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Maria Salomé Gomes is a Full Professor of Microbiology at U.Porto, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) and a Group Leader at Instituto para a Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S). She finished the supervision or co-supervision of 7 PhD students, 7 research fellows and several MSc and undergraduate students. She was the PI in 4 FCT-funded projects and member of the team in more than 15 others. Published over 50 research articles (H index 28) in the fields of host-pathogen interaction and antimicrobial agents. Regularly serves as peer-reviewer in international circulation scientific journals. She is Associate Editor of Frontiers in Drug Development and guest Editor of Microorganisms. Maria Salomé Gomes currently supervises 4 PhD students, was part of over 50 PhD juries and served in several evaluation panels for grants and contracts. She is a member of the Scientific Committee for the PhD course on Biomedical Sciences and President of the Pedagogical Council at ICBAS.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria Salomé Gomes

Citation names

  • Gomes, Maria Salomé

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8C12-28B0-038C
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7657-2118
Scopus Author Id
7201712234

Email addresses

  • sgomes@ibmc.up.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 220428145 Ext.: 5145 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Infectious Diseases

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/07/14
Concluded
 Ciências Biomédicas (Título de Agregado)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Das micobactérias ao ferro- por caminhos menos percorridos no estudo da interação patogénio-hospedeiro " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1999
Concluded
 PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Outra:Sem especialidade
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
"The interaction between the macrophage and Mycobacterium avium" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1987/09 - 1993/07/31
Concluded
 Pharmaceutical Sciences (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/07/01 - Current Coordinating Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/07/15 - Current Full Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2006/05/23 - 2024/07/14 Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2001/01/22 - 2006/05/22 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
1998/09/01 - 2000/08/31 Assistant (University Teacher) Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/04/19 - Current President of the Pedagogic Council Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2022/04/06 - 2023/04/19 Vice-President of the Pedagogic Council Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2014/09/18 - 2022/04/06 Conselho pedagógico Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/03/01 - 2023/02/28 Inflammabone- Understanding how Chronic Infection disrupts the hematopoietic niche leading to osteopenia
Inflammabone
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
 European Hematology Association
Ongoing
2018/10 - 2021/09 A small couple against the big three
PTDC/BTM-SAL/29786/2017
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/10 - 2021/09 Molecular stratification of latent tuberculosis: a persisting memory?
PTDC/SAU-INF/28955/2017
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2016/06 - 2019/05 Iron hide and seek- does ferritin help the macrophage fight mycobacteria?
PTDC/IMI-MIC/1683/2014
Principal investigator
Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
2016 - 2019 Structured program on bioengineered therapies for infectious diseases and tissue regeneration
Norte-01-0145-FEDER-000012
Researcher
European Regional Development Fund
2013/07 - 2015/11 Fish antimicrobial peptides: characterization of sea bass hepcidins and their potential therapeutic applications.
Provided by PTCRIS: 129390
Researcher
Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
2013 - 2015 Host-Pathogen Interactions
NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000002
Researcher
European Regional Development Fund
2010/05 - 2013/10 The role of iron-related acute phase proteins during bacterial infection in fish
PTDC/CVT/100386/2008
Researcher
Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
2010/04 - 2013/03 The mycobacterial granuloma
PTDC/SAU-MII/099102/2008
Researcher
Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
2009 - 2012 Novel Key Molecular Architectures to Target Infection
PTDC/QUI/67915/2006
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2005/08 - 2008/06 Role of heme oxygenase 1 in the infection by macrophage intracellular pathogens
POCI/SAU-IMI/56578/2004
Principal investigator
Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
2002/03 - 2005/10 Access to iron by intracellular pathogens of macrophages
POCTI/MGI/40132/2001
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
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
2023/03/12 - 2024/09/11 The macrophage – hepatocyte iron communication during mycobacterial infection
2022.03635.PTDC
10.54499/2022.03635.PTDC
Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Dom Luiz, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/08 - 2024/07 MycoPepTalking
PTDC/BIA-MIC/3458/2020
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/05 - 2024/04 Bone SAAver: Identification of mechanisms and biomarkers of bone loss in patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Research Grants - Fall 2021
 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
2020/10 - 2023/09 HEALTH-UNORTE
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000039
 European Regional Development Fund
2022/01/15 - 2023/07/14 Infection and iron homeostasis: a new perspective for an old question
EXPL/BIA-BQM/1170/2021
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal

Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/07 - 2021/03 Ironing COVID-19
569
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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
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
1995/01/01 - 1998/12/31 INTERACÇÃO DE PARASITAS INTRACELULARES E FAGÓCITOS
PRAXIS XXI/BD/3284/94
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Bento, Clara M.; Calster, K. V.; Piller, T.; Oliveira, Gabriel S.; Vooght, L. D.; Cappoen, D.; Cos, P.; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Silva, Tânia. "Mycobacterium abscessus double-reporter strains: new tools to fight mycobacterial infections". Paper presented in The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Microbiology, 2023.
    Published
  2. Bento, Clara M.; Silva, Tânia; Aguiar, Luísa; Teixeira, Cátia; Gomes, Paula; Ferraz, Ricardo; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "Repurposing conventional antimycobacterial drugs using ionic liquids". Paper presented in ECMC 2021 7th Edition, 2021.
    10.3390/ecmc2021-11535
  3. Bento, Clara M.; Silva, Tânia; Aguiar, Luísa; Teixeira, Cátia; Gomes, Paula; Ricardo Ferraz; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "Ionic liquids on the rescuing of conventional antimycobacterial drugs". Paper presented in IV International Caparica Conference in Antibiotic Resistance (IC2AR 2021), Caparica, 2021.
    Published • 10.5584/jiomics.v11i1.200
Conference poster
  1. Fonseca, Óscar; Ramos, Ana; Couto, Carolina A; Silva, André; Frederico Ferreira-da-Silva; Silva, Tânia; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Moreira, Ana C.. "Finding the IronICProt, an undisclosed infection-induced iron binding protein". Paper presented in 48th FEBS Congress - Mining biochemistry for human health and well-being - Milano, Italy, 2024.
    10.1002/2211-5463.13837
  2. Bento, Clara M.; Geerts, Lisa; Oliveira, Gabriel S.; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Silva, Tânia. "The response of macrophages to infection is dependent on mycobacterial growth phase". Paper presented in 48th FEBS Congress, 2024.
  3. Bento, Clara M.; Jorge Gabriel de Sousa Oliveira; Lisa Geerts; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Silva, Tânia. "M&Ms – The dependence of bacterial growth phase on Mycobacterium-Macrophage interaction". Paper presented in 44th Annual Congress of the European Society of Mycobacteriology, Old St. John Congress and Event Centre, Bruges, Belgium, 2024.
  4. Oliveira, Gabriel S.; Bento, Clara M.; Pombinho, António; Reis, Rita; Calster, K. V.; Vooght, L. D.; Maia, André; et al. "Enhancing drug discovery against Mycobacterium abscessus: high-throughput screenings to tackle antimicrobial resistance". Paper presented in One Health PhD Forum, 2024.
  5. Ramos, Ana; Fonseca, Óscar; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Silva, Tânia; Moreira, Ana C.. Corresponding author: Ramos, Ana. "Macrophages' metabolism impacts Hepatocyte viability – an in vitro study". Paper presented in 6th Meeting of Medicinal Biotechnology, 2024.
  6. Jorge Gabriel de Sousa Oliveira; Bento, Clara M.; Pombinho, António; Rita M. Reis; Kevin Van Calster; Linda De Vooght; Maia, André; et al. "Mycobacterium abscessus double reporter strain as a readout of therapeutic efficacy – high-throughput screening development and validation". Paper presented in SLAS Europe 2024 Conference and Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain, 2024.
  7. Fonseca, Óscar; Ramos, Ana; Couto, Carolina A; Silva, André; Frederico Ferreira-da-Silva; Silva, Tânia; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Moreira, Ana C.. "Triggering the shift - serum iron proteins in the crosstalk between iron biology and immune response". Paper presented in European Iron Club Conference, Toulouse, 2024.
  8. Fonseca, Óscar; Ramos, Ana; Couto, Carolina A; Silva, André; Frederico Ferreira-da-Silva; Silva, Tânia; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Moreira, Ana C.. "Serum iron redistribution during mycobacterial infection - exploring the iron-shift". Paper presented in 10th edition of the Molecular and Cell Biology Symposium - "A decade building science", 2024.
  9. Gomes, Leonor TS; Fonseca, Óscar; Pires, José Miguel; Oliveira, Gabriel Sousa; Ana S. Ramos; Isabel Oliveira; Silva, Tânia; et al. "Ferritin Release During Mycobacterial Infection: a Role for Extracellular Vesicles?". Paper presented in MicroBiotec'23, 2023.
  10. Fonseca, Óscar; Couto, Carolina A; Ramos, Ana Sofia; Silva, André; Frederico Ferreira-da-Silva; Silva, Tânia; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Moreira, Ana C.. "The shift in iron metabolism: a new anti-inflammatory strategy?". Paper presented in 1st Symposium on Iron Metabolism and Cancer, 2023.
  11. Bento, Clara M.; Calster, K. V.; Piller, T.; Oliveira, Gabriel S.; Vooght, L. D.; Cappoen, D.; Cos, P.; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Silva, Tânia. "New tools for drug susceptibility testing against non-tuberculous mycobacteria". Paper presented in Brilliant PhDs, brighter future: Shaping Science together, 2023.
  12. Girão, Mariana; Santos, Matilde; Pinto, Nuno; Fujikura, Juliana; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Silva, Tânia; Costa, Isabel; et al. Corresponding author: Girão, Mariana. "Seaweed-associated Actinobacteria: a hotspot for biotechnology-relevant compounds discovery". Paper presented in XVII International Symposium on Marine Natural Products | XIII European Conference on Marine Natural Products, 2023.
  13. Bento, Clara M.; Calster, K. V.; Piller, T.; Oliveira, Gabriel S.; Vooght, L. D.; Cappoen, D.; Cos, P.; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Silva, Tânia. Corresponding author: Silva, Tânia. "Characterization of novel double-reporter strains of Mycobacterium abscessus for drug discovery: A study in mScarlet". Paper presented in 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Mycobacteriology, 2023.
  14. Juliana Fujikura; Nuno Pinto; Daniel Milhm; Girão, Mariana; Maria Fátima Carvalho; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Silva, Tânia. "Exploring the potential of algae-associated Actinobacteria as a source of antimycobacterial compounds". Paper presented in IJUP - Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto, 2023.
  15. Gomes, Ana Cordeiro; Fonseca, Óscar; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Amorim, Maria Adelina. "Identification of biomarkers of bone loss in patients with Cystic Fibrosis". Paper presented in XLVIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Immunology, 2023.
  16. Ramos, Ana Sofia; Fonseca, Óscar; Frederico Ferreira-da-Silva; Silva, André; Silva, Tânia; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Moreira, Ana C.. "The serum ¿iron-shift¿ during mycobacterial infection". Paper presented in SPI' 48 XLVIII Annual meeting of the Portugese Society of Immunology, 2023.
  17. Fonseca, Óscar; Ramos, Ana Sofia; Silva, Tânia; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Moreira, Ana C.. "Circulating iron binding proteins' profile during mycobacterial infection". Paper presented in 9th edition of the Molecular and Cell Biology Symposium ¿ ¿Science: everything, everywhere all at once¿, 2023.
  18. Bento, Clara M.; Marta Silva; Anna Olsson; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Silva, Tânia. "Infection of lung organoids to study mycobacterial drug susceptibility". Paper presented in 9th Ed Molecular and Cell Biology Symposium, 2023.
  19. Ramos, Ana; Fonseca, Óscar; Frederico Ferreira-da-Silva; Silva, André; Silva, Tânia; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Moreira, Ana C.. Corresponding author: Ramos, Ana. "SPI' 48 XLVIII Annual meeting of the Portugese Society of Immunology". 2023.
  20. Bento, Clara M.; Silva, Tânia; Aguiar, Luísa; Teixeira, Catia; Gomes, Paula; Ferraz, Ricardo; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "New ionic liquids to treat mycobacterial infection". Paper presented in EMBO Workshop on Tuberculosis, 2022.
  21. Oliveira, Gabriel S.; Teixeira, Catia; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Silva, Tânia. "Transforming a crude peptide sequence into valuable antimycobacterial products". Paper presented in 17th Naples Workshop on Bioactive Peptides, 2022.
  22. Fonseca, Óscar; Carvalho Oliveira, Tiago; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Gomes, Ana Cordeiro. "Production of Serum Amyloid A3 protein by Mycobacterium avium-infected macrophages drives osteoporosis during infection". Paper presented in 8th edition of the Molecular and Cell Biology Symposium Lets have a moment of science!, 2022.
  23. Bento, Clara M.; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Silva, Tânia. "New infection models to test drugs against nontuberculous mycobacteria". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC21 Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021.
  24. Oliveira, Gabriel; Silva, Tânia; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Gomes, Paula; Teixeira, Cátia. "Designing a new antimycobacterial peptide to tackle Mycobacterium avium". Paper presented in ECMC 2020 6th Edition, 2020.
    10.3390/ecmc2020-07479
  25. Bento, Clara M.; Kevin Van Calster; Paul Cos; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Davie Cappoen. "Construction of a double-reporter strain to assist drug screening against mycobacteria". Paper presented in IJUP 2020 - Encontro de Investigação Jovem, 2020.
  26. Oliveira, Gabriel S.; Silva, Tânia; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Gomes, Paula; Teixeira, Catia. "Antimicrobial peptides as a novel way to tackle Mycobacterium avium". Paper presented in IJUP - Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto, 2020.
  27. Moreira, Ana C.; Silva, Tânia; Gonçalo Mesquita; Ana C. Gomes; Bento, Clara M.; Agostinho Almeida; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "The Double face of H-ferritin in mycobacterial infections". Paper presented in MycoPORTO - MycoNET Meeting, 2019.
  28. Bento, Clara M.; Silva, Tânia; Moreira, Ana C.; Teixeira, Catia; Ferraz, Ricardo; Prudêncio, Cristina; Gomes, Paula; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "Effect of ionic liquids against Mycobacterium avium". Paper presented in MycoPORTO - MycoNET Meeting, 2019.
  29. Costa, Raquel P.; Silva, Tânia; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Gomes, Paula; Teixeira, Catia. "Antimicrobial peptides as potential antimycobacterial leads". Paper presented in MycoPORTO - MycoNET Meeting, 2019.
  30. Moreira, Ana C.; Silva, Tânia; Gonçalo Mesquita; Ana C. Gomes; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "Understanding the role played by H-ferritin during mycobacterial infection in vivo". Paper presented in Bilbo TB - MycoNET Meeting, 2018.
  31. Gonçalo Mesquita; Silva, Tânia; Moreira, Ana C.; Ana C. Gomes; Rodrigues, Pedro N. S.; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "H-ferritin is necessary for macrophage protection against iron toxicity". Paper presented in 6th i3S Annual Meeting, 2017.
  32. Silva, Tânia; Moreira, Ana C.; Ana C. Gomes; Gonçalo Mesquita; João V. Neves; Rodrigues, Pedro N. S.; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "Conditional H-ferritin deficient mice are more resistant to mycobacterial infections". Paper presented in MycoZAR - MycoNet Meeting, 2017.
  33. Ana C. Gomes; Moreira, Ana C.; Silva, Tânia; João V. Neves; Gonçalo Mesquita; Barreira-Silva, Palmira; Correia-Neves, Margarida; Rodrigues, Pedro N. S.; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "Impact of Mycobacterial Infection in Bone Marrow Hematopoietic Niche and Architecture". Paper presented in XLIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Immunology, 2017.
  34. Moreira, Ana C.; João V. Neves; Silva, Tânia; Patricia Oliveira; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Rodrigues, Pedro N. S.. "Iron metabolism deregulation upon infection: the role of hepcidin". Paper presented in 5th i3S Annual Meeting, 2016.
  35. Moreira, Ana C.; João V. Neves; Silva, Tânia; Miguel Ramos; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Rodrigues, Pedro N. S.. "Listeria monocytogenes infection impairs mouse iron metabolism by a hepcidin independent mechanism". Paper presented in XLII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Immunology, 2016.
  36. Moreira, Ana C.; João V. Neves; Silva, Tânia; Miguel Ramos; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Rodrigues, Pedro N. S.. "Deregulation of iron metabolism during Listeria monocytogenes infection in mice is not dependent on hepcidin expression". Paper presented in ICAR2014 III International Conference on Antimicrobial Research, 2014.
  37. Vale-Costa, Sílvia; Costa-Gouveia, J.; Gomes, Paula; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "Cinnamic acid conjugates of primaquine and chloroquine active against Leishmania infantum". Paper presented in II International Conference on Antimicrobial Research, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, 2012.
  38. Silva, Tânia; Bárbara Magalhães; Silvia Maia; Gomes, Paula; Nazmi, K.; Jan Bolscher; Bastos, Margarida; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "Antimicrobial activity of lactoferricin peptides against Mycobacterium avium and their synergistic effect with ethambutol". Paper presented in XXXVIII Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Immunology, 2012.
  39. Vale-Costa, Sílvia; Vale, Nuno; Matos, J; Moreira, Rui; Gomes, Paula; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "Evaluation of dipeptide and peptidomimetic derivatives of primaquine against Leishmania infantum". Paper presented in New Indigo Workshop: Antiparasitic and Antitumour Drugs, Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Porto, 2011.
  40. Silva, Tânia; Paula Toimil; Prieto, X.; Nazmi, K.; Bolscher, J.G.M.; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Bastos, Margarida. "Synergistic effect of lactoferricin (17-30) and ethambutol against Mycobacterium avium growing inside macrophages". Paper presented in 2nd IMMC (2nd Iberic Meeting on Medicinal Chemistry), 2011.
  41. Vale-Costa, Sílvia; Vale, Nuno; Matos, J.; Moreira, R.; Gomes, P.; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "Comparative study of the leishmanicidal activity of imidazoquine derivatives of primaquine against Leishmania infantum". Paper presented in 4th Kinetoplastid Molecular Cell Biology Meeting, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, USA, 2011.
  42. Silva, Tânia; Daniela Uhríková; Sérgio S. Funari; David Andreu; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Bastos, Margarida. "Microbiological and Biophysical studies of cecropin A-melittin hybrid peptides". Paper presented in IJUP - Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto, 2011.
  43. Vale-Costa, Sílvia; Tomás, Ana M.; Appelberg, Rui; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "Role of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in the infection by Leishmania infantum in the mouse". Paper presented in XXXVI Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Immunology, Instituto de Ciências da Vida e da Saúde, Escola de Ciências da Saúde, University of Minho, Braga, 2010.
  44. Vale-Costa, Sílvia; Gomes-Pereira, Sandra; Teixeira, CM; Tomás, Ana M.; Appelberg, Rui; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "Iron overload favours the elimination of Leishmania infantum from mouse tissues through the production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species". Paper presented in XXXV Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Immunology, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisboa, 2009.
  45. Vale-Costa, Sílvia; Gomes-Pereira, Sandra; Teixeira, CM; Tomás, A.M.; Appelberg, Rui; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "Iron overload favours the elimination of Leishmania infantum from mouse tissues by enhancing the production of reactive oxygen species". Paper presented in 18th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Centre de Convenciones Internacionales, Barcelona, Spain, 2008.
Journal article
  1. Clara M. Bento; Kevin van Calster; Tatiana Piller; Gabriel S. Oliveira; Linda de Vooght; Davie Cappoen; Paul Cos; et al. "Characterization of novel double-reporter strains of Mycobacterium abscessus for drug discovery: a study in mScarlet". Microbiology Spectrum (2024): https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00362-24.
    10.1128/spectrum.00362-24
  2. Óscar Fonseca; Ana S. Ramos; Leonor T. S. Gomes; Maria Salomé Gomes; Ana C. Moreira. "New Perspectives on Circulating Ferritin: Its Role in Health and Disease". Molecules (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28237707.
    10.3390/molecules28237707
  3. Gomes, Ana Cordeiro; Sousa, Daniela Monteiro; Oliveira, Tiago Carvalho; Fonseca, Óscar; Pinto, Ricardo J.; Silvério, Diogo; Fernandes, Ana Isabel; et al. "Serum amyloid A proteins reduce bone mass during mycobacterial infections". Frontiers in Immunology 14 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1168607.
    Published • 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1168607
  4. Óscar Fonseca; Maria Salomé Gomes; Maria Adelina Amorim; Ana Cordeiro Gomes. "Cystic Fibrosis Bone Disease: The Interplay between CFTR Dysfunction and Chronic Inflammation". Biomolecules (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13030425.
    10.3390/biom13030425
  5. Clara M. Bento; Ana Teresa Silva; Bruno Mansano; Luísa Aguiar; Cátia Teixeira; Maria Salomé Gomes; Paula Gomes; Tânia Silva; Ricardo Ferraz. "Improving the Antimycobacterial Drug Clofazimine through Formation of Organic Salts by Combination with Fluoroquinolones". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24021402.
    10.3390/ijms24021402
  6. Andreia Costa; Sofia Lamas; Maria Rui Correia; Maria S Gomes; Manuel J Costa; I Anna S Olsson. "An Objective Structured Laboratory Animal Science Examination (OSLASE) to ensure researchers’ professional competence in laboratory animal science". Laboratory Animals (2022): https://doi.org/10.1177/00236772221135671.
    10.1177/00236772221135671
  7. Ana C. Magalhães; Sara Ricardo; Ana C. Moreira; Mariana Nunes; Margarida Tavares; Ricardo J. Pinto; Maria Salomé Gomes; Luisa Pereira. "InfectionCMA: A Cell MicroArray Approach for Efficient Biomarker Screening in In Vitro Infection Assays". Pathogens (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11030313.
    10.3390/pathogens11030313
  8. Maria Salomé Gomes; Luisa Pereira. "Special Issue: From Host–Pathogen Interaction to Host-Directed Therapies". Microorganisms (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9122606.
    10.3390/microorganisms9122606
  9. Ana C. Moreira; Maria Jose Teles; Tânia Silva; Clara M. Bento; Inês Simões Alves; Luisa Pereira; João Tiago Guimarães; et al. "Iron Related Biomarkers Predict Disease Severity in a Cohort of Portuguese Adult Patients during COVID-19 Acute Infection". Viruses (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/v13122482.
    10.3390/v13122482
  10. Clara M. Bento; Maria Salomé Gomes; Tânia Silva. "Evolution of Antibacterial Drug Screening Methods: Current Prospects for Mycobacteria". Microorganisms (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9122562.
    10.3390/microorganisms9122562
  11. Ana C. Moreira; Tânia Silva; Gonçalo Mesquita; Ana Cordeiro Gomes; Clara M. Bento; João V. Neves; Daniela F. Rodrigues; et al. "H-Ferritin Produced by Myeloid Cells Is Released to the Circulation and Plays a Major Role in Liver Iron Distribution during Infection". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/1/269.
    10.3390/ijms23010269
  12. Gabriel S. Oliveira; Raquel P. Costa; Paula Gomes; Maria Salomé Gomes; Tânia Silva; Cátia Teixeira. "Antimicrobial Peptides as Potential Anti-Tubercular Leads: A Concise Review". Pharmaceuticals 14 4 (2021): 323-323. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph14040323.
    10.3390/ph14040323
  13. Gomes, Maria Salomé. "The bone marrow hematopoietic niche and its adaptation to infection". Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology 112 (2021): 37-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2020.05.014.
    10.1016/j.semcdb.2020.05.014
  14. Nicole Pedro; Cláudio N. Silva; Ana C. Magalhães; Bruno Cavadas; Ana M. Rocha; Ana C. Moreira; Maria Salomé Gomes; et al. "Dynamics of a Dual SARS-CoV-2 Lineage Co-Infection on a Prolonged Viral Shedding COVID-19 Case: Insights into Clinical Severity and Disease Duration". Microorganisms 9 2 (2021): 300-300. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9020300.
    10.3390/microorganisms9020300
  15. Gonçalo Mesquita; Tânia Silva; Ana C. Gomes; Pedro F. Oliveira; Marco G. Alves; Rui Fernandes; Agostinho A. Almeida; Ana C. Moreira; Maria Salomé Gomes. "H-Ferritin is essential for macrophages’ capacity to store or detoxify exogenously added iron". Scientific Reports 10 1 (2020): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59898-0.
    10.1038/s41598-020-59898-0
  16. Tiago Carvalho Oliveira; Maria Salomé Gomes; Ana Cordeiro Gomes. "The Crossroads between Infection and Bone Loss". Microorganisms 8 11 (2020): 1765-1765. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8111765.
    10.3390/microorganisms8111765
  17. Moreira, Ana C.; Mesquita, Gonçalo; Gomes, Maria Salomé. "Ferritin: An Inflammatory Player Keeping Iron at the Core of Pathogen-Host Interactions". Microorganisms 8 4 (2020): 589. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8040589.
    10.3390/microorganisms8040589
  18. Clara M. Bento; Maria Salomé Gomes; Tânia Silva. "Looking beyond Typical Treatments for Atypical Mycobacteria". Antibiotics 9 1 (2020): 18-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9010018.
    10.3390/antibiotics9010018
  19. Ana Teresa Silva; Clara M. Bento; Ana C. Pena; Luísa M. Figueiredo; Cristina Prudêncio; Luísa Aguiar; Tânia Silva; et al. "Cinnamic Acid Conjugates in the Rescuing and Repurposing of Classical Antimalarial Drugs". Molecules (2019): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25010066.
    10.3390/molecules25010066
  20. Gomes, Ana Cordeiro; Moreira, Ana C.; Silva, Tânia; Neves, João V.; Mesquita, Gonçalo; Almeida, Agostinho A.; Barreira-Silva, Palmira; et al. "IFN-gamma–Dependent Reduction of Erythrocyte Life Span Leads to Anemia during Mycobacterial Infection". The Journal of Immunology 203 9 (2019): 2485-2496. http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1900382.
    10.4049/jimmunol.1900382
  21. Joana Durão; Nuno Vale; Maria Salomé Gomes; P. Gomes; Cristina C. Barrias; Luis Gales. "Nitric Oxide Release from Antimicrobial Peptide Hydrogels for Wound Healing". Biomolecules (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/9/1/4.
    10.3390/biom9010004
  22. Ana Cordeiro Gomes; Ana C. Moreira; Gonçalo Mesquita; Maria Salomé Gomes. "Modulation of Iron Metabolism in Response to Infection: Twists for All Tastes". Pharmaceuticals (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/11/3/84.
    10.3390/ph11030084
  23. Silva, Tânia; Claro, Bárbara; Silva, Bruno F. B.; Vale, Nuno; Gomes, Paula; Gomes, Maria Salomé; Funari, Sérgio S.; et al. "Unravelling a Mechanism of Action for a Cecropin A-Melittin Hybrid Antimicrobial Peptide: The Induced Formation of Multilamellar Lipid Stacks". Langmuir 34 5 (2018): 2158-2170. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03639.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03639
  24. Neves, João V.; Ramos, Miguel F.; Moreira, Ana C.; Silva, Tânia; Gomes, Maria S.; Rodrigues, Pedro N. S.. "Hamp1 but not Hamp2 regulates ferroportin in fish with two functionally distinct hepcidin types". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14933-5.
    10.1038/s41598-017-14933-5
  25. Ana C. Moreira; João V. Neves; Tânia Silva; Patrícia Oliveira; Maria S. Gomes; Pedro N. Rodrigues; Nancy E. Freitag. "Hepcidin-(In)dependent Mechanisms of Iron Metabolism Regulation during Infection by Listeria and Salmonella". Infection and Immunity 85 9 (2017): e00353-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00353-17.
    10.1128/IAI.00353-17
  26. Gomes, Maria Salomé. "Lactoferricin Peptides Increase Macrophages' Capacity To Kill Mycobacterium avium". mSphere (2017): https://msphere.asm.org/content/2/4/e00301-17.
    10.1128/mSphere.00301-17
  27. Gomes, Maria. "Immuno-Stimulatory Peptides as a Potential Adjunct Therapy against Intra-Macrophagic Pathogens". Molecules (2017): http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/8/1297.
    10.3390/molecules22081297
  28. Moniz, T.; Leite, A.; Silva, T.; Gameiro, P.; Gomes, M.S.; de Castro, B.; Rangel, M.. "The influence of functional groups on the permeation and distribution of antimycobacterial rhodamine chelators". Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 175 (2017): 138-147. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85025674616&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2017.07.017
  29. Gomes, A.C.; Gomes, M.S.. "Hematopoietic niches, erythropoiesis and anemia of chronic infection". Experimental Hematology 44 2 (2016): 85-91. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84957551036&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.exphem.2015.11.007
  30. Moniz, T.; Silva, D.; Silva, T.; Gomes, M.S.; Rangel, M.. "Antimycobacterial activity of rhodamine 3,4-HPO iron chelators against Mycobacterium avium: Analysis of the contribution of functional groups and of chelator's combination with ethambutol". MedChemComm 6 12 (2015): 2194-2203. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84948746933&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c5md00456j
  31. Marques, F.; Vale-Costa, S.; Cruz, T.; Marques, J.M.; Silva, T.; Neves, J.V.; Cortes, S.; et al. "Studies in the mouse model identify strain variability as a major determinant of disease outcome in Leishmania infantum infection". Parasites and Vectors 8 1 (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84950313576&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/s13071-015-1259-6
  32. Silva, T.; Magalhães, B.; Maia, S.; Gomes, P.; Nazmi, K.; Bolscher, J.G.M.; Rodrigues, P.N.; Bastos, M.; Gomes, M.S.. "Killing of mycobacterium avium by lactoferricin peptides: Improved activity of arginine- and d-Amino-Acid-containing molecules". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 58 6 (2014): 3461-3467. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84901249691&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1128/AAC.02728-13
  33. Vale-Costa, S.; Costa-Gouveia, J.; Pérez, B.; Silva, T.; Teixeira, C.; Gomes, P.; Gomes, M.S.. "N-cinnamoylated aminoquinolines as promising antileishmanial agents". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 57 10 (2013): 5112-5115. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84884220322&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1128/AAC.00557-13
  34. Silva-Gomes, S.; Appelberg, R.; Larsen, R.; Soares, M.P.; Gomes, M.S.. "Heme catabolism by heme oxygenase-1 confers host resistance to Mycobacterium infection". Infection and Immunity 81 7 (2013): 2536-2545. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879426573&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1128/IAI.00251-13
  35. Moniz, T.; Nunes, A.; Silva, A.M.G.; Queirós, C.; Ivanova, G.; Gomes, M.S.; Rangel, M.. "Rhodamine labeling of 3-hydroxy-4-pyridinone iron chelators is an important contribution to target Mycobacterium avium infection". Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 121 (2013): 156-166. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84873036807&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2013.01.002
  36. Vale-Costa, S.; Gomes-Pereira, S.; Teixeira, C.M.; Rosa, G.; Rodrigues, P.N.; Tomás, A.; Appelberg, R.; Gomes, M.S.. "Iron Overload Favors the Elimination of Leishmania infantum from Mouse Tissues through Interaction with Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species". PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 7 2 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84874764417&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pntd.0002061
  37. Silva-Gomes, S.; Vale-Costa, S.; Appelberg, R.; Gomes, M.S.. "Iron in intracellular infection: To provide or to deprive?". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 3 DEC (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84897926567&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fcimb.2013.00096
  38. Silva-Gomes, S.; Bouton, C.; Silva, T.; Santambrogio, P.; Rodrigues, P.; Appelberg, R.; Gomes, M.S.. "Mycobacterium avium infection induces H-ferritin expression in mouse primary macrophages by activating Toll-like receptor 2". PLoS ONE 8 12 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84891960497&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0082874
  39. Vale-Costa, S.; Vale, N.; Matos, J.; Tomás, A.; Moreira, R.; Gomes, P.; Gomes, M.S.. "Peptidomimetic and organometallic derivatives of primaquine active against Leishmania infantum". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 56 11 (2012): 5774-5781. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84868022360&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1128/AAC.00873-12
  40. Rodrigues, P.N.; Gomes, S.S.; Neves, J.V.; Gomes-Pereira, S.; Correia-Neves, M.; Nunes-Alves, C.; Stolte, J.; et al. "Mycobacteria-induced anaemia revisited: A molecular approach reveals the involvement of NRAMP1 and lipocalin-2, but not of hepcidin". Immunobiology 216 10 (2011): 1127-1134. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80052101945&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.imbio.2011.04.004
  41. Fernandes, S.S.; Nunes, A.; Gomes, A.R.; de Castro, B.; Hider, R.C.; Rangel, M.; Appelberg, R.; Gomes, M.S.. "Identification of a new hexadentate iron chelator capable of restricting the intramacrophagic growth of Mycobacterium avium". Microbes and Infection 12 4 (2010): 287-294. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77649274461&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.micinf.2010.01.003
  42. Flórido, M.; Borges, M.; Rodrigues, P.; Vale-Costa, S.; Salomé Gomes, M.; Appelberg, R.. "Constitutive expression of Bcl-2 in the haematopoietic compartment alters the metabolism of iron and increases resistance to mycobacterial infection". Clinical and Experimental Immunology 156 1 (2009): 61-68. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-61849113352&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1365-2249.2008.03867.x
  43. Salomé Gomes, M.; Fernandes, S.S.; Cordeiro, J.V.; Gomes, S.S.; Vieira, A.; Appelberg, R.. "Engagement of Toll-like receptor 2 in mouse macrophages infected with Mycobacterium avium induces non-oxidative and TNF-independent anti-mycobacterial activity". European Journal of Immunology 38 8 (2008): 2180-2189. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-51149087071&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/eji.200737954
  44. Gomes-Pereira, S.; Rodrigues, P.N.; Appelberg, R.; Gomes, M.S.. "Increased susceptibility to Mycobacterium avium in hemochromatosis protein HFE-deficient mice". Infection and Immunity 76 10 (2008): 4713-4719. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-53649106524&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1128/IAI.00612-08
  45. Flórido, M.; Gonçalves, A.S.; Gomes, M.S.; Appelberg, R.. "CD40 is required for the optimal induction of protective immunity to Mycobacterium avium". Immunology 111 3 (2004): 323-327. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-1642297183&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1365-2567.2004.01812.x
  46. Gomes, M.S.; Flórido, M.; Cordeiro, J.V.; Teixeira, C.M.; Takeuchi, O.; Akira, S.; Appelberg, R.. "Limited role of the Toll-like receptor-2 in resistance to Mycobacterium avium". Immunology 111 2 (2004): 179-185. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0842265556&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.0019-2805.2003.01807.x
  47. Boelaert, J.R.; Gomes, M.S.; Gordeuk, V.R.. "Smoking, iron, and tuberculosis [10]". Lancet 362 9391 (2003): 1243-1244. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0141987876&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14529-1
  48. Gomes, M.S.; Appelberg, R.. "NRAMP1- or cytokine-induced bacteriostasis of Mycobacterium avium by mouse macrophages is independent of the respiratory burst". Microbiology 148 10 (2002): 3155-3160. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036772316&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  49. Boelaert, J.R.; Appelberg, R.; Gomes, M.S.; Blasi, E.; Mazzolla, R.; Grosset, J.; Lounis, N.; et al. "Experimental results on chloroquine and AIDS-related opportunistic infections [3]". Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 26 3 (2001): 300-301. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035280585&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  50. Gomes, M.S.; Boelaert, J.R.; Appelberg, R.. "Role of iron in experimental Mycobacterium avium infection". Journal of Clinical Virology 20 3 (2001): 117-122. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035143276&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S1386-6532(00)00135-9
  51. Silva, R.A.; Gomes, M.S.; Appelberg, R.. "Minor role played by type I tumour necrosis factor receptor in the control of Mycobacterium avium proliferation in infected mice". Immunology 99 2 (2000): 203-207. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0033981353&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1046/j.1365-2567.2000.00937.x
  52. Gomes, M.S.; Dom, G.; Pedrosa, J.; Boelaert, J.R.; Appelberg, R.. "Effects of iron deprivation on Mycobacterium avium growth". Tubercle and Lung Disease 79 5 (1999): 321-328. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0032860952&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1054/tuld.1999.0216
  53. Gomes, M.S.; Paul, S.; Moreira, A.L.; Appelberg, R.; Rabinovitch, M.; Kaplan, G.. "Survival of Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in acidified vacuoles of murine macrophages". Infection and Immunity 67 7 (1999): 3199-3206. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0033043776&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  54. Gomes, M.S.; Paul, S.; Moreira, A.L.; Appelberg, R.; Rabinovitch, M.; Kaplan, G.. "Survival of Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in acidified vacuoles of murine macrophages". International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases 67 4 SUPPL. (1999): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33748279474&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  55. Gomes, M.S.; Flórido, M.; Pais, T.F.; Appelberg, R.. "Improved clearance of Mycobacterium avium upon disruption of the inducible nitric oxide synthase gene". Journal of Immunology 162 11 (1999): 6734-6739. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0345593709&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  56. Gomes, M.S.; Florido, M.; Pais, T.F.; Appelberg, R.. "Improved clearance of Mycobacterium avium upon disruption of the inducible nitric oxide synthase gene". International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases 67 4 SUPPL. (1999): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33748282753&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  57. Gomes, M.S.; Appelberg, R.. "Evidence for a link between iron metabolism and Nramp1 gene function in innate resistance against Mycobacterium avium". Immunology 95 2 (1998): 165-168. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0031783138&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1046/j.1365-2567.1998.00630.x
  58. Cabral, M.; O'Grady, J.E.; Gomes, S.; Sousa, J.C.; Thompson, H.; Alexander, J.. "The immunology of canine leishmaniosis: Strong evidence for a developing disease spectrum from asymptomatic dogs". Veterinary Parasitology 76 3 (1998): 173-180. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0032523217&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S0304-4017(97)00208-2
  59. Appelberg, R.; Castro, A.G.; Gomes, S.; Pedrosa, J.; Silva, M.T.. "Susceptibility of beige mice to Mycobacterium avium: Role of neutrophils". Infection and Immunity 63 9 (1995): 3381-3387. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0029121416&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  60. Cabral, M.; McNerney, R.; Gomes, S.; O'Grady, J.; Frame, I.; Sousa, J.C.; Miles, M.A.; Alexander, J.. "Demonstration of natural Leishmania infection in asymptomatic dogs in the absence of specific humoral immunity.". Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis 70 3-4 (1993): 473-479. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0027639024&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
Preprint
  1. "Iron related biomarkers predict disease severity in a cohort of Portuguese adult patients during COVID-19 acute infection". 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.09.21263251.
    10.1101/2021.09.09.21263251
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/05/07 Reduction in erythrocyte life span as a key component of mycobacteria induced anemia 8th Congress of the International BioIron Society
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (Heidelberg, Germany)
2018/09/17 Innate immunity to mycobacteria: the role of iron and antimicrobial peptides Bilbo TB 2018- Spanish Tuberculosis Meeting
CIC bioGUNE: Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (Bilbao, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/09 - Current Iron trafficking and metabolism during infection
Co-supervisor
 Molecular and Cell Biology (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2022/01/01 - Current LFcin refinery – Transforming a crude peptide sequence into valuable antimycobacterial products
Co-supervisor
 Biotecnologia Molecular e Celular Aplicada às Ciências da Saúde (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2021/01/01 - Current NTM: New Tools against nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Molecular e Celular (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/05/17 Identification of mechanisms and biomarkers of bone loss in patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Co-supervisor
 Medicina (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2023/03/08 Training in laboratory animal science: new perspectives on pratical competence achievement with rodents.
Co-supervisor of Andreia Filipa Fontes da Costa
 Doutoramento em Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2021/10/01 - 2022/12/16 The role of Serum Amyloid A3 protein in bone loss during Mycobacterium avium infection
Co-supervisor
 Biochemistry (Master)
2020/09/01 - 2021/11/15 Impact of infection in bone biology
Co-supervisor
 Biochemistry (Master)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Dadores de Sangue - o impacto no metabolismo de oligoelementos e macrominerais da dádiva repetida
Co-supervisor
 Ciências Farmacêuticas (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2019/09/26 Evaluation of the effects of selected chloroquine-based ionic liquids against Mycobacterium avium
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2019/09 The impact of Mycobacterium tuberculosis diversity to the course of infection
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/02/01 - 2019/05/31 The effect of energy balance hormones in the growth of Mycobacterium avium inside macrophages
Supervisor
 Masters Pharmacy (Master)
Universiteit Antwerpen Faculteit Farmaceutische Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen, Belgium
2019 - 2019 Evaluation of the effects of selected ionic liquids against Mycobacterium avium
Co-supervisor
 Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018/10 Defining novel stages in medullary thymic epithelial cell differentiation: Implications for tolerance induction
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2017/10/27 The impact of H-ferritin on macrophage viability and iron status
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Ciências Biomédicas (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Mechanisms of action and antimycobacterial activity of antimicrobial peptides
Supervisor
 Ciências Biomédicas (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2006/09/01 - 2012/07/20 Iron metabolism in the context of a Leishmania infantum infection
Co-supervisor of Tânia Carina Bértolo da Cruz
Doutoramento em Ciências Biomédicas (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2010/09/01 - 2011/10 Novas arquitecturas moleculares para combater processos infecciosos
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2010/09/01 - 2011/10 Studies of the effects of antimicrobial peptides on model membranes and relevant pathogens
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2009/09/01 - 2010/10 Characterization of the anti-bacterial activity of the recently found iron chelator CP777 against Mycobacterium avium
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Bioquímica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2004/09/01 - 2010/06/15 Apoptosis: How it restricts Legionella pneumophila intracellular replication and how it can be neutralized by a type IV effector protein.
Co-supervisor of Catarina V. Nogueira
 Doutoramento em Ciências Biomédicas (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Contributions for the improved control of Leishamnia infantum infection: Roles of iron, reactive oxygen species and aminoquinolines
Supervisor
 Ciências Biomédicas (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Novas Vias para o Controlo do Crescimento do Mycobacterium Avium
Co-supervisor
 Ciências Biomédicas (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Role played by heme oxygenase-1 and other iron-related genes during mycobacterial infections
Supervisor
 Ciências Biomédicas (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/07/01 - 2024/07/28 "Your world under the microscope": One day workshop on Microbiology for school children. Part of the event "Universidade Júnior". Involved 280 10-12 years old children, 14 each day , at ICBAS. (2024/07/01 - 2024/07/28)
Workshop (Other)
2023/10/01 - 2024/05/08 6th IIR Retreat - Infection, Immunity and Regeneration i3S Integrative Program (2024/05/08 - 2024/05/08)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
2023/07/03 - 2023/07/28 "Your world under the microscope": One day workshop on Microbiology for school children. Part of the event "Universidade Júnior". Involved 280 10-12 years old children, 14 each day , at ICBAS. (2023/07/03 - 2023/07/28)
Workshop (Other)
2023/01/01 - 2023/05/08 Terceiro Encontro do Doutoramento em Ciências Biomédicas do ICBAS. https://3meeting3ccb.wordpress.com/ (2023/05/08 - 2023/05/08)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2022/07/18 - 2022/07/29 "Your world under the microscope": One day workshop on Microbiology for school children. Part of the event "Universidade Júnior". Involved 140 10-12 years old children, 14 each day , at ICBAS. (2022/07/18 - 2022/07/29)
Workshop (Other)
2019/12/20 - 2019/12/20 Second Meeting of the PhD in Biomedical Sciences, ICBAS, U.Porto (2019/12/20 - 2019/12/20)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/09/19 - 2019/09/20 MycoPorto- International meeting of researchers and clinicians working in tuberculosis or infections by non-tuberculous mycobacteria. (2019/09/19 - 2019/09/20)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/07/01 - 2019/07/28 "Your world under the microscope": One day workshop on Microbiology for school children. Part of the event "Universidade Júnior". Involved 280 10-12 years old children, 14 each day , at ICBAS. (2019/07/01 - 2019/07/28)
Workshop (Other)
 Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018/05/07 - 2018/05/07 First Meeting of the PhD in Biomedical Sciences, ICBAS, U.Porto (2018/05/07 - 2018/05/07)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2012/02/29 - 2012/05/02 Explorando Redes- Cycle of events celebrating 30 years of the biochemistry course at Universidade do Porto (2012/02/29 - 2012/05/02)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2009/06/07 - 2009/06/11 Third Congress of the International Bioiron Society and 8th International Symposium on Microbial Iron Transport, Storage and Metabolism (2009/06/07 - 2009/06/11)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 International Bioiron Society, United States

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/02/01 - 2021/02/01 Focal Group Discussion: "To take or not to take"- on the COVID-19 vaccine.
Round table
 "To take or not to take: Perceptions of the Portuguese Population on Covid-19 Vaccination"
Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal
2019/04/29 - 2019/04/29 International Day of Immunology - Speed date with researchers
Other
 International Day of Immunology
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2017/11/17 - 2017/11/17 Antibiotic Resistance, Science-Society Dialog and the Future- outreach activity with students
Round table
 Resistência a Antibióticos, Diálogo Ciência-Sociedade e o Futuro – ensaiando cenários.
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2014/10/28 - 2014/12/09 “What Is Life?” – talks between the sciences and the humanities. Celebrating 70 years of the publication of the book with this title by Erwin Schrödinger.
Round table
 “What Is Life?” – conversas entre as ciências e as humanidades
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/09/17 Mechanisms of host resistance to pneumolysin attack
Thesis Member
 Joana Maria de Abreu Carvalho Pereira (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024/09/10 Portuguese seaweeds, a marine treasure of Actinobacteria producing novel bioactive compounds
Thesis Member
 Mariana Girão Silva Martins (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024/07/18 Water and Health: waterborne microbes in a Sub-Saharan cholera endemic country (Guinea-Bissau)
Thesis Member
 Ana Margarida Pinto Henrique Machado (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024/05/03 Learning from TECs: Exploring the mechanisms that govern the maturation of the thymic epithelial cell microenvironments and their role in the education of T cell development
Thesis Member
 Laura Isabel Guedes de Sousa (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024/04/12 Characterizing Mtr and MshC as potential targets in the fight against Mycobacterium abscessus infections
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Tatiana Piller (PhD)
Universiteit Antwerpen - Campus Drie Eiken, Belgium
2023/12/06 The role of codY and pdhA in S. epidermidis biofilms, VBNC cells formation and virulence Nathalie de Sá Lopes (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/07/13 Biorefineries from deep-sea environments: mining deep-sea actinobacteria for the production of novel compounds with biotechnological applications
Thesis Member
 Inês Filipa Coelho Ribeiro (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2023/04/28 Genome - microbiome dynamics in human evolution and in emergence of diseases
Thesis Member
 Nicole Sónia Neto Pedro (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2023/03/10 Microbial factories based on corynebacterium glutamicum for sustainable production of natural products
Thesis Member
 Filipe Castro Marques (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2023/03/09 Molecular insights on acute lymphoblastic leukemia development and supression
Thesis Member
 Telmo Filipe Araújo Catarino (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2022/07/11 Uncovering the role of beta-adrenergic signalling on breast cancer bone metastasis: a novel 3D biomodel
Thesis Member
 Francisco Pereira dos Santos Conceição (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2022/07/04 "Regulation of pulmonary CD4 T cell responses to mycobacterium tuberculosis infection"
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Catarina Machado Ferreira (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/06/21 Translational applications in emerging viruses: understanding the disease mechanisms to improve diagnosis and treatment
Thesis Member
 Ana Cristina Freitas Magalhães (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2022/04/21 One Health insights: colistin-resistant E. coli and Klebsiella spp. in companion animals and calves and prevalence of Campylobacter spp. in companion animals
President of the jury
 Maria Francisca Limas de Sousa (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2022/01/12 Production of compatible solutes using the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp.PCC 6803 as photoautotrophic chassis
Thesis Member
 Eunice Miguel Azevedo Ferreira (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2021/03/29 A preliminary study of Campylobacter spp. in dogs in Portugal - a One Health perspective
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria Leonor Felgueiras Lemos (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2021/03/15 THE IMPACT OF IONIZING RADIATION ON MACROPHAGE IRON METABOLISM AND MACROPHAGE-CANCER CELL CROSSTALK
(Thesis) Main arguer
 ANA BEATRIZ DELGADO MACHADO (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2020/10/23 Thymic infection and T cell immunodominance during Mycobacterium avium infection
(Thesis) Arguer
 Bruno Miguel Cerqueira Rodrigues (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2020/06/25 Exploring the interplay between the peripheral nervous system and bone marrow- resident cells: impact on bone regeneration and axonal guidance
Thesis Member
 Luís Pedro de Araújo Leitão (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2020/05/22 New insights into HIV-1 restriction – functional studies on 90K orthologues and endogenous SERINC5
Thesis Member
 Vânia Patrícia Mendes Passos Kohn (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2020/02/27 Modulation of the host immune response to a human fungal pathogen using beta-glucan-functionalized nanoparticles
Thesis Member
 Tânia Isabel Pimenta Lima (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2020/01/14 The Yin and Yang of host-pathogen interactions in tuberculosis.
Thesis Member
 Jeremy Nicolas de Carvalho de Sousa (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/12/11 Using OMICS to address questions in biomedical sciences: human and microbiome diversities in susceptibility to gastric cancer.
Thesis Member
 Bruno Miguel Tomás Cavadas (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/12/02 The role of iron uptake in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation and virulence.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Fernando Eduardo Freitas de Oliveira (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/10/09 Mechanisms underlying Mycobacterium avium infection-induced thymic atrophy
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rita de Melo Miranda (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/07/26 In silico investigation of drugs for the treatment of dengue fever disease
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Daniel Carpinteiro Soares (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/05/10 Obesidade e doença periodontal.
Thesis Member
 Sílvia Maria Cunha de Almeida (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018/12/21 Study of CD5 and CD6 expression on human iNKT cells
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Margarida Delindro Ferreira da Cunha (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/11/28 Determining the pathogenic potential of commensal and clinical Gardnerella vaginalis isolates.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Joana Isabel Reis Castro (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2018/05/14 Staphylococcus aureus: the paths and cross talks that lead to heme.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Marco André Moras Videira (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2018/01/08 Resistance of ferroportin to hepcidin binding causes pulmonary iron overload and restrictive lung disease.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Joana Matos das Neves (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2017/09/13 Lipid-based Nanostrategies to fight Helicobacter pylori gastric infection.
Thesis Member
 Catarina Leal Seabra (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016/11/23 Unveiling thymic epithelial cell ontogeny: a roadmap to study the microenvironment for T cell generation and tolerance.
Thesis Member
 Ana Rosalina Pereira Ribeiro (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016/10/17 Heme and iron shape macrophage plasticity.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Milene Soraia Costa da Silva (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016/04/19 Effect of modulating S. epidermidis biofilms dormancy in the biofilm physiology and host imune response.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Virginia Maria Dinis Carvalhais (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016/03/22 Study of the imune response and protective effect against neosporosis elicited by mucosal immunization with Neospora caninum antigens.
Thesis Member
 Pedro Miguel Mar Ferreirinha (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015/12/15 The mitochondrial peroxiredoxin of Leishmania – a novel member of the parasite chaperone network, crucial for infection.
Thesis Member
 Filipa Daniela Pinheiro Teixeira (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015/11/20 The role of hepcidin in the host defense against Vibrio vulnificus infection.
Thesis Member
 João André Traila Arezes (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015/07/13 The role and the prevalence of icaABDC, aap and bhp genes in the virulence of Staphylococcus epidermidis portuguese isolates.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Isabel da Costa Freitas (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015/06/26 The mechanisms underlying Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence granted by the NRP gene
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Henrique Pedro Pereira da Silva Amaral Machado (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/03/20 The impact of the oxidative stress response on tacrolimus production by S. Tsukubaensis NRRL 18488
Thesis Member
 Sílvia Daniela Sarmento Pires (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2014/12/16 Interference of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with the endocytic/antigen presentation pathways on macrophages and dendritic cells
(Thesis) Main arguer
 David Alexandre Rodrigues Pires (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2014/12/15 Regulation of immunity to visceral Leishmania in a non-human primate model of infection.
Thesis Member
 Vasco Manuel Teixeira Afonso Rodrigues (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2014/12/04 Macrophage- Mycobacterium avium sbsp. Paratuberculosis interplay in inflammatory bowel disease: possible immunopathological implications.
Thesis Member
 Nair Alexandra Barbosa Nazareth Campos (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2013/11/08 Influence of the variability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains on the host immune response
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Jenny Andrea Carmona Valencia (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/07/05 Study of the immune response induced by a naturally attenuated parasite compared to a virulent strain from L. infantum in different animal models
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Marques da Cunha (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2012/11/16 Salmonella spp. In swine - The abattoir as a link in the food chain
Thesis Member
 Eduarda Maria Freitas Gomes da Silva Neves (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2012/11 Drug screening of Bisnaphthalimidopropyl derivatives on Trypanosoma brucei
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Patrícia Varela Oliveira Martins (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2012/09/27 Animal welfare and the implementation of refinement in biomedical research
(Thesis) Arguer
 Nuno Henrique Palmeira Franco Ferreira (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2012/07/05 Estudo para a determinação da prevalência de Staphylococcus coagulase-positivo em animais de companhia e no ambiente de uma clínica veterinária.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Nuno Miguel dos Santos Silva Beça (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2012/06/18 The adaptive response of Mycobacterium avium to anoxia and nitric oxide.
(Thesis) Arguer
 John Edward Pearl (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2011/12 Iron and Immunity: the role of iron during bacterial infection in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax).
Thesis Member
 João Filipe Pereira Vilares Neves (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2010/06 Interactions of Plasmodium blood and liver stages within a single host.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Sílvia Vilar Portugal (PhD)
Universidade do Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2009/10 The cytosolic hydroperoxide detoxification system of Leishmania infantum
(Thesis) Arguer
 Susana de Freitas Romão (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2008/05 Síntese de compostos multi-funcionalizados derivados de 3-hidroxi-4-piridinonas com potencial aplicação terapêutica e como sondas intracelulares
Thesis Member
 Ana Cláudia Barreira Nunes (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2008/05 The choroid plexus as a sensor of peripheral inflammation.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Fernanda Cristina Gomes Sousa Marques (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2007/06 Mycobacterium avium and it’s adaptation to the host’s immune response- importance of nitric oxide production.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Susana Ferreira Fonseca Lousada Soares (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2006/12 Molecular mechanisms underlying the protective effect of Heme Oxygenase-1: interaction with the NF-kB signal transduction pathway in endothelial cells.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Mark Turan Jan Pena Seldon (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020/09/01 - Current Anemia Working Group Portugal
2019/01/07 - Current Portuguese Society for Infectious Diseases
2019/01/01 - Current European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
2018/06/12 - Current Portuguese Society for Microbiology
2009 - Current International Bioiron Society
2008/07/24 - Current American Society for Microbiology
1997 - Current European Iron Club
1996/11/07 - Current Portuguese Society for Immunology

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2019/06/18 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee for the PhD in Biomedical Sciences
Member
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019/06/01 - 2024/06/30 Transversal Program of Peer Mentorship in the University of Porto
Member
 Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2019/01/22 - 2023/03/31 Member of the ICBAS ORBEA- the organ responsible for animal welfare.
Member
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2009/10/23 - 2019/06/17 Member of the Advisory Committee for the PhD in Biomedical Sciences
Member
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2007/05 - 2012/05 Member of the Scientific Committee for the first degree in Biochemistry
Member
 Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2024/04/25 - 2024/04/28 IV Oporto Biomedical Summit ICBAS- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar
2024/04/19 - 2024/04/21 IX Jornadas de Bioquímica Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto
2023/04/20 - 2023/04/23 III Oporto Biomedical Summit. https://oportobiomedicalsummit.com/scientificcommittee ICBAS- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar
2022/04/01 - 2022/04/03 II Oporto Biomedical Summit ICBAS- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2018/09/01 - Current Microbiology Medicina Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2011/09/01 - Current Microbiology Medicina Veterinária (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2002/09/01 - Current Microbiology Ciências do Meio Aquático (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2001/09/01 - Current Microbiology Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2021/02/15 - 2021/02/15 Relevant experiences, applications and tricks on the use of video as learning tool Video as Learning Tool for Remote Emergency Teaching Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2020/06/16 Ironing COVID-19: Finding in the host iron status the signature to predict the severity of the disease Agência Lusa

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2020/12/22 - 2020/12/22 90 segundos de ciência Ironing COVID-19: Finding in the host iron status the signature to predict the severity of the disease

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2019 - Current The FASEB Journal (1530-6860) Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology
2018 - Current Microorganisms (2076-2607) MDPI AG
2018 - Current Pharmaceuticals (1424-8247) MDPI AG
2018 - Current Molecules (1420-3049) MDPI AG
2017 - Current Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (1098-6596) American Society for Microbiology
2017 - Current The Journal of Immunology (1550-6606) The American Association of Immunologists
Distinctions

Award

2007 Prémio de Saúde Pública
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Portugal