Marta Alexandra Fernandes Silva (FC10-6D5E-8CCB)

Curriculum Vitae

Marta Alexandra Fernandes Silva

Identification

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Rua António França Borges, N.12 - 7.A, 2625-187, Póvoa de Santa Iria, Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal (Personal)

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)

Affiliation

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/12 - Current	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Projects

	Designation	Funders
2023/12 - Current	Electrogenetic control of bacterial metabolism, communication, and biofilm formation International Human Frontier Science Program Organisation (HFSP) Researcher Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal	Ongoing
2021/03/01 - 2024/11/30	Wired life - Exploring the unprecedented electron transfer paths revealed by bacterial electrically conductive filaments for bioenergy and bioelectronics applications PTDC/BIA-BQM/4967/2020 10.54499/PTDC/BIA-BQM/4967/2020 Researcher Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31	Strategic Project - LA 6 - 2011-2012 PEst-C/EQB/LA0006/2011 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Conference abstract

Silva, M.A.; Londer, Y. Y.; Pokkuluri, P. R.; Schiffer, M.; Cláudio M. Gomes; Salgueiro, C.A.. "Thermal and Chemical Unfolding Studies in Chemotaxis heme sensors from Geobacter sulfurreducens". Paper presented in X European Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference, Thessaloniki, 2010.
Published

Conference poster

Korsgaard, Benjamin S. ; Silva, Marta A.; Portela, Pilar C.; Bavishi, Krutika ; Boesen, Thomas ; Salgueiro, Carlos A.. "Cable Bacteria's groundbreaking protein: on the journey for improved bioelectricity generation and bioelectronics components". Paper presented in MicroBiotec 2023 - Covilhã, Portugal, 2023.
Almeida, Alexandre ; Silva, Marta A.; Salgueiro, Carlos A.. "Uncovering the secrets of Geobacter uraniireducens: a study of key players in uranium bioremediation pathway". Paper presented in MicroBiotec 2023 - Covilhã, Portugal, 2023.
M. Fernandes, Tomás; Silva, Marta A.; Morgado, Leonor; Salgueiro, Carlos A.. "Disentangling tangled cytochromes: insights on the functional mechanisms of a microbial heme-tethered redox string". Paper presented in MicroBiotec 2023 - Covilhã, Portugal, 2023.
Portela, Pilar C.; Morgado, Leonor; Silva, Marta A.; Denkhaus, Lukas; Einsle, Oliver; Salgueiro, Carlos A.. "Exploring oxidative stress pathways in G. sulfurreducens: the redox network between maca peroxidase and triheme periplasmic cytochromes". Paper presented in MicroBiotec 2023 - Covilhã, Portugal, 2023.
Antunes, Jorge M. A.; Silva, Marta A.; Salgueiro, Carlos A.; Morgado, Leonor. Corresponding author: Morgado, Leonor. "Crossing over the bridge: biochemical characterization of key inner-membrane proteins from Geobacter; Presenting author Jorge M. A. Antunes". Paper presented in EMBL-EBI - Structural Bioinformatics Virtual Course, 2022.

Activities

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024 - Current	Expression, purification, and characterization of multiheme cytochromes from Cable bacteria Supervisor	Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal
2024 - Current	Expressão, purificação e caracterização do citocromo OmcZ de Geobacter sulfurreducens Supervisor	Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal
2022 - Current	Uncovering the secrets of Geobacter uraniireducens: a study of key players in uranium bioremediation pathway Co-supervisor	Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal