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Sandra Isabel da Conceição Antunes, PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine at NOVA University Lisbon (2014), is an eminent researcher with extensive expertise in vector-pathogen interactions, particularly focusing on tick-borne diseases and their underlying molecular and functional mechanisms. Her work explores the intricate dynamics of tick-parasite interactions, employing cutting-edge approaches in functional genomics and proteomics to identify novel targets for disease control. Currently, she leads an innovative research project at IHMT NOVA aimed at developing methodologies to study and advance strategies to control both ticks and the parasites they transmit. This project is firmly rooted in the "One Health" framework, integrating human, animal, and environmental health to tackle these complex challenges with a holistic perspective. Sandra has an outstanding scientific record, with more than 50 peer-reviewed articles, 2 books, and 1 book chapter, gathering more than 1,000 citations and an h-index of 16 (Scopus). She has actively contributed to over 10 national and international research projects, reflecting her strong commitment to collaborative science. Her contributions extend beyond research, as she has supervised over 20 students at bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels, fostering the next generation of scientists. She is actively involved in the development and delivery of advanced academic programs in biology and microbiology, blending her passion for education with her scientific endeavors. Additionally, Sandra plays a pivotal role in international consortia dedicated to innovative solutions for vector-borne disease control, underscoring her commitment to advancing scientific knowledge and promoting global health.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sandra Isabel da Conceição Antunes

Citation names

  • Antunes, Sandra

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8C17-220E-E297
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5512-9093
Researcher Id
H-8396-2013
Scopus Author Id
52263268200

Email addresses

  • santunes@ihmt.unl.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 213 652 60 Ext.: 753 (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Parasitology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Infectious Diseases
  • Agrarian Sciences - Veterinary Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
French Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/01/01 - 2018/12/01
Concluded
 N/A (Pós-doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 N/A
2010/02/01 - 2014/01/13
Concluded
 Ciências Biomédicas (Doutoramento)
Major in Parasitologia
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
"Differential expression and functional characterization of cattle tick genes in response to pathogen infection (Babesia bigemina)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado - Approved
2005/10/01 - 2007/09/25
Concluded
 Biologia Animal (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Prevalência de hemosporídeos em passeriformes no centro de Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom
2000/10/01 - 2005/09/23
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Ecologia
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
" Ecologia reprodutora da andorinha-do-mar-anã, Sterna albifrons, em praias e salinas do Algarve." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/12/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2016 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Saúde Global e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2018/11/30 Postdoc (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2014 - 2016 Postdoc (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/03/12 - Current A toolbox to decipher the cross-talk between Babesia ovis and the host cell
2022.03176.PTDC
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Saúde Global e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/10/01 - 2022/10/31 The Ixodes ricinus group of ticks in the western Mediterranean region and north Africa: new insights in to their population genetics and microbiome fauna
PTDC/CVT-CVT/28947/2017
Researcher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP Centro de Estudos de Vetores e Doenças Infeciosas Doutor Francisco Cambournac, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/10/01 - 2022/06/30 Exploring the tick-host interactome: on the path to vaccine development
PTDC/CVT-CVT/29073/2017
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2020/12/31 Role of tick immunity in vectorial competence and anti-parasitic activity
42295NE
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Campus France
2017 - 2020 Genômica funcional das interações entre Rhipicephalus sanguineus e Ehrlichia canis para o desenvolvimento de vacinas
421980/2016-8
Researcher
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
2018/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Unravelling the Ehrlichia canis life cycle in the Rhipicephalus sanguineus (tropical lineage) tick: an essential step to the control of canine ehrlichiosis
FAPESP2018/06651-7
Researcher
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Concluded
2016/06/01 - 2019/09/01 TickVac: A proteomic and functional genomic insight into the Rhipicephalus sanguineus-Ehrlichia canis interactome towards disease control
PTDC/CVT-WEL/1807/2014
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/06/01 - 2016/05/31 Genómica funcional em interações entre Rhipicephalus sanguineus e Babesia spp. ou Ehrlichia spp. para o desenvolvimento de vacinas
Edital 038/2013-CAPES/FCT
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/07/01 - 2015/12/31 Functional genomics of Rhipicephalus bursa and Babesia ovis interactions towards disease control.
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/131135/PT
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/06/01 - 2013/06/01 Differential expression and functional characterization of tick (Rhipicephalus annulatus) genes in response to pathogen infection (Babesia bigemina).
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/112050/PT
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2008/01/01 - 2008/06/01 Understanding the factors that promote the prevalence of infectious diseases in migratory shorebirds
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/64063/PT
Research Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2018 - 2022 Desarrollo de inmunógenos compatibles con estrategias de manejo integral para el control de garrapatas
118RT0541
Researcher
Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo
Ongoing
2018 - 2022 Pautas de control químico y vacunal de las garrapatas del vacuno en américa latina
118RT0542
 Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Antunes, Sandra. Recombinant Protein Production: A Case Study Research Report. 2015.
    Published
  2. Antunes, Sandra. Calreticulin from Rhipicephalus annulatus infected by Babesia bigemina. Lambert Academic publishing. 2013.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Domingos, Ana; Antunes, Sandra; Villar, Margarita; de la Fuente, José. "Functional Genomics of Tick Vectors Challenged with the Cattle Parasite Babesia bigemina". In Veterinary Infection Biology: Molecular Diagnostics and High-Throughput Strategies, 475-489. Springer New York, 2014.
    10.1007/978-1-4939-2004-4_32
Conference abstract
  1. Ana Balau; Inês Santos; Antunes, S; Arez, Ana Paula. "Efeito protetor da deficiência em piruvato cinase contra a malária – análise transcriptómica do parasita Plasmodium falciparum sob acção do composto 2,3-difosfoglicerato (2,3-DPG)". 2023.
Conference poster
  1. Ana Balau; Inês Santos; Inês Morais; Antunes, S; Arez, Ana Paula. "Efeito protetor da deficiência em piruvato cinase contra a malária – análise transcriptómica do parasita Plasmodium falciparum sob acção do composto 2,3-difosfoglicerato (2,3-DPG)". 2023.
  2. Moreira, Leonardo; Velez, Rita; Seixas, Gonçalo; Santos, Ana Sofia; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; Antunes, Sandra. "Ixodes ricinus from Portugal mainland: Tick-borne pathogens and an insight of its microbiota". Paper presented in XXVI Congress of Polish Parasitological Society, 2022.
  3. Magdalena Szczotko; Katarzyna Kubiak; Moreira, Leonardo; Antunes, Sandra; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; Malgorzata Dmitryjuk. "Neoehrlichia mikurensis, an emerging tick-borne pathogen in the north-eastern Poland: a preliminary screening". Paper presented in XXVI Congress of Polish Parasitological Society, 2022.
  4. Velez, Rita; Hend Younsi; Elyes Zhioua; Antunes, Sandra; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; Moreira, Leonardo; Agustin Estrada-Peña; et al. "Development and testing of microsatellite loci for population genetics studies in Ixodes ricinus". Paper presented in 10th Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen Conference., 2022.
  5. Velez, Rita; Hend Younsi; Elyes Zhioua; Antunes, Sandra; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; Moreira, Leonardo; Agustin Estrada-Peña; et al. "Update on the interbreeding experiments between European and north-African populations of Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae)". Paper presented in 10th Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen Conference., 2022.
  6. Moreira, Leonardo; Santos, Ana Sofia; Velez, Rita; Seixas, Gonçalo; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; Antunes, Sandra. "An insight on Ixodes ricinus bacteriome from Portugal mainland". Paper presented in ICOPA 2022, 15th International Congress of Parasitology., 2022.
  7. Moreira, Leonardo; Santos, Ana Sofia; Velez, Rita; Seixas, Gonçalo; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; Antunes, Sandra. "Tick-borne rickettsiae in a national park in Portugal". Paper presented in ICOPA 2022, 15th International Congress of Parasitology., 2022.
  8. Moerbeck, Leonardo; Santos, Ana Sofia; Velez, Rita; Seixas, Gonçalo; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; Antunes, Sandra. "Tracking Tick-borne rickettsiae in a national park of Portugal.". Paper presented in Microbiotec 21- Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021.
  9. Tomaz, Filipe; Antunes, Sandra; Parreira, Ricardo; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; Seixas, Gonçalo. "Characterization of Hazara virus infection in Hyalomma lusitanicum tick cell line.". 2021.
  10. Velez, Rita; Hend Younsi; Zhioua E; Antunes, Sandra; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; Leonardo Moerbek; Estrada-Pena, Agustin; et al. "Interbreeding experiments between European and north-African populations of Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae)". Paper presented in ”14th International Symposium on Ticks and Tick borne Diseases, 2021.
  11. Antunes, Sandra. "Effects of anti-tick antibodies microinjected in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks". Paper presented in Conference: Bioticks 2019. “The challenge of tick control”, 2019.
  12. Antunes, Sandra. "Ehrlichia canis in Rhipicephalus sp. and Ixodes sp. ticks in Portugal mainland". Paper presented in Conference: Bioticks 2019. “The challenge of tick control”, 2019.
  13. Antunes, Sandra. "Molecular Identification of Bartonella spp. in stray cats and questing ticks from Lisbon, Portugal". 2019.
  14. Antunes, Sandra. "System biology for the characterization of Rhipicephalus annulatus - Babesia bigemina interactome". Paper presented in 43rd Congress of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS), 2018.
  15. Antunes, Sandra. "Sialoproteome of Rhipicephalus bursa: unravelling the pathogen-vector interface". Paper presented in 43rd Congress of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS), 2018.
  16. Antunes, Sandra. "Folate pathway modulation in Rhipicephalus ticks and cultured tick cells in response to infection". Paper presented in 2nd joint AITVM-STVM Conference, 2018.
  17. Antunes, Sandra. "Development of Methods for Babesia ovis Genetic Manipulation". 2018.
  18. Antunes, Sandra. "Ferritin 1 gene silencing-induced morphological changes on Rhipicephalus sanguineus oogenesis during Ehrlichia canis interaction". Paper presented in One Health 9th Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen Conference & 1st Asia Pacific Rickettsia Conference., 2017.
  19. Antunes, Sandra. "Regulation of the apoptosis pathway in Rhipicephalus annulatus ticks by the protozoan Babesia bigemina". 2017.
  20. Antunes, Sandra. "Ferritin and 64p protein-induced morphological changes on the Rhipicephalus sanguineus oogenesis during interaction with Ehrlichia canis.". Paper presented in XIX Congresso Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária., 2016.
  21. Antunes, Sandra. "Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick sialome and proteome in response to Ehrlichia canis infection towards vaccine development". Paper presented in AITVM-STVM Conference, 2016.
  22. Antunes, Sandra. "An insight into the transcriptome of Rhipicephalus bursa: differential gene expression upon feeding and in response to salivary glands infection with Babesia ovis.". Paper presented in AITVM-STVM Conference, 2016.
  23. Antunes, Sandra. "How successful is the Ehrlichia canis transstadial transmission in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks?". Paper presented in 3º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical e 1º Congresso Lusófono de Doenças Transmitidas por Vetores,, 2015.
  24. Antunes, Sandra. "Anaplasma marginale, Theileria equi and Theileria annulata pathogens identified in the two-host tick Rhipicephalus bursa, in Portugal". Paper presented in 3º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical e 1º Congresso Lusófono de Doenças Transmitidas por Vetores, 2015.
  25. Antunes, Sandra. "Ixodídeos (Acari:Ixodida) em animais de produção no distrito de Portalegre: deteção molecular de agentes zoonóticos."". Paper presented in ." 3º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical e 1º Congresso Lusófono de Doenças Transmitidas por Vetores,, 2015.
  26. Antunes, Sandra. "A survey of environmental and multi-host natural infestation of Rhipicephalus bursa in Portugal: PCR-based infection detection and characterization”". Paper presented in 2nd Conference on Neglected Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases (EurNegVec)., 2015.
  27. Antunes, Sandra; Domingues, Nuno; Ferrolho, Joana; Santos, Ana Sofia; Shkap, Varda; de la Fuente, José; Santos-Silva, Maria Margarida; Domingos, Ana. "What are Portuguese Ticks hiding?". Paper presented in Joint STVM-12 & TTP-8 conference, 2014.
  28. Antunes, Sandra; Merino, Octavio; Mosqueda, Juan; Moreno-Cid, Juan A.; Perez de la Lastra, Jose M.; Alberdi, Pilar; Domingos, Ana; de la Fuente, José. "Artificial feeding of Rhipicephalus microplus female ticks: effects of anti-TROSPA antibodies on tick and Babesia bigemina acquisition". Paper presented in Joint STVM-12 & TTP-8 conference, 2014.
  29. Antunes, Sandra; Merino, Octavio; Lérias, Joana; Domingues, Nuno; Mosqueda, Juan; de la Fuente, José; Domingos, Ana. "Artificial feeding of Rhipicephalus microplus female ticks: effects of serum enriched with anti-calreticulin antibodies on tick and Babesia bigemina acquisition". Paper presented in Joint STVM-12 & TTP-8 conference, 2014.
  30. Antunes, Sandra; Santos-Silva, Maria Margarida; Domingues, Nuno; Ferrolho, Joana; Melo, Pedro; Santos, Nuno; Santos, P.; Domingos, Ana; Santos, Ana Sofia. "Surveillance for ticks and tick-borne pathogens in field and animal populations sharing Iberian lynx habitat". Paper presented in Joint STVM-12 & TTP-8 conference, 2014.
  31. Antunes, Sandra; Silva, Marta G; Esteves, Aida; Cruz, M. E.M.; Suarez, Carlos E. "Are trifluralin analogues good candidates as babesiacides?". Paper presented in 2ºCongresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical, 2013.
  32. Antunes, Sandra; Lérias, Joana; Carvalho, Luís Madeira; Domingos, Ana. "Expressão e caracterização do gene calreticulina isolado de Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus após infecção com Babesia bigemina". Paper presented in XVI Congresso Português de Parasitologia, 2012.
  33. Antunes, Sandra; Awad, Hoyam; Galindo, Ruth C.; de la Fuente, José; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; El Hussein, Abdelrahim M.. "Prevalence of Babesia bigemina, B. bovis and Anaplasma marginale in Sudanese cattle". Paper presented in Integrated Consortium on Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases Meeting, 2010.
Journal article
  1. Magdalena Szczotko; Sandra Antunes; Ana Domingos; Malgorzata Dmitryjuk. "Investigation of genes expression of the JAK/STAT signalling pathway and AMPs in the presence of Borrelia spirochetes in Ixodes ricinus". Scientific Reports (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-87506-6.
    10.1038/s41598-025-87506-6
  2. Leonardo Moerbeck; Ricardo Parreira; Gonçalo Seixas; Rita Velez; Ana Domingos; Sandra Antunes. "Update on tick-borne rickettsioses in mainland Portugal: emerging threats and potential vectors". Parasites & Vectors (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06627-5.
    10.1186/s13071-024-06627-5
  3. Magdalena Szczotko; Antunes, S; Ana Domingos; Katarzyna Kubiak; Malgorzata Dmitryjuk. "Tick-Borne pathogens and defensin genes expression". Developmental and Comparative Immunology 160 (2024): https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/1a2019aa-8e41-400c-a31f-96e35bb984ef.
    10.1016/j.dci.2024.105231
  4. Bianca Tainá Azevedo; Henrique Nunes de Oliveira; Luciana Morita Katiki; Anibal Eugênio Vercesi Filho; Ana Domingos; Antunes, S; Cintia Hiromi Okino; et al. "A small proportion of Zebu genetic background in crossbred calves may not be enough to improve resistance against natural bovine Babesia spp. infections". Veterinary Parasitology 328 (2024): https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/0b2f31ee-a5fb-4ba8-8f6c-6247ed34c1fe.
    10.1016/j.vetpar.2024.110165
  5. Leonardo Moerbeck; Ricardo Parreira; Magdalena Szczotko; Seixas G.; Rita Velez; Malgorzata Dmitryjuk; Ana Sofia Santos; Ana Domingos; Antunes, S. "Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens Circulating in Peri-Domestic Areas in Mainland Portugal". Microorganisms 12 5 (2024): https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/73bfd6d3-c446-4c0e-b5bb-826cdf6a250a.
    10.3390/microorganisms12051006
  6. Ana Balau; Daniel Sobral; Patrícia Abrantes; Inês Santos; Verónica Mixão; João Paulo Gomes; Sandra Antunes; Ana Paula Arez. "Differential Gene Expression of Malaria Parasite in Response to Red Blood Cell-Specific Glycolytic Intermediate 2,3-Diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG)". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242316869.
    10.3390/ijms242316869
  7. Alina Rodríguez-Mallon; Pedro E. Encinosa Guzmán; Yamil Bello; Ana Domingos; Sandra Antunes; Petr Kopacek; Ana Sofia Santos; et al. "Efficacy of the Vaccine Candidate Based on the P0 Peptide against Dermacentor nitens and Ixodes ricinus Ticks". Pathogens (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12111365.
    10.3390/pathogens12111365
  8. Rita Velez; Thierry De Meeûs; Lorenza Beati; Hend Younsi; Elyes Zhioua; Sandra Antunes; Ana Domingos; et al. "Development and testing of microsatellite loci for the study of population genetics of Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758 and Ixodes inopinatus Estrada-Peña, Nava and Petney, 2014 (Acari: Ixodidae) in the western Mediterranean region". Acarologia (2023): https://doi.org/10.24349/bvem-4h49.
    10.24349/bvem-4h49
  9. Sandra Antunes; Ana Domingos. "Tick Vaccines and Concealed versus Exposed Antigens". Pathogens (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12030374.
    10.3390/pathogens12030374
  10. Magdalena Szczotko; Katarzyna Kubiak; Miroslaw Mariusz Michalski; Leonardo Moerbeck; Sandra Antunes; Ana Domingos; Malgorzata Dmitryjuk. "Neoehrlichia mikurensis—A New Emerging Tick-Borne Pathogen in North-Eastern Poland?". Pathogens (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12020307.
    10.3390/pathogens12020307
  11. Contreras, Marinela; Vicente, Joaquín; Cerón, José Joaquín; Martinez Subiela, Silvia; Urra, José Miguel; Rodríguez-del-Río, Francisco J.; Ferreras-Colino, Elisa; et al. "Antibody isotype epitope mapping of SARS-CoV-2 Spike RBD protein: Targets for COVID-19 symptomatology and disease control". European Journal of Immunology (2023): 2250206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eji.202250206.
    10.1002/eji.202250206
  12. Patrícia Gonzaga Paulino; Maristela Peckle; Leo Paulis Mendonça; Carlos Luiz Massard; Sandra Antunes; Joana Couto; Ana Domingos; et al. "Differential Expression of Immune Genes in the Rhipicephalus microplus Gut in Response to Theileria equi Infection". Pathogens (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11121478.
    10.3390/pathogens11121478
  13. Leonardo Moerbeck; Ana Domingos; Sandra Antunes. "Tick-Borne Rickettsioses in the Iberian Peninsula". Pathogens (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11111377.
    10.3390/pathogens11111377
  14. Estefania Torrejón; Gustavo Seron Sanches; Leonardo Moerbeck; Lenira Santos; Marcos Rogério André; Ana Domingos; Sandra Antunes. "Molecular Survey of Bartonella Species in Stray Cats and Dogs, Humans, and Questing Ticks from Portugal". Pathogens (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11070749.
    10.3390/pathogens11070749
  15. Antunes, Sandra. "Probing the Rhipicephalus bursa sialomes in potential anti-tick vaccine candidates: a reverse vaccinology approach". Biomedicines (2021):
    Open access • Accepted • 10.3390/biomedicines9040363
  16. Iván Pacheco; Eduardo Prado; Sara Artigas-Jerónimo; José Francisco Lima-Barbero; Gabriela de la Fuente; Sandra Antunes; Joana Couto; et al. "Comparative analysis of Rhipicephalus tick salivary gland and cement elementome". Heliyon 7 4 (2021): e06721-e06721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06721.
    10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06721
  17. Patrícia Paulino; Gabriela Vitari; Antonio Rezende; Joana Couto; Sandra Antunes; Ana Domingos; Maristela Peckle; et al. "Characterization of the Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Sialotranscriptome Profile in Response to Theileria equi Infection". Pathogens 10 2 (2021): 167-167. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020167.
    10.3390/pathogens10020167
  18. Gustavo Seron Sanches; Margarita Villar; Joana Couto; J. Ferrolho; Isabel G. Fernández de Mera; Marcos Rogério André; Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti; et al. "Comparative proteomic analysis of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae) tropical and temperate lineages". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2021): https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/09c3f8a7-e859-4c1c-9e64-f5589a5082fc.
    10.3389/fcimb.2020.611113
  19. Dias, Filipa; Couto, Joana; Ferrolho, Joana; Seron, Gustavo S.; Bell-Sakyi, Lesley; Antunes, Sandra; Domingos, Ana. "Folate pathway modulation in Rhipicephalusticks in response to infection". Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 67 S2 (2020): 94-99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13231.
    Published • 10.1111/tbed.13231
  20. Joana Couto; Margarita Villar; Lourdes Mateos-Hernández; Joana Ferrolho; Gustavo S. Sanches; Ana Sofia Santos; Maria Margarida Santos-Silva; et al. "Quantitative Proteomics Identifies Metabolic Pathways Affected by Babesia Infection and Blood Feeding in the Sialoproteome of the Vector Rhipicephalus bursa". Vaccines 8 1 (2020): 91-91. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8010091.
    10.3390/vaccines8010091
  21. Rosa, Catarina; Asada, Masahito; Hakimi, Hassan; Domingos, Ana; Pimentel, Madalena; Antunes, Sandra. "Transient transfection of Babesia ovis using heterologous promoters". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 10 6 (2019): 101279. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.101279.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.101279
  22. Antunes, Sandra. "Transcriptome and Proteome Response of Rhipicephalus annulatus Tick Vector to Babesia bigemina Infection". (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00318.
    10.3389/fphys.2019.00318
  23. Antunes, Sandra. "PCR detection of Ehrlichia ruminantium and Babesia bigemina in cattle from Kwara State, Nigeria: unexpected absence of infection". (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-019-06204-1.
    10.1007/s00436-019-06204-1
  24. Gustavo S. Sanches; Joana Couto; Rita Silva-Pedrosa; Joana Ferrolho; Ana Sofia Santos; Maria Margarida Santos-Silva; Sandra Antunes; Ana Domingos. "Molecular heterogeneity of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato and screening for Ehrlichia canis in mainland Portugal". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 9 6 (2018): 1383-1390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.06.002.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.06.002
  25. Gert-Jan Wijnant; Katrien Van Bocxlaer; Vanessa Yardley; Andy Harris; Mo Alavijeh; Rita Silva-Pedrosa; Sandra Antunes; et al. "Comparative efficacy, toxicity and biodistribution of the liposomal amphotericin B formulations Fungisome® and AmBisome® in murine cutaneous leishmaniasis". International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance 8 2 (2018): 223-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpddr.2018.04.001.
    10.1016/j.ijpddr.2018.04.001
  26. Ferrolho, Joana; Couto, Joana; Sanches, Gustavo Seron; Antunes, Sandra; Domingos, Ana Gonçalves. "The Secret Life Inside Ticks". Frontiers for Young Minds 6 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frym.2018.00035.
    10.3389/frym.2018.00035
  27. Antunes, Sandra. "Rhipicephalus bursa Sialotranscriptomic Response to Blood Feeding and Babesia ovis Infection: Identification of Candidate Protective Antigens". (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00116.
    10.3389/fcimb.2018.00116
  28. Joana Couto; Miray Tonk; Joana Ferrolho; Sandra Antunes; Andreas Vilcinskas; José de la Fuente; Ana Domingos; Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz. "Antiplasmodial activity of tick defensins in a mouse model of malaria". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 9 4 (2018): 844-849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.03.011.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.03.011
  29. J. Couto; S. Antunes; R. Pinheiro-Silva; V. do Rosário; J. de la Fuente; A. Domingos. "Solute carriers affect Anopheles stephensi survival and Plasmodium berghei infection in the salivary glands". Scientific Reports 7 1 (2017): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06317-6.
    10.1038/s41598-017-06317-6
  30. Antunes, Sandra. "Deciphering Babesia-Vector Interactions". (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00429.
    10.3389/fcimb.2017.00429
  31. Ana Marcília Matsimbe; Vlademiro Magaia; Gustavo Seron Sanches; Luís Neves; Emília Noormahomed; Antunes, S; Ana Domingos. "Molecular detection of pathogens in ticks infesting cattle in Nampula province, Mozambique". Experimental and Applied Acarology 73 1 (2017): 91-102. https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/1b5bfa6d-5cc7-4da5-870b-cc7847809f9f.
    10.1007/s10493-017-0155-5
  32. Ferrolho, Joana; Sanches, Gustavo S.; Couto, Joana; Antunes, Sandra; Domingos, Ana; Gustavo S. Sanchesseron,; J Ferrolho; et al. "What Makes Your Dog Itch? Maybe It Is the Kennel Tick!". Frontiers for Young Minds 5 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frym.2017.00028.
    10.3389/frym.2017.00028
  33. Ferrolho J; Antunes S; Sanches GS; Couto J; Évora PM; Rosa C; André MR; et al. "Ferritin 1 silencing effect in Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae) during experimental infection with Ehrlichia canis.". (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27825659.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.10.015
  34. Lempereur, Laetitia; Beck, Relja; Fonseca, Isabel; Marques, Catia; Duarte, Ana; Santos, Marcos; Zuquete, Sara; et al. "Guidelines for the Detection of Babesia and Theileria Parasites". Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 17 1 (2017): 51-65. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000391845500007&KeyUID=WOS:000391845500007.
    10.1089/vbz.2016.1955
  35. G Silva, Marta; Knowles, Donald P; Antunes, Sandra; Domingos, Ana; Esteves, Maria A; Suarez, Carlos E. "Inhibition of the in vitro growth of Babesia bigemina, Babesia caballi and Theileria equi parasites by trifluralin analogues.". Ticks and tick-borne diseases (2017): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=MEDLINE&KeyUT=MEDLINE:28416183&KeyUID=MEDLINE:28416183.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.04.002
  36. J. Couto; S. Antunes; J. Ferrolho; J. de la Fuente; A. Domingos. "Reduction of Mosquito Survival in Mice Vaccinated with Anopheles stephensi Glucose Transporter". BioMed Research International 2017 (2017): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/3428186.
