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Maria João is a Junior Researcher in the Biofilm Engineering Lab (BEL) - Biotechnology group from LEPABE at the Faculty of Engineering University of Porto (FEUP). She obtained her PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering (FEUP, May 2023), and her research focuses on Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Biofilm Science, Environmental Biotechnology and Molecular Biology fields. Specifically, she presents key qualifications on marine biofouling and environment, biofilm assays, and evaluation of biofilm structure and composition by optical and molecular approaches. She completed her BSc in Applied Biology (2012) and her MSc in Bioengineering (2014) at University of Minho. During her master's thesis, she joined the Biofilm Research Group (Centre of Biological Engineering), where she had the opportunity to study the impact of chemical disinfection on the virulence of survived biofilm cells in food processing areas. In her master's thesis, she also had the opportunity to first engage "omics approaches," particularly through transcriptomic studies. In 2015, she expanded her biofilm research at BEL as a research fellow, working on medical, food, and mainly marine biofilms. She worked in a collaborative network with CIIMAR evaluating the biofilm development potential of marine strains and testing the potential of marine compounds to control biofilms in marine, medical and food processing areas. In 2019, she received a competitive PhD grant from the Portuguese Science Foundation (FCT) and she started her PhD thesis under the supervision of Dr. Filipe Mergulhão (FEUP) and the co-supervision of Professor Vítor Vasconcelos (CIIMAR) to accomplish marine biofilms research. Through her PhD, she investigated the influence of hydrodynamics and different surfaces on marine biofilm development, structure, and composition. Moreover, her PhD also contributed to a platform validation that mimics hydrodynamics in marine settings, the advancement of innovative tools for OCT image analysis, and novel proteomic protocols to analyze marine biofilms. Over her research journey, she also had the opportunity to perform several International Scientific Missions promoted by different International Projects/COST actions to deepen her knowledge in biofilm science. Specifically, she visited the University Medical Center Groningen 3 times (The Netherlands, 2018, 2022, 2023), the Newcastle University (UK, 2020) and the University of Copenhagen (Denmark, 2022). Beyond working with crucial techniques for biofilm research, these periods abroad facilitated the establishment and continuous progress of fruitful collaborations, such as those performed with UMCG leading to the development of the innovative advanced tool for OCT image analysis. In addition to her extensive experience collaborating with international research teams, she also works with nationals, such as CIIMAR, on proteomic analysis. In 2016 she was hired as an Invited Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences (master’s in Chemical Engineering at FEUP). She published 15 journal articles in Q1/Q2 journals (11 as 1st author, 13 focused on marine biofilms), 3 book chapters (2 as 1st author also on marine biofilms) and 1 edited book. Moreover, 47% of her journal articles are internationally co-authored. She has been involved in several international projects/COST Actions (such as the European project SurfSAFE) and participated in different courses/workshops (such as in High-Throughput Proteomics and SEM/AFM analysis at the Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, Estonia), sharing her work in multidisciplinary networks by 24 oral/poster presentations. Moreover, she was involved in the organization of 4 Scientific Events, science management and outreach activities to society. Currently, she is a Junior Researcher under the scope of the BacAllFree Project "Controlling bacteria and allergen contamination in the food industry using biomimetic surfaces".
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria João Leal Romeu

Citation names

  • Romeu, M.
  • Romeu, M.J.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8A13-D09F-F0A6
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1094-5425
Scopus Author Id
57196052859

Email addresses

  • mjoaoromeu@gmail.com (Professional)
  • mariaromeu@fe.up.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/ n, 4200-465, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioproducts Biomaterials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/12
Concluded
 Principles of High-Throughput Proteomics Research Course (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 20
2023/05
Concluded
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Characterization of marine biofilms formed by filamentous cyanobacteria" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2021/06
Concluded
 Transferable Skills for Engineering: pedagogical training (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 16
2016
Concluded
 La mecánica de fluidos es divertida (Massive open online course MF001 - Fluid mechanics is fun) (Outros)
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
2016
Concluded
 Biomateriales, del concepto a la clínica ( Massive open online course FA003 - Biomaterials, from concept to clinic) (Outros)
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
2014 - 2014
Concluded
 IV International Practical Course - Transcriptomics – Advanced Practical Course on Biofilms (Outros)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014
Concluded
 Bioengenharia (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Virulence of Salmonella enterica Enteritidis biofilms after exposure to different disinfectants" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2012
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Biologia Aplicada (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
"Effects of secretome of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Central Nervous System" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/02 - 2024/07 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/02 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/09 - 2020/03 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/09 - 2019/03 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017/09 - 2018/02 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2016/09 - 2017/02 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/03 - 2023/05 Short Term Scientific Exchange (European project SurfSAFE, Grant agreement ID: 952471) Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
2019/03 - 2023/04 PhD grant (SFRH/BD/140080/2018) Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/06 Short Term Scientific Exchange (European project SurfSAFE, Grant agreement ID: 952471) Københavns Universitet, Denmark
Københavns Universitet, Denmark
2022/01 - 2022/03 Short Term Scientific Exchange (European project SurfSAFE, Grant agreement ID: 952471) Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
2020/01/13 - 2020/01/31 Short-term scientific mission "Evaluation of cyanobacterial biofilms using water jetting technique" (COST Action CA15216 European Network of Bioadhesion Expertise) Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
2018/01/14 - 2018/01/25 Short-term scientific mission "Study of biofilms using Optical Coherence Tomography" (TD1305 - Improved Protection of Medical Devices Against Infection (IPROMEDAI)) Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019 - 2023 Characterization of marine biofilms formed by filamentous cyanobacteria
SFRH/BD/140080/2018
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2025/02 - Current Controlling bacteria and allergen contamination in the food industry using biomimetic surfaces
2022.05314.PTDC
10.54499/2022.05314.PTDC
Junior Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 ALICE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering
LA/P/0045/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0045/2020
Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/05/01 - 2024/12/31 Controlling bacteria and allergen contamination in the food industry using biomimetic surfaces
2022.05314.PTDC
10.54499/2022.05314.PTDC
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy
UIDB/00511/2020
10.54499/UIDB/00511/2020
Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy
UIDP/00511/2020
10.54499/UIDP/00511/2020
Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/09 - 2018/09 LEPABE-2-ECO-INNOVATION
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000005
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal
2015/09 - 2016/07 Projeto Estratégico LEPABE UID/EQU/00511/2013 - POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006939
UID/EQU/00511/2013 - POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006939
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal
2013/09 - 2014/10 BioHealth: Biotechnology and Bioengineering approaches to improve health quality
NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000027
Other
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 N/A
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Romeu, M.; Gomes, Luciana C.; Teixiera-Santos, R.; Filipe J. M. Mergulhão. "Cyanobacteria in Marine Biofilms: Hydrodynamic and Surface Effects". In Cyanobacteria and Their Importance, 297-332. Nova Science Publishers Inc., 2022.
  2. Gomes, Luciana C.; Teixeira-Santos, Rita; Romeu, M.J.; Mergulhão, Filipe J.. "Bacterial Adhesion and Biofilm Formation: Hydrodynamics Effects". In Urinary Stents, 225-243. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-031-04484-7_19
  3. Romeu, Maria; Alves, Patrícia; Morais, João; Ramos, Vítor; Vasconcelos, Vítor; Mergulhão, Filipe J. M.. "Biofilm Formation by a Cyanobacterium Strain Belonging to a Distinct Leptolyngbya phylotype: Surface Effect". In In Judith Henderson (Eds), Biofilms: Characterization, Applications and Recent Advances, 153-174. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2016.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Romeu, M.J.; Domínguez-Pérez, D.; Almeida, D; Morais, J.; Campos, A.; Vasconcelos, V.; Mergulhão, Filipe. "Qualitative proteomic study on cyanobacteria: from planktonic to biofilm lifestyle". Paper presented in 4th Doctoral Congress in Engineering, 2021.
  2. Romeu, M.J.; Mergulhão, Filipe. "Effectiveness of novel anti-biofilm strategies on urinary stents: the importance of hydrodynamic conditions". Paper presented in Advances in Urinary Stents. Biomaterials, Coatings and Drug Eluting Stents. Training School Meeting. European Network of multidisciplinary research to Improve the Urinary Stents (ENIUS). COSTS Action CA16217., 2020.
    Published • 10.1007/s00240-020-01218-2
Conference paper
  1. Rodrigues, Diana; Romeu, Maria; Azeredo, Joana. "Biofilms exposed to disinfectants lead to an increase of virulence of Salmonella enterica Enteritidis. In 5th MoniQA International Conference: Food and Health - Risks and Benefits, Porto, Portugal, 16-18 September 2015. Mafra, Isabel et al (ed.) - Book of Abstracts of the 5th MoniQA International Conference, p.173. Vienna: MoniQA Association, 2015.". Paper presented in 5th MoniQA International Conference "Food and Health - Risks and Benefits", Porto, 2015.
Conference poster
  1. Sousa-Cardoso, Francisca; Teixeira-Santos, Rita; Azevedo, Ana; Romeu, M.J.; Amador, Cristina; Gomes, Luciana C.; Whitehead, Kathryn; et al. "The effect of biomimetic surfaces on single- and dual-species biofilms of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida". Paper presented in SurfSAFE Conference - Biofilm detection and control in the food industry, 2023.
  2. Romeu, M.J.; Lima, Marta; Gomes, Luciana Calheiros; de Jong, Ed.D.; Sjollema, Jelmer; Mergulhão, Filipe. "The potential of Optical Coherence Tomography to analyze biofilm architecture". Paper presented in SurfSAFE Conference - Biofilm detection and control in the food industry, 2023.
  3. Romeu, M.J.; Lima, Marta; Gomes, Luciana Calheiros; de Jong, Ed D.; Morais, João; Vasconcelos, Vitor; Pereira, Manuel F. R.; et al. "The Effect of Carbon-Based Surfaces on the Development and Structure of Marine Cyanobacterial Biofilms". Paper presented in The annual congress of the European federation of corrosion, 2023.
  4. Romeu, M.J.; Gomes, Luciana C.; Sousa-Cardoso, Francisca; Morais, João; Vasconcelos, Vitor; Whitehead, Kathryn; Pereira, M. Fernando R.; Soares, Salomé ; Mergulhão, Filipe. Corresponding author: Mergulhão, Filipe. "The Impact of Graphene Composite Surfaces on the Development and Architecture of Marine Cyanobacterial Biofilms". Paper presented in SupraLife First School - Functional Supramolecular Polymeric Biomaterials., 2023.
  5. Lima, Marta; Gomes, Luciana Calheiros; Romeu, M.J.; Valcarcel, Jesus; Vázquez, José Antonio; Cerqueira, Miguel A.; Pastrana, Lorenzo; et al. "Development of antifouling surfaces coated with chitosan from Loligo opalescens for marine applications". Paper presented in European Federation of Biotechnology, 2022.
  6. Lima, Marta; Gomes, Luciana Calheiros; Teixeira-Santos, Rita; Romeu, M.J.; Valcarcel, Jesus; Vázquez, José Antonio; Cerqueira, Miguel A.; et al. "Assessment of the Antibiofilm Performance of Chitosan-Based Surfaces in Marine Environments". Paper presented in European Corrosion Congress, 2022.
  7. Romeu, Maria; Domínguez-Pérez, D.; Almeida, D.; Morais, J.; Campos, A.; Vasconcelos, V.; Mergulhão, Filipe. "Qualitative proteomic study on cyanobacteria: from planktonic to biofilm lifestyle". Paper presented in 4th Doctoral Congress in Engineering., 2021.
  8. Faria, Sara; Teixeira-Santos, Rita; Romeu, Maria; Morais, João; Vasconcelos, Vitor; Mergulhão, Filipe. "The Impact of Shear Forces and Surface Hydrophobicity on Coccoid Cyanobacterial Biofilm Development". Paper presented in Biofilms 9 (online conference), 2020.
  9. Romeu, Maria; Mergulhão, Filipe. "Novel marine compounds for the control of CAUTIs". Paper presented in ENIUS COST ACTION Training School: Ureteral stents: from modelling to commercialization., 2019.
  10. Gomes, Luciana C.; Carvalho, Fábio; Maio, José Pedro; Romeu, Maria; Burmolle, Mett; Mergulhão, Filipe. "The potential use of probiotics to control biofilm formation in urinary catheters". Paper presented in International Conference Eurobiofilms., 2019.
  11. Romeu, Maria; Mergulhão, Filipe. "The potential use of cyanobacterial compounds to fight CAUTIs". Paper presented in ENIUS COST ACTION Training School: Computational approaches to ureteric stent design - in silico and in vitro modelling of biomechanics and fluid dynamics in the urinary tract., 2018.
  12. Romeu, Maria; Alves, Patrícia; Morais, João; Ramos, Vítor; Vasconcelos, Vitor; Mergulhão, Filipe. "Biofilm formation by cyanobacterium Leptolyngbya mycoidea LEGE 06118: surface effect". Paper presented in 2nd Doctoral Congress of Engineering. Porto, Portugal, 2017.
  13. Romeu, Maria; Alves, Patrícia; Morais, João; Vasconcelos, Vitor; Mergulhão, Filipe. "Biofilm formation by Leptolyngbya mycoidea LEGE 06118: surface effect (Microbial Works of Art. No. P1: 26)". Paper presented in Biofilms 7., 2016.
  14. Rodrigues, Diana; Romeu, Maria; Azeredo, Joana. "Virulence of Salmonella enterica Enteritidis biofilms after exposure to different disinfectants (Microbial Works of Art. No. P1: 72)". Paper presented in Biofilms 7, 2016.
Edited book
  1. Moreira, Ana Isabel; Rocha, Cláudio; Fernandes, Isabel; Pinto, Alexandra; Romeu, M.J.; Cerdeira, Ana; Pinto, André; Barros, Maria. Book of Abstracts of the 4th Symposium on Chemical and Biological Engineering. Porto, Portugal: FEUP Edições. 2021. 2021.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Maria J. Romeu; João M. Miranda; Ed. D. de Jong; João Morais; Vítor Vasconcelos; Jelmer Sjollema; Filipe J. Mergulhão. "Understanding the flow behavior around marine biofilms". Biofilm (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioflm.2024.100204.
    10.1016/j.bioflm.2024.100204
  2. Teixeira-Santos, Rita; Azevedo, Ana; Romeu, Maria J.; Amador, Cristina I.; Gomes, Luciana C.; Whitehead, Kathryn A.; Sjollema, Jelmer; Burmølle, Mette; Mergulhão, Filipe J.. "The use of biomimetic surfaces to reduce single- and dual-species biofilms of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida". Biofilm 7 (2024): 100185. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioflm.2024.100185.
    Published • 10.1016/j.bioflm.2024.100185
  3. Romeu, M.J.; Morais, João; Vasconcelos, Vítor; Mergulhão, Filipe. "Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide on Cyanobacterial Biofilms". Antibiotics 12 9 (2023): 1450. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12091450.
    10.3390/antibiotics12091450
  4. Romeu, M.J.; Mergulhão, Filipe. "Development of Antifouling Strategies for Marine Applications". Microorganisms 11 6 (2023): 1568. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11061568.
    10.3390/microorganisms11061568
  5. Romeu, M.J.; Morais, João; Gomes, Luciana C; Silva, Raquel; Vasconcelos, Vítor; Mergulhão, Filipe J M. "Characterization and biofouling potential analysis of two cyanobacterial strains isolated from Cape Verde and Morocco". FEMS Microbiology Ecology 99 3 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiad004.
    10.1093/femsec/fiad004
  6. Lima, Marta; Gomes, Luciana C.; Teixeira-Santos, Rita; Romeu, M.J.; Valcarcel, Jesus; Vázquez, José Antonio; Cerqueira, Miguel A.; et al. "Assessment of the Antibiofilm Performance of Chitosan-Based Surfaces in Marine Environments". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 23 (2022): 14647. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314647.
    10.3390/ijms232314647
  7. Romeu, M.J.; Gomes, Luciana C.; Sousa-Cardoso, Francisca; Morais, João; Vasconcelos, Vítor; Whitehead, Kathryn A.; Pereira, Manuel F. R.; Soares, Olívia S. G. P.; Mergulhão, Filipe J.. "How do Graphene Composite Surfaces Affect the Development and Structure of Marine Cyanobacterial Biofilms?". Coatings 12 11 (2022): 1775. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/coatings12111775.
    10.3390/coatings12111775
  8. Romeu, M.J.; Lima, Marta; Gomes, Luciana C.; Jong, Ed. D. de; Morais, João; Vasconcelos, Vítor; Pereira, Manuel F. R.; et al. "The Use of 3D Optical Coherence Tomography to Analyze the Architecture of Cyanobacterial Biofilms Formed on a Carbon Nanotube Composite". Polymers 14 20 (2022): 4410. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14204410.
    10.3390/polym14204410
  9. Romeu, M.J.; Domínguez-Pérez, Dany; Almeida, Daniela; Morais, João; Araújo, Mário J.; Osório, Hugo; Campos, Alexandre; Vasconcelos, Vítor; Mergulhão, Filipe J.. "Hydrodynamic conditions affect the proteomic profile of marine biofilms formed by filamentous cyanobacterium". npj Biofilms and Microbiomes 8 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41522-022-00340-w.
    10.1038/s41522-022-00340-w
  10. Romeu, M.J.; Domínguez-Pérez, D.; Almeida, D.; Morais, J.; Araújo, M.J.; Osório, H.; Campos, A.; Vasconcelos, V.; Mergulhão, F.J.. "Quantitative proteomic analysis of marine biofilms formed by filamentous cyanobacterium". Environmental Research 201 (2021): 111566. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111566.
    10.1016/j.envres.2021.111566
  11. Faria, Sara I.; Teixeira-Santos, Rita; Romeu, M.J.; Morais, João; Jong, Ed de; Sjollema, Jelmer; Vasconcelos, Vítor; Mergulhão, Filipe J.. "Unveiling the Antifouling Performance of Different Marine Surfaces and Their Effect on the Development and Structure of Cyanobacterial Biofilms". Microorganisms 9 5 (2021): 1102. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9051102.
    Open access • 10.3390/microorganisms9051102
  12. Romeu, M.J.; Domínguez-Pérez, Dany; Almeida, Daniela; Morais, João; Campos, Alexandre; Vasconcelos, Vítor; Mergulhão, Filipe J. M.. "Characterization of planktonic and biofilm cells from two filamentous cyanobacteria using a shotgun proteomic approach". Biofouling 36 6 (2020): 631-645. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2020.1795141.
    10.1080/08927014.2020.1795141
  13. Faria, Sara I.; Teixeira-Santos, Rita; Romeu, M.J.; Morais, João; Vasconcelos, Vitor; Mergulhão, Filipe J.. "The Relative Importance of Shear Forces and Surface Hydrophobicity on Biofilm Formation by Coccoid Cyanobacteria". Polymers 12 3 (2020): 653. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym12030653.
    Open access • 10.3390/polym12030653
  14. Romeu, M.J.; Rodrigues, Diana; Azeredo, Joana. "Effect of sub-lethal chemical disinfection on the biofilm forming ability, resistance to antibiotics and expression of virulence genes of Salmonella Enteritidis biofilm-surviving cells". Biofouling 36 1 (2020): 101-112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2020.1719077.
    10.1080/08927014.2020.1719077
  15. Romeu, M.J.; Alves, Patrícia; Morais, João; Miranda, João M.; de Jong, Ed.D.; Sjollema, Jelmer; Ramos, Vítor; Vasconcelos, Vitor; Mergulhão, Filipe J. M.. "Biofilm formation behaviour of marine filamentous cyanobacterial strains in controlled hydrodynamic conditions". Environmental Microbiology 21 11 (2019): 4411-4424. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14807.
    10.1111/1462-2920.14807
Newsletter article
  1. Teixeira, Pilar; Rodrigues, Diana; Romeu, Maria; Azeredo, Joana. "O impacto de biofilmes microbianos na higiene e segurança alimentar", Boletim de Biotecnologia, 2015
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Characterization of marine biofilms formed by filamentous cyanobacteria". PhD, 2023.
  2. Romeu, Maria. "Virulence of Salmonella enterica Enteritidis biofilms after exposure to different disinfectants". Master, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/41825.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/12/06 Proteomic analysis of marine biofilms Invited speaker at Principles of High-Throughput Proteomics Research Course
Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Faculty of Sciences, Materials Centre of University of Porto, Linkoping University, School of Health - Institute of Porto
2024/03 Facing the Challenges of Marine Biofouling (workshop) XV Symposium on Bioengineering
2023/06/15 Development of antifouling surfaces coated with chitosan from Loligo opalescens for marine applications 5th Doctoral Congress in Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2023 Effect of a Carbon Nanotube Composite in the Development and Architecture of Marine Cyanobacterial Biofilms 20th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/09 Marine biofilms development: the importance of hydrodynamic conditions and their impacts International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology
(Atenas, Greece)
2021/06 Characterization of cyanobacterial biofilms formed under different conditions European project SurfSAFE Workshop - Characterization of non-biotoxic, antimicrobial, anti-adhesive and biomimetic surfaces
Manchester Metropolitan University (online)
2021 Proteomic analysis of marine cyanobacterial biofilms developed at different surfaces European project SurfSAFE Workshop - Protein adsorption and biofilm formation
University Medical Center Groningen (Groningen, Netherlands)
2019/09 Effectiveness of novel anti-biofilm strategies on urinary stents: the importance of hydrodynamic conditions ENIUS COST ACTION Training School - Advances in Urinary Stents: Biomaterials, Coatings and Drug Eluting Stents
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej (Lublin, Poland)
2019/03 How important is the hydrodynamic effect for adhesion and biofilm studies? ENIUS COST ACTION Workshop: New Coatings in Urinary Stents
(La Valletta, Malta)
2018 The potential use of cyanobacterial compounds to control biofilm development in catheter-associated urinary tract infections ENIUS COST ACTION Training School - Update in urinary stents. Indications-Complications-Technology: Theory & Practice
(Cáceres, Spain)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/01 - 2023/09 SurfSAFE Conference - Biofilm detection and control in the food industry (2023/09/27 - 2023/09/29)
Conference
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/06 4th Doctoral Congress Engineering (DCE21) - Symposium on Chemical and Biological Engineering (2021/06/28 - 2021/06/29)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/06 4th Doctoral Congress Engineering (DCE21) - Symposium on Chemical and Biological Engineering (2021/06/28 - 2021/06/29)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Participation as a tutor in the Transcriptomics Practical Classes at the IV International Practical Course - Advanced Practical Course on Biofilms (2014 - 2014)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2011/09 - 2012/03 XIII Applied Biology Conferences (2012/03/08 - 2012/03/10)
Conference
 Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/07/10 - 2024/07/10 Narrative CVs: do's and don'ts (webinar)
Other
 Narrative CVs - Chaperon Webinar
2023/09/27 - 2023/09/29 SurfSAFE Conference - Biofilm detection and control in the food industry
Conference
 SurfSAFE Conference - Biofilm detection and control in the food industry
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/07/26 - 2023/07/28 20th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials
Conference
 20th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/07/19 - 2023/07/19 Technical Workshop Intellectual Property Rights - The unitary patent system
Workshop
 SurfSAFE project Technical Workshop Intellectual Property Rights - The unitary patent system
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/03/29 - 2023/03/30 Research Management and Career Development
Workshop
 European project SurfSAFE Workshop - Research Management and Career Development
Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
2022/11/30 - 2022/12/02 Surface impacts on multispecies biofilm dynamics
Other
 European project SurfSAFE Training School - Surface impacts on multispecies biofilm dynamics
Københavns Universitet, Denmark
2022/04/19 - 2022/04/20 Biofilm Workgroup Meeting
Meeting
 Biofilm Workgroup Meeting. Helsingør, Denmark
2022/04/12 - 2022/04/14 Protein adsorption and biofilm formation
Other
 European project SurfSAFE Training School - Protein adsorption and biofilm formation
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
2022/03/16 - 2022/03/18 Evaluation of surface performance
Other
 European project SurfSAFE Training School - Evaluation of surface performance
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/12/09 - 2021/12/10 European project SurfSAFE Workshop - Protein adsorption and biofilm formation
Workshop
 European project SurfSAFE Workshop - Protein adsorption and biofilm formation
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
2021/09/01 - 2021/09/04 17th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology
Conference
 17th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology
2021/06/29 - 2021/06/30 European project SurfSAFE Workshop - Characterization of non-biotoxic, antimicrobial, anti-adhesive and biomimetic surfaces
Workshop
 European project SurfSAFE Workshop - Characterization of non-biotoxic, antimicrobial, anti-adhesive and biomimetic surfaces (online)
Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
2021/06/28 - 2021/06/29 4th Doctoral Congress in Engineering
Congress
 4th Doctoral Congress in Engineering
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/05/17 - 2021/05/19 Biofilmes: Poderão as bactérias ensinar-nos a viver em comunidade? (Biofilms: Can bacteria teach us to live in a community?)
Festival
 Invited speaker Pint of Science 2021 - Porto, Portugal
2019/09/26 - 2019/09/27 Advances in Urinary Stents: Biomaterials, Coatings and Drug Eluting Stents
Other
 ENIUS COST ACTION Training School - Advances in Urinary Stents: Biomaterials, Coatings and Drug Eluting Stents.Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej, Lublin, Poland
2019/09/10 - 2019/09/11 Ureteral stents: from modelling to commercialization
Other
 ENIUS COST ACTION Training School: Ureteral stents: from modelling to commercialization. Ureteral stents: from modelling to commercialization, Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland
2019/03/25 - 2019/03/26 New Coatings in Urinary Stents
Workshop
 ENIUS COST ACTION Workshop: New Coatings in Urinary Stents. La Valletta - Malta
2018/12/03 - 2018/12/09 Morphology and Structure (SEM and SEM-FIB) and Biomolecule Characteristics (AFM)
Other
 ENBA COST ACTION Training School - Morphology and Structure (SEM and SEM-FIB) and Biomolecule Characteristics (AFM). Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, Estonia
2018/11/26 - 2018/11/27 Update in urinary stents. Indications-Complications-Technology: Theory & Practice
Other
 ENIUS COST ACTION Training School - Update in urinary stents. Indications-Complications-Technology: Theory & Practice. Centro de Cirugía de Mínima Invasión Jesús Usón, Cáceres, Spain.
Centro de Cirugía de Mínima Invasión Jesús Usón, Spain
2018/09/11 - 2018/09/12 Computational approaches to ureteric stent design: In silico and in vitro modelling of biomechanics and fluid dynamics in the urinary tract
Other
 ENIUS COST ACTION Training School - Computational approaches to ureteric stent design: In silico and in vitro modelling of biomechanics and fluid dynamics in the urinary tract. Oxford, England, United Kingdom
2017/06/08 - 2017/06/09 2nd Doctoral Congress of Engineering
Congress
 2nd Doctoral Congress of Engineering
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2016/06/26 - 2016/06/28 Biofilms7 International Scientific Meeting
Conference
 Biofilms7 International Scientific Meeting, Porto - Portugal.
2014/06/30 - 2014/07/04 IV International Practical Course - Advanced Practical Course on Biofilms
Conference
 IV International Practical Course - Advanced Practical Course on Biofilms
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025/02 - Current Molecules (1420-3049) MDPI
2025/02 - Current Frontiers in Marine Science (2296-7745) Frontiers
2024/07 - Current Environmental Science and Pollution Research (0944-1344) Springer
2024/01 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Nature

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/02 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia (Portuguese Society of Microbiology) Member
2011 - 2012 Núcleo de Estudantes de Biologia Aplicada da Universidade do Minho (Applied Biology students' council from University of Minho) Presidente do Conselho Fiscal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2021 - 2021 4th Doctoral Congress in Engineering Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - 2024 Biological Sciences Bachelor in Chemical Engineering (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2016 - 2021 Biological Sciences Master in Chemical Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2022/10 - 2022/10 Control of marine biofilms with metal bionanohybrids Clara Ortega Nieto
2021/09 - 2022/02 Assessment of the performance of different surfaces on marine biofilms development Maria Francisca Pestana de Freitas de Sousa Cardoso
2018/09 - 2019/02 The potential use of probiotics to control biofilm formation in urinary catheters José Pedro Maio
Distinctions

Award

2021 FEMS Meeting Attendance Grant
Federation Of European Microbiological Societies, United Kingdom
2019 Best Poster in "Solutions against biofilm and encrustation" category at the ENIUS COST ACTION Training School: Ureteral stents: from modelling to commercialization. Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, Bern, Switzerland
2018 Best Oral Communication at the ENIUS COST ACTION Training School - Update in urinary stents. Indications-Complications-Technology: Theory & Practice. Centro de Cirugía de Mínima Invasión Jesús Usón, Cáceres, Spain.