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PhD in Biotechnology from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa and a degree in Biology from the University of Porto. Irina Moreira is researcher at the Center for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Escola Superior de Biotecnologia (ESB) of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, where she teaches curricular units in the areas of environment and toxicology. Her research interests focus on biotechnology with a special focus on the biodegradation of pollutants, namely fluorinated compounds and emerging pollutants, mechanisms of biodegradation, elucidation of metabolic pathways and evaluation of the degradation in bioreactors. She has participated in several national and international R&D projects. She has co-authored 24 internationally indexed publications, 3 book chapters, over 40 communications in oral/poster format. Participate in the supervision of research projects of several students, including ERASMUS; she co-supervised 1 master thesis and 2 doctoral thesis and argued 4 master's theses. Project evaluation for international entities, such as: Australian Research Council, Austrian Science Fund, National Science Center in Poland and Czech Science Foundation. She is currently also a member of the CBQF Task Force - “Society Engagement”.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Irina Susana Sousa Moreira

Citation names

  • Moreira, Irina Sousa
  • Moreira, I.S.
  • Moreira, Irina S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
161E-A350-7FDE
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6516-0994
Researcher Id
K-5841-2014
Scopus Author Id
36798094100

Email addresses

  • ismoreira@ucp.pt (Professional)
  • irinasousamoreira@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 225580001 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal, 4200-374, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Environmental Biotechnology
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Bioremediation
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/03/01 - 2016/05/31
Concluded
 Mobility to Dept. of Biotechnology & Enzyme Catalysis (Outros)
Universität Greifswald, Germany
2013/06/01 - 2013/08/31
Concluded
 Mobility to Institute of Biotechnology (Outros)
Rheinisch Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany
2007/01/01 - 2012/12/14
Concluded
 PhD in Biotechnology, science and engineering of the environment (Doutoramento)
Major in Science and engineering of the environment
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
"Exploiting the capacity of Labrys portucalensis strain F11 for biotransformation of fluoroaromatic compounds" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 N/A
2010/05/01 - 2010/07/31
Concluded
 Mobility to Institute of Biotechnology (Outros)
Rheinisch Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany
2009/04/01 - 2009/06/30
Concluded
 Mobility to Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (Outros)
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
2008/04/01 - 2008/06/30
Concluded
 Mobility to Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (Outros)
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
1999/09 - 2003/07/14
Concluded
 Biology, scientific-technological branch (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"N/A" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/12/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2013/03/01 - 2018/11/30 Postdoc (Research) Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/09/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013 - Current Scientific / technical-scientific council or corresponding body Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2011/10/01 - 2013/02/28 Research grant on the project FLUOROPHARMA - Biodegradation and removal of chiral and achiral fluorinated pharmaceuticals from wastewaters. PTDC/EBB-BBI/111699/2009 Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2007/01/01 - 2012/12/14 PhD program on the study: "Exploiting the capacity of Labrys portucalensis strain F11 for biotransformation of fluoroaromatic compounds", carried out with a grant from FCT, Ref. SFRH/BD/28744/2006 Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2006/03/20 - 2006/12/31 Researcher grant on a project: Utilisation of dietary carbohydrates by sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and sea bream (Sparus aurata) juveniles. POCI/CVT/57695/2004 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2004/09/01 - 2005/12/31 Collaborator on a European project (BIOSAP project)-Biotreatment of sequentially alternating pollutants (SAP) in wastewaters. HPRTN-CT-2002-00213 Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2003/09/08 - 2004/07/31 Researcher in the environmental area under the scope of a training period, Biodegradation of fluorinated aromatic compounds. Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2013/03/01 - 2018/11/30 METAGENOMICS FOR BIODEGRADATION AND BIOCATALYTIC APPLICATIONS
SFRH/BPD/87251/2012
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/07/01 - 2021/06/30 AGeNT - Aerobic Granular Sludge technology combined with selected microbial agents to degrade toxic pollutants from wastewater
PTDC/BTA-BTA/31264/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/06/01 - 2021/05/31 Granular microalgae- bacterial sludge for aquaculture wastewater treatment
PTDC/BTA-BTA/29970/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/04/01 - 2020/12/31 Valorisation of water use in aquaculture using multitrophic systems
WaterJPI/0003/2016
Post-doc
Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/01 - 2019/12 MultiBioRefinery: Multi-purpose strategies for broadband agro-forest and fisheries by-products valorisation: a step forward for a truly integrated biorefinery
9471 - RIDTI
Post-doc
Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2015/01/01 - 2017/06/30 Degradation of recalcitrant pharmaceuticals in wastewater by biological and advanced oxidation processes
N. 0022729
Post-doc
Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/07/01 - 2017/06/30 DISRUPT - Environmental Endocrine Disruptors_ Current Situation in Macao, Neurobehavioral Effects and Bioremediation Strategies
FDCT 011/2014/A1
Post-doc
Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
Fundo para o Desenvolvimento das Ciencias e da Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/01/01 - 2015/06/30 HBioS_ Inovações Biotecnológicas na Remoção de H2S presente no Biogás
21592
Post-doc
Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2011/03/01 - 2014/02/28 FLUOROPHARMA - Biodegradation and removal of chiral and achiral fluorinated pharmaceuticals from wastewaters
PTDC/EBB-EBI/111699/2009
Provided by PTCRIS: 111699
111699
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2007/06/01 - 2010/10/31 BIOFLUOR - Biological production of commercially relevant fluorinated organic compounds
PTDC/BIO/67306/2006
67306
Provided by PTCRIS: 67306
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
2006/03/01 - 2006/12/31 Utilisation of dietary carbohydrates by sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax and sea bream Sparus aurata juveniles
POCI/CVT/57695/2004
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Concluded
2003/09/01 - 2006/02/28 BIOSAP_ Biotreatment of sequentially alternating pollutants SAP in wastewaters
HPRTN-CT-2002-00213
Researcher
Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
2003/09/01 - 2005/11/30 SONATURA_ Vapour phase biorectors for agro-non-food industries
LIFE03 ENV/P/000521
Researcher
Universidade Católica Portuguesa - CBQF Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Moreira, Irina; Amorim, C.L.; Murphy, C.D.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Strategies for Biodegradation of Fluorinated Compounds". In Approaches in Bioremediation: The New Era of Environmental Microbiology and Nanobiotechnology. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02369-0_11
  2. Moreira, I.S.; Murgolo, S.; Piccirillo, C.; Castro, P.M.L.; Ventrella, G.; Cocozza, C.; Mascolo, G.. "Photocatalytic degradation of diclofenac by hydroxyapatite-TiO2 composite material: identification of transformation products and assessment of toxicity". MDPI, 2018.
    Published
  3. Amorim, Catarina L.; Moreira, Irina S.; Duque, Anouk F.; Loosdrecht, Mark C. M. van; Castro, P. M. L.. "Aerobic granular sludge: Treatment of wastewaters containing toxic compounds". IGI-Global, 2017.
    Published • 10.4018/978-1-5225-1037-6.ch009
Conference abstract
  1. I. S. Moreira; B. Novo; P. Monteiro; G. Pinto; P. M. L. Castro; A. Alves; M. Tacão; M. Alves. "Microbial consortia selection for the development of an innovative nature-based solution for air pollutants remediation". Paper presented in Nature Based Solutions Summit, Porto, 2024.
    Published
  2. Oumeima Boufercha; Ana R. Monforte; Allaoueddine Boudemagh; António C. Ferreira; Paula M. L. Castro; Irina S. Moreira. "Bacterial strain labrys portucalensis F11 degrades the neonicotinoid insecticide thiamethoxam and removes toxicity". Paper presented in 5th International Caparica Conference on Pollutant Toxic Ions and Molecules, Caparica, 2023.
    Published
  3. Irina S. Moreira; Cyntia Ely; Sapia Murgolo; João Paulo Bassin; Márcia W. C. Dezotti; Giuseppe Mascolo; Paula M. L. Castro. "Rhodococcus sp. ED55: a bacterial strain with potential for application in wastewater treatment for effective removal of endocrine disruptors". Paper presented in 3rd Conference on Innovation, Sustainability and Regeneration, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  4. Muhammad Bashir Saidu; David Gonçalves; Paula M. L. Castro; Irina S. Moreira. "Mangroves as a source of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) degrading bacteria". Paper presented in European Federation of Biotechnology 2022 virtual conference, 2022.
    Published
  5. Moreira, I.S.; Cyntia Ely; João Paulo Bassin; Márcia WC Dezotti; David Gonçalves; Paula ML Castro. "Rhodococcus sp. ED55: a bacterial strain with ability to degrade endocrine disrupting chemicals and potential for bioaugmentation.". Paper presented in PTIM 2021 - 4th International Caparica Conference on Pollutant Toxic Ions and Molecules, Caparica, 2021.
    Published
  6. Oumeima Boufercha; Irina Sousa Moreira; Paula ML Castro; Boudemagh Allaoueddine. "Study of the role of indigenous Actinobacteria from activated sludge in the degradation of the fungicide fenhexamid". 2021.
  7. Oumeima Boufercha; Irina Sousa Moreira; Paula ML Castro; Boudemagh Allaoueddine. "Study of the biodegradation of the insecticide alpha-cypemethrin by indigenous Actinobacteria isolated from activated sludge". 2021.
    Published
  8. Cyntia Ely; Irina Sousa Moreira; João Paulo Bassin; Márcia W. C. Dezotti; Paula ML Castro. "Endocrine disrupting chemicals removal in an aerobic granular sludge reactor treating simulated saline wastewater". online, 2021.
    Published
  9. Oumeima Boufercha; Irina Sousa Moreira; Paula ML Castro; Boudemagh Allaoueddine. "Study of the biodegradation of the insecticide thiamethoxam by Streptomyces strains isolated from wastewater treatment plants in Algeria". 2021.
    Published
  10. Oumeima Boufercha; Irina Sousa Moreira; Paula ML Castro; Boudemagh Allaoueddine. "Isolation and identification of actinomycetes degrading the fungicid Allial from the activated sludge of the wastewater treatment plant Ibn Ziad (Constantine city)". online, 2021.
    Published
  11. Marta Sofia de Almeida Mendes; Irina Susana Sousa Moreira; Patrícia Raquel Fernandes de Melo Moreira da Costa; Maria Manuela Estevez Pintado; Paula Maria Lima e Castro. "Bioaugmented aerobic granular sludge reactor with a dye-decolorizing yeast for dye removal from textile industry wastewater". Paper presented in 6th Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference, online, 2021.
    Published
  12. Oumeima, B.; Allaoueddine, B.; Moreira, I.S.; Castro P.M.L.. "Biodegradation of 2,4 DCP herbicide by Streptomyces collinus isolated from wastewater treatment plant in eastern of Algeria". Paper presented in International conference on water and energy - ICWE'21, 2021.
    Published
  13. Irina S. Moreira; Sapia Murgolo; David Gonçalves; Giuseppe Mascolo; Paula M.L. Castro. "Strain rhodococcus sp. ED55 isolated from a WWTP in Macao degrades ß-estradiol and removes toxicity of treated effluents". Paper presented in 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes, Porto, 2019.
    Published
  14. Irina S. Moreira; Rafael D. C. Duarte; Rafaela A. F. Geraldo; Paula M. L. Castro. "Labrys portucalensis F11 efficiently degrades Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019 - MICROBIOTEC’19, Coimbra, 2019.
    Published
  15. Ana Novo; Irina S. Moreira; Paula M. L. Castro. "Biodegradation of bisphenol A and bisphenol S by labrys portucalensis strain F11". Paper presented in 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes, Porto, 2019.
    Published
  16. Irina Susana Sousa Moreira; Sapia Murgolo; Clara Piccirillo; Giuseppe Mascolo; Paula Maria Lima e Castro. "Novel hydroxyapatite-TiO2 composite material for photocatalytic degradation of diclofenac". Paper presented in ChemPor 2018 - 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference, Aveiro, 2018.
    Published
  17. Irina Sousa Moreira; Alexandre Lebel; David Gonçalves; Paula ML Castro. "Enrichment of bacterial strains for the biodegradation of endocrine disrupting compounds from sediments of the Pearl River Delta (PRD)". Porto, 2017.
    Published
  18. Vânia S. Bessa; Irina Sousa Moreira; Sapia Murgolo; Clara Piccirillo; Giuseppe Mascolo; Paula ML Castro. "Biodegradation of Carbamazepine by the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11 – metabolism and toxicologic studies". Porto, 2017.
    Published
  19. Catarina L. Amorim; Irina Sousa Moreira; Isabel S. Henriques; Paula ML Castro. "Whole-genome sequencing of Labrys portucalensis F11 and Rhodococcus sp. FP1 provides genetic insights into their xenobiotic metabolic features". Porto, 2017.
    Published
  20. Ana Novo; Irina Sousa Moreira; Sapia Murgolo; Giuseppe Mascolo; Paula ML Castro. "Sulfide oxidation by heterotrophic P. koreensis A9 under aerobic conditions, insights into the genome". Porto, 2017.
    Published
  21. Amorim, Catarina L.; Moreira, Irina S.; Henriques, Isabel S.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Insights into the genome of Labrys portucalensis F11 and Rhodococcus sp. FP1, versatile xenobiotic-degrading bacteria isolated from an industrial contaminated soil". Paper presented in VII International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology - BioMicroWorld2017, Madrid, 2017.
    Published
  22. Irina Susana Sousa Moreira; Alexandre Lebel; David Gonçalves; Paula Maria Lima e Castro; Moreira, Irina Sousa; Lebel, Alexandre; Gonçalves, David; Castro, P.M.L.. "Biodegradation of endocrine disrupting compounds by bacterial communities from contaminated environments in Macau". Paper presented in VII International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology - BioMicroWorld2017, Madrid, 2017.
    Published
  23. Ana Novo; Irina Susana Sousa Moreira; Isabel Vasconcelos; Paula ML Castro. "Pseudomonas koreensis A9 genome insights in heterotrophic sulphide oxidation". Paper presented in VII International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology - BioMicroWorld2017, Madrid, 2017.
    Published
  24. Alexandre Lebel; L Jun; I. S. Moreira; X Peng; Paula M.L. Castro; David Gonçalves. "Occurrence, Distribution and Bioremediation of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Coastal Sediments from Macao SAR, China". Paper presented in International Conference on Environmental Quality Concern, Control and Conservation, Kaohsiung, 2017.
    Published
  25. Catarina L. Amorim; I. S. Moreira; A. R. Ribeiro; Maria E. Tiritan; Isabel S. Henriques; Paula M.L. Castro. "Bacterial community and system performance of an aerobic granular sludge reactor treating pharmaceutical wastewater". Paper presented in 3rd IWA Specialized International Conference Ecotechnologies for Wastewater Treatment 2016, Cambridge, 2016.
    Published
  26. Amorim, Catarina L.; Moreira, Irina S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Santos, Lúcia; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; ME Tiritan; Paula Maria Lima e Castro. "Removal of a mixture of chiral pharmaceuticals by an aerobic granular sludge bioreactor and its effects on the biomass". Paper presented in VI International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology - BioMicroWorld2015, Barcelona, 2015.
    Published
  27. Irina S. Moreira; Jonas van Acker; Catarina L. Amorim; Paula M.L. Castro. "Biodegradation potential of the soil bacterial community from a polluted site in the northern of Portugal". Paper presented in VI International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology, Barcelona, 2015.
    Published
  28. Amorim, C.L.; Moreira, I.S.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Santos, L.H.M.L.M.; Delerue-Matos, C.; Tiritan, M.E.; Paula Maria Lima e Castro. "Enantiomeric fraction evaluation of pharmaceuticals in an aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor". Paper presented in 42nd International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations., Geneve, 2015.
    Published • http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/18187
  29. Ana Novo; Filipa Antunes; I Baptista; R Jorge; I Saraiva; I. S. Moreira; Paula M.l. Castro. "Studies on Hydrogen Sulfide Oxidase from Pseudomonas spp.". Paper presented in FEMS 2015 (6th Congress of European Microbiologists), Maastricht, 2015.
    Published
  30. Moreira, I.S.; Amorim, C.L.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Maia, A.S.; Mesquita, R.B.R.; Calheiros, C.S.C.; Rangel A.O.S.S.; et al. "Aerobic Granular Sludge Sequencing Batch Reactor Performance Under Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals Shock Loadings". Paper presented in IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, Lisbon, 2014.
    Published
  31. Ana Novo; Filipa Antunes; I Baptista; R Jorge; I. S. Moreira; Paula M.L. Castro. "Hydrogen sulfide biological oxidation by pure cultures of heterotrophic bacteria". Paper presented in 16th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium, Lodz, 2014.
    Published
  32. Irina Sousa Moreira; Catarina L. Amorim; Ana R. Ribeiro; Alexandra S. Maia; Raquel Mesquita; Cristina Sousa Coutinho Calheiros; António O. S. S. Rangel; et al. "Aerobic Granular Sludge Sequencing Batch Reactor Performance Under Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals Shock Loadings". 2014.
  33. Catarina L. Amorim; Alexandra S. Maia; Irina Sousa Moreira; Mark van Loosdrecht; Maria E. Tiritan; Paula ML Castro. "Strategies to enhance the removal of fluoroquinolones". Aveiro, 2013.
    Published
  34. Vânia S. Bessa; Irina Sousa Moreira; Alexandra S. Maia; Maria E. Tiritan; Paula ML Castro. "Pharmaceuticals biodegradation by activated sludge and pure cultures". Aveiro, 2013.
    Published
  35. Irina Sousa Moreira; Ana R. Ribeiro; Catarina L. Amorim; Raquel Mesquita; António O. S. S. Rangel; Maria E. Tiritan; Paula ML Castro. "Effects of fluoxetine shock loadings in an aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor". Madrid, 2013.
    Published
  36. Ana R. Ribeiro; Alexandra S. Maia; Irina Sousa Moreira; Carlos Manuel Magalhães Afonso; Paula ML Castro; Maria E. Tiritan. "Enantioselective determination of fluoxetine and nor-fluoxetine in wastewater by HPLC-FD using solid phase extraction and liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection". Paper presented in 39th International Symposium on High-Performance-Liquid-Phase Separations and Related Techniques, HPLC 2013, Amsterdam, 2013.
    Published
  37. Ana Rita Ribeiro; Alexandra S. Maia; Irina Sousa Moreira; Carlos Manuel Magalhães Afonso; Paula ML Castro; Maria E. Tiritan. "Enantioselective degradation of enantiomers of fluoxetine followed by HPLC- FD". Paper presented in 39th International Symposium on High-Performance-Liquid-Phase Separations and Related Techniques, HPLC 2013, Amsterdam, 2013.
    Published
  38. Ribeiro, A.R.; Amorim, C.L.; Tiritan, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.; Irina Susana Sousa Moreira; Ana R. Ribeiro; Catarina Raquel Leite Amorim; Maria E. Tiritan; Paula Maria Lima e Castro. "Studies on enantioselective biodegradation of fluoxetine". Paper presented in Portuguese Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology' 2013, Aveiro, 2013.
    Published
  39. Irina S. Moreira; Ana R. Ribeiro; Catarina L. Amorim; Raquel B. R. Mesquita; António O. S. S. Rangel; Maria E. Tiritan; Paula M. L. Castro. "Effects of fluoxetine schock loadings in a aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor". 2013.
    Published
  40. Catarina L. Amorim; Irina Sousa Moreira; Alexandra S. Maia; Maria E. Tiritan; Paula Castro. "Biodegradation of fluoroquinolones by single bacteria". Paper presented in 5th International Symposium on Biosorption and Bioremediation
    , Prague, 2012.
    Published
  41. I. S. Moreira; A. R. Ribeiro; Carlos Manuel Magalhães Afonso; Maria E. Tiritan; Paula M.L. Castro. "Enantioselective biodegradation of fluoxetine by the wild strain Labrys portucalensis F11". Paper presented in 5th International Symposium on Biosorption and Bioremediation
    , Prague, 2012.
    Published
  42. Irina Susana Sousa Moreira; Anett Kirshner; M. F. Carvalho; Paula Maria Lima e Castro; Dick B. Janssen. "Cloning, nucleotide sequence and expression of fluorobenzene dioxygenase from Labrys portucalensis strain F11". Paper presented in Biocatalysis Conference, Puerto Morelos, 2010.
    Published
  43. IS Moreira; MF Carvalho; CL Amorim; DB Janssen; PML Castro. "Degradation of difluorobenzenes by the wild strain Labrys portucalensis". 2009.
    Published • 10.1016/j.nbt.2009.06.324
  44. I.S. Moreira; M. F. Carvalho; Catarina L. Amorim; Dick B. Janssen; Paula M.L. Castro. "Degradation of difluorobenzenes by the wild strain Labrys portucalensis". Paper presented in SYMBIOSIS – 14th European Congress on Biotechnology, Barcelona, 2009.
    Published
  45. Irina Sousa Moreira; Maria Fátima Carvalho; Catarina L. Amorim; Carlos Manuel Magalhães Afonso; Dick B. Janssen; Paula ML Castro. "Production of 4-fluorocatechol from fluorobenzene by the wild strain Labrys portucalensis". Hamburg, 2008.
    Published
  46. Maria Fátima Carvalho; M. I.M. Ferreira; Irina Sousa Moreira; Paula M.L. Castro; Dick B. Janssen. "Biodegradation of fluorobenzene via an ortho cleavage". Paper presented in Microbiotec’07, Lisbon, 2007.
    Published
  47. Maria Fátima Carvalho; M. I.M. Ferreira; Irina Sousa Moreira; Paula M.L. Castro; Dick B. Janssen. "Degradation of fluorobenzene by a Rhizobiales strain F11 via ortho cleavage of 4-fluorocatechol and catechol". Paper presented in 13th European Congress on Biotechnology, Barcelona, 2007.
    Published
  48. Carvalho MF; MIM Ferreira; IS Moreira; PML Castro; DB Janssen. "Degradation of fluorobenzene by a Rhizobiales strain F11 via ortho cleavage of 4-fluorocatechol and catechol". Barcelone, 2007.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.07.451
  49. Maria Fátima Carvalho; Irina Sousa Moreira; Dick B. Janssen; Paula M.L. Castro. "Degradation of fluorobenzene by a Rhizobiales via an ortho-cleavage pathway". Paper presented in London BIOSAP meeting – Biological treatment of alternating pollutants in wastewaters, London, 2004.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Irina Sousa Moreira; Catarina L. Amorim; Ana R. Ribeiro; Alexandra S. Maia; Raquel Mesquita; Cristina Sousa Coutinho Calheiros; António O. S. S. Rangel; et al. "Aerobic Granular Sludge Sequencing Batch Reactor Performance Under Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals Shock Loadings". Paper presented in IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, Lisbon, 2014.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Irina S. Moreira; Beatriz Novo; Pedro Monteiro; Glória Pinto; Paula M. L. Castro; Artur Alves; Marta Tacão; Marta Alves. "Microbial consortia selection for the development of an innovative nature-based solution for air pollutants remediation". Paper presented in Nature Based Solutions Summit, 2024.
  2. Irina S. Moreira; Cyntia Ely; João Paulo Bassin; Márcia W. C. Dezotti; David M. Gonçalves; Paula M. L. Castro. "Bacterial strain rhodococcus sp. ED55 degrades endocrine disrupring chemicals in wastewater". Paper presented in Ciência 2023, 2023.
  3. Muhammad Bashir Saidu; David Gonçalves; Paula M. L. Castro; Irina Sousa Moreira. "Mangroves as a source of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) degrading bacteria". Paper presented in European Federation of Biotechnology 2022 virtual conference, 2022.
  4. Oumeima Boufercha; Boudemagh Allaoueddine; Irina Sousa Moreira; Paula ML Castro. "Biodegradation of 2,4DCP herbicide by Streptomyces collinus isolated from wastewater treatment plant in eastern of Algeria". Paper presented in International conference on water and energy - ICWE'21, 2021.
  5. Cyntia Ely; Irina Sousa Moreira; João Paulo Bassin; Márcia W. C. Dezotti; Paula ML Castro. "Endocrine disrupting chemicals removal in an aerobic granular sludge reactor treating simulated saline wastewater". 2021.
  6. M. Mendes; Irina Sousa Moreira; Patrícia Moreira; Pintado, M.; Paula ML Castro. "Bioaugmented aerobic granular sludge reactor with a dye-decolorizing yeast for dye removal from textile industry wastewater". 2021.
  7. Oumeima Boufercha; Irina Sousa Moreira; Paula ML Castro; Boudemagh Allaoueddine. "Study of the role of indigenous Actinobacteria from activated sludge in the degradation of the fungicide fenhexamid". 2021.
  8. Oumeima Boufercha; Irina Sousa Moreira; Paula ML Castro; Boudemagh Allaoueddine. "Study of the biodegradation of the insecticide alpha-cypemethrin by indigenous Actinobacteria isolated from activated sludge". 2021.
  9. Moreira, I.S.; Duarte, R.D.C.; Geraldo, R.A.F.; Paula Maria Lima e Castro. "Labrys portucalensis F11 efficiently degrades Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019 – Microbiotec’19, 2019.
  10. A. Novo; I. S. Moreira; S. Murgolo; G. Mascolo; P. M. L. Castro. "Biodegradation of bisphenol A and bisphenol S by labrys portucalensis F11". Paper presented in 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes, 2019.
  11. Ana Novo; Irina Sousa Moreira; Sapia Murgolo; Giuseppe Mascolo; Paula M.L. Castro. "Sulfide oxidation by heterotrophic P. koreensis A9 under aerobic conditions, insights into the genome". Paper presented in 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes, 2019.
  12. Bessa, Vânia S.; Moreira, Irina; Murgulo, Sapia; Piccirillo, Clara; Mascolo, Giuseppe; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Biodegradation of Carbamazepine by the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11 – metabolism and toxicologic studies". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017 – Microbiotec17, 2017.
  13. Moreira, Irina S.; Lebel, Alexandre; Gonçalves, David; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Enrichment of bacterial strains for the biodegradation of endocrine disrupting compounds from sediments of the Pearl River delta (PRD)". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017 – Microbiotec17, 2017.
  14. Novo, Ana; Moreira, Irina Sousa; Vasconcelos, Isabel; Castro, PML. "Sulfide oxidation by heterotrophic P. koreensis A9 under aerobic conditions, insights into the genome". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017 – Microbiotec17, 2017.
  15. Amorim, CL; Moreira, Irina Sousa; Henriques, Isabel; Castro, PML. "Whole-genome sequencing of Labrys portucalensis F11 and Rhodococcus sp. FP1 provides insights into their xenobiotic metabolic features". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2017 – Microbiotec17, 2017.
  16. Vânia S. Bessa; Irina Sousa Moreira; Sapia Murgolo; Clara Piccirillo; Giuseppe Mascolo; Paula M.L. Castro. "Biodegradation of Carbamazepine by the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11 – metabolism and toxicologic studies". Paper presented in Microbiotec’17, 2017.
  17. Irina Sousa Moreira; Alexandre Lebel; David Gonçalves; Paula M.L. Castro. "Enrichment of bacterial strains for the biodegradation of endocrine disrupting compounds from sediments of the Pearl River Delta (PRD)". Paper presented in Microbiotec’17, 2017.
  18. Catarina L. Amorim; Irina Sousa Moreira; Isabel S. Henriques; Paula M.L. Castro. "Whole-genome sequencing of Labrys portucalensis F11 and Rhodococcus sp. FP1 provides genetic insights into their xenobiotic metabolic features". Paper presented in Microbiotec’17, 2017.
  19. Catarina L. Amorim; Irina Sousa Moreira; Ana Rita Ribeiro; ME Tiritan; Isabel S Henriques; Paula M.L. Castro. "Bacterial community and system performance of an aerobic granular sludge reactor treating pharmaceutical wastewater". Paper presented in 3rd IWA Specialized International Conference Ecotechnologies for Wastewater Treatment 2016, 2017.
  20. Alexandre Lebel; Irina Susana Sousa Moreira; L Jun; X Peng; Paula Maria Lima e Castro; David Gonçalves; Lebel, Alexandre; et al. "Occurrence, Distribution and Bioremediation of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Coastal Sediments from Macao SAR, China". Paper presented in International Conference on Environmental Quality Concern, Control and Conservation, 2017.
  21. Catarina L. Amorim; Irina Sousa Moreira; Ana R. Ribeiro; L.H.M.L.M santos; Cristina Delerue-Matos; Maria E. Tiritan; Paula M.L. Castro. "Enantiomeric fraction evaluation of pharmaceuticals in an aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor". Paper presented in HPLC 2015 – High Performance Liquid Phase Separations & Related Techniques, 2015.
  22. Ana Novo; Filipa Antunes; I Baptista; R Jorge; I Saraiva; Irina Sousa Moreira; Paula M.L. Castro. "Studies on Hydrogen Sulfide Oxidase from Pseudomonas spp.". Paper presented in FEMS 2015 (6th Congress of European Microbiologists), 2015.
  23. Ana Novo; Filipa Antunes; I Baptista; R Jorge; Irina Sousa Moreira; Paula M.L. Castro. "Hydrogen sulfide biological oxidation by pure cultures of heterotrophic bacteria". Paper presented in 16th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium, 2014.
  24. Bessa, Vânia S.; Moreira, Irina S.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Pharmaceuticals biodegradation by activated sludge and pure cultures". Paper presented in Portuguese Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology' 2013, 2013.
  25. Amorim, Catarina L.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Moreira, Irina S.; van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Strategies to enhance the removal of Fluoroquinolones". Paper presented in Portuguese Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology' 2013, 2013.
  26. Moreira, Irina S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Studies on enantioselective biodegradation of fluoxetine". Paper presented in Portuguese Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology' 2013, 2013.
  27. Vânia S. Bessa; Irina Sousa Moreira; Alexandra S. Maia; Maria E. Tiritan; Paula M.L. Castro. "Pharmaceuticals biodegradation by activated sludge and pure cultures". Paper presented in Portuguese Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology' 2013, 2013.
  28. Catarina L. Amorim; Alexandra S. Maia; Irina Sousa Moreira; Mark van Loosdrecht; Maria E. Tiritan; Paula M.L. Castro. "Strategies to enhance the removal of fluoroquinolones". Paper presented in Portuguese Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology' 2013, 2013.
  29. Moreira, Irina S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Mesquita, Raquel B. R.; Rangel, António O. S. S.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Effects of fluoxetine schock loadings in a aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor". Paper presented in V International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology – BioMicroWorld, 2013.
  30. Irina Sousa Moreira; Ana R. Ribeiro; Catarina L. Amorim; Raquel Mesquita; António O. S. S. Rangel; Maria E. Tiritan; Paula M.L. Castro. "Effects of fluoxetine shock loadings in an aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor". Paper presented in BioMicroWorld2013, 2013.
  31. Ribeiro, Ana R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Moreira, Irina S.; Afonso, Carlos; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Enantioselective Determination of Fluoxetine and Norfluoxetine in Wastewater by HPLC-FD using solid phase extraction and liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection". Paper presented in 39th International Symposium on High-Performance-Liquid-Phase Separations and Related Techniques, HPLC 2013, 2013.
  32. Ribeiro, Ana R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Moreira, Irina S.; Afonso, Carlos; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Enantioselective Degradation of Enantiomers of Fluoxetine Followed by HPLC- FD". Paper presented in 39th International Symposium on High-Performance-Liquid-Phase Separations and Related Techniques, HPLC 2013, 2013.
  33. Ana Rita Ribeiro; Alexandra S. Maia; Irina Sousa Moreira; Carlos Manuel Magalhães Afonso; Paula M.L. Castro; Maria E. Tiritan. "Enantioselective degradation of enantiomers of fluoxetine followed by HPLC- FD". Paper presented in 39th International Symposium on High-Performance-Liquid-Phase Separations and Related Techniques, HPLC 2013, 2013.
  34. Ana R. Ribeiro; Alexandra S. Maia; Irina Sousa Moreira; Carlos Manuel Magalhães Afonso; Paula M.L. Castro; Maria E. Tiritan. "Enantioselective determination of fluoxetine and nor-fluoxetine in wastewater by HPLC-FD using solid phase extraction and liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection". Paper presented in 39th International Symposium on High-Performance-Liquid-Phase Separations and Related Techniques, HPLC 2013, 2013.
  35. Moreira, Irina Sousa; Ribeiro, AR; Afonso, CM; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth; Castro, PML. "Enantioselective biodegradation of fluoxetine by the wild strain Labrys portucalensis F11". Paper presented in 5th International Symposium on Biosorption and Bioremediation, 2012.
  36. Irina Sousa Moreira; Ana R. Ribeiro; Carlos Manuel Magalhães Afonso; Maria E. Tiritan; Paula M.L. Castro. "Enantioselective biodegradation of fluoxetine by the wild strain Labrys portucalensis F11". Paper presented in 5th International Symposium on Biosorption and Bioremediation
    , 2012.
  37. Irina Sousa Moreira; Carvalho MF; Catarina L. Amorim; Dick B. Janssen; Paula ML Castro. "Degradation of difluorobenzenes by the wild strain Labrys portucalensis". 2009.
  38. Moreira, Irina Sousa; Carvalho, MF; Amorim, CL; Afonso, CMM; Jansen, DB; Castro, PML. "Production of 4-fluorocatechol from fluorobenzene by the wild strain Labrys portucalensis". Paper presented in BIOCAT 2008 – International Congress on Biocatalysis, 2008.
  39. Irina Sousa Moreira; Maria Fátima Carvalho; Catarina L. Amorim; Carlos Manuel Magalhães Afonso; Dick B. Janssen; Paula M.L. Castro. "Production of 4-fluorocatechol from fluorobenzene by the wild strain Labrys portucalensis". Paper presented in BIOCAT 2008 – International Congress on Biocatalysis, 2008.
  40. Carvalho, MF; Ferreira, MIM; Moreira, Irina Sousa; Castro, PML; Janssen, DB. "Biodegradation of fluorobenzene via an ortho cleavage pathway". Paper presented in MICROBIOTEC XXXIII - 2007, 2007.
  41. Maria Fátima Carvalho; M. I.M. Ferreira; Irina Sousa Moreira; Paula M.L. Castro; Dick B. Janssen. "Degradation of fluorobenzene by a Rhizobiales strain F11 via ortho cleavage of 4-fluorocatechol and catechol". Paper presented in 13th European Congress on Biotechnology, 2007.
Journal article
  1. Marta Mendes; Irina S. Moreira; Patrícia Moreira; Manuela Pintado; Paula M. L. Castro. "Bioaugmentation of aerobic granular sludge with dye-decolorizing yeast for textile industrial wastewater". Processes 11 6 (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/41520.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/pr11061654
  2. Irina S. Moreira. "Biodegradation of pollutants in the environment: omics approaches". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24 10 (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/41767.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijms24108815
  3. Oumeima Boufercha; Ana R. Monforte; Allaoueddine Boudemagh; António C. Ferreira; Paula M. L. Castro; Irina S. Moreira. "Biodegradation and metabolic pathway of the neonicotinoid insecticide thiamethoxam by Labrys portucalensis F11". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 22 (2022): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/39484.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijms232214326
  4. Irina S. Moreira; Sapia Murgolo; Giuseppe Mascolo; Paula M. L. Castro. "Biodegradation and metabolic pathway of 17ß-Estradiol by Rhodococcus sp. ED55". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 11 (2022): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/37901.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijms23116181
  5. Oumeima Boufercha; Irina Sousa Moreira; Paula M. L. Castro; Allaoueddine Boudemagh. "Actinobacteria isolated from wastewater treatment plants located in the east-north of Algeria able to degrade pesticides". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 38 6 (2022): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/37627.
    Open access • Published • 10.1007/s11274-022-03282-9
  6. Cyntia Ely; Irina Sousa Moreira; João Paulo Bassin; Márcia W. C. Dezotti; Daniela P. Mesquita; Joana Costa; Eugénio C. Ferreira; Paula ML Castro. "Treatment of saline wastewater amended with endocrine disruptors by aerobic granular sludge". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10 2 (2022): https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/e9f958fe-ac93-45ab-bbdc-18bbd7c956b4.
    10.1016/j.jece.2022.107272
  7. Moreira, Irina S.; Lebel, Alexandre; Peng, Xianzhi; Castro, Paula M. L.; Gonçalves, David. "Sediments in the mangrove areas contribute to the removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals in coastal sediments of Macau SAR, China, and harbour microbial communities capable of degrading E2, EE2, BPA and BPS". Biodegradation (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10532-021-09948-9.
    Published • 10.1007/s10532-021-09948-9
  8. Bessa, Vânia S.; Moreira, Irina S.; Van Loosdrecht, Mark C. M.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Biological removal processes in aerobic granular sludge exposed to diclofenac". Environmental Technology (2021): 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2021.1921048.
    Published • 10.1080/09593330.2021.1921048
  9. Bessa, Vânia S.; Moreira, Irina S.; Murgolo, Sapia; Mascolo, Giuseppe; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Carbamazepine is degraded by the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11". Science of The Total Environment 690 (2019): 739-747. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.461.
    Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.461
  10. Murgolo, Sapia; Moreira, Irina Sousa; Piccirillo, Clara; Castro, Paula M.L.; Ventrella, Gianrocco; Cocozza, Claudio; Mascolo, Giuseppe. "Photocatalytic Degradation of Diclofenac by Hydroxyapatite–TiO2 Composite Material: Identification of Transformation Products and Assessment of Toxicity". Materials 11 9 (2018): 1779. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma11091779.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ma11091779
  11. Moreira, I.S.; Bessa, V.S.; Murgolo, S.; Piccirillo, C.; Mascolo, G.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Biodegradation of Diclofenac by the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 152 (2018): 104-113. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85041385870&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.01.040
  12. Piccirillo, C.; Moreira, I.S.; Novais, R.M.; Fernandes, A.J.S.; Pullar, R.C.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Biphasic apatite-carbon materials derived from pyrolysed fish bones for effective adsorption of persistent pollutants and heavy metals". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 5 5 (2017): 4884-4894. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85029511296&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jece.2017.09.010
  13. Bessa, V.S.; Moreira, I.S.; Tiritan, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Enrichment of bacterial strains for the biodegradation of diclofenac and carbamazepine from activated sludge". International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 120 (2017): 135-142. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85013807005&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ibiod.2017.02.008
  14. Madureira A. R.; Ana Sofia Oliveira; Débora Campos; Joana Odila Pereira; Manuela Amorim; Irina Sousa Moreira; Pereira, S.I.A.. "Use Trash to carry and clean on". Voz do Campo. Agrociência (2017): https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/e5490eb9-640d-4ef0-be49-44937720e381.
  15. Amorim, Catarina L.; Moreira, Irina S.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Santos, Lúcia H.M.L.M.; Delerue-Matos, Cristina; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Treatment of a simulated wastewater amended with a chiral pharmaceuticals mixture by an aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 115 (2016): 277-285. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.09.009.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.09.009
  16. Márquez Brazón, E.; Piccirillo, C.; Moreira, I.S.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Photodegradation of pharmaceutical persistent pollutants using hydroxyapatite-based materials". Journal of Environmental Management 182 (2016): 486-495. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84981541233&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.08.005
  17. Moreira, Irina S.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Ribeiro, Ana R.; Mesquita, Raquel B.R.; Rangel, António O.S.S.; van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M.; Tiritan, Maria E.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Removal of fluoxetine and its effects in the performance of an aerobic granular sludge sequential batch reactor". Journal of Hazardous Materials 287 (2015): 93-101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.01.020.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.01.020
  18. Ribeiro, Ana R.; Maia, Alexandra S.; Moreira, Irina S.; Afonso, Carlos M.; Castro, Paula M.L.; Tiritan, Maria E.. "Enantioselective quantification of fluoxetine and norfluoxetine by HPLC in wastewater effluents". Chemosphere 95 (2014): 589-596. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/14329.
    Published • 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.09.118
  19. Amorim, C.L.; Moreira, I.S.; Maia, A.S.; Tiritan, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Biodegradation of ofloxacin, norfloxacin, and ciprofloxacin as single and mixed substrates by Labrys portucalensis F11". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 98 7 (2014): 3181-3190. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84898922958&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1007/s00253-013-5333-8
  20. Moreira, I.S.; Ribeiro, A.R.; Afonso, C.M.; Tiritan, M.E.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Enantioselective biodegradation of fluoxetine by the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11". Chemosphere 111 (2014): 103-111. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84903577661&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.03.022
  21. Moreira, I.S.; Amorim, C.L.; Carvalho, M.F.; Ferreira, A.C.; Afonso, C.M.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Effect of the metals iron, copper and silver on fluorobenzene biodegradation by Labrys portucalensis". Biodegradation 24 2 (2013): 245-255. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84874560251&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1007/s10532-012-9581-6
  22. Moreira, Irina S.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Carvalho, Maria F.; Castro, Paula M. L.. "Degradation of difluorobenzenes by the wild strain Labrys portucalensis". Biodegradation 23 5 (2012): 653-662. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/10410.
    Published • 10.1007/s10532-012-9541-1
  23. Moreira, I.S.; Amorim, C.L.; Carvalho, M.F.; Castro, P.M.L.. "Co-metabolic degradation of chlorobenzene by the fluorobenzene degrading wild strain Labrys portucalensis". International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 72 (2012): 76-81. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84862275946&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.05.013
  24. Moreira, I.S.; Peres, H.; Couto, A.; Enes, P.; Oliva-Teles, A.. "Temperature and dietary carbohydrate level effects on performance and metabolic utilisation of diets in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles". Aquaculture 274 1 (2008): 153-160. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-37449013436&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.11.016
  25. Carvalho, M. F.; Ferreira, M. I. M.; Moreira, I. S.; Castro, P. M. L.; Janssen, D. B.; Carvalho, M.F.; Ferreira, M.I.M.; et al. "Degradation of Fluorobenzene by Rhizobiales Strain F11 via ortho Cleavage of 4-Fluorocatechol and Catechol". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72 11 (2006): 7413-7417. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.01162-06.
    Published • 10.1128/aem.01162-06
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Moreira, Irina Susana Sousa. "Exploiting the capacity of Labrys Portucalensis strain F11 for biotransformation of fluoroaromatic compounds". PhD, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/10120.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/04/13 Poluição: uma abordagem laboratorial IV Encontro da Comunidade NSA
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/11/16 Rhodococcus sp. ED55 – a bacterial strain with potential for application in wastewater treatment for effective removal of endocrine disruptors 3rd Conference on Innovation, Sustainability and Regeneration
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal)
2023/11/08 Bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11 degrades the neonicotinoid insecticide thiamethoxam and removes toxicity 5th International Caparica Conference on Pollutant Toxic Ions and Molecules
(Caparica, Portugal)
2023/10/23 Emerging contaminants: Environmental concern & biotechnological solutions Invited lecturer for the "Topics of Biotechnology" (Microbiology course)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia (Porto, Portugal)
2022/11/28 Emerging contaminants: Environmental concern & biotechnological solutions
Faculty of Biotechnology (Porto, Portugal)
2022/01/19 Bioremediation of micropollutants and metabolic pathways Invited lecturer for the "WWTP sizing" course, BSc in Environmental Engineering
Polytechnic Institute of Beja
2021/11/18 Study of the biodegradation of the insecticide thiamethoxam by Streptomyces strains isolated from wastewater treatment plants in Algeria 1st International E-day on Microbial Biotechnology
(Algeria)
2021/10/31 Rhodococcus sp. ED55 – a bacterial strain with ability to degrade endocrine disrupting chemicals and potential for bioaugmentation PTIM 2021 - 4th International Caparica Conference on Pollutant Toxic Ions and Molecules
(Caparica, Portugal)
2021/10/24 Isolation and identification of actinomycetes degrading the fungicid Allial from the activated sludge of the wastewater treatment plant Ibn Ziad (Constantine city) 1st international seminar on technological innovations in the service of sustainable agriculture (SIITA)
(Mila, Algeria)
2021 Endocrine disrupting chemicals removal in an aerobic granular sludge reactor treating simulated saline wastewater European Federation of Biotechnology 2021 virtual conference
(Spain)
2019/05/31 Emerging contaminants: biodegradation and detoxification of water matrices Biotalks
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal)
2019/05/31 Emerging contaminants: biodegradation and detoxification of water matrices
Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF)
2019 Strain Rhodococcus sp. ED55 isolated from a WWTP in Macao degrades ß estradiol and removes toxicity of treated effluents 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes
(Porto, Portugal)
2018 Novel hydroxyapatite-TiO2 composite material for photocatalytic degradation of diclofenac 13th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2017/10/18 Pseudomonas koreensis A9 genome insights in heterotrophic sulphide oxidation VII International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology - BioMicroWorld2017
(Madrid, Spain)
2017/06/22 Biodegradation of pharmaceuticals by the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11 - Diclofenac and Carbamazepine
University of Saint Joseph (Macau SAR China)
2017/06 Biodegradation of pharmaceuticals by the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11 - Diclofenac and Carbamazepine
University of Saint Joseph
2017 Biodegradation of endocrine disrupting compounds by bacterial communities from contaminated environments in Macau VII International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology - BioMicroWorld2017
(Madrid, Spain)
2017 Insights into the genome of Labrys portucalensis F11 and Rhodococcus sp. FP1, versatile xenobiotic-degrading bacteria isolated from an industrial contaminated soil VII International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology - BioMicroWorld2017
(Madrid, Spain)
2015 Biodegradation potential of the soil bacterial community from a polluted site in the northern of Portugal VI International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology
(Barcelona, Spain)
2015 Removal of a mixture of chiral pharmaceuticals by an aerobic granular sludge bioreactor and its effects on the biomass VI International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology
(Barcelona, Spain)
2014/09/21 Aerobic Granular Sludge Sequencing Batch Reactor Performance Under Fluorinated Pharmaceuticals Shock Loadings IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2012/06/25 Biodegradation of fluoroquinolones by single bacteria 5th International Symposium on Biosorption and Bioremediation<br/>
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2010 Cloning, nucleotide sequence and expression of fluorobenzene dioxygenase from Labrys portucalensis strain F11 Biocatalysis Conference
(Puerto Morelos, Mexico)
2004/11/24 Degradation of fluorobenzene by a Rhizobiales via an ortho-cleavage pathway London BIOSAP meeting – Biological treatment of alternating pollutants in wastewaters
(London, United Kingdom)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/01 - Current Biodegradability of plastics in composting conditions
Nova School of Science and Technology, Portugal
2024/01/16 - 2024/07/16 Elucidation of metabolic pathway of biodegradation of Di-(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)
Supervisor
Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal
2017 - 2023/11/23 ISOLATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF PLASTIC POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET) DEGRADING AND POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES (PHAs) PRODUCING BACTERIA FROM SOIL AND WATER
Faculty of Biotechnology, Portugal
2021/03/01 - 2021/06/30 Influence of bacterial hydrophobin BslA in the degradation of PET by PETase
Supervisor
 Microbiologia (Degree)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/06 Influence of bacterial hydrophobin BslA in the degradation of PET by PETase
Supervisor
Faculty of Biotechnology, Portugal
2019/12 - 2020/12 Ability of Actinobacteria isolated from wastewater treatment plants to degrade certain xenobiotic pollutants
University Brother's Mentouri Constantine 1, Algeria
2013/03/01 - 2020/07/23 Biodegradation of fluorinated pharmaceuticals - enrichment of degrading microrganismos and study of biotreatment systems
Co-supervisor
 PhD in Biotechnology (PhD)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2013/03/01 - 2020/07/23 Biodegradation of fluorinated pharmaceuticals - enrichment of degrading microrganismos and study of biotreatment systems
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2019/12 - 2020/07 Removal of micropollutants in aerobic garnular sludge sustems and evaluation of estrogenic activity 
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2020/02/10 - 2020/06/30 Enrichment and isolation of microorganisms with the ability to degrade petroleum
Supervisor
 Microbiology (Degree)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2020/02/10 - 2020/06/30 Enrichment and isolation of microorganisms with the ability to degrade petroleum
Supervisor
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2015/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Search of new enzymes for the oxidation of sulfur compounds
Co-supervisor
 Biotechnology (PhD)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2015/01/01 - 2019/12/30 Search of new enzymes for the oxidation of sulfur compounds
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2019/09 - 2019/12 Biodegradation of Phthalates by the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11
2019/03 - 2019/06 Elucidation of degradation mechanisms of phtalates by Labrys portucalensis F11
Supervisor
2018/02/01 - 2018/06/30 Biodegradation of endocrine disrupting compounds by Rhodoccocus sp. ED55
Supervisor
 Microbiology (Degree)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2017/12/30 Biodegradation of Di (2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP) by bacterial strains
University of Sassari, Italy
2016/06 - 2016/07 Environmental Endocrine Disruptors: Bioremediation Strategies
University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
2016/02/10 - 2016/06/30 Isolating microorganisms potential useful for bioremediation strategies from contaminated sites in Macao - degradation of estrogen like compounds
Co-supervisor
 Microbiology (Degree)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2016/02/10 - 2016/06/30 Isolating microorganisms potential useful for bioremediation strategies from contaminated sites in Macao - degradation of estrogen like compounds
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2015/09 - 2015/12 PCR method to assess the diversity of oxygenase genes
Supervisor
2014/09 - 2014/12 PCR method to assess the diversity of oxygenase genes
Supervisor
2014/02/01 - 2014/06/30 Bacterial community and oxygenases in soil from a polluted site in the northern of Portugal
KU Leuven, Belgium
2013/09 - 2014/06 Metagenomics for the production of biological active small molecules
University of Granada, Spain
2013/09 - 2013/12 Evaluation of pharmaceuticals biodegradation by bacterial communities
Gaziosmanpasa University, Turkey
2012/09 - 2012/12 Characterization of the bacterial community present in aerobic granules of a sequential batch reactor
Supervisor

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/02/01 - Current Technical and scientific collaboration at BIOPHASE - pathways in biotechnology (2020/02/10)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2007/04/01 - Current Technical and scientific collaboration under the scope of Environmental Biotechnology activities for "Open Week" at ESB-UCP (2007) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2024/04/10 - 2024/04/12 Earth Day 2024 (2024/04/10 - 2024/04/12)
Other (Co-organisor)
2023/11/23 - 2023/11/23 National Day of Scientific Culture 2023 (2023/12/24)
Other (Other)
2023/07/10 - 2023/07/14 Teen Academy: Experimenta com Ciência 2023 (2023/07/10 - 2023/07/14)
Other (Co-organisor)
2023/04/19 - 2023/04/21 Earth Day 2023 (2023/04/19 - 2023/04/21)
Other (Co-organisor)
2023/04/19 - 2023/04/21 Semana Aberta ESB 2023 (2023/04/19 - 2023/04/21)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
2022/11/24 - 2022/11/24 National Day of Scientific Culture (2022/11/24 - 2022/11/24)
Conference (Other)
 Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal
2022/09/23 - 2022/09/23 International Microorganism Day 2022 (2022/09/17 - 2022/09/17)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal
2022/07/11 - 2022/07/15 Teen Academy: Experimenta com Ciência 2022 (2022/07/11 - 2022/07/15)
Other (Co-organisor)
2020/10/01 - 2020/10/01 Technical and scientific collaboration on Aquaporto 2020, on-line event, Portugal, 1 October 2020. (2020/10/01 - 2020/10/01)
Festival (Co-organisor)
 Câmara Municipal do Porto, Portugal
2019/10/11 - 2019/10/13 Technical and scientific collaboration on Aquaporto 2019, Parque da Cidade do Porto, Portugal, 11-13 October 2019 (2019/10/11 - 2019/10/13)
Festival (Co-organisor)
 Câmara Municipal do Porto, Portugal
2019/09/16 - 2019/09/20 Technical and scientific collaboration on training program for students from Universities of Syria and Jordan under the scope of "Development Of Environmental Engineering Courses And Injection Of Climate Change Concept For Undergraduate Curriculum" EGREEN, ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME Project Number: 573927-EPP-1-2016-1-JO-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP, approved by the European Commission under grant agreement number 2016-2520/001-001.ESB-UCP, 9-20.9.19 (2019/09/16 - 2019/09/20)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/09/16 - 2019/09/18 Workshop Training of Students
Workshop
 Workshop Training of Students
2018/10/24 - 2018/10/24 Certificate of participation in the Workshop: 1st workshop of drugs in the environment: Scenarios and challenges, issued by biology department, University of Aveiro, 24th October 2018, Aveiro, Portugal.
Workshop
 1st workshop of drugs in the environment: Scenarios and challenges
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Biologia, Portugal
2018/10/18 - 2018/10/18 Certificate of attendance to the seminar of qPCR: Technical tips in qPCR & dPCR: Assay design, experimental considerations and quantification methods.
Seminar
 Technical tips in qPCR & dPCR: Assay design, experimental considerations and quantification methods
Integrated DNA Technologies Inc, United States
2018/07/09 - 2018/07/13 Certificate of participation in the course: Bioinformatics for microbiologists, issued by Biology department and CESAM (Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies), University of Aveiro, Portugal.
Workshop
 Bioinformatics for microbiologists
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2018/06/22 - 2018/06/22 Certificate of participation in the training course: Chromatography Tools and Sample Prep Techniques for Food and Environmental Industries, issued by Phenomenex, Portugal.
Workshop
 Chromatography Tools and Sample Prep Techniques for Food and Environmental Industries
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2017/09/26 - 2017/09/29 Attendance certificate: Porto Water Innovation Week 2017
Meeting
 Porto Water Innovation Week 2017
2016/11/22 - 2016/11/22 Participation at 13th COTEC national innovation meeting
Meeting
 13th COTEC national innovation meeting
Cotec Portugal, Portugal
2015/07/24 - 2015/07/24 Certificate of attendance: GABBA Annual Symposium 2015 - Science Society and Utopia
Symposium
 GABBA Annual Symposium 2015 - Science Society and Utopia
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2015/03/30 - 2015/03/31 Diploma certifying the participation in the “2nd Micro B3 Industry Expert Workshop” held at PharmaMar in Colmenar Viejo, Spain March 30-31, 2015.
Workshop
 2nd Micro B3 Industry Expert Workshop
PharmaMar SA, Spain
2013/06/24 - 2013/06/24 Certificate of attendance in International Seminar - Pharmaceuticals in the environment: Overview and future
Seminar
 Pharmaceuticals in the environment: Overview and future
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2013/05/07 - 2013/05/07 certificate of attendance to the seminar: Label-free protein assays in a drop: Protein presence, Quantitation, Kinetics, Assay development.
Seminar
 Label-free protein assays in a drop
VWR International, United Kingdom
2012/03/30 - 2012/03/30 Analytical Chemistry Symposium: Environmental Occurrence, persistence anda fate of pharmaceuticals
Symposium
 Environmental Occurrence, persistence anda fate of pharmaceuticals
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2011 - 2011 COHiTEC program - Turning Technologies into Businesses. Cotec Portugal, Portugal.
Other
 COHiTEC program - Turning Technologies into Businesses
Cotec Portugal, Portugal
2010/11/18 - 2010/11/18 Certificate of participation in the Technical Workshop:Liquid Chromatography: IC & HPLC , issued by Dias de Sousa, Instrumentação Analítica e Científica, S.A., Porto, Portugal
Seminar
 Liquid Chromatography: IC & HPLC
Dias de Sousa, Portugal
2008/01/21 - 2008/01/25 Certificate of participation in the international course: Molecular methods to study complex microbial communities, issued by CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
Workshop
 Molecular methods to study complex microbial communities
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Certificate of participation in the course: Diagnosis and Molecular Differentiation in Microbiology, issued by Faculdade Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL), Departamento de Biologia Vegetal and Instituto de Ciência Aplicada e Tecnologia (ICAT), Portugal.
Workshop
 Diagnosis and Molecular Differentiation in Microbiology
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/12/16 THE EFFECT OF CADMIUM ON THE NET N2O PRODUCTION OF DEEP-SEA BACTERIA
(Thesis) Arguer
 Leonor Pizarro Mendes (Master)
Faculty of Biotechnology, Portugal
2022/11/11 Biodegradation of synthetic and biodegradable plastics by leachate microbiomes
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Cristina Isabel Sousa Pires (Master)
University of Minho, Portugal
2018/12/11 Effect of carbon nanomaterials on the anaerobic treatment of wastewater containing pharmaceuticals.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Sofia Gomes da Costa (Master)
University of Minho, Portugal
2017/06/23 Occurrence, distribution and bioremediation of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Coastal Sediments from Macao SAR, China.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Alexandre Lebel (Master)
University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020 - Current European Federation of Biotechnology (External organisation) Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF) (Organisational unit) Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal
2022 - Current Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF) (Organisational unit) Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Portugal
2019/01/01 - Current Nomination to become an Australian Research Council Assessor. Detailed Assessor to evaluate applications for the Linkage Program: Special Research Initiative: PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) Remediation Research Program Round Two. Australian Research Council (ARC).
Other
 Australian Research Council, Australia

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2019/12 - 2019/12 World Water Congress & Exhibition 2020 IWA International Water Association
2018 - 2018 World Water Congress & Exhibition 2018 IWA International Water Association
2016 - 2016 World Water Congress & Exhibition 2016 IWA International Water Association

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/03/10 - Current Bioremediation of micropollutants and metabolic pathways. Invited lecturer for the Microbiology and Environmental Quality course, MSc in Applied Microbiology, Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Microbiologia Aplicada (Mestrado integrado) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2013/09/01 - Current Invited assistant professor for Toxicology course; Degree in Nutrition Science (3rd year), Master in Applied Microbiology and Master in Food Engineering, at ESB-UCP. Ciências da Nutrição (Licenciatura) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2020/01/31 Invited assistant professor for the Environmental Microbiology course Microbiologia (Licenciatura) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2021 - Current Czech Science Foundation (GACR) (External organisation) Czech Science Foundation (GACR), Czech Republic
2024/01 - 2024/01 Australian Research Council (External organisation) Australian Research Council, Australia
2023/04 - 2023/04 Austrian Science Fund (FWF) (External organisation) Austrian Science Fund (FWF), Austria
2022/04 - 2022/04 National Science Centre (NCN) (External organisation) National Science Centre (NCN), Poland
2022/04 - 2022/04 Australian Research Council (External organisation) Australian Research Council, Australia
2021/07/01 - 2021/07/23 Evaluation of two project proposals for a public tender in research, experimental development and innovation to support basic research grant projects for Standard Projects 2022. Czech Science Foundation (GACR).
Evaluator
 Grantová agentura Ceské republiky
2019 - 2019 Australian Research Council (External organisation) Australian Research Council, Australia
2018/09/01 - 2018/10/30 Grant proposal review for the National Science Centre in Poland (NCN). PRELUDIUM 15 - Application form in a funding opportunity for research projects carried out by researchers beginning their academic carrier, without doctorate
Evaluator
 National Science Centre in Poland, Poland
2018 - 2018 National Science Centre in Poland (NCN) (External organisation) National Science Centre in Poland (NCN), Poland
2017 - 2017 PhD project evaluator: Isolation of conventional plastic (Polyethylene Terephthalate) degrading and Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) producing bacteria from sediment and water samples in Macau.
Evaluator
 University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China
2017 - 2017 University of Saint Joseph (External organisation) University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR China

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/01 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067) MDPI
2024/05/29 - 2024/05/29 Science of the Total Environment (0048-9697) Elsevier
2024/05/28 - 2024/05/28 Journal of Water Process Engineering (2214-7144) Elsevier
2022 - 2023/12 International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1661-6596) MDPI
2023/09/08 - 2023/09/08 Science of the Total Environment (0048-9697) Elsevier
2023/05/06 - 2023/05/06 Microorganisms (2076-2607) MDPI
2023/03/31 - 2023/04/27 Journal of Hazardous Materials (0304-3894) Elsevier
2023/02/03 - 2023/02/03 Chemosphere (0045-6535) Elsevier Ltd.
2023/01/06 - 2023/01/06 Journal of Cleaner Production (0959-6526) Elsevier
2021/04 - 2022/04/30 International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1661-6596) MDPI
2022/04 - 2022/04 Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2213-3437) Elsevier
2022 - 2022 Science of the Total Environment (0048-9697) Elsevier
2022 - 2022 Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2213-3437) Elsevier
2022 - 2022 Chemosphere (0045-6535) Elsevier Ltd.
2022 - 2022 Microorganisms (2076-2607) MDPI
2021/02/26 - 2021/10/31 International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067) MDPI
2021/02/03 - 2021/02/03 Science of the Total Environment (0048-9697) Elsevier
2021/01/17 - 2021/01/17 Journal of Hazardous Materials ( 0304-3894) Elsevier
2021 - 2021 Science of the Total Environment (0048-9697) Elsevier
2021 - 2021 Biodegradation (0923-9820) Springer Netherlands
2021 - 2021 Journal of Hazardous Materials (0304-3894) Elsevier
2020/01/14 - 2020/01/14 Journal of Hazardous Materials (0304-3894) Elsevier
2020/01/10 - 2020/01/10 Journal of Environmental Sciences Elsevier
2020 - 2020 Journal of Hazardous Materials (0304-3894) Elsevier
2020 - 2020 Journal of Environmental Sciences (1001-0742) IOS Press
2020 - 2020 IWA WORLD WATER CONGRESS &amp; EXHIBITION 2020
2019/11/11 - 2019/11/11 Water Research (0043-1354) Elsevier
2019/10/16 - 2019/10/16 Journal of Cleaner Production (0959-6526) Elsevier
2019/07/19 - 2019/07/19 Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (1559-0291) Springer-Verlag
2019/06/27 - 2019/06/27 Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2213-3437) Elsevier
2019/06/08 - 2019/06/08 Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2213-3437) Elsevier
2019/02/20 - 2019/02/20 Applied Soil Ecology (0929-1393) Elsevier
2019 - 2019 Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (0273-2289) Humana Press
2019 - 2019 Water Research (0043-1354) Elsevier Ltd.
2019 - 2019 Journal of Cleaner Production (0959-6526) Elsevier
2019 - 2019 Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2213-3437) Elsevier
2019 - 2019 Applied Soil Ecology (0929-1393) Elsevier
2018/09/21 - 2018/09/21 The Science of The Total Environment (0048-9697) Elsevier
2018/09/06 - 2018/09/06 World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (1573-0972) Springer-Verlag
2018/08/03 - 2018/08/03 Environmental Technology & Innovation (2352-1864) Elsevier
2018/06/05 - 2018/06/05 Chemosphere (0045-6535) Elsevier
2018/05/31 - 2018/05/31 The Science of The Total Environment (0048-9697) Elsevier
2018/04/02 - 2018/04/02 The Science of The Total Environment (0048-9697) Elsevier
2018/03/19 - 2018/03/19 World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (1573-0972) Springer-Verlag
2018 - 2018 Science of the Total Environment (0048-9697) Elsevier
2018 - 2018 World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (0959-3993) Springer Science + Business Media
2018 - 2018 Environmental Technology and Innovation (2352-1864) Elsevier BV
2018 - 2018 Chemosphere (0045-6535) Elsevier Ltd.
2018 - 2018 IWA World Water Congress &amp; Exhibition 2018
2017/01/16 - 2017/01/16 Water Air & Soil Pollution (1573-2932) Springer-Verlag
2017 - 2017 Water, Air, and Soil Pollution (0049-6979) Springer Netherlands
2016 - 2016 IWA conference World Water Congress &amp; Exhibition
2015 - 2015 International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (1466-5026) Microbiology Society
2014/12/08 - 2014/12/08 Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering (1347-4421) Elsevier
2014 - 2014 Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering (1389-1723) Elsevier
2013/08/12 - 2013/08/12 World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (1573-0972) Springer-Verlag
2013/04/14 - 2013/04/14 World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (1573-0972) Springer-Verlag
2013 - 2013 World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (0959-3993) Springer Science + Business Media

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/12/01 - Current Removal of micropollutants in aerobic garnular sludge sustems and evaluation of estrogenic activity Cyntia Ely
2024/01/16 - 2024/06/16 Elucidation of metabolic pathway of biodegradation of Di-(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP) Maria Molino
2022/11 - 2023/05 Biodegradation of PFAS by activated sludge Artem Suprinovych
2020/01/01 - 2020/12/30 Ability of actinobacteria isolated from wastewater treatment plants to degrade certain xenobiotic pollutants Boufercha Oumeima
2019 - 2020 Degradation of Di-(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP): kinetics and toxicity evaluation. Leonor Pizarro Mendes
2019/02/10 - 2019/06/30 Elucidation of degradation mechanisms of phtalates by Labrys portucalensis F11 Malgorzata Patrycja Zareba; Rafael Diogo Caldeira Duarte; Rafaela Alexandra Ferreira Geraldo
2019/02/10 - 2019/06/30 Biodegradation of Phthalates by the bacterial strain Labrys portucalensis F11 Malgorzata Patrycja Zareba; Rafael Diogo Caldeira Duarte; Rafaela Alexandra Ferreira Geraldo
2017/09/01 - 2017/12/30 Biodegradation of Di (2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP) by bacterial strains Miriam Dore
2016/06/01 - 2016/07/30 Environmental Endocrine Disruptors: Bioremediation Strategies Alexandre Lebel
2015/10/01 - 2015/12/30 PCR method to assess the diversity of oxygenase genes Daniela Coromoto, Usman Ali Saha, Maria Molennar
2014/09/18 - 2015/06/30 Degradation of fluorinated aromatic compounds by bacterial consortia Alexandra Maria Rangel Barbosa Poças da Silva
2014/09/10 - 2015/06/30 Degradation of 2,4-difluorophenol by bacterial strains Alexandra Silva
2014/09/30 - 2014/12/15 Assesssement of oxygenase genes throught PCR Ana Pozo Gali Macedo; Alejandro Canaza Jorges
2014/06/01 - 2014/07/30 Evaluation of biodegradation of pollutants on reactor and batch Joana e Elisabete
2013/09/16 - 2014/06/30 Metagenomics for biodegradation of pollutants Hanae Airaki
2013/09/10 - 2013/12/30 Evaluation of pharmaceuticals biodegradation by bacterial communities Canan Kara
2012/09/10 - 2012/12/15 Characterization of the bacterial community present in aerobic granules of a sequential batch reactor Andreia Oliveira; Nórton Silva
Distinctions

Award

2024 Best Poster award
2023 2022 Annual Incentive of the Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry for researchers
2022 2021 Annual Incentive of the Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry for researchers
1999 Merit scholarship (1999-2003)
Fundação Rotária Portuguesa, Portugal

Other distinction

2016 Merit idea diploma at Circular Challenge 2016
Cotec Portugal, Portugal