics
PTDC/DTP-EPI/1222/2012
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 Fundação a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Ministerio da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
Concluded
2013 - 2015 Network for Portuguese speaking women in tropical health
MulhereS Trop
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 The Elsevier Foundation
Concluded
2012 - 2014 Assessment of the etiology of infant viral gastroenteritis with focus on rotavirus infection in Huambo region, Angola
ROTA-ANGOLA
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 Ministério da Saúde
Concluded
2012 - 2014 Aetiology of Diarrhoea in children under five at the Bengo General Hospital, in Angola
CISA 12-2012-PN
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Angola

Camões Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

Ministério da Saúde
Concluded
2012 - 2013 Desafios e soluções para o controlo de doenças parasitárias – ensino e investigação
ID-121916
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Concluded
2011 - 2013 Rotavirus epidemiology and surveillance in the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe; molecular characterization of the circulating strains
ROTA-STP
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

Instituto Marquês de Valle Flôr
Concluded
2010/01/01 - 2013 Immunotherapy of African trypanosomiasis in the mouse model by DNA vaccination
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/102486/PT
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008 - 2010 Pathogenesis and treatment of viral diarrhoea
ID: K378-2007
Post-doc Fellow
Linköpings Universitet Institutionen för klinisk och experimentell medicin, Sweden
 Sida
Concluded
2008 - 2010 Viral gastroenteritis: Disease mechanism and host genetics of susceptibility
ID: K2008-56
Post-doc Fellow
Linköpings Universitet Institutionen för klinisk och experimentell medicin, Sweden
 Vetenskapsradet
Concluded
2004 - 2007 Genética, Estequiometria e Cinética do Empacotamento Múltiplo de Proteínas da Partícula Idêntica a Rotavírus
POCI/BIO/55975/2004
Technical development
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2004 - 2006 Novel strategies for a safe rotavirus vaccine
QLK2-CT-2002-01249
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
 European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development Regions of Knowledge
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2016/03 - 2016/04 Rotavirus in São Tomé
ROTA-STP-W
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Saúde Global e Medicina Tropical, Portugal

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Saúde Global e Medicina Tropical
Concluded
2014 - 2014 Global access to safe water: microbiology and eco-recycling for our benefit
SAFE Water
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Saúde Global e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Saúde Global e Medicina Tropical
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Johansen, K.; Hinkula, J.; Istrate, C.; Johansson, E.; Poncet, D.; Svensson, L.. Polyphosphazenes as Adjuvants for Inactivated and Subunit Rotavirus Vaccines in Adult and Infant Mice. 2008.
    Published • 10.1002/9780470478882.ch6
Book chapter
  1. Istrate, Claudia. "Rotavírus, uma ameaça à vida das crianças nos países em vias de desenvolvimento". In Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical. Portugal, 2012.
    Published
  2. Istrate, Claudia. "Polyphosphazenes as Adjuvants for Inactivated and Subunit Rotavirus Vaccines in Adult and Infant Mice". In Vaccine Delivery and Immunomodulation, 85-99. United States: wiley.com, 2009.
    Published • 10.5005/jp/books/12790_29
Journal article
  1. Dikudila Vita; Manuel Lemos; Zoraima Neto; Mathebula Evans; Ngiambudulu M. Francisco; Filomeno Fortes; Ema Fernandes; Celso Cunha; Claudia Istrate. "High Detection Rate of Rotavirus Infection Among Children Admitted with Acute Gastroenteritis to Six Public Hospitals in Luanda Province After the Introduction of Rotarix® Vaccine: A Cross-Sectional Study". Viruses (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/v16121949.
    10.3390/v16121949
  2. João Mega; Rafaela Moreira; Guilherme Moreira; Ana Silva-Loureiro; Priscilla Silva; Claudia Istrate; Sérgio Silva; et al. "Multicentric Study on Enteric Protists Occurrence in Zoological Parks in Portugal". Pathogens (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13100874.
    10.3390/pathogens13100874
  3. Claudia Istrate; Jéssica Marques; Pedro Bule; Sílvia Correia; Frederico Aires-da-Silva; Marlene Duarte; Ana Luísa Reis; et al. "In Silico Characterization of African Swine Fever Virus Nucleoprotein p10 Interaction with DNA". Viruses (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/v14112348.
    10.3390/v14112348
  4. Hagbom, Marie; Hellysaz, Arash; Istrate, Claudia; Nordgren, Johan; Sharma, Sumit; de-Faria, Felipe Meira; Magnusson, Karl-Eric; Svensson, Lennart. "The 5-HT 3 Receptor Affects Rotavirus-Induced Motility". Journal of Virology 95 15 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00751-21.
    Open access
  5. João Piedade; Johan Nordgren; Filipa Esteves; Aida Esteves; Rosa Teodósio; Lennart Svensson; Claudia Istrate. "Molecular epidemiology and host genetics of norovirus and rotavirus infections in Portuguese elderly living in aged care homes". Journal of Medical Virology (2019): https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.25425.
    10.1002/jmv.25425
  6. Mesquita JR; Istrate C; Santos-Ferreira NL; Ferreira AS; Abreu-Silva J; Veiga J; van der Poel WHM; Nascimento MSJ. "Short communication: detection and molecular characterization of hepatitis E virus in domestic animals of São Tomé and Príncipe.". Tropical animal health and production 51 2 (2019): 481-485. http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30178438.
    Published • 10.1007/s11250-018-1700-x
  7. A. Esteves; J. Nordgren; C. Tavares; F. Fortes; R. Dimbu; N. Saraiva; C. Istrate. "Genetic diversity of norovirus in children under 5 years of age with acute gastroenteritis from Angola". Epidemiology and Infection (2018): 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268818000377.
    10.1017/S0950268818000377
  8. Carolina Gasparinho; Daniela Flavia Hozbor; João Piedade; Maria Clara Mirante; Cristina Mendes; Carlos Mayer; Susana Vaz Nery; Miguel Brito; Claudia Istrate. "Characterization of rotavirus infection in children with acute gastroenteritis in Bengo province, Northwestern Angola, prior to vaccine introduction". PLOS ONE 12 4 (2017): e0176046-e0176046. https://doi.org/10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0176046.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0176046
  9. Gasparinho, Carolina; Mirante, Maria Clara; Centeno-Lima, Sonia; Istrate, Claudia; Mayer, Antonio Carlos; Tavira, Luis; Nery, Susana Vaz; Brito, Miguel. "Etiology of Diarrhea in Children Younger Than 5 Years Attending the Bengo General Hospital in Angola". Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 35 2 (2016): E28-E34. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000368727900001&KeyUID=WOS:000368727900001.
    10.1097/inf.0000000000000957
  10. Istrate, Claudia. "Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus in four provinces of Angola before vaccine introduction". Journal of Medical Virology (2016): http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmv.24510/abstract.
    10.1002/jmv.24510
  11. Istrate, C.; Hagbom, M.; Vikström, E.; Magnusson, K.-E.; Svensson, L.. "Rotavirus infection increases intestinal motility but not permeability at the onset of diarrhea". Journal of Virology 88 6 (2014): 3161-3169. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84894560107&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1128/JVI.02927-13
  12. Istrate, C.; Sharma, S.; Nordgren, J.; Videira E Castro, S.; Lopes, Â.; Piedade, J.; Zaky, A.; et al. "High rate of detection of G8P[6] rotavirus in children with acute gastroenteritis in São Tomé and Príncipe". Archives of Virology (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84907688803&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00705-014-2244-7
  13. Hagbom, M.; Istrate, C.; Engblom, D.; Karlsson, T.; Rodriguez-Diaz, J.; Buesa, J.; Taylor, J.A.; et al. "Rotavirus stimulates release of serotonin (5-HT) from human enterochromaffin cells and activates brain structures involved in nausea and vomiting". PLoS Pathogens 7 7 (2011): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79960947500&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.ppat.1002115
  14. Istrate, C.; Hinkula, J.; Charpilienne, A.; Poncet, D.; Cohen, J.; Svensson, L.; Johansen, K.. "Parenteral administration of RF 8-2/6/7 rotavirus-like particles in a one-dose regimen induce protective immunity in mice". Vaccine 26 35 (2008): 4594-4601. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-48649084782&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.05.089
  15. Johansson, E.; Istrate, C.; Charpilienne, A.; Cohen, J.; Hinkula, J.; Poncet, D.; Svensson, L.; Johansen, K.. "Amount of maternal rotavirus-specific antibodies influence the outcome of rotavirus vaccination of newborn mice with virus-like particles". Vaccine 26 6 (2008): 778-785. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-38349070942&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.11.089
