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Gonçalo holds a Master in Medical Microbiology since 2018, obtained from Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, António Xavier – Universidade Nova de Lisboa, with the thesis entitled "Peptidoglycan Amidation of Staphylococcus aureus and Bacteria Cell Physiology" and a Bachelors in Cell and Molecular Biology from Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia – Universidade Nova de Lisboa, obtained in 2015. Currently developing his PhD in Biology, var. Molecular Microbiology, at Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia – Universidade Nova de Lisboa, his main research interests rely on the scientific fields of bacterial antibiotic resistance, peptidoglycan biosynthesis and cell wall division and autolysis, biofilm formation, cell aggregation and physiology in general.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Gonçalo Francisco Cordeiro Cavaco

Citation names

  • Cavaco, Gonçalo

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D116-2208-FF7F
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5003-604X

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/10/01 - 2022/12
Ongoing
 Doutoramento em Biologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018
Concluded
 Microbiologia Médica (Mestrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
"Peptidoglycan amidation of Staphylococcus aureus and bacteria cell physiology" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2015
Concluded
 Biologia Celular e Molecular (Licenciatura)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"N.D." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/03/20 - 2018/09/30 Internship at the Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology of Bacterial Pathogens REQUIMTE Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal
2016/07/11 - 2016/09/05 Internship at the Laboratory of Microbial Development Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2015/07/03 - 2015/07/17 Curricular Internship at Unidade de Biologia Molecular - Serviço de Anatomia Patológica Hospital do Espírito Santo EPE, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/09 - Current StaphOUT - Fighting Staphylococcus aureus - Peptidoglycan amidation as a new target
PTDC/BIA-MIC/31645/2017
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. "Cavaco, G., A. Fanico, B. V. Gonçalves, N. A. Faria, M. Miragaia and R. G. Sobral. Identification of new players of lysozyme resistance in Staphylococcus aureus". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC 21 Congress of Microbiology and Technology, 2021.
  2. "Cavaco, G., J. N. Saraiva, R. P. Portela, C. R. Leal, R. G. Sobral and P. Almeida. Bacterial cellulose for burn wounds dressings". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC 21 Congress of Microbiology and Technology, 2021.
  3. Cavaco, Gonçalo. "Cavaco, G., B. V. Gonçalves, A. M. Ludovice, H. de Lencastre and R. G. Sobral. Influence of peptidoglycan amidation on the cell wall hydrolytic machinery". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC 19 – Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2019.
  4. Cavaco, Gonçalo. "Cavaco, G., A.M. Ludovice, H. de Lencastre and R.G. Sobral. Structural modfications in the peptidoglycan influence the autolytic system of S. aureus". Paper presented in The Great Wall Symposium, 2019.
  5. Cavaco, Gonçalo. "Cavaco, G. , A. M. Ludovice, and R. G. Sobral. Impact of peptidoglycan amidation in cell envelope net charge, cellular aggregation and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus". Paper presented in MICROBIO TEC17 – Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2017.
  6. Cavaco, Gonçalo. "Cavaco, G., A.M. Ludovice and R.G. Sobral. Exploring the role of peptidoglycan amidation in cell surface modulation and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus". Paper presented in III NOVAhealth Genetics Workshop, 2017.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Cavaco, Gonçalo. "Peptidoglycan Amidation of Staphylococcus aureus and Bacteria Cell Physiology". Master, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2018.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/03/21 Impact of peptidoglycan amidation on the autolysis of Staphylococcus aureus IV NOVAhealth Genetics Workshop
(Lisbon, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/01 - 2021/05 Screening of a transposon mutant library to study the expression of lysozyme resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
Co-supervisor
 Licenciatura em Biologia Celular e Molecular (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/01 - 2020/05 Screening of a transposon library in Staphylococcus aureus for the study of lysozyme resistance
Co-supervisor
 Licenciatura em Biologia Celular e Molecular (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/01 - 2019/05 Construction of a transposon mutant library in Staphylococcus aureus for the study of biofilm formation
Co-supervisor
 Licenciatura em Biologia Celular e Molecular (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/01 - 2019/05 Construction of a transposon mutant library in Staphylococcus aureus for the study of lysozyme resistance
Co-supervisor
 Licenciatura em Biologia Celular e Molecular (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/03/28 - Current Besides presenting PhD students to NOVA resources, the event featured 2 workshops entitled: “What should my value proposal for the job market be?” (Value Creation Wheel) & “How to design and defend my PhD thesis?” (Idea Puzzle)
Conference
 FOOD for THOUGHT 2019
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/09/04 - 2019/09/05 Principles and the most recent advances of super-resolution microscopy, focusing on structures illumination microscopy (SIM).
Workshop
 Super resolution Microscopy Workshop
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
2019/05/04 - 2019/05/11 Lab assistant involved in the preparation of laboratory material and reagentes, as well as exam testing and monitoring of the students during the tasks
Other
 THE EUROPEAN UNION SCIENCE OLYMPIAD (EUSO) 2019
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/03/21 - 2019/03/23 Broad view of paper writing, submission, revision and publication, as well as practical assessment of papers.
Workshop
 Paper Writing Course
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2018/09 - 2018/09 Laboratory Instructor of Internship of Undergraduate Student Ana Catarina Fanico
2018/07/01 - 2018/07/15 Laboratory Instructor of Internship of Undergraduate Student Erik Cardoso
2017/03/27 - 2017/07/21 Laboratory Instructor Andreia Marques
2017/07 - 2017/07 Laboratory Instructor of 1st year MSc Student Gulsim Adilgozhina
2017/06 - 2017/07 Laboratory Instructor of Internships of Undergraduate Students Francisco Lopes and Ana Catarina Carvalho
2017/01/16 - 2017/02/24 Laboratory Instructor of Undergraduate Students Daniela Barreira and Iolanda Neves
2017/02 - 2017/02 Laboratory Instructor of 1st year MSc Students Ine^s Martins Toma´s, Pedro Miguel Carvalho Dura~o and Cheila Martins Brito