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Diogo A. M. Alexandrino is a researcher at CIIMAR, an Invited Adjunct Professor at the Department of Environmental Health of School of Health (Polytechnic of Porto) and a Research Associate of the European Science Foundation. His research has been focused on studying the microbial biodegradation of persistent organic pollutants, with a particular focus on fluorinated pollutants, which typically involves bioprospecting microbial communities from different environmental sources and their in vitro manipulation towards the selection and improvement of microorganisms with streamlined biodegradation capabilities. Diogo has also been interested in harnessing bacterial processes for pollution control, to mitigate anthropogenic pressures and to improve the circularity of various waste streams, either by using axenic bacteria, tailored bacterial consortia or by merging bacterial metabolism with synthetic processes. During his postdoctoral tenure, Diogo has been involved with the conceptualization and installation of the CIIMAR Blue Biobank, a repository of marine biological resources with a diversity of biotechnological applications, and has expanded considerably his collaborative network with scientific peers and private sector stakeholders across Europe. So far, Diogo has participated in 8 national and European projects (6 as team member and 2 as PI), published 21 research articles and 3 book chapters and has been involved in over 30 scientific communications (17 of which were oral communications).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Diogo Alves da Mota Alexandrino
Date of birth
1992/12/09
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Diogo A. M. Alexandrino

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C413-F50E-C355
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9685-3435
Google Scholar ID
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Email addresses

  • dalexandrino@ciimar.up.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

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

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/04
Concluded
 Environmental Toxicology and Contamination (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Microbial degradation of persistent fluorinated pesticides - understanding the microbial dynamics and catabolic pathways associated with the biodegradation of epoxiconazole and fludioxonil" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2016
Concluded
 Toxicology and Environmental Contamination (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Biodegradation of fluoroorganic compounds widely used in agro-industrial applications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19 (Grade A)
2014
Concluded
 Environmental Health (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
 16 (Grade A)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023 - Current Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/03 - Current Research Associate European Science Foundation, France
2022 - 2023 R&D Consultant (Freelance) Micronbrane Medical, Taiwan
2022 - 2023 R&D Consultant (Freelance) MySwissLab+, Switzerland
2017/09 - 2022/02 PhD Fellow (SFRH/BD/116702/2016) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/08 - Current Hub Azul Leixões - Pólo I
Researcher
Ongoing
2023/01 - 2024/06 XENOHYBRID - Hybrid water treatment technology for the mitigation of pollutants of emerging concern in aquatic ecosystems
n/a
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Fundação Amélia de Mello
Ongoing
2020/01 - 2023/12 ATLANTIDA - Platform for the monitoring of the North Atlantic ocean and tools for the sustainable exploitation of the marine resources
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000040
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Concluded
2021/01 - 2022/12 OCEAN3R - Reduce pressures, restore and regenerate the NW-Portuguese ocean and waters
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000064
Researcher
European Regional Development Fund
Concluded
2018/07 - 2021/07 Bioprospecting actinobacteria from Portuguese deep-sea waters for the production of novel secondary metabolites with pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications
Provided by PTCRIS: PTDC/BIA-MIC/31045/2017
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019 - 2021 NetTag - Tagging fishing gears and enhancing on board best-practices to promote waste free fisheries
EASME/EMFF/2017/1.2.1.12/S2/02/SI2.789121
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Concluded
2018/01 - 2020/12 BIOREM - Bioremediation of hydrocarbon pollutants by autochtonous microorganisms in aquatic environment
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-032186
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental
UID/Multi/04423/2019
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/02 - 2019/01 SpilLess - First line response to oil spills based on native microorganisms cooperation
ASME/EMFF/2016/1.2.1.4/010
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023/05 - 2024/04 BACTOCELL - Prospecting cellulolytic bacteria to improve the (bio)circularity of natural and semi-synthetic textiles
UIDB_(SEED)-BactoCell
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
 Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Alexandrino, Diogo A.M.; Carvalho, Maria F.. "Defluorination as the key trait to gauge the biodegradability of fluorinated pollutants in environmental microbial communities". In Methods in Enzymology. Elsevier, 2024.
