Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Catarina Morais Vaz Paquete
Citation names
- M. Paquete, Catarina
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- A01E-576D-43B7
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-1511-3732
- Researcher Id
- A-6615-2016
- Scopus Author Id
- 6507206247
Email addresses
- cpaquete@itqb.unl.pt (Professional)
Addresses
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Av. da República (EAN), 2780-157, Oeiras, Oeiras, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Catarina_Paquete (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Electrochemistry
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biophysics
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
Spanish; Castilian | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | |
English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
French | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2006
Concluded
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Bioquímica (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
"Thermodynamic and kinetic characterisation of multiheme cytochromes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Approved unanimously |
1999
Concluded
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Química Aplicada - ramo Biotecnologia / (Licenciatura)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2019/05 - 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 | ||
2018/11 - 2019/04 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2007/01 - 2018/10 | Postdoc (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2015/01 - 2015/03 | Visiting Researcher (Research) | Boston University Department of Chemistry, United States |
2008/05 - 2008/06 | Visiting Researcher (Research) | Penn State, United States |
1999 - 2002 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2018/02 - Current | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2002 - 2006 | PhD student | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
1998 - 1999 | Undergraduate student | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2022/01/01 - Current | The power of salt: using the marine bacterium Desulfuromonas acetoxidans for electricity production and water desalination
PTDC/BIA-BQM/4143/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2022/01/01 - Current | Nano-Electro-Bac: Electrochemistry of single Nano-impacts onto ultramicroelectrode to explore electroactive bacteria and their
extracellular electron transfer processes
2021.09223.CBM
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Université de Nantes, France |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2019 - 2022 | Designing the Super-Bug for practical implementation of bioelectrochemical systems
DAAD (FCT/Germany) n/a
Principal investigator
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2017 - 2022 | Unravelling Geobacter sulfurreducens metabolism for bioelectricity production
PTDC/BIA-BQM/29118/2017
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2019 - 2021 | A novel photocatalytic system for the production of added-value compounds using non-photosynthetic microorganisms
ECRA 2019 ITQB
Principal investigator
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier
Concluded
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2017 - 2021 | C-genesis: Determination of the molecular mechanisms of the molecular mechanisms of biogenesis of c-type cytochromes
PTDC/BIA-BQM/30176/2017
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2016 - 2019 | The way forward: optimization of respiratory electron transfer chains toward sustainable microbial electricity production
PTDC/BBB-BQB/3554/2014
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2016 - 2019 | The difference a cell wall makes: optimization of bioelectrochemical systems by exploring the paradigm of extracellular electron
transfer in Gram-positive bacteria
PTDC/BBB-BQB/4178/2014
Principal investigator
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2017 - 2018 | Characterization of multiheme cytochromes using NMR and X-ray crystallography as complementary methods
DAAD (FCT/Germany) n/a
Researcher
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Concluded
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2014 - 2018 | Investigating the molecular details of the multi-electron reduction of nitrogen compounds by OTR, a metalloenzyme involved
in the biogeochemical cycle of nitrogen/Exploring the extracellular electron transfer mechanisms of Gram-positive bacteria
SFRH/BPD/96952/2013
Post-doc Fellow
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2015 - 2015 | EMBO short-term fellowship: Elucidation of the catalytic properties of redox enzymes that belongs to the octaheme cytochrome
c family
ASTF 569-2014
Invited Scientist Fellow
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Concluded
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2012 - 2015 | Redox necklaces: functional characterization of a multidomain polyheme cytochrome
PTDC/QUI-BIQ/117440/2010
Principal investigator
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2012 - 2015 | Molecular mechanisms that orchestrate a two-electron reduction step coupled with protonation in redox enzymes that contain
chains of single electron redox co-factors
PTDC/BIA-PRO/117523/2010
Principal investigator
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2008 - 2014 | Characterisation of CymA: a focal protein in the anaerobic respiratory metabolism of Shewanella/Unraveling the molecular details
of the role played by multiheme cytochromes in bacterial extracellular respiration
SFRH/BPD/34591/2007
Post-doc Fellow
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2009/06/01 - 2012 | Structural and functional study of the proteins mediating electron transfer between microorganisms and solid substrates with
relevance for bio-energy production
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2007/01/01 - 2007/06/30 | Characterisation of CymA: a focal protein in anaerobic respiration by Shewanella | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2005/09/01 - 2006 | Characterisation of a membrane bound cytochrome involved in the anaerobic respiration in Sulfate Reducing Bacteria | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2005/09/01 - 2006 | Characterisation of a membrane bound cytochrome involved in the anaerobic respiration in Sulfate Reducing Bacteria | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2005 - 2006 | Cytochrome c´´: A model protein to probe thermodynamic and choreographic constrains in electroprotonic energy transducers
POCI/QUI/58985/2004
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Concluded
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2002 - 2006 | Thermodynamic and kinetic characterisation of multiheme cytochromes
SFRH/BD/6495/2001
PhD Student Fellow
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2001 - 2002/03 | Cytochrome c7: a haem protein with sulfur reductase activity
POCTI/1999/BIO/35699
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
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Concluded
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1999 - 2001 | Structural, thermodynamic, and kinetic bases for oxidative phosphorylation in an Anaerobe: Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC27774
POCTI/BME/35021/2000
Integration into Research Grant Fellow
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Concluded
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1999 - 2001 | Oxidative phosphorilation in sulfate respiration
POCTI/QUI/47866/2002
Researcher
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Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2019/05 - Current | CEEC position: Exploring the power of thermophilic electroactive organisms for sustainable biotechnological processes
CEECIND/03655/2017
CEEC position
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Ongoing
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2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Ciências da Vida para um Futuro Saudável e Sustentável
LA/P/0087/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Microbiologia Molecular Estrutural e Celular, Portugal
Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Comparatistas, Portugal BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Bioresources 4 Sustainability
UID/Multi/04551/2019
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal BioResources 4 Sustainability, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | Molecular, Structural and Cellular Microbiology
UID/CBQ/04612/2019
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Microbiologia Molecular Estrutural e Celular, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2020 - Current | COST Action CA19123 - PHOENIX: Protection, Resilience, Rehabilitation of damaged environment
MC member from Portugal
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Ongoing
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2019 - 2023 | Board Member of International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (ISMET)
ISMET
Board Member
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Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Journal issue |
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Preprint |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Other
Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2023 | Harnessing the power of electroactive bacteria: unveiling the secrets of extracellular electron transfer | EU-ISMET
ISMET (Wageningen, Netherlands)
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2023 | Exploring the extracellular electron uptake pathway of Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1 | Microbial, Enzymatic & Bio-Photovoltaic Electrochemical Reactors (MEEP) 2023
(Lucern, Switzerland)
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2022/01 | Bio-electrochemical dialogues for water remediation | COST Action Meeting
(Rome, Italy)
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2022 | Crossing the cell-wall in Gram-positive bacteria: elucidating the extracellular electron transfer pathway of Thermincola sp. | Final TIMB3 Meeting
(Tomar, Portugal)
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2022 | Elucidating the extracellular electron transfer pathway of Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1 | ISMET8: 2022 Global Conference
(Chania, Greece)
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2022 | Elucidating the extracellular electron transfer pathway of Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1 | Mini-symposium ‘Membrane proteins involved in extracellular electron transfer
(online meeting, Portugal)
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2021/09 | Crossing the wall: extracellular electron transfer in Gram-positive bacteria | 5th EU-ISMET 2021 |
2021 | Sistemas bioeletroquímicos: aplicação de microrganismos para a produção de eletricidade (e não só!) | Universidade Sénior de Carnaxide e Queijas (USCQAL)
(Oeiras, Portugal)
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2021 | Optimizing electroactive organisms towards their practical implementation in bioelectrochemical systems | MSc “Biotechnology for Sustainability” 2021
(Oeiras, Portugal)
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2020 | Optimising electroactive organisms towards sustainable biotecnhologies | MSc "Biotechnology for Sustainability" 2020
ITQB NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
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2019/07 | Optimizing electroactive organisms for the practical implementation of bioelectrochemical systems | Ciência 2019 – Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal
(lisbon, Portugal)
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2019 | Microrganismos para um ambiente mais saudável e sustentável | Dia do Microorganismo
Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2019 | How Gram-positive bacteria transfer electrons to an electrode: the role of OcwA | Electromicrobiology – from electrons to ecosystems
(Aarhus, Denmark)
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2019 | Optimizing electroactive bacteria for the practical implementation of bioelectrochemical systems | ITQB Scan seminar
ITQB NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
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2019 | Understanding extracellular electron transfer processes of electroactive organisms | Johannes Gescher laboratory at Karlsruhe University
Karlsruhe University (Karlsruhe, Germany)
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2019 | Optimizing electroactive organisms towards their practical implementation in bioelectrochemical systems | MSc “Biotechnology for Sustainability” 2019
ITQB NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
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2018 | Unveiling the molecular bases for electron transfer performed by Gram positive bacteria at the electrode-microbe interface in bioelectrochemical systems | Bacterial Electron Transfer Processes & their Regulation
(Saint-Tropez, France)
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2017 | Exploring the electron transfer processes performed by the nanowire protein GSU1996 from Geobacter sulfurreducens | Extracellular Electron Transfer: Mechanisms and Opportunities
(Norwich, United Kingdom)
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2016 | The difference a cell wall makes: exploring the extracellular electron transfer mechanisms performed by Gram-positive bacterium | EMBO Young Scientists’ Forum 2016
(lisbon, Portugal)
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2016 | Quando a Biologia e a Electroquímica se juntam para a Sustentabilidade: Sistemas Bioelectroquímicos | Evento “Biologia Molecular para a Sustentabilidade”
Núcleo de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Monte da Caparica, Portugal)
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2015 | Sorting the logistics of electron transfer within and across the periplasmic space of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 | 5th International Meeting on Microbial Electrochemistry and Tecnhologies (ISMET)
(Arizona, United States)
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2015 | Elucidation of the electron transfer processes of a nanowire protein from Geobacter sulfurreducens | IX Meeting of the Protein Structure and Function Network
(Seville, Spain)
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2015 | Unraveling the electron transfer processes of a nanowire protein from Geobacter sulfurreducens | Bacterial electron transfer processes & their regulation
(Vimeiro, Portugal)
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2015 | Elucidation of the electron transfer processes in exoelectrogens | ITQB Scan seminar
ITQB NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
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2014 | Molecular characterization of the interactions that mediate electron transfer across the microbe-electrode interface in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 | North American regional meeting of the International Society for Electrochemistry and Microbiology (NA-ISMET)
(State College, United States)
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2014 | Fundamental understanding of electron transfer processes in multicenter redox proteins | Sean Elliot laboratory at Boston University
Boston University (Boston, United States)
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2013 | Fundamental understanding of electron transfer processes in a multicenter redox protein during multi-electron catalysis | 1st International Workshop on Protein Electron Transfer: from Fundamentals to Applications (ET4Health 2013)
(Modena, Italy)
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2013 | Molecular details of electron transfer in fumarate reduction by flavocytochrome c3 | ITQB Scan Seminar
ITQB NOVA (Oeiras, Portugal)
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2012 | Detailed molecular characterization of the mechanisms of extracellular respiration of Shewanella | Electron transfer at the microbe-mineral Interface (Biochem. Soc.)
(Norwich, United Kingdom)
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2011 | Molecular basis of electron transfer mechanisms supporting extracellular respiration in Shewanella oneidensis | IV International Conference on Environmental Industrial and Applied Microbiology (BioMicroWorld2011)
(Torremolinos, Spain)
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2008 | Probing the structure and function of CymA, a key protein of Shewanella oneidensis by NMR and EPR | IV Bienal do GERMN/I Reunião Ibérica de RMN
(Seville, Spain)
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2008 | Detailed kinetic characterization of multicenter proteins: application to tetraheme cytochromes c3 | Workshop: Structure, dynamics, and function of proteins
(Oeiras, Portugal)
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2004 | Cytochrome c7: a haem protein with metal reductase activity | XIV Congresso Nacional de Bioquímica
(Vilamoura, Portugal)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2024 - Current | Biochemistry research project “Enhancing cell adhesion and biofilm formation by manipulating cell-surface proteins”
Supervisor of Frederica Cardoso
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2023 - Current | Maria Firmino - Hoarding iron: the role of iron-scavenging proteins for microbial survival
Co-supervisor of Maria Firmino
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PhD in Molecular Biosciences (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2023 - Current | Teaching an old dog new tricks: Investigation and implementation of bidirectional extracellular electron transfer in Rhodopseudomonas
palustris TIE-1
Supervisor of Busra Bayar
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PhD in Molecular Biosciences (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2023 - Current | Supervision of Haris Navalath in the scope of the research project ERA “Guiding electron transfer at the microbe-electrode
interface: the role of MtrCAB”
Supervisor of Haris Navalath
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
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2022 - Current | Supervision of Alexandra Alves in the scope of the research project “The power of salt: using the marine bacterium Desulfuromonas
acetoxidans for electricity production and water desalination” (PTDC/BIA-BQM/4143/2021)
Supervisor of Alexandra Alves
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Portugal
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2018 - Current | Unravelling the molecular mechanisms of extracellular electron transfer performed by the marine bacterium Desulfuromonas acetoxidans
Supervisor of Ricardo Soares
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2021 - 2023 | Using Directed Evolution To Optimize Electroactive Microorganisms For Biotechnological Applications
Supervisor of Anton Denysov
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
2016 - 2023 | Exploring processes to improve electroactivity in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1
Co-supervisor of Ana Silva
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PhD in Molecular Biosciences (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2022 - 2022 | Supervision of the work performed l in the framework of the PhD project Elucidating the novel outer membrane cytochromes involved
in extracellular electron transfer in a novel haloalkaliphilic Geoalkalibacter sp. SAP-1 with an EMBO Scientific Exchange
Grant
Supervisor of Yadav Sukrampal
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2022 - 2022 | Supervision in the research project “Unravel the influence of Shewanella biofilm in microbial fuel cells” under the scope
of BII Verão com Ciência
Supervisor of Beatriz Ruivo
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2021 - 2022 | Improving bacterial biofilm using outer-membrane cytochromes
Supervisor of Diana Pereira
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2020 - 2022 | The Shewanella genus -¿ understanding an emerging human pathogen
Supervisor of Maria Firmino
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Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
2019 - 2022 | Unraveling the extracellular electron uptake pathway of Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1
Supervisor of Anaísa Coelho
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PhD in Molecular Biosciences (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2021 - 2021 | Cloning a focal protein in the extracellular electron transfer pathway of Sideroxydans litotrophicus ES-1
Supervisor of Matias Neves
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2021 - 2021 | Characterization of the first protein of the redox chain of Desulfuromonas acetoxidans that enables electricity production
by this bacterium under the scope of the Biochemistry research project
Supervisor of Tomás Almeida
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2021 - 2021 | Characterization of the outer-membrane cytochrome MtoA under the scope of the Biochemistry research project
Supervisor of Carolina Rosa
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2021 - 2021 | “Unravelling Shewanella spp.’s virulence factors, an emerging human pathogen” under the scope of the lab rotation (1 week)
of the Master course Biochemistry for Health
Supervisor of Olga Chervononska and Mafalda Francisco
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2021 - 2021 | Supervision of the work “Elucidate the molecular processes relevant for Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 to reduce Pt ions on a
bioelectrode“, under the scope of a Short Term Scientific Mission from COST Action PHOENIX (CA19123)
Supervisor of Adrian Ghinea
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2021 - 2021 | Directed evolution to improve extracellular electron transfer towards practical biotechnological applications under the scope
of the lab rotation (1 week) of the Master course Biotechnology for Sustainability
Supervisor of Carolina Dias
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2019 - 2021 | A novel photocatalytic system for the production of added-value compounds using non-photosynthetic microorganisms
Supervisor of Henrik Hapke
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2020 - 2020 | “Studies in biofilm regulatory signals in opportunistic human pathogens” under the scope of the lab rotation (1 week) of the
Master course Biochemistry for Health
Supervisor of Matilde Vale and Catarina Duarte
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2018 - 2020 | Optimization of cell-surface exposed cytochromes in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 (SOMR-1) for practical implementation of bioelectrochemical
systems
Supervisor of Giovanni Rusconi Clerici
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2019 - 2019 | “Understanding Shewanella´s main electron transfer hub: CymA purification and characterization” under the scope of the Biochemistry
research project
Supervisor of Diogo Figueiredo
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2019 - 2019 | "Optimizing multiheme cytochromes towards fast extracellular electron transfer" under the scope of the lab rotation (1 week)
of the Master course Biotechnology for Sustainability
Supervisor
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2017 - 2019 | The difference a cell wall makes: optimization of bioelectrochemical systems by exploring the paradigm of extracellular electron
transfer in Gram-positive bacteria (project PTDC/BBB-BQB/4178/2014)
Supervisor of Marisa Faustino
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2013 - 2019 | Living capacitors: functional characterization of a novel cytochrome acting as a nanowire
Co-supervisor of Ana Paula Fernandes
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2017 - 2018 | Research laboratory training
Supervisor of Maria Firmino
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2017 - 2017 | "Production of mutants to unravel the electrochemical behavior of cell-surface proteins" under the scope of the lab rotation
(1 week) of the PhD program 'MolBioS'
Supervisor of Ricardo Soares
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2017 - 2017 | "Production of mutants to unravel the electrochemical behavior of cell-surface proteins" under the scope of the lab rotation
(1 week) of the Master course 'Biochemistry for Health'
Supervisor of Rodrigo Eduardo and Beatriz Painho
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2017 - 2017 | "Inserção de uma mutação antes do segundo hemo de um citocromo c" in the scope of Summer Science @ ITQB (2017)
Supervisor of Rita Ferreira
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2017 - 2017 | "Homology of the Fumarate Reductase between Shewanella Strains" in the scope of Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
(BSc in Cell and Molecular Biology)
Supervisor of Sofia Carapinha
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2016 - 2017 | Unraveling the molecular mechanisms that orchestrate the electron transfer from inside S. oneidensis MR-1 cells to terminal
reductase cytochromes
Co-supervisor of Sónia Neto
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2013 - 2017 | Gram positive bacteria do it differently? - Probing the molecular bases for the efficient extracellular electron transfer
performed by Thermincola potens
Co-supervisor of Nazua Costa
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2016 - 2016 | "Site-directed mutagenesis of pCP001 plasmid to allow His-Tag introduction" in the scope of Summer Science @ ITQB (2016)
Supervisor of Hannah Baer
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2016 - 2016 | “Estudos reaccionais de proteínas da membrana externa de uma bactéria exoelectrogénica” in the scope of the Biochemistry research
project
Supervisor of Maria Inês Sousa
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2015 - 2016 | The difference a cell wall makes: optimization of bioelectrochemical systems by exploring the paradigm of extracellular electron
transfer in Gram-positive bacteria (project PTDC/BBB-BQB/4178/2014)
Supervisor of Ana Vieira Silva
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2014 - 2015 | Functional study of a focal protein in the anaerobic respiratory metabolism of a bacterium capable of power up microbial fuel
cells
Co-supervisor of Kumar Tekwani
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IUT Paul Sabatier, France
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2013 - 2015 | Redox necklaces: functional characterization of a multidomain polyheme cytochrome (project PTDC/QUI-BIQ/117440/2010)
Supervisor of Mónica Alves
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2012 - 2015 | Molecular mechanisms that orchestrate a two-electron reduction step coupled with protonation in redox enzymes that contain
chains of single electron redox co-factors (project PTDC/BIA-PRO/117523/2010)
Supervisor of Sónia Neto
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2014 - 2014 | Optimization of an innovative platform for production of enzymes of marine and freshwater bacteria with biotechnological applications
Supervisor of Ana Silva
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2013 - 2013 | Redox necklaces: functional characterization of a multidomain polyheme cytochrome (project PTDC/QUI-BIQ/117440/2010)
Supervisor of Bruno Fonseca
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2013 - 2013 | “Estudo de interacções entre proteínas periplasmáticas de Shewanella oneidensis MR-1” in the scope of the Biochemistry research
project
Supervisor of Afonso Cârrelo
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2013 - 2013 | “Estudo de interacções entre transportadores electrónicos extracelulares e proteínas de membrana externa de Shewanella sp.
por espectroscopia de RMN” in the scope of the Biochemistry research project
Supervisor of Tiago Pereira
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2013 - 2013 | “Expressão do citocromo mutante STC11 de Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 em Escherichia coli e purificação do citocromo mutante
STC13 de Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 extraído de Escherichia coli” in the scope of University Extension Course - Scientific
Research Training project
Supervisor of Daniela Sequeira
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2012 - 2012 | Redox necklaces: functional characterization of a multidomain polyheme cytochrome (project PTDC/QUI-BIQ/117440/2010)
Supervisor of Luís Rosa
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2012 - 2012 | Redox necklaces: functional characterization of a multidomain polyheme cytochrome (project PTDC/QUI-BIQ/117440/2010)
Supervisor of Ana Paula Fernandes
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2012 - 2012 | “Sobreexpressão do citocromo octahémico tipo-c OTR de Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 em Escherichia coli” in the scope of University
Extension Course - Scientific Research Training project
Supervisor
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2021 - Current | WISMET Seminars
WISMET support female researchers in the microbial electrochemistry and electromicrobiology fields. These seminars are online
and occurs every two months. (2021)
Seminar (President of the Organising Committee)
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2022 - 2022 | Member of organizing committee of the Mini-symposium ‘Membrane proteins involved in extracellular electron transfer’, 29th
September – online meeting (2022 - 2022)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
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2020/10/07 - 2020/10/09 | Member of the organizing committee of the 1st Virtual ISMET Meeting from the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry
and Technology, 7th to 9th October – online meeting (2020/10/07 - 2020/10/09)
Conference (Co-organisor)
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2017 - 2017 | ISMET 6, the general meeting from the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology, 3rd-6th October,
Reitoria da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (2017 - 2017)
Conference (Co-organisor)
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2016 - 2016 | Summer Science @ ITQB in Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (2016 - 2016) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2003 - 2004 | Lunch Time Seminars in Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (2003 - 2004) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2023 | Vitor Mordido - Superoxide reductases: unravelling catalytic determinants through natural and site directed mutants (Master
degree)
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Vitor Mordido (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2023 | Ana Silva - Exploring processes to improve electroactivity in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 (PhD degree)
Supervisor
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Ana Silva (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2023 | Anton Denysov - Using directed evolution to optimize electroactive microorganizms for biotechnological applications
Supervisor
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Anton Denysov (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
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2022 | Maria Firmino - The Shewanella genus -¿ understanding an emerging human pathogen (Master degree)
Supervisor
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Maria Firmino (Master) |
2022 | Leona Otega Ojake - Novel Biohybrid Systems for the Production of Solar Fuels (Master degree)
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Leona Otega Ojake (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2022 | Anaísa Coelho - Unraveling the extracellular electron uptake pathway of Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1 (PhD degree)
Supervisor
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Anaísa Coelho (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2021 | Henrik Hapke - A novel photocatalytic system for the production of added-value compounds using non-photosynthetic microorganisms
(Master degree)
Supervisor
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Henrik Hapke (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2020 | Giovanni Clerici - Optimization of cell-surface exposed cytochromes in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 (SOMR-1) for practical implementation
of bioelectrochemical systems (Master degree)
Supervisor
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Giovanni Rusconi Clerici (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2019 | Rita Pires - Advanced dendrimers for capture and storage of sustainable energy (PhD degree)
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Rita Pires (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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2017 | Sónia Neto - Unraveling the Molecular Mechanisms that Orchestrate Electron Transfer in Anaerobic Respiratory Metabolism of
Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 (PhD degree)
Supervisor
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Sónia Neto (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2017 | Nazua Costa - Gram positive bacteria do it differently? - Probing the molecular bases for the efficient extracellular electron
transfer performed by Thermincola potens (PhD degree)
Supervisor
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Nazua Costa (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2013 | Patrícia Batista - Nova abordagem terapêutica para a regeneração do osso (PhD degree)
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Patrícia Sofia Pinhanços Batista (PhD)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
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2012 | Ivo. H. Saraiva - Structural and functional characterization of the gene products responsible for phototrophic iron oxidation
by purple bacteria (PhD degree)
(Thesis) Arguer
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Saraiva, Ivo H. (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2024 - Current | Bioelectrochemical Society | |
2014 - Current | International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology | |
2014 - Current | European Federation of Biotechnology | |
2001 - Current | Sociedade Portuguesa de Bioquímica | |
2012 - 2018 | Biochemical Society |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2020 - Current | COST ACTION Phoenix CA19123 (part of the management committee of Portugal)
Humanity faces unprecedented challenges: global warming, overuse of fossil fuel energy and rapidly growing urbanisation. PHOENIX
aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of Bio-electrochemical systems. The activities of PHOENIX will be related to the characterization
of BESs technologies and their implementation as bio-remediator, bio-sensors, and bio-reactors connected to sustainable urban
planning, educational and socio-economic aspects.
Member
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2019 - 2023 | ISMET - International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology
The main aim of ISMET is to link researchers from different areas of science, engineering and technology to study microbial
electrochemical systems and the fundamentals of the interaction between microbes and electrodes. This information is crucial
to find the most suitable conditions for the practical implementation of these organisms in sustainability applications.
Advisor / Consultant
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International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology , United States |
Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
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2023 - 2023 | 5th European meeting of the International Society of Microbial Electrochemical and Technology (ISMET) | |
2022 - 2022 | 8th Global Conference of the International Society of Microbial Electrochemical and Technology (ISMET) – ISMET8 | |
2021 - 2021 | 5th European Meeting of the International Society of Microbial Electrochemical and Technology (ISMET) 2020 | |
2020 - 2020 | Biofilms 9 |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2018 - Current | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology class of the Biology degree | (Licenciatura) | Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigacao, Portugal |
2019 - 2022 | Lab rotations of the master program “Biotechnology for Sustainability” | (Mestrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2018 - 2020 | Biochemistry class and Molecular Biology class of the Bioinformatics degree | (Licenciatura) | Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigacao, Portugal |
2018 - 2019 | Biomolecular Structures class of the Biology degree | (Licenciatura) | Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigacao, Portugal |
2007 - 2008 | Biochemistry and Structural Biology block of the PhD program | (Doutoramento) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2024 - 2024 | Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) from European Science Foundation
Evaluator
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European Science Foundation, France | |
2022 - 2022 | Evaluator for scientific proposals from Department of Energy (DOE), USA
Evaluator
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2022 - 2022 | Evaluator for scientific proposals of NNF CORC: Novo Nordish Foundation CO2 Research Center
Evaluator
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2022 - 2022 | Evaluator for scientific proposals of Emerald: Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Spain
Evaluator
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2022 - 2022 | Evaluator for PhD employee positions for the Wageningen Institute for Environment and Climate Research (WIMEK Graduate School)
Evaluator
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2022 - 2022 | Environmental Biotechnology Network (EBNet) - 3rd Proof of Concept Call (PoC) 2022
Evaluator
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2020 - 2020 | Evaluator for NOW Talent program - Dutch Research Council (NWO)
Evaluator
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2020 - 2020 | Evaluator for scientific proposals of Program IDEAS: Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia
Evaluator
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2017 - 2017 | Evaluator for scientific proposals of French National research Agency (ANR)
Evaluator
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Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2023 - Current | Supervision of the Post-doctoral researcher Haris Navalath | Haris Navalath |
2022 - Current | Supervision of the Post-doctoral researcher Alexandra Alves | Alexandra Alves |
Other jury / evaluation
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2022 - Current | Principal opponent of the Biochemistry research project of Gonçalo Miguel Martinho, “Expression study of aldehyde oxidoreductases in Desulfovibrio vulgaris” | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
2012 - Current | Principal opponent of the University Extension Course - Scientific Research Training project ¿Clonagem, Expressão e Purificação de Proteínas Inositol-1-fosfato citidiltransferase, uma enzima envolvida na síntese de di-mio-inositol-fosfato em Pyrococcus furiosus¿ of Rute Maria dos Santos Pinto | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal |
Distinctions
Award
2022 | The 2022 Innovation Award for the best discovery with the work ¿A new paradigm of multiheme cytochrome evolution by grafting
and pruning protein modules¿ (to Ricardo Soares and Supervisors)
International Society of Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology , United States
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2019 | ECRA Prize 2019 with the project "A novel photocatalytic system for the production of added-value compounds using non-photosynthetic
microorganisms"
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
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2018 | Grant Award to participate in the ‘Bacterial electron transfer processes & their regulation’, Saint-Tropex, France
European Federation of Biotechnology , Spain
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2016 | Best Graphical abstract in the 3rd cross-institutional meeting of young researchers
Federation of European Biochemical Societies, United Kingdom
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2015 | Grant Award (Registration and Accommodation) to participate in the 5th International Meeting on Microbial Electrochemistry
and Technologies (ISMET), Arizona, USA
International Society of Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology , United States
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2014 | 2th best oral presentation: “Molecular characterization of the interactions that mediate electron transfer across the microbe-electrode
interface in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1”
International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology , United States
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2004 | Travel Grant to attend the Gordon Conference: Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry, Bates College, Maine, USA
Fundação Luso-Americana, Portugal
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2002 | Travel Grant awarded to attend the European Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (EUROBIC), Lund, Sweden and Copenhagen,
Denmark
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
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