  16. Istrate, C.; Hinkula, J.; Hammarström, L.; Svensson, L.. "Individuals with selective IgA deficiency resolve rotavirus disease and develop higher antibody titers (IgG, IgG1) than IgA competent individuals". Journal of Medical Virology 80 3 (2008): 531-535. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-38849123602&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/jmv.21101
  17. Istrate, C.; Douagi, I.; Charpilienne, A.; McInerney, G.M.; Hidmark, Å.; Johansen, K.; Larsson, M.; et al. "Bone marrow dendritic cells internalize live RF-81 bovine rotavirus and rotavirus-like particles (RF 2/6-GFP-VLP and RF 8*2/6/7-VLP) but are only activated by live bovine rotavirus". Scandinavian Journal of Immunology 65 6 (2007): 494-502. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34249326941&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2007.01907.x
  18. Kordasti, S.; Istrate, C.; Banasaz, M.; Rottenberg, M.; Sjövall, H.; Lundgren, O.; Svensson, L.. "Rotavirus infection is not associated with small intestinal fluid secretion in the adult mouse". Journal of Virology 80 22 (2006): 11355-11361. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33750701180&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1128/JVI.00152-06
  19. Rodríguez-Díaz, J.; Banasaz, M.; Istrate, C.; Buesa, J.; Lundgren, O.; Espinoza, F.; Sundqvist, T.; Rottenberg, M.; Svensson, L.. "Role of nitric oxide during rotavirus infection". Journal of Medical Virology 78 7 (2006): 979-985. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33744952454&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1002/jmv.20650
Newspaper article
  1. Istrate, Claudia. "Rotavírus e gastroenterite em crianças em África", Jornal da Saúde, 2017, http://www.jornaldasaude.org.
  2. Istrate, Claudia. "Diarreias e vírus. Vacinas representam a melhor forma de prevenção", Jornal da Saúde de Angola, 2011, http://www.jornaldasaude.org/.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Istrate, Claudia. "Host and Immune Responses to Natural and Experimental Rotavirus Infection". PhD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, 2007.
  2. Istrate, Claudia. "Zoonotic Parasitic Disease of Primates Living in Captive Environment (Zoos)". Degree, Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara Cluj-Napoca, 2001.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019 Rotavirus diarrhea and intestinal motility is attenuated in 5-HT3R KO mice European Expert Meeting on Rotavirus Vaccination with 8th European Rotavirus Biology Meeting
(Riga, Latvia)
2018 Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus in Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe before vaccine introduction 2ªs Jornadas do Algarve Biomedical Center (ABC), Universidade do Algarve
Universidade do Algarve (Olhão, Portugal)
2017 Rotavirus and acute gastro-enteritis in African children 4th National Congress on Tropical Medicine
Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Lisboa, Portugal)
2015 Rotavírus epidemiology in four districts of Angola before vaccine introduction 6th European Rotavirus Biology Meeting (ERBM)
(Dijon, France)
2014 Norovirus infection and disease in Portuguese elderly: a glimpse on viral epidemiology and host genetics 12th International Conference on Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases
(Bangcoque, Thailand)
2014 Rotavirus epidemiology studies in Portuguese Speaking African countries: Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe 8th African Rotavirus Symposium” that will be held under the theme “Rotavirus Landscape in Africa - Towards Prevention and Control
(Livingstone)
2013 Rotavirus strain characterization- baseline study for rotavirus vaccine introduction in São Tomé and Príncipe Fighting NTDs in Portuguese-speaking African countries
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases (Lisboa, Portugal)
2013 First report on rotavirus genotypes from the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe: high prevalence of G8P[6] genotype 5th European Congress of Virology
(Lyon, France)
2012 Rotavirus epidemiology and emergence of G8P6 strain in the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe in 2011 2nd National Congress of Tropical Medicine
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (Lisboa, Portugal)
2011 Rotavirus Increases Small Intestinal Motility but not Permeability, at the time of diarrhoea onset European Rotavirus Biology Meeting
(Altafiumara)
2010 Rotavirus Increases Small Intestinal Motility but not Permeability, at the time of Diarrhoea Swedish Network for Gastrointestinal Infection and Inflammation Meeting
(Gotemburgo, Sweden)
2008 Amount of maternal antibodies influence the immune response to neonatal immunization with chimeric rotavirus Rf 8*2/6/7 VLPs : 2nd Rotavirus Biology Meeting
(Estocolmo, Sweden)
2006 Evaluation of rotavirus-like particles (RV-VLPs) immune response in gnotobiotic pig model International Congress of Veterinary Virology
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2006 Role of Serotonin and enterochromaffin cells in rotavirus disease at 2nd Smögen Symposium on Virology
(Smogen, Sweden)
1998 The influence of some phythotherapeutical products (Eridiarom and Polivitarom) on the rate of tumoral proliferation and the process of metastasis, in rats 5th edition Romanian Veterinarian Students Symposium
(Cluj-Napoca)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2018 - 2022 Epidemiology and characterization of rotavirus strains circulating in Angola after Rotarix vaccine introduction
Co-supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Identification and characterization of enteric viruses (norovirus, astrovirus and adenovirus) in children with acute diarrhea in Angola
Co-supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Norovirus infection and disease in Portuguese elderly: a glimpse on epidemiology and host genetics
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Rotavirus epidemiology and surveillance in the Huambo region of Angola
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Norovirus infection and disease in Portuguese elderly: a glimpse on epidemiology and host genetics
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Rotavirus epidemiology and surveillance in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tomé and Principe; molecular characterization of the circulating strains
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2025/02/11 - 2025/02/11 International Seminar: "African Swine Fever Virus: An Emerging Global Challenge" (2025/02/11 - 2025/02/11)
Congress (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2024/04/09 - 2024/04/09 Internacional Conference: "Present Challenges in Veterinary Vaccines" (2024/04/09 - 2024/04/09)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2016 - 2016 International Workshop to present rotavirus vaccine to health workers (medical doctors, nurses, technicians, NGO workers etc.) before introduction in the National Immunization Programme in São Tomé and Príncipe (2016 - 2016)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Saúde Global e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2014 - 2014 International Seminar on “Global access to safe water: microbiology and eco-recycling for our benefit” . (2014 - 2014)
Seminar (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Saúde Global e Medicina Tropical, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2011 - 2014 Participar no Dia Aberto, apresentar para o público geral trabalho em virologia clínca
Other
 Dia Aberto
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024 Process Optimisation of Functionalised Adenovirus-like Particle (ADDomer) to use as a Snakebite Therapy
(Thesis) Arguer
 Mariana Teles Gomes Raposo Bettencourt (Master)
2024 Rotavirus A in Mozambique: Undernutrition, risk factors, and vaccine effectiveness (Rotarix®) in children under five years old with diarrhea
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Assucênio Hortêncio Chissaque (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2022 Epidemiological and genetic characterization of Norovirus outbreaks occurred in LVT region, Portugal 2017-2022
(Thesis) Arguer
 Mafalda Brites de Araújo Lucas (Other)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2017 - 2019 Portuguese Society for Virology Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2012 - 2014 Mestrado Saúde Tropical/Métodos Avançados em Biologia Molecular Saúde Tropical (Mestrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2012 - 2014 Doutoramento em Genética Humana e Doenças Infecciosas/Experimentação laboratorial in vivo e in vitro Genética Humana e Doenças Infecciosas (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2011 - 2013 Mestrado Microbiologia Médica/Epidemiologia dos virus que causam gastroenterite Microbiologia Médica (Mestrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2016 - Current TV STP Mais, Jornal de Notícias, Rotavirus in São Tomé and Principe (STP)
2014 - Current TV Ciência Rotavirus epidemiology in two Portuguese speaking African countries: Angola and São Tomé and Principe
Distinctions

Other distinction

2017 Travel Grant
GAVI Alliance, Switzerland
2016 Travel Grant
GAVI Alliance, Switzerland
2014 Travel Grant
GAVI Alliance, Switzerland
2007 Postdoc fellowship
Linköpings Universitet Institutionen för klinisk och experimentell medicin, Sweden
2001 PhD Fellowship
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2000 Erasmus Fellowship
Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara Cluj-Napoca, Romania