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Eva Sofia Gonçalves da Cunha is a Veterinarian and an Invited Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon. She concluded a master in Veterinary Medicine (2014) and a PhD in veterinary sciences (2021), at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon. Has clinical experience in companion animals and farm animals medicine. Published 31 articles in international peer review journals. Has 3 section(s) of books. Has received 2 awards and/or honors. Works in the area(s) of Veterinary Sciences, specifically in Clinical Bacteriology, Infectious Diseases and Innovative Antimicrobial Molecules.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Eva Sofia Gonçalves da Cunha

Citation names

  • Cunha, Eva

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9811-7B6B-E2B9
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5641-4400
Scopus Author Id
37030653300

Addresses

  • Av. Universidade Tecnica, 1300-477, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Veterinary Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/10 - 2023/09/30
Concluded
 Pós Graduação em Pedagogia do Ensino Superior (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto da Educação, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2021/12/14
Concluded
 Ciências Veterinárias (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Sanidade Animal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
"Prevention of periodontal disease in dogs: na experimental approach using an antimicrobial peptide " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014
Concluded
 Medicina Veterinária (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Sem especialização
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
"Avaliação dos efeitos secundários dos fármacos quimioterápicos em animais de companhia : estudo retrospetivo" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/01/01 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/01/01 - 2021/12/31 PhD student Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Cunha, E.; Tavares, L.; Oliveira, M.. "Nisin - An innovative approach for the control of canine periodontal disease". 143-160. 2022.
  2. Tibério, C.; Santos, R.; Cunha, E.; Tavares, L.; Oliveira, M.. "Biofilms in veterinary medicine". 2249-2266. 2021.
  3. Tibério, C.; Santos, R.; Cunha, E.; Tavares, L.; Oliveira, M.. "Biofilms in veterinary medicine". 275-299. 2016.
Conference poster
  1. GERALDES, CATARINA; Afonso, Mónica; Araújo, Catarina; Cunha, Eva; Abreu, Raquel; Verdial, Cláudia; Tavares, Luís; et al. "Potential pathogenicity of Enterococcus collected from the surface of a biological isolation and containment unit". Paper presented in 34th European Congress of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ESCMID Global 2024), 2024.
  2. Lourenço, Maura; Cunha, Eva; Sousa, Ana; Carneiro, Carla; Tavares, Luis; Oliveira, Manuela. "In vitro evaluation of the biofilm forming ability and resistance profile of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates obtained from dogs with otitis externa". Paper presented in XVIII Congresso Internacional Veterinário Montenegro, 2022.
  3. Abreu, Raquel; Monteiro, Filipa; Cunha, Eva; Lourenço, Maura; Tavares, Luís; Oliveira, Manuela. "Virulence characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from canine otitis". Paper presented in 4th International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Diana Lopes; Eva Cunha; Tiago Conde; Anthony Moreira; Sónia Cruz; Pedro Domingues; Manuela Oliveira; Paulo Cartaxana. "Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of the Mucus of the Tropical Sea Slug Elysia crispata". Molecules (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29194593.
    10.3390/molecules29194593
  2. Raquel Abreu; Sofia Mouro; Joana F. Guerreiro; Sílvia A. Sousa; Jorge H. Leitão; Hugo Pissarra; Eva Cunha; Luís Tavares; Manuela Oliveira. "Pseudomonas aestus Isolation from the Nasal Cavity of a Cat with Chronic Rhinitis". Veterinary Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11080382.
    10.3390/vetsci11080382
  3. Magalhães, Rita; Abreu, Raquel; Pereira, Gonçalo; Cunha, Eva; Silva, Elisabete; Tavares, Luís; Chambel, Lélia; Oliveira, Manuela. "First Insights on Resistance and Virulence Potential of Escherichia coli from Captive Birds of Prey in Portugal". Antibiotics 13 5 (2024): 379. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13050379.
    10.3390/antibiotics13050379
  4. Lozano, João; Cunha, Eva; Almeida, Cristina; Nunes, Mónica; Dias, Ricardo; Vicente, Eduardo; Sebastião, Daniela; et al. "Analyzing the safety of the parasiticide fungus Mucor circinelloides : first insights on its virulence profile and interactions with the avian gut microbial community". Microbiology Spectrum 12 5 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.04078-23.
    Published • 10.1128/spectrum.04078-23
  5. Fernandes, R.; Abreu, R.; Serrano, I.; Such, R.; Garcia-Vila, E.; Quirós, S.; Cunha, E.; Tavares, L.; Oliveira, M.. "Resistant Escherichia coli isolated from wild mammals from two rescue and rehabilitation centers in Costa Rica: characterization and public health relevance". Scientific Reports 14 1 (2024): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85189796585&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/s41598-024-57812-6
  6. Abreu, Raquel; Martinho, Antonio; Noiva, Rute; Pissarra, Hugo; Cota, Joao; Cunha, Eva; Tavares, Luis; Oliveira, Manuela. "Osteomyelitis caused by Aspergillus terreus complex in a dog: a case report". BMC Veterinary Research (2023): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/61395771/.
    10.1186/S12917-023-03628-X
  7. Cunha, Eva; Trovão, Tiago; Santos, Raquel; Santos, José Diogo; Moreira da Silva, Jorge; São Braz, Berta; Veiga, Ana Salomé; Tavares, Luis; Oliveira, Manuela. "Canine periodontal disease and its systemic implications – a review". Revista Portuguesa de Ciências Veterinárias (2017):
    Published

Other

Other output
  1. "Antimicrobial potential of bacteriophages JG005 and JG024 against Pseudomonas aeruginosa otitis isolates from dogs". Manuscript submitted to the research journal “Frontiers in Veterinary Science”, section Veterinary Infectious Diseases.. 2024. Lourenço, Maura R.; Cunha, Eva; Tavares, Luis; Oliveira, Manuela.
  2. Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence Profiles of Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated from Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta Caretta) of the Island of Maio, Cape Verde. 2021. Fernandes, M.C.; Grilo, M.L.; Cunha, E.; Carneiro, C.; Tavares, L.; Patino-Martinez, J.; Oliveira, M.. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85166687080&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-143022/v1
  3. Pet Rabbits (Oryctolagus Cuniculus) and Guinea Pigs (Cavia Porcellus) are Vehicles of Pathogenic and Allergenic Fungi. 2020. Abreu, R.; Pereira, S.; Ramos, A.; Cunha, E.; Reisinho, A.; Marques, T.; Oliveira, M.. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85166691784&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-128988/v1
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/12/08 Mucus of the photosynthetic sea slug Elysia Crispata: Proteome and anti-bacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbiotec23
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia (Covilhã)
2023/09/22 Pseudomonas aestus isolation from the nasal cavity of a cat with chronic rhinitis. 5th Conference European College of Veterinary Microbiology. 5th Conference European College of Veterinary Microbiology.
European College of Veterinary Microbiology (Bled, Slovenia)
2022/10/17 Avaliação de um biocida utilizado numa unidade de isolamento e contenção biológica de um hospital escolar veterinário. Microbiologia 2022, Congresso internacional de microbiologia em língua Portuguesa. Online
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia
2022/09/15 Vultures’ oral microbiome: keystone yeast commensals and cross-interkingdom interactions. 4th Conference European College of Veterinary Microbiology
European College of Veterinary Microbiology (Bari, Italy)
2019/09 Fighting antimicrobial resistance in veterinary medicine using the antimicrobial peptide nisin 1st International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology
European College of Veterinary Microbiology (Atenas, Greece)
2018/02 SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS: DOES THE SURGICAL BLADE PROMOTE BACTERIAL DISSEMINATION?" XIV Congresso Hospital Veterinário de Montenegro
Hospital Veterinário de Montenegro (Feira, Portugal)
2017/10/19 Chlorhexidine in vitro activity against diabetic foot ulcer isolates. BioMicroWorld 2017 - VII International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology.
BioMicroWorld 2017 (Madrid, Spain)
2017/10/18 Spatio-temporal biocide resistance by equine clinical isolates. BioMicroWorld 2017 - VII International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology.
BioMicroWorld 2017 (Madrid, Spain)
2017/10 Guar gum: a novel nisin delivery system for the prevention of dog’s enterococcal periodontal disease VII International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology
(Madrid, Spain)
2017/02 Prevention of enteroccocal periodontal disease in dogs: an approach using an antimicrobial peptide XIII Congresso Hospital Veterinário de Montenegro
Hospital Veterinário de Montenegro (Feira, Portugal)
2015/02 Avaliação dos efeitos secundários dos fármacos quimioterápicos em animais de companhia XI Congresso Hospital Veterinário de Montenegro
Hospital Veterinário de Montenegro (Feira, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/10/15 - Current Investigação da atividade antimicrobiana do óleo essencial de laranja: Avaliação da sensibilidade microbiana e potencial aplicação na indústria alimentar
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Segurança Alimentar (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2023/10/01 - Current Insights into Swine Nasal Microbiota: Bacterial Resistance Profiling and Microbiome Analysis of Samples from Domestic Pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) and Wild Boars (Sus scrofa)
Supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Veterinária (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2022/09/10 - Current Antimicrobial activity of bacteriophages towards Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates obtained from animals
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Microbiologia Aplicada (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/01/01 - 2023/07/01 Avaliação da eficácia de uma pasta de nanopartículas de MgO-400 (in vitro e ex vivo)
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Dentária (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Portugal
2023/01/01 - 2023/04/01 Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of the Bacteriophage JG024 against Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates obtained from skin infections in dogs
Supervisor
 Licenciatura em Biologia Celular e Molecular (Degree)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
2022/01/01 - 2022/04/01 Virulence profile of ESBL-positive Enterobacteriaceae from dogs of Praia, Santiago Island, Cabo Verde
Co-supervisor
 Licenciatura em Biologia Celular e Molecular (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12 Apresentações clínicas da parvovirose canina na ilha de São Miguel, Açores
(Thesis) Arguer
 Sofia Vasconcelos Pinheiro (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2023/12 Isolation and characterization of Enterococcus spp. from animals and related settings: surveillance for antimicrobial resistance
(Thesis) Arguer
 Daniel Daniel Florindo dos Santos Pinto (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/12 Biocide Susceptibility in Enterococci Isolated from the Biological Isolation and Containment Unit of a Veterinary Teaching Hospital
(Thesis) Arguer
 Mónica Sofia Simões Afonso (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023/11 Frequência do vírus da imunodeficiência felina e do vírus da leucemia felina em gatos errantes ou assilvestrados na ilha de São Miguel, Açores
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Sofia de Lourenço Cordeiro de Oliveira Carreiro (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2023/11 Molecular diagnosis of gastroinstestinal viruses in iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) and stray dogs (Canis lupus) in northern Portugal
(Thesis) Arguer
 Inês Sofia da Costa Maia (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2023/10 Estudo do valor preditivo e de prognóstico associado à proteína C reativa em cães com parvovirose
(Thesis) Arguer
 Diana Osório Lopes (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2023/07 In Vitro Evaluation of Specific Phages Against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Otitis Isolates from Dogs
(Thesis) Arguer
 Maura Helena Ribeiro Lourenço (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2023/06 Padrões de Resistência aos Antibióticos de Staphylococcus spp. Isolados de Infeções da Pele e Tecidos Moles em Animais de Companhia, Portugal (2020-2021)
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Rita de Oliveira Maciel Tavares (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2023/02 Prevalência da febre Q em leite de tanque de vacarias do centro litoral
(Thesis) Arguer
 Maria Teresa Pinto de Carvalho Leitão (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2023/01 Identificação de bactérias patogénicas em peixes marinhos por técnicas bioquímicas e moleculares
(Thesis) Arguer
 José Maria Monteiro Ferreira (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2022/12 Avaliação da bioatividade do muco de peixes marinhos
(Thesis) Arguer
 Rita Marques (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2022/11 Characterization and public health relevance of enterobacteriaceae isolated from faecal samples of dogs from santiago and Boa Vista islands, Cape Verde
(Thesis) Arguer
 Maria Alice Matos (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2022/11 The homeostasis of vulture’s oral microbiome and its interkingdom synergies
(Thesis) Arguer
 Maria Patricia Couto (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2022/05 Prevalence and characterization of Aeromonas spp. in an ex situ program for threatened freshwater fish – consequences for conservation and public health
(Thesis) Arguer
 Guadalupe Amaro (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2022/02 Avaliação do potencial tecnológico e probiótico de bactérias ácido láticas isoladas de queijos tradicionais portugueses
(Thesis) Arguer
 Erica Carlos (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2018 - Current Veterinários Sem Fronteiras
2017/12 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia
2015/01/01 - Current Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2023/02 - Current COST Action CA21132 - European Swine Influenza Network (ESFLU) CA21132 COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)
Member

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/01/01 - Current Microbiology I and II - include two curricular units. One in the first semester and another in the second Mestrado Integrdao em Medicina Veterinária (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2022/01/01 - Current Imunology Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Veterinária (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2022/01/01 - Current Food Microbiology Master in Microbiology (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2021 FEMS Congress Attendance Grant - World Microbe Forum 2021.
2019 Attendance Grant - 1st International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology.
European College of Veterinary Microbiology, Greece
2019 FEMS Early Career Researchers Grants – Congress of Microbiology and Biotecnology 2019.
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal
2017 1º place in the oral comunication contest - XIII Congresso Hospital Veterinário de Montenegro
2016 Prémio Bernardo Lima from Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências Veterinárias
Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências Veterinárias, Portugal