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Completed the Biochemistry degree in 2019/06/23 at Escola de Ciências, University of Minho, and completed the Biotechnology master's degree in 2021/11/22 at Escola de Engenharia, University of Minho. Has published 1 article in a journal in 2021, and is a co-author in one scientific paper. An oral communication was performed at 24th Biennial Evergreen Phage Meeting. Did a curricular internship at Letra Brewery (Vila Verde, Portugal). Has been involved in the organization of 2 events and has attended several conferences and workshops. Had a research fellowship in a project with the reference POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029628, developed at Center of Biological Engineering, University of Minho during 2021/10/01 and 2021/12/31. After that, started a research fellowship in 2022/01/01 under the scope of the project with the reference FITTED - HR21-00533 being developed at Center of Biological Engineering, University of Minho. Has experience in capsular depolymerases, Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter baumannii phages, gram staining, multiplex PCR, cloning, expression of recombinant proteins, sequencing, genome annotation, optical microscopy, proteomics, bioinformatic tools, circular dichroism spectroscopy, CRISPR-Cas, phage engineering and genetic manipulation. Works in areas of Engineering and Technology, Medical Engineering, Medical and Health Sciences and Health-related Biotechnology. Has performed an English C1 course and an Excel intermedium formation.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
RITA ALEXANDRA CARPINTEIRO DOMINGUES

Citation names

  • DOMINGUES, RITA

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
FF1C-D4FC-9935
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0762-816X

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/01/01 - 2026/01/01
Ongoing
Engenharia Química e Biológica (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/09/20 - 2021/11/22
Concluded
Biotecnologia (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Characterization of novel Acinetobacter baumannii phage-derived depolymerases with anti-virulence properties." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
18
2016/09/22 - 2019/06/23
Concluded
Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Isolamento de novas depolimerases derivadas de bacteriófagos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
15
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2020/09/01 - 2020/12/31 Curricular internship Letra Brewery, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/01/01 - 2023/01/01 A flexible platform for generating synthetic virus to control infectious diseases
LCF/PR/HP21/52310017
Research Fellow
Fundación "la Caixa"
Ongoing
2021/10/01 - 2021/12/31 PhageSTEC - Development of a formulation of encapsulated bacteriophages to reduce enterotoxigenic E. coli in ruminants
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029628
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. DOMINGUES, RITA. "Building a collection of phage-derived capsular depolymerases to tackle relevant A. baumannii capsular types". Paper presented in Viruses of Microbes 2022, 2022.
  2. DOMINGUES, RITA. "The Acinetobacter baumannii SOS gene ddrR is crucial for prophage maintenance and induction". Paper presented in Viruses of Microbes 2022, 2022.
  3. GOMES, MARTA; DOMINGUES, RITA. "Optimized identification and expression of A. baumannii imunogenic proteins". Paper presented in Acinetovibes 2022, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Oliveira, Hugo; Domingues, Rita; Evans, Benjamin; Sutton, J. Mark; Adriaenssens, Evelien M.; Turner, Dann. "Genomic Diversity of Bacteriophages Infecting the Genus Acinetobacter". Viruses 14 2 (2022): 181. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v14020181.
    10.3390/v14020181
  2. Domingues, Rita; Barbosa, Ana; Santos, Sílvio B.; Pires, Diana Priscila; Save, Jonathan; Resch, Grégory; Azeredo, Joana; Oliveira, Hugo. "Unpuzzling Friunavirus-Host Interactions One Piece at a Time: Phage Recognizes Acinetobacter pittii via a New K38 Capsule Depolymerase". Antibiotics 10 11 (2021): 1304. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10111304.
    10.3390/antibiotics10111304
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/08/04 CkP1 is a novel S16-like broad-host-range myovirus that recognizes Citrobacter koseri lipopolysaccharide through its long tail fibres 24th Biennial Evergreen Phage Meeting
Evergreen State College (Evergreen, United States)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2019/06/17 - 2019/06/19 4th International hands-on-phage biotechnology course (2019/06/17 - 2019/06/19)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/03/11 - 2019/03/15 Jornadas Ciência I -Concentra o Conhecimento
Conference
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/03/12 - 2019/03/12 Estimular a valorização e qualificação em Bio: despertando para oportunidades. Exemplo do sistema em Multiplex PCR
Workshop
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/03/11 - 2019/03/11 Exploring life in silico Bioinformatics with Phyton
Workshop
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/04/10 - 2018/04/11 IX Jornadas de Bioquimica - Da Investigação d industria
Conference
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/04/10 - 2018/04/10 A genética no mundo dos Biopolímeros
Workshop
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/07/08 - 2017/07/08 VIII Jornadas da Bioquímica - 10 anos de Percurso
Conference
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/04/07 - 2017/04/10 Conceitos e competências transversais de investigação Científica: catalisando os primeiros passos
Workshop
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/04/07 - 2017/04/10 X Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Bioquímica - A Ciência nas Tuas Mãos
Conference
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/04/07 - 2017/04/10 Visita ao Laboratório Ibérico Internacional de Nanotecnologia
Workshop
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/02/27 - 2020/06/25 English C1 English Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/10/22 - 2019/11/05 Formação de Excel Intermédio Excel Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/05/15 - 2019/05/15 Segurança nos laboratórios do CEB (Outros) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal