Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Maria Miragaia
Citation names
- Miragaia, Maria
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- ED1B-DC23-A91D
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-1323-7184
Email addresses
- mmiragaia4@gmail.com (Professional)
Addresses
- Laboratory of Bacterial Evolution and Molecular Epidemioogy, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica. Av. da República, EAN - Aparta, 2781-901, Oeiras, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
French | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2006
Concluded
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Biology (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
"The evolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis: diversity in genetic backgrounds and in the structure
of the resistance determinant SCCmec" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Aprovada por Unanimidade |
1998
Concluded
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Applied Chemistry - Biotechnology (Licenciatura)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
"N/A" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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1995
Concluded
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Chemical Engineering (Bacharelato)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
"N/A" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2013/05/01 - Current | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal | ||
2008/10/01 - 2013/04/30 | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2014/09/01 - 2016/07/01 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2004/04/01 - 2008/04/01 | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2007/01/01 - 2008/09/30 | Pos-doctoral fellow, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2002/01/01 - 2005/12/31 | PhD Student, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics. FCT fellowship | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2005/04/01 - 2005/05/31 | Visiting PhD student, Microbial Pathogenicity group | University of Bath Department for Health, United Kingdom |
2004/10/01 - 2004/12/20 | Visiting PhD student, Laboratory of Microbiology | The Rockefeller University, United States |
1999/01/01 - 2001/12/31 | Research Student, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
1995/01/01 - 1995/12/31 | Undergraduate student. PRODEP Fellowship. | Instituto Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2023/09/01 - 2024/10/08 | OMKP1: a new class of precision antibiotics against multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
IOVPoC-2022-13
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência Câmara Municipal de Oeiras Ongoing
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2018 - 2021 | Identificacao das etapas chave na disseminacao da resistencia a antibioticos atraves da cadeia de producao alimentar
PTDC/CVT-CVT/29510/2017
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2017/01 - 2020/12 | An OMICS Network to Prevent and Control Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance” (ONEIDA)
LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-016417
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Fundos Europeus Estruturais e de Investimento" from "Programa Operacional Regional Lisboa 2020" and by national funds from FCT - "Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2019 - 2020 | Identificação de alvos para o desenvolvimento de bactericidas de precisão contra estirpes patogénicas de Staphylococus epidermidis
- evolução para estratégia de prevenção de infecções associadas ao uso de dispositivos médicos
FCT/Acordo Pessoa 2019_20
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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Concluded
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2018 - 2019 | Establishing protocols to assess occupational exposure to microbiota in clinical settings-EXPOSE
02/SAICT/2016
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Concluded
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2015 - 2019 | Microfluidics Liquid Crystal Based Bifunctional Bacterial Infection Sensor
PTDC/FIS- NAN/0117/2014
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2016/01 - 2016/12 | A proteogenomics approach towards the understanding of Staphylococcus epidermidis pathogenicity
Not applied
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica
Concluded
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2012/03 - 2015/02 | Tracking the evolution of methicilin resistance in staphylococci: stages in the evolution of the mecA determinant and the
SCCmec structure
PTDC/BIA-EVF/117507/2010
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia |
2010/01 - 2012/12 | Metabolic circuits in inflicted bacterial cell death
PTDC/BIA-MIC/101375/2008
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Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia |
2010/01 - 2012/12 | Bioinformatica Integrativa para a epidemiologia molecular de bactérias patogénicas gram-positivas
PTDC/EIA-EIA/105245/2008
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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
2010 - 2012 | Translational Research on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance
TROCAR-FP7-HEALTH-2007-B/Project Number 22303/ European Commision
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Conseil de l'Union Europeenne
Concluded
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2010 - 2012 | CONtrol of COmmunity-acquired MRSA: Rationale and Development of counteractions
CONCORD–HEALTH-F3-2008-222718
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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European Commision
Concluded
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2010 - 2012 | Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Portugal: a pilot study focusing on an emerging
public health concern
P-99911
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Concluded
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2010 - 2012 | Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Portugal: a pilot study focusing on an emerging
public health concern
P-99911
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Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian |
2010 - 2011 | In the search of the missing links in the evolution of staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec (SCCmec)
Not applied
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Concluded
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2008 - 2009 | Molecular typing of the staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec (SCCmec) carried by coagulase- negative staphylococci other
than Staphylococcus epidermidis from allograft patients
GRICES - 4.1.5 Tunísia
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Concluded
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2004 - 2008 | Staphylococcus aureus e Staphylococcus epidermidis: ligações epidemiológicas entre hospital e comunidade
POCTI/SAU-ESP/57841/2004
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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1999 - 2001 | Infection and colonization of multiresistant staphylococci: epidemiology, control and molecular characterization
FCG/ITQB/HFA
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Concluded
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1997 - 1998 | International Multicenter Study RESIST
2/2.1/SAL/1254/95
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Concluded
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1997 - 1998 | Centro de Epidemiologia Molecular (CEM) e Rede de Epidemiologia para o rastreio de Bactérias Patogénicas Resistentes a Antibiótcos
na Europa Meriodinal e de Leste (NET)
PRAXIS/2/2.1/SAL/1295/95
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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Concluded
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1997 - 1998 | Disseminação de genes de resistência a antibióticos em populações sadias (crianças, mancebos e recrutas)
PECS/C/SAU/145/95
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference paper |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Magazine article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Intellectual property
Patent |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2023/09/09 | SCCmec acquisition is linked to Staphylococcus epidermidis bloodstream infection outbreaks in a neonate intensive care unit (NICU). | MICROBIOTEC2023
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia (Covilhã, Portugal)
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2023/08/03 | Strategies of Adaptation to a Pathogenic Lifestyle of the Commensal Skin Bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis | Gordons Research Conference on Staphylococcal Diseases. New Insights into Staphylococcal Biology, Disease Mechanisms and Treatment
Gordons Research Conferences (Waterville Valley, United States)
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2023/04/15 | Oxazolidinone resistance: geographical dissemination and horizontal gene transfer in Gram-positive bacteria | European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2023)
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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2022/06/01 | Staphylococcus saprophyticus: origin and disease signatures of pathogenic clones | Nottingham Trent University Seminar Series
Tren University (onlne)
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2022/04/23 | Impact of peptidoglycan amidation on cell surface properties and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus | 32nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). Lisboa, Portugal.
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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2022/04/05 | COVID-19 surveillance testing in Oeiras public schools – a genomic approach | COVID-19 Task force
nstituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB-NOVA) (Oeiras, Portugal)
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2021/11/23 | How next generation sequencing is helping to preview, prevent and manage heathcare threats | MICROBIOTEC21
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia (Portugal)
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2021/10/06 | Staphylococcus saprophyticus: insights into a still enigmatic human pathogen | SCAN Seminars
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (Oeiras, Portugal)
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2019/09/18 | Transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST398 through the food chain in Portugal | 12th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XII)
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) (Dubrovnik, Croatia)
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2019/09/18 | Genome-wide association studies reveals the genetic factors that contribute to the success of Staphylococcus saprophyticus as a uropathogen | 12th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XII)
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) (Dubrovnik, Croatia)
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2019/08/14 | Tipagem molecular de bactérias na era da sequenciação total do genoma: desafios e oportunidades |
Universidade de Santa Maria (Santa Maria, Brazil)
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2019/08/14 | Aplicações da técnica de sequenciação total do genoma na prática clínica e no laboratório de investigação: epidemiologia molecular de Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus coagulase-negativos e Klebsiella pneumonia |
Universidade de Santa Maria ( Santa Maria, Brazil)
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2019/04/13 | Strategies of adaptation of Staphylococcus epidermidis lineages to commensal and pathogenic lifestyle | European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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2019/03/14 | Highlights and challenges of WGS-based genotyping for use in infection control in hospitals | 3rd ONEIDA project Meeting
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnología Química e Biológica (ITQB-NOVA) (Oeiras, Portugal)
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2018/10/03 | Clonal spread and evolution of antibiotic resistant bacteria: knowledge creation and opportunities in African countries | 1st NOVA / Cambridge Joint Initiative
NOVA Rectory (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2018/08/23 | Insights into Staphylococcus saprophyticus population structure suggest animal origin of human urinary tract infections | International Symposium on Staphylococci and Staphyococcal Infections 2018
(Copenhagen, Denmark)
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2018/04/21 | Adaptation of Staphylococcus epidermidis from commensalism towards pathogenicity: a genomic perspective | European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) (Madrid, Spain)
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2018/04/21 | First insight into the population structure of Staphylococcus saprophyticus from urinary tract infection (UTI) in Europe | European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) (Madrid, Spain)
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2017/12/07 | Genomic adaptation strategies of Staphylococcus epidermidis from commensal to pathogen | MICROBIOTEC17 – Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017
Portuguese Society for Microbiology and the Portuguese Society for Biotechnology (Oporto, Portugal)
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2017/12/07 | Evidence for the transmission of ST398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from pigs to humans along the food production chain | MICROBIOTEC17 – Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017
Portuguese Society for Microbiology and the Portuguese Society for Biotechnology (Oporto, Portugal)
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2017/10/02 | Clonal replacement of MRSA in Portuguese hospitals: a genomic perspective | 3rd NOVAsaúde Genetics Workshop
Reitoria da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2017/10/02 | How a harmless gene developed into a widespread antibiotic resistant determinant | III Encontro de Genética
Reitoria da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2017/04/22 | Coagulase-negative staphylococci as sources for dissemination of resistance determinants | 27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
(Vienna, Austria)
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2016/07/06 | Antibiotic resistance and molecular epidemiology of bacterial pathogens | Encontro Ciência 2016
Feira Internacional de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2016/03/09 | Evolution of the skin commensal Staphylococcus epidermidis in the hospital environment: insights from an early collection | XI International Meeting on Molecular Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XI)
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2016/03/09 | Insertion sequences play a key role in the phenotypic and genotypic plasticity of the most frequent Staphylococcus haemolyticus clonal lineage | XI International Meeting on Molecular Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XI)
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
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2016/03/09 | Exploring the key factors for the success of clonal complex 2 (CC2), the main Staphylococcus epidermidis lineage | XI International Meeting on Molecular Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XI)
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2015/10/09 | A primordial Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) was assembled in Staphylococcus sciuri | 1º Workshop de Genética Nova Saúde
Reitoria da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2014/10/29 | Staphylococcus aureus resistentes à meticilina (MRSA): um agente patogénico em evolução |
Auditório Professor David Ferreira, Ed. Egas Moniz (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2013/12/06 | Massive dissemination of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in bloodstream infection in Portugal: establishment and diversification of EMRSA-15 | Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology’ 2013 (MICROBIOTEC’13)
Portuguese Society for Microbiology and the Portuguese Society for Biotechnology (Aveiro, Portugal)
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2013/11/21 | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) do hospital à comunidade | IV Congresso Cientifico: Antibióticos – Que futuro?
Faculdade de Farmácia de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2012/06/05 | Overview of the epidemiology of MRSA in a country | TROCAR Conference on Multidrug Resistant High Risk Clones (MDR-HiRiC): Features, Epidemiology and Detection
(Barcelona, Spain)
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2012/03/08 | MRSA da comunidade | II Jornadas de Controlo de Infeccao do Hospital das Forças Armadas-Unidade Hospitalar do Lumiar
(Lisboa, Portugal)
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2012/02/29 | Is CA-MRSA around in Portugal? | 17th Infection and Sepsis Symposium
(Oporto, Portugal)
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2012/01/13 | Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS): a tool box for S. aureus |
MRSA Knowledge Center, Hvidrove Hospital (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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2011/12/12 | Comparative genomics and proteomics of established and emerging MRSA epidemic clones – Results from work package 3 | TROCAR Meeting
(Barcelona, Spain)
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2011/12/01 | High genetic diversity of community-associated (CA) Staphylococcus aureus in Europe | MICROBIOTEC’11
Portuguese Society for Microbiology and the Portuguese Society for Biotechnology (Braga, Portugal)
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2011/11/27 | Population structure of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus in Europe | In CONCORD–PILGRIM Symposium
(Brussels, Belgium)
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2011/05/11 | Molecular characterization of community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA) in Europe | CONCORD Meeting
(Milan, Italy)
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2011/05/07 | High genetic diversity of community-associated (CA) Staphylococcus aureus in Europe | 21st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and the 27th International Congress of Chemotherapy
(21st ECCMID - 27th ICC)
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) (Milan, Italy)
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2011/05/07 | Evidence for the blurring of community/hospital boundaries in Portugal: high prevalence of hospital-associated epidemic clones in the community | 21st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and the 27th International Congress of Chemotherapy
(21st ECCMID - 27th ICC)
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) (Milan, Italy)
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2010/12/10 | CA-MRSA e principais mecanismos de resistência | VIII Encontro de Infecciologia Pediátrica - Staphylococcus aureus meticilino-resistente adquirido na comunidade
Hotel Olissipo (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2010/12/10 | Factores de virulência relevantes em CA-MRSA | VIII Encontro de Infecciologia Pediátrica - Staphylococcus aureus meticilino-resistente adquirido na comunidade
Hotel Olissipo (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2010/12/10 | Epidemiologia Molecular, Origem, e Evolução de HA-MRSA e CA-MRSA | VIII Encontro de Infecciologia Pediátrica - Staphylococcus aureus meticilino-resistente adquirido na comunidade
Hotel Olissipo (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2010/11/23 | CONCORD WP2: Molecular Epidemiology of CA-MRSA - Results | CONCORD Meeting
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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2010/09/06 | Staphylococcus epidermidis: a reservoir and donor of epidemiological significant genetic traits | 14th International Symposium on Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections (ISSSI)
(Bath, United Kingdom)
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2010/07/04 | CA-MRSA: the emergence of an alarming threat in the healthy community | CIÊNCIA 2010 – Encontro com a Ciência em Portugal
Centro de Congressos de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
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2010/05/27 | MRSA e principais mecanismos de resistência | II Curso de Formação da Sociedade de Infecciologia da SPP. Antimicrobianos em Pediatria.
Anfiteatro Dr Alexandre Moreira – Centro Hospitalar do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
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2010/05/17 | Characterization of a MRSA collection from the Atlantic Azores islands | 2nd TROCAR Meeting
(Barcelona, Spain)
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2010/04/14 | Molecular Epidemiology of CA-MRSA in Europe: first preliminary data | 2nd CONCORD Meeting
(Vienna, Austria)
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2009/11/30 | Symposium S3-Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology. CA-MRSA: the spinoff of an old infectious agent | In MICROBIOTEC09
(Vilamoura, Portugal)
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2009/10/10 | CA-MRSA State-of-the-art | Primeiro Encontro do Projecto “CA-MRSA/MSSA: da diversidade genética ao potencial patogénico
Insitituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (Oeiras, Portugal)
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2008/10/25 | What have we learned about the clonality of S. epidermidis from multilocus sequence typing? | 48th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
(Washinghton, United States)
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2008/10/05 | Staphylococcus epidermidis: evidence for clonal adaptation to the community environment? | International Conference on Gram-positive Pathogens
University of Nebraska Medical Center (Nebraska, United States)
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2007/11/07 | Distribution of virulence factors among the main Staphylococcus epidermidis clonal lineages | International Symposium and 43rd ESCMID post-graduate course
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) (Palma de Maiorca, Spain)
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2006/09/27 | Characterization of Staphylococcus epidermidis population structure by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) | 46th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
( San Francisco, CA, United States)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2024/01/01 - Current | Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus from atopic dermatitis in Portugal
Supervisor of Diana Caieiro
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Medical Microbiology (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2023/10/01 - Current | Development of a new class of precision antibiotics against multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
Supervisor of Raquel Almeida
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Medical Microbiology (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2023/01/01 - Current | The dynamics of staphylococci in the progression of atopic dermatitis
Supervisor of Mariana Araújp
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Biociências Moleculares (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2022/10/01 - Current | Staphylococcus epidermidis: host-microbe interactions in the frontier between health and disease
Supervisor of Ana Botelho
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Biociências Moleculares (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2018/10 - Current | The role of peptidoglycan amidation in the structure of Staphylococci population – impact on biofilm formation
Co-supervisor of Gonçalo Cavaco
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Biologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2023/09/01 - 2023/11/29 | Molecular characterization by whole-genome sequencing of vancomycin-resistant enterococci of ST80 clonal type from Denmark
Supervisor of Maria Rubin - visiting PosDoc Researcher
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Molecular Biology (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2023/07/01 - 2023/07/31 | Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus from atopic dermatitis
Supervisor of Inês Rosa
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Molecular Biology (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2023/07/01 - 2023/07/29 | The role of SCCmec in the pathogenicity of Staphylococcus epidermidis
Supervisor of Madalena Brandão
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Molecular Epidemiology (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2023/01/02 - 2023/03/31 | Impact of atopic dermatitis host-related factors in Staphylococcus aureus growth, pathogenicity, and antibiotic resistance
profile
Supervisor of Diana Caieiro
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2020/09/01 - 2022/02/02 | Klebsiella pneumoniae: a key bacteria in antibiotic resistance and virulence genes exchange between farming animals and hospitals?
Supervisor of Mariana Araújo
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Master in Medical Microbiology (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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2020/09/01 - 2021/11/30 | Evaluation of the pork processing chain as a source of pathogenic and antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas spp. to humans
Supervisor of Ana Botelho
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Biomedical Sciences (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
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2018/10 - 2021/09 | Identificação das etapas chave na disseminação da resistencia a antibióticos através da cadeia de produção alimentar
Supervisor of Mariana Camoez
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Biologia (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2020/02 - 2021/06 | Molecular characterization of vancomycin-resistant enterococci collected from the food processing chain and from humans
Co-supervisor of Ingrid Maria Cecilia Rubin
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Biologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark |
2020/09/01 - 2021 | Exploring the food production chain as a reservoir for resistance to last resource antibiotics
Supervisor of Laura Cabral
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Master in Medical Microbiology (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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2018/09 - 2019/11 | Identification of putative therapeutic targets for the development of precision antimicrobials against S. epidermidis pathogenic
strains
Co-supervisor of Susana Isabel Duarte dos Santos
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2018/09 - 2019/03 | Staphylococcus epidermidis: molecular characterization of isolates from neonates and characterization of antibacterial activity
of simvastatin, atorvastatin and a triazen compound
Co-supervisor of Rampelotto Roberta
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Biologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil |
2019 - 2019 | Identification of Mechanisms of Colonization Resistance of Commensal Klebsiella spp. against other Proteobacteria
Co-supervisor of MARGARIDA BARATA CORREIA
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Microbiologia Médica (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2018/09 - 2019 | Identification of linezolid resistance mechanisms among Staphylococcus epidermidis lineages spread worldwide
Supervisor of Nuno Bogas
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
2015 - 2019 | Evolutionary genomics of Staphylococcus saprophyticus: origin and disease signatures of pathogenic clones
Supervisor of Opeyemi Uwangbaoje Lawal
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Molecular Biosciences (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
The Rockefeller University, United States |
2014 - 2019 | Identification of key factors for the success of the main Staphylococcus epidermidis genetic lineage
Supervisor of Diana Sofia Pereira Espadinha de Oliveira Costa
|
Biologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2016 - 2016 | A proteogenmics approach towards the understanding of S. epidermidis pathogenicity
Supervisor of Vanessa Magalhães
|
Biologia (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2012 - 2016 | Origin and Evolution of the ß-lactam resistance determinant in staphylococci
Supervisor of Joana Rolo
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2014/01 - 2014/10 | Assessment of staphylococci collected from wild non-human primates as reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance and virulence
genes
Co-supervisor of Indiara Sales
|
Biologia (PhD)
Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia, Brazil
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2014 - 2014 | Impact of insertion sequences elements in the pathogenicity, antibiotic resistance and evolution of Staphylococcus haemolyticus
Supervisor of Ons Bouchami
|
Biologia (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
The Rockefeller University, United States |
2010/01 - 2012/10 | Conception and construction of database for staphylococcal strains, using the S3DB interface
Supervisor of Candida Delgado
|
Bioinformatica (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
The Rockefeller University, United States The University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States DERI (Digital Enterprise Research Institute), Ireland |
2010 - 2012/02/15 | Molecular epidemiology of methicilin-resistent S. aureus among invasive infection in the community and hospital
Supervisor of Diana Espadinha
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
The Rockefeller University, United States |
2008 - 2012 | Characterization of the mobile element SCCmec in coagulase-negative staphylococci
Co-supervisor of Ons Bouchami
|
Biologia (PhD)
Centre National de Greffe de la Moelle Osseuse, Tunisia
The Rockefeller University, United States |
2011/08/28 - 2011/09/28 | Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using a combination of molecular typing techniques
Supervisor of Maria Pardos
|
Biologia (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
The Rockefeller University, United States |
2009 - 2011/09/25 | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): role of long-term care facilities in the epidemiological cycle between
the hospital and the community
Supervisor of Maria João Nunes
|
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal The Rockefeller University, United States |
2011/03 - 2011/06 | Molecular characterization of staphylococcal chromosome cassette mec (SCCmec) carried by methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)
isolated from bacteremia in Spanish hospital over a 20 year period
Co-supervisor of Mariana Camoez
|
Biologia (PhD)
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Spain
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2011/02/28 - 2011/03/11 | Molecular characterization of SCCmec type V carried by methicillin-resistant S. aureus of animal origin by dru typing and
ccrC typing
Supervisor of Lina Cavaco
|
Biologia (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
The Rockefeller University, United States |
2008 - 2010/07/26 | Identification of the Staphylococcus epidermidis clones disseminated in the community environment: assessment of the role
of healthy individuals as reservoirs and vectors of dissemination of antibiotic resistance and virulence genes
Supervisor of Joana Rita Gonçalves Araújo Rolo Mateus
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Biologia (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2010/03/01 - 2010/03/28 | Molecular characterization of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus recovered in Europe by Staphylocococcal chromosomal
cassette mec typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
Supervisor of Joanna Empel
|
Biologia (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
The Rockefeller University, United States |
2009/09 - 2009/12 | Molecular typing techniques for molecular characterization of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus
Supervisor of Stefano Ravaioli
|
Biologia (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
The Rockefeller University, United States |
2009/07 - 2009/09 | Conception and construction of database for staphylococcal strains, using the S3DB interface
Supervisor of André Velez
|
Bioinformatica (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
The Rockefeller University, United States The University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
2009 - 2009 | Role of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in the acquisition of virulence determinants and in the evolution of
Staphylococcus aureus
Supervisor of Nuno Alexandre Faria
|
Biologia (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
The Rockefeller University, United States |
2007/02 - 2008/06 | Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from a neonatal intensive care unit in Portugal
Supervisor of Ana Tavares
|
Biologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
The Rockefeller University, United States |
2008 - 2008 | Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Portugal: origin, epidemiology and virulence
Co-supervisor of Ana Lopes Tavares
|
Biologia (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2007 - 2007 | Distribution of virulence factors among the main clonal lineages of S. epidermidis
Supervisor of Juliana Lamaro
|
Biologia (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
The Rockefeller University, United States |
Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2022/10/14 - 2022/10/14 | V International Conference NOVAhealth Chronic Disease and Infection COVID 19: the contribution of NOVA - Lessons learned,
perspectives for the future. Reitoria da Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Lisbon, Portugal. October 14th, 2022. (2022/10/14 - 2022/10/14)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Reitoria, Portugal |
2021/01/21 - 2021/01/25 | Organizer of the Workshop “Scientific Writing” (2021/01/23 - 2021/01/25)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
|
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
2018/10 - 2020 | Frontier Leaders seminar series (2018/10)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
|
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2019/06/17 - 2019/06/17 | Mini-symposium “Biological Insights into pathogenicity in staphylococci” (2019/06/17 - 2019/06/17)
Symposium (Other)
|
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2017/04/11 - 2017/04/11 | Session “Sessão de divulgação do ensino e investigação na área da saúde no ITQB-NOVA” (2017/04/11 - 2017/04/11)
Meeting (Other)
|
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2016/04/01 - 2016/04/01 | Symposium “Antimicrobial resistance and evolution in staphylococci” (2016/04/01 - 2016/04/01)
Symposium (Other)
|
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2016/03/16 - 2016/03/16 | Seminar Westh, H. 2016 "Routine use of next generation sequencing in Clinical Microbiology" (2016/03/16 - 2016/03/16)
Seminar (Other)
|
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2016/03/09 - 2016/03/12 | 11th International Meeting on Molecular Epidemiological Markers (2016/03/09 - 2016/03/12)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
|
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2015/10/15 - 2015/10/16 | MOSTMICRO Research Unit kick-off Meeting (2015/10/15 - 2015/10/16)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
|
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2015/07/24 - 2015/07/24 | Round Table “Where is science going” (2015/07/24 - 2015/07/24)
Round table (President of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2015/07/20 - 2015/07/24 | Summer School of Associação Nacional de Estudantes de Medicina (ANEM)
(2015/07/20 - 2015/07/24)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
|
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2014/10/29 - 2014/10/29 | Alere Symposium “Staphylococcus aureus resistentes à meticilina (MRSA): um agente patogénico em evolução” (2014/10/29 - 2014/10/29)
Symposium (Other)
|
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2013/09/28 - 2013/09/28 | Meeting "Analysis of Staphylococcus epidermidis population structure by whole genome sequencing" (2013/09/28 - 2013/09/28)
Meeting (Other)
|
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2013/05/08 - 2013/05/08 | Seminar Feil, E. J. 2013 "Micro-evolution, transmission and clonal replacement in MRSA" (2013/05/08 - 2013/05/08)
Seminar (Other)
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2010/07/04 - 2010/07/07 | CIÊNCIA 2010 – Encontro com a Ciência em Portugal (2010/07/04 - 2010/07/07)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Centro de Congressos de Lisboa , Portugal |
2009/09/25 - 2009/09/25 | ITQB stand to be presented in the “Noite dos Investigadores” event (2009/09/25 - 2009/09/25)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal |
2008/02/23 - 2008/02/23 | Open Day of ITQB (2008/02/23 - 2008/02/23)
Other (Other)
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2023/09/24 - 2023/09/24 | Participation in International Microorganism Day. Microrganismos na Praia da Torre. Oeiras, Portugal. September 24, 2023.
Exhibition
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International Microorganism Day 2023
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2023/05/13 - 2023/05/13 | Participation in Open Day ITQB NOVA 2023. ITQB, Oeiras, Portugal. May 13, 2023.
Exhibition
|
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2020/09/17 - 2020/09/17 | International Microorganism Day, Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia. Staphylococcus epidermidis and skin protection.
Symposium
|
International Microorganism Day
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal
|
2018/07/27 - 2018/07/27 | Staphylococcus epidermidis: a bacterium in the health-disease interface
Seminar
|
II Symposium Biomolecular Engineering Lab
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
|
2018/05/12 - 2018/05/19 | Data Processing Automation with Pytho Workshop
Workshop
|
Data Processing Automation with Pytho
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
|
2016/09/05 - 2016/09/05 | A proteogenomics approach towards the understanding of Staphylococcus epidermidis pathogenicity
Seminar
|
2nd MOSTMICRO Unit Meeting
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2016/05/30 - 2016/05/30 | 2nd Genetics Workshop – NOVASaúde
Workshop
|
Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
|
2015/07/24 - 2015/07/24 | Where is science going
Round table
|
Science Summer School
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2015/07/08 - 2015/07/08 | Staphylococcus epidermidis: recent advances in the knowledge of the major skin commensal
Seminar
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SCAN Seminars
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2015/06/17 - 2015/06/17 | Magnifying the knowledge on Staphylococcus epidermidis by WGS analysis
Seminar
|
FCT Seminars
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
|
2015/06/08 - 2015/06/10 | Germ Stories – Scene Two of Five Decades in Microbiology Workshop
Workshop
|
Master Class by Roberto Kolter |
2015/05/13 - 2015/05/13 | Patent Search with Espacenet 3rd Edition Workshop
Workshop
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2015/05/08 - 2015/05/08 | Focus Groups - Magdalena Bak-Maier Workshop
Workshop
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academic career and talent accelerator programme at NOVA
Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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2014/03/26 - 2014/03/26 | CLC Genomics Workshop
Workshop
|
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2014/03/19 - 2014/03/19 | Staphylococcus aureus resistentes à meticilina, do hospital à comunidade
Seminar
|
Sessões clínicas
Hospital SAMS, Portugal
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2014/03/11 - 2014/03/14 | Rapid Next generation sequencing for clinical and public health microbiology Workshop
Workshop
|
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
|
2013/11/13 - 2013/11/15 | Metabolomics and Molecular Interactions for Biology and Health workshop
Workshop
|
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2013/02/20 - 2013/02/20 | Coagulase-negative staphylococci: a tool box for Staphylococcus aureus
Seminar
|
Seminars and Conferences at Noon
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2012/06/05 - 2012/06/06 | Multidrug Resistant High Risk Clones (MDR-HiRiC): Features, Epidemiology and Detection Workshop
Workshop
|
ESCMID/TROCAR 2012 |
2011/12/12 - 2011/12/13 | 4th TROCAR Meeting
Workshop
|
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2011/11/27 - 2011/11/28 | 4th CONCORD–PILGRIM Symposium
Workshop
|
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2011/09/22 - 2011/09/23 | Staphylococcal Staphylococal Reference Laboratory (SRL) Workshop
Workshop
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Wellcome Sanger Institute, United Kingdom
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2011/05/11 - 2011/05/11 | European Project CONCORD Workshop
Workshop
|
Meeting of the European Project CONCORD |
2011/05/10 - 2011/05/10 | 3rd TROCAR Meeting
Workshop
|
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2010/11/23 - 2010/11/23 | Rationale and Development of counteractions [CONCORD] Workshop
Workshop
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3rd Meeting of the Control of Community-acquired MRSA |
2010/07/01 - 2010/07/02 | Staphylococcus Reference Laboratory Workshop
Workshop
|
The Staphylococcus Reference Laboratory Meeting |
2010/05/28 - 2010/05/28 | Staphylococcus aureus resistentes a meticilina isolados na comunidade (CA-MRSA): um problema emergente em saúde pública
Seminar
|
Hospital Dona Estefânia, Portugal
|
2010/05/27 - 2010/05/28 | Antimicrobianos em Pediatria Workshop
Workshop
|
II Curso de Formação da Sociedade de Infecciologia da SPP
Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto EPE, Portugal
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2010/05/17 - 2010/05/18 | 2nd TROCAR Meeting
Workshop
|
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2010/04/14 - 2010/04/14 | Rationale and Development of counteractions [CONCORD] Workshop
Workshop
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2nd Meeting of the Control of Community-acquired MRSA |
2009/11/18 - 2009/11/18 | Dia do Antibiótico Workshop
Workshop
|
Direcção Geral de Saúde
Associação Nacional das Farmácias, Portugal
Parque da Saude de Lisboa, Portugal |
2009/10/10 - 2009/10/10 | CA-MRSA State-of-the-art. Primeiro Encontro do Projecto “CA-MRSA/MSSA: da diversidade genética ao potencial patogénico”
Seminar
|
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2009/06/06 - 2009/06/10 | Rationale and Development of counteractions [CONCORD] Workshop
Workshop
|
1st Meeting of the Control of Community-acquired MRSA |
2009/04/28 - 2009/04/28 | Staphylococcus aureus resistentes a meticilina isolados na comunidade (CA-MRSA): um problema emergente em saúde pública
Seminar
|
Centro de Saúde de Oeiras , Portugal
|
2007/12/11 - 2007/12/11 | Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis: links between the hospital and the community
Seminar
|
Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca EPE, Portugal
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2007/11/07 - 2007/11/09 | Bacterial Adaptation Mechanisms: Biofilms, hypermutability, and antibiotic resistance Workshop
Workshop
|
The International Symposium and 43rd ESCMID post-graduate course |
2007/06/25 - 2007/06/27 | Microarray Data Analysis Workshop
Workshop
|
The Gulbenkian Training Programme in Bioinformatics (GTPB) |
2006/06/06 - 2006/06/07 | Introduction to Fluorescence Microscopy Workshop
Workshop
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Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
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2005/12/16 - 2005/12/16 | Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE)
Seminar
|
Seminars and conferences at noon
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2003/03 - 2003/06 | PhD program Workshop
Workshop
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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1999/10/06 - 1999/10/22 | Molecular Biology for PhD Students Workshop
Workshop
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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1999/09/26 - 1999/09/28 | Adaptation by transfer of genetic information Workshop
Workshop
|
2nd Gulbenkian Autumn Meeting
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2023/12/23 | Discovering novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa small non-coding RNAs involved in biofilm and antibiotic resistance mechanisms
President of the jury
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Joana Silva (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2023/12/16 | Sequenciação, caracterização genética e análise da dispersão espaciotemporal de vírus da dengue do serotipo 3 circulantes,
em 2022, na República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe
President of the jury
|
Ana Saltão (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2023/12/14 | Role of enolase in the formation of the Clostridioides difficile biofilm
President of the jury
|
Rute Canhão (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2022/07/14 | New insights into Staphylococcus aureus cell cycle and cell wall stress response
(Thesis) Arguer
|
Pedro Fernandes (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2022/02/25 | Isolamento de Actinomicetas das Ilhas Canárias, Caracterização Taxonómica e Avaliação do seu potencia antimicrobiano
(Thesis) Main arguer
|
Anilton Ianga (Master)
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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2022/01/11 | Carbapenem resistance in Clostridoides dificille
(Thesis) Arguer
|
Aristides Mendes (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2022/01/01 | Mechanism of vancomycin resisatnce in Clostridoides dificile
(Thesis) Main arguer
|
Mariana valente (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2022 | Epidemiology, population structure, and pathogenesis of opportunistic respiratory tract colonising bacteria
(Thesis) Arguer
|
Anna carrera Salinas (PhD)
Universidade de Barcelona, Spain
|
2021/10/25 | Understanding the effect of iron on the candicidal activity of echinocandins
(Thesis) Main arguer
|
Cláudia Luís (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2019/12/16 | Studies in the resistance to ß-lactams and in cell wall damage survival in Staphylococcus aureus: an integrated approach
(Thesis) Arguer
|
Raquel Portela (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
|
2019/12/16 | Staphylococcus coagulase-negativos isolados de hemoculturas de recém-nascidos e efeito antibacteriano sinérgico in vitro de
estatinas com um composto triazeno
(Thesis) Arguer
|
Roberta Rampelotto (PhD)
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil
|
2019/06/28 | Functionalization of recombinant proteins for matrix conjugation in a bifunctional bacterial infection biosensor
(Thesis) Main arguer
|
José Diogo Anastácio (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
|
2019/05/30 | Determination of cell shape in Staphylococcus aureus
(Thesis) Main arguer
|
Andreia Tavares (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2019/01/17 | Caracterização molecular de Staphylococcus aureus isolados de colonização nasal e do meio ambiente
President of the jury
|
Suzilaine Rodrigues (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2018/03/19 | Peptidoglycan Amidation of Staphylococcus aureus and bacteria cell Physiology
(Thesis) Main arguer
|
Gonçalo Cavaco (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2018/03/13 | Caracterização de novos genes envolvidos na resposta a stresse em Listeria monocytogenes
President of the jury
|
Ana Sofia Paulo (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2018/02/09 | Studies on sporulation during biofilm formation
President of the jury
|
Ana Isabel Gonçalves Roque (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2016/11/18 | New marine natural products (NPs)-derivate polymeric composites with anti-biofilm activity against MRSA highly resistant strains
(Thesis) Main arguer
|
Sofia Isabel Baptista da Silva (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
|
2014/12/12 | Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Portugal: Origin, epidemiology and virulence
Thesis Member
|
Ana Tavares (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2014/09/08 | Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteriophages: New insights on endolysins and phage-biofilm interactions
(Thesis) Main arguer
|
Luis Melo (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
2013/12/16 | Examiner of the PhD Thesis of entitled “Characterization of the molecular interactions between Staphylococcus epidermidis
infections and host immune system”. Supervisor: Nuno Cerca. Universidade do Minho. Braga, Portugal. December 16, 2013.
(Thesis) Main arguer
|
Ângela França (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
2012/07/17 | Characterization of the mobile genetic element SCCmec in coagulase-negative staphylococci
Thesis Member
|
Ons Bouchami (PhD)
Université de Tunis El Manar Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Tunisia
|
2012/02/15 | Update on the population structure of MRSA causing infection in a central hospital and in healthcare centers in Portugal
Thesis Member
|
Diana Espadinha (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
|
2011/09/25 | Staphylococcus aureus resistentes à meticilina (MRSA): estudo do papel dos lares de Terceira Idade no ciclo epidemiológico
entre o hospital e a comunidade
Thesis Member
|
Maria João Nunes (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
2011/07/01 | Estudo de uma modificação secundária do peptidoglicano de Staphylococcus aureus
Thesis Member
|
Marta Mendes (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
|
2010/07/26 | Community-associated Staphylococcus epidermidis: role as reservoirs of antibiotic resistant and virulence determinants
Thesis Member
|
Joana Rolo (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
|
2009/12/04 | Studies on methicillin-resistant cassette in Staphylococcus aureus: new typing strategies and insights into the regulation
of resistance expression
(Thesis) Main arguer
|
Catarina Milheiriço (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
|
Ad Hoc journal article review
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2022 - Current | Microbiology Spectrum - Member of Editorial Board | American Society for Microbiology |
2020 - Current | Peer J - Member of Editorial Board | Peer J |
2007 - Current | Had Hoc Reviewer: Clinical Microbiology and Infection Journal (CMI); Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases journal (SJID); Microbial Drug Resistance Journal (MDR); Veterinary Microbiology Journal (VETMIC); PlosOne; Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Diseaseas; BMC Microbiolology | |
2007 - Current | Ad Hoc Reviewer: Plos Biology; PlosOne; Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JAC), Plos Biology; Journal of Global Antibiotic Resistance; European Journal of Infectious Diseases; Frontiers in Microbiology; Nature communications |
Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2024/02/01 - Current | Coordinator of the Group Doença Crónica e Infecção da NOVA Saúde, Reitoria da Universidade Nova de Lisboa | Coordinator |
2006 - Current | Staphylococcal Reference Laboratories Network | Member |
2006 - Current | European Study Group on Epidemiological Markers | Member |
2006 - Current | European Study Group on Staphylococci (ESGS) | Member |
2002 - Current | American Society for Microbiology (ASM) | Member |
2002 - Current | European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) | Member |
2002 - Current | Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia | Member |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2023/08/08 - Current | Member of the PhD thesis committee of João Sousa entitled “Postranscriptional regulation and stress response in Listeria monocytogenes”.
PhD Program in Molecular Biosciences (MolBioS). ITQB NOVA. August 8th, 2023. Supervisor: José Andrade; other members of the
committee: Cecília Arraiano and Américo Duarte.
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2023/06/06 - Current | Member of the PhD thesis committee of Vanessa Gomes Costa entitled “Unravelling the role of novel ribonucleases in prevailing
human pathogens”. PhD Program in Molecular Biosciences (MolBioS). ITQB NOVA. June 6, 2023. Supervisor: Rute Matos; other members
of the committee: Cecília Arraiano.
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2023/03/21 - Current | Member of the PhD thesis committee of Elisabete Morais entitled “Elucidation of Staphylococcus epidermidis response to skin
endogenous antimicrobial fatty acids”. PhD Program in Molecular Biosciences (MolBioS). ITQB NOVA. March 21, 2023. Supervisor:
Luís Gafeira Gonçalves; other members of the committee: Ana Varela Coelho.
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2022/11/01 - Current | Member of the Scientific Council of Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2022/11/01 - Current | Coordinator of the Biology Division of Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Coordinator
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2019/09/01 - Current | Member of the PhD thesis committee of Diogo Martins
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2018 - Current | Member of the PhD thesis committee of Barbara Gonçalves entitled “A new target inside an old molecule: glutamate amidation
of peptidoglycan”. Supervisors: Rita Sobral (FCT-NOVA), Jaime Mota (FCT-NOVA); other members of the thesis committee: Irina
Franco (FCT-NOVA).
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
2017 - Current | Coordination of the curricular unit “Epidemiologia Molecular de Bactérias patogénicas Gram-positivas”. Master in Medical Microbiology.
Coordinator
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2017 - Current | Member of the Scientific Committee of the Master in Medical Microbiology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
2017 - Current | Co-coordination of the curricular Unit Introdução à Microbiologia, Genética Microbiana e Tecnologia de DNA Recombinante. Master
in Medical Microbiology. Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB-NOVA)
Coordinator
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2015/01/28 - Current | Member of PhD thesis committee of Miguel Cascais Ferreira Pinto. Dissecting Neisseria gonorrhoeae tropism and antimicrobial
resistance genomics. Supervisor: Jaime Mota and João Paulo Gomes. Programa Doutoral em Biologia. Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia,
Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Caparica, Portugal. January 28, 2015.
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
2008 - Current | Coordination of the pratical classes of isolamento de DNA plasmídico, quantificacão de DNA e electroforese de DNA em gel de
agarose; Transdução bacteriana. Curricular Unit Introdução à Microbiologia, Genética Microbiana e Tecnologia de DNA Recombinante.
Master in Medical Microbiology. Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB-NOVA)
Coordinator
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2018 - 2020 | Member of the PhD thesis Commitee of Carolina Cordeiro. Supervisor: Catarina Pimentel (ITQB-NOVA). Co-supervisor: Claudina
Pousada (ITQB-NOVA
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Consulting
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2009 - Current | Member of Portuguese Technical Commission for the Control of Antibiotic Resistance, Direcção-Geral de Saúde, Ministry of Health | Direcção-Geral da Saúde, Portugal |
2009 - Current | Consultant for Quality of Direcção Geral de Saúde, Ministry of Health | Direcção-Geral da Saúde, Portugal |
2006 - Current | •Hospitals: molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in hospitals; i) we are frequently contacted by hospitals to do the identification of genetic background, detailed analysis of the susceptibility profile for specific antibiotics, namely beta-lactams and glycopeptides, detection of virulence factors with implication on therapeutic choice, like the Panton-Valentine Leukocidine (PVL); ii) Also we have been dedicated to the surveillance of MRSA clones circulating in Portuguese hospitals. | |
2009 - 2012 | Curation of the Staphylococcus epidermidis multilocus sequence typing database (http://pubmlst.org/sepidermidis). |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2023 - Current | Tutor of the Lab Rotations curricular unit of the PhD student Rodrigo Nogueira (Cell line development and molecular virology lab, Animal cell technology unit – iBET.) PhD in Molecular Biosciences (ITQB NOVA). | Biociências Moleculares (Doutoramento) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2017 - Current | Laboratory Techniques in Biology II - Degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology | Biologia Celular e Molecular (Licenciatura) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
2017 - Current | Introduction to Microbiology, Genetics and DNA Recombinant Technology - Master in Medical Microbiology | Medical Microbiology | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2016 - Current | Pathogenesis of opportunistic bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis - Molecular Biosciences PhD Program | Molecular Biosciences (Doutoramento) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2008 - Current | Molecular Biology and Epidemiology of Gram-positive pathogens - Master in Medical Microbiology | Medical Microbiology | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2018/03/19 - 2018/03/19 | Pathogenesis of opportunistic bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis - Host-Microbe interface PhD programme | Host-Microbe interface (Doutoramento) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2014 - 2016 | Antibiotic Resistance - Molecular Biosciences PhD programme | Molecular Biosciences (Doutoramento) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2014 - 2016 | Infection: Etiology, Pathogenesis and therapeutics - Integrated Master in Medicine | Medicine (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2014/04/02 - 2014/04/02 | Molecular epidemiology of bacteria with high mortality and morbidity - Molecular Biosciences PhD Programme | Molecular Biosciences (Doutoramento) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2014/04/01 - 2014/04/01 | Antibiotic resistance - Molecular Biosciences PhD Programme | Biociências Moleculares (Doutoramento) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2014/03/04 - 2014/03/12 | Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus causing infections in humans - Master in Biochemistry for health | Biochemestry for Health (Mestrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2011 - 2013 | Molecular epidemiology of gram-positive pathogens - ITQB Phd Program | (Doutoramento) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2004 - 2008 | Clinical Microbiology | (Mestrado) | Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2007/04/29 - 2007/05/04 | Bacterial molecular typing - ESCMID practical and theoretical course | (Pós-Graduação) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2021/12/01 - Current | Member of Editorial Board of Microbiology Spectrum Journal. American Society for Microbiology.
Evaluator
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American Society for Microbiology, United States | |
2020/07/01 - Current | Member of the Jury panel for the selection of candidates for PhD fellowships of the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Evaluator
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2020/06/01 - Current | Member of the Jury panel for the selection of candidates for the ECRA Prize
Evaluator
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal | |
2018 - Current | Member of Editorial Board of Peer J Journal
Specialist
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2017 - Current | Member of the jury panel of the Swiss National Research Programme «Antimicrobial Resistance»
Evaluator
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Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Switzerland | |
2017 - Current | Member of the jury panel of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Grants
Evaluator
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European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland | |
2017 - Current | Peer revision of the Abstracts submitted to European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Evaluator
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European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland | |
2017 - Current | Peer revision of the Abstracts submitted to the International Meeting on Molecular Epidemiological Markers
Evaluator
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European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland | |
2016 - Current | Peer revision of the Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship programme 2016
Evaluator
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Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom | |
2018 - 2018 | Peer Revision for European Research Council Research Grants
Evaluator
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European Research Council, Belgium | |
2017 - 2017 | Member of the Jury panel for the selection of candidates for fellowships of the ITQB Molecular Biosciences PhD Program
Evaluator
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
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2022/05/24 | Podcast “90 segundos de ciência”. Antena 1. May 24th, 2022. | Antena 1 |
2021/09/03 | Pod cast “Bactérias e os seus poderes”. ITQB NOVA, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência and Câmara Municipal de Oeiras. | “Parece impossível” |
2016/07 | Enviados especiais: num laboratório | magazine Visão Junior |
Interview (tv / radio show)
Program | Topic | |
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2023/07/31 - Current | SIC notícias news | Outbreak on Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit |
Distinctions
Award
2023 | INNOVALLEY Proof of concept Award fund. 2nd Edition
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal Câmara Municipal de Oeiras, Portugal |
2023 | Best poster Award in MICROBIOTEC2023
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal
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2022 | Best Poster Award VII Jornadas Técnicas de Medicina Intensiva
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
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2019 | Best poster award EMBO Course on "microbial metagenomics a 360º approach
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany
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Other distinction
2013 | SPM'13 - Oral Presentation Prize
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal
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2011 | European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease travel grant |
2011 | Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) Infectious Disease Fellows Grant
American Society for Microbiology, United States
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2010 | European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Research Grants 2010 |
2007 | Infectious Disease Fellow Grant (ICAAC), grant for Education
Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, United States
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2007 | European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases grant for participation on postgraduation courses
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Switzerland
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2006 | ASM Student and Post Doctoral Fellow Travel Grant
American Society for Microbiology, United States
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2006 | Grant for participation in International Congress
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
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2005 | British Infection Society Travel Award
British Infection Association, United Kingdom
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2005 | Grant for participation in International Congress
Fundação Luso-Americana, Portugal
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2004 | ASM Student and Post Doctoral Fellow Travel Grant
American Society for Microbiology, United States
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2004 | Grant for participation in International Congress
Fundação Luso-Americana, Portugal
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2003 | ASM Student and Post Doctoral Fellow Travel Grant
American Society for Microbiology, United States
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