    10.1155/2017/3428186
  37. de la Fuente, Jose; Antunes, Sandra; Bonnet, Sarah; Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro; Domingos, Ana G.; Estrada-Pena, Agustin; Johnson, Nicholas; et al. "Tick-Pathogen Interactions and Vector Competence: Identification of Molecular Drivers for Tick-Borne Diseases". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 7 (2017): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000398625000001&KeyUID=WOS:000398625000001.
    10.3389/fcimb.2017.00114
  38. Santos-Silva MM; Melo P; Santos N; Antunes S; Duarte LR; Ferrolho J; Milhano N; et al. "PCR screening of tick-borne agents in sensitive conservation areas, Southeast Portugal.". Molecular and Cellular Probes 31 (2016): 42-45. http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27894847.
    10.1016/j.mcp.2016.11.005
  39. Antunes S; Ferrolho J; Domingues N; Santos AS; Santos-Silva MM; Domingos A. "Anaplasma marginale and Theileria annulata in questing ticks from Portugal.". (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27394441.
    10.1007/s10493-016-0057-y
  40. Ferrolho J; Antunes S; Santos AS; Velez R; Padre L; Cabezas-Cruz A; Santos-Silva MM; Domingos A. "Detection and phylogenetic characterization of Theileria spp. and Anaplasma marginale in Rhipicephalus bursa in Portugal.". (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26797395.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.01.004
  41. Domingos, Ana; Antunes, Sandra; Villar, Margarita; de la Fuente, Jose. "Functional genomics of tick vectors challenged with the cattle parasite Babesia bigemina.". Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 1247 (2015): 475-89. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=MEDLINE&KeyUT=MEDLINE:25399115&KeyUID=MEDLINE:25399115.
    10.1007/978-1-4939-2004-4_32
  42. Antunes, Sandra; Merino, Octavio; Lerias, Joana; Domingues, Nuno; Mosqueda, Juan; de la Fuente, Jose; Domingos, Ana. "Artificial feeding of Rhipicephalus microplus female ticks with anti calreticulin serum do not influence tick and Babesia bigemina acquisition". Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases 6 1 (2015): 47-55. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000346222700006&KeyUID=WOS:000346222700006.
    10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.09.003
  43. da Costa, Mario; Pinheiro-Silva, Renato; Antunes, Sandra; Moreno-Cid, Juan A.; Custodio, Ana; Villar, Margarita; Silveira, Henrique; de la Fuente, Jose; Domingos, Ana. "Mosquito Akirin as a potential antigen for malaria control". Malaria Journal 13 (2014): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000346094700001&KeyUID=WOS:000346094700001.
    10.1186/1475-2875-13-470
  44. Antunes, Sandra; Merino, Octavio; Mosqueda, Juan; Moreno-Cid, Juan A.; Bell-Sakyi, Lesley; Fragkoudis, Rennos; Weisheit, Sabine; et al. "Tick capillary feeding for the study of proteins involved in tick-pathogen interactions as potential antigens for the control of tick infestation and pathogen infection". Parasites & Vectors 7 (2014): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000334641800003&KeyUID=WOS:000334641800003.
    10.1186/1756-3305-7-42
  45. Armada, Ana; Gazarini, Marcos L.; Goncalves, Lidia M.; Antunes, Sandra; Custodio, Ana; Rodrigues, Armanda; Almeida, Antonio J.; et al. "Generation of an antibody that recognizes Plasmodium chabaudi cysteine protease (chabaupain-1) in both sexual and asexual parasite life cycle and evaluation of chabaupain-1 vaccine potential". Experimental Parasitology 135 1 (2013): 166-174. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000323629200023&KeyUID=WOS:000323629200023.
    10.1016/j.exppara.2013.06.009
  46. Mendes, Luisa; Pardal, Sara; Morais, Joana; Antunes, Sandra; Ramos, Jaime A.; Perez-Tris, Javier; Piersma, Theunis. "Hidden haemosporidian infections in Ruffs (Philomachus pugnax) staging in Northwest Europe en route from Africa to Arctic Europe". Parasitology Research 112 5 (2013): 2037-2043. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000317678700025&KeyUID=WOS:000317678700025.
    10.1007/s00436-013-3362-y
  47. Perez, Bianca; Antunes, Sandra; Goncalves, Lidia M.; Domingos, Ana; Gomes, Jose R. B.; Gomes, Paula; Teixeira, Catia. "Toward the discovery of inhibitors of babesipain-1, a Babesia bigemina cysteine protease: in vitro evaluation, homology modeling and molecular docking studies". Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design 27 9 (2013): 823-835. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000326045600006&KeyUID=WOS:000326045600006.
    10.1007/s10822-013-9682-2
  48. Merino, Octavio; Antunes, Sandra; Mosqueda, Juan; Moreno-Cid, Juan A.; Perez de la Lastra, Jose M.; Rosario-Cruz, Rodrigo; Rodriguez, Sergio; Domingos, Ana; de la Fuente, Jose. "Vaccination with proteins involved in tick-pathogen interactions reduces vector infestations and pathogen infection". Vaccine 31 49 (2013): 5889-5896. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000328595800015&KeyUID=WOS:000328595800015.
    10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.09.037
  49. Domingos, Ana; Antunes, Sandra; Borges, Lara; do Rosario, Virgilio Estolio. "Approaches towards tick and tick-borne diseases control". Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 46 3 (2013): 265-269. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000322551300002&KeyUID=WOS:000322551300002.
    10.1590/0037-8682-0014-2012
  50. Fafetine, J. M.; Domingos, A.; Antunes, S.; Esteves, A.; Paweska, J. T.; Coetzer, J. A. W.; Rutten, V. P. M. G.; Neves, L.. "Generation and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies Against Rift Valley Fever Virus Nucleoprotein". Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 60 (2013): 24-30. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000326839500005&KeyUID=WOS:000326839500005.
    10.1111/tbed.12140
  51. Antunes, Sandra; Galindo, Ruth C.; Almazan, Consuelo; Rudenko, Natasha; Golovchenko, Marina; Grubhoffer, Libor; Shkap, Varda; et al. "Functional genomics studies of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus ticks in response to infection with the cattle protozoan parasite, Babesia bigemina". International Journal For Parasitology 42 2 (2012): 187-195. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000301820000007&KeyUID=WOS:000301820000007.
    10.1016/j.ijpara.2011.12.003
  52. Awad, Hoyam; Antunes, Sandra; Galindo, Ruth C.; do Rosario, Virgilio E.; de la Fuente, Jose; Domingos, Ana; El Hussein, Abdelrahim M.. "Prevalence and genetic diversity of Babesia and Anaplasma species in cattle in Sudan". Veterinary Parasitology 181 2-4 (2011): 146-152. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000295550600010&KeyUID=WOS:000295550600010.
    10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.04.007
  53. Antunes, Sandra; do Rosario, Virgilio Estolio; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; Ana Domingos; Antunes, S; V.E., Rosário,. "Análise funcional de genes aplicada ao desenvolvimento de vacinas contra carraças e seus agentes etiológicos". Acta Parasitologica Portuguesa 12 1/2 (2011): 53-62.. https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/645c800f-b4a0-4978-b65d-db10048714d9.
    Published
  54. Paiva, Vitor H.; Tavares, Paula C.; Ramos, Jaime A.; Pereira, Eduarda; Antunes, Sandra; Duarte, Armando C.. "The influence of diet on mercury intake by little tern chicks". Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 55 2 (2008): 317-328. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000256926900017&KeyUID=WOS:000256926900017.
    10.1007/s00244-007-9118-x
  55. Medeiros, Renata; Ramos, Jaime A.; Paiva, Vitor H.; Almeida, Ana; Pedro, Patricia; Antunes, Sandra. "Signage reduces the impact of human disturbance on little tern nesting success in Portugal". Biological Conservation 135 1 (2007): 99-106. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000244770000010&KeyUID=WOS:000244770000010.
    10.1016/j.biocon.2006.10.001
Newsletter article
  1. Antunes, Sandra; Joana Lérias; Octávio Merino; do Rosario, Virgilio Estolio; José de la Fuente; Ana Gonçalves Domingos; Antunes, S; et al. "”Alimentação artificial de Rhipicephalus microplus: Avaliação do efeito de anticorpos policlonais", Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, 2013, https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/3a9269fd-9457-4e74-a54b-a9b6797a9e08.
Preprint
  1. Joana Ferrolho; Sandra Antunes; Hugo Vilhena; Sofia Anastácio; Sérgio Ramalho de Sousa; Gonçalo Frouco; Bárbara Ferreira; Ana Domingos. "The Complexities of Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis: Insights into Ehrlichia canis and Its Vector Rhipicephalus sanguineus". 2024. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202411.1325.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202411.1325.v1
  2. Ana Balau; Daniel Sobral; Patrícia Abrantes; Inês Santos; Verónica Mixão; João Paulo Gomes; Sandra Antunes; Ana Paula Arez. "Differential Gene Expression of Malaria Parasite in Response to Red Blood Cell-Specific Glycolytic Intermediate 2,3-Diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG)". 2023. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0790.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202311.0790.v1
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Antunes, Sandra. "Differential expression and functional characterization of cattle tick genes in response to pathogen infection (Babesia bigemina)". PhD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, 2014.
  2. Antunes, Sandra. "Prevalência de Hemosporídeos em Passeriformes no Centro de Portugal” Master thesis presented to Universidade de Coimbra". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2007.
  3. Antunes, Sandra. "Ecologia Reprodutora da Andorinha-do-mar-anã (Sterna albifrons) e espécies de nidificação associada, em Salinas e Praias do Parque Natural da Ria Formosa". Degree, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, 2005.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/09/11 Why ticks don't get sick? changes in defensin genes expression in Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus in the presence of tick-borne pathogens
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Ciências da Vida em Lublin (Ciechanowiec, Poland)
2023/09/11 New-emerging tick pathogens in the north-eastern poland: Borrelia miyamotoi and Neoehrlichia mikurensis
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Ciências da Vida em Lublin (Ciechanowiec, Poland)
2022/09/29 Proteomics studies on Rhipicephalus bursa- Babesia ovis towards the development of anti-tick vaccines Webinar: “Host-pathogen interactions: host-targeted therapies as a tool to overcome antimicrobial resistance
GHTM/IHMT/NOVA (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/07/14 Protocolo digital interativo de criação de anticorpos monoclonais
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Portugal (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/05/18 Omics studies on Rhipicephalus bursa- Babesia ovis: development of tick-borne diseases alternative control methods. Encontro Ciência ´22
FCT (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/02/22 Interactive experimental protocol: Production of Monoclonal Antibodies 2.º Encontro do NOVA Quality Day
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/04 Citations and References, Bibliographic Reference Managers Quintas Pedagógicas
IHMT NOVA (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/12 Understanding tick sialome towards vector and pathogen control Conference: Bioticks 2019. “The challenge of tick control
Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología de Cuba (Varadero, Cuba)
2019/12 Rhipicephalus sanguineus tropical and temperate lineage: a proteomic overview Bioticks 2019. “The challenge of tick control"
Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología de Cuba (Varadero, Cuba)
2019/04/05 Tick-host interactome: On the path to vaccine development. Seminar: Deciphering tick-pathogen interactions towards human and animal health improvement
IHMT NOVA
2019 Omics approaches towards vector and parasite control. IV Genetics Workshop Nova Health
UNL (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/12 Gene expression characterization of Rhipicephalus annulatus folate pathway Annual meeting Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution- Host-Parasite interactions.
CIBIO-InBIO (Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources) (Vila Do Conde, Portugal)
2018/12 Development of Methods for Babesia ovis Genetic Manipulation Annual meeting Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution- Host-Parasite interactions
CIBIO-InBIO (Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources) (Vila do Conde, Portugal)
2018/09/29 Moving forward with tick - Babesia spp. interactome Satellite meeting: International Babesia Symposium
The society for tropical veterinary medicine (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2018/09 Uncovering new targets by exploring Rhipicephalus bursa sialome Animal Health in the Tropics: Building the puzzle from research to application: 2nd joint AITVM-STVM Conference
AITVM-STVM (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2018/09 Small heat shock protein knockdown affects Ehrlichia canis infection and multiplication in cultured tick cells Animal Health in the Tropics: Building the puzzle from research to application: 2nd joint AITVM-STVM
AITVM-STVM (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2018/09 Exploring the Babesia bigemina-Rhipicephalus annulatus interactome focusing in cellular stress response. Animal Health in the Tropics: Building the puzzle from research to application: 2nd joint AITVM-STVM Conference
AITVM-STVM (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2018/09 Genetic characterization of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato in Portugal and its relationship with the Ehrlichia canis transmission: Who is the vector in this country? Animal Health in the Tropics: Building the puzzle from research to application. 2nd joint AITVM-STVM Conference
AITVM-STVM (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
2017/12 Rhipicephalus sanguineus sialome and gene functional analysis towards vaccine development Biotecnología Habana congress.
Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología de Cuba, (Varadero, Cuba)
2017/09 Rhipicephalus sanguineus: sialotranscriptome and gene functional analysis during Ehrlichia canis experimental infection. EurNegVec Final Conference
EurNegVec (Crete)
2016/09 The role of 64P and ferritin on Rhipicephalus sanguineus oogenesis during Ehrlichia canis interaction. Tropical Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health: Joining Forces to Meet Future Global Challenges
AITVM-STVM (Berlin, Germany)
2016/09 Ferritin and 64P gene silencing in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks infected with Ehrlichia canis. Tropical Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health: Joining Forces to Meet Future Global Challenges
AITVM-STVM (Berlin, Germany)
2016/09 Impact of gene knockdown in Rhipicephalus annulatus during Babesia bigemina infection Tropical Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health: Joining Forces to Meet Future Global Challenges
AITVM-STVM (Berlin, Germany)
2016/09 Vitellogenin and Lachesin knockdown in Rhipicephalus bursa influence in feeding and pathogen acquisition. Tropical Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health: Joining Forces to Meet Future Global Challenges.
AITVM-STVM (Berlin, Germany)
2016/03 Ticks and tick borne diseases: Rhipicephalus annulatus differential expression in response to Babesia bigemina infection. Entomology curricular unit
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2015/04/20 O papel dos vertebrados silvestres na manutenção de ixodídeos (Acari:Ixodida) e agentes a estes associados 3º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical e 1º Congresso Lusófono de Doenças Transmitidas por Vetores.
IHMT-UNL (Lisboa, Portugal)
2015/04 Assessing the contribution of shorebirds to the epidemiological cycle of Borrelia garinii. 3º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical e 1º Congresso Lusófono de Doenças Transmitidas por Vetores.
IHMT-UNL (l, Portugal)
2015 Functional genomics of Rhipicepahlus bursa and Babesia ovis interactions towards disease control. Vectors and parasites in Global Health
IHMT-UNL (li, Portugal)
2015 An insight into the transcriptome of the Rhipicephalus bursa ticks infected with Babesia ovis towards disease control 2nd Conference on Neglected Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases (EurNegVec)
EurNegVec (Izmir, Turkey)
2014/12 Differential expression and functional analysis of Rhipicephalus annulatus genes in response to Babesia bigemina infection Seminar
Universidade Federal de São Carlos (São Carlos, Brazil)
2014/08 Differentially expressed genes in Rhipicephalus annulatus salivary glands in response to Babesia bigemina infection Joint STVM-12 & TTP-8 conference
STVM and TTP (Cape Town, South Africa)
2014/04 Advances towards new anti-tick vaccines: The Babesia bigemina infected Rhipicephalus annulatus ticks project Artropoda- Vectors of human and animal pathogens: from epidemiology to control
FMV (Lisboa, Portugal)
2013/04/21 Imunolocalização de proteínas codificadas por genes sobre expressos em Rhipicephalus microplus após infecção por Babesia bigemina. 2º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical
IHMT (Lisboa, Portugal)
2012/10/27 RNA interference-mediated calreticulin silencing in Babesia bigemina infected tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) sp Apicowplexa: International Meeting on Apicomplexan Parasites in Farm Animals
ApiCOWplexa (Portugal)
2012/09/19 RNA interference-mediated gene silencing in Babesia bigemina infected tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) spp 11th Conference of the society for tropical veterinary medicine - Joint Conference on Emerging and Re-emerging Epidemics Affecting Global Health,
Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine (Orvieto, Italy)
2012/04/20 Alimentação artificial de Rhipicephalus microplus: Avaliação do efeito de anticorpos monoclonais- "Artificial feeding of Rhipicephalus microplus: Evaluation of the effect of monoclonal antibodies." 2º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Tropical
IHMT (Lisboa, Portugal)
2011 Gene functional analysis On control, diagnosis and epidemiology in tick and tick-borne diseases
CMDT-IHMT (Lisboa, Portugal)
2010/12 Studies on Tick and Tick borne diseases:Bovine babesiosis. Workshop: Future trends on tick and tick-borne diseases research.
INSA - CEVDI (Águas de Moura, Portugal)
2010 Tick genes differentially expressed in response to infection with Babesia sp. Congresso Português de Parasitologia
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2009 Differential gene expression in Rhipicephalus annulatus ticks in response to Babesia bigemina infection XI Congresso Ibérico de Parasitologia
(Lisboa, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/01/10 - Current Prevalence and characterization of ticks and associated pathogenic agents in rural and urban habitats of the Santarém district
Supervisor
 Parasitologia Médica (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2023/10/01 - Current Generation of a Babesia ovis transgenic line expressing a fluorescent gene
Supervisor
 Ciências Biomédicas (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2023/10/01 - Current Evaluation of the effect of proteases inhibitors on Babesia ovis in vitro culture
Supervisor
 Ciências Biomédicas (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2023/10/01 - Current Monoclonal antibodies production towards babesiosis diagnosis
Co-supervisor
 Ciências Biomédicas
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2019/09/01 - Current Pathogens harbored by hard ticks and their microbiota throughout Portugal
Supervisor of Leonardo Moerbeck da Costa Moreira
 Doenças Tropicais e Saúde Global (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2020 - 2024/01/09 Diversidade genética e parasitária de Galba spp, hospedeiro intermediário de Fasciola hepatica, e outras espécies de limneídeos na margem sul do rio Tejo
Co-supervisor of Kátia Alexandra Dias de Azevedo
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2021/09 - 2023/06/20 Viral agents phylogenetically related to Flaviviruses (Flavivirus-like), but with segmented genomes: detection and characterization of Jingmenviruses in ticks.
Co-supervisor
 Microbiology (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2021/09 - 2023/03/09 Effect of the compound 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) on the development of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite - transcriptomic analysis.
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Sciences (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2022/01/10 - 2022/04/10 In vitro evaluation of ozone acaricidal activity on tick embryonic lineage cells (RSE8 and IDE8) infected and uninfected with Ehrlichia canis.
Co-supervisor
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - Câmpus de Rio Claro, Brazil
2015 - 2021/09/20 Vector-pathogen interactomics: connecting the dots using tick cell lines
Co-supervisor of Joana Manuel Gonçalves Teixeira Couto
Ciências Biomédicas (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2020 - 2020 An evaluation of the murine immune response to a tick peptide by ELISA
Supervisor of Maria Gonçalves Alcaide
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2020 Production of monoclonal antibodies against Babesia ovis and the tick peptide protein Propionyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase (PCCA).
Supervisor of Lenira Taísse Silva Santos
 Ciências Biomédicas (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Deteção de proteínas por western blot em glândulas salivares de Rhipicephalus spp - "Protein detection by western blot in salivary glands of Rhipicephalus spp."
Supervisor of Marta Sofia Milheiras Neves
Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Avaliação da eficiência de silenciamento de genes em ninfas Rhipicephalus sanguineus - "Evaluation of gene silencing efficiency in Rhipicephalus sanguineus nymphs"
Supervisor of Inês Pires Loureiro dos Santos
Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Tick colony maintenance and vaccines in vivo testing.
Co-supervisor of Magdalena Szczotko
 erasmus (Master)
Uniwersytet Warminsko-Mazurski, Poland
2017 - 2018 Regulation of the apoptosis pathway in Rhipicephalus annulatus ticks by the protozoan Babesia bigemina.
Co-supervisor of Catarina Sofia Bento Monteiro
 Parasitologia Médica (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Advances in the development of a stable transfection system for Babesia ovis
Supervisor of Catarina Maria da Silva Rosa
 Ciências Biofarmacêuticas (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Differential gene expression validation by qPCR
Supervisor of Martim Duarte da Costa Seco
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Silencing effect of Rhipicephalus bursa genes upon Babesia ovis infection
Supervisor of Fábio David Ferreira Rodrigues
Genética Molecular e Biomedicina (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Tick transmitted diseases: prevalence and characterization of pathogens
Supervisor of Flávia Isabel da Silva Freire
Farmácia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Recombinant protein production: a case study
Co-supervisor of Catarina Palma Patrocínio
Farmácia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Calreticulin from Rhipicephalus annulatus infected by Babesia bigemina
Co-supervisor of Joana Ramos Rapaz Lérias
Medicina Veterinária (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/07/19 - Current Proteomics Approach to the Study of the Tick Vector and Tick-Associated Diseases - Lecture presented within the scope of the discipline Molecular Biology Applied to Veterinary Medicine, in the Postgraduate Program in Animal Science
Symposium
 Proteomics Approach to the Study of the Tick Vector and Tick-Associated Diseases
2016/03/17 - Current Lecture presented within the scope of the discipline of Entomology , in the Biology course of Aveiro University
Seminar
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/10/10 Fasciolose em Portugal e no Brasil - Diagnóstico e Genotipagem nos Hospedeiros Definitivo e Intermediário
(Thesis) Arguer
 Samira Carneiro Gomes D’Almeida (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2022/04/29 Unraveling the replication process of Toxoplasma gondii through the MOB1 protein
(Thesis) Arguer
 Inês Lourenço da Silva Delgado (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2021/11/19 Multi-omics approaches to the study of cellular biological processes and vaccine developmen
Thesis Member
 Sara Artigas Jerónimo (PhD)
Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, Spain
2021/10/28 Production of T. gondii transgenic strains to characterize the TBCB interactome
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Madalena Veva (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2020/07/15 Production of monoclonal antibodies against Babesia ovis and the tick peptide protein Propionyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase (PCCA).
Supervisor
 Lenira Taísse Silva Santos. (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2020/07/03 Extração e análise metabolómica de eritrócitos não infetados na ausência e presença de 2,3-DPG. - "Extraction and metabolomic analysis of uninfected erythrocytes in the absence and presence of 2,3-DPG"
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Filipa Correia (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/12/13 Advances in the development of a stable transfection system for Babesia ovis
Supervisor
 Catarina Maria da Silva Rosa (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2018/03/09 Regulation of the apoptosis pathway in Rhipicephalus annulatus ticks by the protozoan Babesia bigemina.
Supervisor
 Catarina Sofia Bento Monteiro (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2016/11/03 Silencing effect of Rhipicephalus bursa genes upon Babesia ovis infection
Supervisor
 Fábio David Ferreira Rodrigues (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/07/03 Efeito do silenciamento do gene ferritina 1 em Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (acari: ixodidae) durante a infeção experimental por Ehrlichia canis
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Catarina Maria da Silva Rosa (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2019 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2019 - Current Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2235-2988) Frontiers media SA
2019 - Current Frontiers in Physiology (1664-042X) Frontiers media SA
2019 - Current Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2297-1769) Frontiers media SA
2016 - Current Parasite & Vectors (1756-3305) Springer (Biomed Central Ltd)
2015 - Current Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (1877-959X) Elsevier

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2023/02/01 - 2024 11th edition of the Tick and Tick-Borne Pathogen Conference Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) of Havana, Cuba

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Sequenciação de DNA (Sanger vs sequenciação da nova geração/NGS) Ciências Biomédicas (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2023 - Current Métodos de colheita de carraças Parasitologia Médica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2022/06/01 - Current Unidade curricular: Anticorpos monoclonais: produção e caraterização. Ciências Biomédicas (Mestrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2022/06/01 - Current Unidade curricular opcional : Investigação translacional Ciências Biomédicas (Mestrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2021 - Current Abordagem Proteómica No Estudo Do Vector Carraça E Doenças Associadas A Carraças - Proteomics Approach to the Study of the Tick Vector and Tick-Associated Diseases Ciências Biomédicas (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2018 - Current Genetic Manipulation of Apicomplexa Parasites: Transfection Parasitologia Médica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2018 - Current Rickettsioses: diagnóstico e epidemiologia molecular - " Rickettsiosis: diagnosis and molecular epidemiology" Medical Parasitology (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2018 - Current Citações e elaboração da lista de referência - "Citations and preparation of the reference list" Ciências Biomédicas (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2016 - Current Técnicas laboratoriais direcionadas para metodologias de controlo de carraças - "Laboratory techniques aimed at tick control methodologies" Parasitologia Médica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2016 - Current Produção de anticorpos monoclonais Biotecnologia (Master) Universidade Eduardo Mondlane Faculdade de Veterinária, Mozambique
2015 - Current Aplicação de PCR para a deteção de protozoários transmitidos por carraças - "Application of PCR for the detection of tick-borne protozoa." Medical Parasitology (Mestrado) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020 - Current Pathogens - Ticks (2076-0817) MDPI
2019 - Current Frontiers in Physiology (2235-2988) Frontiers Media SA
2016 - Current Parasites & Vectors (1756-3305) Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/09/01 - 2024/02/29 Comparação do reconhecimento imune humoral de proteínas ricas em glicinas ortólogas dos carrapatos Rhipicephalus microplus e R. bursa após infestações em diferentes hospedeiros mamíferos Renata Perotto de Souza
2023/06/01 - 2023/08/31 "Development of a Diagnostic Tool for the Detection of Trypanosoma congolense Paola Juban
2022/01/01 - 2022/04/03 Avaliação in vitro da atividade acaricida do ozônio/óleo ozonizado sobre células de linhagem embrionária de carrapatos (RSE8 e IDE8) infectadas e não infectadas com Ehrlichia canis Marina Rodrigues de Abreu
2021/09/01 - 2021/12/10 Detection of Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks from urban and natural forested areas of Northeastern Poland Malgorzata DmitryjuK
2021/11/01 - 2021/11/15 Detection of zoonotic agents in ticks by molecular methods Katarzyna Kubiak
2021/09/01 - 2021/10/10 Evaluation of the efficiency of the immunization with recombinant peptides in the control of R. bursa infestations and B. ovis”. Magdalena Szczotko
2019/09/01 - 2019/10/03 Functional genomics of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus salivary gland in response to Theileria equi infection” Patrícia Gonzaga Paulino.
2019/04 - 2019/07 Research for new antigens against ticks Ana Laura Cano Argüelles
Distinctions

Award

2019 Best poster
2018 Best poster
2016 Dik Zwart Award
2015 Prémio Professor Doutor Fraga de Azevedo
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
2015 Prémio de Excelência Garcia de Orta
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal