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Inês Oliveira Costa. Completed the Master's degree in Bioquímica in 2018/09/04 and the Bachelor's degree in Biology in 2016/01/19 both by Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra. Published 2 articles in journals. Organized 1 event. Participated in 17 events. Has received 2 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as PhD student fellow in 1 project(s), research fellow in 2 project(s) and researcher in 2 project(s). Works in the area of natural sciences with emphasis on microbiology and biotechnology.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Inês Oliveira Costa

Citation names

  • Costa, Inês

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D81B-39B6-CCBF
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8893-7409

Email addresses

  • inesoliveiracosta@gmail.com (Professional)

Addresses

  • Universidade de Coimbra, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Rua da Matemática Nº49, Edifício do Patronato, Laboratório de Microbiologia, 3ºPiso, 3000-276, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Bioinformatics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/12/01 - 2026/12/01
Ongoing
 Biociências (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/09/04
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Deep Biosphere: Microbial Populations as Source of Biotechnological Solutions" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17 of 20
2016/01/19
Concluded
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 15 of 20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019 - 2020 Researcher (Research) Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Researcher (Research) Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/12 - Current PhD student Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/06 - 2022/12 Laboratory Technician Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/07 - 2022/01 Laboratory Technician Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
2021/01 - 2021 Clinical Analysis Laboratory Technician Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Extracurricular internship in microbiology Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/12 - Current Going places - Unsuspicious biomes as source of novel biomolecules
2022.12620.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Ongoing
2022/06 - 2022/12 SUSTe - Development of SUStainable and integrative bioprocess for the recovery of TellurIum-based nanoparticles from photovoltaic wastes
706
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Física, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
Concluded
2021/07 - 2022/01 TimeUp - Technology for Infection Monitoring and Evaluation of Uropathogens
CI19-00100
Researcher
2019 - 2020 Metagenomics and biotechnology in Deepbiosphere
IN0756 - INV.EXPLORATORIA - IF/01061/2014
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018 - 2019 MYCOSTONE - Monumental stone biodeterioration assessment within the UNESCO World Heritage Site University of Coimbra - Alta and Sofia
PTDC/EPH-PAT/3345/2014
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Costa, Inês; Farias, Pedro; Ribeiro, Helena; paula v; Branco, Rita; Pereira, Jorge Fernando Brandão. "Extraction and purification of tellurium nanoparticles from bacterial biomass using biosolvents". Paper presented in BPP - Biopartitioning & Purification Conference, 2022.
  2. Costa, Inês; Farias, Pedro; Branco, Rita; Ribeiro, Helena; Pereira, Jorge Fernando Brandão. "SUSTe: Development of SUSTainable and integrative bioprocess for the recovery of Tellurim-based nanoparticles from photovoltaic wastes". Paper presented in CEMMPRE Meeting, 2022.
  3. Inês Costa; Catarina Coelho; Begoña Urresti-Estala; Pablo Jimenéz-Gavilá; José Benavente-Herrera; Giuseppe Etiope; Iñaki Vadillo; António Veríssimo; Igor Tiago. "Deep Biosphere: Aerobic Microbial Populations as Source of Biotechnological Solutions". Paper presented in Microbiotec'19, 2019.
  4. Inês Costa; Catarina Coelho; Nuno Mesquita; João Trovão; Fabiana Soares; Francisco Gil; Lídia Catarino; António Portugal; Igor Tiago. "Biodegraded walls bacterial isolates as a tool to develop target specific preservation and conservation methodologies: The OLD CATHEDRAL OF COIMBRA case study". Paper presented in Microbiotec'19, 2019.
  5. Catarina Coelho; Nuno Mesquita; João Trovão; Fabiana Soares; Inês Costa; Francisco Gil; Lídia Catarino; António Portugal; Igor Tiago. "Structural and functional diversity of biodeteriorated stone biofilms samples collected from four chapels of the old cathedral of Coimbra". Paper presented in Microbiotec'19, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Coelho, Catarina; Mesquita, Nuno; Costa, Inês; Soares, Fabiana; Trovão, João; Freitas, Helena; Portugal, António; Tiago, Igor. "Bacterial and Archaeal Structural Diversity in Several Biodeterioration Patterns on the Limestone Walls of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra". Microorganisms 9 4 (2021): 709. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9040709.
    10.3390/microorganisms9040709
  2. Soares, Fabiana; Trovão, João; Coelho, Catarina; Costa, Inês; Mesquita, Nuno; Gil, Francisco; Catarino, Lídia; et al. "High-Quality Draft Genome Sequences of Three Cyanobacteria Isolated from the Limestone Walls of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, Portugal". Microbiology Resource Announcements 9 26 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mra.00575-20.
    10.1128/mra.00575-20
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Costa, Inês. "Deep Biosphere: Microbial Populations as Source of Biotechnological Solutions". Master, Universidade de Coimbra, 2018.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/12 Structural and functional diversity of biodeteriorated stone biofilms samples collected from four chapels of the old cathedral of Coimbra Microbiotec'19
(Coimbra, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2016 - 2016 XIX National Meeting of Biology Students (2016 - 2016)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/09 - Current Participation in the activities of the International Microorganism Day - Coimbra, Portugal International Microorganism Day
2023/07 - Current Advanced course in "Scientific Communication and Writing" - Aveiro, Portugal Scientific Communication and Writing
2023/07 - Current Advanced course in "Data analysis using R" - Aveiro, Portugal Data analysis using R
2023/05 - Current Short Course in "Synthetic Biology" - Porto, Portugal Synthetic Biology
2023/04 - Current Advanced course in "Proteomics Approaches in Life Sciences" - Cantanhede, Portugal Proteomics Approaches in Life Sciences
2023/03 - Current Advanced course in "Data Analysis in Ecology and Advanced Topics in Biostatistics" - Coimbra, Portugal Data Analysis in Ecology and Advanced Topics in Biostatistics
2022/10 - Current Participation in the activities of the International Science Festival - FIC.A 2022, Oeiras, Portugal
Exhibition
 FIC.A - Festival Internacional de Ciência 2022
2022/09 - Current Participation in the activities of the European Researchers' Night 2022 - Coimbra, Portugal European Researchers' Night 2022
2022/04 - Current Participation in the speed meeting of the VI meet.Lab - Coimbra, Portugal VI meet.Lab
2021/04/12 - 2021/04/19 Conducting Covid-19 diagnostic tests at the 2021 European Judo Championship - Lisboa, Portugal 2021 European Judo Championship
2021/04 - 2021/04 Technical formation in the VItaPCR platform for rapid diagnostic molecular tests - Coimbra, Portugal
2021/02/15 - 2021/02/18 Technical formation in the extraction, amplification and detection of nucleic acids in Abbott's Alinity m System - Coimbra, Portugal
2019 - 2019 International scientific forum by which researchers from all over the world share their knowledge, exchange ideas, and discuss scientific policy and regulatory issues associated with the microbiology and the biotechnology in the future.
Congress
 Microbiotec'19
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018 - 2018 This course aims to address the wide array of methods currently available to explore microbial diversity as well as their potential applications. The course includes lectures and hands-on classes.
Other
 Advanced course on microbial diversity
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Lectures and workshops guided by top professors and researchers who exercise every day in the area of Biology and recreational activities, that enable the exchange of experiences and the increase of studies.
Meeting
 XVIII National Meeting of Biology Students
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Implementation of clinical research and basic research with clinical application, with the goal of improving the well-being and health of indiviuals.
Congress
 UMMIB Summit
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Lectures and workshops guided by top professors and researchers who exercise every day in the area of Biology and recreational activities, that enable the exchange of experiences and the increase of studies.
Meeting
 XVII National Meeting of Biology Students
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2019 - Current Microbiology Portuguese Society Member
2015 - 2016 Biology Students Association of the Academic Association of Coimbra (NEB | AAC) Treasurer
2014 - 2015 Biology Students Association of the Academic Association of Coimbra (NEB | AAC) Coordinator of the Communication and Image department
2013 - 2014 Biology Students Association of the Academic Association of Coimbra (NEB | AAC) Secretary
2012 - 2013 Biology Students Association of the Academic Association of Coimbra (NEB | AAC) Collaborator of the Communication and Image department

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/02 - 2024/06 Project in Biology João Sousa
2023/08 - 2023/09 Summer Internship Mariana Pinheiro
2019 - 2019 Introduction to laboratory practices and molecular biology techniques Daniel Girão
Distinctions

Award

2022 Best poster in BPP Conference

Other distinction

2024 Finalist in the Three-Minute Thesis Competition 5th edition, at the University of Coimbra, 2023/2024 – Coimbra, Portugal