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Catarina Miranda holds a bachelor's degree in Applied Biology from the University of Minho - School of Sciences, Braga (2016). In November 2018, she completed her master's degree in Molecular Genetics at the same university. During her master's thesis, Catarina was involved in the European project VOLATILE (H2020-NMBP-BIO-2016) developed at Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA). Her research focused on the potential of hundreds of yeasts to accumulate intracellular lipids, employing innovative and efficient methodologies for measurement. The participation in this project resulted in two scientific articles, one of which is Catarina's first author. In January 2019, Catarina worked as a Grant holder at Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculty of Biotechnology, being her research work integrated into the AQUAVAL project (WaterJPI/0003/2016). Currently, Catarina is a PhD student in Biotechnology at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, with her work centered on the exploration of the Aerobic granular sludge technology under stress scenarios common in the wastewater treatment near coastal regions. She aims to investigate the capacity of AGS technology to handle daily seawater oscillation and the presence of contaminants of emerging concern (i.e., pharmaceuticals) in wastewater. She also intends to explore how these stress scenarios impact the AGS nutrient removal processes and microbial community composition. Until now, the outputs of her PhD work resulted in five scientific posters and two oral communications at national conferences. In 2023, Catarina was involved as a member of the 3BOOST proof of concept grant (POCI-01-0246-FEDER-181302). Within the scope of the project, she had the opportunity to exploit the potential of using a waste-derived material to adsorb two persistent pharmaceuticals in distinct saline wastewaters. The work developed in 3BOOST resulted in one scientific article submission. In the meantime, Catarina also collaborates in several scientific dissemination activities related to the wastewater treatment topic.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Catarina da Costa Miranda
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Miranda, Catarina
  • Miranda, C.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0616-0264-E658
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2647-184X
Researcher Id
AAH-9084-2020

Email addresses

  • cmiranda@ucp.pt (Professional)

Addresses

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

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/10 - 2024
Ongoing
 Biotecnologia (Doutoramento)
Major in Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2016/10 - 2018/12/03
Concluded
 Genética Molecular (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Screening of single cell oils producing yeasts using volatile fatty acids as carbon sources: optimisation of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as a method to study lipid accumulation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2013/09 - 2016/07/11
Concluded
 Biologia Aplicada (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Seleção de leveduras oleagionas para a produção de compostos lípidicos " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/01/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal, Portugal
2017/09 - 2018/11 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/11/01 - 2023/06/30 Proof of Concept Grant | Innovative biomaterials for pharmaceuticals removal from aqueous matrices
POCI-01-0246-FEDER-181302
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - 2020/07 AQUAVAL - Valorisation of water use in aquaculture using multi trophic systems
WaterJPI/0003/2016
Research Fellow
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal, Portugal

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Departamento de Enxeñaría Química, Spain

Università degli studi di Torino - Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Italy

Grupo Tres Mares, Spain
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/09 - 2018/11 VOLATILE - Biowaste derived volatile fatty acid platform for biopolymers, bioactive compounds and chemical building blocks
H2020-NMBP-BIO-2016
Other
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Miranda, Catarina; Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, Paula. "Serão os sistemas de lamas granulares capazes de lidar com fenómenos de intrusão salina nas águas residuais?". Paper presented in Microbiologia 2022, 2022.
    Submitted
Conference paper
  1. Bettencourt, Sara; Pozdniakova, TA; Miranda, Catarina; Sampaio, Paula; Franco-Duarte, Ricardo; Pais, Célia. "Valorization of urban biowaste for the production of volatile fatty acids to be used in fermentation processes". Paper presented in 5th International Conference ON WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Caparica, 2019.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Miranda, C.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, P.M.L.. Corresponding author: Miranda, C.. "Unravelling the influence of saline intrusion cycles on reactor performance and microbial communities of an aerobic granular sludge system". Paper presented in Ciência 2023, 2023.
  2. Miranda, Catarina; Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, Paula. Corresponding author: Miranda, Catarina. "Do seawater intrusion events affect the treatment performance of aerobic granular sludge systems?". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2022, 2022.
  3. Miranda, Catarina; Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, Paula. Corresponding author: Miranda, Catarina. "Nutrient removal in an Aerobic granular sludge system facing events of saltwater intrusion". Paper presented in BioIberoAmerica 2022, 2022.
  4. Miranda, Catarina; Couto, Ana T.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, Paula. Corresponding author: Miranda, Catarina. "Microalgae-Bacterial Granular Sludge For The Treatment of Low Carbon and Nutrient Loaded Effluents". Paper presented in Microbiotec 2021, 2021.
  5. Miranda, Catarina; Couto, Ana T.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, Paula. Corresponding author: Miranda, Catarina. "Microalgae attachment to aerobic granular sludge for the treatment of freshwater aquaculture effluents". Paper presented in Encontro ciência 2021, 2021.
  6. Couto, Ana T.; Miranda, Catarina.; Cardador, Martim.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Performance of microalgae-bacteria granular sludge for nutrient removal of freshwater aquaculture wastewater". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019 - MICROBIOTEC’19. Coimbra, Portugal, 2019.
  7. Bettencourt, Sara; Miranda, Catarina; Pozdniakova, Tatiana; Sampaio, Paula; Franco-Duarte, Ricardo; Pais, Célia. "Production of Fatty Acids by Oleaginous Yeasts: Overview of Fermentative Production and Lipidic Profile". Paper presented in Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019 - MICROBIOTEC’19. Coimbra, Portugal, 2019.
  8. Bettencourt, S.; Pozdniakova, T.; Miranda, C.; Sampaio, P.; Franco-Duarte, R.; Pais, C.. "Oleaginous yeast selection for the production of lipidic compounds: development of a fermentation protocol regarding nutrient requirements and growth conditions". Paper presented in 7th Conference on Physiology of Yeasts & Filamentous fungi, Milan, Italy, 2019.
  9. Amorim, Catarina L.; Couto, Ana T.; Miranda, Catarina.; Castro, Paula M.L.. "Development of microalgae-bacteria granular sludge for the treatment of aquaculture wastewater". Paper presented in 10th IWA International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industries - AGRO’2019, Rhodes, Greece, 2019.
  10. Miranda, C.; Bettencourt, S.; Pozdniakova, T.; Machado, R.; Sampaio, P.; Franco-Duarte, R.; Pais, C.. "High-throughput screening of oleaginous yeasts by using innovative fluorimetric and spectroscopic approaches". Paper presented in XXI Jornadas Biologia de Leveduras – Professor Nicolau van Uden, Braga, 2018.
  11. Bettencourt, S.; Miranda, C.; Pozdniakova, T.; Sampaio, P.; Franco-Duarte, R.; Pais, C.. "Volatile fatty acids as carbon source for single cell oil production by oleaginous yeasts". Paper presented in XXI Jornadas Biologia de Leveduras – Professor Nicolau van Uden, Braga, 2018.
  12. Miranda, C.; Bettencourt, S.; Pozdniakova, T.; Sampaio, P.; Franco-Duarte, R.; Pais, C.. "High-throughput screening of oleaginous yeasts by using Nile red fluorescence method". Paper presented in IX Jornadas de Bioquímica, Braga, Portugal, 2018.
  13. Bettencourt, S.; Miranda, C.; Pozdniakova, T.; Sampaio, P.; Franco-Duarte, R.; Pais, C.. "Production of single cell oil by oleaginous yeasts: evaluation of the lipidic profile". Paper presented in IX Jornadas de Bioquímica, Braga, Portugal, 2018.
  14. Miranda, C.; Bettencourt, S.; Pozdniakova, T.; Sampaio, P.; Franco-Duarte, R.; Pais, C.. "Selection of oleaginous yeasts: development of innovative screening methods using fluorimetric approaches". Paper presented in XI ENEBIOQ symposium, 2018.
  15. Bettencourt, S.; Miranda, C.; Pozdniakova, T.; Sampaio, P.; Franco-Duarte, R.; Pais, C.. "Single cell oil production by oleaginous yeasts: overview of fermentative production and lipidic profile". Paper presented in XI ENEBIOQ symposium, 2018.
  16. Pozdniakova, T.; Miranda, C.; Bettencourt, S.; Sampaio, P.; Franco-Duarte, R.; Pais, C.. "Innovative approaches for the rapid screening of lipids producing yeasts". Paper presented in ECO-BIO, Dublin, Ireland, 2018.
  17. Miranda, C.; Franco-Duarte, R.; Pais, C.. "Screening of single cell oils producing yeasts using volatile fatty acids as carbon sources". Paper presented in I Symposium on Applied Biochemistry, 2017.
Journal article
  1. Bettencourt, Sara; Miranda, Catarina; Pozdniakova, Tatiana A.; Sampaio, Paula; Franco-Duarte, Ricardo; Pais, Célia. "Single Cell Oil Production by Oleaginous Yeasts Grown in Synthetic and Waste-Derived Volatile Fatty Acids". Microorganisms 8 11 (2020): 1809. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8111809.
    10.3390/microorganisms8111809
  2. Miranda, Catarina; Bettencourt, Sara; Pozdniakova, Tatiana; Pereira, Joana; Sampaio, Paula; Franco-Duarte, Ricardo; Pais, Célia. "Modified high-throughput Nile red fluorescence assay for the rapid screening of oleaginous yeasts using acetic acid as carbon source". BMC Microbiology 20 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-01742-6.
    Open access • Published • 10.1186/s12866-020-01742-6
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Miranda, Catarina. "Screening of single cell oils producing yeasts using volatile fatty acids as carbon sources: optimisation of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as a method to study lipid accumulation.". Master, Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, 2018.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/12/08 Exploring the fate of chiral pharmaceuticals in an AGS system under saltwater intrusion phenomena Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2023
(Covilhã, Portugal)
2022/10/18 Serão os sistemas de lamas granulares capazes de lidar com fenómenos de intrusão salina nas águas residuais? Microbiologia 2022
(Portugal)
2019/09/06 Valorization of urban biowaste for the production of volatile fatty acids to be used in fermentation processes 5th International Conference ON WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities
(Caparica, Portugal)
2018/06/08 High-throughput screening of oleaginous yeasts by using innovative fluorimetric and spectroscopic approaches XXI Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras "Professor Nicolau van Uden"
(Braga, Portugal)
2018/06/08 Volatile fatty acids as carbon source for single cell oil production by oleaginous yeasts XXI Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras "Professor Nicolau van Uden
(Braga, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/04/30 - Current Technical collaboration on the "Open week": science dissemination activities related to environmental biotechnology, with a focus on wastewater treatment and bioremediation.
Exhibition
 Open week at Escola Superior Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2020/03/06 - 2020/03/06 Attendance in Seminar: Valorisation of water use in aquaculture using multi trophic systems - the AquaVal project.
Seminar
 Valorisation of water use in aquaculture using multi trophic systems - the AquaVal project
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2020/03/06 - 2020/03/06 Technical collaboration on "Wastewater treatment technologies training school": a workshop for MSc students aiming to present the applicability of granular sludge systems for wastewater treatment.
Workshop
 Wastewater treatment technologies training school: Valorisation of water use in aquaculture using multi trophic systems
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal, Portugal
2019/12/05 - 2019/12/07 Participation in "MICROBIOTEC’19: Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019", Coimbra, Portugal.
Congress
 MICROBIOTEC’19
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/10/11 - 2019/10/13 Technical collaboration on "AQUAPORTO": a science dissemination activity based on the water resource valorisation.
Festival
 AQUAPORTO
Câmara Municipal do Porto, Portugal
2019/09/09 - 2019/09/20 Technical and scientific collaboration on the 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
Workshop
 EGREEN
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
2018/11/30 - 2018/11/30 Technical collaboration on "Ciência Andante": scientific and technical dissemination activity to teach children in elementary school, the concept of microorganism and its role in our lives.
Exhibition
 Ciência Andante
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/09/17 - 2018/09/17 Participation in "International Microorganism day": a science dissemination activity with aim to raise awareness the importance of microorganisms in our days.
Exhibition
 International Microorganism day
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia (SPM), Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/06/08 - 2018/06/09 Participation in "XXI Jornadas Biologia de Leveduras – Professor Nicolau van Uden", Braga
Congress
 XXI Jornadas Biologia de Leveduras – Professor Nicolau van Uden
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/05/22 - 2018/05/24 Participation in "EXPOBIOTEC'18 - Feira de Biotecnologia", Braga, Portugal
Exhibition
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2018/04/10 - 2018/04/11 Participation in "IX Jornadas de Bioquímica", Braga, Portugal
Congress
 IX Jornadas de Bioquímica
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/04 - 2018/04 Technical collaboration on "Ciência P'ra que te quero": accomplishment of scientific demonstrations for children in elementary school.
Exhibition
 Ciência P'ra que te quero
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal

Biblioteca Lúcio Craveiro, Portugal
2018/03/01 - 2018/03/31 Online course "Flow Cytometry: Fundamentals and Applications" (7 hours, 0.7 UC)
Workshop
 Flow Cytometry: Fundamentals and Applications
Ordem dos Biólogos, Portugal
2018/03/23 - 2018/03/26 Participation in "XI ENEBIOQ", Porto, Portugal
Meeting
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2017/05/31 - 2017/05/31 Participation in "I National Symposium on Applied Biochemistry", Braga, Portugal
Congress
 I National Symposium on Applied Biochemistry
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/01/04 - 2017/01/04 Workshop “Techniques of detection by fluorometry and by luminometry”
Workshop
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Advanced course "Host-fungus interactions and virulence"
Workshop
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Advanced course "Bionanosystems for pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications"
Workshop
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Advanced course "Antioxidants and oxidative stress"
Workshop
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
2015/07/10 - 2015/07/10 Technical collaboration on "Experiment@Ciência": scientific dissemination activity for children in elementary school.
Exhibition
 Experiment@Ciência
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
2015/05/12 - 2015/05/14 Technical collaboration on "Festa da Ciência": scientific dissemination activity for students from elementary, middle and high school.
Exhibition
 Festa da Ciência
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Scientific and technical dissemination activity dedicated to different areas of science that intends to share some scientific knowledge for public in general.
Festival
 European Researchers' Night
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/12 - 2020/03 Collaboration in "Clube de Investigadores" project that intends to create extracurricular activities integrated with scientific projects, for a group of students in the first years of graduation. Victória Vendrame
2018/05 - 2018/07 In the context of the graduation project to obtain the Biochemistry degree, entitled "Avaliação da produção de compostos lipídicos por leveduras oleaginosas". Bárbara Nunes