    Published • 10.1016/bs.mie.2024.02.004
  2. Fernandes, Joana P.; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Ana P. Mucha; C. Marisa R. Almeida; Maria F. Carvalho. Corresponding author: Maria F. Carvalho. "Biodegradation of Environmental Pollutants by Autochthonous Microorganisms - A Precious Service for the Restoration of Impacted Ecosystems". In Assessing the Microbiological Health of Ecosystems, edited by Christon J. Hurst. New Jersey, United States: John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2022.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119678304.ch3
  3. Malek, H.; Alexandrino, D.A.M.; Almeida, M.R.; Mucha, A.P.; Aloulou, F.; Boubaker, E.; Carvalho, M.F.. "Biodegradation of the antibiotics oxytetracycline and enrofloxacin by microbial communities from douro estuary (Portugal) sediments". 595-596. 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_180
Conference abstract
  1. Maria L. Bôto; Rafaela P. Mendes; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Fernandes, Joana P.; Maria Paola Tomasino; Bernabeu, Ana M.; Ramos, Sandra; et al. "Hydrocarbon Degrading Microorganisms in the NW Coast of the Iberian Peninsula: A Starting Point for Oil Spill Bioremediation". Paper presented in International Oil Spill Science Conference, Halifax, 2022.
  2. Francisca Silva-Brito; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Zhongjun Jia; Yongliang Mo; Anake Kijjoa; Helena Abreu; Maria F. Carvalho; Rodrigo O. A. Ozório; Magnoni, Leonardo. "Growth performance, intestinal bacterial community, digestive function and skin colour of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) fed diets supplemented with Gracilaria by-products.". Paper presented in Aquaimprove. 5th Aquaculture Research Workshop., Matosinhos, 2020.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Fernandes, Joana P.; Rafaela Perdigão; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Bôto, Maria L.; Inês Ribeiro; Maria F. Carvalho; Ana P. Mucha. Corresponding author: Fernandes, Joana P.. "Microbial diversity of CM2C (CIIMAR Microbial culture collection) as a tool for the development of bioremediation applications". Paper presented in 7th International Symposium on Biosorption and Biodegradation/Bioremediation – BioBio 2024, 2024.
  2. Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Ana S. Pinto; Pedro M. Martins; Senetxu Lanceros-Mendez; Maria F. Carvalho. Corresponding author: Diogo A. M. Alexandrino. "The Xenohybrid Project: integrating nanophotocatalysis and biodegradation for improved defluorination efficiencies". Paper presented in 7th International Symposium on Biosorption and Biodegradation/Bioremediation – BioBio 2024, 2024.
  3. Tiago Maia; Ana Sofia Pinto; Rafaela Perdigão; Ana P. Mucha; Alexandre Campos; Fátima Carvalho; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino. Corresponding author: Tiago Maia. "Exploring the defluorination potential of cyanotoxin and hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria". Paper presented in Blue Think Conference: Share Science, Spread Knowledge 2023, 2023.
  4. Neves, David M. B.; Ana Sofia Pinto; Ana P. Mucha; C. Marisa R. Almeida; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Maria F. Carvalho. "Assembly of a Bacterial Consortium for The Biodegradation of PFAS and Related Subproducts". Paper presented in Blue think Conference - Share Science, Spread Knowledge, 2023.
  5. Fernandes, Joana P.; Rafaela Perdigão; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Bôto, Maria L.; Maria F. Carvalho; Ana Paula Mucha. Corresponding author: Fernandes, Joana P.. "Georeferenced biobank of xenobiotic degraders - powerful supplier of marine biological resources to develop bioremediation technologies". Paper presented in 3rd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation/Restoration Processes (BioRemid23), 2023.
  6. Maria L. Bôto; Rafaela P. Mendes; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Fernandes, Joana P.; Maria Paola Tomasino; Ramos, Sandra; Maria F. Carvalho; et al. "Native Hydrocarbon Degrading Microorganisms Collected Along the NW Coast of Portugal". Paper presented in Final Workshop OCEAN3R: Reduce pressures, restore and regenerate the NW-Portuguese ocean and waters, 2023.
  7. Fernandes, Joana P.; Rafaela Perdigão; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Maria L. Bôto; Inês Ribeiro; Maria F. Carvalho; Ana P. Mucha. "Unraveling microbial diversity of CM2C (CIIMAR Microbial Culture Collection) for bioremediation applications". Paper presented in ICCC15 - 15th International Conference on Culture Collections, 2023.
  8. Neves, David M. B.; Pinto, Ana Sofia; Mucha, Ana Paula; Almeida, C. Marisa R.; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Carvalho, Maria F.. "Assembly of Bacterial Consortium for The Biodegradation of PFAS and Related Subproducts". Paper presented in Ijup - Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto, 2023.
  9. Maria L. Bôto; Rafaela Perdigão; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Fernandes, Joana P.; Maria Paola Tomasino; Sandra Ramos; Maria F. Carvalho; et al. "Marine Microorganisms for Bioremediation of Oil Spills: Culture-dependent and Independent Approaches". Paper presented in FEMS Conference on Microbiology 2022, 2022.
  10. Ana Paula Mucha; Maria Paola Tomasino; Rafaela P. Mendes; Maria Luis Bôto ; Fernandes, Joana P.; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Sandra Ramos; et al. "Project BIOREM: Bioremediation of hydrocarbon pollutants by autochthonous microorganisms in aquatic environment". Paper presented in Microbiotec - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021.
  11. Mariana M. Moutinho; Fernandes, Joana P.; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; C. Marisa R. Almeida; Ana Paula Mucha; Maria F. Carvalho. "Biodegradation of Atorvastatin by Different Bacterial Consortia". Paper presented in Blue Think Conference: Share Science, Spread Knowledge, 2020.
  12. Bôto, Maria; Rafaela P. Mendes; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Fernandes, Joana P.; Cláudia Cova; Maria Paola Tomasino; Ramos, Sandra; et al. "Comparison of culture-dependent and independent approaches for the bioremediation of oil spills". 2020.
  13. M. Moutinho, Mariana; Fernandes, Joana P.; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; C. Marisa R. Almeida; Ana P. Mucha; Maria F. Carvalho. Corresponding author: Maria F. Carvalho. "Biodegradation of the widely prescribed pharmaceutical Atorvastatin by different bacterial consortia". Paper presented in BioRemid2019 – International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes, 2019.
  14. Mariana Moutinho; Fernandes, Joana P.; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; C. Marisa R. Almeida; Ana P. Mucha; M. F. Carvalho. "Biodegradation of the fluorinated pharmaceutical atorvastatin by different bacterial consortia". Paper presented in 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes, 2019.
  15. Maria Bôto; Catarina Magalhães; Rafaela Mendes; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Fernandes, Joana P.; Ana Bernabeu; Sandra Ramos; et al. "Georeferenced library of native microbial consortia: a starting point to bioremediate oil spills". Paper presented in 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes, 2019.
  16. Maria L. Bôto; Magalhães, Catarina; Rafaela Perdigão; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Fernandes, Joana P.; Ana M. Bernabeu; Ramos, Sandra; et al. "Georeferenced library of native microbial consortia: a starting point to bioremediate oil spills [co-author]". Paper presented in 2nd edition of the International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes (BioRemid2019), 2019.
  17. M. Moutinho, Mariana; Fernandes, Joana P.; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; C. Marisa R. Almeida; Ana P. Mucha; Maria F. Carvalho. Corresponding author: Maria F. Carvalho. "Biodegradation of the widely prescribed pharmaceutical Atorvastatin". Paper presented in IJUP19 – Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto, 2019.
  18. Maria Bôto; Catarina Magalhães; Rafaela Mendes; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Fernandes, Joana P.; Filipa Santos; Sandra Ramos; et al. "Georeferenced library of native microbial consortia: a tool for bioremediation of oil spills". Paper presented in 31st New European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Congress, 2018.
  19. Rafaela Mendes; Sandra Ramos; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Maria Bôto; Fernandes, Joana P.; Filipa Santos; Hugo Ribeiro; et al. "An innovative approach to help clean oil spills: native microbial consortia with bioremediation capacity". Paper presented in CSA 57: Changing estuaries, coasts and shelf systems - Diverse threats and opportunities, 2018.
Journal article
  1. Haida, Mohammed; Khalloufi, Fatima El; Essadki, Yasser; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Mugani, Richard; Hejjaj, Abdessamad; Campos, Alexandre; et al. "Microcystin-degrading bacteria reduce bioaccumulation in Fragaria vulgaris and enhance fruit yield and quality". Environmental Science and Pollution Research 31 42 (2024): 54502-54524. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-34568-0.
    Published • 10.1007/s11356-024-34568-0
  2. Alexander Arthur Haluska; Klaus Röhler; Joel Fabregat-Palau; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Sergey Abramov; Katharine J. Thompson; Daniel Straub; et al. "Complementary Field and Laboratory Batch Studies to Quantify Generation Rates of Perfluoroalkyl Acids in a Contaminated Agricultural Topsoil with Unknown Precursors". Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation (2024): https://doi.org/10.1111/gwmr.12680.
    10.1111/gwmr.12680
  3. Aba, Roseline Prisca; Sbahi, Sofyan; Mugani, Richard; Redouane, El Mahdi; Hejjaj, Abdessamad; Azevedo, Joana; Moreira, Cristiana Ivone Tavares; et al. "Eco-friendly management of harmful cyanobacterial blooms in eutrophic lakes through vertical flow multi-soil-layering technology". Journal of Hazardous Materials 470 (2024): 134281. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134281.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134281
  4. Mariana Girão; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Weiwei Cao; Isabel Costa; Zhongjun Jia; Maria F. Carvalho. "Unveiling the culturable and non-culturable actinobacterial diversity in two macroalgae species from the northern Portuguese coast". Environmental Microbiology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16620.
    10.1111/1462-2920.16620
  5. Lukic Bilela, Lada; Matijošyte, Inga; Krutkevicius, Jokubas; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Safarik, Ivo; Burlakovs, Juris; Gaudêncio, Susana P.; Carvalho, Maria F.. "Impact of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) on the marine environment: Raising awareness, challenges, legislation, and mitigation approaches under the One Health concept". Marine Pollution Bulletin 194 (2023): 115309. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115309.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115309
  6. Ribeiro, Inês; Antunes, Jorge T.; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Tomasino, Maria Paola; Almeida, Eduarda; Hilário, Ana; Urbatzka, Ralph; et al. "Actinobacteria from Arctic and Atlantic deep-sea sediments - Biodiversity and bioactive potential". Frontiers in Microbiology 14 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1158441.
    10.3389/fmicb.2023.1158441
  7. Patrícia G. Cardoso; Odete Gonçalves; Thais Cavalheri; Vânia E. Amorim; Weiwei Cao; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Zhongjun Jia; et al. "Combined Effects of Temperature and Dietary Lipid Level on Body Composition, Growth, and Freshness Profile in European Seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax". Animals (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13061068.
    10.3390/ani13061068
  8. Juan Nolberto Tapia Cruz; Alex Dueñas; Nick Cheje; Gonzalo Soclle; Nila Patiño; Wendy Ancalla Chacnama; Sara Tenorio; et al. "Bioleaching of Heavy Metals from Printed Circuit Boards with an Acidophilic Iron-Oxidizing Microbial Consortium in Stirred Tank Reactors". Bioengineering (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/9/2/79.
    10.3390/bioengineering9020079
  9. Diogo Alexandrino; Ana Mucha; Maria Paola Tomasino; C. Marisa R. Almeida; Maria Carvalho. "Combining Culture-Dependent and Independent Approaches for the Optimization of Epoxiconazole and Fludioxonil-Degrading Bacterial Consortia". Microorganisms 9 10 (2021): 2109-2109. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9102109.
    10.3390/microorganisms9102109
  10. Diogo A. M. Alexandrino. "Atlas of the microbial degradation of fluorinated pesticides.". Critical Reviews in Biotechnology (2021): https://doi.org/10.1080/07388551.2021.1977234.
    10.1080/07388551.2021.1977234
  11. Diogo A.M. Alexandrino; C. Marisa R. Almeida; Ana P. Mucha; Maria F. Carvalho. "Revisiting pesticide pollution: The case of fluorinated pesticides". Environmental Pollution (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118315.
    10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118315
  12. Diogo A. M. Alexandrino. "Harnessing the Potential of Native Microbial Communities for Bioremediation of Oil Spills in the Iberian Peninsula NW Coast". Frontiers in Microbiology (2021): https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.633659/full.
    10.3389/fmicb.2021.633659
  13. Diogo A. M. Alexandrino. "Fish performance, intestinal bacterial community, digestive function and skin and fillet attributes during cold storage of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) fed diets supplemented with Gracilaria by-products". Aquaculture (2021): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0044848621004713?via%3Dihub.
    10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.736808
  14. Rudovica, V.; Rotter, A.; Gaudêncio, S.P.; Novoveská, L.; Akgül, F.; Akslen-Hoel, L.K.; Alexandrino, D.A.M.; et al. "Valorization of Marine Waste: Use of Industrial By-Products and Beach Wrack Towards the Production of High Added-Value Products". Frontiers in Marine Science 8 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85118654431&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fmars.2021.723333
  15. Inês Ribeiro; Mariana Girão; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Tiago Ribeiro; Chiara Santos; Filipe Pereira; Ana P. Mucha; et al. "Diversity and Bioactive Potential of Actinobacteria Isolated from a Coastal Marine Sediment in Northern Portugal". Microorganisms 8 11 (2020): 1691-1691. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8111691.
    10.3390/microorganisms8111691
  16. Diogo A.M. Alexandrino; Ana P. Mucha; C. Marisa R. Almeida; Maria F. Carvalho. "Microbial degradation of two highly persistent fluorinated fungicides - epoxiconazole and fludioxonil". Journal of Hazardous Materials (2020): 122545-122545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122545.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122545
  17. Francisca Silva-Brito; Diogo A. M. Alexandrino; Zhongjun Jia; Yongliang Mo; Anake Kijjoa; Helena Abreu; Maria F. Carvalho; Rodrigo O. A. Ozório; Magnoni, Leonardo. "Fish performance, intestinal bacterial community, digestive function and flesh shelf life during cold storage of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) fed diets supplemented with Gracilaria by-products.". Aquaculture (2020):
    Under revision
  18. Alexandrino, Diogo. "Biodegradation of enrofloxacin by microbial consortia obtained from rhizosediments of two estuarine plants". Journal of Environmental Management (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.022.
    10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.022
  19. Alexandrino, Diogo. "Biodegradation of oxytetracycline and enrofloxacin by autochthonous microbial communities from estuarine sediments". Science of The Total Environment (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.193.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.193
  20. Alexandrino DAM; Ribeiro I; Pinto LM; Cambra R; Oliveira RS; Pereira F; Carvalho MF. "Biodegradation of mono-, di- and trifluoroacetate by microbial cultures with different origins.". New biotechnology (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28851570.
    10.1016/j.nbt.2017.08.005
  21. Alexandrino, D.A.M.; Mucha, A.P.; Almeida, C.M.R.; Gao, W.; Jia, Z.; Carvalho, M.F.. "Biodegradation of the veterinary antibiotics enrofloxacin and ceftiofur and associated microbial community dynamics". Science of the Total Environment (2016): 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.141.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.141
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Microbial degradation of persistent fluorinated pesticides-understanding the microbial dynamics and catabolic pathways associated with the biodegradation of epoxiconazole and fludioxonil". PhD, Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, 2022. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/bitstream/10216/140679/2/545560.pdf.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/06/16 CIIMAR Blue Biobank: a repository of marine biological resources with biotechnological potential 7th International Symposium on Biosorption and Biodegradation/Bioremediation – BioBio 2024
University of Chemistry and Technology Prague (Praga, Czech Republic)
2023/10/11 Bioremediation as a tool for pollution control: challenges and opportunities of a sustainable biotechnology Encontro Nacional de Saúde Ambiental
Portuguese Association of Environmental Health (Portugal)
2023/09/22 Impact of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (pfas) on the marine environment under the one health concept International Conference on Water Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development – WEPSD-2023
Academy of Sciences of Albania (Tirana, Albania)
2023/06/29 A multi-omics survey of the bacterial degradation of the persistent fluorinated fungicide fludioxonil 3rd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation/Restoration Processes
School of Life Sciences - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (Muttenz, Switzerland)
2022/06/23 Catabolic mechanisms and metabolic pathway associated with the biodegradation of fludioxonil, a persistent fluorinated fungicide 11th European Conference on Pesticides and Related Organic Micropollutants in the Environment
University of Ioannina (Ioannina, Greece)
2021/09 Development of two optimised bacterial consortia for the biodegradation of fluorinated pesticides Blue Think Conference 2021
CIIMAR (Matosinhos, Portugal)
2021/08 De novo elucidation of the bacterial catabolic pathway of the fluorinated pesticide epoxiconazole 1st International Congress of Biotechnology and Bioengineering
UNSA-Arequipa (Peru)
2021/06 Investigação Científica em Saúde Ambiental Futuros Diplomados em Saúde Ambiental - Desafios e Oportunidades em tempos de Pandemia
Escola Superior de Saúde - Politécnico do Porto (Portugal)
2019/10/25 Enrichment of bacterial consortia capable of biodegrading two persistent fluorinated fungicides 2nd International Meeting on New Strategies in Bioremediation Processes
(Porto, Portugal)
2019/09/05 Isolation and optimization of microbial consortia for the biodegradation of two persistent fluorinated fungicides 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology
(Rhodes, Greece)
2019/07/09 Enrichment of bacterial consortia for the biodegradation o f two persistent fluorinated fungicides Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/11/15 BlueLab Team – Showcasing how Project SpilLess was communicated in different initiatives and platforms 3rd Workshop of the SpilLess Project
Business2Sea (Porto, Portugal)
2018/10/04 Bioremediation tool for blue economy and sustainability BLUEandGREEN Workshop - "How can we innovate in green in the development of a blue economy?"
BioMarine Business Convention 2018 (Cascais, Portugal)
2018/06/27 Isolation and characterization of microbial communities capable of biodegrading two highly persistent fluorinated fungicides 11th International Society for Environmental Biotechnology
(Chania, Greece)
2017/02/17 Biodegradation of fluorinated compounds widely used in agro-industrial applications Neptune Seminar Series
CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto (Matosinhos, Portugal)
2016/06/02 Studies on the biodegradation of the veterinary antibiotics enrofloxacin and ceftiofur 10th International Society for Environmental Biotechnology Conference
International Society for Environmental Biotechnology (Barcelona, Spain)
2016/05/14 Studies on the biodegradation of two widely used veterinary antibiotics Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025/07 - Current Fostering innovative approaches to textile waste management via (bio)recycling processes
Co-supervisor
 Contaminação e Toxicologia Ambientais (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024/10 - Current Characterization of environmental microbial consortia enriched with a persistent fluorinated fungicide
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2023/10 - 2024/12 Exploring new strategies to improve the bacterial defluorination of polyfluorinated pollutants
Supervisor
 Toxicologia e Contaminação Ambientais (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2023/01 - 2023/07 Assembly and optimization of a bacterial consortium for the biodegradation of PFAS in waters
Supervisor
 Saúde Ambiental (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/07 Development of a hybrid remediation technology for the removal of PFAS from aquatic matrices
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/06 Construction of high-performing bacterial consortia for the biodegradation of PFAS
Supervisor
 Contaminação e Toxicologia Ambientais (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2021/10 - 2022/06 Marine toxins biodegradation by a bacterial consortium from the Cerastoderma edule microbiome
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/01 - 2021/07 Evaluation of phycotoxin degradation by bivalve-associated bacteria
Co-supervisor
 Medicinal Biotechnology (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2020/10 - 2021/06 Investigation of the metabolic versatility and composition of a microbial consortium capable of biodegrading fluorinated pesticides
Co-supervisor
 Biology (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/01 - 2020/09 Biodegradation of halogenated pesticides - a review
Co-supervisor
 Saúde Ambiental (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019/01 - 2019/07 Biodegradation of Epoxiconazole and Fludioxonil by bacterial strains isolated from liquid effluents with a frequent input of halogenated xenobiotics
Co-supervisor
 Saúde Ambiental (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2018/09 - 2019/06 Biodegradation of the widely prescribed fluorinated pharmaceutical atorvastatin
Co-supervisor
 Biologia (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018/01 - 2018/09 Optimization of bacterial consortia for the biodegradation of two fluorinated pesticides
Co-supervisor
 Saúde Ambiental (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/09/23 - 2021/09/24 Blue Think Conference 2021 (2021/09/23 - 2021/09/24)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2020/09/17 - 2020/09/17 Blue Think Conference 2020 (2020/09/17 - 2020/09/17)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/04/11 - Current Participation in the series "Conversas com Ciência" (Talks with Science), a montlhy event inviting scientists to engage with the general public through a presentation on their research work. The series is organized by the Serralves Foundation: https://www.serralves.pt/atividades-serralves/0604-conversas-com-ciencia-abril/
Seminar
 Towards a fluorinated fututre
Fundação Serralves, Portugal
2024/04/20 - 2024/04/20 Participation in the IX Jornadas da Bioquímica, a scientific event of different workshops organized by students of the BSc Biochemistry program (Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto), through a workshop entitled "Looking for microorganisms with unusual apetites: bioprospecting defluorinating bacteria".
Workshop
 IX Jornadas da Bioquímica

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/12/06 Assessment of non-enzymatic antioxidant levels in spinach plants (Spinacia oleracea) cultivated under the use of various cyanobacteria biomasses
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Diogo Alexandre Lameirinhas Martins (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024/12/06 Exploring new strategies to improve the bacterial defluorination of polyfluorinated pollutants
Supervisor
 Tiago Filipe dos Santos Maia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024/11/11 Desenvolvimento de consórcios microbianos para biorremediação de poluição mista em ambiente estuarino
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joyce de Carvalho Santos (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2024/11/06 Plant growth promoting traits of microorganisms isolated from saltmarsh plants rhizosphere
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Luís Francisco Pinheiro Canito Oliveira Cláudio (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023/07 DEVELOPMENT OF A HYBRID REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY FOR THE REMOVAL OF PFAS FROM AQUATIC MATRICES
Supervisor
 Ana Sofia da Cunha Pinto (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2019 - 2022 Co-founder of the CIIMAR PhD Students' Committee
Member
 Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2023/09 - Current Blue Think Conference 2023 CIIMAR

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/09 - Current Experimental Biotechnology Biotecnologia Medicinal (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2022/11 - Current Environmental and Occupational Surveillance: Environmental Microbiology Saúde Ambiental (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2022/10 - Current Environmental Management and Technology: Bioremediation Saúde Ambiental (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/04 Public Health Monitoring and Surveillance Saúde Ambiental (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/01 Environmental Monitoring and Technology Saúde Ambiental (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2022/09 - 2022/11 Introduction to Environmental Health: Basics of Microbiology Saúde Ambiental (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2022/06/15 Interview for the Scientific American article entitled "Pesticides Are Spreading Toxic 'Forever Chemicals', Scientists Warn", based on our recent review paper published on Environmental Pollution "Revisiting Pesticide Pollution: The Case of Fluorinated Pesticides" Scientific American

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2022/02 - 2022/02 Participation on the "Sem Espinhas" podcast (available on Spotify) Bioremediation

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/08 - Current Environmental Science & Pollution Research Springer Nature
2023/08 - Current Current Pollution Reports Springer Nature
2023/08 - Current Environmental Science & Technology Letters American Chemical Society
2023/04 - Current Environment International Elsevier
2022/07 - Current Biology MDPI
2022/04 - Current Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Springer Nature
2022/04 - Current Discover Sustainability Springer Nature
2021/12 - Current Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Springer Nature
2021/04 - Current Journal of Hazardous Materials Elsevier
2019/12 - Current Applied Soil Ecology Elsevier
Distinctions

Award

2023 Alfredo da Silva Entrepreneurship Award
Fundação Amélia de Mello, Portugal
2021 Best Oral Communication - 2nd Prize
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Peru
2019 Best Young Researcher Communication
Sociedad Española de Microbiología, Spain
2018 3rd Atlantic Project Award on the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Category
Atlantic Action Plan, Spain

Other distinction

2017 PhD Fellowship (SFRH/BD/116702/2016.)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal