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Currently enrolled in the Doctoral Program in Science Teaching and Dissemination, having completed the curriculum year with an average of 18.3 out of 20. She completed her Master's degree in Food Science and Technology on 2008/05/09, at the Portuguese Catholic University - School of Biotechnology, with a dissertation on "Selection of lytic phages to infect Salmonella," approved with distinction. This work resulted in the publication of two articles in specialized journals and two presentations at conferences. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Microbiology on 2003/12/31 at the Portuguese Catholic University - School of Biotechnology, with a final internship at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, with a final grade of 16 values. She has been a teaching professor in the recruitment group 520 for 14 years and is a certified teacher by the British Department of Education, with 6 years of experience in the Cambridge International curriculum, in Lower Secondary (Science), Pre-Advanced, and Advanced levels (Biology). She recently published a new article on bacteriophages. Authored a book on Biotechnology - laboratory protocols for health sciences. She works in the area of Natural Sciences with an emphasis on Microbiology and the role of the Human Microbiota.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Lara Amorim

Citation names

  • Amorim, Lara

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
DA1E-FE56-80F4
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0859-8249

Email addresses

  • up201100276@edu.fc.up.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (351) 969431972 (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences
  • Social Sciences - Educational Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/10/01 - 2023/07/14
Concluded
Programa Doutoral em Educação e Divulgação das Ciências (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Major in Ensino das ciências
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
18,3
2015/01/26 - 2015/02/13
Concluded
Biologia Molecular Essencial - Curso Prático Laboratorial (Outros)
Major in Biologia Moecular
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
16
2013/07/01 - 2013/07/04
Concluded
1st International Hands-on Phage Biotechnology Course (Outros)
Major in Microbiologia - bacteriófagos
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2011/09/01 - 2012/07/31
Concluded
Ciências Médico-Legais (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
16
2008/10/01 - 2010/06/16
Concluded
Curso de complemento de formação para a docência no grupo de recrutamento 520 (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior de Educaçao, Portugal
18
2005/01/06 - 2008/05/09
Concluded
Ciência e Tecnologia Alimentar (Mestrado)
Major in Microbiologia - bacteriófagos
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
"Selection of lytic phages to infect Salmonella" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Aprovado com distinção
1999/09/01 - 2003/12/31
Concluded
Microbiologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2013/09/01 - 2015/08/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2010/09/01 - 2011/08/31 Researcher (Research) Innophage, Lda, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/09/01 - Current Professor do ensino básico e secundário (Professor do ensino básico e secundário) Colégio Júlio Dinis International School, Portugal
2018/01/08 - 2023/08/31 Professor do ensino básico e secundário (Professor do ensino básico e secundário) Colégio Luso-Internacional do Porto, Portugal
2004/09/01 - 2013/08/31 Professor do ensino básico e secundário (Professor do ensino básico e secundário) Colégio de Gaia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2001/09/01 - 2003/06/30 Técnico de laboratório Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Balcão, Victor Manuel Cardoso Figueiredo ; Lara Raquel Amorim. Biotecnologia - Protocolos Laboratoriais para Ciências da Saúde. Portugal: Edições Univ. Fernando Pessoa. 2012.
Journal article
  1. Balcão, V.M.; Belline, B.G.; Silva, E.C.; Almeida, P.F.F.B.; Baldo, D.Â.; Amorim, L.R.P.; Oliveira Júnior, J.M.; Vila, M.M.D.C.; Del Fiol, F.S.. "Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Two Novel Lytic Bacteriophages for the Biocontrol of Escherichia coli in Uterine Infections: In Vitro and Ex Vivo Preliminary Studies in Veterinary Medicine". Pharmaceutics 14 11 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85149570829&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics14112344
  2. Amorim, L.R.P.; Tamames, J.A.C.; Silva, J.G.L.; Gibbs, P.A.; Teixeira, P.C.. "Numeric taxonomy approaches for lytic evaluation of Salmonella specific bacteriophages". Food Control 21 5 (2010): 754-759. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-73549097502&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.11.004
  3. Amorim, L.R.P.; Silva, J.G.L.; Gibbs, P.A.; Teixeira, P.C.. "Application of an impedimetric technique for the detection of lytic infection of Salmonella spp. by specific phages". International Journal of Microbiology (2009): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79954418384&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1155/2009/259456
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Selection of lytic phages to infect Salmonella". Master, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, 2008.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2007/12/29 Application of an impedimetric technique for the detection of lytic infection of Salmonella spp by specific phages (poster científico) Micro Biotec'07
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2007/12/29 Viability and preservation of the lytic spectra of Salmonella bacteriophages during storage (poster científico) Micro Biotec'07
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2003/12/02 Influence of storage processes in adhesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to abiotic surfaces (poster científico) Congresso Nacional de Microbiologia 2003
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (Tomar, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2007/05/21 - 2007/05/21 Phagevet-P - Phage lytic spectra
Conference
2nd year meeting UCAPOR Report
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2011/01/11 - 2011/01/13 Papel dos bacteriófagos na prevenção de infeções e no tratamento de feridas Feridas e Viabilidade Tecidular (Mestrado) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal