Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Ana Maria Silva do Vale
Citation names
- do Vale, Ana
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 661E-CBF2-6AA5
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-4044-6328
Email addresses
- avale@ibmc.up.pt (Professional)
- avale@i3s.up.pt (Professional)
Telephones
- Telephone
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- 220408800 (Professional)
Addresses
- i3S, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde. Rua Alfredo Allen, 208 , 4200-135 P, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
- IBMC, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular. Rua Alfredo Allen, 208, 4200-135, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Cell Biology
- Agrarian Sciences - Veterinary Sciences
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Spanish; Castilian | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Intermediate (B1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
French | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Galician | Intermediate (B1) | Advanced (C1) | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2011/05/02 - 2011/05/13
Concluded
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Course on laboratory Animal Science, Category C (80 hours), accredited by FELASA (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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1997/09/01 - 2003/12/31
Concluded
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Aquatic Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Anti-phagocytic mechanisms of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida in sea bass pasteurellosis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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1991 - 1996/10/22
Concluded
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Aquatic Sciences (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"In vivo expression of the 70 kDa Extracellular protease and of the iron regulated outer membrane proteins of the fish pathogen
Aeromonas salmonicida" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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16/20 |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/08/16 - Current | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal | ||
2019/01/01 - 2022/08/15 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal | ||
2014/07/15 - 2018/12/31 | Postdoc (Research) | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal | ||
2009/07/01 - 2014/06/30 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal | ||
2007/01/01 - 2009/06/30 | Postdoc (Research) | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal | ||
2007 - 2008 | Postdoc (Research) | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal | ||
2004/01/01 - 2006/12/31 | Postdoc (Research) | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal | ||
1996/01/01 - 1996/06/30 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal |
University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2012/01/01 - 2014/07/31 | Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) | Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal |
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal | ||
2004 - 2006 | Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) | Instituto Superior de Saúde do Alto Ave, Portugal |
Instituto Superior de Saúde do Alto Ave, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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1997/09/01 - 2003/12/31 | PhD student | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal (...) |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2015/03 - 2018/12 | Structural determinants required for receptor binding and membrane translocation of AIP56, an AB toxin targeting NF-kB
Provided by PTCRIS: SFRH/BPD/95777/2013
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2007/01 - 2009/06 | STUDIES ON THE ROLE OF THE AIP56 EXOTOXIN IN THE PATHOGENESIS AND DISSEMINATION OF FISH SEPTICEMIC PASTEURELLOSIS
Provided by PTCRIS: SFRH/BPD/26816/2006
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Cancelled
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2004/01 - 2006/12 | PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH INDUCED IN SEA BASS BY PHOTOBACTERIUM DAMSELAE SUBSP. PISCICIDA INFECTION: STUDIES TOWARDS IDENTIFICATION
OF THE APOPTOGENIC FACTOR, ELUCIDATION OF APOPTOTIC PATHWAYS AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANTI-PHOTOBACTERIUM VACCINE
Provided by PTCRIS: SFRH/BPD/11538/2002
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
1997/09 - 2001/08 | VIRULENCE FACTORS AND MECHANISMS OF PHOTOBACTERIUM DAMSELA, THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF PASTEURELLOSIS
Provided by PTCRIS: PRAXIS XXI/BD/11038/97
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2022/11/01 - Current | IGNITION - Improving Green Innovation for the Blue Revolution: new tools and opportunities for a more sustainable animal farming
(https://ignition-project.eu/) (PI at i3S; i3S budget-356,591 euros; total budget- 5,077,442 euros)
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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Horizon 2020
Ongoing
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2022/08/16 - 2028/08/15 | VIVACE: Prevention of infectious diseases in aquaculture: exploring VIrulence factors for the development of subunit VACcinEs
for fish
2021.02251.CEECIND/CP1663/CT0016
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Institute for Research and Innovation in Health
LA/P/0070/2020
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
Universidade do Porto, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2021/03/28 - 2025/03/27 | T3SS and T5SS in Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida: from basic studies to vaccine development
PTDC/CVT-CVT/7177/2020
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2019/01/01 - 2022/08/15 | Research Contract (https://doi.org/10.54499/DL57/2016/CP1355/CT0010)
DL 57/2016/CP1355/CT0010
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2018/07/15 - 2022/07/14 | Identification and characterization of virulence factors secreted by Photobacterium damselae piscicida with potential to be
used as antigens for vaccination against fish photobacteriosis (PI; Funding 232,362 euros)
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2018/07/15 - 2022/07/14 | Structural and functional characterization of AB toxins targeting antigen-presenting cells and their application as cancer
vaccines (Co-PI; Funding 235,831 euros)
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde
UID/BIM/04293/2019
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
Universidade do Porto, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2016/06/01 - 2019/11/30 | Host cell factors and molecular mechanisms implicated in intoxication by AIP56, a bacterial toxin targeting NF-kB (PI; Funding
198,048 euros)
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2013/05/15 - 2015/09/30 | Studies towards identification of structural determinants required for receptor binding and membrane translocation of AIP56,
a Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida apoptogenic AB toxin targeting NF-kB (PI; Funding 195,655 euros)
PTDC/BIA-MIC/3463/2012
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
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2010/06/01 - 2013/10/31 | Cell entry and intracellular trafficking of the apoptogenic AIP56 exotoxin, a key virulence factor of Photobacterium damselae
subsp. piscicida (PI; Funding 153,402 euros)
PTDC/CVT/099544/2008
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
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2010/05/01 - 2013/10/31 | Rational design of an AIP56-based anti-pasteurellosis vaccine
PTDC/MAR/101143/2008
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
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2010/05/01 - 2013/10/31 | The role of iron-related acute phase proteins during bacterial infection in fish
PTDC/CVT/100386/2008
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
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2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 | Strategic Project - LA 2 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/SAU/LA0002/2011
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2010/04/01 - 2012/01/31 | Biochemical and biophysical characterization of AIP56, a novel bacterial apoptogenic exotoxin
PTDC/BIA-PRO/101111/2008
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
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2007/10/01 - 2011/06/30 | Creating tools for studying sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) immunity
PTDC/CVT/69086/2006
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
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2005/11/01 - 2009/01/31 | Studies on the apoptosis induced in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) phagocytes by Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida
exotoxin AIP56 (PI; Funding 98,753 euros)
POCI/MAR/56111/2004
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
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2005/01/01 - 2008/06/30 | Apoptotic pathway(s) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: proteomic profile and metacaspase-interactive molecules
POCI/BIA-BCM/57364/2004
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
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2003/09/15 - 2006/09/14 | Development of a vaccine against Photobacterium infection (PI; Funding 50,000 euros)
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Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Preprint |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Intellectual property
Patent |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2023/09/11 | The two-component system RstAB positively regulates the expression of secreted virulence factors in Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida | 21st International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish (EAFP XXI), Aberdeen, Scotland, 11th-14th September 2023
EAFP-European Association of Fish Pathologists (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
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2023/09/11 | Tenacibaculum maritimum can boost an inflammatory response in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) upon peritoneal injection but cannot trigger tenacibaculosis disease | 21st International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish (EAFP XXI), Aberdeen, Scotland, 11th-14th September 2023
EAFP-European Association of Fish Pathologists (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
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2023/03/17 | PBT: a novel binary toxin from the fish pathogen Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida that targets fish, mouse and human macrophages (Best Oral Presentation Award) | I ImmunoHUB Annual Meeting - Infection & Immunity
i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (Porto, Portugal)
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2022/05/04 | The two-component system RstAB regulates expression of virulence factors in Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida | IJUP - Encontro de Investigação Jovem
(Porto, Portugal)
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2022/05/02 | AIP56 and AIP56-like toxins: a family of bacterial toxins that target NF-kB | 5th European NF-kappaB Subunit Workshop
(Porto, Portugal)
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2022/04/26 | Innate immune-related gene expression profiles in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) bath challenged with Tenacibaculum maritimum | 21st Fish Immunology/Vaccination Workshop. Wageningen, Netherlands, 24-28th of April, 2022
(Wageningen, Netherlands)
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2021/10/07 | Differential local and systemic immune responses in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) following Tenacibaculum maritimum infection | European Aquaculture Society Congress, Funchal, Portugal, 7th of October, 2021
(Funchal)
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2021/09/21 | Structural and functional characterization of a PirAB-like binary toxin from Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida | EAFP 2021- 20th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish
EAFP-European Association of Fish Pathologists (Online)
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2021/09/20 | Structural and functional characterization of NiTox: a new AB-toxin from Vibrio Nigripulchritudo lethal to shrimp | Virtual 20th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish
EAFP-European Association of Fish Pathologists (online)
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2021/09/20 | Innate immune-related gene expression profiles in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) bath challenged with Tenacibaculum maritimum | Virtual 20th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish
EAFP-European Association of Fish Pathologists (Online)
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2021/09/20 | Isolation and characterization of Outer Membrane Vesicles from Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida | Virtual 20th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish
EAFP-European Association of Fish Pathologists (online)
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2021/09/17 | Innate immune-related gene expression profiles in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) bath challenged with Tenacibaculum maritimum | VIII Animal Science Workshop, ICBAS, Porto, Portugal
(Porto, Portugal)
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2021/06/28 | Photobacterium deadly duet: structure and activity of a novel virulence-associated binary toxin | ETOX2021- European workshop on bacterial protein toxins
ETOX2021- European workshop on bacterial protein toxins (online, Germany)
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2018/11/22 | Proteins secreted by the type II secretion system of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida: characterization of a novel NlpC/P60 containing peptidoglycan endopeptidase | i3S Integrative Seminars
i3S- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (Porto, Portugal)
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2017/06 | The type II secretion of Photobacterium damselae piscicida mediates extracellular release of the apoptogenic toxin AIP56 | 18th European Workshop on Bacterial Protein Toxins, 26-30 June 2017, Paris, France.
Institute Pasteur (Paris, France)
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2014/10 | AIP56, a bacterial AB toxin targeting NF-kB | i3S 4th Annual Meeting, 30-31 October 2014, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
i3s- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal)
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2009/09 | Studies on AIP56, a key virulence factor of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida | 14th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish, Prague, Czech Republic, September 14-18, 2009.
(Prague, Czech Republic)
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2009/06 | Structural and functional studies on AIP56, a novel bacterial apoptogenic toxin | 14th European Workshop on Bacterial Protein Toxins, 27 June-02 Jully 2009, Obernai, France.
(Obernai, France)
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1998/05 | Caracterización de los mechanismos de utilización de compuestos hemo como fuentes de hierro por Pasteurella piscicida | II Reunión Científica de Microbiología del Medio Acuático de la Sociedad Española de Microbiología, Girona, Spain, 29th-
31st May 1998.
(Girona, Spain)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2021/01/01 - Current | Characterization of a novel family of AB toxins with potential to be used as antigen delivery vehicles
Co-supervisor of Inês Lua Freitas
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Biologia Molecular e Celular (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
2021/01/01 - Current | Development of an antigen delivery platform based on AB toxins with specific tropism for APCs
Co-supervisor of Bruno Miguel da Silva Pinheiro
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Biologia Molecular e Celular (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
2019/10/01 - Current | Tenacibaculum maritimum pathogenesis: cross-talk between host and pathogen and beyond
Co-supervisor of Inês de Almeida Ferreira
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Ciência Animal (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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2023/01/01 - 2023/07/21 | Recombinant expression and purification of trimeric autotransporter adhesins from Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida
Supervisor of José Viveiros
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Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
2021/09/15 - 2022/10/26 | Studies on the regulation of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida secreted proteins by the two-component system RstAB
Supervisor of Alexandre J Pinto
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Biochemistry (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
2021/07/15 - 2022/10/14 | T3SS and T5SS in Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida: from basic studies to vaccine development
Supervisor of Inês Loureiro (Post-Doc)
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Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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2021/07/15 - 2022/10/14 | T3SS and T5SS in Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida: from basic studies to vaccine development
Supervisor of Johnny Lisboa (Post-Doc)
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Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
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2021/02/01 - 2022/09/05 | Trimeric autotransporter adhesins (TAAs) from Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida: investigation of biological functions
and recombinant production to use as antigens
Supervisor of Gabriela Alves Afonso
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Genética Molecular Comparativa e Tecnológica (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal |
2019/01 - 2021/07/14 | Identification and characterization of virulence factors secreted by Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida with potential
to be used as antigens for vaccination against photobacteriosis
Supervisor of Inês Loureiro
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contracted post-doc (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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2019/09 - 2020/07/15 | Studies on the regulation of expression of AIP56 by RstA of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida
Supervisor of Alexandre Pinto
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Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal |
2016/10 - 2019/11 | Host cell factors and molecular mechanisms implicated in intoxication by AIP56, a bacterial toxin targeting NF-kB
Supervisor of Cassilda Pereira
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post-doc fellowship (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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2019/03 - 2019/07 | Characterization of virulence factors secreted by Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida
Supervisor of Mateus de Souza Terceti
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contracted post-doc (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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2018/06 - 2018/11 | Host cell factors and molecular mechanisms implicated in intoxication by AIP56, a bacterial toxin targeting NF-kB
Supervisor of Rita Pombinho
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post-doc fellowship (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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2018/06 - 2018/10 | Comparative analysis of proteins secreted by different strains of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida
Supervisor
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Biotecnologia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Portugal
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2015/05 - 2015/09 | Structural determinants required for AIP56 membrane translocation
Supervisor of Johnny Marques Lisboa
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post-doc fellowship (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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2013/11 - 2015/05 | Identification of structural determinants required for receptor binding and membrane translocation of AIP56, a Photobacterium
damselae subsp. piscicida apoptogenic AB toxin targeting NF-kB
Supervisor of Rute Daniela Pinto
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post-doc fellowship (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
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2009/01/01 - 2015/02/23 | Intracellular trafficking of AIP56, a bacterial AB toxin trageting NF-kB
Co-supervisor of Liliana Marisa Gonçalves Pereira
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Ciências Biomédicas (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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2013/09/01 - 2014/11/16 | Identification of the binding/translocation domain of AIP56
Supervisor of José Martinho Oliveira Peres
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Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2013/09/01 - 2014/11/03 | Biotechnological and clinical potential of AIP56 toxin
Co-supervisor of Inês Salvador Rodrigues
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Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2013 - 2014 | Expression of the protein quimera AIP56-IL3 using different expression vectors and solubility tags
Co-supervisor of Daniela Ferreira Garcia Rodrigues
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Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal |
2013 - 2014 | Clarification of structure-function relationships of AIP56, an apoptogenic bacterial toxin targeting NF-kB
Supervisor of José Pedro Quelhas
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Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
2008/01/01 - 2013/07/16 | Structural and functional characterization of AIP56, an apoptogenic exotoxin of Photobacterium damselae ssp. piscicida
Co-supervisor of Daniela Sá Pereira e Silva
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Ciências Biomédicas (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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2008/01/01 - 2012/11/30 | Molecular and genetic characterisation of sea bass caspases
Co-supervisor of Marta Inês Rocha Reis
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Ciências Biomédicas (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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2012/04/01 - 2012/09/03 | Optimization of immuno-electron microscopy and immunofluorescence protocols for studying AIP56 trafficking
Supervisor of Clara Isabel Moura Cabral
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Anatomia Patológica, Citológica e Tanatológica (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
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2010/10/01 - 2011/12/12 | Development of a mammalian cell model to study AIP56
Supervisor of Silvia Liliana Gomes Mota
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Biologia Aplicada (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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2007 - 2008 | Studies on the pathological changes in the sea bass intestine associated to the pathogenesis and dissemination of Photobacterium
damselae subsp. piscicida
Supervisor of Mariana Isabel da Cunha Monteiro Terra
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Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
2004 - 2005 | Contribution to the clarification of the mechanism of action of the AIP56 exotoxin from Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida
Supervisor of Ana Sofia Leite Silva de Magalhães
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Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
2003 - 2004 | Sequencing of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) CD8 alpha
Supervisor
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Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2003 - 2004 | Apoptosis and bacterial virulence: study of anti-phagocytic activity of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida in pasteurellosis
os Solea senegalensis
Supervisor of Joaquim Jorge Faria Ribeiro de Freitas
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Biologia Aplicada
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2003 - 2004 | Kinetics of activation of caspases in apoptotic peritoneal phagocytes from sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) injected with Photobacterium
damselae subsp. piscicida (Phdp) concentrated supernatants and detection of apoptosis in tissues from sea bass with natural
Phdp infection
Supervisor
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Biologia Aplicada (Degree)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2003 - 2004 | Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) caspase-9: partial sequencing and molecular characterization
Supervisor of Ana Cristina Prieto Machado Correia Pinto
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Biologia Aplicada (Degree)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2002 - 2003 | Partial sequencing and molecular characterisation of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) caspase-3
Supervisor
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Biologia Aplicada (Degree)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2013/06/26 - 2015/06/25 | ETOX17- 17th European Workshop on Bacterial Protein Toxins; 20-24 June 2015. A meeting that brought together the most renowned
world scientists, young researchers and students for exchanging and discussing the latest and most exciting findings regarding
all aspects of the research within the field of bacterial protein toxins. (2015/06/20 - 2015/06/24)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal |
Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2021/07/20 | Transcriptomic study of Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae: roles of temperature and of the two-component system RstAB
as regulators of physiology and virulence
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Xosé Manuel Matanza Fente (PhD)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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2021/03/24 | Characterisation of siderophores' receptors from Aeromonas salmonicida and their application in the design of new methods
to control bacterial infections in aquaculture
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Diego Rey Varela (PhD)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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2021/03/16 | Exploring the role of Vav3 in the repair of toxin-induced plasma membrane damage
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Ana Catarina Sampaio Ribeiro (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
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2018/09/10 | Unravelling the role of keratins in bacterial infections
(Thesis) Arguer
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Rui Filipe da Silva e Cruz (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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2018/07/05 | Expression and purification of bacterial pore-forming toxins
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Patrícia Inês Notário Coelho (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal |
2018/06/29 | Identification and characterization of virulence genes in Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae, a pathogen of marine aquaculture
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Ana Vences Lorenzo (PhD)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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2017/12/21 | Effects of dietary Amino acids supplementation on the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) skin mucosal immune status
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Maria Carlota Pinto da Silva (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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2017/11/27 | Application of experimental protocols for the study of the infection of Solea Senegalensis by Tenacibaculum maritimum
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Ildefonso José Vital Simões (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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2014/10/29 | Molecular cytopathogenesis induced by the mycobacterium ulcerans toxin, mycolactone
(Thesis) Arguer
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José Bernardo da Costa Gama (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2013/11/29 | Identification of novel non-muscle myosin IIA (NMIIA) interacting partners
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Marina Patrícia Fonseca Santos (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
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2013/07/16 | Structural and Functional Characterization of AIP56, An Apoptogenic Exotoxin of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida
Supervisor
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Daniela de Sá Pereira e Silva (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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2012/11/30 | Molecular and genetic characterization of sea bass caspases
Supervisor
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Marta Inês Rocha Reis (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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2012/10/12 | Host-Pathogen interactions in Gram-positive bacteriosis in farmed turbot (Scophtalmus maximus)
(Thesis) Arguer
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Sónia Alexandra da Rocha Dias Gomes (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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2010 | NleC expression and purification
(Thesis) Main arguer
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António Simão Abreu (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
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2010 | Understanding Burulli Ulcer: Elucidation of the Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Infection with Mycobacterium
ulcerans
(Thesis) Arguer
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Alexandra Gabriel Fraga (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2008/10/24 | Identification of bacteria from the genus Vibrio associated to the clam culture: characterization and pathogenesis
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Roxana Beaz Hidalgo (PhD)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Ad Hoc journal article review
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2022/04/24 - Current | Aquaculture | |
2022 - Current | International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067) | MDPI |
2018/10/12 - Current | Scientific Reports (2045-2322) | |
2016/11/30 - Current | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2235-2988) | |
2015/04/01 - Current | Environmental Microbiology | |
2015/03/23 - Current | Infection and Immunity | |
2014/04/22 - Current | Research in Microbiology | |
2011/03/11 - Current | Diseases of Aquatic Organisms | |
2006/06/08 - Current | Fish & Shellfish Immunology | |
2006/05/18 - Current | Veterinary Microbiology |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2023 - Current | Frontiers in Bacteriology (2813-6144) | Frontiers Media, SA |
2021/10/02 - Current | Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (2296-634X) | Frontiers Media, SA |
2021/08/03 - Current | International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067) | MDPI |
Other jury / evaluation
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2023/10/25 - Current | Assessor in the probationary review of Manuel Correia, doctoral student of the Doctoral Program in Molecular and Cell Biology of the University of Porto. | Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal |