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Sónia Gonçalves Pereira is a PhD MD tenured Researcher, leading a multidisciplinary group focused in 2 main areas: a) microbiome studies, particularly regarding the interplay with the immune system in Celiac Disease, along with biopsychosocial features of the disease; b) antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control, including the development of fast-paced point-of-care diagnostic devices for antimicrobial susceptibility profiling and infection risk prediction tools. Conducting her research through a collaborative approach with different fields of knowledge, she seeks to excel knowledge transfer and bring science closer to society.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sónia Gonçalves Pereira

Citation names

  • Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8615-92D1-7858
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8197-1850

Email addresses

  • microsonia@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 244845050 Ext.: 500617 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Rua de Santo André, 66-68, Campus 5, 2410-541, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

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
2016/09 - 2022/07
Concluded
 Medicina (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
 Bom (15 valores)
2008/05 - 2014/01/29
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Ciências Farmacêuticas (Doutoramento)
Major in Microbiologia e Parasitologia
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Pseudomonas aeruginosa em ambiente termal: prevalência e determinantes de patogenicidade " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovada com distinção e louvor
2004/09 - 2008/05/09
Concluded
 Mestrado em Geociências (Mestrado)
Major in Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Caracterização de uma nova espécie bacteriana isolada do efluente ácido da escombreira de urânio "Barragem Velha" da Urgeiriça" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom (18 valores)
1995/09 - 1999/11/26
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Científico
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Bacteriologia de um aquífero de água mineral natural sob esforço de bombagem" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Bom com distinção (16 valores)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/12/01 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2017/03/01 - 2019/11/30 Science and Technology Management Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2014/04/01 - 2017/02/28 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2014/07/01 - 2014/12/22 Postdoc (Research) Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, United States

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2012/03 - 2012/07 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2011/09 - 2012/02 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/01/01 - Current Interno (Médica) Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/02 - 2023/02 Open Science Ambassador Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2022/03 - 2023/01 Manager of Laboratory, Institute, Museum, Centre or Observatory Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal
2020/05 - 2023/01 Organic Unit Sub-director Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1999/07/27 - 2014/03/31 Diretora da Qualidade e do Laboratório Companhia das Águas Medicinais da Felgueira, S.A., Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/09/01 - 2026/08/31 BreathIN - Towards a better and sustainable indoor air quality environment
Erasmus+ KA220 action program
Researcher
European Union
2022/12/31 - 2025/12/31 CeliAct(TIV) - Translocation, Inflammation and Virulence: dissecting mechanisms of gluten-microbiota interactions in Celiac Disease
2022 BC EIA
Principal investigator
Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal
 Beyond Celiac
2021/10/01 - 2024/09/30 RUN.EU PLUS - RUN-EU ProfessionaL research programmes for bUsiness and Society
101035816 (SEP-210724787)
Open Science Ambassador and Polytechnic of Leiria WP5 representative
European Commission
2021/03/01 - 2024/06 2ARTs - Acessing Autonomic Control in Cardiac Rehabilitation
PTDC/EMD-EMD/6588/2020
Researcher
Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2020/11/01 - 2023/12/31 IPC predict - developing an intelligent privacy-preserving tool to track infection risk in long-term healthcare units to support infection prevention and control
IPC predict
Principal investigator
Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2020/11/01 - 2023/12/31 Upgrade - Upgrading Infection Prevention and Control: development phase of a pragmatic randomized control trial
Upgrade
Principal investigator
Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2020/11/01 - 2023/12/31 Effectiveness of a medication management programme for polymedicated home-dwelling older adults (the OptiMed trial)
Optimed
Researcher
Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021/09/01 - 2023/08/31 Celiact - Profilling Celiac Disease in Portugal
MdS2018
Principal investigator
Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal
 Maratona da Saúde
2021/06 - 2023/06 ForPharmacy - Future pharmacy as a plug-and-play ecosystem
FEDER/070053/12/SI/2020
Researcher
Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
2017/03/01 - 2022/06/30 Microcare - Microbiome of diabetic wounds: early diagnosis, prognosis and therapy
FIS-FIS-2015-01_DIA_20150630-144
Principal investigator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 INFARMED - Portuguese Authority of Medicines and Health Products
2020/04/01 - 2022/03/31 DisCovEr+ - DesenvolvImento e otimização do diagnóStico COVid19 como resposta de EmeRgência à pandemia [Development and optimization of COVID19 diagnosis as an emergency response to the pandemics]
072543 (02/SAICT/2020)
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
 Portugal 2020
2020/12/01 - 2021/11/30 The social impact of Infection Prevention and Control on residential structures for the elderly during COVID-19 crisis
LL20-4
Principal investigator
Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal
 Obra Social La Caixa
2017/03/01 - 2019/02/28 D2IN | Double Degrees for Research, Innovation and Internationalization of Leiria region
CENTRO-02-0752-FEDER-000026
Technical development
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
 Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
2015/03/01 - 2015/05/31 Ambiguity and Virulence in Human Pathogens
PTDC/BBB-BEP/0695/2012
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2014/03/01 - 2014/05/31 Mycobacteria MGLP metabolic pathway: structural and biochemical characterization of involved enzymes
PTDC/BIA-PRO/110523/2009
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Other

Designation Funders
2020 - 2025 RUN-EU - Regional University Network - European University
RUN-EU
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
 European Commission
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Domingues, Vanessa S.; Pedro F. Cruz; Joana Barbosa de Melo; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Daniela Cipreste Vaz. "Structure and stability of alpha-gliadin under INFOGEST-standard conditions". Paper presented in Biosystems in Toxicology and Pharmacology - Current challenges, 2022.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Verdugo, Juan; Fonseca-Pinto, Rui. "Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Using Laser Speckle Technology". Paper presented in MIPRO 2022 - 45th Jubilee International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology, 2022.
    10.23919/mipro55190.2022.9803789
  2. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Rosa, A.C.; Leitão, R.; Cardoso, O.. "Comparison of the virulence genetic pool of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical and environmental isolates with public health relevance". 2012.
  3. Pereira, F.A.; Santos, T.; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Amaral, M.T.; Cardoso, O.; Batista, M.T.. "Activity of strawberry (Fragaria vesca) leaves phenolic extracts on metallo-beta-lactamase VIM-2 producers Pseudomonas aeruginosa". 2012.
  4. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Albuquerque, L.; Oliveira, H.; Leitão, R.; Cardoso, O.. "Surveillance of antibiotic susceptibility among Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from a central hospital in central Portugal: 7 years of evolution or involution?". 2011.
  5. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Leitão, R.; Cardoso, O.. "Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence potential: comparison between clinical isolates and pristine water isolates obtained from a hydrotherapy facility". 2011.
  6. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Albuquerque, L.; Oliveira, H.; Leitão, R.; Cardoso, O.. "Antibiotic susceptibility among Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from a central hospital in the centre of Portugal: a 6 years surveillance". 2010.
Conference poster
  1. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Rafael Henriques; Céline Rodrigues. "Medicina Geral e Familiar, Cardiologia e Pneumologia: uma triangulação de sucesso". Paper presented in IV Jornadas de Pneumologia da Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria, 2024.
  2. Flávio Pereira-Costa; Daniela Cipreste Vaz; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Celiac Disease related gut commensal bacteria and its potential in degrading gliadins". Paper presented in 20th International Celiac Disease Symposium ICDS, 2024.
  3. Zanker, Joyce; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Doença celíaca: avaliação da adesão à dieta mediterrânea e a cidadania que a ciência também impõe (petição pela equidade na gestão da doença)". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024.
  4. Phair, Katie; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Celiac Disease and imipenem resistance: a mere coincidence or a potential feature?". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024.
  5. Santos-Marques, Catarina; Teixeira, Camila; Pinheiro, Rafael Fernandes; Wolfram Manuel Bruck 0000-0002-4516-5146; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Bacterial and fungal load in the air of long-term healthcare units - a concerning tendency?". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024.
  6. Santos-Marques, Catarina; Teixeira, Camila; Dantas Palmeira, Josman; Ferreira, Helena; Wolfram Manuel Bruck 0000-0002-4516-5146; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Spread of multidrug Enterobacterales in long-term healthcare unit’s environment". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2024, 2024.
  7. Ana Roque; Flávio Pereira-Costa; Daniela Cipreste Vaz; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Gliadin proteolytic activity from Celiac Disease related blood and gut commensal bacteria". Paper presented in 10th International Human Microbiome Consortium (IHMC) Congress 2024, 2024.
  8. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Rafael Henriques; Céline Rodrigues. "3 meses, 4 diagnósticos, 5 referenciações: 1 caso clínico paradigmático". Paper presented in Encontro dos Cuidados de Saúde Primários da Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria, 2024.
  9. Santos-Marques, Catarina; Teixeira, Camila; Helena Ferreira F513-159C-C292; Wolfram Manuel Bruck 0000-0002-4516-5146; Douglas Teodoro, A31B-D44F-74B1; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Spread of multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales in long-term care facilities". Paper presented in 5th IACS International Congress: Challenges and Innovation in Infection Control, 2023.
  10. Santos-Marques, Catarina; Camila Teixeira; Wolfram Bruck; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Air microbial quality in healthcare units and its role as pool for pathogens and multidrug resistance". Paper presented in FEMS 2023 - Congress of European Microbiologists, 2023.
  11. Camila Teixeira; Santos-Marques, Catarina; Dantas Palmeira, Josman; Ferreira, Helena; Wolfram Bruck; Douglas Teodoro; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Spread of multidrug resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in long-term healthcare unit’s environment". Paper presented in FEMS 2023 - Congress of European Microbiologists, 2023.
  12. Camila Teixeira; Santos-Marques, Catarina; Wolfram Bruck; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. Corresponding author: Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Multidrug resistant Gram-negatives floating in the air of acute care and long term care facilities: a forgotten unknown problem or the rise of a bigger concern?". Paper presented in British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2022 Online Conference: Meeting the challenges of Gram-negative infection management, 2022.
  13. Camila Teixeira; Santos-Marques, Catarina; Dantas Palmeira, Josman; Racha Gouareb; Novais, Ângela; Helena Ferreira; Douglas Teodoro; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. Corresponding author: Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "KPC and ESBL harboring multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae in long term care patients: evidence of a rising problem". Paper presented in British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2022 Online Conference: Meeting the challenges of Gram-negative infection management, 2022.
  14. Vanessa Santos Domingues; Ana Isabel Roque; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. Corresponding author: Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Celiac disease and covid-19 prevalence and management: a Portuguese portrait". Paper presented in 19th International Celiac Disease Symposium, 2022.
  15. Santos-Marques, Catarina; Dantas Palmeira, Josman; Filipa Amorim; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Helena Ferreira. "Spreading resistance: the resistome of presumptive Enterobacteriaceae isolated from long-term care units patients and environment". Paper presented in ECCMID 2022 - 32nd European Congress in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2022.
  16. Santos-Marques, Catarina; Racha Gouareb; Filipa Amorim; Helena Ferreira; Sohrab Ferdowsi; Douglas Teodoro; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Predicting the risk of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae colonisation in long-term care units usingenvironmental samples and machine learning for graphs". Paper presented in 31st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2021.
  17. Vanessa Santos Domingues; Mariana Ferreira; Zaida Almeida; Joana Barbosa de Melo; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Daniela Cipreste Vaz. "Structural features of gluten and gliadin: implications for Celiac Disease". Paper presented in 7th International Iberian Biophysics Congress, 2021.
  18. Maranha, Ana; Alarico, Susana; Tiago, Igor; Cardoso, Olga; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Empadinhas, Nuno. "Microbiome signatures of diabetic skin and ulcers: combining drug resistance with culture and NGS approaches". Paper presented in 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 2019.
  19. Maranha, Ana; Alarico, Susana; Leal, Ermelindo C; Carvalho, Eugénia; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Empadinhas, Nuno. "Projeto Microcare: o impacto microbiano na pele e ferida diabética e seus potenciais". Paper presented in 15º Congresso Português de Diabetes, Centro de Congressos Hotel Tivoli, Vilamoura, Portugal, 2019.
  20. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Alarico, Susana; Leal, Ermelindo C; Carvalho, Eugenia; Nuno Empadinhas. "Microcare project: the impact and potentiality of microbes in diabetic skin and ulcers". Paper presented in 15th Portuguese Diabetes Society Conference, 2019.
  21. Maranha, Ana; Alarico, Susana; Cardoso, Olga; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Empadinhas, Nuno. "Diabetic foot ulcers: the challenges of multidrug resistance and the possibilities interspecies competition may offer". Paper presented in ESCMID/ASM Conference on Drug Development to Meet the Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018.
  22. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Ana Maranha; Alarico, Susana; Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso; Nuno Empadinhas. "Diabetic foot ulcers: the challenges of antimicrobial resistance and the possibilities interspecies competition may offer". Paper presented in ESCMID/ASM Conference on Drug Development to Meet the Challenges of Antimicrobial Resistance, 2018.
  23. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Alarico, Susana; Ana Maranha; Igor Tiago; Daniela Nunes-Costa; Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso; Nuno Empadinhas. "Rare mycobacteria isolated from a hospital environment and from the skin of diabetic patients: profiling antimicrobial resistance". Paper presented in I Tuberculosis and non-tuberculosis Mycobacteria Portuguese Symposium, 2018.
  24. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Alarico, Susana; Ana Maranha; Igor Tiago; Diogo Reis; Daniela Nunes-Costa; Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso; Nuno Empadinhas. "Antimicrobial resistance in rare mycobacteria from hospital environment and diabetic foot ulcers". Paper presented in International Conference on Antimicrobial Research, 2018.
  25. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso; Ana Cristina Rosa. "Resistance to disinfection in environmental Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from a Portuguese thermae and clinical isolates". Paper presented in IV Center for Pharmaceutical Studies Conference, 2013.
  26. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Rui Leitão; Ana Cristina Rosa; Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso. "Comparison of the virulence genetic pool of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical and environmental isolates with public health relevance". Paper presented in 22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2012.
  27. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso. "Prevalence of elastase on Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates associated to respiratory treatments from a Portuguese thermae". Paper presented in III Center for Pharmaceutical Studies Conference, 2012.
  28. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Francisco A Pereira; Tânia Santos; Maria Teresa Amaral; Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso; Maria Teresa Batista. "Efficacy of Fragaria vesca leaves and its polyphenols on metallo-beta-lactamase VIM-2 producers Pseudomonas aeruginosa". Paper presented in III Center for Pharmaceutical Studies Conference, 2012.
  29. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Luís Albuquerque; Hélder Oliveira; Rui Leitão; Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso. "Surveillance of antibiotic susceptibility among Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from a central hospital in central Portugal: 7 years of evolution or involution?". Paper presented in 21st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2011.
  30. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Rui Leitão; Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso. "Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence potential: comparison between clinical isolates and pristine water isolates obtained from a hydrotherapy facility". Paper presented in 21st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2011.
  31. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Francisco A Pereira; Tânia Santos; Maria Teresa Amaral; Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso; Maria Teresa Batista. "Activity of Fragaria vesca leaves on multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates". Paper presented in 5th International Congress on Polyphenols and Health, 2011.
  32. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Rui Leitão; Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso. "Virulence potential of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates and environmental isolates obtained from a thermae facility". Paper presented in II Center for Pharmaceutical Studies Conference, 2011.
  33. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Luís Albuquerque; Hélder Oliveira; Rui Leitão; Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso. "Antimicrobial susceptibility surveillance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Portuguese Central Hospital". Paper presented in I Center for Pharmaceutical Studies Conference, 2010.
  34. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Rui Leitão; Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso. "Diversity and antimicrobial susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates of a thermae natural mineral water". Paper presented in I Center for Pharmaceutical Studies Conference, 2010.
  35. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Rui Leitão; Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso. "Antibiotic susceptibility of natural mineral water Pseudomonas aeruginosa: another evidence of a great plasticity". Paper presented in Water Research Conference, 2010.
  36. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Luís Albuquerque; Hélder Oliveira; Rui Leitão; Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso. "Antimicrobial susceptibility among Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from a central hospital in the centre of Portugal: a 6 years surveillance". Paper presented in 20th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2010.
  37. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Teresa Reis; Olga Maria Antunes Rodrigues Carvalho Cardoso. "Incidence and relatedness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates producers of VIM-2 from two central hospitals in Portugal". Paper presented in MicroBiotec’09, 2009.
Journal article
  1. Roque, Ana; Zanker, Joyce; Brígido, Sara; Tomaz, Maria Beatriz; Gonçalves, André; Barbeiro, Sandra; Benítez-Páez, Alfonso; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Dietary patterns drive loss of fiber-foraging species in the celiac disease patients gut microbiota compared to first-degree relatives". Gut Pathogens 16 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13099-024-00643-7.
    Open access • Published • 10.1186/s13099-024-00643-7
  2. Luz, Vanessa C. C.; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Celiac disease gut microbiome studies in the third millennium: reviewing the findings and gaps of available literature". Frontiers in Medical Technology 6 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmedt.2024.1413637.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fmedt.2024.1413637
  3. Ana Roque; Sónia Gonçalves Pereira. "Bacteria: Potential Make-or-Break Determinants of Celiac Disease". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25042090.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijms25042090
  4. Pereira, Filipa; Dixe, Maria dos Anjos; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Meyer-Massetti, Carla; Verloo, Henk. "An Intervention Program to Reduce Medication-Related Problems Among Polymedicated Home-Dwelling Older Adults (OptiMed): Protocol for a Pre-Post, Multisite, Pilot, and Feasibility Study". JMIR Research Protocols 12 (2023): e39130. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/39130.
    Open access • Published • 10.2196/39130
  5. Dixe, Maria dos Anjos; Pinho, Joana; Pereira, Filipa; Verloo, Henk; Meyer-Massetti, Carla; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Patterns of Medication Management and Associated Medical and Clinical Features among Home-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in Central Portugal". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20 3 (2023): 1701. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031701.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijerph20031701
  6. Gouareb, Racha; Bornet, Alban; Proios, Dimitrios; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Teodoro, Douglas. "Detection of Patients at Risk of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infection Using Graph Neural Networks: A Retrospective Study". Health Data Science 3 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.34133/hds.0099.
    Open access • Published • 10.34133/hds.0099
  7. Cruz, Marisa Carreira; Azinheiro, Sarah; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Modulation of gut microbiota by diet and probiotics: potential approaches to prevent gestational diabetes mellitus". Gut Microbiome 4 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmb.2023.6.
    Open access • Published • 10.1017/gmb.2023.6
  8. Phair, Katie; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Kealey, Carmel; Fanning, Séamus; Brady, Damien B.. "Insights into the mechanisms of Cronobacter sakazakii virulence". Microbial Pathogenesis 169 (2022): 105643. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105643.
    Published • 10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105643
  9. Santos-Marques, Catarina; Ferreira, Helena; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Infection prevention and control strategies against carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae – a systematic review". Journal of Infection Prevention 23 4 (2022): 167-185. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17571774211066762.
    Open access • Published • 10.1177/17571774211066762
  10. Caeiro, Carolina; Pragosa, Caroline; Cruz, Marisa Carreira; Pereira, Cidália Daniela; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "The Role of Pseudocereals in Celiac Disease: Reducing Nutritional Deficiencies to Improve Well-Being and Health". Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism 2022 (2022): 1-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8502169.
    Open access • Published • 10.1155/2022/8502169
  11. Santos-Marques, Catarina; Mangas, Catarina; Marques, Tânia; Gil, Ana Paula; Ramalho, Nelson; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "How have covid-19 prevention measures affected professionals working at nursing homes?". (2021): https://oobservatoriosocial.fundacaolacaixa.pt/en/-/how-have-covid-19-prevention-measures-affected-professionals-working-at-nursing-homes-.
    Open access • Published
  12. Tiago, Igor; Alarico, Susana; Maranha, Ana; Coelho, Catarina; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Empadinhas, Nuno. "High-Quality Draft Genome Sequences of Rare Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolated from Surfaces of a Hospital". Microbiology Resource Announcements 8 21 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mra.00496-19.
    Open access • Published • 10.1128/mra.00496-19
  13. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Alarico, Susana; Tiago, Igor; Reis, Diogo; Nunes-Costa, Daniela; Cardoso, Olga; Maranha, Ana; Empadinhas, Nuno. "Studies of antimicrobial resistance in rare mycobacteria from a nosocomial environment". BMC Microbiology 19 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-019-1428-4.
    Open access • Published • 10.1186/s12866-019-1428-4
  14. "Studies of antimicrobial resistance in rare mycobacteria from a nosocomial environment". (2019): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30890149.
  15. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Domingues, Vanessa S.; Theriága, João; Chasqueira, Maria de Jesus; Paixão, Paulo. "Non-Antimicrobial Drugs: Etodolac as a Possible Antimicrobial or Adjuvant Agent Against ESKAPE Pathogens". The Open Microbiology Journal 12 1 (2018): 288-296. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874285801812010288.
    Open access • Published • 10.2174/1874285801812010288
  16. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Moura, João; Carvalho, Eugénia; Empadinhas, Nuno. "Microbiota of Chronic Diabetic Wounds: Ecology, Impact, and Potential for Innovative Treatment Strategies". Frontiers in Microbiology 8 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01791.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01791
  17. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Marques, Margarida; Pereira, João; Cardoso, Olga. "Trends in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Antibiotic Resistance: Case Study from a Portuguese Central Hospital". British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research 14 6 (2016): 1-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/bjmmr/2016/23085.
    Open access • Submitted • 10.9734/bjmmr/2016/23085
  18. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Rosa, Ana Cristina; Cardoso, Olga. "Virulence factors as predictive tools for drug resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa". Virulence 6 7 (2015): 679-683. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2015.1048958.
    Open access • Published • 10.1080/21505594.2015.1048958
  19. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Marques, Margarida; Pereira, João; Cardoso, Olga. "Multidrug and Extensive Drug Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates from a Portuguese Central Hospital: 10-Year Survey". Microbial Drug Resistance 21 2 (2015): 194-200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/mdr.2014.0137.
    Published • 10.1089/mdr.2014.0137
  20. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Mendez, Irene Perez; Rosa, Ana Cristina; Cardoso, Olga. "Susceptibility to ultraviolet light C of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms from hydropathic respiratory treatment equipments: impact in water quality control and public health". International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 4 5 (2015): 1200-1208. https://www.ijcmas.com/vol-4-5/Sonia%20Goncalves%20Pereira,%20et%20al.pdf.
    Published
  21. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Cardoso, O.. "Mobile genetic elements of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from hydrotherapy facility and respiratory infections". Clinical Microbiology and Infection 20 3 (2014): O203-O206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1469-0691.12359.
    Open access • Published • 10.1111/1469-0691.12359
  22. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Rosa, A.C.; Ferreira, A.S.; Moreira, L.M.; Proença, D.N.; Morais, P.V.; Cardoso, O.. "Virulence factors and infection ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from a hydropathic facility and respiratory infections". Journal of Applied Microbiology 116 5 (2014): 1359-1368. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jam.12463.
    Open access • Published • 10.1111/jam.12463
  23. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Reis, Teresa; Mendez, Irene Perez; Cardoso, Olga. "Prevalence and Molecular Epidemiology of Imipenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Carrying Metallo-Beta-Lactamases from Two Central Hospitals in Portugal". Microbial Drug Resistance 19 5 (2013): 392-396. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/mdr.2013.0029.
    Published • 10.1089/mdr.2013.0029
  24. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Albuquerque, Luciana; Nobre, M. Fernanda; Tiago, Igor; Veríssimo, António; Pereira, Alcides; da Costa, Milton S.. "Pullulanibacillus uraniitolerans sp. nov., an acidophilic, U(VI)-resistant species isolated from an acid uranium mill tailing effluent and emended description of the genus Pullulanibacillus". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 63 Pt_1 (2013): 158-162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.040923-0.
    Open access • Published • 10.1099/ijs.0.040923-0
  25. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves; Paixão, J.; Leitão, R.; Cardoso, O.. "Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a hydropathic facility: diversity, susceptibility and imipenem resistance mutation". Letters in Applied Microbiology 53 5 (2011): 518-524. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-765x.2011.03139.x.
    Published • 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2011.03139.x
Newspaper article
  1. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Egoísmo genético [Genetic selfishness]", Jornal de Leiria, 2024, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/egoismo-genetico.
  2. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "É só fumaça... [The citizenship of an effective complaint]", Jornal de Leiria, 2024, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/e-so-fumaca.
  3. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Eu gosto é do verão [The mandatory need of hydration]", Jornal de Leiria, 2024, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/eu-gosto-e-do-verao.
  4. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "É urgente o amor [On health literacy and ER services]", Jornal de Leiria, 2024, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/e-urgente-o-amor.
  5. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "A peticionante [The petitioner - Waiver on gluten free food petition for Celiac Disease patients]", Jornal de Leiria, 2024, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/a-peticionante.
  6. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Género de opinião [What did we fail in educating sexually transmitted infections prevention?]", Jornal de Leiria, 2024, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/genero-de-opiniao.
  7. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Defender a maioria [Advocate for the majority: vaccination compliants also need to be heard]", Jornal de Leiria, 2024, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/defender-a-maioria.
  8. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Pormaior [The magnitude of details in science]", Jornal de Leiria, 2024, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/pormaior.
  9. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Longe da vista, longe do coração [Away from sight, away from the heart: diet, overweight and cardiovascular risks]", Jornal de Leiria, 2024, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/longe-da-vista-longe-do-coracao.
  10. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Parcimónia, o grande cuidado a ter [Parsimony, the great care on the use of antimicrobials]", Jornal de Leiria, 2023, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/parcimonia-o-grande-cuidado-a-ter.
  11. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Nada sei [Health literacy]", Jornal de Leiria, 2023, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/nada-sei.
  12. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Micróbios, os nossos maiores aliados [Microbes, our biggest allies]", Jornal de Leiria, 2023, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/microbios-os-nossos-maiores-aliados.
  13. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Jornadas contínuas [World Youth Day 2023 - general responsibility on public expenditures]", Jornal de Leiria, 2023, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/jornadas-continuas.
  14. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Óbvio! Será? [Obvious! Is it? The different interpersonal obviousness and its impacts in health outcomes]", Jornal de Leiria, 2023, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/obvio-sera.
  15. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "A menos [The pitfalls of social and health literacy]", Jornal de Leiria, 2023, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/a-menos.
  16. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "De novo, a liberdade [Freedom again - the rend of facial masks post-pandemics]", Jornal de Leiria, 2023, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/de-novo-a-liberdade.
  17. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "A mais? (The advantages of the Portuguese National Healthcare system)", Jornal de Leiria, 2023, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/a-mais.
  18. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Como? (Eating disorders)", Jornal de Leiria, 2023, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/autor-opiniao/416.
  19. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Prevenir é o melhor remédio, rastrear o melhor tratamento [Pevent in the best medicine, tracking the best treatment - the benefits of national oncology screenings]", Jornal de Leiria, 2022, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/prevenir-e-o-melhor-remedio-rastrear-o-melhor-tratamento.
  20. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "No escuro todos os cabelos são pretos... [In the dark all hair are black - the problem of antimicrobial resistance]", Jornal de Leiria, 2022, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/no-escuro-todos-os-cabelos-sao-pretos.
  21. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Água em vinho? [Water and health]", Jornal de Leiria, 2022, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/agua-em-vinho.
  22. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "O peso da sabedoria? (The weight of wisdom?)", Jornal de Leiria, 2022, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/o-peso-da-sabedoria.
  23. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Quando o mundo pula e avança [When the world leaps and goes - on folowing and achieving dreams]", Jornal de Leiria, 2022, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/quando-o-mundo-pula-e-avanca.
  24. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "O evitável inevitável [The inevitable avoidable - healthy ageing]", Jornal de Leiria, 2022, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/o-inevitavel-evitavel.
  25. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Leiria, cidade amiga do celíaco: um sonho à espera da realidade (Leiria, celiac disease city-friendly: a dream waiting to come true)", Jornal de Leiria, 2022, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/leiria-cidade-amiga-do-celiaco-um-sonho-a-espera-da-realidade.
  26. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "A regra da excepção (Infection erradication: variola is still the exception)", Jornal de Leiria, 2022, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/a-regra-da-excepcao.
  27. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "É Carnaval, mas claro que levo a mal (Being at war is worst than a pandemics)", Jornal de Leiria, 2022, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/e-carnaval-mas-claro-que-levo-a-mal.
  28. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "O abuso do uso: celebrar o dia internacional do antibiótico (The abuse of the use: celebrating the international day of antimicrobials)", Jornal de Leiria, 2021, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/o-abuso-do-uso-celebrar-o-dia-internacional-do-antibiotico.
  29. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Ninho vazio, ninho cheio (Empty nest, full nest - the impact of higher education-work opportunities misfit in modern families)", Jornal de Leiria, 2021, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/ninho-vazio-ninho-cheio.
  30. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Casamentos, ou a omissão incauta dos riscos da autotestagem (SARS-CoV-2 autotesting risks)", Jornal de Leiria, 2021, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/casamentos-ou-a-omissao-incauta-dos-riscos-da-autotestagem.
  31. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. ""Feriar" ou "não feriar", eis a questão... (The mandatory need of proper resting)", Jornal de Leiria, 2021, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/feriar-ou-nao-feriar-eis-a-questao.
  32. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "O que faz falta (What is missing - the role of the family doctor)", Jornal de Leiria, 2021, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/o-que-faz-falta.
  33. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Ninguém é substituível (No one is replaceable - grief and medical practice)", Jornal de Leiria, 2021, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/ninguem-e-substituivel.
  34. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "...E responsabilidade social (Social responsibility of SARS-CoV-2 rapid testing)", Jornal de Leiria, 2021, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/e-responsabilidade-social.
  35. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "O paradoxo da máscara (The mask paradox)", Jornal de Leiria, 2021, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/o-paradoxo-da-mascara.
  36. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "São rosas, senhor, são rosas (A discriminação de género e região na ciência/The discrimination of gender and geography in science)", 2021, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/sao-rosas-senhor-sao-rosas.
  37. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "E amanhã? (A teoria da evolução e a nova variante de SARS-CoV-2/Evolution theory and the new SARS-CoV-2 variant)", Jornal de Leiria, 2021, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/e-amanha.
  38. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "A todos um bom Natal (Conciliar o Natal com a COVID-19/Reconcilling Christmas with COVID-19)", Jornal de Leiria, 2020, https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/opiniao/a-todos-um-bom-natal.
  39. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Cadeia de Infeção (Chain of Infection)", Diário de Leiria, 2020, http://pt.cision.com/cp2013/ClippingDetails.aspx?id=78faa774-af46-4e90-aab3-b1426bc02bbf&analises=1&userId=e267a80e-1d5c-4aa4-819c-f7fbba60dfc3.
  40. Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. "Musicoterapia - Aqui Contigo, um projeto musical para doentes terminais", Frontal, 2017, http://revistafrontal.com/saude-bem-estar/musicoterapia-2/.
Online resource
  1. Vanessa Santos Domingues; Alberto Caminero; Maria Ines Pinto-Sanchez; Katri Lindfors ; Elena F Verdu; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. Gut microbiota fingerprints and celiac disease: a scoping review. 2022. https://osf.io/nc7ms.
    10.17605/OSF.IO/NC7MS
  2. Santos-Marques, Catarina; Catarina Mangas; Marques, Tânia; Ana Paula Gil; Nelson Campos Ramalho. Como é que as medidas de prevenção de covid-19 afetaram os profissionais das estruturas residenciais para pessoas idosas? – um inquérito aos profissionais de saúde das ERPI. 2021. https://oobservatoriosocial.fundacaolacaixa.pt/-/como-e-que-as-medidas-de-prevencao-de-covid-19-afetaram-os-profissionais-das-estruturas-residenciais-para-pessoas-idosas.
  3. Santos-Marques, Catarina; Catarina Mangas; Tânia Marques; Ana Paula Gil; Nelson Campos Ramalho. How have covid-19 prevention measures affected professionals working at nursing homes? – a survey of nursing home health professionals. 2021. https://oobservatoriosocial.fundacaolacaixa.pt/en/-/how-have-covid-19-prevention-measures-affected-professionals-working-at-nursing-homes-.
Preprint
  1. Filipa Pereira; Maria dos Anjos Coelho Dixe; Sónia Margarida Pereira; Carla Meyer-Massetti; Henk Verloo. "Intervention programme to reduce medication-related problems among polymedicated home-dwelling older adults (OptiMed): a pre-post multi-site pilot and feasibility study protocol (Preprint)". 2022. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.39130.
    10.2196/preprints.39130

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Rui Fonseca-Pinto; Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves. 2024. "Processes for microbiological detection and determination of antimicrobial susceptibility in clinical, environmental or food samples".
    Granted/Issued
Provisional application for patent
  1. 2021. "Processes for microbiological detection and determination of antimicrobial susceptibility in clinical, environmental or food samples".
    Protected
Trademark
  1. 2021. "MultiPrev (marca nominal)".
    Registered
  2. 2021. "MultiPrev (marca figurativa)".
    Registered
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/05/14 Quebrar elos: o paradigma da prevenção Investigação, Inovação e Sustentabilidade em Saúde - 10 anos do Centro de Investigação da Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria
Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria (Leiria, Portugal)
2024/05/13 O que andamos a respirar? Qualidade microbiológica do ar num hospital Investigação, Inovação e Sustentabilidade em Saúde - 10 anos do Centro de Investigação da Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria
Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria (Leiria, Portugal)
2024/05/13 Bactérias comensais de doentes celíacos apresentam diferentes perfis de proteólise de gliadina in vitro Investigação, Inovação e Sustentabilidade em Saúde - 10 anos do Centro de Investigação da Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria
Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria (Leiria, Portugal)
2024/04/24 Microbial air quality in healthcare facilities: an overlooked public heath problem? BreathIn project International Outreach Monthly Webinars
2023/10/26 Spread of multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales in long-term care facilities 5th IACS 2023 International Congress: Challenges and Innovation in Infection Control
(Santa Maria da Feiria, Portugal)
2022/06/01 Open Access and copyright: the Portuguese scenario RUN-EU PLUS Interinstitutional Open Science Meetings, RUN-EU PLUS Researcher Career Development Training Programme 2022
2022/05/27 Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Using Laser Speckle Technology MIPRO 2022 - 45th Jubilee International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology
(Opatija)
2022/05/27 Frailty and polypharmacy in older people living at home Ageing Congress 2022
2021/11/30 Upgrading Infection Prevention and Control: microbial air quality in acute and long term healthcare units First International Seminar on CCISP-HES.SO collaborative research
Polytechnic of Leiria (Leiria)
2021/11/30 A multi-site pilot study of the OptiMed clinical trial, an evidence-based multi-component intervention programme to reduce medication-related problems among polymedicated home-dwelling older adults First International Seminar on CCISP-HES.SO collaborative research
Polytechnic of Leiria (Leiria, Portugal)
2021/11/30 IPCPredict - Developing an intelligent privacy-preserving tool to track infection risk in long-term healthcare units to support infection prevention and control First International Seminar on CCISP-HES.SO collaborative research
Polytechnic of Leiria (Leiria)
2021/11/20 CeliAct: Microbioma e Doença Celíaca (Microbiome and Celiac Disease) 53º Encontro Nacional de Celíacos
Associação Portuguesa de Celíacos (Coimbra)
2018/12/03 Empirical antibiotherapy in abdominal sepsis Seminários de Cirurgia
Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/06/26 Resist until death... or kill? The multi-problem of multidrug resistance 4th Research Center Seminar
Centro Hospitalar de Leiria (Leiria, Portugal)
2013/11/27 Virulence factors as predictors of antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates IV Center for Pharmaceutical Studies Conference
Center for Pharmaceutical Studies (Coimbra, Portugal)
2013/04/28 Association between phenotypic and genotypic virulence features and antimicrobials in nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory infections isolates 23rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (Berlin, Germany)
2013/01/08 Microbiology in a hydropathic environment Environmental Health Meeting
Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2011/12/07 Water: source of life, source of opportunities 1st Conference in Bioanalytical Sciences
Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2011/06/17 Antimicrobial resistance factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from the environment and clinical settings 1st ScienCEF
Center for Pharmaceutical Studies (Coimbra, Portugal)
1998/11/26 The Ocean: a sea of contradictions I International Sea Conference: The Ocean and the Future
Escola Naval (Almada, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/07/01 - 2025/06/30 Blood microbiome: insights into gut barrier function and autoimmunity development in Celiac Disease
Supervisor
 Doutoramento em Biologia (PhD)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Gut microbiota in Celiac Disease patients: impact on gluten digestion, intestinal epithelial cell biology, and predisposition to disease
Supervisor
 Programa de Doutoramento em Ciências da Saúde (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2024/10/30 Intestinal mucosa and the Mediterranean gluten-free diet in Celiac Disease
Supervisor
 Nutrição Clínica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2019/11 - 2024/09/30 One Health approach in infection prevention and control: pinpointing multidrug resistance route from the hospital to the environment and back
Co-supervisor
 Segurança e Saúde Ocupacionais (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2023/12/11 Antimicrobial resistance in healthcare units: characterization of clinical and environmental bacterial isolates
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Biologia Molecular e Celular (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2022/03/31 The impact of antimicrobial resistance and the potential of the sea to offer new antimicrobial compounds
Supervisor
 Biologia Marinha e Biotecnologia (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2021/07/01 - 2021/08/31 Determination of antimicrobial resistance phenotypes and mechanisms in clinical and environmental bacterial isolates
Supervisor
SIGMA Clermont Grande école d'ingénieurs, France
2021/02/01 - 2021/07/31 Antimicrobials Consumption Management Platform. physicians backoffice dashboard - student 1
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Informática (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2021/07/31 Antimicrobials Consumption Management Platform. physicians backoffice dashboard - student 2
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Informática (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/07 The role of pseudocereals in Celiac Disease - student 1
Supervisor
 Dietética (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/07 Gestational Diabetes, Microbiome and Probiotics
Supervisor
 Dietética (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2020/03 - 2020/07 The role of pseudocereals in Celiac Disease - student 2
Supervisor
 Dietética (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2013/09 - 2014/07 Prevalence and susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Northern Portuguese Central Hospital
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Biológica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012/01 - 2013/05 Evaluation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa nosocomial isolates antimicrobial resistance in a Portuguese Central Hospital
Co-supervisor
 Pharmaceutical Sciences (Master)
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
2012/07 - 2012/12 Environmental awareness
Supervisor
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/07 - 2012/12 Environmental risk analysis
Supervisor
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/07 - 2012/12 The relevance of public strategies in implementation of sustainable development concept
Supervisor
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/07 - 2012/12 Waste oil management
Supervisor
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/07 - 2012/12 Waste production and management in the metallurgic industry
Supervisor
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/07 - 2012/12 Environmental management
Supervisor
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/07 - 2012/12 Cooperation in a quality management system
Supervisor
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/11/30 - 2021/11/30 First International Seminar on CCISP-HES.SO collaborative research (2021/11/30 - 2021/11/30)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
 Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2018/01/26 - 2021/06/25 Bright Fridays - monthly science seminars (2018/01/26 - 2021/06/25)
Seminar (President of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2020/09/23 - 2020/09/25 ECCVID - ESCMID Conference of Coronavirus Disease
Congress
 ECCVID - ESCMID Conference of Coronavirus Disease
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12/11 Antimicrobial resistance in healthcare units: characterization of clinical and environmental bacterial isolates
Supervisor
 Camila Teixeira (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/04/11 The impact of antimicrobial resistance and the potential of the sea to offer new antimicrobial compounds
Supervisor
 Filipa Amorim (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar de Peniche, Portugal
2015/05 Molecular characterization of Klebsiella pneumoniae beta-lactamases from patients with renal transplantation admitted to University Hospital of Coimbra
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Delfino Vubil (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012/12 Environmental risk analysis
Supervisor
 Teresa Nunes (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/12 Licensing of livestock farms
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Mota (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/12 Georreferencing of waste collection equipment
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Vitor Dias (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/12 Environmental management in a national air force base
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Vitor Gomes (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/12 Installation of water filtration systems: case studies
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sérgio Valinho (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/12 Environmental management systems
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carlo Eiriz (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/12 Environmental management systems
(Thesis) Arguer
 Inês Ferreira (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/12 Forest management and risk assessment
(Thesis) Arguer
 Frederico Gomes (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/12 Environmental awareness
Supervisor
 Bruna Espada (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/12 The relevance of public strategies in sustainable development concept
Supervisor
 Marisa Fino (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/12 Waste oil management
Supervisor
 Laurentino Anselmo (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/12 Waste production and management in the metallurgic industry
Supervisor
 Paulo Santos (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/12 Environmental management
Supervisor
 Frederico dos Santos (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2012/12 Cooperation in a quality management system
Supervisor
 Clélia Gonçalves (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/07 - Current Ordem dos Médicos Membro efetivo
2004 - Current European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Membro efetivo
2021 - 2023 Sociedade Artística Musical dos Pousos Presidente da Direção
2020 - 2022 European Society for Medical Oncology Membro efetivo
1999 - 2022 Ordem dos Biólogos Membro efetivo
2013 - 2021 American Society of Microbiology Membro efetivo

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2024/05/13 - 2024/05/14 Membro da Comissão Científica do Encontro Investigação, Inovação e Sustentabilidade em Saúde - 10 anos do Centro de Investigação da Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria
Member
 Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria, Portugal
2020/04 - 2021/12 Grupo de Trabalho para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento do Gabinete Económico e Social da Região de Leiria
Member
2020/04 - 2021/12 Grupo de Trabalho para a Saúde do Gabinete Económico e Social da Região de Leiria
Member
2017/03 - 2019/11 Prémios ID
Coordinator
 Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/03 - Current Microbiome of diabetic skin and ulcers Mestrado em Microbiologia Clínica Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2020/02/01 - 2022/12/31 Estágio em Dietética e Nutrição I Dietética e Nutrição (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2021/03/08 - 2021/03/08 Microbiome in diabetes: challenges and rewards of interdisciplinary research Doctoral Program in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2012/03 - 2012/07 Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Analysis Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2024/05/16 - 2024/05/17 Júri da Área de Investigação do Encontro dos Cuídados de Saúde Primários da Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria
Evaluator
 Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2019/06/06 Na luta contra a doença celíaca (Fighting Celiac Disease) Região de Leiria
2019/05/23 As bactérias são muito mais espertas do que nós (Bacteria out-smart us) Jornal de Leiria
2019/04/04 Investigadora do IPLeiria recebe cheque de 20 mil euros Jornal de Leiria

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2019/03/29 - 2019/03/29 Praça da Alegria - Dia Maratona da Saúde Projeto CeliAct - Doença Celíaca

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/08 - Current Gut Pathogens BMC
2022/06 - Current Access Microbiology
2022 - Current The Journal of Hospital Infection
2022 - Current Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
2022 - Current Asian Journal of Environmental Ecology
2021 - Current Letters in Applied Microbiology
2020 - Current Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders (2251-6581) Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2020 - Current Frontiers in Microbiology (1664-3224) Frontiers Media SA
2020 - Current Journal of Applied Microbiology (1365-2672) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2018 - Current Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (1460-2091) Oxford University Press
2018 - Current Journal of International Medical Research (1473-2300) SAGE Publications
2017 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2017 - Current Balkan Medical Journal (1301-3149) AVES Publishing Co.
2016 - Current The Open Microbiology Journal (1874-2858) Bentham Science
2016 - Current Biofouling (1029-2454) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2014 - Current Microbial Drug Resistance (1931-8448) Mary Ann Liebert
Distinctions

Award

2022 2022 Beyond Celiac Established Investigator Award
2018 Maratona da Saúde - Doenças Autoimunes e Alergias
Maratona da Saúde, Portugal
2016 Fundo para a Investigação em Saúde
Infarmed Autoridade Nacional do Medicamento e Produtos de Saúde IP, Portugal
2014 Albert Renold Young Scientist Fellowship
European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes, Germany
2014 International Training Award
Fundação Luso-Americana, Portugal
2014 Science at School Prize (9th edition) – Biology and Earth Sciences
Fundação Ilídio Pinto, Portugal
2013 Travel grant
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland